This week The Takeaway is examining Denver as a laboratory for how the American city and surrounding suburbs are changing. The so-called “new urbanists” are pushing for more walkable, mixed-use (and mixed price) communities. They are gathering in Denver this week for the Congress on New Urbanism.
Matt Dellinger, transportation writer, joins The Takeaway to talk about who he’s met and what he’s learned while on safari in downtown Denver.
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