RTD PUBLIC MEETING: WYNKOOP PLAZA

Please join RTD FasTracks for the DUS Wynkoop Plaza Public Meeting

Join us as we explain the process for the RTD Board to make a decision about how to program and manage this public open space feature.

 

Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Regional Transportation Administrative Offices

1600 Blake Street, Rooms T & D

For further info: 303-299-2787 or mike.turner@rtd-fastracks.com

HELP KEEP THE DUS HOLIDAY LIGHTS ON!

Currently, the holiday lights at Denver Union Station are set to turn off in mid-December.  Help us raise funds to keep the lights on through the end of the holiday season!

Our "final" tour of DUS before the remodeling will take place this Saturday, December 1 from 10AM-NOON.  All proceeds will go toward keeping the lights on!  Join us and share the holiday spirit this season by keeping the lights on!

Where: Inside the Great Train Hall (17th and Wynkoop)
When: Saturday Dec 1, 10AM-NOON

We look forward to seeing you!

RTD Announces Lunch Time Grand Opening Celebration for Denver Union Station Light Rail Plaza

Lunch Time Grand Opening Celebration Set for Denver Union Station Light Rail Plaza

Denver, May 15, 2012 —The Denver Union Station Project Authority (DUSPA) and Regional Transportation District (RTD) will hold a lunch time Grand Opening Celebration for the Light Rail Plaza at Denver Union Station on Friday, May 18, 2012, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Live entertainment starts on the Plaza at 11:30 p.m. with a short program to be held at 12:30 p.m. 

The public is encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch to eat while enjoying the festivities on the plaza starting with a concert by Electric Hammer at 11:30 a.m.; followed by a live Zumba demonstration at 12:15 p.m.; then the Grand Opening program at 12:30 p.m.; concluding with a performance by Roz Brown at 12:40 p.m.  In addition, Colorado’s own COCONUT the Clown will stroll around the Plaza throughout the event.

Electric Hammer is a local Colorado band steeped in the sounds of Rhythm & Blues and Classic Rock music.  Its founding members have been playing together for over two decades and pride themselves on playing the music people know and appreciate.

For over 30 years, Coconut the Clown has brought smiles and doses of hilarity to children of all ages, using his special clown magic and a wonderful array of large colorful puppets. 

Zumba Fitness is an easy-to-follow, Latin-inspired fitness program which has been moving people towards joy and health since 2001.  More than 12 million people in more than 125 countries take weekly Zumba classes.

Roz Brown, a premier autoharpist, singer and Colorado folk legend is a captivating entertainer and recording artist who will regale the crowd with railroad songs and cowboy tunes. Many people know him from his regular performances at the Buckhorn Exchange restaurant in Denver.

Denver Union Station will serve as a multimodal transportation hub, integrating light rail, commuter rail, and intercity rail (Amtrak), as well as regional, express, and local bus service, the 16th Street Mall shuttle, Downtown Circulator, and intercity buses, taxis, shuttles, vans, limousines, bicycles and pedestrians.  Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about the unique design of the project.

Platte Valley & Western Model Railroad Club Announces Grande Finale

To read more, please read the press release below:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B14OGQyGiITvTEppblhfVE9TMG0wdzdOeHhpN3RFUQ

Winter Newsletter

Our winter newsletter is now available! Please click the link below to find out what's new at Union Station and for a recap of 2011.

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B14OGQyGiITvcFEzRDdlSldST2VpN2pNVEk1akxHUQ

Union Station Alliance Revitalization Presentation

Join us as Union Station Alliance presents their upcoming plans for the revitalization of the Denver Union Station historic train station.

Thursday March 15
5-630PM
DUS Train Hall

Ligh snacks and wine will be provided.

Film Premiere of Centennial Statehouse: Colorado's Greatest Treasure.THIS FRIDAY!!

DON'T FORGET TO ATTEND THIS PREMIERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT!!! Centennial Statehouse: Colorado’s Greatest Treasure, a new film by Havey Productions, will premiere at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 at the Colorado Convention Center during the 2012 Saving Places Conference. “Our State Capitol is an iconic symbol reflecting the past, present and future of all Coloradans,” Director Jim Havey said. “This film takes you behind the scenes and tells the stories of the people who built the building and the building that built the State. It is a story that inspires a deep appreciation for Colorado’s history, from the turbulent territorial era and the protracted process of constructing a Capitol building, to the Capitol’s distinctive adornments utilizing glass, marble, bronze, textile and pigment to form unique portraits of the people and events that influenced the state’s development.”

Havey Productions is producing the film with partial funding from the State Historical Fund of History Colorado. Production Sponsors include AT&T, Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media, Colorado Humanities, Anglo Gold Ashanti North America, Inc., Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Company, Inc., Linda Boden, Historic Denver, Inc., Colorado Preservation, Inc. and Circuit Media. Event sponsors include Civic Center Conservancy, Hendricks Financial Services, Jeanne Robb & Denver City Council District 10, Denver News and KUSA Channel 9.
Tickets can be ordered now at www.haveypro.com. Cost is $18 in advance and $20 at the door and includes cash bar and free popcorn. Patron tickets to a pre-screening reception that includes hosted bar and Republic Tequila tasting with appetizers and a meet and greet with the film’s director and other local dignitaries cost $100. http://www.haveypro.com/

Union Station Redevelopment Public Meetings

Union Station Redevelopment Public Meetings!

To see the flyer, please click HERE

Public Realm Town Hall Meetings

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Seeking input from the community on the Public Policy that will be implemented for management of Union Station’s public realm, plaza, etc., public meetings will be coordinated by Union Station Advocates, Joe Vostrejs, and Dana Crawford. Meetings will be at 4:00-5:30PM in the Denver Union Station Great Hall.

Each meeting will be coordinated with Union Station Advocates and previously published recommendations of five comparable projects (presented in May 2009), sponsored by the Advocates and the Downtown Denver Partnership.



Destination Retail Public Input Meetings

Thursday, January 19, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012

Seeking input from the community on the retail components of the Union Station Redevelopment project, public focus groups will be conducted under the direction of Joe Vostrejs and Dana Crawford. Meetings will take place at 4:30PM in the Denver Union Station Great Hall.

Questionnaires, updated information news sheets, and websites will be provided. Please visit the Union Station Alliance website at www.unionstationalliance.com for additional information.

Union Station Surface Lots Close

As of Tuesday, January 3rd, the two surface parking lots flanking the front of Union Station are closed.

While this may have whipped some into a frenzy of parking hysteria (click here for pessimistic LoDo parking propaganda) there are plenty of alternatives.

While there is the parking meter, there are also 44,000 off-street parking spaces available in Downtown Denver, including these closest-to-Union-Station options:

§ 1615 18th Street (LoDo Garage)
§ 16th & Wazee (Mercantile Lot)
§ 1899 Wynkoop Street (Garage Parking)

Also, many restaurants and hotels offer valet service, and there are taxi stands located at each hotel.

For detailed parking information in LoDo, click here: Parking Options in Downtown Denver


Plus!

There are the eco-friendly options:


Taking the bus is an easy and convenient way to reach LoDo.
Click for detailed RTD bus info


Light rail is another speedy way roll into LoDo.
Click for detailed Light Rail info


B-Cycle will support those healthy New Year’s resolutions!
Find a B-Cycle station near you.