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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Denver's East Colfax BRT Opens Its First Center Bus Lanes

  East Colfax Avenue between Broadway and Colorado Boulevard, Denver, CORegional Transportation District

  

  Starts 09/27/2026SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better8 days agoRTD's service-change notice says "the initial service on East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will begin along Colfax Avenue starting Sept. 27."^[1]

  Routes 15 and 15L move into new center-running bus-only lanes on East Colfax Avenue between Broadway and Colorado Boulevard, with passengers boarding at new island stations sheltered by steel arches. It is the first stretch of RTD's 8.5-mile bus rapid transit corridor from downtown Denver to I-225 in Aurora to carry buses, with full BRT service planned for late 2027 or early 2028.

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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  MARTA Opens the Rapid A-Line, Its First Bus Rapid Transit Route

  Summerhill, Atlanta, GA 30312Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

  

  Starts 04/18/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better170 days agoMARTA's own project page states that "The first phase of service began April 18, 2026," with construction to be completed and final revenue service to begin in Fall 2026.^[1]

  MARTA started service on the Rapid A-Line, a five-mile route with 14 new stations linking downtown Atlanta to Capitol Gateway, Summerhill, Peoplestown and the BeltLine's Southside Trail, much of it in dedicated bus lanes. Construction continues along the corridor, with temporary stops standing in at five stations until final revenue service in the autumn.

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• Transport09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Metro Express Opens on Miami's South Dade TransitWay

  South Dade TransitWay, Dadeland South to Florida City, Miami-Dade County, FloridaMiami-Dade County

  

  Starts 10/27/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better343 days agoMiami-Dade^[1] County's release says "Starting on October 27, 2025, the Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) will offer South Dade commuters access to a brand-new, comfortable and reliable transit connection from Florida City to Dadeland South".

  Miami-Dade's first bus rapid transit service runs 20 miles along US-1 from Dadeland South to Florida City on a rebuilt dedicated busway protected by gate arms and prioritised at rush hour, calling at 14 new BRT stations with air-conditioned waiting areas. The county calls it the longest all-electric BRT service in the nation, paid for with $100 million each from its half-penny transportation surtax, the Florida Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration.

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• Transport09/28/2026@BuildDesk

  East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit Construction

  City Park Esplanade, City Park, Denver, Colorado, 80206, United StatesRegional Transportation District

  

  10/04/2024 - 12/31/2027ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins71% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 71%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence2.0 years agoRTD's groundbreaking release (4 Oct 2024): "City, state and federal representatives gathered on Friday, Oct. 4 at City Park Esplanade in Denver to kick off construction of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service line for East Colfax Avenue". Completion: RTD, 15 Jun 2026: "Bus Rapid Transit service will begin when construction is complete at the end of 2027."^[1]

  Denver, Aurora and RTD are rebuilding East Colfax Avenue for the region's first center-running bus rapid transit line, an 8.6-mile, $280 million project that broke ground on 4 October 2024 and is due to finish construction at the end of 2027.

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