Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about Colfax BRT

Is Mayor Hancock Going to Let Albuquerque Beat Denver on Bus Rapid Transit?

By David Sachs | Mar 28, 2016 | 3 Comments

Denver Public Works is planning a watered down version of bus rapid transit for East Colfax Avenue that will start service in five years, if we’re lucky. Meanwhile, our southern neighbor Albuquerque is laying the groundwork to get real, center-running bus rapid transit up and running on its main drag, Central Avenue, by 2017. As Streetsblog USA’s Angie Schmitt […]

Wednesday and Thursday: Demand True Bus Rapid Transit on Colfax Avenue

By David Sachs | Jan 19, 2016 | 3 Comments

We know that Denver is in desperate need of a transit revolution. We also know that bus rapid transit, or BRT, on East Colfax can help spark it. What we don’t know is whether Denver Public Works and city transportation planners will have the guts to implement true BRT or if they’ll settle for a meeker version […]