Archive for Colorado
How to Help the Homeless
By Boake Moore Is there any ways that really help the homeless? Does handing the panhandler a dollar do any good? Are you looking for the quick help or do you want to help solve the solution? The biggest problem is the homeless are not a group of the same person so their problems are [...]
Urban Redevelopment Attraction for Single Adults
As a mom with children, living in an urban redeveloped community didn’t offer any appeal. However, a different lifestyle would appeal to a single adult with no children at home. In the case of one Colorado native, his excursions and adventures outdoors drive him to the mountains. His home in the midst of the Urban [...]
Urban Redevelopment Attraction for Single Adults
As a mom with children, living in an urban redeveloped community didn’t offer any appeal. However, a different lifestyle would appeal to a single adult with no children at home. In the case of one Colorado native, his excursions and adventures outdoors drive him to the mountains. His home in the midst of the Urban [...]
Urban Renewal – Success Includes the Voice of the People
Funding operations referred to as Urban Renewal can be the clincher and the determination of whether or not to continue building on those decisions. If the people of the community are considered, and their voice is heard, the renewal of a community becomes a reality and long lasting standard of the community. If the City [...]
Urban Redevelopment Financing – TIF (tax incriment financing)
When Lamar, Colorado started chattering about Urban Redevelopment Planning, the concensus was fairly good – until they began implementing the concept of TIF, without the consent of the voters. Excuse me, but taxes belong to ME (the voter) and if you don’t want me to have a say in how they’re spent, do NOT touch [...]
Banging & Clanging Landfill Demise – The Uprising of Five Points
Walking down Downing Street in Denver offers a new opportunity for inspiration these days as the Five Points gets a new facade. The Matthews Centers run the length of two city blocks and take on a host of action oriented missions to stop homelessness. Not only does Bo Matthews provide shelter for homeless, but his work [...]
Tourist Attraction – Urban Renewal Changes the Face of Colorado
Urban Renewal Changes the Face of Colorado Dramatic changes across Colorado offer fresh vistas, delightful getaways, and irresistible tourist attractions. Whether you’re visiting in Colorado Springs where visible gateways unite the crossroads of Interstate 25 and US Highway 24, or Lamar, where US Highway 50 and US Highway 287 run along the same strip of [...]