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Comment on Downtown Reinvestment: 1801 California Update #2 by Freddie

Freddie — Wed, 22 May 2013 19:23:55 +0000

I’ve gotta say, that green tinted glass really clashes with the rest of the glass on that building. Don’t they plan these things out? It seems so obvious to me.

Boss: “Who ordered this green tinted glass?! The building’s brown dummy!”

Guy who ordered glass: “Oops! Sorry boss. I’ll send it back and get the right color this time.”

Comment on Downtown Reinvestment: 1801 California Update #2 by UrbanZen

UrbanZen — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:51:23 +0000

Not bad. But OMG those are the saddest looking trees in the second photo. This city really needs to step up its tree planting and maintenance program.

Comment on East Rail Line Progress – Ballasted Track!! by TakeFive

TakeFive — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:07:39 +0000

By way of follow-up I found some good information via Denver Transit Partners.
* “Construction of the project is 16% completed.”
* “Overall project completion is 35%”
* Over 900 workers are on the job
Undated and a bit confusing but I assume it’s recent and is for the whole P3 project. It might be fun to check in 6 months and a year to see the pace of change.

I also found a flow chart which shows that the East Line will be finished with construction by the end of 2015. But “testing and commissioning” is to start as early as the end of 2014 and continue through 2015 and into 2016 when they open.

They also mention that half of the 50 train cars are done.

Comment on East Rail Line Progress – Ballasted Track!! by TakeFive

TakeFive — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:24:25 +0000

Why do I get the feeling that the East line is going lickety-split? Especially when comparing this to 5-6 years of construction on the West line that didn’t lay any track until like year four, it just seems that they are going twice as fast on this line.

Comment on East Rail Line Progress – Ballasted Track!! by Jadtechnic

Jadtechnic — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:09:51 +0000

this is great !

Comment on East Rail Line Progress – Ballasted Track!! by Joe

Joe — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:44:41 +0000

Awesome! Thanks for the update!

Comment on East Rail Line Progress – Ballasted Track!! by mckillio

mckillio — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:37:07 +0000

Thanks for the update. I must admit, my knowledge on rail road technology is limited at best and I had to look up what track ballast is. From what I read it seemed that the tracks are laid on top of the ballast but that doesn’t appear to be the case in this photo. I would love some more info on this topic, maybe even a dedicated article on rail road car and track construction.

Comment on Read Walkable City, by Jeff Speck by dlkueter

dlkueter — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:53:40 +0000

I agree. This book is fantastic, and filled with tons of support for some of the counter-intuitive arguments such as induced demand.

Comment on East Rail Line Update: Denver International Airport Rail Connection by Robert

Robert — Mon, 13 May 2013 01:23:47 +0000

Thank you! and great observation about the elevator skipping the third floor.

Comment on East Rail Line Update: Denver International Airport Rail Connection by Robert

Robert — Mon, 13 May 2013 01:19:35 +0000

Matt,

What I have heard is that the hotel, rail line and station are on target for a 2015 completion. The hotel would be open in 2015 however the rail line and station will run for a couple of months closed to the public in order to work out any issues with engineering and scheduling.