Colorado

Urban Wind Power

A small manufacturer of wind turbines in Colorado Springs, Colorado is ramping up to become the city's first renewable-energy company, specializing in small wind systems for urban homes.
1 March 2010 - 5:00am
The Gazette (Colorado Springs)

Green Dream Put to the Test

Boulder Colorado has tried peer pressure, free weatherization services, and intense publicity, but so far, voluntary efforts to increase energy efficiency have yielded mediocre results.
16 February 2010 - 9:00am
Wall Street Journal

Drastic Service Cuts in Colorado Springs Redefines "Basic Services"

Voters in Colorado Springs, Colorado voted against an increase in property taxes in November. Now they're getting a lesson in what taxes pay for, as city services cut back on water, electricity and maintenance.
5 February 2010 - 10:00am
Denver Post

FasTracks Funding Gap Grows to $2.5 Billion in Denver

The Denver Regional Transportation District is forecasting an increasing gap between what it will cost to complete the region's FasTracks light rail system and how much taxpayer money will be available to fund its construction.
8 January 2010 - 6:00am
The Denver Post

Denver Nudging Locals Towards Electric Cars

This piece from Grist looks at electric-vehicle infrastructure in Denver, which may be a model for other cities looking to encourage the purchase and use of electric vehicles.
29 December 2009 - 2:00pm
Grist

Farms Growing in Colorado

Dipping into Colorado's census information reveals 7,000 new farms in the state, in addition to other surprising statistics.
23 December 2009 - 9:00am
The Denver Post

Easements Gone Wrong

When a nonprofit conservancy dissolves, their land trusts go into limbo, calling the restrictions on development into question.
21 December 2009 - 11:00am
High Country News

Water Planning After the Age of Infrastructure

Despite geologic barriers and in the face of scientific advice, huge infrastructure projects of the 20th century brought water to the arid Southwest and fueled the growth of a megaregion. But now that era of infrastructure-enabled growth is over, leaving planners, developers and policymakers looking for new ways to sustain growth and rising demand amid diminishing resources.
14 December 2009 - 9:00am

'Zero-Energy' Neighborhood Emerges in Boulder

Developers in Boulder are planning to unveil a 12-home subdivision that claims to be one of the nation's first "zero-energy" neighborhoods.
1 December 2009 - 11:00am
Boulder Daily Camera

Friday Funny: Chicken Supports Chicken Ordinance

An unidentified person dressed in a chicken costume came out to a recent city council meeting in Durango, Colorado to support the city's recently-passed backyard hen ordinance.
20 November 2009 - 2:00pm
Durango Herald

FasTracks Hitting Fiscal Bumps in Denver

Denver's FasTracks light rail system was set to be the nation's most aggressively constructed transit system when it was approved in 2004. But five years into the 12 year plan, budget issues and delays are calling the system's future into question.
10 November 2009 - 6:00am
The New York Times

German Solar Coming to Denver

SMA Solar Technology AG, the German company responsible for about 40 percent of the world's solar market will be opening a plant in Denver.
30 October 2009 - 7:00am
The Denver Post

Suburbs Sprouting Corn and Lettuce

Platte River Village, now building in Denver, is a new concept in fusing agriculture and suburbia.
28 October 2009 - 10:00am
Denver Post

To Save Water, Developers Ditch Lawns

Developers of Sterling Ranch, a proposed master-planned community in Colorado, want its future residents to curb their water use. One way they're ensuring this is by nixing traditional, lush lawns from their plans.
15 October 2009 - 11:00am
The Wall Street Journal

Denver Ridership Doubles, Even Without New Rail

Since Denver Metro voters passed FasTracks in 2004, transit ridership has almost doubled. Warren Karlenzig looks at how they did it.
15 October 2009 - 10:00am
Common Current

Intermountain West: Off the Map for HSR Plans

Planners from Phoenix, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Reno met this week to discuss plans for high-speed rail between their cities, since they've been left off the map of potential corridors to be funded by the stimulus package.
9 October 2009 - 12:00pm
The Arizona Republic

The World's 'First Smart Grid City'

Boulder, Colorado, has become the world's "first fully functioning smart grid enabled city".
14 September 2009 - 8:00am
Earth and Industry

The Solar Co-op

In Brighton, Colorado, solar panels on one person's farm could be built by an investment from another local, creating the first solar co-operative in the U.S.
10 September 2009 - 5:00am
The Wall St. Journal

Denver Edging Towards Form-Based Code

Denver is seeking to revise its zoning, shifting to a form-based code that more precisely dictates what type of buildings go where and what they should look like.
24 August 2009 - 8:00am
Architectural Record
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