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Which Denver neighborhoods do you like best?

posted Friday, May 8, 2009 9:59am

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How is Denver doing with respect to urban growth issues? Which neighborhoods do you look to as models of success? What are the major challenges the city of Denver faces as it continues to expand?

Join the conversation here on Panorama – and on Friday, May 15 at 2 p.m. at Starz FilmCenter. We will be screening "Blueprint America: Road to the Future," featuring the transportation and infrastructure needs of Denver, Portland and New York City.

Senior city planner Gideon Berger will lead an audience discussion following the film on smart growth and Denver's "Living Streets Initiative."

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What's your point of view?

christine
Saturday, May 9, 2009 › 9:41am
The Potter Highlands has it all! Little need for a car.

Judith
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 › 5:17pm
Congress Park has it all - no need for the car.
Could there be anything better than three parks, the zoo, botanic gardens, & history museum in walking distance. Galleries, music venues, restaurants of various economic levels, great book store & music store. Need a movie theater and the Middle school isn't as close as I'd like but OK with the bus. Great reliable transit on 12th & Colfax. Good transit on 6th and 18th. The 24 could use improvement
Diverse economically and socially. It Has retirement homes, multi family units, and single family houses. Model new development, infill, or renovations on the Congress Park area. The old trolley stop shopping areas on a grid are the key. Various sizes of homes and yards are also key.

LauraLynnie
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 › 10:24pm
Have to agree with Judith on a number of points about Congress Park (she forgot to mention CP Swimming Pool!) GREAT neighborhood! I grew up in Wash Park, another great neighborhood which is in danger of being gentrified to death--stop the scrapes & McMansions!!! Denver is doing well at keeping the inner city alive, but keep it accessible, economically AND socially=diversity! & transportation (bike trails & buses)

Michael Kinsley
Thursday, May 21, 2009 › 11:51am
Excellent program. One terrific addition would have been to mention the many other federal subsidies (e.g. sewers), and local subsidies (below cost supply of local public services to outlying areas), which have further driven sprawl.

christine
Thursday, May 21, 2009 › 9:11pm
Great program. I wish they would have highlighted the strides that Denver has made in terms of TOD. Also, I was really disappointed in Jayson Luber's comments.

christine
Saturday, May 9, 2009 › 9:41am
The Potter Highlands has it all! Little need for a car.