Why Affordable Housing Is So Important for Development Near Transit in Denver
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What happens when you build housing around transit, but it's not affordable to the people who ride transit the most?
Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about TOD
Watch Denver’s Historic Streetcar Network Grow Rapidly — Then Disappear
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Just as the streetcar lines shaped neighborhood development in the first part of the 20th century, automobiles shaped the city in the second. But while streetcars encouraged close-knit, walkable places, cars encouraged sprawling, drivable development.
Instead of Turning People Away, Suburban Denver Could Surround Rail Stations With Transit-Oriented Development
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If the people running these localities don't embrace new people, there's good reason to believe that low suburban ridership will stay low, because the people running these localities don't seem to want new people moving in.
A Model to Keep Homes Near Transit Affordable
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Housing is in short supply in Denver, and that applies to the areas near transit stations, where people are willing to pay a premium. Will the new transit-oriented development at 48th and Race be affordable to Denverites on the lower half of the income spectrum?
Retrofitting University and Colorado Light Rail Stations for People
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The two RTD stations are along the E, F, and H lines and combine for more than 9,000 trips per day. But ridership could be much higher if the stations were accessible.
Denver’s Unwalkable Rail Network, Visualized
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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."