The Northern Colorado Commuter Rail, a nonprofit organization established last year, unveiled its proposal Saturday for establishing a commuter rail system connecting communities in Larimer and Weld counties with each other and the Denver metro area.
The connections, as envisioned by nonprofit founders Roger Hoffmann and Dave Ruble, Jr., would be color-coded with an eight-route system costing an estimated $3 billion to build. . .
Hoffmann and Ruble envision the Northern Colorado Commuter Rail as a 212.6-mile rail system with 94 stations and a station approximately every two miles.
The rail system would use existing freight lines, along with some newly constructed links. The existing lines include the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line running north and south between Fort Collins and Longmont, as well as the Great Western Railway and the Union Pacific lines. . .
The stations would actually be transit-oriented development areas, or small communities that could support an average of 1,000 dwelling units and 350,000 square feet of commercial space.
"Commuter rail can foster smart development," Hoffmann said. "It allows for much more compact development." . . .
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