The Regional Transportation District’s no-cost shuttle service will return Oct. 5 to the full length of 16th Street in downtown Denver.

The FreeRide service will start a day after a grand opening celebration hosted Oct. 4 by the Downtown Denver Partnership to officially reopen the 1.25-mile corridor. Normal operations will resume between Denver Union Station and Civic Center Station.

The shuttle service, formerly known as the Free MallRide, was rebranded earlier this year to reflect the corridor’s new name. The service has operated on a detour since 2022, when Denver’s $175.5 million reconstruction of the 16th Street pedestrian mall and transitway began between Market Street and Broadway.

The corridor was built more than 40 years ago and has served as a major link through downtown Den

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