RTD employee called protesters ‘freaks’ at meeting; FasTracks coordinator agrees .Brenda Crespin stood outside the Regional Transportation District’s offices in downtown Denver on Dec. 18, holding a sign that read: “Stop the abuse of eminent domain.”The group also attended the meeting and spoke during public comment, much to the chagrin of two RTD officials sitting [...]
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By Bob Hoban
Published in the Rocky Mountain NewsÂ
Is RTD a Regional Transportation District, or is it a Regional Redevelopment District?
In 2004, RTD voters approved a light-rail transportation project, but not a large-scale redevelopment scheme headed by RTD. The FasTracks transportation project will undoubtedly provide the Denver metro area with invaluable services, and transit-oriented development will [...]
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Published in the Denver Daily News
By PETER MARCUS – December 9, 2007
Some Broncos fans wanted more than just the heads of the Kansas City Chiefs yesterday. Over a dozen tailgating fans called for Regional Transportation District officials to sit down at the bargaining table before grabbing the building that is home to Bronco Nation’s [...]
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Property owner lets fly at meeting on RTD seizures
By Kevin Flynn, Rocky Mountain News
Originally published 12:30 a.m., December 5, 2007
An RTD session with property owners being bought out for the FasTracks West Corridor dissolved into vitriol Tuesday evening when one owner pounded on the table and said he would die before leaving his longtime home [...]
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As per reader feedback, we have added details to the following image. This sketch outlines the location of our property in relation to the RTD project. You will see that our parcel is quite a distance from the LightRail station, the tracks DO NOT go through our property and they do not require our entire [...]
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