APHA
BUILT ENVIRONMENT Tour
Tour of Globeville, Five Points and Stapleton
Globeville housed the stockyards and mine smelters for Denver in the early 20th
century, with many of the workers living in Five Points, Denver’s historic
African-American neighborhood. This tour
visits these communities, and discusses how they are attempting to transform in
spite of environmental hazards, being a food desert, a lack of infrastructure and
overall neglect. The tour will be
facilitated by Daniel Scheppers from the state department of health, who led
the state’s effort in addressing the Globeville environmental remediation.
The tour will end at the Stapleton Redevelopment Site,
a neighborhood located at the former airport designed following smart growth
principles.
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Sunday,
Nov. 7
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2-5 p.m.
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Meet
Tour Bus at Convention Center at 2 pm |
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Facilitated
Discussion on Smart Growth and Social Justice
Stapleton
Community Center
Do Smart Growth concepts promote social harmony or
divide communities? Did the
redevelopment of Stapleton Airport enhance the neighboring communities or
separate neighborhoods. Come
participate in the discussion on Smart Growth’s impact and Social Justice
following the tour of Globeville.
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Councilman Michael Hancock, Denver District 11
Councilman Doug Linkhart, Denver Councilman at Large
Daniel
Scheppers, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Prof.
Sacoby Wilson, University of South Carolina