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Hi 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, Aug 08, 2012. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
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Press Release:
Metro West Housing Solutions, Lakewood Colorado, Recognized for Exemplary Work in Senior Housing (August 7, 2012) - Local non-profit Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS) received a 2012 MetLife Foundation Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing for its work at the Residences at Creekside in Lakewood. Presented by Enterprise Community Partners and MetLife Foundation, the award honors outstanding leadership, green design, innovation, and effective service provision in affordable senior housing.
TheDenverPost.com
Denver Beekeepers Keeping Busy Trying to Save Habitats
By Bruce Finley, Aug 05, 2012
Urban development and overuse of pesticides may be driving down bee populations by decimating habitat. But a boom in backyard beekeeping and urban gardens is generating momentum to ensure healthy pollination for food.
READ MORE...Grist.org Colorado Utility Hits High of 57% Wind Power By Philip Bump, Aug 06, 2012 Last week, we told you about Mit Romney's visit to Colorado, made a smidge uncomfortable by his suggesting that he wanted all Coloradans to get fired from their jobs and, worse, move to Wyoming. Well, not really. He only wanted people who worked in the wind industry to lose their jobs, and he didn't take a public position on their state of residence. |
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Brookings.edu
What's Next for Transportation in Atlanta
By Adie Toner & Jessie Lee, Aug 01, 2012
When it comes to transformative infrastructure, there's no bigger tool for metro areas than local referendums. These regional votes give metropolitan areas an opportunity to sidestep the business-as-usual approach in Washington and initiate their own local vision-and to do so with resources typically counted in the billions. From major rail investments in Denver to a new central park in Oklahoma City, referendums are a vital way to reshape our metropolitan economies.
StarTribune.com
Young Home Buyers Seek 'Walkability' By Kim Palmer, Aug 04, 2012
Folks are willing to pay a premium for city living, with its nearby coffee shops, restaurants and stores.
TheAtlanticCities.com
High Density Sprawl Is Still Sprawl
By Kaid Benfield, Aug 06, 2012 On my flight home from California last week, I took the photo above. It's not the greatest photo, but I captured the image to illustrate the edge of suburban sprawl in some place or other, I'm not sure where.
READ MORE..
TheAtlanticCities.com
Trees vs. Power Lines: Will We Have to Choose?
By Anthony Flint, Aug 07, 2012
The notice of the hearing landed in my inbox from the High Street Hill Association, one of many neighborhood organizations on the front lines of local government here in the Boston metro area. The local utility company, NStar, wanted to cut down a dozen trees along the streets of Brookline, Massachusetts.
TheAtlanticCities.com
Why Cyclists Run Red Lights
By Eric Jaffe, Aug 06, 2012 This past weekend Randy Cohen, (see link below) former author of the "Ethicist" column in the New York Times Magazine, wrote an op-ed for the paper in which he admitted with pride to running red lights...Cohen is certainly not alone.
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TheNewYorkTimes/Opinion
If Kant Were a New York Cyclist By Randy Cohen, Aug 04, 2012
The rule-breaking cyclist that people decry: that's me. I routinely run red lights, and so do you. I flout the law when I'm on my bike; you do it when you are on foot, at least if you are like most New Yorkers. My behavior vexes pedestrians, drivers and even some of my fellow cyclists. Similar conduct has stuck cyclists with tickets and court-ordered biking education classes.READ MORE...
TheAtlanticCities.com
'Walk Score' Is Great, But it Still Doesn't Capture 'Walk Appeal'
By Sarah Goodyear, Aug 07, 2012
Solana Beach, California, is one of a string of communities trailing north up the coast from San Diego, each one more ridiculously scenic and attractive than the last:... Solana Beach is also a great example of just how miserable walking for transportation can be in America.
READ MORE...NewJersey.com
NJ Transit Designates 'Bike Friendly' Trains
Hunterdon County Democrat, Aug 06, 2012
In response to customer requests regarding bike access at train stations, Transportation Commissioner and NJ Transit Board Chairman James Simpson and NJ Transit Executive Director James Weinstein announced the designation of selected "bike-friendly" trains on weekends and other improvements in support of the transportation needs of the cycling community. READ MORE...Grist.org
The Mother of All Rides: Biking Across America on the Old Route 66
By Sarah Laskow, Aug 03 2012
Bike Route 66, which will stretch from Chicago to Los Angeles, is part of the first big push to establish official national bike routes, the cycling equivalent of interstate highways. The project has been in the works for two years already, and it will be at least two years more before their work is done - the product of touring societies, volunteer cyclists, state transportation coordinators, local city officials, cartographers, and the nonprofit Adventure Cycling Association, which creates some of the best maps for long-distance cycling in the country.
READ MORE...TransportationIssuesDaily.com
6 Steps for a Successful Bike-Ped Advocacy Funding Campaign
BY Larry Ehl, Aug 06, 2012
Bike-ped funding advocacy takes on new importance now that state DOTs now have authority to allocate a portion of federal "bike-ped" funds. A new short, plain-language report is designed to walk bike-ped stakeholders through the elements of developing a funding campaign, using examples from two successful campaigns.READ MORE...
StreetsBlog.org
The Bicycle Uprising: Remembering the NYC Bike Ban 25 Years Later
By Charles Komanoff, Aug 07, 2012
Editor's note: This post, the first in a five-part series by Streetsblog contributor Charles Komanoff, recounts the activism that saved and rejuvenated bicycling in New York City 25 years ago. Future posts in this weekly series will place the "bike ban uprising" in the historical context of cycling advocacy. Activists are planning a September 28 bike ride and forum to commemorate and celebrate the events of 1987...
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International (when available)
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BikeBiz.com
UPS Turns to Bicycles During London 2012
By Jonathan Harker, Aug 03, 2012 Extended bike fleet will be in use in the capital after the Olympics too, logistics firm says.
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Junction Design the Dutch - Cycle Friendly - Way
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Things you need to know along the West Corridor
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Photo: Lakewood Heritage, Culture & The Arts
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>Lakewood, Saturday August 11, 10am 2pm
Denver & Intermountain Interurban Trolley, Car No. 25, Open House.
Bring the whole family to enjoy a free ride on this completely restored trolley car that connected early Lakewood Colorado citizens to the booming downtown Denver at the turn of the 20th Century.
Location:
Denver Federal Center, Bldg No. 78
Enter on Kipling St. South of 6th Ave. Gate I, Follow the Yellow Signs.
[All adults need a government photo ID (i.e. Driver's License) to enter the Federal Center. Sorry, pets are not permitted].
>Lakewood, Wednesday, August 8th, 7:30am to 8:30am.
Cindy Baroway and Scott Koop, City Council representatives for Ward 2, will meet with residents and considerate guests from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 8 at the 40 West Arts District Office, 1560 Teller Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80214. The future light rail line traverses the NW section of their Ward.
>Lakewood, Saturday, August 18th, 9am to 10:45am
Karen Kellen and Ramey Johnson, City Council representatives for Ward 1, will meet with residents and considerate guests at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012, at the 40 West Arts District Office, 1560 Teller Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80214. The future light rail line traverses the northern section of their Ward.
>Lakewood, Thursday, Sept 13, 2012 7pm. Mary Harris Auditorium on the Campus of the Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design. 1600 Pierce Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80214.
Music! Singing! Dancing! Comedy! Oh My! A variety show produced by the 40 West Arts District showcasing the performing arts with an array of upbeat, high-energy, family-friendly acts. The inaugural show, emceed by the inimitable "Naughty Pierre" from Lannie's Clocktower, is set for September 13 at the Mary Harris Auditorium - Click here to learn more & purchase tickets.
[Note: in just 9 short months West Corridor residents will be able bike to a West Rail Line station, jump on board with their bikes, get off at Union Station & cycle just six blocks to Coors Field and LEAVE THE CAR BEHIND. But until then, those of you adventurous souls who can commute to downtown, check out the facilities in place this year.]
The Last Ride to the
Rockies Game For 2012
Sunday, Sept 2nd
Over the course of 20 games this season the Rockies along with media partners ROOT SPORTS, 850 KOA and The Denver Post will once again be enlisting players and fans toward making a positive impact on the environment through the 2012 Games of Green initiative.
NEXT BIKE TO THE GAME!
WHEN: Sunday, September 02, 2012 for the game against the SD Padres. Bike lot opens at 11:30 a.m. and closes 10 minutes after the game ends.
WHERE: Coors Field, the special Bike to the Game secure parking lot at 21st and Blake St., across from Gate C.
WHAT: Check in at the Bike to the Game Tent at the entrance to the bike lot at 21st and Blake to enter a drawing for great prizes, like a Rockies Batting Practice experience, Rockies tickets, autographed items and more.
The very popular RTD West Corridor bus tours are back but ending soon!! All tours will be from 9am to 11am on the 3rd Friday of the month (Aug & 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
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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>3415 West Colfax Ave TOD Assemblage
>4419 West Colfax Retail Location
>4917 West 11th Ave Assemblage [sold]
Sold, See Press Release
>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.
West Corridor Vision
RTD West Rail Line video flyover (entire line from Union Station to the Golden Jeffco Station.
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Things You Need to Know Around the Region
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THE TRANSIT ALLIANCE IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FALL 2012 AND SPRING 2013 ACADEMIES! Please note that the Academy application process is competitive as they only have 50 slots available and usually have 100 applicants or more. Applications must be submitted by 5 PM on August 24th to be considered for the Fall 2012 Academy. The Fall Academy (2012-02) will begin September 12 and end on October 24, 2012.  Tour de FasTracks - West Rail Ride Bike Event Saturday, Sept 15, 2012 Calling all Cyclists in Golden, Lakewood, west Denver, and the Denver Region. The RTD FasTracks West Rail Line which will serve our West Corridor will host a bike event on Saturday, September 15, 2012 to show off its magnificent bike path that parallels most of the future "W" line. The Back Fence, in the coming months, always a huge supporter of alternatives to the single occupier automobile, will strongly advocate for the "final mile" and call for more and safer cycle access from the light rail stations. We also consider the bicycle as not just a recreational vehicle, but a tool of economic empowerment that helps our citizens stay healthy and keeps more expendable cash in their pockets in which to enhance our local businesses; and I won't bore you with lectures on sustainability, oil dependence and air quality. Although the Tour de FasTracks event is billed as a "leisurely ride" that will start at the future Oak Street Station parking area and end at the Decatur Federal Station, there also will be a stage for the intermediate and advanced cyclists that will start at the Jefferson County Government Center-Golden Station. Details will be forthcoming, but you can Click here to view the current RTD bike path.
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