About the Project

The Southeast Corridor Extension will add approximately 2.3 miles to the current Southeast Light Rail line, as well as three new stations at SkyRidge, Lone Tree City Center and RidgeGate. No planning process can be successful without input from its stakeholders, which include all of those who will either use the system or in some way be affected by it.

The Environmental Evaluation has been using public input together with technical, environmental, schedule feasibility, and cost information to evaluate and confirm the alignment for the Southeast Corridor Extension. We continue to encourage you to participate in the public process to help ensure the outcome of the evaluation is
a success.

Purpose and Need

The Purpose and Need Statement establishes the benchmark from which alternatives are evaluated. The statement is intended to not restrict the development of a reasonable range of alternatives. The "purpose" is essentially the reason for the project. The "needs" statement presents the current projected conditions that the project must address, received during the early stages of the public process.

Purpose
The purpose of the Southeast Corridor Extension is to provide light rail transit service to the city of Lone Tree, particularly the RidgeGate Planned Development. The RidgeGate Planned Development was approved by the city of Lone Tree
in 2000 and covers approximately 3,500 acres. When complete, the development
will include a full range of residential, commercial, and civic uses with densities in some areas typical of urban centers. Sky Ridge Medical Center is a part of
this development.

Need
An extension of the Regional Transportation District's light rail transit service to the city of Lone Tree in the Southeast Corridor would:

• Address future development and growth patterns in Douglas County
  and the city of Lone Tree
• Improve current and future mobility in the corridor by improving travel times, providing more travel options, and offering better regional connectivity
• Provide a reliable alternate mode of transportation to the automobile
• Meet the voter mandate of 2004 by completing this portion of the
  FasTracks plan