In 2004, residents in the Denver metropolitan area approved the creation of a dedicated funding source for the expansion of the Regional Transportation District’s multimodal transit system. Once complete, the expansion — known as the FasTracks program — will include more than 120 miles of commuter and light rail and 18 miles of bus rapid transit across 6 new lines. This historic transit expansion has been coupled with coordinated and strategic efforts from public- and private-sector partners to ensure that the investment in infrastructure supports not only local and regional economic development but also new opportunities for location-efficient affordable housing. One result of this work is taking shape along the Southwest light rail corridor, where the 50-unit Evans Station Lofts will soon become the first affordable housing project completed with funding from the Denver Transit Oriented Development Fund (TOD Fund).

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