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The Newsletter Featuring Livable Community Items That Readers Value and Highlights of Happenings Along the West Corridor on the RTD West Rail Line Serving Golden, Lakewood & Denver.
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Hello Everyone! This is Bill Spriggs and I have found several news articles, links and blogs that I wanted to share along THE BACK FENCE & beyond in this Wednesday Edition, February 29, 2012. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
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LongmontTimesCall.com
Longmont Council to RTD: We Want Our Train By Scott Rochat, Feb 28, 2012 "Economic development happens along rail lines, not bus lines," Councilwoman Bonnie Finley said. "I want a train or I want my money back.
DIA Terminal Expansion Update By Ken Schroeppel, Feb 28, 2012
Let's take a look at the latest designs of the exciting expansion that's getting underway at the terminal at Denver International Airport. The $500 million expansion incorporates three major elements:
AuroraSentinel.com
Blind Faith: A Vision for RTD's Future By Sara Castellanos, Feb 23, 2012 Blind mom, doctoral student wants a seat at the RTD table to help guide metro transportation district into offering more light rail, better service for able and disabled riders
READ MORE...BoulderDailyCamera.com USA Pro Cycling Challenge's Boulder Stage to Finish on Flagstaff Mountain
By Heath Urie, Feb 28, 2012
Some of the world's top cyclists will pass through some of Boulder's most iconic riding routes before ending the USA Pro Cycling Challenge's Boulder stage with a climb up Flagstaff Mountain, race officials announced Tuesday evening.
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National
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TheWashingtonPost.com
House GOP Seeks Mass Transit Deal to Revive Transportation Bill By Ashley Halsey, Feb 28, 2012 The House GPO leadership will try to broker a tricky deal to appease friends and foes of mass transit as they seek to revive a stalled long-term transportation bill.
DC.StreetsBlog.org Americans Can't Afford a Highway-Centric Transpo Bill
by Ben Fried & Ben Goldman, Feb 27, 2012 Gas prices, you may have heard, are on the rise again. And so is pandering about pain at the pump. Four years after $4 a gallon gas spawned "Drill, Baby, Drill" and insane political gimmickry on the presidential campaign trail (remember the "gas tax holiday" favored by John McCain and Hillary Clinton?), gas price populism is back with a vengeance.
NationalHousingConference.org More Households are Spending More than Half Their Income on Housing.
By Laura Williams, February, 2012 According to the new Housing Landscape 2012 report from the Center for Housing Policy, nearly one in four working households spends more than 50 percent of its income on housing. READ MORE...BBC.co.uk
The American Bus Revival By Brian Wheeler, Feb 26, 2012 Motor coaches are the fastest growing form of long-distance transport in the United States, and British-owned companies are leading the charge. So has the US finally learned to love the bus.
Blog. MetroTrends.org
What Cities Are Americans Moving to? By Graham McDonald, Feb 27, 2012 Migration patterns across the United States have changed a great deal over the past decade as America's metropolitan areas have changed. Our new interactive map looks at migration across our top 100 metros over time Miller-McCune.com
Public Schools Good for People Without Kids, Too By Emily Badger, Feb 22, 2012 What makes communities strong and vibrant? Researchers say local schools bring a raft of positives to town - even for the childless - beyond creating an educated populace.
READ MORE... TheAtlanticCities.com
Parking Minimums Promote Driving, Even in Transit-Friendly New York By Eric Jaffe, Feb 26, 2012. For 30 years now Manhattan has imposed parking maximums on its core -- a rule that limits the number of spots residential developers can create. The idea behind parking maximums is that by removing an incentive to own an automobile, cities will promote the use of more sustainable forms of transportation. MomentumMag.com
Bike Dates,
by Kathleen Wilker, Feb 26, 2012 It's a beautiful sunny day in late February. A nice big snow storm has given us fresh snow mountains for the kids to play on. And all this sunshine makes me think of the summer and summer travel plans. TheAtlanticCities.com
Raleigh's Guerrilla Wayfinding Signs Deemed Illegal By Emily Badger, Feb 27, 2012 Since we first heard about a series of stealth wayfinding signs appearing around Raleigh, North Carolina, several weeks ago, the project has drawn national and international attention. The BBC came to town to see the signs. NPR then ran part of the segment. READ MORE...TheNewYorkTimes.com Making Cities Safer for Cyclists and Pedestrians
Debate by four experts, Feb 27, 2012 An article in The Atlantic this month lamented the lax enforcement of traffic laws in New York City, even in cases in which a pedestrian or cyclist is killed. The author calls for a crackdown on traffic violations large and small, emulating the "broken windows" approach to suppressing crime in the 1990s.
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Blog.SanFranciscoGate.com
SF Set to Adopt New Plan to Promote Bike Commuting By Racheal Gordon, Feb 27, 2012
Legislation to be considered Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors would require commercial property owners of existing buildings to provide secure bicycle parking or, if that's not done, to allow their tenants to bring bikes into their rented offices, shops and restaurants.
SF set to adopt new plan to promote bike commuting
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International (when available)
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The Carless Young: Should We Feel Sorry for Them? No By Michael White, Feb 27, 2012
So I was delighted to read in today's Guardian that current austerity - and student tuition fees - are forcing a whole generation of students to abandon "the teenage dream of passing the test and driving a car" in favour of what the article calls "the mixed joys of budget travel" using something called a bus. That should help save the planet!
MarketWatch.com
China's Massive Property Supply Threatens Market By Chris Oliver, Feb 26, 2012 A virtual shutdown of China's new home sales during the Lunar New Year holiday week could signal a major crack in buyer confidence, with some analysts seeing prices heading lower as cash-strapped real-estate developers become more aggressive in their selling.
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Wednesday's Films (when available)
| CNN.com Cyclists Hit the Road as Gas Prices Rise
By Sanda Endo, Feb 24, 2012 With skyrocketing gas prices, more commuters are getting to work on two wheels.
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Things you need to know along the West Corridor
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>Denver, Wednesday, Feb 29, 2012 Decatur-Federal Station Area Plan 2pm to 3:30pm. and 5:30 to 7pm Fairview Elementary School Gymnasium
2715 West 11th Avenue, Denver, CO 80204 The City & County of Denver in partnership with Denver Housing Authority are launching the station area planning process. Food and child care provided. For more information, please call Barbara Frommell at (720) 865-2973 or email barbara.frommell@denvergov.org. >Lakewood, Thursday, March 01, 2012, 6pm to 8pm? RTD will hold a public meeting regarding the Sheridan and Wadsworth Parking Garages At this meeting, Swinterton Builders, the awarded design and build contractors for both garages, will present the design progress of the two parking garages. Construction is scheduled to being in March for the Wadsworth Garage, and will be followed by about six weeks for the Sheridan Garage. RTD West Rail Line office, 10455 West 6th Ave., Lakewood, Co. 80215 (enter on the west entrance) >Lakewood, Thursday, March 01, 2012, 6:30pm to 8:30pm A community Workshop on Sustainability for the 40 West Arts District Community Room of the Lakewood Cultural Center 470 S. Allison Parkway. The workshop will be hosted by the City of Lakewood and Global Green USA. >Lakewood, Saturday, March 03, 2012
The EVERYTHING Gallery is scheduled to open.
1492-B Ammons Street
Lakewood, Co 80214 The new gallery will offer an array of antique furniture, jewelry, paintings, photography pottery, and jewelry The new gallery will be located just 0.5 miles, or a 4 minute bicycle ride from the future Wadsworth Light Rail Line. >Lakewood, Saturday, March 10, 2012, 7pm. RMCAD Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design 1600 Pierce Street, Lakewood Co. 80214 "Life is nothing if you are not obsessed"
RMCAD Presents an Evening with John Waters Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is proud to present An Evening with John Waters. The cult filmmaker will present his one-man vaudeville show based on his spoken word, "This Filthy World" in RMCAD's Mary Harris Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public; however, reservations are required. Reservations will be accepted online only, beginning on Monday, February 13, 2012. This event is a part of RMCAD's Visiting Artist, Scholar, and Designer Program. Reservations will begin on February 13, 2012 On This Page: The RMCAD campus is located 0.9 miles, or a 6 minute bike ride from the future Lamar Light Rail Station stop (The Brickyard).
The very popular RTD West Corridor bus tours are back!! All tours will be from 9am to 11am on the 3rd Friday of the month (April thru Sept). Each reservation that is made is for one seat only; please sign-up all attendees individually. You will receive e-mail confirmation within one week of your registration. Click here to register
MAY 19 - 20TH, 2012
Denver Union Station
Construction Cam
Golden Jeffco Station
Construction Cam
Wish You Could Find an Apartment/Condo near a Light Rail Station? As part of TBF's continuing efforts to bring TOD's to the West Corridor & elsewhere, this link from Walk Score.com will now be a permanent feature. Thanks. |
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Commercial Real Estate Assemblages, Land or Buildings Available on The West Corridor
Please note: TBF does not
own or sell any real property.
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>4917 West 11th Ave Assemblage
>10th Avenue Light Rail Assemblage
>13th Avenue & Newland St., Light Rail Vacant Land
>5830 West Colfax Ave
>6990 West Colfax Ave Pad Site
THE BACK FENCE supports a corridor wide, regional vision, with individual nodes of unique "places" within that corridor. We hope that the listing of commercial properties available will help to speed this vision to fruition sooner. Learn more about this vision below from the Center for Transit-Oriented Development.
Here's a PowerPoint Presentation of the RTD Elected Officials Briefing held Feb 10, 2012. Part One deals with grade crossing safety (boring) and Part Two has (awesome) photos of the latest civil construction of the West Rail Line. Well worth a peek.
RTD West Rail Line video flyover (entire line from Union Station to the Golden Jeffco Station.
West Corridor Vision
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Things You Need to Know Around the Region
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 Transit Alliance Citizens' Academy! Twice a year, the highly-acclaimed Transit Alliance Citizens' Academy holds classes for residents of the Denver Region to learn more about the many facets and huge benefits that transit-oriented living could bring to their neighborhoods. The application process is highly competitive as there are only 50 slots available and the Academy usually receives twice that amount. The Spring and Fall Citizens' Academies will be held on Wednesday evenings for seven weeks at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Spring 2012 classes will be held on Wednesday evenings beginning April 4th and ending on May 16th. Fall 2012 classes will begin on September 5th and end on October 17th, 2012 Clicking here will send you to the application page. Please read the instructions closely and submit your applications from this page.  As part of their 15th anniversary celebration they invite you to:
THE ROAD AHEAD 2012 "Connecting Livable Communities" Featuring" Denver Mayor Michael B Hancock
Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan
Glendale Maory Larry Harte
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kelly J. Brough & other local experts will respond with an interactive panel discussion. Thursday, March 22, 2012
Registration & Breakfast 7:45am
Program 8:00 am to 10:30am
Infinity Park Event Center Ballroom 4400 E. Kentucky Ave, Glendale |
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| The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of William A. Spriggs and no one else. |
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