Colorado
Rail Electrification Raises Concerns Over Budget And Expansion
The electrification of proposed rail lines in Denver has broad support, but the measure would greatly increase the project's cost and could limit future expansion.
Aspen To Encourage Transit Use By Keeping Congested Highway As Is
A plan to keep an Aspen-area highway congested to encourage transit use is catching flak from locals who are fed up with crowded streets. But city officials say adding more lanes is a temporary solution.
Planning And Financing A Comprehensive Transit System: The Denver Model
With its voter approved, tax-financed public works campaign called FasTracks, Denver is blazing a trail for regions that are serious about expanding transit options.
City Proposes Rewards For Building Smaller Homes
To curb excessive house sizes, Boulder, Colorado, is offering financial incentives to homeowners not to build out, and penalties for McMansions.
A New Model For Urban Infill
When residents of Denver's Curtis Park neighborhood learned of a plan to build an apartment complex on a small lot, they formed the Curtis Park Investors Group (CPIG) to purchase the land. Then they built something else.
The Most Expensive Home In America
If you are a billionaire in the market for a second (or third) house in Aspen, Colorado, the $135 million Hala Ranch might be for you.
Why Canon City, Colorado Loves Prisons
The leadership of Canon City agrees that it would be better if there were no need for prisons. But if a prison must be built, Canon City, Colorado, wants to be the host.
Making The Case For Accessory Units In Denver
With the city's zoning code set to be updated, one expert urges Denver to allow the construction of granny flats to provide housing and generate rental income for families.
The Growing Popularity Of 'Pay-To-Drive' Schemes
Drivers are increasingly looking to save not only time but also gas money by utilizing high occupancy toll lanes in cities that have implemented tolls.
Denver's FasTracks Program Moves Toward Privatization
To deal with the escalating costs of its FasTracks program, Denver is looking for private bids to save money.
Denver's Transit Plan Fertilizing Neighborhoods For Density
FasTracks, the Denver metro area's plan to add over 100 miles of rail service, is forcing once suburban communities to consider higher density development.
Denver Should Promote Mixed-Income TODs
Building housing for low- and moderate-income households -- who are most likely to use transit regularly -- should be a priority as Denver grows its light-rail system.
Colorado Toll Road Goes Private
The Northwest Parkway Public Highway Authority, owner of Colorado's newest toll road (opened 2003), has finalized the bid for leasing the 11-mile road after revenue did not match expectations.
Denver Uses Parking Meters To Help Homeless
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper has campaigned a new program that puts old parking meters to use raising money for homeless services.
Foreclosures Hurting Denver Neighborhoods
A new report from a Denver task force on foreclosures reveals that several neighborhoods in the city are suffering from high foreclosure rates.
Boulder, Colorado's Big TOD Project Nears Approval
Despite disagreements about the planned density, plans for a large-scale transit-oriented development is on the verge of being adopted in the city of Boulder, Colorado. A final approval is expected to come in early 2007.
Voters Consider Trading Parkland To Developer
A special election in Lakewood, Colorado, asks voters to decide if the city should trade 22 acres of public parkland with 22 acres of less-than pristine land owned by a developer. Opponents fear the traded parkland would immediately be developed.
Retrofitting First-Tier Suburbs
Northglenn, once a model of modern suburban living in Denver, Colorado, is making plans to upgrade the neighborhood.
Planning For Regional Transit Along The Front Range
Redevelopment plans for Denver's Union Station could create a hub for a regional transit system that connects the growing Rocky Mountain region.
Carbon Tax Comes To The U.S.
The City of Boulder, Colorado makes history by approving the nation's first carbon tax.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
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Planetizen
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Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
