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Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Opportunities to make a public comment tonight & tomorrow night at CDOT hearings.

The guests attending last night were outnumbered about four CDOT people to one guest [our tax dollars at work]. We need more people to attend these hearings and speak-up about why it’s not OK for CDOT to triple the width of the freeway through the middle of communities.
We MUST get people to make good comments. Tonight’s meeting is in Commerce City and tomorrow’s is in Denver. There will be an open house between 5-6 pm, followed by a formal presentation by CDOT and public testimony between 6-8 pm.
Wednesday, Sept 24, 2014
Kearney Middle School
6160 Kearney St
Commerce City, CO
Kearney Middle School
6160 Kearney St
Commerce City, CO
Thursday, Sept 25, 2014
Bruce Randolph Middle School
3955 Steele St
Denver, CO
Bruce Randolph Middle School
3955 Steele St
Denver, CO
Below are the comments of a Denver-based architect. He made some incredibly-compelling points when he was one of six people who spoke-up last night.
Consider touching-on some of his points – AND make sure you say you want CDOT to study the I-270 and I-76 re-route before proceeding:
I-70 Widening Scheme Opposition and Loop Alternative Opinions
23 September 2014
Highway projects often include pedestrian and urban design amenities such as landscaped area, pedestrian safety elements, light pollution shielding, and public art. These amenities often are cut in construction to save money and time while building the project. The widening I-70 proposal includes an 800’ tunnel with park area above and several smaller tunnel / park crossings over the highway. It also includes lowered areas of roadway, up to 21 feet below grade. Both of these major amenities will be considered for budget cuts in the most probable, almost certain future of this infrastructure construction project. The following is my opinion of the I-70 proposed widening solution supported by CDOT and an alternate “Loop” option:
The Widening of the existing I-70 route, which CDOT has proposed has numerous flaws:











A “Loop” option maximizes the existing 300’+ wide highway right-of ways of highways 270 and 76 while creating new urban infill development opportunities in the vacated areas of the existing I-70 route through Denver and surrounding suburbs. This option has been discussed in the AIA Colorado, Urban Planning Committee, by concerned citizens, neighborhood organizations, and the Urban Land Institute members.









Regards,
Richard T. Carstens, Principal Architect
Architecture5280, LLC
at 11:00 PM
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Keep fighting, folks, you're only hurting yourselves. North Metro doesn't want your reroute, and if you throw enough of a stink, CDOT is going to chicken out and just going to rebuild in place.
You're not going to get what you want, so why don't you try and make the preferred alternative work for you?
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