Scale of 1 to 10. How would you rate the Denver (Mass) transit system? I want to live in a suburb like?

Question

Longmont, Lakewood or Wesntinster & work/play in Denver.

I don't have a car. I DON'T even know how to drive in towns bigger than 10,000 people I grew up in Seward Alaska & got here in 01'. Here being Texas! YUCK & 1/2 Lol.

Are there any parts of Denver left that are moderate scale, English-Speaking & non ghetto. Most cities are filled with gangs which is why ppl in Houston live in suburbs.

Answer 1

On a scale of 1-10, I would say Denver transit is a 3 compared to other cities I've lived in. However, I have most recently lived in Chicago prior to Denver, which probably has the best mass transit in the country.

The light rail is nice, but it's very limited where you can go with it. It's great to commute from downtown to the south suburbs, but that's about it. There is no light rail to/from the western suburbs you mentioned. Other than the light rail, there is the bus system, which is nothing special.

I think I answered another question of yours regarding where to live. You should seriously consider the City of Denver and avoid the suburbs. If you are young, single and want to take advantage of mass transit, the suburbs are not for you. In the city, you can walk/bike to/from places or even take taxis if you need to. Whereas the Denver suburbs are all sprawled out and you will have to drive from strip mall to strip mall to shop/play. Good luck and feel free to e-mail me through Answers for more info.

To answer your update: Actually, most of the nicer areas in the metro area are in the actual city of Denver and some of the worst areas are in the suburbs (i.e. parts of Aurora). I feel like Denver is extremely safe. Although there are minorities in some neighborhoods, (Cap Hill, Uptown, Lodo, 5 Points) there is not one neighborhood where I would not feel safe walking/living in (and I'm a skinny white dude). The property values are high in Denver which keeps the trashy people living away from the city and in the suburbs. Check out Washington Park, University and Cherry Creek. They are all nice neighborhoods that are near mass transit and extremely safe. Furthermore, if anything the Denver suburbs are no different than Houston, or any other sprawled out area of the country. If you want a unique area to live, choose the city, or you may as well just stay in Houston and save yourself the expense of moving

Answer 2

What masstransit in Denver and surrounding suburbs? Are you kidding me! That's hilarious, lol.

I am going to give Denver's masstransit a negative 2.

I was just reading Becky's answer. I too used to live in the Bay Area. They had a great masstransit system even when I lived there 15 years ago! I can only imagine what it must be like now. We need something like BART in Denver; it would make a world of difference.

Answer 3

Denver and suburbs are very car-oriented. Bus service is not that extensive, neither is light rail, but it is expanding. I wouldn't want to depend on mass transit to go back and forth from Denver to the burbs. It's not a transit oriented city like New York.

...as for your second question, look into the Highlands area.

Answer 4

I can tell you that Longmont is a nightmare unless you are living right on the regional lines (i.e. Main Street). I don't have a car and when I need to commute into Denver it's always a hassle. I keep hoping it will get better when the commuter rails go in, but that's not for another 10 years or so.

Try looking in Broomfield or (if you are crazy) Boulder. The bus lines are a lot more frequent and accessable than the outer suburbs.

Answer 5

In the the city, light rail and the buses are pretty decent. But as soon as you get outside the city into the suburbs, it gets rapidly more difficult. The only cities I've seen that have truly excellent public transportaion from suburbs to city are New York and Chicago. Denver just hasn't reached that point yet.

Answer 6

I used to live in Westminster and worked in Lakewood. To my knowledge, there is no mass transit. I don't think I ever even saw a bus (though I'm sure they exist). Driving downtown isn't bad, though.

The airport--out in the middle of nowhere. Closer to Westminster than Denver.

I live in the SF Bay Area now; I'd give that a 9 for mass transit. I'd give Denver a 1. (but I never had a need to use mass transit there, so I didn't look for it)

Answer 7

The suburbs you mentioned are West or North with some bus service into downtown Denver. If you consider South suburbs instead you have many more options of using the light rail system going into downtown which runs often, reliable.

Answer 8

Simply put: its terrible. The transit in Denver is ok, but once you get out of it, you are stuck using buses which are unreliable and slow in this area. You would end up more than doubling your commute time waiting for bus transfers and such. I can't imagine living in Longmont and working in Denver without a car.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

not good I always rent a car on my visits
media reports negative.
get a car.