Denver residents love light rail and they want more of it.
"Denver residents love light rail. And in a metropolitan region expected to add one million more people within 20 years, they want more of it...
...everything about Denvers new FasTracks project is unique...When its finished, the system will connect the full expanse of the Denver region in a web of new rail lines and bus routes. It will reach from city neighborhoods to suburban downtowns to fast-growing exurbs. The interconnected design means that most residents and important destinations will be a short ride or walk from a bus stop or a rail station.
Planners predict that at least a quarter of the Denver areas commuters will get to work on trains and buses. Thats an astonishing figure in a region where not terribly long ago people joked that theyd rather die than have the car keys pried from their cold, hard fists."
Thanks to Keith Schneider
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