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Originally Posted by Cirrus
Sure, the TOD will help Denver over the long haul, but it's not like you wouldn't get gobs of TOD on Colfax, Broadway, and Cherry Creek lines too.
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BTW, it's not like I'm against doing that.
Additionally, Colorado will hopefully vote on (and pass) a .62 percent statewide sales tax increase for transportation, 40% of which will be distributed locally. I haven't yet heard the $'s involved for Denver but I'll assume they'll have money to add to the Colfax BRT project along with money for more bike lanes and sidewalks which seems to be the priority of the Denver Streetsblog crowd.
Assuming that passes, take a couple of years to let that sort out and then 2020 could become a good time for a metrowide funding initiative focused on more RTD transit and multimodal solutions. More funding for RTD is needed to do the heavy lifting for additional LRT lines (for Broadway, Cherry Creek and possibly Colorado Blvd). Nobody's throwing in the towel.