Comments on: Access, transit pitched for Academy Blvd. redevelopment http://csbj.com/2011/01/27/access-transit-pitched-for-academy-blvd-redevelopment/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:20:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Fred Veitch http://csbj.com/2011/01/27/access-transit-pitched-for-academy-blvd-redevelopment/comment-page-1/#comment-53250 Fred Veitch Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:25:07 +0000 http://csbj.com/?p=38867#comment-53250 The city didn’t “inherit” Academy Blvd; it traded it for Powers Blvd with CDOT for 20 million dollars which was then put into the ciy’s general general fund. it’s interesting that staff wants to increase access points in order to drive retail acitivty at the same time they are supporting a plan (Freeway) which would further limit access to the powers retail corridor which is flourishing. Major retail projects will not be substainable on S. Academy due to the market demographics. And few of us shop by bicycle…..

]]> By: Christopher Colvin http://csbj.com/2011/01/27/access-transit-pitched-for-academy-blvd-redevelopment/comment-page-1/#comment-53120 Christopher Colvin Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:34:53 +0000 http://csbj.com/?p=38867#comment-53120 “Municipal funds are scarce these days, but Schueler detailed potential rainmakers for the project including a tax on local businesses that would benefit from the remodeling”

Better talk to those businesses to see if the benefits outweigh the new taxes you’re going to levy.

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