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Proposed Superhighway

6/16/2010 - Update - Federal Highway Administration Questions Tolling Projections
5/21/2010 - DenverPost.com - League of Women Voters Opposes Beltway
1/21/2010 - The Denver Post - DRCOG adds Jefferson Parkway to long-range road plan
12/1/2009 - The Denver Post - A better highway, not a new toll road (plus comments and responses)
7/8/2009 - The Denver Post - Jefferson County toll road faces red tape
6/23/2009 - The Denver Post - Don't invest in parkway, Golden says
5/31/2009 - The Denver Post - Jeffco road plan rolls out of dead end
5/20/ 2009 - VIDEO: PBS Documentary - Blueprint America: Road to the Future
May 2009 - The Sensible Solution: Complete the Connection and Relieve Congestion
4/1/2009 - Major New Study by U.S. PIRG: Study of Private Roads Shows Signs for Caution
1/14/2009 - Westword: Will the proposed Jefferson Parkway toll road take Colorado commuters for a ride?
9/8/2008 - Election 2008: A Jefferson County Commissioner Questionnaire
6/27/2008 - Rocky Mountain News: Arvada residents sue to gain vote on tollway pact
6/26/2008 - CBIC World Market's StrategEcon: 10 million fewer vehicles by 2012 (PDF)
6/23/2008 - Denver Post - Opinion: Parkway pains
6/20/2008 - Denver Post - Letter to the Editor: Traffic demand won’t be enough to pay for tollway
6/20/2008 - Denver Post - Letter to the Editor: Some in Arvada are opposed to the tollway, too
6/20/2008 - Denver Post - Letter to the Editor: Toll road would offer few traffic benefits
6/16/2008 - Denver Post Editorial: Golden's ticket is working together
6/11/2008 - Rocky Mountain News: Foes of stalled NW Beltway unready to declare victory
6/10/2008 - CINQ Comments: CDOT Pulls Out of EIS
6/9/2008 - Press Release: Golden Praises CDOT for Ending Northwest Corridor EIS
4/7/2008 - The Denver Post: Completing the beltway an unwise fixation (Post editorial supports CINQ's postition)
3/18/2008 - The Denver Post: Joint plan to finish beltway
11/26/2007 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: State should steer clear of failed tollways
11/20/2007 - CINQ: Leave Tax Payers Out of Private Toll Roads
11/6/2007 - Press Release: Jefferson County's Beltway Fallacies
10/23/2007 - YourHub.com - Gwyn Green: Beltway Boondoggle
9/14/2007 - CINQ: NW Parkway Toll Road - Broomfield
9/6/2007 - Golden Transcript - Editorials: Taxpayers will foot the beltway of greed
9/6/2007 - Golden Transcript: Toll road lease irks opponents
9/5/2007 - Rocky Mountian News:- Golden calls Portuguese toll-road deal 'shortsighted'
9/4/2007 - Rock Mountain News - Editorials: A good deal for public
9/2/2007 - The Denver Post: Parkway lease fool's gambit
8/30/2007 - The Denver Post: Northwest Parkway lessee eyes beltway
8/30/2007 - Golden Transcript - Northwest Parkway leased to Portuguese firm
4/30/2007 - White Paper - Analysis shows proposed Jefferson County toll road is wrong answer
4/13/2007 - The Denver Post: NW Parkway an object lesson (Post editorial supports CINQ's postition)
3/8/2007 - AUDIO: KGNU Metro news with Karen Hammer: Traffic Pollution and Kids
2/1/2007 - AUDIO: Beltway Controversy on KOA
2/1/2007 - Colorado Biz Magazine Web Exclusive: The Beltway Pipedream
11/9/2006 - The Denver Post: Study stymies beltway talks
November 2006 - The Golden Informer: Court ruling affirming local say in transportation projects
9/28/2006 - Denver Post: Golden: Toll road won't fly
9/25/2006 - AUDIO - Candidates speak on the superhighway
9/20/2006 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: Parkway funds spent in wrong direction
9/15/2006 - CDOT - Modified Combined Alternative documents
6/24/2006 - The Boulder Daily Camera: Arvada plan is all about sprawl
5/28/2006 - Denver Post: Truth be tolled - Part III (reference to Northwest Corridor)
4/28/2006 - AUDIO - KGNU - Panel discussion on the superhighway
3/24/2006 - AUDIO - AM 760 - Jay Marvin interviews Rob Medina of CINQ about Northwest Corridor
Winter 2006 - Sierra Club Newletter - Rachel Carson Group: The last quadrant standing
2/15/2006 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: Parkway, TV tower stands misunderstood
2/2/2006 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: Bill forces CDOT to justify need for tollway
1/30/2006 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: Norton, CDOT have a lot of nerve on toll roads
1/25/2006 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: Make parkway-TV tower deal with Golden
1/18/2006 - House Bill 1116 - A BILL FOR AN ACT CONCERNING A PROHIBITION ON ACTIONS TO DIVERT TRAFFIC ONTO
TOLL ROADS FROM ROADS FOR WHICH A TOLL IS NOT CHARGED.
1/18/2006 - Rocky Mountain News: CDOT's plan for toll roads hits resistance
12/31/2005 - Mile High News: The Billion-Dollar Boondoggle by State Representative Gwyn Green
1/5/2006 - The Golden Transcript - Letters to the Editor: Three responses to Golden Transcript's top 10 stories of 2005 - #9 Beltway
12/29/2005 - The Golden Transcript: Golden Transcript's top 10 stories of 2005 - #9 Beltway
12/27/2005 - State Representative Gwyn Green: Excepts from Gwyn Green's letter to her constituents
12/27/2005 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: Norton monomaniacal about NW beltway
12/27/2005 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: CDOT should heed NW Parkway's turmoil
12/15/2005 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: Politicians intransigent on northwest beltway
12/12/2005 - Rocky Mountain News (article about CINQ): Road fight is hardy perennial
12/5/2005 - Press Realease: Toll roads will limit improvements to free roads
11/15/2005 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: Lack of trust in CDOT, Norton hurt Ref D
11/14/2005 - Denver Post: 4 governments raise concerns over beltway-link process
11/12/2005 - AUDIO: KHOW's Mike Zinna interviews Tom Hoffman and Rob Medina of CINQ on Colorado Exposed Show
11/5/2005 - Press Realease: Ref D vote indicates distrust of CDOT
11/4/2005 - Representative Gwyn Green: Grave concerns about the EIS for the NW Corridor
10/30/2005 - Boulder Daily Camera - Letter to the Editor: W-470 plan raises too many concerns
10/20/2005 - Golden City Council Candidates respond to superhighway questions
10/5/2005 - Press Realease: Traffic and Revenue Shortfalls on Northwest Parkway Illustrate That The Proposed Toll Road Extension Through Golden Isn't Needed
10/5/2005 - Letter from four city governments: Boulder, Louisville & Superior Officials Oppose the Superhighway
August / September 2005 - Arvada Report: Beltway Q&A (w/CINQ responses)
8/25/2005 - Jim Smith - Real Estate Today: Effort to "Complete the Beltway" Isn't Good for Arvada, Either
5/26/2005 - Jim Smith - Real Estate Today: Beltway Push Is About Development, Not Traffic

Other issues related to the proposed Superhighway -- Northwest Parkway, toll roads, etc.

Alert for Rocky Flats Activists
Correspondence between LeRoy Moore of the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center and the EPA
- Response from the EPA
- 3/11/2010 - Letter from LeRoy Moore to the EPA
- 3/5/2010 - Letter from LeRoy Moore to the EPA
07/23/2008 - The Denver Post - Toll firm objects to work on W. 160th
9/27/2007 - WorldNetDaily - U.S. for sale to foreigners by Texas hold'em rules
10/10/2006 - Denver Post - Northwest Parkway has roots in suspect mergings (updated from 5/28/2006)
9/12/2006 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: Parkway a high-cost road to nowhere
8/30/2006 - Denver Post - Northwest Parkway for lease
8/29/2006 - Denver Post - Troubled parkway looks to sell
6/12/2006 - Rocky Mountatin News - Letters to the Editor: C-470 light rail, not toll lanes, is the solution
6/4/2006 - Denver Post - Letter to the Editor: Keith Francis, Morrison (response to "Truth be tolled" series)
6/4/2006 - Denver Post - Letter to the Editor: Edward Stewart Wright, Denver (response to "Truth be tolled" series)
6/4/2006 - Denver Post - Letter to the Editor: Don Ireland, Denver (response to "Truth be tolled" series)
6/4/2006 - Denver Post - Letter to the Editor: Marsha Looper, Calhan (response to "Truth be tolled" series)
6/3/2006 - Denver Post - Letter to the editor: Brett Glass, Laramie, Wyo. (response to "Truth be tolled" series)
5/30/2006 - Denver Post: Truth be tolled - Part III
5/29/2006 - Denver Post: Truth be tolled - Part II
5/28/2006 - Denver Post: Truth be tolled - Part I
4/2/2006 - Denver Post: Coping with congestion - Tolling plans spark debate on solutions
4/1/2006 - Rocky Mountain News: Road builders' power curbed - Measure restricts condemnation of private property
1/2/2006 - Denver Post: Transit costs take a toll on riders Diesel prices force RTD to raise its charge for a local ride, while debt costs spur the E-470 and Northwest Parkway toll roads to hike user fees, as well.
1/1/2006 - Denver Post: Roads take their toll on wallets
12/29/2005 - Rocky Mountain News: New tolls rank third priciest in nation
12/17/2005 - Rocky Mountain News: Northwest Parkway's bonds fall to junk status
12/17/2005 - Denver Post: Debt restructuring for parkway canceled
12/15/2005 - Jim Smith - Real Estate Today: CDOT Admits Toll Road Plan Depends on Continued Local Congestion
12/4/2005 - San Antonio Express: Toll roads will limit improvements to free roadways
11/23/2005 - Denver Post: Northwest Parkway toll will rise to $2
11/18/2005 - Letter from Golden Mayor Charles Baroch: Letter to the Colorado Legislature and the Metro Mayor's Caucus regarding recent controversy over tolls
11/15/2005 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: NW Parkway's flaws cropping up elsewhere
11/15/2005 - Rocky Mountain News - Letter to the Editor: Tollway rates too high
11/9/2005 - Denver Post front page article: Deal creates gridlock by design
11/4/2005 - Denver Post: Northwest Parkway to refinance debt
10/24/2005 - Boulder Daily Camera reports: Northwest Parkway Failing Expectations
10/13/2005 - Denver Post: Metro Roads among the most costly urban U.S. tollways
May thru October, 2005: Northwest Parkway Issues - A series of columns from the Speakout column in the Rocky Mountain News
4/19/2004 - The Golden Transcript - Council OKs first step in mountain development (relates to Joe Jehn Transportation Commisioner for the NW Corridor EIS)
2/18/2004 - Canyon Courier - Candidate denies conflict of interest (PDF) (relates to Joe Jehn Transportation Commisioner for the EIS)

Election 2006

10/23/2006 - Dave Chandler, Green Party Candidate for US Congress, on Beltway Issue
10/23/2006 - Golden transcript: Gwyn Green and Ramey Johnson on Beltway Issue
10/20/2006 - Denver Post: Gubernatorial Candidates tackle transport
9/26/2006 - Rocky Mountin News: O'Donnell on foreign turf
9/26/2006 - Denver Post: 7th District rivals clash over change
9/25/2006 - AUDIO - Congressional Candidate Forum on Transportation
9/25/2006 - AUDIO - Jeffco Commissioner Forum on Transportation
9/25/2006 - 7NEWS - VIDEO - 7th District Candidates in Golden
8/23/2006 - Announcement - Jeffco Candidate Forum on Transportation

See also www.bettertrafficsolutions.com for more news articles.

The following organizations endorse CINQ’s position: Colorado Environmental Coalition, Jeffco League of Women Voters, Plan Jeffco, Friends of the Foothills, former Colorado Gov. Dick Lamm, Canyon Area Residents for the Environment (CARE), Blue Mountain Land & Homeowners Association, Apple Meadows Homeowners Association, Village at Mountain Ridge Homeowners Association, Meadow Run Homeowners Association, and Harmony Village Community Association.