RTD approves Denver bus, rail fare hike

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<p>Passengers board a RTD bus in downtown Denver in a file photo.</p>
Photo: East Colfax RTD bus
Passengers board a RTD bus in downtown Denver in a file photo.

The local one-way cash fare of $2.25 is set to rise to $2.60, while monthly passes will jump from $79 to $99. A new unlimited day pass will run $5.20.

Here are more details from RTD:

Advocates for the poor protested the new fare structure, telling the Denver Post it was "fundamentally unjust."