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Corridor |
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West
Corridor |
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| Project Description |
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The West Corridor is a 12.1-mile light rail transit project which will
operate along the former Associated Railroad right-of-way (near 12th
and 13th Avenues) from Downtown Denver to the Lakewood Industrial Park,
and continue west to the Jefferson County Government Center in Golden.
The West Corridor provides enhanced connections between Downtown Denver
and key activity centers such as Invesco Field at Mile High, the Federal
Center, and the Lakewood City Commons/Lakewood Civic Center in Jefferson
County. The West Corridor also provides a new, high capacity multimodal
transportation corridor as an alternative to 6th Avenue which is projected
to experience more than a 20 percent increase in traffic by 2025.
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2025 |
Service Frequency
(peak / off-peak) |
5 min/15 min (rail) |
| Capital Costs |
$508.2M* |
| Daily Transit Ridership |
31,200 - 36,500 |
* inflated dollars, includes vehicles
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| Project Benefits |
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- Over 5,000 new parking spaces in addition to the existing 646 spaces
- Eleven new light rail stations
- Peak hour travel time savings (transit vs auto) in 2025:
- Jefferson County Government Center to Downtown Denver:
10 minutes faster by transit
- Jefferson County Government Center to Denver Tech Center:
24 minutes faster by transit
- Percentage of people using transit in the peak travel period: currently
7%; with FasTracks 26%
- Economic Development Opportunities:
- Denver Federal Center - RTD, in conjuction with
the GSA, and The City of Lakewood have completed a redevelopment
plan for a 235 acre site with the Federal Center. This plan
calls for high density mixed-use development, including 29
million square feet of office, 0.6 million square feet of
retail and over 1700 residential units.
- Wadsworth Station - The Wadsworth station area
has been identified as a mixed-use redevelopment opportunity
by the City of Lakewood. Plans are underway for new retail
development along Colfax.
- Colfax Avenue - Denver and Lakewood have both
identified Colfax Avenue as a priority area for redevelopment
with enhanced connections to the West Corridor light rail
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| West
Corridor Parking |
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| Station |
Existing Spaces |
New Spaces |
Total Spaces |
| Federal |
0 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Sheridan |
0 |
800 |
800 |
| Wadsworth |
0 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
| Oak |
0 |
200 |
200 |
| Federal Center |
646* |
354 |
1,000 |
JeffCo Government
Center |
0 |
700 |
700 |
| Total Spaces |
646 |
5,054 |
5,700 |
* The existing 646 spaces at Cold Spring park-n-Ride will be replaced
at the Federal Center.
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