The mid-week snowstorm stopped construction activity for a day and slowed it down for the rest of the week. No dirt has been hauled out of the bus box since Tuesday. However, other activity continues. As you can see in the photo that I took on Friday from the Union Gateway Bridge (the new 18th Street pedestrian bridge), the shoring wall is starting to take shape below and to the left of the light pole. Also, in reference to the picture, new light rail tracks will enter the area from under the left side of the Millennium Bridge. Notice the coal train sitting on the CML tracks at the far right of the picture. The new station will be built between the coal train and the shoring wall.
In case you missed the Denver Union Station Project Authority meeting on Thursday, you can see the presentation here starting on Monday, March 29. Mary Margaret Jones of Hargreaves (the landscape architect) presented various designs for Wynkoop Plaza which is the area in front of the historic station. Final decisions have not yet been made, and they remain open to public input.
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I rode to the station yesterday to see what it looked like, lots of dirt. Can’t wait to watch this thing unfold. Couldn’t find the presentation, maybe it isn’t posted yet. Thanks for the update.
With his bird’s eye view of the Union Station development project, Rick is perfect as the newest contributor to the DenverInfill Blog. His article today is informative and to the point. I look forward to more photos and reading his accurate, honest assessments of the developing area over the next few years.
Welcome!
presentation is hard to find, but you can navigate to it on the duspa site at Future –> Project Elements –> Recent Public Presentations on this page http://www.denverunionstation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=15
The date on that says 11/12/2009 unfortunately…I still can’t find the latest document.
http://www.denverunionstation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=65
Found it