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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, March 07, 2012. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
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BoulderDailyCamera/opinion
Hop On The Bus, Gus: Bus Plan Should Move Forward, But Not Without a Comprehensive Rail Plan
By Erika Stutzman, Mar 07, 2012 The lyrics that immediately sprang to mind after the RTD staff made its "hybrid" FasTracks recommendation to the board this week -- one that would offer a commuter rail service to Westminster, with bus rapid transport beyond that to Broomfield, Louisville and Boulder -- were from "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover."
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BoulderDailyCamera.com
RTD Proposal: Build Rail to Church Ranch, Postpone Completion to Boulder, Longmont
By John Aguilar, Mar 05, 2012 DENVER -- A recommendation by the Regional Transportation District to build the Northwest Rail to Westminster by 2022 -- but with no date identified to get the train all the way to Boulder and Longmont -- prompted some angry reactions from Boulder County officials at an RTD meeting Monday night.
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LongmontTimesCall.com
RTD Briefs Boulder County Commissioners on FasTracks' Northwest Corridor Proposal
By John Fryar, Mar 06, 2012 BOULDER -- Regional Transportation District officials briefed Boulder County commissioners Tuesday on the RTD staff's proposal to complete future commuter rail service between Westminster and Longmont in incremental stages.
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TheDenverPost.com RTD Gets Cool Reaction to Proposed Rail to Westminster, Buses to Longmont
By David Migoya, Mar 06, 2012 Calling it the most reasonable and cost-effective option for rapid transit along the northwest corridor, Regional Transportation District staff Monday recommended running commuter rail north to Church Ranch Boulevard in Westminster and a bus transit system the rest of the way to Longmont. TheDenverPost.com
More Affordable Housing Near Osage Light Rail Station By Howard Pankratz, Mar 03, 2012 The Denver Housing Authority has started demolition for a major phase of redevelopment at the former South Lincoln Homes site, at West 10th Avenue and the Osage Street light rail station. Mayor's Messages: Updates on Life in Golden Colorado from the Mayor : March 08 Council and Economic Development Items At Thursday's meeting, city council will consider authorizing a design contract for the proposed pedestrian bridge over 6th Avenue at the light rail station, This is another step toward getting Golden ready for the coming of the first train -- and passengers -- in May 2013. READ MORE...
Denver Union Station Update #96 By Andy Vuong, Mar 06, 2012 I've been trying to focus on one section of the Union Station development with each update, but Kiewit has been working so fast I can barely keep up! So, for this update, we're going to hit two areas: the bus box and the 17th Street Gardens. READ MORE.... Coloradoan.com
Group Pushes for Commuter Rail Along Front Range
By Kevin Duggan, Mar 02, 2012 The future of transportation along Colorado's Front Range could look a lot like it did before the creation of multilane highways.
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TheHill.com
Boehner Warns House GOP he Will Take a Detour on Highway Bill
By Alexander Bolton & R. Berman, Mar 06, 2012 Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) warned House Republicans Tuesday that he will take up the Senate's bipartisan $109 billion highway bill if they keep refusing to pass his version.
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DC.StreetsBlog.org
Tomorrow's Key Vote on Senate Transpo Bill Could Go Either Way By Ben Goldman, Mar 05, 2012
In interviewing a number of experts for an upcoming article about the prospects of passing a transportation bill, I've found a surprising amount of disagreement about whether the Senate bill will clear a key milestone tomorrow.
GizModo.com
Why Walking is the Best Exercise. By Jamie Condliffe, Mar 02, 2012
Scientists have known for a while that merely walking more can massively decrease the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, but they haven't really known why. But now, by forcing healthy people to act like slobs, they're starting to reveal why walking is the best thing you can do for your body.
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TheAtlanticCities.com
The Official Guide to Tactical Urbanism By Nate Berg, mar 02, 2012
Guerilla gardening. Pavement-to-parks. Open streets. These are all urban interventions of a sort - quick, often temporary, cheap projects that aim to make a small part of a city more lively or enjoyable. These types of projects have grown in popularity in recent years, and they even have a new name: tactical urbanism... TheAtlanticCities.com The Inequality of American Cities
By Richard Florida, Mar 05, 2012
Inequality is shaping up to be one of the biggest issues in the 2012 presidential election. The Occupy movement may have waned since last fall, but its focus on the privileges of the top one percent has yet to go away.
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The AtlanticCities.com
Do Real-Time Updates Increase Transit Ridership?
By Eric Jaffe, Mar 06, 2012
Late last month Wade Roush of Xconomy
took a long look at how Google is changing the way people interact with their public transportation systems. The search engine empire now publishes the operating schedules of more than 475 transit agencies around the world through its Google Maps and Google Transit platforms.
TheAtlanticCities Why College Towns Are Happy Towns
By Richard Florida, Mar 05, 2012
College towns top the list on the latest metro-level rankings on the Gallup-Healthway Well-Being Index. Lancaster, Pennsylvania, takes the top spot, followed by Charlottesville, Virginia, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Provo-Orem, Utah, and Boulder, Colorado.
TheNewYorkTimes.com Mission Control, Built for Cities
I.B.M. Takes 'Smarter Cities' Concept to Rio de Janeiro
By Natasha Singer, Mar 03, 2012 Not far from Copacabana Beach here is a control room that looks straight out of NASA.
TheAtlanticCities.com Can Urban Highways be Fixed?
By Kaid Benfield, Mar 05, 2012 I am of the opinion, which is by no means universally held, that the Interstate Highway System, whose construction was begun in the 1950s, was good for America, or at least a net plus when it comes to travel between cities. But that's regarding travel between cities and metro areas. Within metro areas has been another matter altogether. READ MORE...CityTank.org S400: Bringing Community to the Micro-level - The Opportunities of Urban Cohousing
By Josh Mahar, Mar 05, 2012 The idea of cooperative housing is not new. For many of us it conjures up utopian dreams of cultish flower children. But over the past 20 years a new form of communal housing, cohousing, has developed into an intriguing, and more down-to-earth, approach to collective living in the United States.
TheAtlanticCities.com
Zipcar's Cities of the Future By Richard Florida, Mar 04, 2012 Earlier this week, Zipcar published its Future Metropolis Index. To develop the Index, the company teamed up with KRC Research to rank the top 36 most populated U.S. cities on five factors: sustainability, innovation, vibrancy, efficiency, and livability.
DC.StreetsBlog.org
AASHTO's Vision of Safe Streets for Seniors: Bigger Type on Highway Signs By Tanya Snyder, Mar 02, 2012 Last June, Transportation for America brought the nation's attention to the fact that older Americans are increasingly stuck in the suburbs without adequate transportation options, leading them to see family and friends and even doctors less. That same month, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on transportation access for older Americans. TheAtlanticCities.com Why Driverless Cars Will Increase Tensions in Cities and Suburbs Alike
By David Alpert, Mar 05, 2012
Driverless cars sound less and less like science fiction with each passing month, and that's prompted widespread discussion about how they might change society. They will bring many changes, but when it comes to the car's role in the city, they may just intensify current tensions. READ MORE...Wired.com/autopia
Chevrolet Volt Named European Car of the Year By Chuck Squatriglia, Mar 05, 2012 The Chevrolet Volt and its kissing cousin, the Opel Ampera, are Europe's "Car of the Year," beating compacts from Volkswagen and Ford to add another award to the car's trophy shelf.
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International (when available)
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TheNewYorkTimes.com A Dream Grows in Copenhagen
By Nick Porter, Mar 05, 2012 COPENHAGEN - How does a city expand and, at the same time, reduce car use and emissions? Officials in Copenhagen believe part of the answer is to build and extend a modern mass transit network while trying to eliminate the need for commuting altogether.
Guardian.co.uk
Times Safety Campaign Proves That Cycling is Now Mainstream By James Randerson, Feb 23, 2012 Can we dare to hope that maybe - just maybe - we are on the cusp of something special? After years of being dismissed as anti-social ("lycra clad velociraptors"), deviant (road tax dodgers" or just plain weird, cycling it seems is starting to emerge as something attractive, aspirational and even cool.
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Wednesday's Films (when available)
[Editor's Note: I couldn't find any suitable video for this week so I thought I'd throw in one of mine. Crude first attempt from my new Youtube Channel taken from my digital camera. Getting ready for opening day, 2013. Short video is tree delivery and unloading at the Oak Street Station.].
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Things you need to know along the West Corridor
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>Lakewood, Wednesday, March 14, 7:3- - 8:30am Cindy Baroway and Scott Koop, Lakewood City Council representatives for Ward 2, will meet with residents and considerate guests from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Lakewood-West Colfax Business Improvement District Office, 7125 W. Colfax Ave. The West Rail Line traverses the northwestern section of their Ward.
>Lakewood, Saturday March 17, 9am to 10:30am?
Karen Kellen and Ramey Johnson, Lakewood City Council representatives for Ward 1, will meet with residents and considerate guests at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 17 at the Lakewood-West Colfax Business Improvement District Office, 7125 W. Colfax Ave. The West Rail Line traverses the northern section of their Ward.
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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>Arvada, Thursday, March 22, 6pm to 8pm?
A regularly scheduled meeting of the Gold Line Advisory Committee GLAC. The meeting will be held at Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road (same as 58th Avenue.
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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