If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Denver metro residents remember passing the FasTracks the rapid-transit buildout that will integrate buses and trains. Liz Rao, the new director says her biggest challenge will be to keep the whole project on time and under budget.
The time table [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2006
FasTracks We Aren’t Done Yet…
Wall Street Journal Pumps Denver Real Estate Market
As previously reported here and now confirmed by the Wall Street Journal, Denver’s real estate market is in line for an up swing.
Driven by the strengthening energy, financial and professional-service sectors, employment is rising.
Area improvements, FasTracks is putting Denver on the public transportation map. The historic Denver Union Station is being renovated and looks [...]
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Denver’s Blackmail boxes ~ we aim to serve!
Walking around the city, art can be found everywhere. Some I understand, others I scratch my head and chuckle.
These three black mail boxes each have a different saying on them.
“I told you never to call me here someone will find out”
“I have evidence of your secret life”
“I’ll send the negatives to the police if [...]
Foot Bridge to Denver
The pedestrian bridge from Northwest Denver to Riverfront is currently under-construction over Interstate 25. Residents of the area on both sides of the walking bridge are excited for the convenience the bridge will bring to their neighborhoods. Crossing over at 16th Street connecting the Denver Highlands with a pedestrian path to the 16th Mall and [...]
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Our Denver Metro Area is Changing
In a few weeks, Denver Metro’s $1.7 billion TREX Light Rail line will open up. It’s a wonderful addition to our much needed public transportation system. The new light rail will service SE Denver Metro’s suburb communities all the way to Lone Tree.
Along the Light Rail line, many new urban villages have popped [...]
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Cats on a plane
I flew from JFK last night to DIA, via Jet Blue. While I enjoyed Jet Blue, their convenience, service, space, TV and value, I didn’t enjoy the fact a passenger had two cats in the cabin.
It wasn’t me that cause a ruckus with the hostess, but I was close enough to hear the limit [...]
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Flipping Mistakes
USA Today had an article about a real estate investor who was regretting his past actions. He is a 23 year old investor who got very carried away on the investment scene. After buying Carleton Sheets’ No Down Payment and Russ Whitney, The Millionaire Real Estate Mindset, and others, he got himself into major [...]
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Denver Welcomes the Urban Land InstituteR
More than 6000 of the world’s leading developers, architects, planners and others are attending a conference in Downtown Denver through this week.
These leaders focus on developing with smart growth and transit oriented, sustainable neighborhoods. Timing is everything. In this arena, Denver is offering a tour of the new FasTracks transportation plan.
Some of the attendees [...]
Colorado Growth
Today the U.S. is celebrating it’s 300,000,000 person. Colorado has a population of 4.8 million and a growth rate that is faster than the rest of the nation.
The nation is growing at 1% a year, Colorado’s rate is 1.4%. Experts are predicting a future growth of 1.8% is on our horizon.
Denver and the Front [...]
