RTD’s 16th Street shuttles to fully resume service Oct. 5
The Regional Transportation District s no-cost shuttle function will return Oct to the full length of th Street in downtown Denver The FreeRide arrangement will start a day after a grand opening celebration hosted Oct by the Downtown Denver Partnership to officially reopen the -mile corridor Normal operations will resume between Denver Union Station and Civic Center Station The shuttle arrangement formerly known as the Free MallRide was rebranded earlier this year to reflect the corridor s new name The system has operated on a detour since when Denver s million reconstruction of the th Street pedestrian mall and transitway began between Arena Street and Broadway The corridor was built more than years ago and has served as a major link through downtown Denver RTD mentioned the shuttles run approximately every five minutes attracting thousands of boardings daily The shuttles had approximately million boardings in according to RTD Related Articles Denver entrepreneur looks to transform th Street downtown with M in DDA funds Denver s first million in downtown grants unveiled for housing business projects and Civic Center Mendocino Farms coming to former Panera on th Street downtown Mountain town ice cream chain opening flagship on th Street mall East Colfax restaurants say they are barely hanging on because of BRT line construction This year s boardings are on track to surpass those in Between January and July RTD revealed a total of roughly million boardings and an average of more than per month The newly renovated th Street brings opportunities to make connections across downtown and nearby neighborhoods even stronger creating a more accessible inclusive center city Kourtny Garrett president and CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership announced in a report The FreeRide is available seven days a week and shuttles run every traffic light cycle during peak periods The institution stops at every intersection along the -mile-long corridor with a total end-to-end journey time of about minutes Connections to bus operation can be made at Civic Center Station and customers can connect to both bus and rail services at Union Station including regional bus routes and the A Line to Denver International Airport Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter
