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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 22, 2012. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
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TheDenverPost
U.S. 36 Cities Balk at New RTD Study - and its Price Tag
by Monte Whaley, Aug 22, 2012
Officials along the U.S. 36 corridor are miffed that their communities are being asked to cover half the cost of a $3.5 million study of the transportation needs of the turnpike.
TheDenverPost Denver Chooses Airport Light Rail Station
By Kristen Leigh Painter, Aug 21, 2012
Denver city officials said Monday they have selected a site for a light-rail stop along Peña Boulevard between Interstate 70 and Denver International Airport, at East 61st Avenue where a mixed-use retail development is planned.
BizJournals/Denver Denver to Submit De-Brucing Tax Plan to Voters
By Ed Sealover, Aug 20, 2012
Denver voters will decide in November if the city can keep an extra $68 million a year in property-tax revenue that otherwise would go to residents in the form of tax credits. READ MORE... TheDenverPost CU student's Landmark Filing Over Gates Rubber Co. Has Denver Officials Eyeing Changes By John Mossman, Aug 21, 2012 Officials are again questioning whether Denver's landmark-preservation ordinance needs revision after a University of Colorado student paid a $250 fee to file for protection of the old Gates Rubber Co. complex.
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National
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TransportationNation
Former Gov. Michael Dukakis Says Romney's Transpo Record Was "Pathetic"
By Matt Dillinger, Aug 20, 2012
If given a forum, former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis (and 1988 Democratic presidential nominee) can dish out some sharp criticism of Mitt Romney's infrastructure record. He calls it "disappointing" and "pathetic."
TransportationNation Obama Tells States "Use It or Lose It" for $470 Million in Transpo Money (CHART) States will lose out on millions of dollars in federal highway money if they sit on the cash without putting it to immediate use, the White House said in a statement today.
TheHuffingtonPost
How Transit-Oriented Development Can Help Get America To Work
By Nancy Andrews & Audrey Choi, Aug 20, 2012
To help get America back to work, there is one critically important element that is often overlooked: the fact that today, simply getting from home to work and back again has become a growing challenge for many Americans.
READ MORE...GristDotOrg Agenda 21: Everything You Need to Know About the Secret U.N. Plot, in One Comic
By Greg Hanscom & C Nesci, Aug 16, 2012 ...the underground resistance is about to go mainstream. GOP intellectual it boy Ted Cruz leads the counterstrike, and the Republican Party is even considering a public flambéing of Agenda 21 in its official 2012 platform.
READ MORE... MinneapolisPost Charges That Obama Wants to 'Burn' The Suburbs Aren't True By Marlys Harris, Aug 17, 2012 President Obama's detractors have made a lot of charges: He isn't a U.S. citizen; he got lousy grades at Harvard; he's ruined the economy; he socialized health care; he leaked secrets; he wants to impose Shariah law; and he's planning to raise everybody's taxes. Now comes the latest: He's going to burn down the suburbs. READ MORE...TheAtlanticCities The Case for Separated Bike Lanes
By Sarah Goodyear, Aug 21, 2012 The other day, Doug Gordon decided to try a little bike lane experiment. Gordon, author of the BrooklyN Spoke blog, placed red plastic Solo Cups (yes, the ones you use when drinking from a keg) along the edge of a painted bike lane that is often blocked by parked livery cars and other drivers READ MORE...
GristDotOrg
The Travails of a Novice Bike Commuter
By Laura Schlabach, Aug 14, 2012
"Alright, wish me luck," I said to my coworkers. "If you don't hear from me tonight, send out a search party."READ MORE..
GristDotOrg
Keeping the Peace Between Beekeepers and Their Urban Neighbors
By Mary Catherine O'Conner, Aug 20, 2012
In late July 2010, up to 200,000 honeybees, kept in hives and dutifully producing honey at the Hayes Valley Farm in San Francisco, were massacred. That might seem like strong language, but how else might one describe the act of spraying pesticide directly into the entrances and ventilation holes of three beehives?
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TheAtlanticCities
Of Discrimination, Housing and Board Games
By Emily Badger, Aug 20, 2012
The Pop-Up City blog drew our attention last week to a great project from Toronto artist Flavio Trevisan, who has created a board-game-as-artwork enticingly titled The Game of Urban Renewal...The project reminded us that there is something of a history to board games dramatizing low-income and discriminatory housing policy.
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International (when available)
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MetropolisMagazine
The Olympics are Over...Now What? By Laura Mosca, Aug 17, 2012 The London Olympic Committee, for all intents and purposes, has done a fairly progressive job of planning for the temporary nature of the Olympics. Finally, after 30 previous Summer Games...the planning committees have asked, ' Hey, maybe we should figure out what to do with this stuff when the 14 days are over'?
BusinessWeek
Beijing Plans to Levy Congestion Charges to Ease Traffic Jams
August 20, 2012 Beijing plans to build a system for imposing road-congestion charges on motorists, adding to caps on vehicle registrations as China's capital seeks to ease traffic jams and cut emissions.
TheAtlanticCities
Hong Kong, the City Without Ground
By Nate Berg, Aug 20, 2012
For miles and miles, you can walk through the city of Hong Kong without ever once putting a foot on the ground. All day you can get everywhere you need to go, taking care of any errand you might have on your list, all while separated from the streets and surface of the city
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| Wednesday's Film (when available)
[At a Lakewood, Colorado study session on August 20, 2012, the City Council had a rather humorous discussion about the rewriting of the zone ordinances to permit residents to have four chickens each. Good thing they don't live in Davis, California where the residents are so sold on chickens they even held a bicycle event to honor their feathered friends. Enjoy].
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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 & purchase tickets.
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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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
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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.
>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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