16th Street Mall

The 16th Street Mall is a Pedestrian and transit mall in Denver, Colorado . The mall, 1.25 miles (2 kilometers) long, runs along 16th Street in downtown Denver, from Wewatta Street (at Union Station ) to the intersection of 16th Avenue and Broadway. It is the #1 MetroDenver tourist attraction {Link without Title} .

A free shuttle bus service, operated by the Regional Transportation District (RTD), is known as MallRide. The 16th Street Mall opened in 1982, originally from Market Street to Broadway, and was originally designed by I.M. Pei , the notable architect of the Louvre Pyramid . The Mall was extended from Market Street to Wynkoop Street in 2001 and to Union Station in 2002 to coincide with the completion of the Central Platte Valley (CPV) Light Rail spur. Before 1982, 16th Street was still a shopping and business destination that was home to four major Department Stores and many office buildings.

Originally, the MallRide fleet used standard buses (but with low floors), but currently uses hybrid-electric buses, with higher capacity than the original buses. MallRide stops at every intersection between Union Station and the 16th Avenue/Broadway intersection, with three stations—Union Station (at Union Station), Market Street (at 16th Street and Market Street), and Civic Center (at 16th Street and Broadway)—providing key connections to other RTD buses.

In addition, MallRide provides connections to Light Rail , connecting to the C Line at Union Station and to the D Line at Stout and California Streets, at 16th & Stout And 16th & California stations. MallRide service is provided very frequently daily, especially during rush hours.

The 16th Street Mall is also a nexus of attractions, with many of Denver's key attractions accessible from there.

EXTERNAL LINKS

The Downtown Denver Partnership website on the 16th Street Mall

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