Survey: Downtown Denver Commuters Drive Less than the Average American

A new survey of 4,962 respondents finds tremendous mode share in Downtown Denver. For instance, Downtown Denver commuters are 11 times more likely to commute by bike than the average U.S. commuter.

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December 17, 2014, 10:00 AM PST

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

The Downtown Denver Partnership released its 2014 Downtown Denver Commuter Survey, revealing that "60 percent of Downtown Denver employees use transit, bike, walk or carpool to work in Downtown Denver, indicating that commuters traveling into Downtown Denver use transit more and drive significantly less than the average American commuter."

A post on the Downtown Denver partnership's website announcing the results of the survey credited the goals set forth by the 2007 Downtown Area Plan with the high share of transit and active commutes in Downtown Denver.

The results of the survey are presented in infographic form, with lots more data about the how, who, and where of commuting in Downtown Denver.

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