BERKELEY REGIS UNITED NEIGHBORS NEWS & EVENTS
See the full BRUN calendar of events HERE.
Berkeley District Merchants events HERE:
BRUN Meeting Schedule
We are currently reformatting the meeting schedule to include more social events and informational meetings as necessary. Please see home page for more info. We'll post the upcoming meetings on that page and on our Google calendar on the right side. If you have a meeting idea or location suggestion, please email info@berkeleyregisneighbors.org.
BRUN Monthly Board Meeting
Third Tuesday of Every Month
7pm: We meet at Parks & Gardens (44th & Tennyson) or Re/Max City Horizons @ 3870 Tennyson unless notified otherwise. All interested members are welcome to attend the board meetings.
Denver's Zoning Code Update
Many neighbors have been asking about Denver's Zoning Code changes. For the latest, go to the Denver website: www.DenverGov.Org/ZoningCodeUpdate
Archive: Denver Neighborhood Marketplace Initiative Launch @ Oriental Theater
Join local merchants and residents as we kick off this new program at the Oriental Theater- Wednesday, May 1 @ 10-11:30am. Click here for more info. Please RSVP to Artamis Byars @ 720-913-1660 or artamis.byars@denvergov.org.
Denver Digs Trees Coming in 2008!
Info on this fantastic affordable tree program can be found here:
http://www.theparkpeople.org/denver_digs_trees.htm
Berkeley-Regis is a walker-friendly area.
Please remember to shovel your sidewalk within 24 hours of snowfall. You may be fined at least $150 for failing to do so.
Blueprint Denver Meetings
A Blueprint Denver public meeting was held on Wednesday, January 6, 2008, in Room 391 of the City and County of Denver Building at 1437 Bannock Street. Agenda items for that meeting included:
07I-00032 – LA-1154 – Amending the land uses permitted in the R-0 and R-1 zone districts to allow existing multiple unit dwellings in those districts to become conforming uses. The application and any applicable staff report may be located at:
http://cms.denvergov.com/PendingRezoningApplications/tabid/427304/Default.aspx
Language Amendment LA-1171 (B-5 Zone Sky Exposure Access Amendment) has been added to the January 2, 2008 Planning Board agenda, as an informational item only. The item is now tentatively scheduled for the Planning Board agenda for January 16, 2008 as a consent agenda item.
The application and any applicable staff report may be located at:
http://cms.denvergov.com/PendingRezoningApplications/tabid/427304/Default.aspx
Liquor License Hearings
We get a lot of information on new and transfering liquor licenses within BRUN boundaries. Recently we've received few comments about the application to expand Regis Square Liquors in its location at 5115 Federal. This applicaiton was denied because of its proximity to Regis University. To date, the BRUN Board has not yet taken an official stand on any liquor license application or amendment. Tell us: Do you think we should? Would you like to be informed of any public hearings on this subject or other neighborhood matters? Let us know at info@berkeleyregisneighbors.org.
New Playground Equipment for the Wee-ones!
Have you seen the fence around the big piles of dirt? The new playgrounds are here! Check out new one at Rocky Mountain Lake Park as well. Be sure to check out the new playground and Berkeley Park and play carefully! Parks and Rec has also launched a new survey to assess playgrounds in parks citywide, ultimately leading to--gasp--a Playground Master Plan. Fill out a paper copy at any rec center, or online at www.denvergov.org.
District 1 Graffiti Sting: Coming again soon!
Taggers and vandals: This is your warning!
For more information, contact CRO Technician Montoya at Denver PD District 1: 1311 W. 46th Ave. Denver, 80211 office: 720-913-0461 cell: 720-641-1632.
City & County of Denver Zoning Code Update Meetings
The community briefings will:
Report on the Zoning Code Update progress to date.
Present the proposed new zoning approach to protecting established neighborhood character in Denver's areas of stability.
Present an overview of the revised Zoning Code's structure and content, highlighting proposed major changes and revisions.
For more information about the Zoning Code Update, please visit: http://www.DenverGov.Org/ZoningCodeUpdate
RTD GOLD LINE UPDATES- for the latest please CLICK HERE.
LOCAL COMMUNITY GETS INVOLVED THROUGH ISSUE-FOCUSED TEAMS
More than 100 community volunteers from the Gold Line corridor participated in neighborhood-specific Issue Focused Team meetings during the month of January. During these small work sessions, the team members partnered with project representatives to develop ideas on how to address challenges and maximize opportunities for the different alternatives. Six different groups were convened, each for a specific area of the Gold Line corridor, including 38th Avenue East, 38th Avenue West, Harlan/Sheridan, Southwest Adams
County/East Arvada, Olde Town Arvada, and Ridge Road/Ward Road.
In the work sessions, team members had in-depth discussions about their specific area of the Gold Line.
The teams offered recommendations to enhance the alternatives under consideration.
You can view summaries of the meetings, including each team’s recommendations, by clicking here. GOLD LINE TEAM COORDINATES WITH LOCAL PLANNING
As RTD conducts the Gold Line Environmental Impact Study (EIS), many local municipalities are busy conducting or preparing for their own station-area planning efforts.
Development plans for the areas surrounding proposed stations are separate from the Gold Line EIS, but many towns are integrating RTD’s proposed alternatives into their own planning efforts. The RTD FasTracks team has been working with the local municipalities to provide input and guidance.
Transit-oriented developments (TODs) are pedestrian-friendly communities, often built around a mass transit station, that encourage residents and workers to use alternative means of transportation. The City of Wheat Ridge has been working with the non-profit Wheat Ridge 2020 to organize planning meetings for the proposed end-of-line station at Ward Road. Similarly, the City of Arvada held planning meetings last year and recently revealed its conceptual plans for land use around potential station areas in Arvada. Adams County is also working on development plans around the proposed Pecos station. Meanwhile, the City and County of Denver has decided to postpone its planning meetings for the proposed 38th Avenue and Inca station until summer of 2007 to allow time for a preferred alternative(s) to be selected for the Gold Line.
Even though station area planning is managed by the individual cities and not RTD, the Gold Line team will work together with the municipalities to integrate land use plans surrounding proposed stations.
The Related Links section of the website has links to the websites for local municipal station-area planning efforts. We continue to encourage the public to provide input into the decision making process. Comments can be submitted through the project Web site (www.rtdgoldline.com <http://www.rtdgoldline.com/> ), by email(comments@rtdgoldline.com), via phone by calling 303-299-6000,
or by mail (RTD FasTracks Gold Line, c/o GBSM, 600 17th St. #2020-S, Denver, CO 80202).
Thank you for your continued involvement in the Gold Line Environmental Impact Statement. |
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