CWWTC 2014 Visitors Guide
Directions & Parking

Community College of Denver

1111 W Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80204
303.556.2600

DIRECTIONS TO CAMPUS and the CONFERENCE ROOM

You can enter the Confluence Physical Address (800 Curtis St. Denver, CO 80204) into a map application in your smartphone to find your own directions, if you prefer. The conference will take place on the first floor, on the northeast side of the building.

From I-25 North or South (Driving only):

  • Take the exit for Colfax Ave, heading East.
  • Take your first left onto 7th Street, then your first right onto Curtis St.
  • Confluence is the large building on your right.

From Downtown Denver

Public Transportation & Walking:

The following routes begin at the farthest stop from campus and progress with stops closer to campus. Also, walking from Downtown takes just about as long as taking public transportation.

  • Bus Route 1 (This is a long route if you start at the beginning. If you’re near the Convention Center, jump on Bus 15 or 8 instead [directions below].)
  • 15th & Champa St. (near Convention Center, North West side)
  • 17th & Blake St. (between campus and Coors Field on 17th)
  • 9th & Auraria St.
  • From 9th and Auraria, walk South East on 9th. Turn right on Curtis. Confluence building will be on your left-hand side.
  • Bus Route 15
  • 15th & California (Near Convention Center, North West side)
  • 15th & Curtis St. (near Denver Center for the Performing Arts)
  • 14th & Larimer St. (close to campus)
  • 12th & Larimer St. (on campus)
  • From 12th & Larimer, walk South East on 11th. Turn right on Curtis. Confluence is a few blocks down on the left-hand side.
  • Bus Route 8
  • 13th & Welton St. (Near Convention Center, South East side)
  • Colfax St. & Lipan St. (Colfax Light Rail Station on the south side of campus)
  • From Colfax Light Rail Station, you have two options:
  • Walk West on Colfax. Turn right on 7th. Confluence is on the right-hand side at Curtis and 7th.
  • Walk West on Colfax. Turn right on 9th. Turn left at the roundabout on Curtis Street. Walk down a few blocks, and Confluence is on your left-hand side.
  • Light Rail (train) lines: D (South to Mineral), F (South to Lincoln), or H (South to Nine Mile). These lines stop at the following locations:
  • 16th & Stout (East side of 16th Street Mall)
  • Theater District / Convention Center
  • Colfax (station on the south side of campus)
  • From the Colfax Light Rail section, you have two options:
  • Walk West on Colfax. Turn right on 7th. Confluence is on the right-hand side at Curtis and 7th.
  • Walk West on Colfax. Turn right on 9th. Turn left at the roundabout on Curtis Street. Walk down a few blocks, and Confluence is on your left-hand side.

From Lakewood (West):

Public Transportation & Walking:

  • Take the W Line from the Federal Center Station, just slightly East of 2nd and Union.
  • Get off at the Auraria West stop.
  • Cross the train tracks. Take a right on the first road you see (Curtis). Follow the sidewalk as it curves and meets up with 7th St.
  • Cross 7th St. The Confluence Building will be on your right.

Driving:

  • Take 6th Ave East and follow signs to merge onto I-25 North.
  • Take the first exit for Colfax Ave, Heading East.
  • Take your first left onto 7th Street, then your first right onto Curtis St.
  • Confluence is the large building on your right.

PARKING

There is a plethora of parking options on and near campus, ranging in price from free to $6.50. Options are described below. Please see separate attachment for a map of parking lots and prices. Or, click this link to bring up the same map in your Internet browser: http://www.ahec.edu/parking/parkingmap.pdf

In terms of parking close to Confluence, try parking in one of the lots listed below. All lots have blue pay boxes in the lot itself and take cash or VISA. Sometimes the machines are slow to process—this is normal. A ticket will print out at the bottom. Place this ticket on your dashboard.

Holly Lot ($6 per day)

From Colfax, turn north onto 7th Street, then turn right onto Curtis.

From Auraria Parkway, turn South onto 7th Street, then turn left onto Curtis.

Make the next available left-hand turn into Holly Lot and park wherever there is an open space. Do not park in the smaller spaces designed for motorcycles, even if you see other cars taking up two of these spaces—those cars get ticketed. Confluence is south of Holly Lot, directly across Curtis Street.

7th Street Garage ($6 per day)

From Colfax, turn north onto 7th Street, turn right onto Walnut, and take the next available right.

From Auraria Parkway, turn south onto 7th Street, turn left onto Walnut, and take the next available right.

There will be a ticket station before you can drive into the garage; you pay here. Keep your ticket in your vehicle.

Confluence is south of the 7th Street Garage, across the Holly Lot.

Fir ($4.50 per day)

From Colfax, turn north onto 7th Street, turn left onto Curtis, and take the next available right.

From Auraria Parkway, turn south onto 7th Street, turn right onto Walnut, turn left onto 5th, and make a slight left onto Curtis. Fir Lot is on your left.

Follow Curtis Street East to 7th. Cross 7th. Confluence will be on your right.

Beech ($3 per day)

From Colfax, turn north onto 7th Street, turn left onto Curtis, make a slight right onto 5th, and take an immediate left into Beech Lot.

From Auraria Parkway, turn south onto 7th Street, turn right onto Walnut, turn left onto 5th, and take the second available right into Beech Lot.

Follow 5th Street south, and turn left on Curtis. Cross 7th. Confluence will be on your right.

Aspen ($3 per day)

From Colfax, turn north onto 7th Street, turn left onto Curtis, make a slight right onto 5th, and take the second available left into Aspen Lot.

From Auraria Parkway, turn south onto 7th Street, turn right onto Walnut, turn left onto 5th, and take the next available right into Aspen Lot.

Follow 5th Street south, and turn left on Curtis. Cross 7th. Confluence will be on your right.

Elm ($4.50 per day)

From Colfax, turn north onto 7th Street, turn left onto Curtis, make a slight right onto 5th, and take the first available right into Elm Lot.

From Auraria Parkway, turn south onto 7th Street, turn right onto Walnut, turn left onto 5th, and take the next available left into Elm Lot.

Follow 5th Street south, and turn left on Curtis. Cross 7th. Confluence will be on your right.

For free parking, you may try your luck on Kalamath Street between 10th and 13th Streets, south of campus. It’s about a 20-minute walk, one mile from the Confluence building.

To get here, you’ll want to take the Colfax exit from I-25 heading east. From Colfax, turn left onto Kalamath. Kalamath is about 3/4 mile from the Colfax Exit on I-25.