The Colorado Department of Transportation is no longer considering center-running bus lanes for Colorado Boulevard.
The Colorado Department of Transportation is no longer considering center-running bus lanes as a way to introduce bus rapid transit on Colorado Boulevard — and seemingly everyone is unhappy about it. Transit advocates say CDOT removed the center lane option prematurely, while opponents of BRT say that CDOT didn't go far enough, and needs to scrap the BRT plans entirety.
CDOT is still considering priority signals for buses, and side-running bus lanes, as ways to bring BRT to Colorado Boulevard. Glendale City Manager Chuck Line said these options would still create “‘the Great Wall of Colorado Boulevard’ for anyone traveling east and west,” Marc Sallinger writes for 9 News.
Meanwhile, transit advocates such as Greater Denver Transit and the Denver Streets Partnership are urging the city to wait until it has more data before removing center lanes as an option for Colorado Boulevard.
Read the full story: CDOT drops center bus lanes for Colorado Boulevard, leaving both sides of the BRT fight unhappy
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