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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, May 02, 2012. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
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ReconnectingAmerica.org
The Denver Transit Regional Equity Atlas: Mapping Opportunity At The Regional Scale April 10, 2012
The Denver Regional Equity Atlas was written by Reconnecting America and the Piton Foundation on behalf of Mile-High Connects to inform the development of strategies to ensure that existing and expanding transit systems in the Metro Denver region provide greater access from affordable housing to jobs, good schools, health care and other essential services.
Union Station Project: 1490 Delgany St. Apartments
By Ken Schroeppel, Apr 29, 2012
Downtown Denver's 15th Street is one of the city's most historic streets, as many of Denver's first commercial structures were built around 15th and Larimer in the 1860s.
1490 Delgany is 0.3 miles, & a 7 minute walk to the Union Station Fastracks hub.
New Ballpark District Project: Broadstone 2150 Blake Street Alliance Residential is breaking ground this summer on Broadstone Blake Street, a 6-story, 164-unit apartment building located at 2150 Blake Street. The apartment complex will be located 0.5 miles, an 11 minute walk from the hub of the Fastrack system, Denver Union Station.
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National
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TheNewYorkTimes.com/Editorial
Cars, Trains and Partisan Posturing
April 27, 2012
The transportation bill is vital, providing billions of dollars to states and communities to build and repair roads, ensure bridges are safe and improve mass transit for millions of commuters. It also sustains some 2.9 million jobs, many in the hard-pressed construction industry.
READ MORE...TheAtlanticCities.com How to Make Transit (and Biking and Walking) Sexy
By Sarah Goodyear, Apr 30, 2012
Maybe what transit in the United States needs is a little more joy -- "Joy" and other enticing words such as "freedom," "fun," "sexy," and "seductive" are common parlance in automobile marketing. But when it comes to transit - at least in the United States - not so much.
READ MORE... Newsroom.aaa.com
Cost of Owning and Operating Vehicle in U.S. up 1.9 over 2011 - AAA
By Ginnie Pritchett, Apr 27, 2012
AAA released the results of its annual 'Your Driving Costs' study today revealing a 1.9 percent rise in the yearly costs to own and operate a sedan in the U.S. The average costs rose 1.1 cents per mile to 59.6 cents per mile, or $8,946 per year, based upon 15,000 miles of annual driving. READ MORE...
Planetizen.com Traffic Deaths and Safety: Who's Really the Safest?
Michael Lewyn, Apr 29, 2012
William Lucy of the University of Virginia has written extensively on the question of whether outer suburbs are safer than cities or inner suburbs; he argues, based on traffic fatality data, that outer suburbs are certainly less safe than inner suburbs, and maybe even less safe than cities.
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TheAtlanticCities.com
The Secret Energy Drain on Cities: Streetlights
By Nate Berg, Apr 30, 2012
Streetlights, often tens of thousands of them spread throughout the entire footprint of a city, represent an impressively large drain on city budgets. They are often cities' biggest or second biggest energy demand, and can amount to somewhere between one-quarter and one-half of a city's entire energy bill, sometimes even more.
ThisBigCity.net
Citizens Want Sustainable Cities: Let the Market Provide By Andy Boenau, Apr 27, 2012 Planners and engineers within the transportation design industry have long debated the appropriate location, function, and character of city streets. Today, the debate over city streets stretches far beyond the curbs of the institutional design community.
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ScientificAmerican.com
How the USDA Maps Food Deserts April 28, 2012 Food deserts-areas where residents have limited options for purchasing fresh foods-are not easy to quantify. Access to food depends on a number of factors, from geography to transportation to the choices of individual grocers. One simple way to sketch out food desert boundaries is to chart those regions where supermarkets are scarce.
READ MORE... TheAtlanticCites.com The Rise of the Temporary City
By David Lepeska, May 01, 2012
While artists, activists and event organizers have embraced the pop-up phenomenon, urban visionaries have remained overwhelmingly concerned with permanence.
TheOnion.com
The Onion: The Transit Issue. April 23, 2012 [OK, time to laugh. The Onion, the satirical publication has come out with a transit issue. Get a good laugh and then go back to work slacker.]
Planetizen.com Tea Parties and the Planning of America
By Samuel Staley, Apr 27, 2012
I recently had the pleasure of sitting on a panel convened by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to discuss the Tea Party and its effects on local planning. At one point, the moderator asked if there were any successful techniques that planners could use to effectively deal with Tea Party activists.
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International (when available)
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Wednesday's Film (when available)
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The Edible City: Urban Farming 101 An animation that shows how to turn a conventional community into an edible city. Learn how to transform unproductive spaces into agricultural landscapes that help fight obesity and reduce food deserts.
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Things you need to know along the West Corridor
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>Denver, Wednesday, May 02, 2012, 6pm to 9pm? History Colorado, 1200 Broadway. DRCOG will award Lakewood Mayor, Bob Murphy with the Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding contribution to the region as chairman of the Metro Mayors Caucus FasTracks Task force. Mayor Murphy will also accept the 2012 Local Government Awards Program category, Planning With Vision, from DRCOG for the 40 West Arts District in Lakewood. Click Here to Register>Lakewood, Tuesday, May 08, 2012, 6:30am to 8pm Two Creeks Park: Public Planning Workshop, Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St. Lakewood, Co. 80214 The City of Lakewood is hosting a workshop for residents to share their ideas on the future vision for the park space just east of Wadsworth Blvd between 10th and 12th Avenues. >Golden, Tuesday, May 08, 2012 , 6:30pm to 8:30pmish. Hunter Lovins, expert in sustainable practices for companies and communities will speak in Golden at a free public event sponsored by The Jefferson County League of Women Voters. American Mountaineering Center, 710 10th St. Golden, 80401 Time Magazine named Lovins "Hero for the Planet" in 2000 and Newsweek named her "Green Business Icon" in 2009. She has authored and co-authored numerous books and has done consulting work for governments and the private sector. For more information call Ellen at 303-526-7446, visit www.lwvjeffco.org or email jeffcolwv@netzero.net. >Denver Union Station Historic Summer Tours Starting Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm The Denver Union Station Project Authority (DUSPA) will be conducting free guided tours of the Denver Union Station redevelopment site this summer. This guided tour will emphasis the early station history and famous travelers who visited Denver by Train. The tour will also tell visitors about all the exciting new features that will soon be part of, and surround, the historic station. The tours will be held at 4:30 p.m., starting on Thursday, May 10, 2012, and continuing on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month through July. The one-hour tour will start inside the Great Train Hall at the historic station, 1701 Wynkoop Street. Participation is limited to 35 people per tour. To reserve your spot, visit. RSVP here [Scroll down on left] [Editor's note to below: TBF received no promotional fee for this posting. This is part of our overall effort to get more cyclists on our city streets. It is a well established fact that if females feel "safe" on our roads, then more will follow and that means fewer automobiles]. Source: Scientific American
>Lakewood, Thursday, May 10, 2012, 7 - 9pm Ladies Night at Campus Cycles, 7310 West Colfax Ave, Co. 80214 One of the West Corridor's newest neighbors is Campus Cycles who will be hosting an informal "after hours" catered event designed to present information about bikes, accessories and riding apparel for the lady cyclist. Liv/Giant will be present as well as a few local event directors. The evening will include a raffle, entertainment, gift bags, fashion show and many in-store discounts. RSVP via e-mail at eventRSVP@campuscycles.com, or call 303 237-1115. >Lakewood, Thursday, May 10, 2010, 6-7:30pm Eiber Elementary School, 1385 Independence Street, Lakewood, Co. The City of Lakewood will host a Sustainable Neighborhood Program focused on the Eiber Neighborhood and encourages citizen participation for this workshop to share ideas and interests. The West Rail Line runs east & west along the northern portion of this particular neighborhood.  >Lakewood, starting Friday, June 08, 2012, 5-9pm
Lakewood's celebration of the Arts week starts with a Ribbon-cutting, Arts Exhibit & Community Art Project June 8-9-10. Mark your calendars for the INSPIRE week programs at 40 West Arts! Lakewood's celebration of its arts with a ribbion-cutting and preview of the new 40 West Studios at 7175 West 16th Avenue, Lakewood, Colorado 80214 starts June 08, 2012. The new art studio is located just 0.6 miles - an 11 minute walk, or a 6 minute bike ride from the future Wadsworth Light Rail Station. >Lakewood, Wednesday, June 13, 4-6pm. Grand Opening party of A+E Fine Woodworking, woodworking studio, 7175 W. 16th Ave. A&E Woodworking will become a future art collaborative where artists will share a common location to create their artwork. The location is located 0.6 miles - 3 minutes via bicycle - from the future light rail stop at Wadsworth Station.
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 (May 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 
JUNE 9-15th, 2012 
AUGUST 20-26th, 2012
SEPTEMBER 21-23RD, 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.
Prices displayed may not be correct.
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>4917 West 11th Ave Assemblage
>10th Avenue Light Rail Assemblage
>1010 Sheridan Blvd TOD Site
>13th Avenue & Newland St., Light Rail Vacant Land
>5830 West Colfax Ave
>1025 Ammons Complex
>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.
Editor's note: Due to the greatness of Democracy and right of it's citizen's to express concerns freely, RTD has issued a follow-up statement addressing those issues raised surrounding the Future Sheridan Street Parking Structure raised on March 01, 2012. Subjects include 1) Sun/snow on the north side of the structure. 2) Safer lighting between station and parking structure. 3) Ped/bicycle interaction from structure to station. 4) more.
Sheridan Parking Structure
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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>What is the Better Block?
The "Better Block" project is a community revitalization effort that temporarily demonstrates how to improve a street with pedestrian and public infrastructure mixed with art, culture, pop-up businesses and street life. For one day, the project will fill vacant storefronts, create pedestrian seating areas, provide landscaping and street furniture, redraw the street, provide live music, and more. Better Block aims to create quick, inexpensive, high-impact changes that lead to permanent solutions for areas in Denver.
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| The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of William A. Spriggs and no one else. |
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