RTD EcoPass for Staff

 

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Auraria Campus RTD Employee EcoPass Program

The Aurauria Campus free RTD Employee EcoPass Program has been extended for all campus employees in 2023. The 2023 RTD EcoPass is available to all AHEC, CCD, MSU Denver, and CU Denver faculty and staff and is valid from Sunday, Jan. 1 through Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. The cost of the pass is being covered individually by each institution.

HOW TO GET YOUR EMPLOYEE ECOPASS

RTD is transitioning their Smartcard system (the EcoPass) to a new Account-Based ticketing system. With this transition, users will be receiving their EcoPass on their phones as a mobile QR code. The transition to a digital pass must be made by December 1, 2023.

To set up a MyRide account, Auraria Campus employees of each institution must download the RTD MyRide app and use their campus email address. Instructions for downloading and setting up your MyRide account can be found HERE. If personal email addresses are used, the pass will require personal funding and will not be paid for by the employees’ respective institution.

After an account is created and the user has a QR code, they must then email a notification to the parking office at RTDJustRideAccounts@ahec.edu. Once the parking office receives the confirmation, they will issue and activate the EcoPass in the app for immediate use. Please note these steps are only for Auraria Campus employees with an ACTIVE pass issued via the AHEC parking office. All Auraria Campus student RTD CollegePasses are already digital.

New Auraria Campus employees, or current employees without a pass, will still need to complete the Auraria EcoPass Authorization Form HERE, download the app, follow all instructions, and then go to the AHEC parking office with your valid institution ID to initiate and activate the new EcoPass.

 

Auraria 7th Street Garage Parking Office, 777 Lawrence Way, 1st Floor.

Office Hours:

Monday: 9 a.m.– 2 p.m.

Tuesday: 9 a.m.– 2 p.m.

Wednesday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Thursday: 9 a.m.– 2 p.m.

Friday: 7:30 a.m.–Noon

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed

 

Employees who still wish to obtain a physical card must complete an Auraria EcoPass Authorization Form at the Parking Office, and have their account associated with a campus institution prior to going to an RTD sales outlet.

 

RTD Sales Outlet Locations, Days and Hours:

Civic Center Station: 1550 Broadway: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Denver Union Station: 1701 Wynkoop St. Downtown: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Boulder Station: 1400 Walnut St.: Temporarily Closed

Boulder Junction Station: 3175 Pearl Pkwy. (Temporary): Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Denver International Airport: Level 1 Transit Center: Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

 

*RTD Sales Outlets closed the following holiday observed days:  New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas*

 

This transition is MANDATORY, and if users want to continue using their EcoPass, they will have to change over. Current physical EcoPasses will stop working on December 1, 2023, unless a new one is obtained through the RTD sales outlet.

Any questions on the transition can be directed to the parking office:

303-556-2003 | RTDJustRideAccounts@ahec.edu