Denveright: Denver Moves: Transit Denver is embarking on a 20-year vision. Help us take the first step.

We Still Want to Hear From You! Build Your Own Transit System survey closes June 30 The Denver Moves: Transit team has received more than 1,000 responses! If you haven't taken the survey yet, there's still time to tell us about improvements you think will help make transit a great choice for people who live, work, and visit Denver.

BUILD YOUR OWN TRANSIT SYSTEM

Meet us at a stop!  The Denver: Moves Transit team will be visiting a few transit stops and stations around the city in June! Follow the Denveright Twitter and Facebook announcements and the Denveright calendar for more information.  Come say hello, take our transit priorities survey, and share your ideas about how to improve transit in Denver!

What have we heard so far? The most common responses are a desire for more frequent service, more rail service, and improved access to transit stops and stations in Denver. Many respondents also want more fare pass programs and more rider information at bus stops in Denver.  What happens next? After the survey closes on June 30, we’ll analyze all the information we’ve received—both online and in person—and provide a complete summary of what we’ve heard later this summer.

Thanks for attending the Neighborhood Workshops

In sun, rain, and even hail, the Denver Moves: Transit team held workshops and attended community events throughout the city in April and May. We received input from nearly 700 residents, commuters, and visitors. Your input will guide the Denver Moves: Transit plan and help shape its recommendations.

"More shelters would be great." — Northwest Workshop   “It can be hard to find train schedules.” — Northeast Workshop   “I want affordable fares for everyone.” — Far Northeast Workshop “Higher frequency between rail and bus connections is needed."  — Southwest Workshop

Rolling Up Our Sleeves with the Denver Moves: Transit Task Force

The Task Force has met six times in the past year, working closely with the project team to develop Denver’s transit vision, goals, and priorities. As we begin evaluating corridors for service and capital improvements, the Task Force will continue to provide input and share information with the organizations and communities they represent. Here’s what Task Force members have shared about their experiences so far:

“As a member of the Commission on Aging and a senior citizen, I’m most concerned with improving transit options for seniors who are no longer driving. The senior population in Denver growing and it is especially important to offer safe, reliable, convenient transportation for this age group to keep them mobile and involved in the community.” — Commissioner Diane Young, Denver Commission on Aging “The members of the Task Force and their very different perspectives on transit have helped me view mobility in the City in new ways. It is critical to understand how accessible our city is or is not with empathy and a more diverse lens.” — Jordan Block, Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Committee Co-Chair “Priorities [for improving transit in Denver] include being aware of the full transit experience…it is all part of the journey to and from an individual’s destination, and we must be thoughtful about sites, stops and connections. If we don’t make the beginning and end of the experience a quality moment, people will be less likely to utilize transit to its fullest.” — Barb Weiske, CEO, Auraria Higher Education Center

Join the Transit Alliance Book Club

Photo courtesy Transit Alliance

Read, Discuss, Learn —  Transit Alliance’s Book Club is reading Human Transit by Jarrett Walker. The book explains what makes transit systems successful, the process for fitting transit into a community, and the local choices that lead to transit-friendly cities. Jarrett Walker is an international consultant for public transit planning and policy, and was the keynote speaker the November 2016 Annual Transit Event. Jarrett is also a senior advisor the Denver Moves: Transit consultant team. Get more details and apply online for the June 22 and 29 Book Club at the  Transit Alliance web site.

What's next for Denver Moves: Transit ?

Once the Denver Moves: Transit team wraps up the Build Your Own Transit System outreach, we will share a summary of the results. The team will be back out in the community later this summer to share our ideas for transit corridors and get your feedback through a new in-person and online survey. See the schedule and project phases for Denver Moves: Transit (PDF)

Stay involved and updated!

Thank you for spreading the word about engagement and input opportunities! Please share Denver Moves: Transit announcements with your community and organizations. And be sure to encourage your friends and neighbors to Build Your Own Transit System.

About Denver Moves: Transit  Denver Moves: Transit  is Denver’s first transit plan that will look to create a local vision for new transit choices and improvements within our city. The plan will examine how transit can play a key role in creating a successful mobility system that moves more people through our city as our population continues to grow.  As part of Denveright, Denver Moves: Transit will convene community conversations to shape how mobility will evolve to meet the needs of those who live, work and play in Denver over the next 20 years.  Learn More »

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Denveright  is a community-driven planning process that challenges you to shape how our community evolves in four key areas: land use, mobility, parks and recreational resources. Through four coordinated citywide plans, we will chart the course of the Mile High City for the next 20 years while also identifying immediate priorities to execute in the next few years.