Denver took a big step yesterday toward rebuilding Denver International Airport, and now we have a better idea what that could look like.
The city wants to work with a private developer to rebuild the Great Hall -- aka the giant open area where you wait in line for security. Originally, it was meant to be more like a mall than a waiting area.
The new plan could:
What would they do with all that new space on the main level?
The options include a climbing wall and a zipline, the Denver Post reports. (Check out their story for more of the nitty gritty.)
Plans are far from complete, but the city is almost ready to hire a team of developers, led by the company Ferrovial, and also including Magic Johnson.
To start with, the Denver City Council will decide soon whether to pay the developers $9 million for six months of preliminary planning. The full project, of course, will cost a lot more than that.
