In The News

Rocky Mountain News 5-18-02
Dream For Transit Revolution
Advocacy for public transit throughout Metro Denver grows.  However many remain unsupportive.

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Rocky Mountain News 8-5-01
EMBRACING A `NEW URBANISM' WELCOME WAGON OUT FOR MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOODS
As metro-area populations increase, a return to 19th century "New Urbanism" seems promising.

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Denver Post 12-9-99
Ideas bandied at growth summit City revenue sharing among suggestions
Unprecedented population growth forces community leaders to propose legislation to require revenue sharing in order to accomodate new residents.

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Denver Post 3-1-99
Suburbs may ride rail to urban state of mind
Cinderella City to be a western, if not national model of a transit-friendly town.

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Rocky Mountain News 11-15-98
SUBURBAN SQUEEZE DIVIDED COMMUNITIES ARE CAUGHT IN MIDDLE OF DOWNTOWN REBIRTH, FRINGE AREA'S SPRAWL
New communities developing within Denver's neighbor cities as the metropolis booms in popularity.  The threat of resegregation in the suburbs grows.

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Rocky Mountain News 5-11-98
BABBITT TO JOIN ROMER TO PROTECT TINY MOUSE INTERIOR SECRETARY, GOVERNOR WILL VISIT HABITAT THIS WEEK
Romer and Interior Secretary Babbit to support preservation of Preble's meadow jumping mouse whose near-extinction signals landscapes distress.  Local County and federal governments to work together on the effort.

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Denver Post 11-28-97
Compass offers planning guide Nonprofits link growth, light rail
Civic Results, along with several private sector entities, engage in Englewood redevelopment.  Goals include revitalizing the city through accessibile public transportation and the removal of a large vacant mall.

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Rocky Mountain News 11-9-97
RTD VOTE A SIGNAL, NOT AN END SUBURBS WOULD BACK TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT MAKES SENSE, EXPERTS SAY
Support for mass transit system is not solid; voters feel that they need to know exactly where their tax money is being allocated opposed to being presented with a large proposal.  Romer sees RTD as the only solution for transit pollution issue.

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Rocky Mountain News 9-22-97
GOING UPTOWN `HOSPITAL DISTRICT' NEIGHBORHOOD SET FOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
St. Luke's renovations could reinvigorate the Uptown neighborhood, changing it from an area of neglect to one with promise.

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Rocky Mountain News 8-20-97
Cinderella City Pact On Move
Englewood's mission to redevelop Cinderella City begins.  The Center for Regional and Neighborhood Action (Civic Results) joins the planning effort.

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Rocky Mountain News 1-29-97
WHERE DO WE GROW FROM HERE? EXPERTS AND OTHERS WEIGH IN ON THE NEED FOR LONG-TERM POLICY
Ideal growth management programs stem from long-term commitments and consistency.  A variety of approaches lead to fragmented results.