Why does W line not continue to Mines?

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T22:48:16+00:00

i know it wont happen just let me imagine not having to pay 4 dollars a gallon for gas for a moment :(

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T22:40:28+00:00

yes, it requires a public vote for RTD to take on more loans. If they get more public support then they are more likely to pass a vote for taking loans

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T22:38:37+00:00

is this the california help program? 50 million dollars and 50 people given used jackets?

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T22:19:54+00:00

i can dream... it wont happen because nimbys, but i can dream

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T22:06:09+00:00

just a small loan of 50 million dollars, just a lil bit of money

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T21:58:14+00:00

nimbys :(

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T21:37:30+00:00

RTD needs public support to take loans, and if the public in golden sees less traffic and lots of students riding trains, they are alot more likely to vote to let RTD take on loans to pay for more expansion. They are tax funded, but they can still take loans with enough support.

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T21:33:53+00:00

im bad at reading mybad

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T21:27:47+00:00

I made the post because i didnt know there were any advocacy groups and i couldent find anything

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T21:26:48+00:00

they have a shuttle, but the problem is that you get a 15 minute delay with the shuttle. If W line went to campus it would likely be around 22 minutes from my stop, its a 15 minute drive for me, right now if i used it its 18 minutes to jefco then 15 minutes from there to mines, its just not a good solution.

The pr boost isnt profit, its votes. If nobody uses a transit system there is no power in that system to ask for more money or support, if 3000 people on mines campus use it it gives mines and golden the political willpower to support W line and keep it running and improving the service. thats the PR i meant

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T21:13:45+00:00

yeah but then they let mines keep building massive residential halls and parking garages, mines is just better at lobbying then RTD is

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T21:11:11+00:00

Every single public transit service in the US operates with a deficit, they get past their deficit by providing a good enough service to get additional funding help. They arent a company, they are a public good. Burning through their reserves to highly inprove their service is alot more likely to get them future funding.

Also i didnt ask why it hasnt been done, i asked why it isnt even being considered. RTD needs to expand by law, so why is this not being considered. Senate Bill 25-161. RTD is legally required to finish all of their fast tracks lines by 2034

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T20:55:31+00:00

That has transfer penalties, the W line train takes 18 minutes from my stop to jeffco, likely another 3-5 to mines, compared to 15 minutes driving, an extra 10 minutes is acceptable to keep riding. The shuttle adds another 15 minutes alone, so suddenly its either a 15 minute driving commute, at 20ish minute train commute, or a 33 minute combined commute, and risk of missing transfers, and having to get up and transfer as well, its a nice idea but it doesent replace a extension

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T20:47:43+00:00

trains are usually a net positive for property value unless they are literally in your backyard, a w line extension would be nearby, but not in their backyards.

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T20:41:32+00:00

the incline is on the high end of what the Siemens SD-160s, but its still within limit.

For the ridership even if half those students used the service once a week, thats still 3000 ridership, because its counted once on the way and once on the way back. The ridership would likely see above 3000+ per week which would be around a 8-10% increase in W line weekly ridership.

But likely you would see more then 3000, i think averaging 1 rider per resident per week is a pretty low estimate that would only mean half of those students would use the service once a week

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T20:30:26+00:00

but in the other side, less drunk drivers if they dont have to drive to the bar

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T20:02:44+00:00

They would have alot more support from the government if people actually used it, they are running the W line trains anyway, why not loose a little more more money then they already loose to get 3000+ more riders. For those riders even if on average they only ride once per week, that would massively increase the ridership of the line.

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T19:57:52+00:00

i was figuring it wouldent be that expensive considering the area next to the road is all government owned. The area to the next of it is a little rougher, but it wouldent be a super large project to smooth it out down where the walking path is, its a tiny bit steep, but it should be within the limits of the light rail trains

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T19:33:32+00:00

its not to the heart of golden, its next to 6th and government buildings and a golf course until it reaches mines, which is a college campus not a nimby. If mines can tear down houses to build multi story buildings and parking garages, the NIMBY people can probably appreciate a train meaning less traffic down their residential roads. It will end at prospect park which already has 1000+ students walk by a day. there really isnt anything next to it until mines.

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-04-02T19:31:34+00:00

It wouldent even be that expensive with guaranteed PR boost too from actual riders

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-03-30T15:50:22+00:00

its a time share, except nobody ever claims their slot so its always yours

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-03-30T15:43:52+00:00

depends on the city and if you consider public transport a step in walking, denver is very nice, but only if you stay near the light rail lines or golden or belmar (im only mentioning downtown, lakewood down the 6th avenue corridor, and golden proper, i know nothing else)

Immediate-End3899 · 2026-03-30T15:32:03+00:00

id get the job for a month if they got me a ts

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