Fort Collins, CO
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Boulder, CO (40.5 mi).
About Fort Collins
Fort Collins is a home rule city in Larimer County, Colorado, United States, and serves as the county seat and most populous municipality of the county. It is the fourth-most populous city in Colorado with a population of 169,810 in the 2020 census, while the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area has an estimated 375,000 residents.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Mid-size city terminal (parametric range $1–2B) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.0× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: Fort Collins → Boulder | 40.5 mi × $500M/mi | $20.2B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $21.9B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
The downtown Mason Corridor / MAX BRT district. The Mason Corridor carries the MAX bus rapid transit line through downtown and Colorado State University — the region's established transit spine. The corridor's wide right-of-way and surrounding redevelopment parcels make it the natural maglev host, serving the university and Old Town.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- Loveland, CO — Larimer County suburb on the US-287 corridor.
- Longmont, CO — Boulder County hub.
- The Windsor corridor — exurban infill.