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.

July 3, 2003 - National Real Estate Investor

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.

July 2, 2003 - Shelterforce Online

Developer Uses New Urbanism To Remake Downtown

The Denver Post profiles a developer who is successfully renovating historic properties in downtown Castle Rock.

June 26, 2003 - The Denver Post

In West, Recreation Parks Claim Scarce Water

Should recreation be on par with "traditional" water uses in agriculture, homes, and industry?

June 23, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

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.

June 16, 2003 - The Denver Post

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.

May 30, 2003 - The Denver Post

Light Rail As Community Development Tool

Light rail has transformed one of Denver's most dangerous neighborhoods.

May 8, 2003 - The Denver Post

Denver's Infill Success

Infill -- when it's good, it's very good. When it's bad, the developer should be excised.

May 6, 2003 - The Rocky Mountain News

Fake Lawn Faux Pas

Plastic landscaping may be morphing beyond pink flamingos & poolside excess into an entire lifestyle statement.

April 30, 2003 - The Denver Post

How Airports Are Reused

Across the country, former airports like Denver's 1929 Stapleton Airport are becoming neighborhoods.

April 25, 2003 - Preservation Online

2003 Planning Award Winners

The APA honors the most outstanding efforts in the art, science, and profession of community planning.

April 6, 2003 - American Planning Association

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.

March 31, 2003 - Planetizen

Smart Growth Scorecard Introduced

A scorecard system being discussed in Denver offers a market-based alternative to zoning for encouraging smart growth.

March 31, 2003 - The Denver Post

Preserving Land, Building Affordable Housing

The Aspen Times details an innovative affordable housing for land preservation trade in Aspen, Colorado.

March 14, 2003 - The Aspen Times

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.

March 13, 2003 - Wall St. Journal

Denver Faces Affordable-housing Crisis

Denver is facing a housing crisis but no one is paying attention.

February 25, 2003 - The Denver Post

A Threat Comes To Pass

A landowner drops historic properties in a high-stakes gamble.

February 19, 2003 - Preservation Online

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.

February 13, 2003 - The Denver Post

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.

February 10, 2003 - The Rocky Mountain News

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."

February 2, 2003 - The Rocky Mountain News

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