[clue-talk] Hello CLUE

[Jef Barnhart]

On Sun, 6 Aug 2006 20:06:57 -0600
Nate Duehr <nate at natetech.com> wrote:

> Denver should have built more north-south capacity 10 years ago, and  
> not by widening I-25 or putting in toll roads.  Salt Lake bit the  
> bullet and completely CLOSED their north-south highway during their  
> expansion because they knew they needed it before the Olympics.  The  
> cities are very similar in both their short-sighted growth plans for  
> transportation, and their existing road infrastructure.  SLC's  
> project was done in two years.  Denver's has taken how many and still  
> isn't complete?

One thing that was different about Denver and Salt Lake city (SLC) is that I-25
Also had other things going on at the same time. 

SLC was widening the highway. 

Denver Was fixing problems that had existed for decades. Remember lake logan?
Adding trains down I-25. Fixing bridges, adding pedestrian bridges. 

I don't know if SLC had to deal with neighborhoods that bordered the highway or
not.

Jef