Centerra Loveland Mobility Hub Opens in Colorado

Denver, Colorado – October 23, 2024 – Centerra Loveland Mobility Hub is the first center-loading mobility hub in Colorado’s I-25 corridor and provides Northern Colorado communities with safer, more convenient and more sustainable connections to downtown Denver.

Denver-based design firm, Civitas—serving as urban planners and landscape architects on the project—had an opportunity to help set new standards on this first-of-its-kind mobility station for the state. Civitas’ team worked closely with CDOT to consider the experience of walking through a 300-foot underpass tunnel to reach a new center-load bus transit station, in addition to the walk from the parking lot to the tunnel entry. 

As a result, two 150’ translucent canopies are integrated into the tunnel ramps to let in natural light, while improved tunnel lighting created in collaboration with HLB Lighting Design takes a creative approach to providing additional comfort and safety. A pattern of colorful ceramic steel wall panels and backlit translucent panels in multiple changing color patterns transform the conventional transit experience into a comfortable and enjoyable one.

Developed in partnership between the Centerra Metro District, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Division of Transit and Rail (DTR), the new Centerra Loveland Mobility Hub celebrated its official grand opening yesterday, October 22, 2024, with an event that was attended by Colorado Governor Jared Polis, U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg, and Colorado Department of Transportation Executive Director Shoshana Lew.

The facility is located near the intersection of I-25 and Highway 34, approximately 50 miles from downtown Denver’s Union Station, and replaces a conventional park and ride lot with expanded and elevated transit services. A new Bustang bus loading area operates within the median of I-25, and is accessed by a pedestrian underpass that connects with a new 200-car parking lot. This center-load approach enables buses to quickly and safely exit and re-enter the highway’s Express Lanes, and improves bus service time by 10-15 minutes total per trip.

For interviews, images, and additional information, please contact Agency PR via email to civitas@agencypr.co.

Founded in 1984 with the core purpose of “creating healthier cities,” Civitas is an urban design and landscape architecture firm that shapes cities for the better by transforming urban places into living, breathing ecosystems, and seamlessly blending nature with city life. Known as expert listeners and designers, the firm engages communities to co-create sustainable, city-defining places. Curbed has recognized Civitas as one of five practitioners “who are putting the public back in public space,” and Fast Company has acknowledged Civitas in its Innovation by Design Awards. A consultancy and design studio, Civitas advises on a wide range of strategies for re-imagining urban life and places, working in U.S. cities coast to coast and around the world. For additional information, visit civitasinc.com.