Progressive Colorado?

Before I go any further, I want to preface this with the fact that I love Denver and Colorado and believe that both are doing great things.

That being said, where is the innovation, creativity and progressive features needed to take the city and state into a bold future? Where is the overarching commitment to sustainability, i.e. Seattle's 100 year plan (Open Space Seattle: 2100 ), Chicago's commitment to green roofs, or Philadelphia's huge investment in renewable energy.

Here in Denver metro we are building an expansive new transit system, yet the powers that be are balking at making it all that it can be. They are arguing over more things that I can cover in multiple posts, and my issue is not with these arguments it is more with the vision of what FasTracks can be and also RTD. Imagine if we were planning on running the trains off of bio-diesel and electricity received from solar and wind, or if their parking structures were built atop shopping centers and housing.

Or, let us talk about the lack of options in going to the mountains, here I will cede to another poster who already wrote about it better than I could: The Urban Brain. But, lets assume that the state has done this, and take it a step further. How about a gondola running from the dinosaur lots outside of Golden and running to Red Rocks. Or stops near the casinos for shuttles to pick up gamblers. And lastly, a huge transit stop in Silverthorn with shops, a movie theater, restaurants and whatever else.

So, transit today, architecture and renewable energy tomorrow.