Transportation

Airports
Denver International Airport is approximately 25 miles north-northeast of Parker.  Via the E-470 Expressway, this commute is a predictable 25 minutes from the Parker Road interchange.

Located 10 minutes northwest of Parker, Centennial Airport is the second busiest general aviation facility in the country, handling corporate and charter air traffic.  This is the preferred corporate airport along the front range due to its proximity to the Denver Tech Center and  Downtown Denver.

Highways
Parker is located in northeast Douglas County, approximately five miles east of I-25 and Lincoln Avenue, and the E-470 Expressway runs through the northern area of town. Commutes to the Meridian, Inverness, and Denver Tech Center business parks range from 10 to 30 minutes via the E-470 Expressway.

The commute to Downtown Denver averages 45-60 minutes, depending on traffic.

For information on peak traffic counts at major intersections in Parker, click here for a map with 24-hour counts.

For information on current road projects in and around Parker, click here.

Transit
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) provides Park N Ride service at several Parker locations:

1. NWC of Jordan Road and Lincoln Avenue.

From Parker Road, & Lincoln Ave., continue west on Lincoln Ave., to Jordan Road
Right on Jordan Road, left on Stonegate, into park-n-Ride. See MAP.

2. SEC of Parker and Longs Way, near the Parker Senior Center.

From Parker Rd. & Lincoln Ave., continue south on Parker Rd., to Longs Way, left on Longs Way, right into park-n-Ride. See MAP.

3. 1/4 mile east of S. Parker Road and Pinery Parkway.

From the intersection of CO-83/S Parker Rd and N Pinery Pkwy, head southeast on N Pinery Pkwy to E Lakeview Dr, turn left into the PNR. See MAP.

Extended bus service between Parker and Aurora started in January 2004.  RTD Route 153 - the existing corridor for which ran from Arapahoe Road and Parker Road, along Chambers Road, past the Aurora Mall, and north of I-70 - has now been extended south along Parker Road (Route 83) to Lincoln Avenue, west to Dransfeldt Road, south to Mainstreet, east to Victorian Way and Longs Way, to the Parker Park 'n' Ride.  The service will include stops at Parker Adventist Hospital and the Arapahoe Crossing shopping center, where riders can connect to the revised RTD Route 66, which provides east-west service along Arapahoe Road to Centennial, the Arapahoe County Justice Center, and more. 

For further information on RTD routes and schedules, click here.