Denver's Downtown Success

Denver has sprawl -- but also a counterweight to sprawl.

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March 8, 2001, 7:00 AM PST

"Downtown Denver rode the 1990s boom from Skid Row to Easy Street. A dizzying crop of public investments and a back-to-the-city mentality helped Mile High City prove that population growth still can help build a town from within, not just on the outskirts. The Rocky Mountains' premier city swelled its suburbs just like everywhere else, but also gave rich new life to its long-decaying core."

Thanks to Design Architecture

FULL STORY: Taxpayers' Money, Developers' Vision Help Denver Downtown Prosper

Wednesday, March 7, 2001 in The Salt Lake Tribune

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