Thursday, January 7, 2016

Rapid Transit Discussion for Colfax Ave

             

            

CONTACT:
Nancy Kuhn
Denver Public Works
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES           
January 7, 2016                                                            

Public Meetings Scheduled to Discuss Bus Rapid Transit for Colfax Avenue

DENVER, CO ­—  The City and County of Denver and its partners on the Colfax Corridor Connections project are hosting a fourth round of public meetings to discuss solutions for improving transit, mobility and accessibility along the Colfax Avenue corridor between I-25 and I-225.

The Colfax Corridors Connections team is excited to share the results of a focused, 1.5 year-long environmental analysis of Bus Rapid Transit and gather input from the community.

Public meetings will be held on January 20th in Denver and January 21st in Aurora. Briefings by the team, along with informative displays, will help educate the community about the findings of the environmental analysis and provide opportunities for community members to submit feedback to the project team.

WHAT:           Public Meetings in Denver and Aurora - Colfax Corridor Connections
                       (both meetings will present the same information)

WHO:              The City and County of Denver (CCD), in coordination with the Regional Transportation District (RTD), the City of Aurora and the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)

WHEN &         Denver Public Meeting: Wednesday, January 20, 2016
WHERE:         5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (presentation at 6 p.m.)
Knights of Columbus Hall
1555 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203

Aurora Public Meeting: Thursday, January 21, 2016
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (presentation at 6 p.m.)
North Middle School
12095 Montview Boulevard, Aurora, CO 80010

About Colfax Corridor Connections:
CCD is partnering with RTD and DRCOG, and in coordination with the City of Aurora to conduct the Colfax Corridor Connections study. The study, mostly funded by a grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will identify transit and multimodal improvements to enhance overall mobility in the Colfax Avenue travel corridor. The corridor is roughly bounded by I-25 to the west, I-225 to the east, 12th Avenue to the south and 20th Avenue to the north. More information is available at www.ColfaxCorridorConnections.com.