Part 4: Waiting On A Train
Is there hope on the horizon for the Boulder train? Or is it time to let go of those plans?
Ghost Train
Ghost Train is a unique podcast miniseries about the people with a vision for a greener transportation system in Colorado, the challenges that kept much of that plan from becoming successful and the ideas that might help the region move forward. Hosted by CPR News transportation reporter Nathaniel Minor, Ghost Train explores an everyday problem that many American cities face and takes a hard look at the possible solutions.
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Part 3: An Unexpected Solution
The Denver metro area’s rail system mostly neglects the dense, walkable parts of the city. Why is that?
Part 2: The Mission
Denver-area voters allowed transit planners to spend billions of dollars laying rail track. But almost two decades later, who actually uses it?
Part 1: The Vote
Denver had dreams of becoming a world-class city. But it wasn’t until the turn of the millennium that it found a way to get there: trains.
‘Ghost Train’ Explores How Denver’s Vision For A Better Transit System Jumped the Track
Ghost Train is the story of how one polluted, traffic-choked city went all in on trains, and what happened when that plan jumped the track.
