Great Expectations for Large Scale TOD –
the Denver Experience
Rail~Volution - Minneapolis
September 22, 2014
RTD Overview
• Serves 8 counties (2,340 sq. miles)
• Funded by 1% sales tax– 0.6 base system– 0.4 FasTracks
• 1,002 buses/172 light rail vehicles
• 138 routes
• 74 Park-n-Rides
• 9,509 bus stops
• 46 light rail stations
• 48 miles of light rail
• 102 million annual boardings
• 6 operating facilities
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The RTD FasTracks Plan• 122 miles of new light rail and
commuter rail
• 18 miles of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service
• 31 new Park-n-Rides; more than 21,000 new parking spaces
• Enhanced Bus Network & Transit Hubs (FastConnects)
• Redevelopment of Denver Union Station
• 57 new rail and/or BRT stations
• Opportunities for Transit Oriented Communities
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Gates/I-25•Broadway
Boulder Depot Square
Union Station
TOD Case Studies
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Boulder Depot SquareProject Overview
– 71 Units of income restricted affordable housing
– 140 room hotel– Redevelopment of historic
depot– 6-bay underground bus facility
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Boulder Depot Square Timeline
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Boulder Depot Square Today
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Denver Union StationProject Overview- Relocated light rail station and
16th St Mall Shuttle terminus- 22-bay bus facility- 8 track commuter rail - Multiple development
opportunities
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Denver Union Station Timeline
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Denver Union Station Today
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Denver Union Station Today
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NORTH WING BUILDING:IMA FINANCIAL PLAZA
(November 2013)
5 Story Office Building ft. Retail, Restaurants & Parking
3 HISTORIC DENVER UNION STATION
(July 2014)
112 Room Boutique Hotel & Retail
6SOUTH WING
BUILDING:ONE UNION STATION
(Spring 2014)
5 Story Office Building featuring Retail
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September 2014
17 WEWATTA(Spring 2015)
250 Unit Apartment ft. 150 Room Hotel, Office, &
Grocery Space
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ALTA CITY HOUSE(Fall 2014)
5 Story, 281 Unit Apartment Building
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16 CHESTNUT(TBD)
18 Story Office Space featuring Parking & Retail
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16 WEWATTA(Spring 2015)
11 Story Office Building ft. Parking, Retail, & Office
Space
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1900 16th STREET(September 2009)
17 Story Office Building featuring Retail & Living Space
1DAVITA WORLD
HEADQUARTERS(August 2012)
14 Story Office Building featuring Parking
2 CADENCE APARTMENTS(Fall 2013)
13 Story, 219 Apartment Building ft. Retail & Parking
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1650 WEWATTA(December 2014)
21 Story, 290 Unit Apartment Building ft.
Retail & Parking
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20th & CHESTNUTKING SOOPERS
(Late 2014 – Early 2015)
312 Unit Apartment featuring King Soopers
Grocer
10 1601 WEWATTA(2015)
10 Story Office Building ft. Retail & Parking
916th & WEWATTA:OFFICE BLDG &
HOTEL(Late 2014)
5 Story Office Building, 160 Room Hotel, &
Retail
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1975 18th Street(September 2015)
108 Affordable Housing Units
146 Parking Spaces
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1801 Wewatta(Spring 2016)
Office Building & Hotel
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I-25 & Broadway Transit Overview- 1000+ RTD-owned surface
parking spaces - 200 leased parking spaces - 17 bus bays- Served by 3 light rail lines (90
sec frequency in peak)
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I-25/Broadway Timeline
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I-25/Broadway Today
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Lessons Learned
• Longggggg lead time
• Agency champion/ leadership critical
• Market, market, market
• Private sector innovation
• Partnerships are key
• Flexibility (define critical agency needs and be flexible with other things)
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