Maps

Front Range Passenger Rail (FRPR)

In 2022-23 I got to know the folks at Greater Denver Transit. Among other things, they're advocating for Front Range Rail to share tracks with RTD by converting southwest light rail (the pre-covid C line) to 25kV AC and allowing for through running with the Golden (G) and nascent Boulder (B) lines, avoiding Denver Union Station's stub-end. Along with some operations sanity checks, I put a few maps together for them, including this diagram focused on the resulting RTD network.

Notes on Design: I tried to stick with RTD's color scheme as much as possible. I kept the B line's green, used the C line's orange for the route to Golden, and the L line's yellow for the new WL line from Jeffco through Five Points. The resulting blue/red/orange/green/FRPR section south of downtown really pops compared to the existing map's blue/purple/green. The bold, filled-in station bubbles with the FRPR logo help keep the focus on the new service. All labels are in Franklin Gothic, which is narrow enough to keep this readable on a letter-sized piece of paper.

Last updated: May 2023