RTD and Stakeholders Move Toward Solutions for Northwest Transit
The Regional Transportation District and northwest metro area communities took a major step forward in the Northwest Area Mobility Study at the end of July. The group agreed to focus the study on a specific set of transit alternatives that could bring commuter rail and/or other transit improvements to northwest communities sooner than current projections for when RTD can complete the Northwest Rail Line to Longmont.
The alternatives include options for phasing construction of the 41-mile Northwest Rail corridor in segments, options to determine whether extending the North Metro commuter rail line to Longmont is better than serving Longmont via Northwest Rail, and options for arterial bus rapid transit (BRT) routes that could provide improved mobility throughout the northwest area, as well as connect to the phased construction of commuter rail and U.S. 36 BRT.