Commute from lodo to north east aurora... (Denver, Brighton: lofts, new construction)

[sc4]

Say if i had an 8 to 5er and i was living in lodo and had to commute to north east aurora, would the traffice be brutal? How long would it take?

[2bindenver]

You could take I-70 east or Colfax east. But why?

[outside1]

Actually I would take Montview or 14th to Yosemite headed east and then Colfax depending on the hours because 70 likes to back up most mornings. Maybe Blake to Smith Road to Quebec up to Montview headed east.

The commute would be around 20 minutes by car, 45 minutes to an hour by bus on the 15.

[sc4]

2bin, i ask because i would be loving in lodo and workin in NE aurora.

outside, 20 minutes! are you serious? in traffic. thats like nothing.

[2bindenver]

Loving? Was that a Freudian slip?

It doable, not enjoyable.

Why not Stapleton, or Lowry?

[denverkid]

Aurora is pretty big - 143 square miles, so NE Aurora is pretty vague.

It's ~9 miles from LODO to Fitzsimons . Hop on Colfax (via Speer probably) in decent traffic in decent whether and you're there in 20 minutes. I can't imagine eastbound Colfax in the morning and westbound Colfax in the afternoon see much rush hour traffic. Through Denver 14th Ave would even be quicker as it's 1-way and the lights are timed well (once in Aurora I'd hop back over to Colfax).

If your work is more north - say I-70 and I-225 - I might take Broadway to Brighton Blvd to I-70. I'm not sure what rush hour is like on I-70 leaving the city in the morning and returning in the afternoon (never really driven it those times of day), but I can't image it's that bad. I'd try and avoid using I-25 to get to I-70 though. Again, I'd estimate somewhere in the 20, 25 minute range.

Of course, one accident or 4 inches of snow and your commute time doubles.

For bus commutes, it really depends specifically on where you are going to and from. You can use RTD's trip planner to see what kind of commute that would be.

http://www.rtd-denver.com/

[sc4]

Originally Posted by 2bindenver

Loving? Was that a Freudian slip?

It doable, not enjoyable.

Why not Stapleton, or Lowry?

haha! whoops!

stapleton doesent have rail correct? but i have head some good things. Havent even thought about Lowry.

Do they have a decent lofts in stapleton or lowry?

[sc4]

Originally Posted by denverkid

Aurora is pretty big - 143 square miles, so NE Aurora is pretty vague.

It's ~9 miles from LODO to Fitzsimons . Hop on Colfax (via Speer probably) in decent traffic in decent whether and you're there in 20 minutes. I can't imagine eastbound Colfax in the morning and westbound Colfax in the afternoon see much rush hour traffic. Through Denver 14th Ave would even be quicker as it's 1-way and the lights are timed well (once in Aurora I'd hop back over to Colfax).

If your work is more north - say I-70 and I-225 - I might take Broadway to Brighton Blvd to I-70. I'm not sure what rush hour is like on I-70 leaving the city in the morning and returning in the afternoon (never really driven it those times of day), but I can't image it's that bad. I'd try and avoid using I-25 to get to I-70 though. Again, I'd estimate somewhere in the 20, 25 minute range.

Of course, one accident or 4 inches of snow and your commute time doubles.

For bus commutes, it really depends specifically on where you are going to and from. You can use RTD's trip planner to see what kind of commute that would be.

http://www.rtd-denver.com/

wow really good info. itll be north of 70 but not that east.

[outside1]

stapleton doesent have rail correct? but i have head some good things. Havent even thought about Lowry.

Do they have a decent lofts in stapleton or lowry?

They will have light rail in Stapleton, but it is 4 years or so away. It will connect the airport with the station downtown.

There are "lofts" in Stapleton, but is and Lowry are both in-fill developments with new construction. Not really the same feel as the older stock and both 15 minutes or so from downtown downtown.

I can assure you the earlier suggestion to take Colfax during those times is a bad idea. 13'th, 14'th 17'th or Montview are all going to be quicker. Colfax can be quicker during the middle of the day and night if you hit all of the lights.

[sc4]

great thanks for the help! i think lodo is out of the picture and cap hill seems to be more my type of area.