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Michael Johnston: “We made capital investment of almost a quarter of a billion…”

Featuring: Michael Johnston, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Denver | Colorado

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Denver Mayor Michael Johnston Addresses City's Financial Challenges and Strategic Plans

Published | Video Starts at 38:49

I mean, we're very optimistic about 16th street and its catalyst to revive investment in downtown. That was a big investment. We made capital investment of almost a quarter of a billion dollars over the last three or four years [in 16th street]. But we know that just opening it is not going to be enough. You do need to be able to have more people downtown, which means some of those vacant … (38:49–38:52)

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Asserts that Denver invested nearly $250 million in 16th Street over the past three to four years.

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