Learn About the Great
Trail System
Adjacent to Fitzsimons
The
Sand Creek Regional Greenway is another jewel in the necklace of trails that
has made the metropolitan Denver area a national model for developing a linked
regional trail system. This almost 14-mile public greenway connects the Platte
River Greenway in Commerce City with the Highline Canal in Aurora.
Along the way, it passes through Denver and the former Stapleton International
Airport site; and winds its way east to wrap around the north and east borders
of the Fitzsimons site.
One of the areas of great activity along the Greenway is Sand Creek Park on
the north end of the Fitzsimons redevelopment. Over 100 acres in size, when
completed, Sand Creek Park will become one of Aurora's most significant parks.
The vision for the park is to provide a comfortable, family and community-oriented
park centered around Sand Creek, Tollgate Creek, and several new ponds.
The park and the greenway will link a region set of trails and open space
and provide beautiful recreational areas for the employees and residents of
the area.
Brown
bag sessions are scheduled for January 13 and 14, for the campus communities
to learn about the Sand Creek Regional Greenway adjacent to the Fitzsimons
site:
Jan. 13, Bushnell Auditorium in Building 500, Fitzsimons campus
Jan.
14, Denison Auditorium, Ninth Ave. campus
Both sessions will be from 12-1 p.m., bring your lunch, and dessert will be
provided!
Kate Kramer, executive director of the Sand Creek Regional Greenway Partnership,
Inc., and Linda Strand, Manager of Open Space and Natural Resources, will
provide a PowerPoint presentation and answer questions about project.
For more information about Sand Creek Greenway, visit www.sandcreekgreenway.org.
or call Kate Kramer at 303-468-3263.
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