LRT DEVELOPMENT IN DENVER, COLORADO

The Denver region continues to move forward in building on its demonstration light rail system despite a resounding defeat of the latest tax proposal to fund a region wide system of light rail, commuter rail and high occupancy vehicle lanes. The Southwest Corridor, a light rail extension to the existing Central Corridor system is under major construction and is on schedule for an operational date in 2000. This project was the RTD's first major project to be designed with an in-house design engineering team and appears to be a smashing success. With many lessons learned, the team is taking the design into construction at a substantial time as well as monetary savings to the district.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Full Conference proceedings available only on CD.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transportation Association

  1201 New York Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC    20005
• Authors:
  • Claflin, J
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the 1998 Rapid Transit Conference
  • Location: San Diego, California
  • Date: 1998-6-7 to 1998-6-11
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 10p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuter service; High occupancy vehicle lanes; Light rail transit; Project management; Technology assessment
• Geographic Terms: Denver (Colorado)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00769758
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 22 1999 12:00AM