It’s a wrap on those bus and train wraps that cover up RTD windows

The haze of teensy dots that currently obscure oh-so-many bus and train windows are soon to be a thing of the past.

The transit agency’s board voted 9-4 Tuesday night to ban ad wraps from covering vehicle windows, starting next year. Existing wraps will stay in place until their current advertising contracts run out.

According to RTD, 493 buses, 128 light rail vehicles and 48 commuter rail vehicles currently have ads over at least some of their windows — and those wraps earned RTD $786,000 between April and September, more than 40 percent of the transit system’s total ad revenue in that time.

Despite the potential for lost revenue, RTD says directors took the action after years of pressure from transit advocates.

“This is a huge victory for riders and the rider experience,” James Flatt