Bikeway from Boulder to Denver is part of latest plan for U.S. 36

November 3, 2009 · Posted in Bikes, G.I.Y. · 1 Comment 
With U.S. 36 in the background, Barbara Bowes of Boulder rides the South Boulder Creek Trail on Monday. The new plan for 36 would connect this trail into a larger network, stretching from Boulder to Denver.

With U.S. 36 in the background, Barbara Bowes of Boulder rides the South Boulder Creek Trail. The new plan for 36 would connect this trail into a larger network, stretching from Boulder to Denver.

For almost a decade, communities up and down the U.S. 36 corridor from Denver to Boulder have been struggling with what to do about the congested highway — which is only projected to get worse as the local population continues to grow.

Now a compromise has finally been reached, and it includes some big wins for alternative transportation… like a bike path that runs all the way from Boulder to Denver.

Now all the plan needs is some money.

From the Daily Camera:

A bus trip down U.S. 36 from Foothills Parkway to Denver’s Union Station would only take 24 minutes if an updated package of proposed improvements is approved, financed and built.

The upgrades to the U.S. 36 corridor — outlined in the project’s newly filed environmental impact statement — would add a “managed lane” along the median in both directions. Buses and high-occupancy vehicles could use the lane for free, and excess capacity could be sold to single drivers who are willing to pay for access. Read more

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