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<br />markeh wflicfl are becoming increasingly rare on Ifle urbon scene bc.J1
<br />tflovgfltfleyareveryco.wenie"t, they often cannol generolelhe soles
<br />volume necessary to compele price-wise with larger operalions and as a
<br />result, residenll who don't hove accesst" other.hopping are penalized
<br />economically. Additional economic dotoappeor:s 10 be 0 neces:sory re-
<br />quirement prior to moking final land use delerminalions for the Sflook', Run
<br />studyorea.
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<br />PHYSIOGRAPHY - IMAGERY
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<br />The Sflook's Run .tudy area is Jocaied In wflot is widely recognized 0'0
<br />fligflly desirable region oflhe covntry i" which to live with countless
<br />nolurol and man mode amenities. As such, Ihe area ;helf has the unfor-
<br />lunotedi.lindionofbeing relaliveiy nonde.cript, 01 lea.! iI seem. soot
<br />firol glance. Tolhe discerning "ye, however, Ihe Shook', Run area ,flow.
<br />upas one of fairly cOnliderable, if of ten unrealized patenlial asa very de-
<br />.iroble porlian of tfle City in which to live.
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<br />Physiograpfly - tfle physical fealures oflfle landscape -and imagery - tfle
<br />mental piclure. on observer constructs -Ihovgfl in one .ense completely
<br />seporateand individual studyreol,n., flave been grouped togetherf or the
<br />purp",eofthisreportunderlhetheorylhallheyore,infoct,thephysical
<br />and p.ycflalogical aspects of man', environment and os such are very cla,ely
<br />interrelated. It is felt tflal imagery, Or Ihe way a man perceives his
<br />lurrovnding"isessentiollyaproductafthephysicalfealuresafhi.surraund-
<br />ing,lemperedin h;.mir>d by his background and experience. With Ihal in
<br />mind, Ihi; ,eclion of Ihe ir>lerim r~part will deal briefly with ",me of Ihe
<br />physical charaderistics of Ihe Shaak's Run 'Iudy area7 and lhen move ;'110
<br />,everal aspecl. of 0 more elhereal naturewhicfl bears slrongly an tfle "Iiv-
<br />ability" of Ifle area.
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<br />Topogropflically,lhestudyareahusess""liollYlhreesectiansafdist;nctly
<br />differenlcharacter. WeSI of Ihe drainoge channel Ihearea i.neorlyflct
<br />wilh 0 very genlle slope to Ihe loulh, approximalely olgrode wilhlhe
<br />railroad. fast of Ihe cha"nel and narlh 01 Piatle Avenue, Ihe .Iape;s
<br />only .lighlly Ie" genlle bc.J1 it loll. to Ihe wesland sovlbwest -Ioward the
<br />ma~ntai" vrews - rolher Ihan .Iraighl soulh. The Ihird portion, easl af the
<br />channel and soulhof Plotle Avenue, 1s characterized bya rolherdromalic
<br />change from Ihe fir.1 two. The a~Jo along Ihe cf>onnel i. a. much a, 40 to
<br />50 reet below Ihe railrood grade bul the grovnd rise. abr....plly 10 Ihe ea.t
<br />,uch thol il coIncides with Ihe railroad approximalely 0 block eo.1 oftfle
<br />chon""I. From there it continues to ri.o 10lhe easl unlil, 01 Hancock
<br />Avenue, ports of the area ore ",r.'uchos 100 feel above thasedrrectly ta
<br />Ih" w",1 "cre" Ihe chonnel. The tflird partion i. addrtionally disling~tshed
<br />by several di.cernible promonloriu and generally excellent ,cenic vrew,
<br />of Pike. Peak, Cheyenne Moontain and Ihe Rompart Range.
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<br />Geology, soils, andclimale info,,,"otron, presenled briefly in Ihe Korcich
<br />ond Weber repartl'.ond 01 sorne ler,gth in Ifle PPACG Team 'l~dy,9 will
<br />not be reileol"d fl..re e~cept to no~.. Ihe "",,,ere degree of ~se limilalion"
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