Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about commuter rail

The light pink areas around RTD rail stations represent areas where people should be able to walk to the train easily, but can't because of indirect walking routes thanks to things like parking lots and highways. Image: City and County of Denver

Denver’s Unwalkable Rail Network, Visualized

By David Sachs | Dec 13, 2016 | 6 Comments

Only 8 percent of Denverites live within a half-mile of a rail station -- about a 10-minute walk -- "despite growth in rail transit in Denver over the last 15 years."

The Opening of RTD’s A-Line and What’s Next for Denver Transit

By David Sachs | Apr 22, 2016 | 1 Comment

The A-Line between Union Station and Denver International Airport opened today to loads of fanfare: Two ribbon cuttings (one at each end of the line), 14 scheduled speeches, and a media train that departed at 5 a.m. As Streetsblog wrote earlier this week, the hype for the A Line has gotten a little out of […]