SPECIAL Denver Union Station tour this saturday! Chance to see the project from 200 ft above!! Saturday, 10AM, in front of the historic station, 17th and Wynkoop, a little more than an hour long, $10 donation recommended.
We would love to see you all there!
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Denver Union Station Historic Building Reuse Options
As the due date for the two proposals for the redevelopment of the historic Denver Union Station building draws near (Oct 3, in fact), we wanted to remind our readers of the varied options for the redevelopment of the historic building.
Please remember that there will be a public meeting to discuss these options, so we highly recommend that our interested followers read-up on the options and come ready to make suggestions and commentary.
As a means of highlighting the two proposals, we are linking to the summaries given earlier this summer on DenverUrbanism.com.
For an introduction to the proposals, please click HERE.
To read about the idea's from the Denver Union Station Redevelopment Team, please click HERE.
To read about the proposed ideas from Union Station Neighborhood Company, please click HERE.
Thanks everyone! Stay tuned for an announcement to follow regarding the date for the public meeting.
Please remember that there will be a public meeting to discuss these options, so we highly recommend that our interested followers read-up on the options and come ready to make suggestions and commentary.
As a means of highlighting the two proposals, we are linking to the summaries given earlier this summer on DenverUrbanism.com.
For an introduction to the proposals, please click HERE.
To read about the idea's from the Denver Union Station Redevelopment Team, please click HERE.
To read about the proposed ideas from Union Station Neighborhood Company, please click HERE.
Thanks everyone! Stay tuned for an announcement to follow regarding the date for the public meeting.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
FTA Presents Recommendations for Wynkoop Plaza
The FTA sent out a letter regarding their findings and recommendations for Wynkoop Plaza. To see the letter, please click HERE
US Transportation Secretary Announces RTD Funding Award
The following was a press release that RTD released on August 31
U.S. Transportation Secretary in Denver today to make major transit funding announcement
SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD TO ALSO PARTICIPATE IN GOLD LINE GROUNDBREAKING
Denver, Aug. 31, 2011 — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Transit
Administration Administrator Peter Rogoff will be in Denver today to announce a major transit
funding award for the Regional Transportation District’s East Rail Line to Denver International
Airport and the Gold Line to Arvada and Wheat Ridge. The two lines are part of RTD’s FasTracks transit expansion program.
The award will be announced at a special signing ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 3 p.m. in
Olde Town Arvada. The event also will celebrate the Gold Line groundbreaking at the site of the
future Olde Town Station.
Prior to the ceremony, the City of Arvada and Historic Olde Town Arvada district will hold a
ribbon‐cutting and ice cream social at 2:30 p.m. to open a model of RTD’s future commuter
train, on display at the Olde Town Square at Olde Wadsworth and W. 57th Ave.
WHAT: Full Funding Grant Agreement Ceremony, Gold Line Groundbreaking
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, 3 p.m.
WHERE: Olde Town Arvada, Grandview lot at Grandview Avenue and Webster Street
SPEAKERS:
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff
Governor John Hickenlooper
Congresswoman Diana DeGette
Congressman Ed Perlmutter
Adams County Commissioner W.R. “Skip” Fischer
Jefferson County Commissioner Faye Griffin
Arvada Mayor Bob Frie
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock
RTD Board Chair Lee Kemp
RTD Board Member Lorraine Anderson
RTD General Manager Phil Washington
Denver Transit Partners Director Greg Amparano
MEDIA ONLY PARKING: Take Ralston Road to Webster Street. Go south on Webster. The media parking area will be on Webster between W. 57th Avenue and Grandview Avenue.
LIVE STREAMING: RTD will provide a live streaming webcast of the ceremony and groundbreaking.
Journalists and the public can visit www.rtd‐denver.com or
tinyurl.com/FasTracksGrant.
U.S. Transportation Secretary in Denver today to make major transit funding announcement
SECRETARY RAY LAHOOD TO ALSO PARTICIPATE IN GOLD LINE GROUNDBREAKING
Denver, Aug. 31, 2011 — U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Transit
Administration Administrator Peter Rogoff will be in Denver today to announce a major transit
funding award for the Regional Transportation District’s East Rail Line to Denver International
Airport and the Gold Line to Arvada and Wheat Ridge. The two lines are part of RTD’s FasTracks transit expansion program.
The award will be announced at a special signing ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 3 p.m. in
Olde Town Arvada. The event also will celebrate the Gold Line groundbreaking at the site of the
future Olde Town Station.
Prior to the ceremony, the City of Arvada and Historic Olde Town Arvada district will hold a
ribbon‐cutting and ice cream social at 2:30 p.m. to open a model of RTD’s future commuter
train, on display at the Olde Town Square at Olde Wadsworth and W. 57th Ave.
WHAT: Full Funding Grant Agreement Ceremony, Gold Line Groundbreaking
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011, 3 p.m.
WHERE: Olde Town Arvada, Grandview lot at Grandview Avenue and Webster Street
SPEAKERS:
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
FTA Administrator Peter Rogoff
Governor John Hickenlooper
Congresswoman Diana DeGette
Congressman Ed Perlmutter
Adams County Commissioner W.R. “Skip” Fischer
Jefferson County Commissioner Faye Griffin
Arvada Mayor Bob Frie
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock
RTD Board Chair Lee Kemp
RTD Board Member Lorraine Anderson
RTD General Manager Phil Washington
Denver Transit Partners Director Greg Amparano
MEDIA ONLY PARKING: Take Ralston Road to Webster Street. Go south on Webster. The media parking area will be on Webster between W. 57th Avenue and Grandview Avenue.
LIVE STREAMING: RTD will provide a live streaming webcast of the ceremony and groundbreaking.
Journalists and the public can visit www.rtd‐denver.com or
tinyurl.com/FasTracksGrant.
September DUSPA Meeting
Key Discussion Points
9/1/2011 DUSPA Meeting
Letter from USA to Phil Washington, Executive Director of RTD
Jerry Glick summarized the letter as addressing two issues:
1. The need to determine the ongoing management/operations of the Wynkoop Plaza, which he said was an open issue still to be resolved.
2. USA’s request for a public meeting for presentation of the two proposals for restoring the historic Union Station, which he said had just been scheduled and thereby the issue was resolved. He did not mention a place or date.
Bill Sirois of RTD said that he’d talked to Anne Hayes of USA and mentioned that the request for proposal had asked for the proposers’ recommendations for management and operations of the Wynkoop Plaza. He said that a meeting with Phil Washington was being arranged.
Other discussion items
1. The project is 46% complete, with the LRT being 98.6% complete, the bus box 46.8% complete, and the streets and plazas 50% complete. Project completion is now projected for March 16, 2014, slightly ahead of the original schedule.
2. $211,000,000 of the $488,000,000 budget has been paid out to date.
3. The project team is monitoring for any settlement of the historic station due to the completion of the bus box and the drilling of dewatering wells to low the water table. Shoring walls and a tie-back structure are being constructed to prevent any settlement.
4. The artist for the project selected by RTD is Kevin Curry. He will present his ideas to DUSPA at the November 2011 meeting.
5. The pedestrian bridge at the north wing building is in final design review.
9/1/2011 DUSPA Meeting
Letter from USA to Phil Washington, Executive Director of RTD
Jerry Glick summarized the letter as addressing two issues:
1. The need to determine the ongoing management/operations of the Wynkoop Plaza, which he said was an open issue still to be resolved.
2. USA’s request for a public meeting for presentation of the two proposals for restoring the historic Union Station, which he said had just been scheduled and thereby the issue was resolved. He did not mention a place or date.
Bill Sirois of RTD said that he’d talked to Anne Hayes of USA and mentioned that the request for proposal had asked for the proposers’ recommendations for management and operations of the Wynkoop Plaza. He said that a meeting with Phil Washington was being arranged.
Other discussion items
1. The project is 46% complete, with the LRT being 98.6% complete, the bus box 46.8% complete, and the streets and plazas 50% complete. Project completion is now projected for March 16, 2014, slightly ahead of the original schedule.
2. $211,000,000 of the $488,000,000 budget has been paid out to date.
3. The project team is monitoring for any settlement of the historic station due to the completion of the bus box and the drilling of dewatering wells to low the water table. Shoring walls and a tie-back structure are being constructed to prevent any settlement.
4. The artist for the project selected by RTD is Kevin Curry. He will present his ideas to DUSPA at the November 2011 meeting.
5. The pedestrian bridge at the north wing building is in final design review.
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