"An idea that seemed plausible and gathered a lot of excitement when it was proposed decades ago lost its traction as the 2008 economic crash took its toll on the RTD system."

This is absolute hogwash. The northwest rail line was dead in the water before the 2008 crash ever happened. Most of the same factors that make the line extremely unlikely to be built in most of our lifetimes existed at the time Fastracks was being proposed. So why was it part of the plan? Because Crooked Cal Marsella knew he needed a big turnout from Boulder and the northwest metro area in order to win at the ballot box.

My frustration is not that the northwest line won't be built, it's that RTD didn't follow through on its Bus Rapid Transit promises (no, the Flatiron Flyer isn't BRT - it's the BV, BF and BX with a new paint job) and continues to make bus service cuts in this area. And if we contact our RTD rep about it, she's too dimwitted to respond with anything other than a staff-written form letter.