Tag: Brt
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Colorado Boulevard bus rapid transit project invites fierce criticism, support
Critics call it ‘social engineering gone amuck.’ Supporters insist slower traffic would save lives. A major debate is underway over proposed bus rapid transit changes along Colorado Boulevard, with supporters arguing they would tackle safety, air quality and congestion problems, while critics call it “social engineering” meant to make it so painful that people would…
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Officials to discuss Colfax BRT, construction, business impacts at Aurora open house
Aurora and East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit officials will hold an open house for the public on Feb. 11 to talk about the transit project coming to the Colfax community. The open house is scheduled from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Manos Sagrados, 9975 E. Colfax Ave. in Aurora. The event was initially…
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Good Bones Coffee opens as ‘third-space’ in Denver amidst East Colfax construction
Where some businesses fear the toll the BRT has taken, two Denver natives embraced the opportunity to open a rockin’ coffee shop In a neighborhood with good bones, Carson and Melody Allen saw a need for a social hub, and filled it with guitars, vintage clothing, motorcycles and nostalgia. Despite construction plaguing businesses along East…
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Colfax Avenue BRT line poised for $280M facelift, but many are wary of traffic impact
Colfax Avenue will see a major redesign and a new bus service at a cost of $280 million and several years of construction.
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RTD’s Colfax Avenue BRT project gets $23M in federal funding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Regional Transportation District’s re-imagining of Colfax Avenue — sometimes called the longest commercial road in America and home to the city’s busiest bus route — is $23 million closer to becoming a reality. Colfax will soon be home to a new bus rapid transit line (BRT),…
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East Colfax bus rapid transit in final design stages, Denver leaders say
A major bus project in Denver’s East Colfax corridor is in its final design stages, with the bidding and construction process set to start next year, transportation officials said. Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure held a community webinar on Thursday to discuss the latest updates in the East Colfax Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)…