How well is the Denver Boulder Turnpike maintained in the winter?

[stricklandia]

Originally Posted by wong21fr

Worst. Commute. Ever.

Is this commute bad both ways? Or only from (living in) Boulder to (working in) Denver? If one works in Boulder and lives in Denver, is that considered a reverse commute and thus not so bad?

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by stricklandia

Is this commute bad both ways? Or only from (living in) Boulder to (working in) Denver? If one works in Boulder and lives in Denver, is that considered a reverse commute and thus not so bad?

Yes
No
No

[philberf]

Originally Posted by denverian

I live in Stapleton and it's maybe 10-15 min. from the current VA location, 5 min. (or 15 min. bike ride) from the new location when it opens. Stapleton is full of people who work at the Anschutz campus, and liberal. It's "new urbanism", and still has areas under construction. If you're looking for a condo or townhouse, you could fprobably find that on the west end of Stapleton near the 29th Ave. town center, where there are restaurants, coffe, groceries, etc.

Is it really new urbanism if most of the community can't walk to a restaurant/grocery store? I guess you could bike fom the east side, but even that is pushing it for the newest stuff on the east side (closest to anschutz though).

Maybe it will be better if/when that eastern side gets its anchor store.

[denverian]

Originally Posted by philberf

Is it really new urbanism if most of the community can't walk to a restaurant/grocery store? I guess you could bike fom the east side, but even that is pushing it for the newest stuff on the east side (closest to anschutz though).

Maybe it will be better if/when that eastern side gets its anchor store.

There will eventually be some retail on the east end. And I'd still say it's new urbanism. Houses are on small lots with garages in the rear, sidewalks everywhere.

[wong21fr]

Originally Posted by stricklandia

Is this commute bad both ways? Or only from (living in) Boulder to (working in) Denver? If one works in Boulder and lives in Denver, is that considered a reverse commute and thus not so bad?

No, it's pretty much a sh**-sandwich going both ways. Boulder is an employment center with growth restrictions that has forced most would-be residents to Louisville, Broomfield, Superior, etc. and thus have to commute in. Likewise, many residents also work in Denver and have to commute there. The result is a traffic-choked highway going both ways that makes you want to drink antifreeze to make the experience of driving it more palatable.

[denverian]

Originally Posted by wong21fr

No, it's pretty much a sh**-sandwich going both ways. Boulder is an employment center with growth restrictions that has forced most would-be residents to Louisville, Broomfield, Superior, etc. and thus have to commute in. Likewise, many residents also work in Denver and have to commute there. The result is a traffic-choked highway going both ways that makes you want to drink antifreeze to make the experience of driving it more palatable.

So do you think the added toll lane in each direction will make much difference? Sounds to me like the toll will be too high for average people to take advantage of the third lane, so it will be underutilized (like E-470). I suppose it will take a few cars out of the remaining two free lanes, but I predict all this construction won't really make much difference in commute times.