Proposal would provide more public transit options to Red Rocks and other area parks
Under a new proposal, shuttles could be added to the public transportation mix, and those could be tested starting in August or September.
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'The pilot will be a daytime pilot through the cities of Morrison and Golden, including Red Rocks,' said Denver City Council Member Darrell Watson.
He says RTD's W line runs from Denver to Golden. Under the proposal, daytime shuttles would then be available to take people from there to Red Rocks, which is about three miles away, and to other parks in the area.
The test run could happen over two weekends in August or September.
Watson is working with Jefferson County Commissioner Andy Kerr and others to apply for a grant from RTD.
'That could provide up to $1,000,000 to make sure that this pilot that we are doing this summer, that we can actually extend that to the entire summer for 2026,' Watson said.
The city council member hopes that this will lay the groundwork to expand the service to nighttime hours in order to accommodate concertgoers at Red Rocks.
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'There are over a million concertgoers that go to Red Rocks every year, and most of those folks are driving from Denver,' he said.
Public transportation, Watson said, could help address many issues.
'We believe it's a safety issue. We believe it's an environmental impact issue, and we see it as a great opportunity with the W line already going there,' he said.
RTD says they will announce the latest round of grant recipients in August.
The group is also looking for additional funding.
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