Denver Union Station at a glance
- Denver Union Station is part of FasTracks – RTD’s voter-approved multi-year comprehensive plan to expand quality transit service in the Denver metro region.
- Denver Union Station will be the “Grand Central Station” of Denver as the center of the regional transit system in the heart of the city.
- As the intermodal hub for the region, Denver Union Station will provide access to every FasTracks rapid transit corridor, bringing passenger rail, light rail, regional buses, taxis, shuttles and new development to the site.
- The approved plan includes an at-grade, eight-track commuter rail station; relocation of RTD's regional bus facility below grade under 17th Street; and relocation of the light rail station at-grade to the Consolidated Main Line (CML).
- The 16th Street FREE MallRide and the new Downtown Denver Circulator will include stops for easy commuter rail and light rail transfers.
- Construction on Denver Union Station began in 2010 for light rail and commuter rail, with completion in 2014.
- The new light rail station opened in August 2011 – located just west of the original light rail station.
Project overview
- In 2001, RTD purchased the site in accordance with a jointly funded Intergovernmental Agreement among RTD, the City and County of Denver, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).
- In 2002, the Denver Union Station project team was initiated to develop a Master Plan, rezone the site for Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
- This Master Plan serves as the blueprint for redeveloping and preserving Denver’s historic Union Station and the 19.85 acres of surrounding land.
- In 2004, the FasTracks initiative was passed providing funding for a regional rapid transit system, including Denver Union Station.
- The Union Station Neighborhood Company (USNC) (Continuum Partners LLC /East West Partners) was selected in 2006 as the Master Developer team and Kiewit Western Co. was selected as the design-build contractor in 2009.
- In January 2008, partnering agencies signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with USNC which outlines the key elements of the public/private partnership and interim dates for land purchase and development on the site.
- In October 2008, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Denver Union Station EIS, confirming that construction of the proposed transit improvements can proceed within the mitigation measures provided in the EIS.
- The Denver Union Station Project Authority (DUSPA) was created by the Denver City Council in July 2008 to manage the redevelopment project.
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