GDT > RTD Routes > Route 1 – West 1st Avenue

Route 1, ‘West 1st Avenue’, runs from Lakewood Commons to Civic Center via 1st Ave and Downtown. Despite passing through the intersection at 14th & Federal, the route does not go into Federal – Decatur Station proper.

Under the System Optimization Plan, Route 1 was diverted in January 2025 to terminate at Civic Center Station rather than continuing south to Alameda Station via Kalamath / Santa Fe. The portion to Alameda Station was taken over by the new Route 1E/44.

Map & Schedule

Route 1 operates 7 days a week. Frequency is generally 60 minutes throughout the day and in the evenings.

Vehicles Used

The route is operated by RTD using Gillig 40ft Low Floor Transit Buses from Platt Garage, Denver.

Ridership

Year	Total
2018	,000
2019	,000
2020	,000
2021	,000
2022	,000
2023	,000

Note: Figures up to 2024 include former Route 1E/44 riders.

Current Issues

This route suffers from poor scheduling at ? Station, here buses are timed to depart 3 minutes before W Line trains arrive.

Future Plans

The System Optimization Plan proposes to increase weekday frequency to 15 minutes, evening frequency to 30 minutes and weekend frequency to 30 minutes.

The System Optimization Plan details no proposals to change this route.