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Originally Posted by Old&New
I'd imagine the trip from SLC international to downtown on light-rail will be faster than the trip from Den international to downtown on commuter rail... anyone know?
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Until recently, I was a long time Denver area resident. The joke about the airport is, "Nice airport. To bad it's in a different state." DIA is not very convenient to the rest of the metro area. It's "way out" east, so much so that it's easy to guarantee that SLC's light rail ride from the airport to downtown will be much faster than Denver's train ride from DIA to downtown. The current plan is for commuter rail on that line, but it is a bit down the list of lines to be built. The light rail line to Golden is next, followed by a commuter line to Boulder. They keep getting delayed, however, by cost overruns (land prices shot up when the lines were announced) and NIMBY's.
As a side note, I pass through SLC's airport frequently. I agree with it needing to be replaced. I always feel cramped and crowded in it, although I find it easy to meet my connections there. Only two other airports give me the same cramped feeling - LaGuardia and Reagan National.
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