RTD joins forces with Uber for trip planning in Denver

The Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver, Colorado, has entered into an agreement which will allow its riders to view transit routes within Uber’s app. RTD says the collaboration will allow commuters to plan their travel with additional first/last mile options. Riders can select the app’s ‘Transit’ option to see available routes, real-time schedules and walking directions to and from stations. Looking ahead, the partnership intends to allow riders to purchase RTD tickets via the app,
February 6, 2019 Read time: 1 min
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver, Colorado, has entered into an agreement which will allow its riders to view transit routes within 8336 Uber’s app.


RTD says the collaboration will allow commuters to plan their travel with additional first/last mile options.

Riders can select the app’s ‘Transit’ option to see available routes, real-time schedules and walking directions to and from stations.

Looking ahead, the partnership intends to allow riders to purchase RTD tickets via the app, powered by 6870 Masabi’s Justride mobile ticketing software development kit (SDK).

Masabi launched its RTD Mobile Tickets app in 2017. The Justride SDK allows urban mobility providers to integrate mobile ticketing into apps.

Last November, Masabi added contactless ticketing %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 link-external capabilities false http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/transmart/news/masabi-provides-contactless-ticketing-system-for-bilbobus-riders/ false false%> to its Justride platform to allow commuters in Bilbao, Spain, to pay for fares via bank card.

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