Editing Denver (section)

===Mass transportation===
[[File:Denver Union Station Light Rail 2011.JPG|alt=|thumb|Denver RTD light rail and bus lines]]
[[File:Main Facade of Denver Union Station, December 2014.jpg|thumb|[[Union Station (Denver, Colorado)|Denver Union Station]]]]

[[Public transport|Mass transportation]] throughout the [[Denver metropolitan area]] is managed and coordinated by the [[Regional Transportation District]] (RTD). RTD operates more than 1,000 [[bus]]es serving over 10,000 bus stops in 38 municipal jurisdictions in eight counties around the [[Denver-Aurora-Boulder Combined Statistical Area|Denver and Boulder metropolitan areas]]. Additionally, RTD operates ten [[RTD Bus & Rail|rail]] lines, the A, B, D, E, G, H, L, N, R, and W, with a total of {{convert|113|mi|km}} of track, serving 77 stations, 35 of which are located within the City of Denver proper. The [[D Line (RTD)|D]], [[E Line (RTD)|E]], [[H Line (RTD)|H]], [[L Line (RTD)|L]], [[R Line (RTD)|R]], and [[W Line (RTD)|W Lines]] are [[light rail]] while the [[A Line (RTD)|A]], [[B Line (RTD)|B]], [[G (RTD)|G]], and [[N Line (RTD)|N Lines]] are [[commuter rail]].

[[FasTracks]] is a commuter rail, light rail, and bus expansion project approved by voters in 2004, which will serve neighboring suburbs and communities. The [[W Line (RTD)|W Line]], or West line, opened in April 2013 serving Golden/Federal Center. The commuter rail A Line from Denver Union Station to Denver International Airport opened in April 2016 with ridership exceeding RTD's early expectations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Denvers-RTD-marks-A-Line-commuter-rail-ridership-growth--56571 |title=Denver's RTD marks A Line commuter-rail ridership growth |publisher=Progressive Railroading |access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> The light rail [[R Line (RTD)|R Line]] through Aurora opened in February 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://denver.cbslocal.com/2017/02/24/rtd-opens-new-light-rail-line/|title=RTD Opens New Light Rail Line|date=February 24, 2017|publisher=CBS Denver|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> The [[G Line (RTD)|G Line]] to the suburb of Arvada (originally planned to open in the Fall of 2016) opened on April 26, 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/04/01/rtd-g-line-opening/|title=RTD: Long-delayed G-Line from Denver to Wheat Ridge will open April 26 |newspaper=Denver Post|access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> The [[N Line (RTD)|N Line]] to Commerce City and Thornton opened on September 21, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 22, 2020|title=All Aboard: RTD's N Line Starts Rolling From Denver To Thornton|url=https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/09/22/rtd-n-line-starts-denver-thornton/|access-date=October 13, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>

An express bus service, known as the [[Flatiron Flyer]], serves to connect Boulder and Denver. The service, billed as [[bus rapid transit]], has been accused of [[bus rapid transit creep]] for failing to meet the majority of BRT requirements, including level boarding and all-door entry. A commuter rail connection to Boulder and its suburb of Longmont, also part of the FasTracks ballot initiative and an extension of the [[B Line (RTD)|B Line]], is planned to be finished by RTD, but no construction funds have yet been identified prior to 2040.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_32583756/rtd-recommits-completing-train-service-boulder-longmont-considering |title=RTD recommits to completing train service to Boulder, Longmont, considering interim plan |newspaper=Daily Camera |access-date=April 20, 2019}}</ref> RTD is currently considering an interim commuter service which would run rush-hour trains from Longmont to Denver.

The [[Colorado Department of Transportation]] runs [[Bustang]], a bus system that offers weekday and weekend service connecting Denver with many locations across the state, including [[Grand Junction, Colorado|Grand Junction]], [[Colorado Springs]], [[Fort Collins]], and [[Gunnison, Colorado|Gunnison]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ridebustang.com/routes-maps/ |title=Bustang Routes |publisher=Colorado Department of Transportation |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105231105/https://ridebustang.com/routes-maps/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:Denver Airport RTD Station, from Westin Hotel.jpg|alt=|thumb|Commuter rail station at Denver International Airport]]

[[Greyhound Lines]], the [[intercity bus]] operator, has a major hub in Denver, with routes to New York City, [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]], [[Las Vegas]], and their headquarters, [[Dallas]]. Subsidiary [[Autobuses Americanos]] provides service to [[El Paso]]. Allied bus operators [[Express Arrow]], and [[Burlington Trailways]] provide service to [[Billings, Montana|Billings]], [[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]], [[Indianapolis]], and [[Alamosa, Colorado|Alamosa]].

[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides service to Denver, operating its ''[[California Zephyr]]'' daily in both directions between [[Union Station (Chicago)|Chicago]] and [[Emeryville, California]], across the bay from San Francisco. Amtrak Thruway service operated by private bus companies links the Denver station with Rocky Mountain points. In 2017 the Colorado legislature reinvigorated studies of passenger rail service along the Front Range, potentially connecting Denver to Fort Collins and [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]], or further to Amtrak connections in [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]] and [[Trinidad, Colorado|Trinidad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2019/06/13/colorado-serious-look-passenger-rail-service-front-range/1442541001/ |title=Backers believe this Front Range passenger rail plan is the real deal
 |publisher=Coloradoan |access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> [[Front Range Passenger Rail]] is a current proposal (as of 2023) to link the cities from [[Pueblo, Colorado|Pueblo]] in the south, north to [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins]] and possibly to [[Cheyenne, Wyoming]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Heins |first1=Nicole |title=Amtrak hopes to reduce I-25 traffic by creating a passenger rail along the Front Range |url=https://www.kktv.com/2021/04/13/amtrak-hopes-to-reduce-i-25-traffic-by-creating-a-passenger-rail-along-the-front-range/ |access-date=1 January 2022 |work=KKTV 11 News |date=13 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

At [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], Denver Thruway connections are made daily with the Amtrak ''[[Southwest Chief]]''. Additionally, the [[Ski Train]] operated on the former [[Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad]], which took passengers between Denver and the [[Winter Park, Colorado|Winter Park]] Ski Resort, but it is no longer in service. The Ski Train made its final run to Winter Park on March 29, 2009. The service was revived on a trial basis in 2016 with a great amount of local fanfare. Further development of a mountain corridor rail option, though publicly popular, has been met with resistance from politicians, namely the director of [[Colorado Department of Transportation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.5280.com/news/magazine/2017/02/can-i-70s-mountain-corridor-ever-be-fixed|title=Can I-70's Mountain Corridor Ever Be Fixed?|date=February 15, 2017|work=5280|access-date=March 6, 2017|language=en}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=July 2017}} The Ski Train did return to service under [[Amtrak]] with the name "[[Ski Train|Winter Park Express]]" in 2017 and greatly expanded service for the 2024-2025 ski season, doubling capacity and increasing service to run Thursday-Monday during the winter ski seasons. The [[Colorado Department of Transportation]] plans to eventually expand service to [[Steamboat Springs, Colorado|Steamboat Springs]] and [[Craig, Colorado|Craig]] as part of the Mountain Rail project.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.codot.gov/projects/coloradomountainrail|title=Colorado Mountain Rail |publisher=Colorado Department of Transportation |access-date=March 12, 2025}}</ref>

Denver's early years as a major train hub of the west are still very visible today. Trains stop in Denver at historic [[Union Station (Denver)|Union Station]], where travelers can access RTD's 16th Street Free MallRide or use light rail to tour the city. [[Union Station (Denver)|Union Station]] will also serve as the main juncture for rail travel in the metro area, at the completion of [[FasTracks]]. The city also plans to invest billions to bringing frequent public transit within one-fourth of a mile of most of its residents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Denver Moves: Transit |url=https://www.denvergov.org/content/dam/denvergov/Portals/Denveright/documents/transit/Denver-Moves-Transit-Plan-2019.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513175909/https://www.denvergov.org/content/dam/denvergov/Portals/Denveright/documents/transit/Denver-Moves-Transit-Plan-2019.pdf |archive-date=2019-05-13 |url-status=live |website=Denver Department of Public Works |publisher=City and County of Denver |access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref>

====Denver public transportation statistics====
The average amount of time people spend commuting on public transit in Denver and Boulder, Colorado—for example, to and from work, on a weekday—is 77 minutes; 31% of public transit riders ride for more than two hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 14 minutes, while 25% of riders wait for over 20 minutes, on average, every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is {{convert|6.96|mi|km}}, while 31% travel over {{convert|7.46|mi|km}} in a single direction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_USA_Denver_Boulder_CO-747|title=Denver & Boulder, CO Public Transportation Statistics|publisher=Global Public Transit Index by Moovit|access-date=June 19, 2017}} [[File:CC BY icon.svg|50x50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [[creativecommons:by/4.0/|Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License]].</ref>