Free Enterprise, a publication from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, covered the
Denver Union Station project.
Excerpt:
When discussions began nearly a decade ago in Denver of creating a modernized transit system to address the metropolitan area's sprawling growth, the business community braced for the kind of divisive debate that can derail major infrastructure projects.
But then something surprising happened. Local businesses, developers, environmentalists, residents and their elected officials got together and worked through their differences to create the conditions necessary to build a rail network that has brought widespread benefits to the Mile High City.
Rob Cohen, CEO of Denver-based
IMA Financial Group, Inc., recalls how support from the community "forced a higher level of discussion" among leaders.
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