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View of Lakewood-Wadsworth Park-n-Ride, 1340 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood Co. 80214, looking east, October 20, 2012. Foundation done, interior work almost done, now comes the work on the exterior look for "place-making." Psssst...rides will be free on the West Rail Line for the opening weekend starting on April 26, 2012. Stay tuned. |
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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>The "W" Line Opens
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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 & pedestrian advocacy in conjunction with the opening of the West Rail Line and the "final mile" from each station to dwellings & destinations in the area.  |
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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, October 21, 2012. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
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BizJournals USA Pro Challenge's Economic Impact Grew in 2nd Year Ed Sealover, Oct 18 2012 Economic impact from the 2012 USA Pro Challenge bicycle race increased 19.3 percent from the inaugural race in 2011, though attendance remained roughly the same, organizers of the cycling event said Thursday .
YourHub.DenverPost By Emillie Rusch, Oct 10 2012 Lakewood Students Learn to Stay Safe Near Light-Rail Crossings Students at four Lakewood schools are taking a break from their normal studies this month to learn how to stay safe near the soon-to-open West Rail Line.
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RadioGolden Golden's New Community Bus: Coming Soon By Jacob Smith, Oct 19 2012 The city - thankfully - appears to still be on track to launch the new community bus service when the West Corridor light rail line opens in spring of 2013.
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RadioGolden Golden's Updated Beltway Discussion: Deadline for Comment is Oct. 23 By Jacob Smith, Oct 18 2012 It's no surprise that the beltway issue is, yet again, a major topic of discussion on City Council. The proponents of building a new many-lane high-speed toll highway through undeveloped land north of Golden continue looking for a way to nail down the financing for the project, and Golden's lawsuit to stop the project is winding its way through the legal process. READ MORE...
TheAtlanticCities The Geography of Americans Who Work From Home (Boulder, CO is # 1) By Richard Florida, Oct 11 2012 Aided by internet technologies like Skype and Dropbox, more Americans than ever before are choosing to forgo formal offices in favor of working from home.
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Why Amtrak Keeps Breaking Ridership Records..
By Eric Jaffe, Oct 19 2012
Last week, Amtrak announced its highest annual ridership. America's passenger rail provider carried 31.2 million people in fiscal 2012, which ended with September. That's a 3.5 percent increase over 2011 and led to ticket revenues of roughly $2 billion. Since the year 2000, ridership is now up 49 percent:
TheAtlanticCities
Mapping the Potential for Solar Power On Every Roof By Emily Badger, Oct 17 2012
Within the borders of Cambridge, Mass., are 17,000 rooftops, or 17,000 individual surfaces on which it might make sense one day to install photovoltaic cells.
CitiWire
In an Austere Era, Sprawl is Simply Too Costly.
William Fulton / Oct 19 2012 All of which means that from now on, taxpayers must get more for their money. That means we're going to have to build our communities differently.
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CitiWire
Sharing - Not Ownership?
Neal Peirce, Oct 19 2012
The notion's this: Today's young adults in their 20s and 30s, nurtured on the Internet's vast cloud of choices, are incubating a value set of sharing rather than ownership.
StreetsBlog
When Did Cities Become Politically Unmentionable? By Angie Schmitt, Oct 16 2012
Want to have a not-very-fun presidential debate watching party tonight? Just make "cities" your drinking-game buzz word. Chances are you'll wake up tomorrow morning feeling fresh as a daisy.
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Top 10 Trick-Or-Treat Cities October, 2012
Zillow used Walk Score neighborhood data to help create their annual Halloween best 20 trick-or-treat cities. Why are these cities and neighborhoods ideal for costume-attired kids going candy hunting? In part, Zillow says, because of the walkability (along with population density, home values and safety) of these US urban streets.READ MORE... InsideHigherEd
Academic Focus on Biking Now Includes Sociology, Anthropology
By Allie Grasgreen Oct 19 2012
...a growing number of scholars, many of whom are younger and more plugged in to biking culture, are looking at bicycling through a sociological or anthropological lens. |
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International (when available)
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In India's Cities, Separation Doesn't Mean Safety for Women
By Sarah Goodyear, Oct 19 2012
Before I went on a recent trip to Gurgaon, India, just outside of New Delhi, I got a lot of warnings about things to watch out for. D on't drink the water, people told me. Don't eat raw vegetables. Watch out for mobs (this from the State Department website). Get vaccinated against polio and typhoid, and take your anti-malaria pills.
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Sunday Film (when available)
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Suffering from the "Approaching Winter Non-Bicycle Riding Day Blues?" Then watch this video to shake those blues! !Warning: Do not attempt these feats of Daring DO unless you have Obamacare!
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Political Endorsements for Jefferson County
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Matt Cohen, RTD District M
Re-elected Matt Cohen.
He walks the talk.
http://www.cohen4rtd.com/ Barack Obama & Joe Biden for President and Vice President of the United States
Obvious.
http://www.barackobama.com/
Ed Perlmutter, 7th Congressional District.
Fair and Steady as a Rock
http://perlmutter.house.gov/
Andy Kerr, State Senate District, SD 22
Rising Star For Education
http://www.andykerr.org/
>Max Tyler, HD 23
Champion For Solar
http://www.maxtyler.us/ >Casey "Ed" Tighe, Jefferson County Commissioner
Highly Recommended
http://www.facebook.com/tighe.casey >3A & 3B
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Time to support our school kids the way we used to.
http://www.supportjeffcoschools.com/support-jeffco-schools/unanimous-yes-on-3a-and-3b/ >Amendment 64
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Time to stop supporting the Prison-Industrial Complex over this issue. If you want to control this "evil" then tax it to death and over-regulate the industry. >Amendment 65
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Corporations are not people and therefore don't have "Freedom of Speech." >Amendment S
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Flexibility for the Governor in hiring decisions. |
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Things you need to know along the West Corridor
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>Lakewood, Every October Wednesday at Noon, 12 noon to 1:15pm. Community Room in the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, 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's Schedule for Community Planning Month 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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>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.
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| The opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of William A. Spriggs and no one else. |
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