Category Archives: BRT

Colfax Bus Rapid Transit: Points of Weakness

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Colfax Bus Rapid Transit: Points of Weakness By Judith Cohen The Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) process started with a study that collected data beginning in September, 2012. The “Colfax Corridor Connections Alternatives Analysis” was published in August 2018, more than four years ago. Although the cities of Aurora and Denver, and RTD, and 14 consultant organizations participated, no lead agency or authors were identified. While funding for BRT comes … Continue reading →

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Safety on Parallel Streets: We Want to Hear from You

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Denver is conducting a safety study of East 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, and 18th Avenues between Broadway and Yosemite Street to identify recommendations for safety improvements alongside the design of the East Colfax Ave. BRT. This study will analyze crash data, user volumes (vehicles/pedestrians/bicyclists), traffic speed data, and community input to develop recommendations for reducing crashes on these streets. Get involved Share your location-specific concerns on the digital map and complete the brief survey. … Continue reading →

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Historic Denver & Colorado Preservation Inc. Issue Joint Letter on Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Station Shelters

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Historic Denver and Colorado Preservation Inc. oppose the suggestion that there are no adverse effects to the historic character of the Colfax Corridor by the proposed BRT station shelter design. We urge the Federal Transit Administration, City and County of Denver, and the project team to revise the station shelter design to create a product that is sympathetic to the surrounding context and mitigates the potential adverse effects to the Colfax … Continue reading →

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Bus Rapid Transit – Neighborhood Barrier and Bus Super-highway

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  Strap in: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) aka “Lynx” is bounding onto Colfax, with service to begin early 2027. The 15/15L will be replaced with an exclusive center running bus lane and four new BRT stations to serve Congress Park. More detailed information on station design and layout, can be found by searching “East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit” on Denvergov.org or visit the Community Virtual Engagement Hub at “aecomviz.com/Colfax360/”. A … Continue reading →

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The big, fancy Colfax bus project’s latest chapter is a request for money from the feds

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Buses every five minutes! Eventually! Maybe! By Nathaniel Minor – The Denverite There is, perhaps, not a more I’m-on-public-transit-in-Denver experience (other than taking a rail line to some highway-adjacent park-and-ride) than sitting on a traffic-stalled 15L bus on east Colfax Avenue. The Regional Transportation District and the city and county of Denver have long-term plans to make that ride a whole lot speedier by dedicating an entire lane to buses … Continue reading →

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