[CPEO-IRF] Ft. McPherson's (GA) Colorado models

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Former Colo. bases inspire plans for Fort McPherson
Two sites near Denver - one mixed-used development, one medical campus 
and research park - offer insight into the future for southwest Atlanta

By Aisha I. Jefferson
Daily Report (Atlanta, GA)
September 18, 2007

WHEN STATE AND local officials looked for ideas on an economically 
viable plan for the soon-to-be closed Fort McPherson Army Base in 
southwest Atlanta, they found inspiration in the suburbs of Denver.

Two Colorado military facilities - Lowry Air Force Base and Fitzsimons 
Army Medical Center - were closed as part of the Base Realignment and 
Closure process of 1991 and 1995, respectively.

Fitzsimons’ former 578-acre site has been developed into a $4.3 billion 
medical campus that includes a 160-acre science and technology research 
park. The 1,886-acre old Lowry Air Force base is being developed into a 
massive, $2 billion mixed-use community.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.dailyreportonline.com/Editorial/News/new_singleEdit.asp?individual_SQL=9%2F18%2F2007%4016641_Public_.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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