Officials are studing whether Denver’s 16th Street Mall needs a significant update. (Kathryn Scott Osler, Denver Post file)
Re: “Time for a reset of the 16th St. Mall?,” Sept. 7 editorial.
A high-capacity gondola may be a perfect solution for the 16th Street Mall. Imagine a gondola from Union Station to Civic Center Station with two or three intermediate stations along the 6,100-foot-long route. Not only would it serve commuters and shoppers, it would become a signature tourist attraction to Denver and mall businesses. Access to the gondola would be via escalator or elevator to enclosed and heated stations where cabins arrive regularly. A gondola could transport more people than the buses, would be faster and not affected by traffic or weather. A gondola system would be silent, carbon-free, and would eliminate the need for bus lanes and would expand the usable mall area.
Millions of people who live in Colorado ride comfortably and safely in gondolas on the ski slopes every year; why not down the 16th Street Mall over the tops of the trees?
Chuck Peterson, Glenwood Springs
This letter was published in the Sept. 28 edition.
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