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West Corridor Progress: Federal Bridge, Hazel Court & Tennyson Street...

We’ll travel a little further west along the corridor to see the new Federal Bridge (which replaced a crumbling bridge), two sorely-needed pedestrian bridges, as well as two “neighborhood” stations...

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RiNo Rising: Part II

So now that we’ve covered the first post in the series, it’s time for the next episode. Though the last article was featuring a project by Zeppelin Development, Inc. , we are going to take a look at...

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Denver Union Station Construction

I’m late posting these pictures, but it’s better late than never. Thanks to the folks at RTD and the DUS Project, I was lucky enough to be invited on a site tour of the $500 million Denver Union...

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Essence of Urban

As most of us can attest from our childhood, the suburbs always seemed lacking in some certain ingredient. Many of us grew up in a -ville or -burg just far enough outside of somewhere more substantial....

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DenverUrbanism Podcast Collaboration: Auraria Campus

This is our fifth joint podcast between DenverUrbanism and UrbanDesignPodcast.com, a great podcast run by local urban designer Arina Habich. Once a quarter, DenverUrbanism hosts a roundtable discussion...

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Community Coordinating District and Eddie Maestas Park

By Jorgen Jensen The Community Coordinating District (CCD No.1) is a unique metropolitan district (metro district) established to facilitate public improvement and development initiatives throughout...

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Better Block Jefferson Park: June 23, 2012

There’s a really exciting event coming up this Saturday, June 23, 2012 in Denver’s popular Jefferson Park neighborhood. It’s called Better Block Jefferson Park and DenverUrbanism is happy to help...

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West Corridor Progress – Sheridan Station

Up next in our tour down the West Corridor is the Sheridan Station. This station isn’t as accessible right now as the Knox and Perry Stations were due to construction, so we don’t have as many close up...

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DenverUrbanism Podcast: RTD’s East Line to DIA

The latest podcast collaboration between DenverUrbanism and UrbanDesignPodcast.com is now available! Our podcast topic this time is on the three related transportation infrastructure projects currently...

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Denver’s Single-Family Homes by Decade: Conclusion

Our 15-part series exploring the geographic and architectural attributes of fourteen decades of Denver’s single-family detached housing is now complete. Here’s the final list of links to the entire...

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Downtown Reinvestment: 1801 California

Today I am kicking off another mini series here on DenverUrbanism about various reinvestment projects going on in our central downtown core. There may not be any infill projects going on here at the...

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Downtown Reinvestment: Denver City Center

Continuing on my Downtown Reinvestment series, we are going to look at the re-branding and reinvestment of two properties sharing the same block and plaza: 717 17th Street (John’s Manville Plaza) and...

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The Intersection of Business and Urbanism

DenverUrbanism welcomes Ian Harwick as our newest contributing blogger! The Intersection of Business and Urbanism By Ian Harwick Here at DenverUrbanism, we often discuss the built environment and how...

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Coming May 2013: Better Block Five Points!

Remember the successful Better Block Jefferson Park? Get ready for the 2013 version… this time in Denver’s historic Five Points district! Here are the details, courtesy of WalkDenver: Save the date!...

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Tactical Urbanism Here in Denver

By Steven Chester A new, evolving trend is starting to sweep across our nation’s urban landscapes, including in our backyards here in Denver. Known by a multitude of names like guerrilla, tactical,...

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Denver County Remains Population Growth Leader in Colorado

For the fourth time in the past five years, Denver County has led the state in population growth according to the US Census Bureau. The Census Bureau’s recently released 2012 population estimates show...

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Go West,Young Man! (And when you do, take the light rail!)

T-minus 3 days!!! The West Line is set to open this week and there isn’t one source of local media that has gone without running a story about it. With that said, plenty of naysayers will be ready to...

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West Rail Line Opening – Take a Free Ride!

On a beautiful spring Saturday, RTD continued their celebration of the opening of the West Rail Line with free rides and station parties. Each station hosted local businesses, musicians, community...

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Breaking: Obama taps Charlotte mayor as next Transportation Secretary

President Obama today officially nominated Anthony Foxx to be the next federal Secretary of Transportation. Foxx is the Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, and will have to be confirmed by Congress...

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Foxx has the makings of a great Transportation Secretary

Earlier this week, President Obama nominated Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as the next Secretary of Transportation. If Foxx’s experience in Charlotte is any indication, he’ll make a strong choice....

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