north denver cornerstone collaborative ndcc€¦ · environmental results" dear friends,...

8
North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative NDCC Mayor Michael B. Hancock's Corridor of Opportunity Initiative project news Issue 15, 2014 North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative Projects Map

Upload: others

Post on 18-Aug-2020

0 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative NDCC€¦ · Environmental Results" Dear Friends, There's a lot going on in North Denver these days. In case you missed it, Mayor Michael B

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 18

North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative

NDCCMayor Michael B Hancocks Corridor of Opportunity Initiative

project newsIssue 15 2014

North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative Projects Map

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 28

In This IssueUpcoming Meetings

In the Community

Featured Project I‐70

NDCC Project Updates

National Western Center

Neighborhood Plans

RiNo

Subheading

RTD Station Development

Brighton Blvd CorridorRedevelopment

Upcoming PublicMeetings

Tues Oct 7GlobevilleNeighborhood PlanPublic Meeting Place Laradon Hall(5100 Lincoln St)Time 530 ‐ 730 pm

Wed Oct 8Official HIA ReleasePlace Argo Park (47thamp Pennsylvania) Time 1030 ‐ 1130am

Wed Oct 22NDCC Town HallMeetingPlace The Growhaus(4751 York St) Time 530 ‐ 730 pm

In the Community

Community ActionEnvironmental Results

Dear Friends Theres a lot going on in North Denver these days In case youmissed it Mayor Michael B Hancock submitted his 2015budget proposal to City Council a plan that createsopportunities in neighborhoods all across Denver throughintentional investments in parks playgrounds librariesstreets bike lanes and parking In his proposal MayorHancock dedicated $47 million for redevelopment projects inNorth Denver This includes $25 million for the first majoroverhaul of Brighton Boulevard from 29th to 44th in decadesThis is exciting news and a testament to his commitment touplift Globeville Elyria and Swansea Last week Mayor Hancock met with a group ofapproximately 30 business and land owners from BrightonBlvd to present his budget proposal Hosted at AcornCouncilwoman Judy Montero Mayor Hancock and Kelly Leidprovided updates on how this money will help advanceBrighton Blvd and what this means for the entire city ofDenver The proposed budget will not only allow the NDCC tomove from planning to implementation on BrightonBoulevard but also advance our other 5 projects under theNDCC with the support from the neighborhoods andcommunity at large Click here to read Mayor Hancocks budget submittal letterand full proposal SincerelyNDCC Team

NDCC PROJECT UPDATES

National Western Center

Public MeetingsContinue Master Plan efforts for theNational Western Center(NWC) are moving forwardrapidly On September30th the NWC Master Planteam in conjunction withNDCC and Councilwoman Judy Montero hosted the thirdpublic meeting at the National Western Complex Theproject team provided a brief overview of the planningprocess to date and asked attendees to discuss a variety oftopics at work stations around the room including

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 38

is Groundwork Denversmotto Since 2002theyve planted treescleaned up rivers fixed‐up bikes insulatedhouses and coordinatedthousands of volunteersto help improve theenvironment InGlobeville GroundworkDenver has beenworking to create a newnatural area called PlatteFarm Open Space InGlobeville Elyria andSwansea theyve alsoprovided free homeinsulation to hundredsof families they host aweekly walking groupand they employ severalyouth in their GreenTeam programGroundwork Denver hasalso been working toimprove the air qualityand industrial odorproblems in theneighborhoods and toimprove the physicalconnections betweenGlobeville and the SouthPlatte River trail Click here to learn moreabout the great work ofGroundwork Denver

In the News

A sampling of recentstories on NDCC Projects

Embrace the CowReinventing the NationalWestern ComplexConfluence Denver

Colorado RegionalTourism Act launchesfinal round of

coordination with the Globeville and Elyria SwanseaNeighborhood Plans the development of the NWCFramework options and Recommended Frameworkengagement of the river and sustainability and theneighborhood program interests The project team receivedfeedback on the recommendations and will continue torefine the plans for NWC Click here to view the meeting presentationTo submit your comments click here

Neighborhood Plans

Globeville Neighborhood Plan A draft of the Globeville Neighborhood Plan is now availablefor public review You can download a PDF of the draftat wwwdenvergovorgglobeville Hard copies of the plan arealso available for review at the front counter of the Valdez‐Perry Library (4690 Vine Street) A public meeting to reviewthe draft plan recommendations will be held on October 7th The meeting format will feature a presentation to provide anoverview of the draft plans content as well as breakoutstations that you can visit to learn more and providecomments Globeville Neighborhood Plan Public MeetingTuesday October 7th 2014530‐730pmLaradon Hall5100 Lincoln StreetDenver CO 80216

Elyria ‐ SwanseaNeighborhoodPlan The Elyria‐SwanseaNeighborhood Planprocess has beenfocusing on the 40th andColorado Blvd rail station for RTDs East Line The workshopbuilt on the input received in previous meetings and helpedfurther refine a vision for the 40th and Colorado station areain Denver This supplemental meeting was co‐sponsored bythe Urban Land Conservancy and the City of Denver TheUrban Land Conservancy has been engaging communityresidents and stakeholders over the past year toexplore development opportunities on 94 acres on the eastside of Colorado Boulevard along Smith Road The workshoplooked at how sub‐areas within the station area might betterrelate to each other to the rail station platform and to the

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 48

applications DenverPost

Exaggerated concerns onplan to update I‐70 inDenver Denver Post

CDOT seeks public inputon plans for I‐70viaduct 9News

Local business leaderslaunch foundation tosupport North DenverCornerstoneCollaborativeNeighborhoods YourHub

Elyria‐Swansea residentsweighing in on plan forDenverneighborhood Your HubDenver

Wisely investing inDenvers growth DenverPost

Hancocks $12B budgetseeks $47M for northDenverredevelopment DenverBusiness Journal

Hancocks 2015 Budgetincludes $47 Milliontransformation to NorthDenver CBS 4

Denver 2015 budgeproposal adds sheriffsdeputies bigprojects Denver Post

FasTracks East Rail Lineto DIA on Track for EarlyDebut in 2016 CBS 4

New foundation offers

surrounding neighborhoods Click here to view thepresentation Overall the Elyria‐Swansea Neighborhood Plan is progressingand a draft is expected in mid November

Health Impact Assessment Now Available In September the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) forGlobeville Elyria and Swansea was released Produced by theDepartment of Environmental Health the HIA provides aframework to better understand how environmentalphysical economic and social conditions determine health inorder to inform public policy and decision making Throughresident participation in the neighborhood planning and HIAprocess the following health factors were identified as topconcerns and are analyzed in the HIA

Environmental qualityConnectivity and mobilityAccess to goods and servicesCommunity SafetyMental Health being

The official release of the HIA will take place at a communityevent on Wednesday October 8th from 1030 to 1130 amat Argo Park (47th amp Pennsylvania) Mayor Michael BHancock and Councilwoman Judy Montero will be present torecognize the HIA as a milestone for the community Specialactivities at the event include a groundbreaking for a newwalking loop around Argo Park and a celebration for the newbike lane on 47th Ave in Globeville All are welcome to joinand encouraged to ride their bike to the event Visit wwwbehealthydenverorg for the full HIA report Copieswill be available at the community event on October 8th

River North (RiNo)

Great DivideBrewery BreaksGround On Tuesday September23rd Great DivideBrewery broke ground ontheir new 5 acre brewing facility to be located between 33rdand 35th Streets on Brighton Blvd Saunders Construction isoverseeing the construction of this new facility that is slatedto open in 2015 one of several new projects that will beginto emerge along Brighton over the next 12‐15 months

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 58

help to strugglingDenverneighborhoods DenverPost

CDOT office opens tofield I‐70 questionsDenver Post

Quick LinksNDCC

Councilwoman JudyMontero

Airport City Denver

NDCC 2013 AnnualReport

Neighborhoods ampPlanning Committee

NDCCPresentations toCommunity ampBusiness Groups

Interested in learningmore about the NorthDenver CornerstoneCollaborative Does yourorganizations want tohost a Coffee with Kellyto hear about theNDCC If so please contactErika RMartinez today

QuestionsFeeback

In other RiNo news a partnership Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) has been signed between the NDCCProjects Office Zeppelin Development the GreenwayFoundation and Bridges to Prosperity to collaborate on anew pedestrian bridge that will link the Taxi development tothe future River North Park and be part of a larger multi‐model connection between RiNo and RTDs 38th amp Blakecommuter rail station

Ishy70 Reconstruction

CDOT Releases SDEISOn August 29th CDOT released the Supplemental DraftEnvironmental Impact Study (SDEIS) This SDEIS identifiesenvironmental impacts not previously identified and includesa detailed analysis of the social environmental andeconomic effects of the project alternatives as required bythe federal government according to the NationalEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA) It also explains whichalternatives have been eliminated from consideration andwhy The community is being encouraged to providecomments regarding the projects preliminarilyidentified preferred alternative (the Partial Cover LoweredAlternative) by October 31st (NEW DATE) You can downloadthe SDEIS by clicking here or by visiting a variety of locationsin the community CDOT hosted 3 public hearings in the lastseveral weeks to gather comments from the communityComments can also be made by going online You can use thecomment form to submit your comments or use the printableform and mail it in CDOT also has a new project officelocated at 3501 East 46th Avenue which is staffed Mondaythru Saturday

CDOT also is continuing work on a parallel process toevaluate funding and procurement options for theconstruction of the I‐70 East project A telephone townhalland townhall meeting on this topic are being planned for thisfall More information will be available in the coming weeks

RTD Station Development

East Rail Line On September 13th RTD and Denver Transit Partners hostedan open house to give residents an update on theconstruction progress on the East Rail Line Residentsenjoyed breakfast as they had the chance to see heavyconstruction equipment view final train station designs andlearn about the new train cars To learn more about theproject updates download the Construction Update

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 68

The NDCC team believesin an open door policyDo you have a questionor comment Sharethem with our team ndccdenvergovorg

NewsletterDistribution

Please help us build ourdistribution list If youknow someone who isntgetting the NDCC NewsUpdate please share itwith them In addition printedbilingual newsletters areavailable for distributionthroughout thecommunity If you wouldlike to make theseavailable at yourbusiness or organizationplease contact ErikaMartinez

North Metro Rail Line There are eight stations planned on the North Metro RailLine Six of them including the National Western Stock Showwill be built under the existing contract RTD is currentlyseeking comments for station elements and the commentperiod is open until October 17th Click here to view 60design of the station site plan for the National Western StockShow You can comment on the canopy colors design andwalls Click here to voice your opinion

Gold Line The Gold Lines MoffatFlyover bridge is an Scurved structure that willtake the Gold Line trainsup and over from thenorth side of UnionPacific Railroads MoffatLine ‐ the tracks that leadup to the Continental Divide and the Moffat Tunnel ‐ anddown to the north side of the BNSF Railways Golden Linewhich goes through Olde Town Arvada and on to the WardStation in Wheat Ridge

This is the point where UP and BNSF which run in the samecorridor east of here diverge To learn more about theproject updates download the Construction Update

Brighton Blvd Corridor Redevelopment

Click here for project information

NDCC Is Expanding its Team The NDCC welcomes its newest member Celia VanDerLoop Some ofyou might remember Celia when she worked on the Asarco GlobeCleanup in the 1990s Celia will be focusing on communityenvironmental concerns including but not limited to noise soilcontamination air quality and storm water issues She is alsoworking on the I‐70 project and Montclair Basin project Please helpus welcome Celia to the team

ExecConnect Kicks Off their EffortsThis past weekend ExecConnect a membership group of business professionals and leadershosted a community kickoff event Burritos on Brighton to celebrate the launch of theirefforts in Globevile Elyria and Swansea ExecConnect has created Connect Denver

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 78

Foundation an organization that will focus onfundraising to support the residents and communityorganizations of Globeville Elyria and Swansea overthe next 10 years Families enjoyed great musicdelicious food face painting and a variety of gamesMayor Michael B Hancock and Councilwoman JudyMontero stopped by to greet the residents and thankExecConnect for their commitment to North DenverKids also enjoyed discovering a Camero police car and a fire truck A special thank you goes tothe Denver Police Department Denver Fire Department El Sistema Colorado CescoLinguistic Services and parents from Swansea for helping with the event

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity The Corridor of Opportunity represents a nearly 23‐mile stretch between linking I‐70 and East Commuter line from Denver Union Station to Denver InternationalAirport The corridor is one of the most compelling commercial investment opportunities in theworld with thousands of developable acres With nine commuter‐rail stations along RTDsEast Line alone (slated to open in 2016) future plans for the area include transit‐orienteddevelopment with housing strategic locations for corporate headquarters and abundantoptions for additional open space The variety of opportunities both existing and future make this corridor a focal point forDenvers future economy with nearly 40000 new jobs through new and expandedbusinesses and $26 billion in economic impact expected over the next three decadesincluding $134 million annually in additional city revenue

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 88

About the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC)

The North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative was founded by Mayor Michael B Hancock onJanuary 25 2013 Recognizing a convergence of upcoming projects in the Elyria‐Swansea andGlobeville neighborhoods the Mayor identified an opportunity to energize a cornerstone of

the Corridor of Opportunity and create an updated gateway to downtown by aligningindividual efforts into one coordinated vision Kelly Leid manages the general oversightplanning strategic coordination financing and implementation of the six primary projects

City and County of DenverNorth Denver Cornerstone Collaborative201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205Denver CO 80202wwwdenvergovorgNDCC ndccdenvergovorg

North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative City and County of Denver201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205 Denver CO 80202

SafeUnsubscribetrade andreaburnsdenvergovorg

Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider

Sent by ndccdenvergovorg in collaboration with

Try it free today

Page 2: North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative NDCC€¦ · Environmental Results" Dear Friends, There's a lot going on in North Denver these days. In case you missed it, Mayor Michael B

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 28

In This IssueUpcoming Meetings

In the Community

Featured Project I‐70

NDCC Project Updates

National Western Center

Neighborhood Plans

RiNo

Subheading

RTD Station Development

Brighton Blvd CorridorRedevelopment

Upcoming PublicMeetings

Tues Oct 7GlobevilleNeighborhood PlanPublic Meeting Place Laradon Hall(5100 Lincoln St)Time 530 ‐ 730 pm

Wed Oct 8Official HIA ReleasePlace Argo Park (47thamp Pennsylvania) Time 1030 ‐ 1130am

Wed Oct 22NDCC Town HallMeetingPlace The Growhaus(4751 York St) Time 530 ‐ 730 pm

In the Community

Community ActionEnvironmental Results

Dear Friends Theres a lot going on in North Denver these days In case youmissed it Mayor Michael B Hancock submitted his 2015budget proposal to City Council a plan that createsopportunities in neighborhoods all across Denver throughintentional investments in parks playgrounds librariesstreets bike lanes and parking In his proposal MayorHancock dedicated $47 million for redevelopment projects inNorth Denver This includes $25 million for the first majoroverhaul of Brighton Boulevard from 29th to 44th in decadesThis is exciting news and a testament to his commitment touplift Globeville Elyria and Swansea Last week Mayor Hancock met with a group ofapproximately 30 business and land owners from BrightonBlvd to present his budget proposal Hosted at AcornCouncilwoman Judy Montero Mayor Hancock and Kelly Leidprovided updates on how this money will help advanceBrighton Blvd and what this means for the entire city ofDenver The proposed budget will not only allow the NDCC tomove from planning to implementation on BrightonBoulevard but also advance our other 5 projects under theNDCC with the support from the neighborhoods andcommunity at large Click here to read Mayor Hancocks budget submittal letterand full proposal SincerelyNDCC Team

NDCC PROJECT UPDATES

National Western Center

Public MeetingsContinue Master Plan efforts for theNational Western Center(NWC) are moving forwardrapidly On September30th the NWC Master Planteam in conjunction withNDCC and Councilwoman Judy Montero hosted the thirdpublic meeting at the National Western Complex Theproject team provided a brief overview of the planningprocess to date and asked attendees to discuss a variety oftopics at work stations around the room including

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 38

is Groundwork Denversmotto Since 2002theyve planted treescleaned up rivers fixed‐up bikes insulatedhouses and coordinatedthousands of volunteersto help improve theenvironment InGlobeville GroundworkDenver has beenworking to create a newnatural area called PlatteFarm Open Space InGlobeville Elyria andSwansea theyve alsoprovided free homeinsulation to hundredsof families they host aweekly walking groupand they employ severalyouth in their GreenTeam programGroundwork Denver hasalso been working toimprove the air qualityand industrial odorproblems in theneighborhoods and toimprove the physicalconnections betweenGlobeville and the SouthPlatte River trail Click here to learn moreabout the great work ofGroundwork Denver

In the News

A sampling of recentstories on NDCC Projects

Embrace the CowReinventing the NationalWestern ComplexConfluence Denver

Colorado RegionalTourism Act launchesfinal round of

coordination with the Globeville and Elyria SwanseaNeighborhood Plans the development of the NWCFramework options and Recommended Frameworkengagement of the river and sustainability and theneighborhood program interests The project team receivedfeedback on the recommendations and will continue torefine the plans for NWC Click here to view the meeting presentationTo submit your comments click here

Neighborhood Plans

Globeville Neighborhood Plan A draft of the Globeville Neighborhood Plan is now availablefor public review You can download a PDF of the draftat wwwdenvergovorgglobeville Hard copies of the plan arealso available for review at the front counter of the Valdez‐Perry Library (4690 Vine Street) A public meeting to reviewthe draft plan recommendations will be held on October 7th The meeting format will feature a presentation to provide anoverview of the draft plans content as well as breakoutstations that you can visit to learn more and providecomments Globeville Neighborhood Plan Public MeetingTuesday October 7th 2014530‐730pmLaradon Hall5100 Lincoln StreetDenver CO 80216

Elyria ‐ SwanseaNeighborhoodPlan The Elyria‐SwanseaNeighborhood Planprocess has beenfocusing on the 40th andColorado Blvd rail station for RTDs East Line The workshopbuilt on the input received in previous meetings and helpedfurther refine a vision for the 40th and Colorado station areain Denver This supplemental meeting was co‐sponsored bythe Urban Land Conservancy and the City of Denver TheUrban Land Conservancy has been engaging communityresidents and stakeholders over the past year toexplore development opportunities on 94 acres on the eastside of Colorado Boulevard along Smith Road The workshoplooked at how sub‐areas within the station area might betterrelate to each other to the rail station platform and to the

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 48

applications DenverPost

Exaggerated concerns onplan to update I‐70 inDenver Denver Post

CDOT seeks public inputon plans for I‐70viaduct 9News

Local business leaderslaunch foundation tosupport North DenverCornerstoneCollaborativeNeighborhoods YourHub

Elyria‐Swansea residentsweighing in on plan forDenverneighborhood Your HubDenver

Wisely investing inDenvers growth DenverPost

Hancocks $12B budgetseeks $47M for northDenverredevelopment DenverBusiness Journal

Hancocks 2015 Budgetincludes $47 Milliontransformation to NorthDenver CBS 4

Denver 2015 budgeproposal adds sheriffsdeputies bigprojects Denver Post

FasTracks East Rail Lineto DIA on Track for EarlyDebut in 2016 CBS 4

New foundation offers

surrounding neighborhoods Click here to view thepresentation Overall the Elyria‐Swansea Neighborhood Plan is progressingand a draft is expected in mid November

Health Impact Assessment Now Available In September the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) forGlobeville Elyria and Swansea was released Produced by theDepartment of Environmental Health the HIA provides aframework to better understand how environmentalphysical economic and social conditions determine health inorder to inform public policy and decision making Throughresident participation in the neighborhood planning and HIAprocess the following health factors were identified as topconcerns and are analyzed in the HIA

Environmental qualityConnectivity and mobilityAccess to goods and servicesCommunity SafetyMental Health being

The official release of the HIA will take place at a communityevent on Wednesday October 8th from 1030 to 1130 amat Argo Park (47th amp Pennsylvania) Mayor Michael BHancock and Councilwoman Judy Montero will be present torecognize the HIA as a milestone for the community Specialactivities at the event include a groundbreaking for a newwalking loop around Argo Park and a celebration for the newbike lane on 47th Ave in Globeville All are welcome to joinand encouraged to ride their bike to the event Visit wwwbehealthydenverorg for the full HIA report Copieswill be available at the community event on October 8th

River North (RiNo)

Great DivideBrewery BreaksGround On Tuesday September23rd Great DivideBrewery broke ground ontheir new 5 acre brewing facility to be located between 33rdand 35th Streets on Brighton Blvd Saunders Construction isoverseeing the construction of this new facility that is slatedto open in 2015 one of several new projects that will beginto emerge along Brighton over the next 12‐15 months

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 58

help to strugglingDenverneighborhoods DenverPost

CDOT office opens tofield I‐70 questionsDenver Post

Quick LinksNDCC

Councilwoman JudyMontero

Airport City Denver

NDCC 2013 AnnualReport

Neighborhoods ampPlanning Committee

NDCCPresentations toCommunity ampBusiness Groups

Interested in learningmore about the NorthDenver CornerstoneCollaborative Does yourorganizations want tohost a Coffee with Kellyto hear about theNDCC If so please contactErika RMartinez today

QuestionsFeeback

In other RiNo news a partnership Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) has been signed between the NDCCProjects Office Zeppelin Development the GreenwayFoundation and Bridges to Prosperity to collaborate on anew pedestrian bridge that will link the Taxi development tothe future River North Park and be part of a larger multi‐model connection between RiNo and RTDs 38th amp Blakecommuter rail station

Ishy70 Reconstruction

CDOT Releases SDEISOn August 29th CDOT released the Supplemental DraftEnvironmental Impact Study (SDEIS) This SDEIS identifiesenvironmental impacts not previously identified and includesa detailed analysis of the social environmental andeconomic effects of the project alternatives as required bythe federal government according to the NationalEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA) It also explains whichalternatives have been eliminated from consideration andwhy The community is being encouraged to providecomments regarding the projects preliminarilyidentified preferred alternative (the Partial Cover LoweredAlternative) by October 31st (NEW DATE) You can downloadthe SDEIS by clicking here or by visiting a variety of locationsin the community CDOT hosted 3 public hearings in the lastseveral weeks to gather comments from the communityComments can also be made by going online You can use thecomment form to submit your comments or use the printableform and mail it in CDOT also has a new project officelocated at 3501 East 46th Avenue which is staffed Mondaythru Saturday

CDOT also is continuing work on a parallel process toevaluate funding and procurement options for theconstruction of the I‐70 East project A telephone townhalland townhall meeting on this topic are being planned for thisfall More information will be available in the coming weeks

RTD Station Development

East Rail Line On September 13th RTD and Denver Transit Partners hostedan open house to give residents an update on theconstruction progress on the East Rail Line Residentsenjoyed breakfast as they had the chance to see heavyconstruction equipment view final train station designs andlearn about the new train cars To learn more about theproject updates download the Construction Update

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 68

The NDCC team believesin an open door policyDo you have a questionor comment Sharethem with our team ndccdenvergovorg

NewsletterDistribution

Please help us build ourdistribution list If youknow someone who isntgetting the NDCC NewsUpdate please share itwith them In addition printedbilingual newsletters areavailable for distributionthroughout thecommunity If you wouldlike to make theseavailable at yourbusiness or organizationplease contact ErikaMartinez

North Metro Rail Line There are eight stations planned on the North Metro RailLine Six of them including the National Western Stock Showwill be built under the existing contract RTD is currentlyseeking comments for station elements and the commentperiod is open until October 17th Click here to view 60design of the station site plan for the National Western StockShow You can comment on the canopy colors design andwalls Click here to voice your opinion

Gold Line The Gold Lines MoffatFlyover bridge is an Scurved structure that willtake the Gold Line trainsup and over from thenorth side of UnionPacific Railroads MoffatLine ‐ the tracks that leadup to the Continental Divide and the Moffat Tunnel ‐ anddown to the north side of the BNSF Railways Golden Linewhich goes through Olde Town Arvada and on to the WardStation in Wheat Ridge

This is the point where UP and BNSF which run in the samecorridor east of here diverge To learn more about theproject updates download the Construction Update

Brighton Blvd Corridor Redevelopment

Click here for project information

NDCC Is Expanding its Team The NDCC welcomes its newest member Celia VanDerLoop Some ofyou might remember Celia when she worked on the Asarco GlobeCleanup in the 1990s Celia will be focusing on communityenvironmental concerns including but not limited to noise soilcontamination air quality and storm water issues She is alsoworking on the I‐70 project and Montclair Basin project Please helpus welcome Celia to the team

ExecConnect Kicks Off their EffortsThis past weekend ExecConnect a membership group of business professionals and leadershosted a community kickoff event Burritos on Brighton to celebrate the launch of theirefforts in Globevile Elyria and Swansea ExecConnect has created Connect Denver

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 78

Foundation an organization that will focus onfundraising to support the residents and communityorganizations of Globeville Elyria and Swansea overthe next 10 years Families enjoyed great musicdelicious food face painting and a variety of gamesMayor Michael B Hancock and Councilwoman JudyMontero stopped by to greet the residents and thankExecConnect for their commitment to North DenverKids also enjoyed discovering a Camero police car and a fire truck A special thank you goes tothe Denver Police Department Denver Fire Department El Sistema Colorado CescoLinguistic Services and parents from Swansea for helping with the event

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity The Corridor of Opportunity represents a nearly 23‐mile stretch between linking I‐70 and East Commuter line from Denver Union Station to Denver InternationalAirport The corridor is one of the most compelling commercial investment opportunities in theworld with thousands of developable acres With nine commuter‐rail stations along RTDsEast Line alone (slated to open in 2016) future plans for the area include transit‐orienteddevelopment with housing strategic locations for corporate headquarters and abundantoptions for additional open space The variety of opportunities both existing and future make this corridor a focal point forDenvers future economy with nearly 40000 new jobs through new and expandedbusinesses and $26 billion in economic impact expected over the next three decadesincluding $134 million annually in additional city revenue

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 88

About the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC)

The North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative was founded by Mayor Michael B Hancock onJanuary 25 2013 Recognizing a convergence of upcoming projects in the Elyria‐Swansea andGlobeville neighborhoods the Mayor identified an opportunity to energize a cornerstone of

the Corridor of Opportunity and create an updated gateway to downtown by aligningindividual efforts into one coordinated vision Kelly Leid manages the general oversightplanning strategic coordination financing and implementation of the six primary projects

City and County of DenverNorth Denver Cornerstone Collaborative201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205Denver CO 80202wwwdenvergovorgNDCC ndccdenvergovorg

North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative City and County of Denver201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205 Denver CO 80202

SafeUnsubscribetrade andreaburnsdenvergovorg

Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider

Sent by ndccdenvergovorg in collaboration with

Try it free today

Page 3: North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative NDCC€¦ · Environmental Results" Dear Friends, There's a lot going on in North Denver these days. In case you missed it, Mayor Michael B

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 38

is Groundwork Denversmotto Since 2002theyve planted treescleaned up rivers fixed‐up bikes insulatedhouses and coordinatedthousands of volunteersto help improve theenvironment InGlobeville GroundworkDenver has beenworking to create a newnatural area called PlatteFarm Open Space InGlobeville Elyria andSwansea theyve alsoprovided free homeinsulation to hundredsof families they host aweekly walking groupand they employ severalyouth in their GreenTeam programGroundwork Denver hasalso been working toimprove the air qualityand industrial odorproblems in theneighborhoods and toimprove the physicalconnections betweenGlobeville and the SouthPlatte River trail Click here to learn moreabout the great work ofGroundwork Denver

In the News

A sampling of recentstories on NDCC Projects

Embrace the CowReinventing the NationalWestern ComplexConfluence Denver

Colorado RegionalTourism Act launchesfinal round of

coordination with the Globeville and Elyria SwanseaNeighborhood Plans the development of the NWCFramework options and Recommended Frameworkengagement of the river and sustainability and theneighborhood program interests The project team receivedfeedback on the recommendations and will continue torefine the plans for NWC Click here to view the meeting presentationTo submit your comments click here

Neighborhood Plans

Globeville Neighborhood Plan A draft of the Globeville Neighborhood Plan is now availablefor public review You can download a PDF of the draftat wwwdenvergovorgglobeville Hard copies of the plan arealso available for review at the front counter of the Valdez‐Perry Library (4690 Vine Street) A public meeting to reviewthe draft plan recommendations will be held on October 7th The meeting format will feature a presentation to provide anoverview of the draft plans content as well as breakoutstations that you can visit to learn more and providecomments Globeville Neighborhood Plan Public MeetingTuesday October 7th 2014530‐730pmLaradon Hall5100 Lincoln StreetDenver CO 80216

Elyria ‐ SwanseaNeighborhoodPlan The Elyria‐SwanseaNeighborhood Planprocess has beenfocusing on the 40th andColorado Blvd rail station for RTDs East Line The workshopbuilt on the input received in previous meetings and helpedfurther refine a vision for the 40th and Colorado station areain Denver This supplemental meeting was co‐sponsored bythe Urban Land Conservancy and the City of Denver TheUrban Land Conservancy has been engaging communityresidents and stakeholders over the past year toexplore development opportunities on 94 acres on the eastside of Colorado Boulevard along Smith Road The workshoplooked at how sub‐areas within the station area might betterrelate to each other to the rail station platform and to the

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 48

applications DenverPost

Exaggerated concerns onplan to update I‐70 inDenver Denver Post

CDOT seeks public inputon plans for I‐70viaduct 9News

Local business leaderslaunch foundation tosupport North DenverCornerstoneCollaborativeNeighborhoods YourHub

Elyria‐Swansea residentsweighing in on plan forDenverneighborhood Your HubDenver

Wisely investing inDenvers growth DenverPost

Hancocks $12B budgetseeks $47M for northDenverredevelopment DenverBusiness Journal

Hancocks 2015 Budgetincludes $47 Milliontransformation to NorthDenver CBS 4

Denver 2015 budgeproposal adds sheriffsdeputies bigprojects Denver Post

FasTracks East Rail Lineto DIA on Track for EarlyDebut in 2016 CBS 4

New foundation offers

surrounding neighborhoods Click here to view thepresentation Overall the Elyria‐Swansea Neighborhood Plan is progressingand a draft is expected in mid November

Health Impact Assessment Now Available In September the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) forGlobeville Elyria and Swansea was released Produced by theDepartment of Environmental Health the HIA provides aframework to better understand how environmentalphysical economic and social conditions determine health inorder to inform public policy and decision making Throughresident participation in the neighborhood planning and HIAprocess the following health factors were identified as topconcerns and are analyzed in the HIA

Environmental qualityConnectivity and mobilityAccess to goods and servicesCommunity SafetyMental Health being

The official release of the HIA will take place at a communityevent on Wednesday October 8th from 1030 to 1130 amat Argo Park (47th amp Pennsylvania) Mayor Michael BHancock and Councilwoman Judy Montero will be present torecognize the HIA as a milestone for the community Specialactivities at the event include a groundbreaking for a newwalking loop around Argo Park and a celebration for the newbike lane on 47th Ave in Globeville All are welcome to joinand encouraged to ride their bike to the event Visit wwwbehealthydenverorg for the full HIA report Copieswill be available at the community event on October 8th

River North (RiNo)

Great DivideBrewery BreaksGround On Tuesday September23rd Great DivideBrewery broke ground ontheir new 5 acre brewing facility to be located between 33rdand 35th Streets on Brighton Blvd Saunders Construction isoverseeing the construction of this new facility that is slatedto open in 2015 one of several new projects that will beginto emerge along Brighton over the next 12‐15 months

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 58

help to strugglingDenverneighborhoods DenverPost

CDOT office opens tofield I‐70 questionsDenver Post

Quick LinksNDCC

Councilwoman JudyMontero

Airport City Denver

NDCC 2013 AnnualReport

Neighborhoods ampPlanning Committee

NDCCPresentations toCommunity ampBusiness Groups

Interested in learningmore about the NorthDenver CornerstoneCollaborative Does yourorganizations want tohost a Coffee with Kellyto hear about theNDCC If so please contactErika RMartinez today

QuestionsFeeback

In other RiNo news a partnership Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) has been signed between the NDCCProjects Office Zeppelin Development the GreenwayFoundation and Bridges to Prosperity to collaborate on anew pedestrian bridge that will link the Taxi development tothe future River North Park and be part of a larger multi‐model connection between RiNo and RTDs 38th amp Blakecommuter rail station

Ishy70 Reconstruction

CDOT Releases SDEISOn August 29th CDOT released the Supplemental DraftEnvironmental Impact Study (SDEIS) This SDEIS identifiesenvironmental impacts not previously identified and includesa detailed analysis of the social environmental andeconomic effects of the project alternatives as required bythe federal government according to the NationalEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA) It also explains whichalternatives have been eliminated from consideration andwhy The community is being encouraged to providecomments regarding the projects preliminarilyidentified preferred alternative (the Partial Cover LoweredAlternative) by October 31st (NEW DATE) You can downloadthe SDEIS by clicking here or by visiting a variety of locationsin the community CDOT hosted 3 public hearings in the lastseveral weeks to gather comments from the communityComments can also be made by going online You can use thecomment form to submit your comments or use the printableform and mail it in CDOT also has a new project officelocated at 3501 East 46th Avenue which is staffed Mondaythru Saturday

CDOT also is continuing work on a parallel process toevaluate funding and procurement options for theconstruction of the I‐70 East project A telephone townhalland townhall meeting on this topic are being planned for thisfall More information will be available in the coming weeks

RTD Station Development

East Rail Line On September 13th RTD and Denver Transit Partners hostedan open house to give residents an update on theconstruction progress on the East Rail Line Residentsenjoyed breakfast as they had the chance to see heavyconstruction equipment view final train station designs andlearn about the new train cars To learn more about theproject updates download the Construction Update

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 68

The NDCC team believesin an open door policyDo you have a questionor comment Sharethem with our team ndccdenvergovorg

NewsletterDistribution

Please help us build ourdistribution list If youknow someone who isntgetting the NDCC NewsUpdate please share itwith them In addition printedbilingual newsletters areavailable for distributionthroughout thecommunity If you wouldlike to make theseavailable at yourbusiness or organizationplease contact ErikaMartinez

North Metro Rail Line There are eight stations planned on the North Metro RailLine Six of them including the National Western Stock Showwill be built under the existing contract RTD is currentlyseeking comments for station elements and the commentperiod is open until October 17th Click here to view 60design of the station site plan for the National Western StockShow You can comment on the canopy colors design andwalls Click here to voice your opinion

Gold Line The Gold Lines MoffatFlyover bridge is an Scurved structure that willtake the Gold Line trainsup and over from thenorth side of UnionPacific Railroads MoffatLine ‐ the tracks that leadup to the Continental Divide and the Moffat Tunnel ‐ anddown to the north side of the BNSF Railways Golden Linewhich goes through Olde Town Arvada and on to the WardStation in Wheat Ridge

This is the point where UP and BNSF which run in the samecorridor east of here diverge To learn more about theproject updates download the Construction Update

Brighton Blvd Corridor Redevelopment

Click here for project information

NDCC Is Expanding its Team The NDCC welcomes its newest member Celia VanDerLoop Some ofyou might remember Celia when she worked on the Asarco GlobeCleanup in the 1990s Celia will be focusing on communityenvironmental concerns including but not limited to noise soilcontamination air quality and storm water issues She is alsoworking on the I‐70 project and Montclair Basin project Please helpus welcome Celia to the team

ExecConnect Kicks Off their EffortsThis past weekend ExecConnect a membership group of business professionals and leadershosted a community kickoff event Burritos on Brighton to celebrate the launch of theirefforts in Globevile Elyria and Swansea ExecConnect has created Connect Denver

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 78

Foundation an organization that will focus onfundraising to support the residents and communityorganizations of Globeville Elyria and Swansea overthe next 10 years Families enjoyed great musicdelicious food face painting and a variety of gamesMayor Michael B Hancock and Councilwoman JudyMontero stopped by to greet the residents and thankExecConnect for their commitment to North DenverKids also enjoyed discovering a Camero police car and a fire truck A special thank you goes tothe Denver Police Department Denver Fire Department El Sistema Colorado CescoLinguistic Services and parents from Swansea for helping with the event

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity The Corridor of Opportunity represents a nearly 23‐mile stretch between linking I‐70 and East Commuter line from Denver Union Station to Denver InternationalAirport The corridor is one of the most compelling commercial investment opportunities in theworld with thousands of developable acres With nine commuter‐rail stations along RTDsEast Line alone (slated to open in 2016) future plans for the area include transit‐orienteddevelopment with housing strategic locations for corporate headquarters and abundantoptions for additional open space The variety of opportunities both existing and future make this corridor a focal point forDenvers future economy with nearly 40000 new jobs through new and expandedbusinesses and $26 billion in economic impact expected over the next three decadesincluding $134 million annually in additional city revenue

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 88

About the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC)

The North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative was founded by Mayor Michael B Hancock onJanuary 25 2013 Recognizing a convergence of upcoming projects in the Elyria‐Swansea andGlobeville neighborhoods the Mayor identified an opportunity to energize a cornerstone of

the Corridor of Opportunity and create an updated gateway to downtown by aligningindividual efforts into one coordinated vision Kelly Leid manages the general oversightplanning strategic coordination financing and implementation of the six primary projects

City and County of DenverNorth Denver Cornerstone Collaborative201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205Denver CO 80202wwwdenvergovorgNDCC ndccdenvergovorg

North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative City and County of Denver201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205 Denver CO 80202

SafeUnsubscribetrade andreaburnsdenvergovorg

Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider

Sent by ndccdenvergovorg in collaboration with

Try it free today

Page 4: North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative NDCC€¦ · Environmental Results" Dear Friends, There's a lot going on in North Denver these days. In case you missed it, Mayor Michael B

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 48

applications DenverPost

Exaggerated concerns onplan to update I‐70 inDenver Denver Post

CDOT seeks public inputon plans for I‐70viaduct 9News

Local business leaderslaunch foundation tosupport North DenverCornerstoneCollaborativeNeighborhoods YourHub

Elyria‐Swansea residentsweighing in on plan forDenverneighborhood Your HubDenver

Wisely investing inDenvers growth DenverPost

Hancocks $12B budgetseeks $47M for northDenverredevelopment DenverBusiness Journal

Hancocks 2015 Budgetincludes $47 Milliontransformation to NorthDenver CBS 4

Denver 2015 budgeproposal adds sheriffsdeputies bigprojects Denver Post

FasTracks East Rail Lineto DIA on Track for EarlyDebut in 2016 CBS 4

New foundation offers

surrounding neighborhoods Click here to view thepresentation Overall the Elyria‐Swansea Neighborhood Plan is progressingand a draft is expected in mid November

Health Impact Assessment Now Available In September the Health Impact Assessment (HIA) forGlobeville Elyria and Swansea was released Produced by theDepartment of Environmental Health the HIA provides aframework to better understand how environmentalphysical economic and social conditions determine health inorder to inform public policy and decision making Throughresident participation in the neighborhood planning and HIAprocess the following health factors were identified as topconcerns and are analyzed in the HIA

Environmental qualityConnectivity and mobilityAccess to goods and servicesCommunity SafetyMental Health being

The official release of the HIA will take place at a communityevent on Wednesday October 8th from 1030 to 1130 amat Argo Park (47th amp Pennsylvania) Mayor Michael BHancock and Councilwoman Judy Montero will be present torecognize the HIA as a milestone for the community Specialactivities at the event include a groundbreaking for a newwalking loop around Argo Park and a celebration for the newbike lane on 47th Ave in Globeville All are welcome to joinand encouraged to ride their bike to the event Visit wwwbehealthydenverorg for the full HIA report Copieswill be available at the community event on October 8th

River North (RiNo)

Great DivideBrewery BreaksGround On Tuesday September23rd Great DivideBrewery broke ground ontheir new 5 acre brewing facility to be located between 33rdand 35th Streets on Brighton Blvd Saunders Construction isoverseeing the construction of this new facility that is slatedto open in 2015 one of several new projects that will beginto emerge along Brighton over the next 12‐15 months

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 58

help to strugglingDenverneighborhoods DenverPost

CDOT office opens tofield I‐70 questionsDenver Post

Quick LinksNDCC

Councilwoman JudyMontero

Airport City Denver

NDCC 2013 AnnualReport

Neighborhoods ampPlanning Committee

NDCCPresentations toCommunity ampBusiness Groups

Interested in learningmore about the NorthDenver CornerstoneCollaborative Does yourorganizations want tohost a Coffee with Kellyto hear about theNDCC If so please contactErika RMartinez today

QuestionsFeeback

In other RiNo news a partnership Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) has been signed between the NDCCProjects Office Zeppelin Development the GreenwayFoundation and Bridges to Prosperity to collaborate on anew pedestrian bridge that will link the Taxi development tothe future River North Park and be part of a larger multi‐model connection between RiNo and RTDs 38th amp Blakecommuter rail station

Ishy70 Reconstruction

CDOT Releases SDEISOn August 29th CDOT released the Supplemental DraftEnvironmental Impact Study (SDEIS) This SDEIS identifiesenvironmental impacts not previously identified and includesa detailed analysis of the social environmental andeconomic effects of the project alternatives as required bythe federal government according to the NationalEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA) It also explains whichalternatives have been eliminated from consideration andwhy The community is being encouraged to providecomments regarding the projects preliminarilyidentified preferred alternative (the Partial Cover LoweredAlternative) by October 31st (NEW DATE) You can downloadthe SDEIS by clicking here or by visiting a variety of locationsin the community CDOT hosted 3 public hearings in the lastseveral weeks to gather comments from the communityComments can also be made by going online You can use thecomment form to submit your comments or use the printableform and mail it in CDOT also has a new project officelocated at 3501 East 46th Avenue which is staffed Mondaythru Saturday

CDOT also is continuing work on a parallel process toevaluate funding and procurement options for theconstruction of the I‐70 East project A telephone townhalland townhall meeting on this topic are being planned for thisfall More information will be available in the coming weeks

RTD Station Development

East Rail Line On September 13th RTD and Denver Transit Partners hostedan open house to give residents an update on theconstruction progress on the East Rail Line Residentsenjoyed breakfast as they had the chance to see heavyconstruction equipment view final train station designs andlearn about the new train cars To learn more about theproject updates download the Construction Update

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 68

The NDCC team believesin an open door policyDo you have a questionor comment Sharethem with our team ndccdenvergovorg

NewsletterDistribution

Please help us build ourdistribution list If youknow someone who isntgetting the NDCC NewsUpdate please share itwith them In addition printedbilingual newsletters areavailable for distributionthroughout thecommunity If you wouldlike to make theseavailable at yourbusiness or organizationplease contact ErikaMartinez

North Metro Rail Line There are eight stations planned on the North Metro RailLine Six of them including the National Western Stock Showwill be built under the existing contract RTD is currentlyseeking comments for station elements and the commentperiod is open until October 17th Click here to view 60design of the station site plan for the National Western StockShow You can comment on the canopy colors design andwalls Click here to voice your opinion

Gold Line The Gold Lines MoffatFlyover bridge is an Scurved structure that willtake the Gold Line trainsup and over from thenorth side of UnionPacific Railroads MoffatLine ‐ the tracks that leadup to the Continental Divide and the Moffat Tunnel ‐ anddown to the north side of the BNSF Railways Golden Linewhich goes through Olde Town Arvada and on to the WardStation in Wheat Ridge

This is the point where UP and BNSF which run in the samecorridor east of here diverge To learn more about theproject updates download the Construction Update

Brighton Blvd Corridor Redevelopment

Click here for project information

NDCC Is Expanding its Team The NDCC welcomes its newest member Celia VanDerLoop Some ofyou might remember Celia when she worked on the Asarco GlobeCleanup in the 1990s Celia will be focusing on communityenvironmental concerns including but not limited to noise soilcontamination air quality and storm water issues She is alsoworking on the I‐70 project and Montclair Basin project Please helpus welcome Celia to the team

ExecConnect Kicks Off their EffortsThis past weekend ExecConnect a membership group of business professionals and leadershosted a community kickoff event Burritos on Brighton to celebrate the launch of theirefforts in Globevile Elyria and Swansea ExecConnect has created Connect Denver

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 78

Foundation an organization that will focus onfundraising to support the residents and communityorganizations of Globeville Elyria and Swansea overthe next 10 years Families enjoyed great musicdelicious food face painting and a variety of gamesMayor Michael B Hancock and Councilwoman JudyMontero stopped by to greet the residents and thankExecConnect for their commitment to North DenverKids also enjoyed discovering a Camero police car and a fire truck A special thank you goes tothe Denver Police Department Denver Fire Department El Sistema Colorado CescoLinguistic Services and parents from Swansea for helping with the event

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity The Corridor of Opportunity represents a nearly 23‐mile stretch between linking I‐70 and East Commuter line from Denver Union Station to Denver InternationalAirport The corridor is one of the most compelling commercial investment opportunities in theworld with thousands of developable acres With nine commuter‐rail stations along RTDsEast Line alone (slated to open in 2016) future plans for the area include transit‐orienteddevelopment with housing strategic locations for corporate headquarters and abundantoptions for additional open space The variety of opportunities both existing and future make this corridor a focal point forDenvers future economy with nearly 40000 new jobs through new and expandedbusinesses and $26 billion in economic impact expected over the next three decadesincluding $134 million annually in additional city revenue

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 88

About the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC)

The North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative was founded by Mayor Michael B Hancock onJanuary 25 2013 Recognizing a convergence of upcoming projects in the Elyria‐Swansea andGlobeville neighborhoods the Mayor identified an opportunity to energize a cornerstone of

the Corridor of Opportunity and create an updated gateway to downtown by aligningindividual efforts into one coordinated vision Kelly Leid manages the general oversightplanning strategic coordination financing and implementation of the six primary projects

City and County of DenverNorth Denver Cornerstone Collaborative201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205Denver CO 80202wwwdenvergovorgNDCC ndccdenvergovorg

North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative City and County of Denver201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205 Denver CO 80202

SafeUnsubscribetrade andreaburnsdenvergovorg

Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider

Sent by ndccdenvergovorg in collaboration with

Try it free today

Page 5: North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative NDCC€¦ · Environmental Results" Dear Friends, There's a lot going on in North Denver these days. In case you missed it, Mayor Michael B

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 58

help to strugglingDenverneighborhoods DenverPost

CDOT office opens tofield I‐70 questionsDenver Post

Quick LinksNDCC

Councilwoman JudyMontero

Airport City Denver

NDCC 2013 AnnualReport

Neighborhoods ampPlanning Committee

NDCCPresentations toCommunity ampBusiness Groups

Interested in learningmore about the NorthDenver CornerstoneCollaborative Does yourorganizations want tohost a Coffee with Kellyto hear about theNDCC If so please contactErika RMartinez today

QuestionsFeeback

In other RiNo news a partnership Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) has been signed between the NDCCProjects Office Zeppelin Development the GreenwayFoundation and Bridges to Prosperity to collaborate on anew pedestrian bridge that will link the Taxi development tothe future River North Park and be part of a larger multi‐model connection between RiNo and RTDs 38th amp Blakecommuter rail station

Ishy70 Reconstruction

CDOT Releases SDEISOn August 29th CDOT released the Supplemental DraftEnvironmental Impact Study (SDEIS) This SDEIS identifiesenvironmental impacts not previously identified and includesa detailed analysis of the social environmental andeconomic effects of the project alternatives as required bythe federal government according to the NationalEnvironmental Policy Act (NEPA) It also explains whichalternatives have been eliminated from consideration andwhy The community is being encouraged to providecomments regarding the projects preliminarilyidentified preferred alternative (the Partial Cover LoweredAlternative) by October 31st (NEW DATE) You can downloadthe SDEIS by clicking here or by visiting a variety of locationsin the community CDOT hosted 3 public hearings in the lastseveral weeks to gather comments from the communityComments can also be made by going online You can use thecomment form to submit your comments or use the printableform and mail it in CDOT also has a new project officelocated at 3501 East 46th Avenue which is staffed Mondaythru Saturday

CDOT also is continuing work on a parallel process toevaluate funding and procurement options for theconstruction of the I‐70 East project A telephone townhalland townhall meeting on this topic are being planned for thisfall More information will be available in the coming weeks

RTD Station Development

East Rail Line On September 13th RTD and Denver Transit Partners hostedan open house to give residents an update on theconstruction progress on the East Rail Line Residentsenjoyed breakfast as they had the chance to see heavyconstruction equipment view final train station designs andlearn about the new train cars To learn more about theproject updates download the Construction Update

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 68

The NDCC team believesin an open door policyDo you have a questionor comment Sharethem with our team ndccdenvergovorg

NewsletterDistribution

Please help us build ourdistribution list If youknow someone who isntgetting the NDCC NewsUpdate please share itwith them In addition printedbilingual newsletters areavailable for distributionthroughout thecommunity If you wouldlike to make theseavailable at yourbusiness or organizationplease contact ErikaMartinez

North Metro Rail Line There are eight stations planned on the North Metro RailLine Six of them including the National Western Stock Showwill be built under the existing contract RTD is currentlyseeking comments for station elements and the commentperiod is open until October 17th Click here to view 60design of the station site plan for the National Western StockShow You can comment on the canopy colors design andwalls Click here to voice your opinion

Gold Line The Gold Lines MoffatFlyover bridge is an Scurved structure that willtake the Gold Line trainsup and over from thenorth side of UnionPacific Railroads MoffatLine ‐ the tracks that leadup to the Continental Divide and the Moffat Tunnel ‐ anddown to the north side of the BNSF Railways Golden Linewhich goes through Olde Town Arvada and on to the WardStation in Wheat Ridge

This is the point where UP and BNSF which run in the samecorridor east of here diverge To learn more about theproject updates download the Construction Update

Brighton Blvd Corridor Redevelopment

Click here for project information

NDCC Is Expanding its Team The NDCC welcomes its newest member Celia VanDerLoop Some ofyou might remember Celia when she worked on the Asarco GlobeCleanup in the 1990s Celia will be focusing on communityenvironmental concerns including but not limited to noise soilcontamination air quality and storm water issues She is alsoworking on the I‐70 project and Montclair Basin project Please helpus welcome Celia to the team

ExecConnect Kicks Off their EffortsThis past weekend ExecConnect a membership group of business professionals and leadershosted a community kickoff event Burritos on Brighton to celebrate the launch of theirefforts in Globevile Elyria and Swansea ExecConnect has created Connect Denver

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 78

Foundation an organization that will focus onfundraising to support the residents and communityorganizations of Globeville Elyria and Swansea overthe next 10 years Families enjoyed great musicdelicious food face painting and a variety of gamesMayor Michael B Hancock and Councilwoman JudyMontero stopped by to greet the residents and thankExecConnect for their commitment to North DenverKids also enjoyed discovering a Camero police car and a fire truck A special thank you goes tothe Denver Police Department Denver Fire Department El Sistema Colorado CescoLinguistic Services and parents from Swansea for helping with the event

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity The Corridor of Opportunity represents a nearly 23‐mile stretch between linking I‐70 and East Commuter line from Denver Union Station to Denver InternationalAirport The corridor is one of the most compelling commercial investment opportunities in theworld with thousands of developable acres With nine commuter‐rail stations along RTDsEast Line alone (slated to open in 2016) future plans for the area include transit‐orienteddevelopment with housing strategic locations for corporate headquarters and abundantoptions for additional open space The variety of opportunities both existing and future make this corridor a focal point forDenvers future economy with nearly 40000 new jobs through new and expandedbusinesses and $26 billion in economic impact expected over the next three decadesincluding $134 million annually in additional city revenue

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 88

About the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC)

The North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative was founded by Mayor Michael B Hancock onJanuary 25 2013 Recognizing a convergence of upcoming projects in the Elyria‐Swansea andGlobeville neighborhoods the Mayor identified an opportunity to energize a cornerstone of

the Corridor of Opportunity and create an updated gateway to downtown by aligningindividual efforts into one coordinated vision Kelly Leid manages the general oversightplanning strategic coordination financing and implementation of the six primary projects

City and County of DenverNorth Denver Cornerstone Collaborative201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205Denver CO 80202wwwdenvergovorgNDCC ndccdenvergovorg

North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative City and County of Denver201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205 Denver CO 80202

SafeUnsubscribetrade andreaburnsdenvergovorg

Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider

Sent by ndccdenvergovorg in collaboration with

Try it free today

Page 6: North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative NDCC€¦ · Environmental Results" Dear Friends, There's a lot going on in North Denver these days. In case you missed it, Mayor Michael B

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 68

The NDCC team believesin an open door policyDo you have a questionor comment Sharethem with our team ndccdenvergovorg

NewsletterDistribution

Please help us build ourdistribution list If youknow someone who isntgetting the NDCC NewsUpdate please share itwith them In addition printedbilingual newsletters areavailable for distributionthroughout thecommunity If you wouldlike to make theseavailable at yourbusiness or organizationplease contact ErikaMartinez

North Metro Rail Line There are eight stations planned on the North Metro RailLine Six of them including the National Western Stock Showwill be built under the existing contract RTD is currentlyseeking comments for station elements and the commentperiod is open until October 17th Click here to view 60design of the station site plan for the National Western StockShow You can comment on the canopy colors design andwalls Click here to voice your opinion

Gold Line The Gold Lines MoffatFlyover bridge is an Scurved structure that willtake the Gold Line trainsup and over from thenorth side of UnionPacific Railroads MoffatLine ‐ the tracks that leadup to the Continental Divide and the Moffat Tunnel ‐ anddown to the north side of the BNSF Railways Golden Linewhich goes through Olde Town Arvada and on to the WardStation in Wheat Ridge

This is the point where UP and BNSF which run in the samecorridor east of here diverge To learn more about theproject updates download the Construction Update

Brighton Blvd Corridor Redevelopment

Click here for project information

NDCC Is Expanding its Team The NDCC welcomes its newest member Celia VanDerLoop Some ofyou might remember Celia when she worked on the Asarco GlobeCleanup in the 1990s Celia will be focusing on communityenvironmental concerns including but not limited to noise soilcontamination air quality and storm water issues She is alsoworking on the I‐70 project and Montclair Basin project Please helpus welcome Celia to the team

ExecConnect Kicks Off their EffortsThis past weekend ExecConnect a membership group of business professionals and leadershosted a community kickoff event Burritos on Brighton to celebrate the launch of theirefforts in Globevile Elyria and Swansea ExecConnect has created Connect Denver

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 78

Foundation an organization that will focus onfundraising to support the residents and communityorganizations of Globeville Elyria and Swansea overthe next 10 years Families enjoyed great musicdelicious food face painting and a variety of gamesMayor Michael B Hancock and Councilwoman JudyMontero stopped by to greet the residents and thankExecConnect for their commitment to North DenverKids also enjoyed discovering a Camero police car and a fire truck A special thank you goes tothe Denver Police Department Denver Fire Department El Sistema Colorado CescoLinguistic Services and parents from Swansea for helping with the event

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity The Corridor of Opportunity represents a nearly 23‐mile stretch between linking I‐70 and East Commuter line from Denver Union Station to Denver InternationalAirport The corridor is one of the most compelling commercial investment opportunities in theworld with thousands of developable acres With nine commuter‐rail stations along RTDsEast Line alone (slated to open in 2016) future plans for the area include transit‐orienteddevelopment with housing strategic locations for corporate headquarters and abundantoptions for additional open space The variety of opportunities both existing and future make this corridor a focal point forDenvers future economy with nearly 40000 new jobs through new and expandedbusinesses and $26 billion in economic impact expected over the next three decadesincluding $134 million annually in additional city revenue

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 88

About the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC)

The North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative was founded by Mayor Michael B Hancock onJanuary 25 2013 Recognizing a convergence of upcoming projects in the Elyria‐Swansea andGlobeville neighborhoods the Mayor identified an opportunity to energize a cornerstone of

the Corridor of Opportunity and create an updated gateway to downtown by aligningindividual efforts into one coordinated vision Kelly Leid manages the general oversightplanning strategic coordination financing and implementation of the six primary projects

City and County of DenverNorth Denver Cornerstone Collaborative201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205Denver CO 80202wwwdenvergovorgNDCC ndccdenvergovorg

North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative City and County of Denver201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205 Denver CO 80202

SafeUnsubscribetrade andreaburnsdenvergovorg

Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider

Sent by ndccdenvergovorg in collaboration with

Try it free today

Page 7: North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative NDCC€¦ · Environmental Results" Dear Friends, There's a lot going on in North Denver these days. In case you missed it, Mayor Michael B

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 78

Foundation an organization that will focus onfundraising to support the residents and communityorganizations of Globeville Elyria and Swansea overthe next 10 years Families enjoyed great musicdelicious food face painting and a variety of gamesMayor Michael B Hancock and Councilwoman JudyMontero stopped by to greet the residents and thankExecConnect for their commitment to North DenverKids also enjoyed discovering a Camero police car and a fire truck A special thank you goes tothe Denver Police Department Denver Fire Department El Sistema Colorado CescoLinguistic Services and parents from Swansea for helping with the event

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity The Corridor of Opportunity represents a nearly 23‐mile stretch between linking I‐70 and East Commuter line from Denver Union Station to Denver InternationalAirport The corridor is one of the most compelling commercial investment opportunities in theworld with thousands of developable acres With nine commuter‐rail stations along RTDsEast Line alone (slated to open in 2016) future plans for the area include transit‐orienteddevelopment with housing strategic locations for corporate headquarters and abundantoptions for additional open space The variety of opportunities both existing and future make this corridor a focal point forDenvers future economy with nearly 40000 new jobs through new and expandedbusinesses and $26 billion in economic impact expected over the next three decadesincluding $134 million annually in additional city revenue

Denvers Corridor of Opportunity

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 88

About the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC)

The North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative was founded by Mayor Michael B Hancock onJanuary 25 2013 Recognizing a convergence of upcoming projects in the Elyria‐Swansea andGlobeville neighborhoods the Mayor identified an opportunity to energize a cornerstone of

the Corridor of Opportunity and create an updated gateway to downtown by aligningindividual efforts into one coordinated vision Kelly Leid manages the general oversightplanning strategic coordination financing and implementation of the six primary projects

City and County of DenverNorth Denver Cornerstone Collaborative201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205Denver CO 80202wwwdenvergovorgNDCC ndccdenvergovorg

North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative City and County of Denver201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205 Denver CO 80202

SafeUnsubscribetrade andreaburnsdenvergovorg

Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider

Sent by ndccdenvergovorg in collaboration with

Try it free today

Page 8: North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative NDCC€¦ · Environmental Results" Dear Friends, There's a lot going on in North Denver these days. In case you missed it, Mayor Michael B

212016 NDCC Project News Update

httpsuiconstantcontactcomvisualeditorvisual_editor_previewjspagentuid=1118720749882ampformat=htmlampprintFrame=true 88

About the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative (NDCC)

The North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative was founded by Mayor Michael B Hancock onJanuary 25 2013 Recognizing a convergence of upcoming projects in the Elyria‐Swansea andGlobeville neighborhoods the Mayor identified an opportunity to energize a cornerstone of

the Corridor of Opportunity and create an updated gateway to downtown by aligningindividual efforts into one coordinated vision Kelly Leid manages the general oversightplanning strategic coordination financing and implementation of the six primary projects

City and County of DenverNorth Denver Cornerstone Collaborative201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205Denver CO 80202wwwdenvergovorgNDCC ndccdenvergovorg

North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative City and County of Denver201 W Colfax Ave Dept 205 Denver CO 80202

SafeUnsubscribetrade andreaburnsdenvergovorg

Forward this email | Update Profile | About our service provider

Sent by ndccdenvergovorg in collaboration with

Try it free today