Our rating: Nothing’s really changed since last time in terms of execution or quality. However, that still doesn’t excuse sloppy work like this. This is very much an interim map: the RTD’s FasTracks program is going to expand the passenger rail system in Denver hugely in the next few years - both light rail and commuter rail. The curves are also generally badly drawn: the loop around the city would look so much better as a proper circular arc, while the sudden jog in the West Line at Federal Center looks positively dangerous for riders!įinally, it looks as if the designer forgot to group all the roads together before reducing their opacity: it looks especially horrid where I-25 and I-225 intersect. As a result, there’s some very ugly and inconsistent gaps between routes in places. Lines that run parallel to each other appear to have been drawn individually, rather than offsetting a master line with the tools available in most illustration software to ensure accuracy (Hint: in Illustrator, this would be the Object > Path > Offset Path command). The route lines on the map are still very poorly dawn. The new format also seems to make a lot of the labels - especially those on the underlying street grid - very small and hard to read. The map itself has had to change orientation from portrait to landscape to fit the new route in, which raises the question of how it’s going to fit into existing fittings on trains and stations. We weren’t too impressed with it then, and nothing much has changed with this new edition that marks today’s opening of the new (aqua) West Line out to Golden. Colorado Public Radio attempted to find somebody who had cycled to the airport and found the ride more novelty than convenience.Transit Maps reviewed Denver’s light rail map way back in October 2011. Peña Boulevard is technically a cycling route in Denver, but the near highway conditions of the road makes it a challenging ride. It’s seemingly more likely that a cyclist would be bringing their bike with them for public transit rather than making the entire journey to the airport on two wheels. There are bike racks on the east and west sides of the transit center or at the north end of the arrivals road, on either the east or west side. Taxicabs pickup and drop-off from Jeppesen Terminal is at level 5, island 1, outside doors 505, 507 and 511 on the east side and doors 506, 510 and 512 on the west. Broomfield and Louisville Area: $71.03 (Yellow Cab only)Īll other areas taken via taxi are based on a meter.If you’re getting picked up by someone in a car, head toward level 4 of the West or East Terminal sides, and your friend or family member will meet you there, so long as they’ve followed the arrivals signs.ĭIA plans rolling “invitation to developers” for 16K airport acres First, you’ll leave the airport on Peña Boulevard then you will merge onto Interstate 70 west until its junction with Interstate 25 south, which will take you toward downtown. You can also park near the Children’s Museum or The Downtown Aquarium where our stations are located. Our terminal and home base is behind REI (1416 Platte Street). The easiest path in the car to get from the Denver airport to downtown is by using a few major roads. Map & Directions - Denver Trolley How to Find Us To reach the Denver Trolley, take Interstate 25 to Exit 211 (23rd St.), turn east on Water Street. RTD routes AB, AT, 104L, 145X and 169L stop there and the Bustang, which can take you across Colorado. Several A Line stations offer overnight parking for cheaper rates than airport lots, including 61st and Peña Central Park and 38th and Blake for those that want to park and ride.ĭown at the Transit Center, you can also catch a bus. There are eight stations along the A Line Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĮric Lutzens, The Denver PostCommuters board an RTD commuter rail train to the airport at Union Station in downtown Denver on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
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