Transit mode share in Denver as of 2014 was still only 7.4%, same as it was in 2006...car mode share is down from 79.8% to 79% in same time https://twitter.com/DrGilbertZan/status/879436046739664896 …
I would definitely be interested in more recent figures, but if those are any indicator, any drop in driving is illusory
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The idea is to build railways and train stations in places where--by Denver standards, ofc--more people are *already* walking than usual
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You want to reward and reinforce walking in the parts of the city where people are already doing it. Parts of this line seem to fit the bill
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Old Town Arvada and Golden both look promising, at least from satellite view. Adding more parking to them, right next to the new stations...
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...constrains their ability to develop more intensely in the future, and ensures that driving will remain the most practical way to go there
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Basically, it turns the train into a sort of novelty decoration--it's an awfully expensive bit of infrastructure to build for novelty's sake
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Man, another look at Olde Town Arvada really puts this into perspective: building a park and ride next to several huge existing parking lots
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