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The "W" Line Opens in:
64 Days.
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Important:
The date of the first BIKE EIBER meeting will be held
Wednesday, Feb 27th at 6:00pm
The meeting will be held at the residence of Mr. Tom Slabe, 8860 West 13th Ave, Lakewood, Colorado, 80215
Since the meeting will end in darkness, YOU DO NOT NEED TO FEEL OBLIGATED TO CYCLE TO THE MEETING!
No vehicle parking is allowed on 13th Ave!
RSVP to:
BikeEiber@comcast.net
if you plan to attend
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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 the Weekly Edition, February 21, 2013. |
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West Corridor, Denver & Region
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West Corridor Progress - Oak Station
By Ryan Mulligan, Feb 15 2013
The Oak Station is located at 13th Place and Oak Street in Lakewood. The area is predominantly residential to the south and east while retail exists to the north with industrial uses to the west. There is a lot of redevelopment potential around this station as large tracts of former retail (abandoned Circuit City store and various car dealerships) sit idle, awaiting their next life.
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TheDenverPost
The Regional Transportation District is Looking to Get Out of the Parking-Management Business
By Monte Whaley, Feb 21 2013
RTD's board of directors Tuesday night backed proposed state legislation allowing third parties, including developers and cities, to build garages at RTD transit stations and charge for parking.
TheDenverPost
Consultant Picked to Head RTD Commuting Project By Monte Whaley, Feb 19 2013
Kansas City, Mo., company will lead a study of the transportation needs of communities in the northwest metro area, where money woes have stalled much of the FasTracks project.
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East Rail Line Progress - 38/Blake Station and 40th Avenue Work
Posted by Ryan Mulligan
Written by Robert Wilson, Feb 19 2013
Progress along the East Rail Line has been slow and steady over the winter months. Some significant progress has been on a number of bridges (18 currently under construction). The majority of the work over the winter months, however, has been less noticeable utility relocation work and preliminary construction that will allow for a very busy spring and summer construction schedule on our line out to DIA. READ MORE... TheDenverPost/Editorial
RTD's Exercise in Exclusion
The Post Editorial Board, Feb 18 2013
We've got no problem with the notion of team-building exercises...But we don't understand why the Regional Transportation District chose a team-building exercise - go-kart racing - that two of its 15-member board could not participate in due to their disabilities.
READ MORE... [Zow. We hope that you don't have a busy schedule today, because you may need extra time to read this entire post below by Professor Schroeppel!]
Denver International Airport South Terminal Redevelopment Update
By Ken Schroeppel on February 17, 2013
It's been almost a year since we presented the renderings of the Gensler designs for Denver International Airport's South Terminal Redevelopment Program, which includes three major elements: a new 500-room Westin hotel, an extension of the Jeppesen Terminal, and a new Public Transit Center for RTD's East Line that will connect DIA with Union Station in Downtown Denver. |
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National
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NextCityDotOrg
Obama Unveils Infrastructure Plan; Outlook for Transit Dubious By Matt Bevilacqua, Feb 20 2013
President Obama today unveiled an infrastructure spending plan that calls for focusing on urgent upgrades and repairs while expediting projects via public-private cooperation and cutting red tape. Those hoping for a major reassessment of transportation priorities, however, shouldn't hold their breath.
UrbanTimes
If Streets Are Made for Walking, Walking Is What We'll Do
By Andy Boenau, Feb 14 2013
Why did we stop walking? Walking in American cities used to not only be permissible, but expected. In the early 20th century, there was no need for politicking about walkability initiatives in urban environments. The common person could articulate that city streets were home to a wide range of activity, including but not limited to automobile traffic.
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TheAtlanticCities
An Explanation for the Gender Gap in Biking
By Eric Jaffe, Feb 19 2013
It's no secret that American women are less likely than American men to ride bikes in cities. Some reports put one woman on a bike for every two men in the United States, and some have the ratio at a lady for every three guys. This isn't a universal condition by any stretch of the imagination; in European countries like Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands, the split is right around fifty-fifty.READ MORE...HumanTransit
Fare-free Transit Spreading in Europe? Can Cities do This on Their Own? By Jarrett Walker, Feb 19 2013
It's too soon to say, but Tallinn, Estonia (pop. 425,000) is now by far the largest city to offer fare-freefree public transit...Most other free-transit communities are either university-dominated small cities...or rural networks where ridership is so low that fares don't pay for the costs of fare collection technology, let alone contribute toward operating cost. READ MORE...
TheCityFix
More Urbanites, More Cars: The Challenge of Urban Road Safety & Health
By Benoit Colin, Feb 14 2013
As more and more people move into cities, more cars are also hitting the streets. That, unfortunately, is not all they will be hitting if we do not organize against urban road fatalities. We already see 1.2 million traffic crash-related deaths per year worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, with increased urbanization and motorization, road fatalities are expected to become the fifth leading cause of death by 2030. READ MORE...Street-Sense
Walkscore & Taxes: Encouraging Value Creation by Focusing on Productivity
Joe Nichol, Feb 14 2013 In the 18th and 19th centuries, many European countries implemented a tax on windows, or a glass tax, as an alternate means to generating revenue (income tax, at the time, was seen as too intrusive to privacy and an infringement on personal liberty). While perhaps politically more viable, it had unintended costs and consequences. READ MORE...
DC.StreetsBlog
Walkonomics Sets Out to Create a New Way to Measure Walkability
By Angie Schmitt, Feb 19 2013
Looks like Walk Score has some competition in the business of rating walkability. READ MORE...TheAtlanticCities
Introducing an Electric Scooter That Folds Up Into Luggage
By John Metcalfe, Feb 20 2013 ...regular commuters who value lightweight, ecofriendly forms of transportation that are not bicycles might appreciate the MOVEO...
The Big Fix
The End of the Neighborhood School By Martin Austermuhle, Feb 19 2013 There's something romantic about the idea of a neighborhood public school. Not only is it the place where your child can walk or bike on a daily basis, it's where you can meet your neighbors, attend a school play and otherwise build a community.
READ MORE...Blogs.SmithsonianMag
The Drones of the Future May Build Skyscrapers February 15 2013
Drones can't just destroy, they can create. Although the military uses of drones are widely debated, less discussed are their potentially revolutionary civilian implications. They aren't yet widespread, but drones are being used by hobbyists, photographers, farmers, ranchers, and they may even herald an entirely new type of architecture
READ MORE...TheAtlanticCities
What Is It Exactly That Makes Big Cities Vote Democratic? By Richard Florida, Feb 19 2013 In his first interview after the election, Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan attributed Barack Obama's victory to "the turnout especially in urban areas, which gave President Obama the big margin to win this race."
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International
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Guardian.co.uk
Making Cities Safe for Women and Girls
The World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty is focusing on how to tackle violence against women and girls in public spaces
BBCNews/Wales
Active Travel Law to Boost Cycling and Walking in Wales February 18 2013
A law intended to help people in Wales become healthier, more active and more environmentally aware has been launched.
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SpringWise/Transportation
In the Netherlands, App Shows How Crowded Trains Are in Real-Time
February 14 2013
Train operator NS has launched a pilot scheme for its Reisplanner Xtra app, which will give passengers details of how many seats are available in the train they are aiming to catch. READ MORE.
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Weekly Film (If available)
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[Special Note: Please try and not judge the medium of this short film and try and listen to the message....some will find it funny as I did at the beginning because of how it was presented, but there is a real message here. Perhaps you should save it and view several times when you get a chance].
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Things you need to know along the West Corridor
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Opening Day
Click on his logo to learn more!!!
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[Note to below: I'm enclosing the full text of one section from a Friday Report from the City of Lakewood because it involves an important built environment connectivity change along the West Corridor adjacent to the West Rail Line.]
Preparing for a roundabout
The City received funding, including a $1 million grant from the state, to build a roundabout at the intersection of Lamar Street and West 14th Avenue and to add a section of sidewalk and bicycle lanes. The work will improve safety at the intersection and provide better access for pedestrians and bicyclists to the upcoming Lamar Station for the West Rail Line. This intersection has an unusually high rate of accidents, and they are some of the most dangerous kind, which are collisions at a right angle. The roundabout will eliminate these kinds of accidents and slow vehicles in the intersection. Properly designing the improvements to match the surrounding area will require collecting land survey information along 14th for 400 feet east and west of Lamar and along Lamar for 400 feet north of 14th to south of West 13th Avenue. The City needs residents' help by allowing surveyors to collect information on their property. Residents with concerns can contact Ken Nyhoff, Lakewood's engineer for the project, at (303) 987-7939/kennyh@lakewood.orgAdded Information. See the short video below
How to use a roundabout Michagan DOT Aug 10 2011  | |
How to use a roundabout
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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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>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 Ave & Newland, Ideal TOD property
>5830 West Colfax Ave
1025 Ammons St. Complex - Sold
>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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Residential Real Estate Agents
who get the "big picture" of
transit-oriented living of
walkable, sustainable
neighborhoods.
JIM SMITH REALTOR, GOLDEN
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Things You Need to Know Around the Region
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National Adaptation Forum
Action Today for a Better Tomorrow
Denver Marriott City Center, Denver Colorado, April 2-4 2013
You are invited to be a part of the Inaugural National Adaptation Forum: Action today for a better tomorrow. Please join us as we kick-off the inaugural convening of adaptation practitioners and experts from around the country focused on moving from adaptation planning to adaptation action.
What is the National Adaptation Forum?
The National Adaptation Forum is a national event on climate change adaptation at which the latest scientific knowledge about climate adaptation and state-of-the-art practices will be presented. It combines professional development training, individual presentation, peer networking, and working group innovation opportunities, in order to create the most productive event possible in three days!
Click Here to Learn More & Register
Colorado Foundation for Water Education - 2013 Tours!
CFWE hosts tours of Colorado's agriculture, river restoration and much more! Save the date for this upcoming tour - registration will be available two months before tour date. To be placed on a priority list, send your interest to Kristin Maharg at kristin@yourwatercolorado.org to be notified as soon as registration becomes available.
May 2 and 16: Explore how waterways are managed, restored and protected on an Urban Waters Bike Tour in Denver.
For more information: Click Here
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