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<br />OOJ7J3 <br /> <br />"Colorado really hasn't awakened <br />to its coal future," Keenan said. "the <br />next big step will be to generate gas <br />from coal and then to liquefy it into <br />petroleum products. <br /> <br />"The coal industry is on " "Ary <br />stable base," he said. <br /> <br />Even if Colorado reduces its population growth rate, <br />unless there is a curtailing of national power needs and <br />population increases, Colorado's mineral resource will <br />need to be tapped to meet national and worldwide fuel re- <br />quirements. Furthermore, as people attempt to escape the <br />pressures of population expansion in California and the <br />Eastern United States, it may become increasingly diffi- <br />cult to slow Colorado's growth. <br /> <br />VII. Development of New Cities <br />and New Population Growth Centers <br /> <br />This concept could be applied both within and with- <br />out the Front Range. In September of 1969 the State Plan- <br />ning Office released a sketch study of The Colorado Front <br />R~nq~ Corridor. Emphasis was placed on~e possibility of <br />t e evelopment of satellite communities around Denver <br />Colorado Springs, and Pueblo. Emphasis would be placed on <br />good urban design preventing sprawl and protecting commun- <br />ity identity. Hopefully, such a community pattern would <br />retain large amounts of open space (permanent agricultural <br />and conservation lands). <br /> <br />RTD consultants also emphasized that new satelite <br />communities in the Front Range was one alternative to pres- <br />ent growth patterns. Major problems exist for these pro- <br />grams, however, because of requirements for major capital <br />investment and commitment of public funds. Infrastructure <br />costs would be high; commitment of private industry would <br />be needed; and substantial regional or state-wide land use <br />controls probably would be necessary. Of course, the new <br />community concept would increase the effectiveness of mass <br />transit as a viable alternative to complete dependence on <br />the motor vehicle. <br /> <br />New community development outside of the Front <br />Range has been recommended by the Environmental Commission <br />and would provide economic stimulus to rural regions of <br /> <br />-20- <br />