The goals for Denver Moves: transit were developed using feedback from the community, stakeholders, and Task Force. More than 75% of survey respondents feel that these goals capture what they hope the plan will accomplish. These goals complement the Denveright Vision Elements.

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Over the last two decades, the Denver region has made significant investments in the RTD transit system to help Denver and the region accommodate growth. Regional investments including Union Station and FasTracks are critically important but are only one piece of the puzzle —travelers within the city of Denver require fast, frequent, and convenient connections to jobs, neighborhoods, schools, and services.

With increasing demand on our transit system, now is the time for Denver to examine how transit can play a key role in creating a successful mobility system that moves more people and provides more freedom of choice for people to move into, out of and through our city as our population grows. 

Mobility is a key ingredient to connect people to jobs, housing and a high quality of life. Denver is creating a safe, reliable and cost-effective transportation system, providing people with more choices and the freedom to get around town on the travel modes that meet their day-to-day needs.

Leveraging RTD’s investments in rail and bus, Denver Moves: Transit will identify a local vision for transit that enhances the current transit system to attract ridership and build a culture of transit in Denver. A local vision for transit in Denver will help accommodate the city’s unprecedented growth and sus­tain Denver as the healthy and vibrant community that has attracted such growth. Denver Moves: Transit will both set a vision for transit in Denver and explore options for the City’s role in delivering that vision in how we can make the existing transit system even better, in partnership with RTD.

Through community engagement, the Denver Moves: Transit planning effort will work to educate residents about transit opportunities, costs and potential tradeoffs. With input from the community, the plan will identify citywide needs, values and a shared vision, and then define priorities for providing intercity transit solutions for our neighborhoods and connecting key corridors and local streets to the regional transit system.

The plan will align projects in phases that reflect the community’s priorities and available funding sources. Finally, the plan will determine costs and evaluate funding mechanisms and policies required to achieve the vision.