Tag Archives: Denver

Ten planning lessons from Colorado’s Front Range

Posted on January 20, 2015 by

Below is my list of ten planning lessons learned from multiple visits to Colorado’s Front Range in the past 18 months. Some are positive, some are not. They are presented in no particular order of preference. Cheers! A large, auto-centric city … Continue reading →

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California Zephyr dreamin’…on such a winter’s day

Posted on January 6, 2014 by

Greetings from Boulder, Colorado, everyone! This evening I will be boarding Amtrak’s California Zephyr in Denver for the trip back east into the polar vortex. Not to say it’s not plenty cold and snowy here, but in comparison to what … Continue reading →

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Ranking America’s urban forests

Posted on December 16, 2013 by

American Forests recently announced its ten best cities for urban forests for 2013. The top ten, out of the  50 largest cities in the nation are listed in alphabetical order below (weblinks to each winner’s results are provided): Austin Charlotte … Continue reading →

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Ideas for Stapleton’s iconic control tower

Posted on November 1, 2013 by

On our way back from Boulder to Denver International Airport on Sunday morning, Brendan and I stopped by the Stapleton development in Denver to see the old Stapleton International Airport control tower. This handsome and historic structure is pretty much … Continue reading →

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World’s 25 busiest air travel “markets” in 2011

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

It is often heard that Atlanta’s Hartsfield International Airport is the busiest airport in the world. On an individual airport basis, that is correct. But when you calculate the total air passengers passing through each market (single airport or multiple-airport), … Continue reading →

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