Colorado
Denver Hotel To Be Reinvented As $45M Mixed-Use Project
A closed Denver hotel will be reinvented at a mixed use project as part of an "urban village" along the edge of downtown.
Housing Set-Asides: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
National momentum can't substitute for hard organizing work at the local level, but sometimes it can set the stage -- or provide a needed burst of energy.
Developer Uses New Urbanism To Remake Downtown
The Denver Post profiles a developer who is successfully renovating historic properties in downtown Castle Rock.
In West, Recreation Parks Claim Scarce Water
Should recreation be on par with "traditional" water uses in agriculture, homes, and industry?
Innovations In Co-Housing
Colorado, which is home to one of the hottest co-housing markets in the country, seeks to add diversity to its projects.
Cabaret: Private Club Or Public Venue?
Lakewood, Colorado cites a cabaret for operating in violation of the city's zoning code, and raises a city debate over zoning's role in regulating morality.
Light Rail As Community Development Tool
Light rail has transformed one of Denver's most dangerous neighborhoods.
Denver's Infill Success
Infill -- when it's good, it's very good. When it's bad, the developer should be excised.
Fake Lawn Faux Pas
Plastic landscaping may be morphing beyond pink flamingos & poolside excess into an entire lifestyle statement.
How Airports Are Reused
Across the country, former airports like Denver's 1929 Stapleton Airport are becoming neighborhoods.
2003 Planning Award Winners
The APA honors the most outstanding efforts in the art, science, and profession of community planning.
Update From APA's 2003 Conference
Sunday was the first day of the national American Planning Association conference in Denver, Colorado. 5,000 are expected.
Smart Growth Scorecard Introduced
A scorecard system being discussed in Denver offers a market-based alternative to zoning for encouraging smart growth.
Preserving Land, Building Affordable Housing
The Aspen Times details an innovative affordable housing for land preservation trade in Aspen, Colorado.
Market Demand For Smart Growth Projects Increasing
As sprawl increases, the demand for urban-redevelopment projects is increasing. Denver's Highlands' Garden Village is the perfect example.
Denver Faces Affordable-housing Crisis
Denver is facing a housing crisis but no one is paying attention.
A Threat Comes To Pass
A landowner drops historic properties in a high-stakes gamble.
Drought Brings Gardening Ban
Aurora residents are banned from planting new vegetable and flower gardens as the city enacts the area's toughest drought restrictions.
Funding Roads Or Public Transit?
The Rocky Mountain News presents a point-counterpoint over a Colorado bill that proposes to divert funds into a "congestion relief fund" to be spent on roads rather than public transit.
Denver's New Beltway Loop A Boon To Development
The old real estate maxim "location, location, location" is being replaced with the mantra "water, water, water."
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