I-70 Denver Reimagined
“Eleven wonderful Denver neighborhoods were torn-apart in the 1960s, when I-70 was installed in the wrong location”. Could this be an opportunity to correct it?
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“Eleven wonderful Denver neighborhoods were torn-apart in the 1960s, when I-70 was installed in the wrong location”. Could this be an opportunity to correct it?
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Through previous neighborhood planning efforts, as well as assessments of rainfall and water flow trends in the area, stormwater drainage was identified as a significant challenge to North Denver.
To address this multi-basin, multi-community issue, the Urban Drainage Flood Control District (UDFCD) and the City and County of Denver (CCD) began the Outfall Systems Plan (OSP) with the goal of defining specific stormwater problem areas and developing watershed-wide solutions to mitigate flood hazards.
The OSP, coupled with the upcoming construction of I-70, presented the City with a unique opportunity to provide a foundation for phased flood protection as well as identify other opportunities for community improvements and amenities through the Platte to Park Hill: Stormwater Systems project.
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A Methadone Dispensary/Local Control bill is scheduled to be heard by the House State Government, Military and Veterans affairs committee this Wednesday January 27 at 10:00am . This bill , the Methadone Dispensary/Local Control Bill, will be heard at the Legislative Services Building, 200 East 14th Ave in Denver.
This bill hopes to give neighborhoods more control over Methadone clinics and to have these facilities located beyond 1000 ft of a public or private elementary , middle, junior high or high school.
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Inter-neighborhood 2016 Awards dinner will be January 28 at the Police Protective Association Event Center 2105 Decatur St. Each year, INC hosts a Neighborhood Awards Dinner and Silent Auction. The dinner is held to honor and celebrate individuals and organizations who have worked to better Denver’s community.
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Katie reported on the recent PRAB (Parks/Rec Advisory Board) meeting, of which Jay is now a member. Topics included Paco Sanchez Park, two Basin projects, flood planes, Cole neighborhood impact, the gulch projects.
City Planner Mark Bernstein of “The Outdoor Downtown,” sponsored by DPR and Downtown Denver Partnership, presented a slide talk.
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Long time INC member and community safety advocate, Anthony Thomas, passed away on January 15, 2016.
Over the past decade, Anthony served on INC’s Board of Directors and on its Executive Committee as Chair of the Public Safety Committee for INC and served as a delegate to INC from the Civic Association of Clayton neighborhood for many years.
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Sally Kurtzman and Christine O’Connor or Lowry United Neighborhoods welcomed INC delegates to the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum, whose COO Mark Hyatt generously made the Museum available for our January 2016 meeting. [See pictures, courtesy of Ray Ehrenstein.]
As pointed out in the welcome comments by Kurtzman & O’Connor, the Museum is located in the Lowry Technical Training Historic District, one of the two historic districts on Lowry. The entire Lowry neighborhood is built on 1800 acres of the former Lowry Air Force Base.
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