Denver is looking for ways to improve travel through the East Colfax Avenue corridor — which runs through Denver and Aurora — for cars, buses, bicycles and pedestrians.
The city and county commissioned a $3 million, year-long study on the issue.
Two-thirds of the cost is being funded by a federal transit grant and one-third by the city.
The study will "provide a road map for us to begin improving mobility and accessibility for transit users," said Crissy Fanganello, director of policy planning for the city and county of Denver.
The study — led by Denver Public Works, the Regional Transportation District and consultant GBSM Inc.— will gauge community opinion for research in updating and simplifying the transit system on East Colfax.
The East Colfax corridor is roughly defined as Interstate 25 to the west, Interstate 225 to the east, 12th Avenue to the south and 20th Avenue to the north.
At meetings Oct. 1 and Oct. 4 in Aurora and Denver — the first of four sets of meetings — Public Works and GBSM project managers asked residents what they felt were the most significant problems posed by current Denver transit services.
Denver Public Works spokeswoman Emily Williams said the common themes included a need for transit stations and buses that are safe, clean, comfortable and easy to access.
Residents were also concerned about environmental issues, such as air quality and tree preservation.
People at the meetings agreed that the East Colfax corridor is increasingly congested, Williams said.
RTD planners are concerned about the congestion. The 15L and 15 transit lines that run along East Colfax are at capacity.
"This corridor and these two routes are our most heavily traveled in the entire RTD district," said RTD spokeswoman Daria Serna. "We actually see about 25,000 (travelers) on any given weekday on these two routes."
The Colfax Corridor Connection study began in July; its expected completion is November 2013.
The results, along with those of related studies, such as the Colfax Streetcar Feasibility Study and RTD's Colfax Transit Priority Project, will be considered in the Denver Strategic Transportation Plan, which looks at long-term development of transit systems and cityscape in Denver over the next 25 years.
As of now, there are only questions.
In early 2013, meetings will start to look at some of the alternatives that have been analyzed and present the ones that will be most viable for improving the corridor, said GBSM spokesman Miles Graham.
As Denver and its population grow, the city must begin sustainable adjustments. This study is just the start of that, Graham said.
Megan Mitchell: 303-954-1223, mmitchell@denverpost.com or twitter.com/megs_report
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