Denver - Parking Space vs. Development @ Commuter Stations Dilemma

[SnyderBock]

Originally Posted by J. Will

... transit commute mode share in Denver (both city and metro) is VERY low. 6.2% and 4.2% in 2010 for the city and metro respectively.

That's fairly middle of the pack I'd say. Not very low, unless of course you're comparing it to New York or Canadian cities. Many American cities have expanding transit and bus networks, significantly increasing their system ridership, only to see their transit commute mode percentage still drop or stay the same. It's because suburban sprawl is still outpacing transit ridership growth.

[bunt_q]

It's not just sprawl, either, it's the dispersion of employment. I have to drive now and I hate it. But I live in the city and work in the suburbs which is just not practical for transit.

Although, the mode share is higher when you only look at commuting trips. Those small percentage numbers include all trips. I don't necessarily care if transit is capturing the trip to the grocery store, I would much prefer that that be done by walking if we're building better. (We're not, of course, at least not with greenfield development, which is still the majority.)

[J. Will]

Originally Posted by bunt_q

Although, the mode share is higher when you only look at commuting trips. Those small percentage numbers include all trips.

No, you're wrong. The numbers I gave (6.2% and 4.2%) are for commuting trips only. If you looked at all trips they would be much, much lower.

I listed the city and metro numbers for dozens of North American cities in this thread, which is where I got the numbers from:

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=200795