Did You Know That Transit...
Stops For Shopping?
The nation's top retailers agreed that the need for mass transportation is beginning to outweigh the need for traditional parking design, according to speakers during day two of the International Council of Shopping Centers' 2011 New York National Conference & Deal Making event."
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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 the Sunday, March 18, 2012 Edition. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
| LongmontTimesCall.com
Residents to RTD: Quit Promising and Give us Guarantees By Scott Rochat, Mar 15, 2012 RTD board chairman Lee Kemp pitched the newest FasTracks option to Longmont residents Thursday night: rail to Longmont between 2028 and 2034. Until then, the tracks would reach Church Ranch near Westminster and bus rapid transit would cover the rest.
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[Editor's Note to below: Rising rents and the continuing push upward of gas prices will put pressure on Developers to build more rental units, especially near light rail stations. Stay tuned West Corridor!]
BizJournals.com/Denver
Rents Rise in All Metro Denver Counties
By Dennis Huspeni, Mar15, 2012 Douglas and Jefferson counties posted the lowest vacancy rates at 1.5 percent each, and the overall metro Denver vacancy rate stood at 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter, up slightly year-over-year from the 2 percent rate in the fourth quarter 2010, but down from the third quarter's 3.4 percent rate.
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ColoSpringsBusinessJournal.com
Bennet, Udall Sponsor Bill to Reinstate Wind Energy Credits
By Amy Gillentine, Mar 16, 2012
Colorado Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet have introduced a new bipartisan bill to extend tax credits for the wind energy industry.
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National
| TransportationNation.org
Senate Passes Transportation Bill, 74-22
Todd Zwillich, Mar 14, 2012 Updated Years late, and much smaller than once envisioned, the Senate has passed its version of a two-year $109 billion transportation bill by a wide, bi-partisan majority.
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DC.StreetsBlog.org
House Won't Take Up Senate Transpo Bill as March 31 Deadline Looms By Tanya Snyder, Mar 16, 2012
So much for bipartisanship. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is just waiting to pounce on Speaker Boehner for taking up Democratic legislation like the Senate transportation bill. Even though his efforts to whip his party into passing a five-year transportation bill that attacks transit, biking, and walking have been fruitless, House Speaker John Boehner isn't about to follow through on his threat to take up the Senate's two-year bill. That bill passed with 22 GOP ayes (and 22 nays) in the Senate earlier this week.
DC.StreetsBlog.org
For House GOP, Safer Streets Are the New "Bridge to Nowhere" By Ben Goldman, Mar 16, 2012
Funding to make biking and walking safer has taken something of a beating in both the House and Senate transportation bills. The fate of the most significant federal bike-ped programs - Safe Routes to School,Transportation Enhancements, and Recreational Trails - is still very much in doubt. Under the Senate bill, passed Wednesday, local agencies would at least have greater access to the funds that remain for these programs. At last glance, the House bill completely obliterated dedicated bike-ped funding.
DC.StreetsBlog.org
Feeding the Beast: The Backdoor Ways Transit Subsidizes Roads By Angie Schmitt, Mar 16, 2012
We've done our share of commentary on this blog about how transit is underfunded in the first place. So it's all the more upsetting to see highway projects pick the pocket of transit agencies. But that's exactly what's happening, in different forms, in different places throughout the country, writes Alon Levy at Pedestrian Observations.
TheAtlanticCiteis.com
The Politics of Playgrounds, a History By Amanda Erickson, Mar 14, 2012
Unless you're a frequent reader of parenting blogs, you might not know there's a major divide in the world of children's playgrounds.
ThisBigCity.net
The Future of the City: Density, Sustainability, and Citizen Happiness After an hour and a half of driving, I was pretty thoroughly disgusted with the whole idea of suburbs. I became more and more unreasonable as I became more and more lost. What's the difference between "96th Street" and "96th Street Terrace?" Why were there so many parking lots?
TheAtlanticCities.com
Is the Biker Rights Movement Gaining Momentum? By Eric Jaffe, Mar 14, 2012
In the past few weeks, the long march toward equal road rights for urban bike riders took two big steps forward. In late February, Berkeley instituted a law protecting riders from harassment by granting them the right to civil action, and last week San Francisco officials gave preliminary approval to legislation that requires commercial buildings to let riders take their bikes inside if there's no bike parking outside.
TheNewYorkTimes.com A Meter So Expensive, It Creates Parking Spots
By Michael Cooper & J McGinty, Mar 15, 2012
The maddening quest for street parking is not just a tribulation for drivers, but a trial for cities. As much as a third of the traffic in some areas has been attributed to drivers circling as they hunt for spaces. The wearying tradition takes a toll in lost time, polluted air and, when drivers despair, double-parked cars that clog traffic even more.
SwitchBoard.nrdc.org
Green, Supportive Housing for Veterans Should Become a National Model
By Ken Benfield, Mar 15, 2012 If anyone deserves our thanks, appreciation, and support, it has to be veterans of the armed forces, many of whom serve at great risk and with honor only to return to civilian life devoid of much in the way of income, housing, or social services. A shocking portion are homeless: veterans make up around 9 percent of our population but 23 percent of our homeless population.
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International (when available)
| ThisBigCity.net
How Green Roofs are Going Mainstream Improving-Our Cities. By Mar 13, 2012
By Roger East, Mar 13, 2012 A 'living roof' can make a vivid green statement. The 1,700 square metres of living, breathing greenery on two long sweeping slopes of roof are the crowning glory, for instance, of the '8 house' in Copenhagen's Oerestad district
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Sunday's Films (when available)
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[Editor's note to below: good stuff, but 27 minutes long]
StreetFilms.org
Rethinking the Automobile With Mark Gorton
By Clarence Eckerson, Jr. Mar 15, 2012
For more than 100 years New York City government policy has prioritized the needs of the automobile over the needs of any other mode of transport. Working under the faulty assumption that more car traffic would improve business, planners and engineers have systematically made our streets more dangerous and less livable. As a result, even the idea that a street could truly be a "place" - a shared space for human interaction and play - has been almost completely destroyed.
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Things You Need to Know Along The West Corridor
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>Lakewood, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 9:15am to ? 1425 Brentwood, Ste #7, Lakewood, Co. 80214 The Jefferson County League of Women Voters will examine the proposed expansion of Chatfield Reservoir to help meet future metro area water demand. Members will discuss the need and effects of expanding the reservoir, which could flood park facilities, impact recreational use and wildlife habitat, among other things. The meeting is open to all. For more information, call Carmah at (303) 239-0981. To learn more about Jeffco LWV - visit >Denver Union Station Basement, Friday, April 27, 2012
Final Open House for the Model Railroad display before construction closes same.
Soon the terrific model railroad display put on by the Platte Valley & Western Model Railroad club in the basement of the Denver Union Station will have to close because of the redevelopment of the Station (let's hope they put in better ventilation and more areas to sit for elderly and struggling families) The open house will run from 7pm to 9pm in the Basement. May 19-20th, 2012
June 9-15, 2012
August 20-26
September 21-23
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.
Denver Union Station Construction Web Cam
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Commercial Real Estate Assemblages or Individual Sites Available on the West Corridor
Major construction is done on the RTD West Rail Line and now is the time to begin Phase 2: Creating a new image of the West Corridor by building high-quality, high-density development along RTD's West Rail Line. Let's get the party started.
Please Note: TBF does not
buy or sell real property. Prices displayed may not be correct
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Things You Need to Know in The Region (when available)
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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
Click Here to Register
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