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Denver to develop a more positive Image In this major transportation corridor, this document will provide a Master Plan lor land- scaping '-25 within Denver, As with any Master Plan, there is some flexibility to allow response to creative opportunhies and lor special treatments lor individual projects. However, linal approval 01 all landscape design rests with the Colorado Depart- ment 01 Highways, It is also hoped that these guidelines will provide a good example to aid other communhies to develop their own Master Plans lor major transportation corridors. Also identified are possible alternate Institutional arrangements to In- stall and provide long term landscape maintenance on highway right 01 way. PROJECT LOCATION The seven mile long project is located in the City and County 01 Denver, Colorado. 1-25 parallels the South Plane River Valley and in many areas lorms one of the sides of the Plalte Valley Greenway, '-25 provides one of the primary access routes Into Downtown Denver and is a primary link in the north- south transportation corridor along the Front Range, The project begins at the Broadway - lin- coln Interchange and continues to the I - 70 Inter- change. The southern terminus is where there Is a detinUe break between relatively pleasing land- scaped areas and areas dellnately lacking land- scaping, The northern terminus is just north of the '-7011-25 Interchange at the Denver Chy Iimhs. TASK FORCE The Department of Highways established a Task Force which is composed of representatives Irom the lollowing organizations: " . Denver Planning OIIice . Denver Departmant of Public Works . Denver Pall<s and Recreation Dapartment . Denver Water Department . Colorado Department 01 Highways District Maintenance Section District Environmental Unit Stall Landscape Architects . PlaUe River Greenway Foundation . Keesen Irrigation Consultants . Tupa Associates The Task Force investigated numerous design and maintenance topics. Monthly woll<shops were con- ducted to direct the Department 01 Highways in the development of the Landscape Guidelines and preparation 01 the tinal plans lor the demonstration projects.Prolessionals who made presentations al these meetings include: Larry Keesen, Keesen Irrigation Consuhants Dr, James Feucht, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Specialist, Landscape Plants Dorothy Borland, The T ur! Expert Dr, David Northington, Executive Director 01 the- National Wildflower Rasearch Center 2.