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The "W" Line Opens in:
198 Days.
After almost three years of twice-a-week publications, The Back Fence will be shifting to only once a week later this fall. This will allow us to focus more on our cycling advocacy in conjunction with the opening of the West Rail Line and the "final mile" from each station to dwellings & destinations in the area.
Stay tuned.
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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, October 10, 2012. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
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TheDenverPost
High-Speed Rail is Closer to Reality in Colorado
By Allen Best, Oct 07 2012
Colorado began talking about
high-speed rail in the late 1990s. Citizen activists along Interstate 70 insisted upon a better solution to weekend congestion than hacking additional lanes of pavement from the towns, mountains and creeks of
Clear Creek County. They vaguely called
for a monorail. Planners more clinically call it an automated guideway system.
TheDenverPost
16th Street Mall Marks 30th Birthday With Donation, Dancing
By Megan Mitchell, Oct 10 2012
A swing-dance flash mob put the finishing touches on the celebration of the 16th Street Mall's 30th anniversary, during which a major donation to the renovation of the city's commercial strip was announced.
TheDenverPost
Light Rail Not Always a Draw
By Carlos Illescas, Oct 08 2012
Since light rail expanded into the south suburbs of Denver more than a decade ago, construction around the rail stops has been hit-and-miss. |
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National
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How the G.O.P. Became the Anti-Urban Party
By Kevin Baker, Oct 07 2012 A leading Republican columnist, trying to re-stoke her candidate's faltering campaign before the first presidential debate, felt so desperate that she advised him to turn to cities.
GristDotOrg
A new 'Golden Age of Oil' in the U.S.? Don't Believe it Last winter, fossil-fuel enthusiasts began trumpeting the dawn of a new "golden age of oil" that would kick-start the American economy, generate millions of new jobs, and free this country from its dependence on imported petroleum.
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Grist
Matt Damon Brings the Fracking Fight to the Big Screen By Daniel Penner, Oct 01 2012
Been jonesin' for a Hollywood movie about a hot-button environmental issue? One without animation, penguins, or Al Gore.
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HuffingtonPost
It's Not About The Bike Or Car -- It's About Better Cities
By Brent Toderian: Oct 05 2012
This week, I watched with concern Canada's largest city have a rhetoric-heavy debate about removing the relatively new separated bike lane on Jarvis Street. They even originally had the intention of using bike-lane funds to remove it!
TheAtlanticCities
Are Boomers the Reason Urban Rents Are Rising?
By Sara Johnson, Oct 09 2012
We know that home ownership is down, super-tiny and very-narrow houses are springing up, and urban rents are rising. Here's another trend to add to the mix...examining the renting habits of baby boomers and their offspring. READ MORE...
TheAtlanticCities
The Power of the Movable Chair
By Nate Berg, Oct 08 2012
In his classic 1980 study of the use of public spaces in New York City, William H. Whyte and his team of researchers used cameras to watch people and understand how they used the public places in the city. One of the takeaways from the film footage was that people like to sit in public places, and, far more fascinatingly, that if given the option they will almost always move chairs before they sit in them.
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TheAtlanticCities
Should the Market Alone Determine Parking Supply?
By Eric Jaffe, Oct 09 2012
n 2004, London reformed its parking policy to encourage alternative transportation modes. The city replaced its minimum parking standard, which required developers to create a certain number of parking spaces and has been found to increase driving, with a cap on spaces. The hope was that this new parking maximum would "promote sustainable transport choices" and "tackle congestion."READ MORE...
Blog.WalkScore
How to Shop by Bicycle
By Duncan Hurd, October 2012
Some days, I like to do the impossible. Or, that is, I like to do something that many people believe is impossible. I prefer to shop by bike.READ MORE...LAist
Cyclist Challenges Governor Brown to Bike Ride Across L.A.
By Loren Lloyd, Oct 08 2012 Governor Jerry Brown's shocking last-minute veto of the "Give Me 3" legislation that mandated a minimum of three feet of passing space between motorists and bicyclists has ground the gears of quite a few cyclists, including one particular Angeleno-Matt Rolletta, co-owner of Swrve cycling apparel in Los Angeles.
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International (when available)
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More Bikes Sold Than Cars In Italy For The First Time Since WW2
By Nick Squires, Oct 02 2012
For the first time since the end of the Second World War the number of bicycles sold in Italy has overtaken the number of cars.
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CanberraTimes
Sydney-Canberra Flights Will End if Fast Rail Arrives: Report
By John Thisleton, Oct 08 2012
f high-speed rail goes ahead instead of a second Sydney airport being built, airlines will not fly between Sydney and Canberra.
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Wednesday's Film (when available)
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Shifting Into High Gear at Pro-Walk Pro Bike 2012 Nearly 1,000 transportation professionals, advocates and placemakers gathered in beautiful Long Beach, CA for the Pro Walk Pro Bike conference...
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Things you need to know along the West Corridor
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AN IMPORTANT NOTICE
FOR THE WEST CORRIDOR!
>Lakewood, Saturday, October 13th 2012, 10am - 12noon
>Clements Community Center, 2nd floor, 1580 Yarrow St. Lakewood, CO 80214
RTD District M Board Member Candidate Forum between
Matt Cohen & Natalie Menten [As a reminder, THE BACK FENCE endorses Board Member Matt Cohen for re-election. Show up and show your support for Director Cohen!].
>Lakewood, Every October Wednesday at Noon, 12 noon to 1:15pm
Community Room in the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 South Allison Street, Lakewood, Co. 80226.
Each October the American Planning Association and the City of Lakewood celebrate National Community Planning Month to show the important role that planning plays in communities across the U.S.
National Community Planning Month highlights the contributions of sound planning and also publicly recognizes the participation and dedication of Lakewood residents who have contributed their time and expertise to the improvement of our city. These citizens participate on planning committees, in public hearings and in community meetings to become better educated about issues affecting Lakewood and to voice their opinions and desires for community planning efforts in Lakewood. To learn more, click below.
>Lakewood, Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012, 7:30am - 8:30am
Lakewood Ward 2 City Council members Cindy Baroway and Scott Koop will meet with residents and respectful guests at their monthly outreach meeting. The future light rail will traverse the northeastern section of their Ward. 40 West Arts District Office, 1560 Teller St. Lakewood, Co. 80214
>Lakewood, Thursday Oct 11 2012 7pm
Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church, 920 Kipling St. Lakewood 80215. All are invited. The Lakewood Chapter of the American Association of University Women and Jefferson County League of women voters will cosponsor a forum on the Jefferson County School District mill levy increase (3A) and bond issue (3B) and discuss the pros and cons of both issues.
>Lakewood, Saturday, Oct 20th, 9am to 10:30am.
Lakewood Ward 1 City Council members Karen Kellen and Ramey Johnson will meet with residents and respectful guests at their montly outreach meeting. The future light rail traverses the northern section of their Ward. 40 West Arts District Office, 1560 Teller St. Lakewood, Co. 80214
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
>4917 West 11th Ave Assemblage [sold]
Sold, See Press Release
>10th Avenue Light Rail Assemblage
>1010 Sheridan Blvd TOD Site
>5310 West 10th Ave TOD opportunity
>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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>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
Click on the UNION STATION logo above to RSVP.
>Denver, Wednesday, October 17, 2012 5pm to 6:30pm RTD Meet & Greet. Come and meet and greet the RTD candidates and current RTD Board Members.
The Pour House, 1435 Market Street, Denver Co, 80202
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