So CU sucks?
Nah, it's just that DU kicks butt.
Photo courtesy of City of Westminster via Westminster Window
"Westminster Station featured in real estate challenge"
May 9, 2016 - Staff report
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Students put together ‘proposals’ for city’s new transit oriented development
University of Denver students beat out rivals from the University of Colorado for the ninth time in an annual contest where college students pitch real estate proposals for a real-life property.
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Cool, explain more
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Student teams evaluated development opportunities on the 21-acre site adjacent to the station, which features transit oriented development (TOD) opportunities at the center of the South Westminster revitalization area. As part of the RTD’s FasTracks project, the station and transit plaza will be a central hub within the surrounding 135-acre transit-oriented development area.
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What's the city's attitude about the coming commuter rail?
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It’s a big deal for Westminster, said the city’s Economic Development Director John Hall.
“This is a catalyst redevelopment project for us, and a very high priority for our city council,” he said. “Recently, the federal corridor was named by the Urban Land Institute as one of four ‘demonstration corridors’ in the country ripe for reinvention.
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It's fair to say I'd think that for a city the size of Westminster and their budget that this competition is a Big assist for them in moving forward.