Olde Town Station Urban Renewal Area
Urban Renewal Plan for Arvada Colorado PDF October 2009 and amended June 2010 Arvada Urban Renewal Authority by URS Community Planning and Urban Design Group
Adams12 School District used eminent domain to condemn Denver business Auto-trol
In 2008, Adams12 School District used eminent domain to condemn and take a building belonging to Denver business, Auto-trol. The School district, after taking the building and forcing the company to move out, decided they…
Pinon Canyon Preservation Festival: Home on the Range
Pinon Canyon Preservation Festival: Home on the Range. Calhoun, Patricia. Westword 18 June 2010.
Curbing abuse of eminent domain
“We don’t, however, want to overlook the protections that House Bill 1107, signed by Gov. Bill Ritter on Wednesday, will offer against the conversion of farms into strip malls at taxpayer expense. The bill, sponsored…
Who Owns Colorado: Cracking Denver’s new zoning code
Who Owns Colorado: Cracking Denver’s new zoning code. Titus, Stephen. ColoradoBIZ Magazine 01 April 2010.
Holdouts fold in fight against RTD and eminent domain
Holdouts fold in fight against RTD and eminent domain Espinoza, Annette. The Denver Post 25 Februar 2010.
Arapahoe Square inches closer to redevelopment
Arapahoe Square inches closer to redevelopment. Moore, Paula. Denver Business Journal 21 February 2010.
Who Has the Right to Say What’s Blight? Bill Perkins vs. ESDC Darling
“t gave The Times this quote: “As a firm of planners and analysts, AKRF’s responsibility is the collection and assessment of data in an objective and thorough manner. Our analyses help inform a public decision-making…
Tax Increment Financing 101
This short video by the North Dakota Policy Council describes what tax increment financing is along with its origins and the problems associated with it. North Dakota Policy Council 31 December 2009.
Wake-Up Call: No Kumbaya moment at Pinon Canyon
“Close to thirty years ago, the feds took more than 200,000 acres of Pinyon Canyon in the largest land grab in the country’s history. And for the past half-dozen years, ranchers and other property owners…