The Regional Transportation District's (RTD) FasTracks program—the largest transit expansion in the country—has stimulated the Denver metro area's economy ever since construction began in January 2005. From then until last September, RTD estimates that the program injected $2.2 billion into the local market while providing 9,400 direct jobs at the height of construction and 7,000 to 8,000 indirect jobs.
"This project is an economic driver benefiting communities all over the region," says RTD general manager Phil Washington. "We're moving very rapidly to get all of this built."