Hey there. Denverite's kicking off a week of special stories about Colfax Avenue, running from today to next Wednesday. We've got the first batch in today's news roundup, along with everything else you need to know.
Development:
Denver officials lined up to announce a plan to make downtown a much greener place. How much of this will happen? We don't know, but they're aiming high. (Denverite)
RiNo district leaders are angry that a new market at the airport is using the RiNo name, as Patricia Calhoun reports. (Westword)
Politics:
The special session turned out to be a total bust. There will be no fix to the error that is costing RTD $500,000 a month. Ernest Luning breaks down the winners and losers. (ColPol)
Transportation:
Remember when state regulators rejected RTD's plan to start testing the G Line? That was last week. Now they're reconsidering, John Aguilar reports. Maybe it's because the feds finally gave a big approval for RTD's attempted fixes to the A and B lines? (DP)
The Civic Center bus station should be done with its $31 million overhaul by the end of the year. It's starting to look at lot more done. (DBJ)
Alan Prendergast has a long read on Denver's new transportation strategies. (Westword)
The Denver City Council won't ask Mayor Michael Hancock to increase bike-lane funding in the budget, Dave Sachs reports. (Streetsblog)
Colfax Week:
Today, we've got:
- The city's $30,000-a-month toilet experiment
- A drive down Colfax with Tom Martin's nearly perfect memory
- And our guide to eating like a local on Colfax
Outdoors:
Local authorities briefly seized the base lodge of Granby Ranch ski resort, citing unpaid property taxes. The company paid up and got its stuff back. (Sky-Hi)
