A Community With No Churches

Chuches in Stapleton, Colorado are resisting new "walkable" guidelines, and excluding themselves from a new community.

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February 18, 2002, 6:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


A new redevelopment in Stapleton, Colorado is still in its earliest phases, but so far, according to a Rocky Mountain News editorial, the plan has not been receptive to churches' requests to "buy the land they believe they need." However, the issue has been whether or not to build churches in the recent suburban-style surrounded by acres of parking. Like many businesses, a few churches balk at the indignity of having to share parking with other uses. The planners in Stapleton suggested the possibilty of shared-use parking that will better integrate them into the community to the benefit of both the churches and the community. [Editor's note: Thanks to Daryl Kinton for clarification about an earlier version of this story.]

Thanks to Transport Policy List

Sunday, February 17, 2002 in The Rocky Mountain News

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