My name is John Glenn, and I’m running for the RTD (Regional Transportation District) Board of Directors for District B because I ♥ TRANSIT and believe it should be something you can rely on every day.
I’ve depended on public transit for over three decades—from riding the metro bus to high school in the early 1990s to commuting on the A Line today. I’ve seen what works, and I’ve lived with what doesn’t. I have commuted on some of the best transit systems in North America. When service is unreliable, people miss work, miss class, and lose time they can’t afford. Riders need a system that shows up, runs on time, and lets them plan their lives with confidence—and that’s what I’m running to deliver.
As an architect with more than 25 years of expertise, I’ve focused my career on housing and transit-oriented development. While many politicians just talk about housing affordability, I have built it. I’ve spent my career helping build housing and creating vibrant walkable communities where people can live closer to jobs, services, and transit.
Every week, I see who depends on RTD: workers getting to early shifts, students going to school, seniors maintaining their independence, first-generation immigrants getting off work at the airport, and families stretching every dollar. They all need the same thing—a system they can depend on.
To provide more reliable and financially sustainable service, RTD must grow ridership by building more housing and jobs near transit. That means transforming underused RTD parking lots into mixed-use developments with both affordable and market-rate housing while preserving park-and-ride access. Done right, this will increase ridership, strengthen RTD's finances, support more frequent service, get less cars on the road and help address our region's affordability challenges. RTD has an important role to play in affordability, and the Board needs greater urgency in pursuing these opportunities.
I’ve spent 30 years relying on public transit. Now I’m ready to make it work the way it should—for everyone. RTD needs leadership that understands both the system and the people who rely on it—and I’m ready to deliver.
I beleive that reliable abundant transit expands freedom of movement, connecting people to jobs, education, healthcare, and daily life while lowering costs and increasing economic mobility. Colorado’s future depends on a transit system that is reliable, accessible, and accountable to the people it serves. RTD needs leadership that understands the system and the people it serves.
