“On Monday, Westword ran a piece by reporter Teague Bohlen trashing RTD over the new L Line and its impact on service. It’s good to have your eyes peeled for backdoor service reductions, but this isn’t one of them: The L Line service pattern should make Denver’s light rail system more reliable for all … [Read more…]
“Why would RTD reduce service to one of the boom areas of Denver? There are apartments, condos and new homes being built throughout Five Points, Curtis Park and RiNo; this is an area that by the city’s own estimates (not to mention design) will be far more populous in only a few years. That … [Read more…]
“The D Line doesn’t serve Five Points anymore, but you can still get there on the “new” L Line, which began service on Sunday. Why split the old D service in two? RTD says it will improve reliability, especially downtown. The L line follows a 1.7-mile route between the 16th Street Mall stations and 30th … [Read more…]
“Central Rail Line and Central Rail Line Extension is the L Line The 5.3-mile Central Rail Line opened in 1994 and is Denver’s first rail line between I-25 & Broadway and the 30th & Downing stations. The L Line will replace the D Line between the 18th & Stout Station and the 30th & Downing … [Read more…]
“A new RTD train line went into operation on Sunday in Denver and it’s been created without building an inch of new track. The new L Line represents what was the northern most section of the D Line. The former D Line train ran to and from Littleton, through downtown Denver, to the Five Points … [Read more…]
“A new light rail line — dubbed the L-Line — launches in downtown Denver on Sunday, with transit officials touting it as a more efficient way to move passengers traveling to and from the Five Points neighborhood while also helping boost on-time performance across the Regional Transportation District’s rail system. The L-Line, which does not … [Read more…]
“As part of the January 2018 service changes, the operation of the D Line will be separated into two lines – the D Line and the L Line. The Welton Street segment will operate as the L Line, as proposed in the Central Rail Extension Mobility Study, and will replace the D Line. The L … [Read more…]
“While the new L Line is great for light rail riders who use the train downtown, there’s another project in the area that might be more exciting: the Central Rail Extension. With the Central Rail Extension, light rail from Welton Street would be connected to the A Line at the 38th and Blake stop, … [Read more…]
FPBD email: RTD Changes to D-Line and Proposed L-Line Date: 9 June 2017 view Five Points Business District email PDF/strong> Survey Deadline: 11 June 2017. Contact: Regional Transportation District Source: Five Points Business District email 9 June 2017. “Hello Five Points Community, RTD is considering various options for modifying services on the D-Line and creating … [Read more…]
“ By next year, RTD wants to have a new light rail line operating that could save the agency up to $3.4 million annually. It’s called the L Line. And yeah, maybe the proposed light rail doesn’t feel that new given its map, but there are actually a lot of changes wrapped up in … [Read more…]