Inverness Office Park, Denver – Light Rail Stations

Charlier Associates, Inc. worked with a team of consultants to address pedestrian and transit circulation from two light rail stations in southeast Denver. The two light rail stations, Dry Creek and County Line, are located along RTD’s Southeast corridor. Light rail service began December 2006 to connect the southeast suburbs to downtown Denver. CAI developed several alternatives for this project, and a final set of recommendations to facilitate multimodal access.

The Inverness Office Park is home to 16,000 employees and is a destination for commuters in the Denver metropolitan area. CAI faced a variety of design challenges with the existing site layout during this project. The existing office buildings and the circuitous street grid do not offer multimodal access to the stations. CAI evaluated peer transit systems to study multimodal integration. The best practices from the peer study were summarized and then used to develop shuttle system alternatives. The shuttle system alternatives provide connection between the light rail stations and office park buildings. Peer systems evaluated include Call and Ride, fixed-route circulators, van services, and other demand responsive systems.