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Colorado State Representative, Max Tyler, HD23 on the bike path for the Tour de FasTracks, September 15, 2012 stops to say howdy at our BIKE EIBER Whistle Stop at 13th Avenue and Garrison Street, Lakewood Co. 80215.
Rep. Tyler is a huge bicycle advocate who deserves our appreciation and our votes come this November.
Is this an endorsement?
You Betcha!!!
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THE BACK FENCE NEWSLETTER
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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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, September 16, 2012. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
Below: Lakewood Colorado City Councilors, Scott Koop, and Cindy Baroway, Both, representing their Ward 2 in the Tour de FasTrack, September 15, 2012. The future light rail line traverses the northeastern part of their Ward.
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Denver Union Station Update #107
By Ryan Dravitz, Sept 14, 2012 Today we will be focusing on the wing buildings that will be built on each side of the historic station. These buildings are each going to be 5-stories each and will not exceed the height of Union Station itself to prevent underwhelming its presence on Wynkoop Street.
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TheDenverPost
Guest Commentary: Bring Back Ski Buses
By Mike Lovette, Sep 16, 2012
So the first question is, "What will it take to get the typical motorist to abandon the automobile and use whatever alternative technology that we put in place?" The answer is orders of magnitude more difficult to solve than any of the technological hurdles that might exist for rail solutions.
TheDenverPost RTD Asking for FasTracks Volunteers By Monte Whaley, Sep 12, 2012
A call has gone out for volunteers to serve on a committee that advises the Regional Transportation District on the agency's FasTracks commuter rail and bus program. READ MORE... BlogsWestword
Photos: Top Fifteen Inventions and Innovations of the National Renewable Energy Lab In this week's feature, "Sun Burn," we go inside the National Renewable Energy Lab -- the federal facility in Golden that has for 35 years been dedicated to innovations in energy efficiency.
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Mitt Romney's Other Running Mate: The Fossil Fuel Industry
By Angie Schmitt, Sep 14, 2012
Last month, Mitt Romney held a $50,000 a plate lunch with major donors in Houston. What does a $50,000 lunch buy you besides steak and shrimp? Well, according to a new report from the New York Times, it'll buy you the presidential contender's ear. And a lot of folks from the energy industry are eager for that opportunity.
Bloomberg
Amtrak Should Exit Commuter Rail Business, Mica Says. By Angela Greiling Keane - Sep 11, 2012
Amtrak,the U.S. long-distance passenger railroad, shouldn't be in the business of operating commuter railroads under contract because it's a bad deal for taxpayers, the top House Republican overseeing transportation said.
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TheAtlanticCities
If You Want Walkable Development, You Must Show That It Pays
by Sarah Goodyear, Sep 13, 2012
Mariela Alfonzo remembers when she really got the message about what's important to real estate developers. She was discussing big-box stores with an investor in Orange County, California, who had put a lot of dollars into strip malls and megastores. READ MORE...
SmithosonianMag
Franchising Neighborhoods: Can Ikea Sell Urban Design?
September 12, 2012
IKEA has long been the go-to retailer for budget-savvy designers and design-savvy budgeters. I just moved to New York and the post-graduate school savings account hasn't left me with many options when it comes to furnishing my new place. With the notable exceptions of a rustic brick fireplace and a couple of chairs salvaged from an architect's office, my Brooklyn apartment looks like it was transplanted lock, stock, and Vittsjo from an IKEA showroom.
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Radiating Death: How Walmart Displaces Nearby Small Businesses
By Nate Berg, Sept 14, 2012
In 2006, months before a Walmart store was opened in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago's West side, researchers counted 306 businesses in the surrounding area. Two years after the Walmart opened, 82 of those businesses had closed.
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HuffingtonPost
How Latinos Are Shaping the Future of American Cities By Pablo Manriquez, Sep 12, 2012
In the days following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Washington, D.C.'s inner-city neighborhoods were devastated by rioting. More than 6,000 people were arrested and 1,200 buildings burned during three days of rioting across the district. One of the neighborhoods hardest hit by the riots was Columbia Heights.READ MORE...
TheAtlanticCities
How Sports Teams Are Making Cities Greener
By Kaid Benfield, Sep 12, 2012
...not only is the business of big-time sports highly visible in our culture, but it also can use tremendous environmental resources and generate significant emissions (think lighting at night games, air conditioning in domed stadiums, high-volume traffic getting to and fro). When teams, leagues, and stadiums make significant progress in improving their performance, they deserve our applause.
TransportationIssuesDaily
Nine Reasons to Create a Bicycle-Friendly Business District
By Larry Ehl, Sep 12, 2012
There is compelling evidence for the economic and livability benefits
Bicycle-Friendly Business Districts
(BFBDs) can bring to businesses and neighborhoods.
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TheAtlanticCities
The Internet Is the New Town Hall and Soon Cities Will Be Listening
By Emily Badger, Sep 13, 2012
The challenge for cities is how they might parse social media sentiment about numerous interlocking indexes of civic life. READ MORE... TheAtlanticCities
Why Bike Theft is so Hard to Stop
By Eric Jaffe, Sep 14, 2012
Many readers don't need statistics to know that bike theft is a big problem in cities, but the numbers do testify to the anecdotes. Streetsblog recently reported that bike theft is up 25 percent in New York. Transportation Alternatives has estimated that upwards of a million bikes get lifted annually (most aren't reported). The F.B.I. values stolen bicycles and their parts at $350 million a year. That's a lot of handlebar bells. |
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Emily Finch: In My Own Words Emily Finch became an Internet sensation when Jonathan Maus of BikePortland profiled the mother of six and her car-free lifestyle. This is her presentation for the 2012 National Women's Bicycling Summit held in Long Beach, CA. According to Emily Finch, "This is my story, the story of how I went from owning a 9 passenger Suburban to pedaling my six kids around town in a bakfiets cargo bike."
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Things you need to know along the West Corridor
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>Denver, Wednesday Oct 03 2012 5:30pm. Residents of the Sloan's Lake area and the West Corridor are invited to join the redevelopers of St. Anthony, EFG Brownfield Partners and RNL Design, for a first look at their site plans for the former hospital as a new mixed-use development. The developers want resident's feedback and answer questions. Where: The Auditorium Room at the former St. Anthony Central Hospital (Parking available in the lot at the NE corner of Quitman and Conejos (Enter at the east entrance). 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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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.
FasTracks West Corridor Light Rail Artwork
Call for Entries Information
RTD is committed to increasing Art and is pleased to announce a series of commissioned art opportunities on the FasTracks West Rail Line, scheduled to open on April 26, 2013. We are currently commissioning public artwork for the following stations: September 14, 2012 at 5:00 P.M. DEADLINE for Applications
>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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