Arvada, CO
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Westminster, CO (3.5 mi).
About Arvada
Arvada is a home rule city located in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 124,402 at the 2020 United States census, with 121,510 residing in Jefferson County and 2,892 in Adams County. Arvada is the seventh most populous city in Colorado.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Small-city terminal (parametric range $0.5–1B) | $0.75B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.0× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: Arvada → Westminster | 3.5 mi × $500M/mi | $1.8B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $15M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $2.7B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The Olde Town Arvada G Line station district. Olde Town Arvada's G Line commuter-rail station anchors a historic downtown the city has spent two decades revitalizing. The station-area parcels offer transit-oriented development sites, and the location intercepts northwest-metro commuters on the I-70/Highway 72 corridor.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Olde Town Arvada — historic core infill.
- The Standley Lake corridor — west-side infill.
- The Candelas area — northwest growth zone.