Denver to Start Two-Way Street Grid Conversion in Lower Downtown
A two-block stretch of 18th Street between Wynkoop and Blake streets in Lower Downtown Denver will be converted from one-way to two-way traffic this year. RTD’s new circulator service, the Free MetroRide, will debut this spring and travel from Union Station to Civic Center Station along 18th and 19th streets as part of RTD’s FasTracks transit expansion.
In January 2013, the city of Denver re-examined the efficiency of the transportation network in LoDo. The many changes taking place in the area—including the pending completion of the Denver Union Station project, a significant increase in residential living and Denver’s growing multi-modal transportation options—meant it was time to improve traffic flow.