US 36 BRT Corridor

US 36 BRT Corridor Video

The US 36 Corridor will bring 18 miles of Bus Rapid Transit service between Downtown Denver and Boulder along US 36. The FasTracks program includes funding for slip ramps and access improvements to park-n-Rides along the corridor. In addition, FasTracks funds ($214 million) have been dedicated to future transit-related improvements to US 36.

The US 36 Corridor began as a two-pronged corridor; the BRT and the Commuter rail line from Denver through Boulder to Longmont. The rail and BRT corridors split into two separate projects in 2006 and are now known as the Northwest Rail Corridor and US 36 BRT Corridor.

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for US 36 began in 2003 and was completed in 2007. The Final Environmental Impact Statement is scheduled to be complete in 2009. Phase 1 improvements, which include the slip ramps and some park-n-Ride improvements, will open in 2009. Phase 2 Final Design is scheduled to begin in 2010.

Public involvement is crucial to the US 36 BRT Corridor. We encourage you to use this site to learn about the project, and we welcome your comments and feedback.

US 36 Phase I project complete

Phase I of the U.S. 36 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project was completed on May 2, with the opening of the new US 36 & Broomfield park-n-Ride. The new park-n-Ride was relocated from its original location at 120th Avenue, to its new location at Arista Grande Parkade, near the 1STBANK Center. The new location features a new pedestrian bridge, bus only slip ramps and 1,500 covered parking spaces that are shared with the 1STBANK Center. The $23.3 million U.S. 36 BRT Phase I project is the first project to be completed as part of the FasTracks program. All the improvements, including US 36 & McCaslin and US 36 & Church Ranch park-n-Rides, combine to save bus commuters up to 15 minutes each way between Denver and Boulder. For more information on the project, click on the links below:

36 Commuter CASH

Join 36 Commuter CASH, the incentive program that pays U.S. 36 and Diagonal Highway commuters who currently drive solo to work when they "make the switch" to a clean commute option such as bicycling, carpooling, riding transit, vanpooling, teleworking or walking. Participants can earn $2/day, as much as $75 in a 60-day pledge period. To get started, visit 36commutingsolutions.org or call 303.604.4385.