Transit prospects drive urban living
By Paige Ingram of the Northern Colorado Business Report on October 24th, 2008.

FORT COLLINS - The Mason Street Corridor is poised to bring not just a transit line to Fort Collins, but a new lifestyle. With new housing, retail and office developments planned, many see a new future for the growing downtown area.

“I think the Mason Corridor is a wonderful opportunity to really enhance downtown and continue the growth that we’ve been working on for years,” said J.J. Hannah, a commercial, residential and investment specialist with Keller Williams in downtown Fort Collins.

The Mason Corridor is a five-mile north-south byway extending from Cherry Street on the north to Harmony Road on the south. It runs alongside the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, just west of College Avenue.

The basis of the Corridor is a transportation line connecting downtown with Colorado State University, Foothills Mall and retail on South College Avenue. Aside from paths for bikers and pedestrians, which are already in place, a bus rapid transit system is set to start running in 2011.

While transit may have been the impetus, development is the action of today.

To read the full article, go to http://ncbr.com/article.asp?id=96780

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Again in 2008, Fort Collins has received another award from CNN & Money Magazine, and has been named the #2 Best Place to Live.The magazine sites such items as bike lanes, bike library, the Old Town historic district, microbreweries, restaurants and more. Bioscience, tech, and renewable energy employers are mentioned as providing great jobs.The renewable energy grant, and efforts for a zero energy district are also mentioned.CSU is cited to be in a scenic location, and health care is mentioned as top of the line.Visit Fort Collins and see why it’s a great place to live, and to invest in real estate such as homes and commercial property. Here’s the link to the full article http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/snapshots/PL0827425.html.
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