Congratulations Northglenn and RTD!

[BPTactical]

So those of you that know me know I was a longtime resident of Northglenn. It was a great neighborhood and city at one time.
You also know that immediately behind my home was an abandoned rail line that RTD made into light rail with concurrent station immediately behind my property. This was the reason for my moving last October after the line went live. I had no desire for what comes with public transportation literally in my back yard.
I respectfully voiced my concerns to RTD and the City of Northglenn including my councilman, Joyce Downing. One of my biggest concerns was safety and security, crime rates in the immediate proximity of RTD facilities are well documented and exponentially higher.
I mentioned to my councilman that the facility at 10th and Sheridan had experienced 2 homicides since it went into service and I had similar concerns about the facility at 113th and York.
I was assured that something like that would never occur here, this was Northglenn and it was a safer city, facility blah blah blah.

Well congrats Northglenn, y’all made the list!
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So glad we moved, I do have concerns for one of my kids though- he still lives in the area.

[.455_Hunter]

Like many things, the CONCEPT of Light Rail is pretty valid- allowing suburban residents easy car-fee access to downtown for work, sporting events, social activities, etc. However, what it turns into in reality can often be far different, serving simply as a vector for criminals, vagrants and other ne'er-do-wells into your neighborhood.

[Sawin]

They have plans to bring it much further north too. I can't wait for the new stop to be built at 144th and York. (Sarcasm)

[clodhopper]

You guys keep that crap down there. We in NOCO want nothin to do with it.

[brutal]

Parker is starting to ramp up on the frequency and severity of violent crime. Not sure that's all due to light rail with the station way over in Park Ghettos, but it's getting worse here nonetheless.

[Great-Kazoo]

You guys keep that crap down there. We in NOCO want nothin to do with it.

There's always been "talk" of crossing greely, thru windsor to ft fun. All connecting back in greality down to the metroplex. For the last 30 yrs, of course.



Down here, light rail is someone running a carbon fiber handguard.

[funkymonkey1111]

what it turns into in reality can often be far different, serving simply as a vector for criminals, vagrants and other ne'er-do-wells into your neighborhood.

exactly this. the rise in homeless, hobos, vagrants, down to the south metro area was made possible by the light rail. there are more homeless on Arapahoe Road than I've ever seen. Heck, there are even panhandlers at Ridgegate Parkway in full view of $1M homes

[Squeeze]

Yeah, I work days so this happened the night before my shift in dispatch. Saw the video. Our dispatchers did a great job getting LE in the area fast with a spot-on description of the suspect. I 100% refuse to use RTD services. It is simply just not safe - at all. Any time public transportation has been introduced into an area, the crime rate instantly spikes. I'm worried this will get worse before it get's better. We are so short handed it's infuriating. Those of us in dispatch are so burned out it isn't even funny. Mandatory 12-hour shifts, mandatory OT and no end in sight. We just had a dispatcher get fed up and turn in her ID on Friday.

[BladesNBarrels]

But, but, but.................this was all cured with a promised pay increase

A 16.6% increase for RTD's bus and rail operators in the first year brings their starting hourly wage from $20.58 to $24, and provides the first opportunity for an increase at six months instead of one year, with increases every six months and reaching the top rate after four and a half years. Mar 18, 2022

[Squeeze]

But, but, but.................this was all cured with a promised pay increase

A 16.6% increase for RTD's bus and rail operators in the first year brings their starting hourly wage from $20.58 to $24, and provides the first opportunity for an increase at six months instead of one year, with increases every six months and reaching the top rate after four and a half years. Mar 18, 2022

The only raise I saw this year was a small COLA raise that was about 1/2 of the inflation percentage. We keep getting told raises are in the "works" but that has been fed to us since January and still nothing. The entire Transit PD got overlooked when raises were handed out. My niece works for Adams County Dispatch and she's only been there 3 years and she already makes over $3 / hour more than I do. I've been here 9 years. I'm looking at other agencies, but I'm holding out for one closer to my house.

[KevDen2005]

Parker is starting to ramp up on the frequency and severity of violent crime. Not sure that's all due to light rail with the station way over in Park Ghettos, but it's getting worse here nonetheless.

Largely to blame to PPD command that is adamant that Aurora crime would never move into Parker.

[Gman]

I would see the panhandlers come into Lone Tree in the morning and then head back to Denver in the evening like shift workers. This was all enabled by light rail.

[KevDen2005]

I would see the panhandlers come into Lone Tree in the morning and then head back to Denver in the evening like shift workers. This was all enabled by light rail.

Light rail is awesome in Lone Tree. We would pick up Parker pan handlers and drop them off in Lone Tree and tell them which way Denver was.

[Rucker61]

There's always been "talk" of crossing greely, thru windsor to ft fun. All connecting back in greality down to the metroplex. For the last 30 yrs, of course.



Down here, light rail is someone running a carbon fiber handguard.

Ain't no way the panhandlers are taking the light rail all the way to FOCO to collect cash only to have to retrace their route home through Greeley.

[brutal]

Light rail is awesome in Lone Tree. We would pick up Parker pan handlers and drop them off in Lone Tree and tell them which way Denver was.

[Beer]

[eddiememphis]

Northglenn ain't got nuthin' on good old A-Town.

https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/aurora-murder-rate/73-efa41e76-a864-44b5-8d49-84aa653565fa

12 murders so far this year. Two in the last two days. I think the record of 45 set last year may be in danger of being broken.