Greetings! We will not hold our regular roundtable this coming Monday due to Memorial Day. We wish you the best for this Holiday and we'll plan to hold the next roundtable on Monday, June 8. More details to follow in a couple weeks.
Levi Reeves
Roundtable Director
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
USA May 2009 News Update
Union Station activities picked up significantly over the past few weeks. Included in this News Update are reports on two DUSPA (Denver Union Station Project Authority) meetings, a meeting at USNC on the General Development Plan (GDP), and a Symposium on the Management/Operations of the public spaces at Union Station. Also included are notices of upcoming meetings and events.
Project Status
One possible major impact to the project schedule is a suit to halt development on the project being brought by ColoRail. According to the press release, ColoRail will announce the suit on Monday, May 18 at 10 A.M. at 17th and Wewatta Streets. The release states that their concerns include the lack of expansion capacity for planned future transportation services, including passenger rail on the I-70 and Front Range corridors; insufficient passenger convenience and connectivity; and proposed project design features that are excessively costly to construct. USA’s initial reaction is that these issues have been thoroughly vetted. We await the response of the stakeholders, project management team and developer, and we will keep you posted on developments.
Other interesting updates are that the project’s parking structure is being reconsidered (see last bullet below in the report on the GDP meeting), and ground-breaking for the start of the transportation construction is scheduled for June 2009.
Meeting Reports
April 29, 2009: General Development Plan (GDP) Meeting at USNC
After brief opening remarks by Ellen Ittelson of the City, Frank Cannon of USNC (Union Station Neighborhood Company) re-presented the GDP that had been presented at a recent Land Use/Urban Design BOG meeting. He explained that this public meeting fulfilled a requirement needed to proceed to a final approval of the GDP by the City.
Some of the interesting points that Frank made were:
· The wing buildings on the Wynkoop side of the station will be mixed use, retail on the ground level and offices above. They will be 80,000 to 100,000 square feet in size. Frank thought the design approval process would take up to a year, with construction of the first building commencing in 15 to 18 months.
· Excavation for the transportation components will commence in early June starting at the new Light Rail Terminal site out at the CML and proceeding toward the station.
· The buildings behind the station are grouped in two blocks. The A block buildings (South side) will reach heights of 90’, 140’ and 220’. The B block buildings (North side) will reach heights of 90’, 140’, and 200’ and will be mixed use (office, hotel, other).
· The below grade bus terminal is planned to accommodate regional buses, some local buses, the 18th Street Circulator, and some commercial buses.
· Public space design will start in the summer of ’09. The plaza in front of the station (called Union Station Plaza) will be outside of the Keiwit Design/Build contract.
· Recovery money directed to the project will include $17.8 M through DRCOG and $9.6 M through RTD.
· The planned parking structure is being reconsidered. The project team is looking for an alternate location for the planned 150 public parking spaces.
April 30, 2009: DUSPA Meeting
Significant Agenda Items included:
· Design Build Agreement Authorization
· Notice to Proceed
· RTD/DUSPA IGA (intergovernmental agreement)
· CCD/DUSPA IGA
DUSPA approved the Design Build contract with Kiewit for the transportation elements. The GMP contract is based on 30% construction drawings (unit quantities and prices) and has a value of $336,404,275. Kiewit will now control the designers to take construction drawings to 100%. Only scope changes will create a change order. All change orders will require the approval of City and RTD before DUSPA can approve and sign
DUSPA then approved a limited Notice to Proceed for Kiewit. The NTP is limited because the federal money has not yet been secured. RTD has advanced $40 million that will cover costs until July 31. The limited notice to proceed covers mainly excavation for $7.2 million. There will likely be a series of limited notices to proceed until all funding sources have been secured.
The Lot G parking deck is not in the design build contract. The decision was made to explore other options for the 150 public parking space requirement. An allowance of $4.5 million has been set aside in DUSPA’s master budget to cover the cost of providing these spaces. This number was derived from an assumption of $30,000 per space which would cover a below grade scenario.
May 15, 2009: DUSPA Meeting
As evident from the following list of outstanding critical issues for Denver Union Station, there is a great deal on DUSPA’s plate. Please excuse the acronyms. There was not an opportunity for the public to ask what they meant.
A. Administrative Issues
· Finance Plan: Finalize, submit, approval for TEFIA/RRIF loan by DOT
· IGA’s with DUSPA (* CDOT)
· PMP Document Approval
· Finalize mechanics of funding process
· Owner’s Rep/DSA between DUSPA & TCC
· USNC Development Services Agreement with DUSPA
· Change order for area around DUS
· Meeting to discuss management of Hargraves
· Right of Entry Agreement: RTD & Kiewit
· Sales Tax
· WBS
· DUSPA Operating Budget
· Budget for $3,000,000 loan
· Chart of Accounts
· Agreement between DUSPA and CPV district to bond against what has to be put in place (restoration fee)
B. Construction Issues
· Major encumbrance Permit to allow bus box to be built in the City ROW
· Determination or process for public comment on public realm issues
· Construction Easement with Sunshine Development
· Finalize Public Information Plan
· Temp location for AMTRAK/AMTRAK Meeting
· Utility Relocation Agreements
· Secure 18th Street Alignment
· License Agreement between USNC & Kiewit for staging/laydown area
· Finalize scope and design and desired timing for Market Street storm drainage upgrade
· Threat and Vulnerability Analysis upgrades
· Coordination of systems design with other corridors
· Coordination of CRT signals
· Finalize issue related to Block A, B, and G under build/overbuild
· PUC for Tail Track removal
· Survey of existing conditions for DUS
· 404 Permit/MS4 Permit
· NW corridor locomotive – Track 7
May 11 – 13, 2009: DUS Public Spaces Symposium
Union Station Advocates assisted the Downtown Denver Partnership and Union Station Neighborhood Company with a Public Spaces Symposium that brought to Denver five experts from high profile public spaces located throughout the United States. Jerome Barth from Bryant Park in New York, Bob Gregory from Campus Martius Park in Detroit, Chad Munitz from Fountain Square in Cincinnati, Terry Guen from Millennium Park in Chicago and Richard Czoski from Santa Fe Railyards in Santa Fe were all briefed on the project and then asked a myriad of questions about best practices. The symposium ended with a panel presentation at the Oxford Hotel where the experts laid out their recommendations on how our community should proceed with the programming, management and design of the public spaces at Denver Union Station.
Upcoming Project Meetings
Monday, May 18th, 2009 Union Station Forum
Wynkoop Brewing Company, Mercantile Room, Wynkoop & 18th Street
5:30 PM - Cash Bar
6:00 - 7:30 PM - Forum
Denver is incorporating more public transportation into its master plan. Our historic Union Station will be at the center of this plan. In 2008, Union Station Master Plan Supplement was adopted as a critical step of that process. City Council created the Denver Union Station Project Authority (DUSPA) to manage the redevelopment of Union Station. Come hear a project report by DUSPA and members of the project team.
Union Station Advocates Roundtable
The Roundtables continue to be an effective and engaging meeting allowing our members to have informal discussions on important issues of the Union Station project.
The next Roundtable will be held:
Monday, June 8, 2009, 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Kentwood City Properties Conference Room, 17th & Wynkoop (enter off 17th)
Roundtable meetings are held the second and fourth Mondays of each month, and are open only to USA members and their guests. Led by USA board member and architect Levi Reeves, each Roundtable meeting provides the opportunity for attendees to discuss in-depth a topic associated with the Union Station project. A few days before each Roundtable, all USA members will receive an invitation via email for the upcoming meeting with an opportunity to RSVP. We hope we’ll see you at our next Roundtable meeting!
Union Station Libation(s)
Union Station Libation(s) is an informal monthly social gathering for Union Station fans. Here's how it works:
Show up sometime between 5:30 and 7:30 PM on the second Thursday of each month at the Wynkoop Brewery (upstairs) and socialize with fellow Union Station enthusiasts. No program, no speeches, no sign-up sheets... just hang out and chat about Union Station or whatever. You pay for your own drinks and/or food and you leave when you want. Simple as that! Union Station Libation(s) is a great way for you to meet new people, stay up on all the latest Union Station gossip, and start your weekend off right.
We hope you’ll join us for the next Libations on Thursday, June 11th.
For a downloadable PDF version of this News Update, please click here.
Project Status
One possible major impact to the project schedule is a suit to halt development on the project being brought by ColoRail. According to the press release, ColoRail will announce the suit on Monday, May 18 at 10 A.M. at 17th and Wewatta Streets. The release states that their concerns include the lack of expansion capacity for planned future transportation services, including passenger rail on the I-70 and Front Range corridors; insufficient passenger convenience and connectivity; and proposed project design features that are excessively costly to construct. USA’s initial reaction is that these issues have been thoroughly vetted. We await the response of the stakeholders, project management team and developer, and we will keep you posted on developments.
Other interesting updates are that the project’s parking structure is being reconsidered (see last bullet below in the report on the GDP meeting), and ground-breaking for the start of the transportation construction is scheduled for June 2009.
Meeting Reports
April 29, 2009: General Development Plan (GDP) Meeting at USNC
After brief opening remarks by Ellen Ittelson of the City, Frank Cannon of USNC (Union Station Neighborhood Company) re-presented the GDP that had been presented at a recent Land Use/Urban Design BOG meeting. He explained that this public meeting fulfilled a requirement needed to proceed to a final approval of the GDP by the City.
Some of the interesting points that Frank made were:
· The wing buildings on the Wynkoop side of the station will be mixed use, retail on the ground level and offices above. They will be 80,000 to 100,000 square feet in size. Frank thought the design approval process would take up to a year, with construction of the first building commencing in 15 to 18 months.
· Excavation for the transportation components will commence in early June starting at the new Light Rail Terminal site out at the CML and proceeding toward the station.
· The buildings behind the station are grouped in two blocks. The A block buildings (South side) will reach heights of 90’, 140’ and 220’. The B block buildings (North side) will reach heights of 90’, 140’, and 200’ and will be mixed use (office, hotel, other).
· The below grade bus terminal is planned to accommodate regional buses, some local buses, the 18th Street Circulator, and some commercial buses.
· Public space design will start in the summer of ’09. The plaza in front of the station (called Union Station Plaza) will be outside of the Keiwit Design/Build contract.
· Recovery money directed to the project will include $17.8 M through DRCOG and $9.6 M through RTD.
· The planned parking structure is being reconsidered. The project team is looking for an alternate location for the planned 150 public parking spaces.
April 30, 2009: DUSPA Meeting
Significant Agenda Items included:
· Design Build Agreement Authorization
· Notice to Proceed
· RTD/DUSPA IGA (intergovernmental agreement)
· CCD/DUSPA IGA
DUSPA approved the Design Build contract with Kiewit for the transportation elements. The GMP contract is based on 30% construction drawings (unit quantities and prices) and has a value of $336,404,275. Kiewit will now control the designers to take construction drawings to 100%. Only scope changes will create a change order. All change orders will require the approval of City and RTD before DUSPA can approve and sign
DUSPA then approved a limited Notice to Proceed for Kiewit. The NTP is limited because the federal money has not yet been secured. RTD has advanced $40 million that will cover costs until July 31. The limited notice to proceed covers mainly excavation for $7.2 million. There will likely be a series of limited notices to proceed until all funding sources have been secured.
The Lot G parking deck is not in the design build contract. The decision was made to explore other options for the 150 public parking space requirement. An allowance of $4.5 million has been set aside in DUSPA’s master budget to cover the cost of providing these spaces. This number was derived from an assumption of $30,000 per space which would cover a below grade scenario.
May 15, 2009: DUSPA Meeting
As evident from the following list of outstanding critical issues for Denver Union Station, there is a great deal on DUSPA’s plate. Please excuse the acronyms. There was not an opportunity for the public to ask what they meant.
A. Administrative Issues
· Finance Plan: Finalize, submit, approval for TEFIA/RRIF loan by DOT
· IGA’s with DUSPA (* CDOT)
· PMP Document Approval
· Finalize mechanics of funding process
· Owner’s Rep/DSA between DUSPA & TCC
· USNC Development Services Agreement with DUSPA
· Change order for area around DUS
· Meeting to discuss management of Hargraves
· Right of Entry Agreement: RTD & Kiewit
· Sales Tax
· WBS
· DUSPA Operating Budget
· Budget for $3,000,000 loan
· Chart of Accounts
· Agreement between DUSPA and CPV district to bond against what has to be put in place (restoration fee)
B. Construction Issues
· Major encumbrance Permit to allow bus box to be built in the City ROW
· Determination or process for public comment on public realm issues
· Construction Easement with Sunshine Development
· Finalize Public Information Plan
· Temp location for AMTRAK/AMTRAK Meeting
· Utility Relocation Agreements
· Secure 18th Street Alignment
· License Agreement between USNC & Kiewit for staging/laydown area
· Finalize scope and design and desired timing for Market Street storm drainage upgrade
· Threat and Vulnerability Analysis upgrades
· Coordination of systems design with other corridors
· Coordination of CRT signals
· Finalize issue related to Block A, B, and G under build/overbuild
· PUC for Tail Track removal
· Survey of existing conditions for DUS
· 404 Permit/MS4 Permit
· NW corridor locomotive – Track 7
May 11 – 13, 2009: DUS Public Spaces Symposium
Union Station Advocates assisted the Downtown Denver Partnership and Union Station Neighborhood Company with a Public Spaces Symposium that brought to Denver five experts from high profile public spaces located throughout the United States. Jerome Barth from Bryant Park in New York, Bob Gregory from Campus Martius Park in Detroit, Chad Munitz from Fountain Square in Cincinnati, Terry Guen from Millennium Park in Chicago and Richard Czoski from Santa Fe Railyards in Santa Fe were all briefed on the project and then asked a myriad of questions about best practices. The symposium ended with a panel presentation at the Oxford Hotel where the experts laid out their recommendations on how our community should proceed with the programming, management and design of the public spaces at Denver Union Station.
Upcoming Project Meetings
Monday, May 18th, 2009 Union Station Forum
Wynkoop Brewing Company, Mercantile Room, Wynkoop & 18th Street
5:30 PM - Cash Bar
6:00 - 7:30 PM - Forum
Denver is incorporating more public transportation into its master plan. Our historic Union Station will be at the center of this plan. In 2008, Union Station Master Plan Supplement was adopted as a critical step of that process. City Council created the Denver Union Station Project Authority (DUSPA) to manage the redevelopment of Union Station. Come hear a project report by DUSPA and members of the project team.
Union Station Advocates Roundtable
The Roundtables continue to be an effective and engaging meeting allowing our members to have informal discussions on important issues of the Union Station project.
The next Roundtable will be held:
Monday, June 8, 2009, 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Kentwood City Properties Conference Room, 17th & Wynkoop (enter off 17th)
Roundtable meetings are held the second and fourth Mondays of each month, and are open only to USA members and their guests. Led by USA board member and architect Levi Reeves, each Roundtable meeting provides the opportunity for attendees to discuss in-depth a topic associated with the Union Station project. A few days before each Roundtable, all USA members will receive an invitation via email for the upcoming meeting with an opportunity to RSVP. We hope we’ll see you at our next Roundtable meeting!
Union Station Libation(s)
Union Station Libation(s) is an informal monthly social gathering for Union Station fans. Here's how it works:
Show up sometime between 5:30 and 7:30 PM on the second Thursday of each month at the Wynkoop Brewery (upstairs) and socialize with fellow Union Station enthusiasts. No program, no speeches, no sign-up sheets... just hang out and chat about Union Station or whatever. You pay for your own drinks and/or food and you leave when you want. Simple as that! Union Station Libation(s) is a great way for you to meet new people, stay up on all the latest Union Station gossip, and start your weekend off right.
We hope you’ll join us for the next Libations on Thursday, June 11th.
For a downloadable PDF version of this News Update, please click here.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Roundtable Today
Greetings!
We will hold our next roundtable today at our regular time of 5:30pm. Our last roundtable was on Public Markets. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend!
Union Station Advocates Roundtable
Monday, May 11, 2009, 5:30-6:30 PM
Location: Kentwood City Properties Conference Room (17th & Wynkoop)
Levi Reeves
Roundtable Director
We will hold our next roundtable today at our regular time of 5:30pm. Our last roundtable was on Public Markets. Thanks to everyone who was able to attend!
Union Station Advocates Roundtable
Monday, May 11, 2009, 5:30-6:30 PM
Location: Kentwood City Properties Conference Room (17th & Wynkoop)
Levi Reeves
Roundtable Director
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Public Markets Conference - April 26
I’m 30,000 feet over Moab, Utah right now, flying back to Denver from the PPS conference. Yesterday, the PPS Conference sent us out on several tours of local markets. I toured the oldest continuously run market in San Francisco, the Alemany Farmers Market; the Oakland-Grand Lake Farmers Market; the Fruitvale Public Market (a new indoor market and market plaza within a transit-oriented development (TOD) right next to a Bay Area Regional Transit stop; and Jack London Square, a large mixed-use new urban community right on the bay near downtown Oakland.
All of these markets were vibrant communities in their own rite. The Alemany Farmers Market has permanent shelter structures and seller bays which are raised for direct access to trucks. This market was nearly entirely produce based although there were a number of prepared-food vendors, including an Afghani stand with the best grape-leaf nonn bread, cucumber-yoghurt sauce and chutney I’ve ever had. Unfortunately, this market was surrounded by freeways (it is California after all) and parking lots with virtually no transit presence and it is distant from the surrounding residential community.
The Oakland-Grand Lake Farmers market was the highlight of the day. It’s held in a park that was abandoned and nearly sold for private development a few years ago but was transformed by community activists into a park focused on the market as it’s major programmatic element. It was literally designed to house the market and very successfully so. There was great diversity of vendors, and they’re organized into specific areas based on their product. For instance, all the artist booths were together, near to the prepared-food vendors. A little farther into the market is where the produce vendors have their booths set up.
One thing that was discussed several times at the conference is the necessity for a group to organize and control markets. The responsibilities of the governing group includes limiting the number of vendors with the same products as well as marketing the market (!) to the general public. One market that was represented at the conference at one time had 55 wheatgrass vendors and 79 jewelers out of a total of 180 vendors! This had several negative affects, the most obvious being that unless you wanted jewelry or wheatgrass, you wouldn’t frequent this market. In order to survive and thrive a market needs critical diversity of products.
The third market we visited, Fruitvale, was an interesting social project where the city partnered with private developers to provide opportunities for people in a low-income neighborhood. Within the project, there are several places where people can start businesses with very little or no capital, all indoors. This is a true TOD site as there’s a BART station 50 feet from the plaza. There’s a second phase planned for a few of the surrounding parking lots and from what I saw of phase 1, I’m sure it’ll be successful.
The fourth market was perhaps the most ambitious and the most akin to our own potential at Denver Union Station (other than the obvious similarities to the hugely successful Ferry Plaza). Jack London Square, a 10-block project right on the
waterfront facing a marina and working dock, includes a large 6-story market building. The first floor is planned to be a marketplace for local farmers, meatpackers, and fishmongers. Three anchor restaurants are planned for the first floor and also for the second floor, which would include indoor open-air movable seating for market-goers. The upper four floors are class AA office space with some of the highest lease rates in Oakland.
After the tour I had a couple hours to recuperate before the “Best of the Bay” tasting event at the Ferry Building. The conference hotel is at the border of Chinatown and the Financial District. The difference in excitement and activity between these two neighborhoods was remarkable. In Chinatown, there are countless shops and street vendors benefiting each other through their mutual draw. People mill about, shopping and bringing money into the district. The Financial District, by comparison, was sterile. The only people I saw were hurriedly moving through the district.
I’m still processing all the information from the conference, but here is one initial lesson learned:
at DUS, a public market integrated into project could provide the essential excitement to bring people to the station to benefit the other retailers. Some of the vendors could become retailers themselves. For instance, an artisan bakery or butcher shop could be an ideal tenant for one of the wing buildings and could then sell wares within the market on the weekends.
I will post a few more thoughts from my time at the conference later this week, so check back. In the meantime, don’t forget our roundtable on the topic of public markets is tomorrow (Monday) at 5pm. I look forward to seeing you there! (details are in a blog post below).
All of these markets were vibrant communities in their own rite. The Alemany Farmers Market has permanent shelter structures and seller bays which are raised for direct access to trucks. This market was nearly entirely produce based although there were a number of prepared-food vendors, including an Afghani stand with the best grape-leaf nonn bread, cucumber-yoghurt sauce and chutney I’ve ever had. Unfortunately, this market was surrounded by freeways (it is California after all) and parking lots with virtually no transit presence and it is distant from the surrounding residential community.
The Oakland-Grand Lake Farmers market was the highlight of the day. It’s held in a park that was abandoned and nearly sold for private development a few years ago but was transformed by community activists into a park focused on the market as it’s major programmatic element. It was literally designed to house the market and very successfully so. There was great diversity of vendors, and they’re organized into specific areas based on their product. For instance, all the artist booths were together, near to the prepared-food vendors. A little farther into the market is where the produce vendors have their booths set up.One thing that was discussed several times at the conference is the necessity for a group to organize and control markets. The responsibilities of the governing group includes limiting the number of vendors with the same products as well as marketing the market (!) to the general public. One market that was represented at the conference at one time had 55 wheatgrass vendors and 79 jewelers out of a total of 180 vendors! This had several negative affects, the most obvious being that unless you wanted jewelry or wheatgrass, you wouldn’t frequent this market. In order to survive and thrive a market needs critical diversity of products.
The third market we visited, Fruitvale, was an interesting social project where the city partnered with private developers to provide opportunities for people in a low-income neighborhood. Within the project, there are several places where people can start businesses with very little or no capital, all indoors. This is a true TOD site as there’s a BART station 50 feet from the plaza. There’s a second phase planned for a few of the surrounding parking lots and from what I saw of phase 1, I’m sure it’ll be successful.The fourth market was perhaps the most ambitious and the most akin to our own potential at Denver Union Station (other than the obvious similarities to the hugely successful Ferry Plaza). Jack London Square, a 10-block project right on the
waterfront facing a marina and working dock, includes a large 6-story market building. The first floor is planned to be a marketplace for local farmers, meatpackers, and fishmongers. Three anchor restaurants are planned for the first floor and also for the second floor, which would include indoor open-air movable seating for market-goers. The upper four floors are class AA office space with some of the highest lease rates in Oakland.After the tour I had a couple hours to recuperate before the “Best of the Bay” tasting event at the Ferry Building. The conference hotel is at the border of Chinatown and the Financial District. The difference in excitement and activity between these two neighborhoods was remarkable. In Chinatown, there are countless shops and street vendors benefiting each other through their mutual draw. People mill about, shopping and bringing money into the district. The Financial District, by comparison, was sterile. The only people I saw were hurriedly moving through the district.
I’m still processing all the information from the conference, but here is one initial lesson learned:
at DUS, a public market integrated into project could provide the essential excitement to bring people to the station to benefit the other retailers. Some of the vendors could become retailers themselves. For instance, an artisan bakery or butcher shop could be an ideal tenant for one of the wing buildings and could then sell wares within the market on the weekends.I will post a few more thoughts from my time at the conference later this week, so check back. In the meantime, don’t forget our roundtable on the topic of public markets is tomorrow (Monday) at 5pm. I look forward to seeing you there! (details are in a blog post below).
Friday, April 24, 2009
Public Markets Conference - April 24
I'm in San Francisco this weekend for the Project for Public Spaces' conference on Public Markets. This year, the conference is a three day event with speakers, panels, workshops and tours.The conference started today with several short welcome addresses (including one by the freshly-appointed deputy secretary of agriculture Kathleen A. Merrigan). We then had a panel of international public market experts speak about current needs and trends of produce and craft markets. Shortly following the panel, we had a few moments to speak amongst our table on our thoughts on the roles and responsibilities of public markets. Our table talked about a number of things, but the three main themes were: 1) Public markets help a city discover its authenticity; 2) Public markets provide necessary food to a local community; and 3) Public markets are an economic driver for other retailers and commercial enterprises in the area.
Three workshops followed speaking to the 'logistics' of markets, how to advertise them effectively, how to integrate them into a community, and how to complement produce markets with local, handcrafted goods.
So far the conference has been enjoyable and enlightening. I'm very excited about the potential for getting a viable market started in Denver at or near Union Station!
Tomorrow, I'll be touring four of the most successful markets in the Bay Area and I'll post some pictures, so be sure to check back later this weekend! In the meantime, enjoy these pictures of our welcome reception at the Ferry Building earlier this evening.
Roundtable Monday - Public Markets
Greetings!
We will hold our next roundtable this coming Monday. NOTE: we will start at 5pm this Monday instead of our regular time of 5:30.
The topic for discussion is Public Markets on the Union Station Site. We'll discuss potential locations, types of venue, financial repercussions, etc. Anything goes!
I'm writing this email from San Francisco where, tomorrow through Sunday, I'm attending this year's PPS conference on Public Markets, so Monday I should return with some good information to help us with this discussion! The development team has shown interest in making this idea a reality, so let's help them by starting to work through these important issues now. I'm sure you all have some great feedback. I look forward to seeing you on Monday!
Union Station Advocates Roundtable
Monday, April 27, 2009, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Kentwood City Properties Conference Room (17th & Wynkoop)
Reminder: roundtables are a benefit to all our members. If you are not a member, we would love to have you! It's simple: sign up through our website, or just come to the roundtable Monday and we will give you information on how to join.
We will hold our next roundtable this coming Monday. NOTE: we will start at 5pm this Monday instead of our regular time of 5:30.
The topic for discussion is Public Markets on the Union Station Site. We'll discuss potential locations, types of venue, financial repercussions, etc. Anything goes!
I'm writing this email from San Francisco where, tomorrow through Sunday, I'm attending this year's PPS conference on Public Markets, so Monday I should return with some good information to help us with this discussion! The development team has shown interest in making this idea a reality, so let's help them by starting to work through these important issues now. I'm sure you all have some great feedback. I look forward to seeing you on Monday!
Union Station Advocates Roundtable
Monday, April 27, 2009, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Location: Kentwood City Properties Conference Room (17th & Wynkoop)
Reminder: roundtables are a benefit to all our members. If you are not a member, we would love to have you! It's simple: sign up through our website, or just come to the roundtable Monday and we will give you information on how to join.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Celebrate Union Station!
Good morning everyone! This is an invitation to come aboard with the Union Station Advocates and the Platte Valley & Western Model Railroad Club TODAY from 5:30 -7:30p.m as we host an evening filled with libations, hors d'oeuvres and model railroad exhibits! Also, we'll have some great renderings of the redevelopment available for your perusal.
Come socialize with fellow Union Station enthusiast in the Great Train Hall of the Historic Denver Union Station as we come together to celebrate the Landmark Union Station's history and fascinating future! For all details, here's a flyer you can download and email to your friends and family.
Look forward to seeing you there!!
For questions feel free to call Jorgen at 720-224-9831 or visit our website at www.unionstationadvocates.org.
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