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Councilmember highlights multimodal demonstration to Red Rocks with regional partners
Summary
Councilmember Darren Watson described a multi‑jurisdictional demonstration this weekend to test multimodal options to Red Rocks and mountain parks, calling it part of a multi‑year effort to reduce single‑occupancy vehicle trips.
Darren Watson, Councilman for Denver’s District 9, outlined a regional demonstration to test multimodal travel options to Red Rocks and mountain parks, involving cities and agencies across the metro area.
Watson said he and regional partners — naming Jefferson County officials, local mayors, Denver Parks and Recreation, and an organization referenced as GEFCO — have been working for two years on multimodal alternatives to single‑occupancy cars. He announced a demonstration this Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. starting at the Jefferson County government center at the RTD line terminus, with routes that will travel through Morrison and Golden to Red Rocks.
Watson thanked “the mayors of Golden, the mayors of Lakewood, the mayors of Morrison, as well as Denver Parks and Rec, mountain parks in GEFCO and in Denver” for participating in the planning. He said the demonstration is a first step and that a fuller program is expected next year to provide additional modes of transportation for events at Red Rocks.
The councilmember framed the demonstration as an attempt to broaden commuting and event access beyond single‑use cars; he did not provide vendor names, budget figures, or a final service schedule in the public remarks.
