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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. The commutes
to the Meridian, Inverness, and Denver Tech Center business
parks are 15 to 20 minutes via the E-470 Expressway.
The commute to 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.
Bus
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) provides service
in Parker at Longs Way by the Senior Center, 1/4 mile east
of S. Parker Road and Pinery Parkway, and the northwest
corner of Jordan Road and Lincoln Avenue.
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.
Airports
Denver
International Airport is north-northeast of Parker by
approximately 30 miles. Via the E-470 expressway, the commute
is about 30 minutes.
Located 10 minutes northwest of Parker, Centennial
Airport is the second busiest general aviation facility
in the country, handling corporate and charter air traffic.
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