Fantasy transit expansions for Denton, TX, part 2

ABOUT THE CITY:

Denton is a college town and outer ring suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth, featuring two major universities and a population of about 180,000. Currently it's served by three bus lines that run six days a week from about 6 am to 9 pm, an on-demand Via-based rideshare, and a commuter rail line that connects it with Dallas (2 hours for a trip of about 45 miles). The University of North Texas is served by its own transit network that isn't shown here, but covers areas around the campus and nearby student housing.

Challenges we face include pockets of density and possible walkability separated by stretches of industrial space and open land, as well as some narrow streets, and of course the general car-centered culture endemic to life in Texas.

ABOUT THE MAP:

Designed with Google My Maps. This represents my imagined network expansions.

\- black lines indicate existing bus coverage

\- brown line indicates the existing commuter rail, but with two new stations

\- blue line shows a North and South crosstown express bus proposal

\- silver line shows an East and West crosstown express bus proposal

\- yellow, orange, purple, and green are streetcar loops, probably to be done with trackless trams, perhaps 1 or 2 coaches in length, running every 15 minutes, two way if possible.