Transportation

Looking to the future, metro Denver voters in 2004 approved FasTracks—a $6.1 billion transportation initiative, which will shape the way the metro area grows and will improve mobility. This 12-year plan will expand the entire metro Denver light rail system, adding six new lines and extending existing routes, and expanding the regional bus network.

Denver International Airport also serves the transportation needs of the region. Located 23 miles northeast of downtown Denver, the $4.2 billion airport celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2005 and is the only major airport to be constructed in the United States in the past 25 years.
Thirty commercial airlines provide nonstop service from metro Denver to more than 130 domestic and international destinations. The airport is the fifth busiest airport in North America and the 10th busiest in the world.