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Originally Posted by wong21fr
Do you guys ever think to ask him not to link to your articles? It's like the National Review being affiliated with Stormfront.
Not that Sach's is a white supremacist- though he is a cycling supremacist and all-around asshat.
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First I can recall a reference to Stormfront since most people have no clue who they are.
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Originally Posted by Cirrus
It's not that he's exactly wrong with that article; it's just that shitting all over a great new thing in the middle of opening ceremonies because you'd like there to be more of it is bad form. Extremely bad form.
Publish the same article in 2 months. This week, shut your trap and let people have their fun.
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Makes sense to me.
C'mon people RTD FasTracks from the beginning, its design and DNA is not your by-the-book system for “true transit cities.”
Cirrus would argue and I'd agree that FasTracks is not an urbanist dream. In Sachs' criticism including Central Park Station he could have at least noted that Forest Park is still working on their proposed Master Plan for development near the station. But who knew he was also anti-parks.
There's a specific reason why I included this quote from the DBJ in my above comment:
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“This is going to be a huge, huge year for Denver — FasTracks is a region-shaping initiative,” Cook said.
New development is expected to cluster around the train stations for decades to come, meaning more people will live closer to transit and will use it to get to and from work, or entertainment or recreation options. That means fewer cars traveling on the city’s roads and highways, DRCOG’s Cook said.
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Sure it's a bit of happy talk but it goes directly to the DNA of FasTracks being for a future vision and NOT today's ideal system. It will take three decades to have a good sense for how wise or unwise their plan was. So for now RTD can look forward to much criticism from both the right and the left. /sigh
In 2008/9, people, investors were wondering how long it would take Union Station Neighborhood to develop out - 20-30 years? Things can and do change. At least with DUS the adage of "Build it and they will come" has proven true in spades.