Rural cities balance character, commerce
| May 5, 2008 |  View for printing |
Visitors who stroll down quaint Main Street here often say how much the city reminds them of the small towns they grew up in: Old store facades, railroad tracks through the heart of downtown, free parking everywhere.
On Brighton's east side, visitors at the new Prairie Center could be in Anywhere, USA: Super Target, Kohl's, Home Depot and other big-box retailers in a gleaming shopping center on 2,000 acres of ex-farmland near a freeway ramp.
They're the two faces of Brighton, a city in the path of growth spreading between Denver and Denver International Airport.
For many little cities that want to grow but not lose their small-town feel, creating an environment where the old and the new can thrive is a challenge. How do they prosper and expand their economies yet preserve their historic character and charm?
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