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Matthew Larsen
Residence: Denver
Profession: Business executive
Education: BA from University of Pennsylvania, MBA from Yale School of Management
Experience: 20+ years in medical device sales and marketing, including in executive leadership team roles.
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What are your top three priorities, if elected?
Increasing ridership above pre-COVID levels by 1) greatly improving safety, comfort, order and cleanliness 2) achieving 99%+ reliability to schedule and 3) increasing scheduled frequency to global standards in the parts of the system with density to support it (7 minutes on trains, 10 minutes on buses).
As RTD faces governance reform efforts in the legislature, what changes, if any, would you support in how its all-elected board is selected?
I support changes to the board structure along the lines of what was proposed last year. Appointing board members with relevant experience and doing more to make elected member races competitive would help improve the board’s capacity to hold RTD management accountable.
What specific actions, if any, should RTD take to improve safety and security on its system, and is increased policing part of the solution?
Increased policing is definitely part of the solution. In addition, fare enforcement and increased presence of “ticket takers” on trains and buses would help. Finally, increased ridership itself will increase safety.
Do you support RTD’s ballot measure in this election that would permanently extend its exemptions from revenue limits under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights?
Yes
Scott Liva
Residence: Aurora
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Experience: Scott Liva in the past drove the RTD route 17.
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What are your top three priorities, if elected?
Simplify the fare structure to a day pass and a monthly pass with access to the entire RTD system at one low price for everyone.
As RTD faces governance reform efforts in the legislature, what changes, if any, would you support in how its all-elected board is selected?
The board should always be elected even if the number of directors is reduced.
What specific actions, if any, should RTD take to improve safety and security on its system, and is increased policing part of the solution?
Situational awareness and preparedness informational advertising.
Do you support RTD’s ballot measure in this election that would permanently extend its exemptions from revenue limits under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights?
Scott Liva is against raising taxes.
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