Printable VersionBicycle/Pedestrian Path
Bike Path MapSafety is a priority for the West Rail Line. The new bike path along the West Rail Line won't open until all adjacent shouldering, landscaping, painting and fencing are complete and the path is safe for all users. Upon completion, the bike path will revert back to the City of Lakewood therefore, they also need to inspect and approve all construction activities to ensure the path is safe for community use. RTD and DTCG are committed to opening the bike path by spring or summer of 2012, at least one year earlier than originally scheduled. For your own safety, please refrain from using the path until it is opened to the public.
The bike path along the West Rail Line in Lakewood will be both on-street and off-street configuration, running parallel to the West Rail Line for the majority of the alignment. It will begin at Platte River Trail in Denver and continue west to Quail Street in Lakewood. A little more than half of the bike path through Lakewood will be a dedicated path, separate from the street. This portion features elevated crossings of Kipling and Wadsworth, on bridges adjacent to the light rail. Signage will be placed for the street portion of the bike path, but they will need to share the road with automobiles.
Sheridan to Harlan - Bike path separate from street, path south of alignment
Harlan to Newland - Separate bike path, adjacent to light rail, north side
Newland to Vance - On Street, north side
Vance to Dudley - Separate bike path, adjacent to light rail, north side
Dudley to Estes - On Street, north side
Estes to Garrison - On Street, south side
Garrison to Kipling - Separate bike path, adjacent to light rail, north side
Kipling to Oak - On Street, south side
Oak to Quail - On street, north side
The design team has worked to eliminate as many bicycle crossings as possible, but there are still four locations where bikes must cross the light rail tracks; at Harlan, Estes, Garrison and Oak Streets. At each of these crossings the bike path will cross the tracks at street level, adjacent to automobile traffic. Throughout the year, bike path maintenance, including snow removal, crack filling and other general maintenance, will be done by the city where the bike path is located.
Paco Sanchez Disc Golf Course
Construction of the West Rail Line has closed the Paco Sanchez Disc Golf Course in the Denver gulch. The course will reopen when construction is completed in this area.
