The Human Cost of RTD FasTracks

Jon Caldara interviews Kim Snyder and Galen Foster about their ongoing struggle against the RTD FasTracks project. Hear from Coloradans effected by RTD's use of eminent domain to seize private property Lakewood, Colorado.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• RTD
• FasTracks
• Eminent
• Domain
• Denver
• Light
• Rail
• Project
• West
• Corridor
• acquisition

[LawrenceErnie]

Jon Caldara is a bit of a cunt.

[FGTEminentDomain]

Best of Luck to you.

[bikinggreg]

The problem is when RTD condemns property they pay "fair market value" as is, probably a few hundred thousand. Then, they park trucks on it for a couple of years, get the light rail in and sell it to a developer for a few million dollars. This is completely unacceptable in a nation founded on an individual's right to own property.

[fyfofoyfyo]

RTD is stupid, they knew this would happen, BUILD UNDERGROUND YOU IDIOTS!.....subways

[grizzellor]

I hope our saviors on Wadsworth will continue to making only the most tender kind of love (read: erotic asphyxiation with window tinting film) in their private All-American thunder dome of love on Wadsworth.

[grizzellor]

Yeah, Jon. Keep up the good work. May the O'Reilly spun and self-righteous crazies be the ones to lead the way. May His light guide us all.

[bookkeeper925]

Nice looking couple. Old biker dude and his ol' lady managed to get the RTD to build around them after a year or more of signs and bitching. Row they will get the benefit of the development while railing against it for years. His love depends on RTD? As sad as Caldera.

[goosegoose1985]

This is such bull. What the f is the whole "love affair" doing in this story. Move to a new home...

[brillwazzer]

Summary: RTD is trying to crush their love affair! Imminent domain is evil. Twelve Story buildings are huge. Save the Love Nest!

I hope they get their fair compensation and get out of the way.

[casperado666]

i have no idea what this vid is about, but that dude with the beard is totally metal

[MissJessieFace]

part of the 5th amendment when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation

"just compensation" is a vague term... RTD knows it too...

[Painter7kp]

PEOPLE RTD does not care about the lives they crush under the path of there train, who am i to say? the guy who had 45 thousand gallons of water pumped from his home,due to RTD west craprail.gayland ,kim keep fighting,when its time to stand on the front line my family and i will be there,America these people are the american dream they did it on there own,bet they took chances to build this life,and now RTD wants to take that life from them,God bless you both.