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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 Sunday Edition, Aug 19, 2012. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
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TheDenverPost.com
Northern Suburbs Say They Have Nothing From RTD for Their $243 Million
By Monte Whaley, Aug 19, 2012 Denver's northern suburbs are ready to revolt against the Regional Transportation District over its failure to deliver rail lines to their communities.
Denver Union Station Update
By Ryan Darvitz, Aug 18, 2012 On Wednesday I had the wonderful opportunity to get an insider's look at the Denver Union Station project. There will be two parts to this tour; the surface and the bus box. Today we will be focusing on what's happening on the surface. I would like to thank Hunter Sydnor of Kiewit for the wonderful tour and the vast amount of information about this development.
DenverPost.com
Demand high for Xcel's Solar Garden Program in Colorado
By Mark Jaffe, A8g 15, 2012
Xcel Energy faced a solar garden rush Wednesday morning when it opened its new program at 8 a.m. Within 30 minutes it had three times as many applications as it could fill.
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TheNewYorkTimes.com
Frustrations of Air Travel Push Passengers to Amtrak
By Ron Nixon, Aug 15, 2012 Long a punch line for harried Northeast travelers, Amtrak has come to dominate commercial travel in the corridor connecting Washington, New York and Boston, and this summer its trains are packed.
EarthTechling.com
Wind Power Job Losses Mount as Production Tax Credit Languishes
By Pete Danko, Aug 14, 2012
The drip-drip-drip of wind-industry job losses is threatening to become a steady stream. On Monday, Vestas announced layoffs at its Pueblo, Colo., wind tower factory, a move it attributed to a market slowdown brought on by "uncertainty over whether Congress will extend the production tax credit (PTC)."
DC.StreetsBlog.org
Everything You Wanted to Know About Transit Funds (But Were Afraid to Ask)
By Tanya Snyder, Aug 16, 2012
Transit agencies can have a hard time finding the money to expand rail lines and busways. While federal grants for road projects require a 20 percent local match, transit projects need to get 50 percent or more from local funding sources. The byzantine federal funding bureaucracy creates high hurdles, especially for smaller agencies without on-staff expertise in applying for and managing these grants.READ MORE...TheWallStreetJournal.com
Streetcar Plans Plow Ahead
By Caroline Porter, Aug 15, 2012 Cities Use Federal Funding to Back New Routes but Some Call Projects a Waste. READ MORE...StreetsBlog.net Walking Rates in America Improve, Still Pitiful
By Angie Schmitt, Aug 17, 2012
There's a new report out from the Centers for Disease Control that finds nearly 40 percent of American adults had not walked for a ten-minute period in the previous seven days. Yikes.
Google-LatLong.BlogSpot.com Since 2005, we've collaborated with hundreds of transit authorities around the world to make a comprehensive resource for millions of riders to find out which bus, train, subway or tram can take them to their next destination. Today, Google Maps has public transportation schedules for more than one million transit stops worldwide, in nearly 500 cities including New York, London, Tokyo and Sydney.READ MORE...StreetsBlog.net
by Angie Schmitt, Aug 15, 2012
From a motorist's perspective, few things are more frustrating than sitting at a red light when the lights ahead are all green. That would help explain the popularity of traffic signal synchronization, neatly timing lights so that someone traveling the speed limit can expect to wait only every several cycles.
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By Zev Yaroslavsky, Aug 17, 2012 Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and a team including county engineers recently hopped on bikes and took a look at street strategies that could be applied across the county. On their cycling tour of Long Beach, which makes no secret of its aim of knocking Portland off its perch as America's most bicycle-friendly city, they pedaled along innovative bike boulevards, green sharrow lanes and a spectacular stretch of the Pacific. Their takeaway: where there's a will, there's a bikeway.
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Things you need to know along the West Corridor
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>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 and 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.]
2012 schedule of Ride to the
Rockies Games
The Last Bike to the Game will be held Sunday, September 02, 2012
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, Sept 02, 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.
SEPTEMBER 21-23RD, 2012
Denver Union 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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Residential Real Estate Agents
Who Get the "Big Picture" of Transit Oriented Living
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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.
>Denver, Thursday, Aug 23, 2012, 5-7pm
Join ULI Colorado for their monthly networking social. The event is free, but you must register to attend. Meet and mingle with other real estate professionals with the state's largest real estate organization. Please invite friends and colleagues to attend.
Tour de FasTracks - West Rail Ride Bike Event
Saturday, Sept 15, 2012
Calling all cyclists in Golden, Lakewood, west Denver.
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 advocate for the "final mile" and call for more and safer cycle access from the future light rail stations. We also consider the bicycle as not only 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.
>Denver, Thursday, November 8th, 2012, 7:00am to 10:30am
The Transit Alliance Presents the Transit Event of 2012
Union Station:
Community Trans-Formation
Celebrating the Vision of FasTracks Coming to Life
The Ritz Carlton Denver, $75 - Individual, $700 - Table
Stay tuned for reservation details
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