Piercing the Clouds
Photo by Chris Crook
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Monday, Mar. 16th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Golden History Tours
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden Sports
- 8AM - Municipal Court Criminal Arraignments
- 9:30-10:30AM - Fit and Energize Exercise Class
- 10:15-10:45AM - Let's Dance - Registration Required
- 12-12:30PM - Mondays with the Mayor
- 4-5:30PM - Clayworks Neighborhood Meeting
- 4-7PM - Tutoring with Colorado School of Mines
- 5:30-7PM - Downtown Development Authority Meeting
- 5:30-7:30PM - The Fundamental Principles of Art
- 6-9PM - Teach Me to Play! Mondays
- 6:30PM - Movement Monday Running Club
- 6:30-7:30PM - Navigating The Political Divide: A Non-Partisan Panel Discussion
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
4-5:30PM Clayworks Development Update
Clayworks Property - March 2026 - Photo by Patrick Klein
The community is invited to a meeting at Clayworks to see what's been accomplished so far and to learn about the next phases.
Community members will have the opportunity to hear from the project team, ask questions, and provide input as planning for future phases moves forward.
Learn more and stay informed:
https://www.guidinggolden.com/clayworks-odp-amendment
Location:
710 10th Street (map)
5:30-7PM Downtown Development Authority Meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to dda@cityofgolden.net
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 5:30PM.
Tonight's Topics:
- Golden River Sports Grant
Golden River Sports is requesting $10,381 to repair and replace their flooring and windows. They are also upgrading their POS software and are requesting $1,394. Both amounts are 50% of the total cost. - Recap of Work Plan Discussion with Council
The 2026 Work Plan appears on pp 29-31 of the February meeting packet. - Recap of Comedy Festival
The DDA provided a grant to help launch this inaugural year. Feedback will be distributed to board members at the meeting. According to the Golden Transcript, it was a decided success. - DDA Contributions to City Projects
The DDA anticipates spending $1,478,500 for non-capital projects this year. Of this, the lion's share ($1,250,000) will go to support city projects such as redesigning Parfet and Vanover Parks and the new parkland adjacent to the new City Hall. - TIF Agreements
They will review their active TIF agreements, which include the Buffalo Rose, 1100 Washington Avenue (map), Golden Mill, 1106 Washington Avenue (map), 817 14th Street (future affordable housing-map), Clayworks, and the Golden Hotel.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
6PM Mobility and Transportation Advisory Board @ Public Works Bldg
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6AM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to jpuhr@cityofgolden.net BEFORE 3PM
- Provide in-person comment (limited to 3 minutes) during the meeting, at 6PM.
Transportation Demand Management
MTAB will review the survey results regarding a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program. TDM plans use a variety of "sticks and carrots" to discourage the use of single occupancy vehicles. This can include reducing available parking or making it more expensive, educating people about public transit options, building more bike lanes and wider sidewalks, and installing more bike racks downtown. The survey results appear on pp. 8-73 of the meeting packet.
Docked Bike Share Feasibility Study
DRCOG (Denver Regional Council of Governments) funded a study to determine whether "an electric, docked bike share system" would be useful in Golden. Staff will go over the questions included in their online survey. Responses are not available, since the survey is still active (take it!).
Note: the City posted this item on their Facebook page on February 4th, and 111 people (to date) commented. In case you were one of them, be aware that those comments do not count: you must take the survey on Guiding Golden to have your opinions counted.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
6:30-7:30PM Navigating The Political Divide: A Non-Partisan Panel Discussion @ Golden Community Center
Golden Community Center - Photo by Joyce Davell
Join us for an open, non-partisan community conversation about the political issues affecting our nation and communities around the world. Everyone deserves to be heard.
• How to talk with people with different political views
• How to protect your mental health in light of the political divide
Panelists:
• Robert Reed, former Golden City Councilor who served for 8 years and operates a real estate law practice;
• Christy Boland, Manager of Community Engagement, Jefferson Center (formerly known as the Jefferson Center for Mental Health);
• Suzanne Ghais, Program Director for the Convergence Center for Policy Resolution
All are welcome and admission is free!
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Golden
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (Map)
When:
6:30-7:30PM on Monday, Mar. 16th
The Golden Word - 03/16/26
Golden History: Crashes
Driving in Downtown Golden in the 19-teens: drive on any part of the road and park wherever you want
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The early twentieth century was a thrilling and very dangerous time to be a motorist. The roads were hazardous, the drivers were all new and unskilled, and there were few rules or protocols to keep the new toys from colliding. People had traffic accidents constantly.
The August 5, 1915 Colorado Transcript included an article describing “at least nine automobile accidents…in this county during the past four days.”
1 The worst accident occurred on the North Golden Road (44th St.) near Mt. Olivet Cemetery. A car “plunged off the road and turned over several times.” There were five occupants and all were thrown from the car. One woman had a broken back and internal injuries and was expected to die. One received a compound fracture of a leg and dangerous internal injuries. A third occupant had a deep gash in the forehead, the fourth a broken arm, wrenched ankle, and deep cuts about the head, and the fifth had internal injuries.
2 The next accident occurred when an auto containing five people skidded off the road between Golden and Idaho Springs and tumbled down a mountain side. The car turned over twice. All were painfully injured and one was taken to a hospital with internal injuries.
3 A Roadster went off the road west of Morrison and turned completely over. All were injured, but one woman had serious internal injuries because the car “landed squarely on her body.”
4 Another car went over a three foot embankment and turned over.
5 A “big International truck” went down a fifty foot bank near the Golden Smelter (10th St./44th Ave – just east of the city limits). It landed upside down after rolling over twice.
6 Near the same spot and within half an hour of that accident, a Ford hurdled over the edge of the road and landed 15 feet below in a pile of boulders.
7 A big touring car crashed into Louis Brunell’s car near Windy Point.
8 A Ford went off the road west of Genesee Park and landed in the trees fifty feet below, but the occupants were able to jump to safety.
9 “A big sight-seeing steamer…ran into an eight cylinder Cadillac on Lookout Mountain and tore one of the wheels completely off.” The driver of the steamer did not slacken his speed.
10 “A big touring car…plunged into the bank near Windy Point, and one of the front wheels was broken off.”
The roads were haphazard, the drivers bad, and accidents were frequent.
Traffic laws were a long time coming. The January 17, 1929 Colorado Transcript warned readers that they actually needed to STOP at stop signs.
For quite some time, Golden had been looking for ways to encourage safer driving habits. The number of drivers on the road multiplied every day. There were few established safety rules and no norms as to who needed to yield at intersections.
At that time, there was a flagpole in the center of the intersection at 12th and Washington. In an effort to curb exuberant drivers, City leaders had painted “SLOW” on the base of the flagpole. In January of 1928, they added the word “STOP” on the sides that faced 12th Street.
After a year of waiting (in vain) for the command to sink in, City Council voted to impose a fine on people who failed to stop. The January 17th, 1929 article described the violators being brought to court. “Several local offenders professed ignorance of the city’s “stop” signs, but it was pointed out to them that they have been in place almost a year.” The fine for a first offense was $6; second offense was $11, and third offense was $21.
Weather
Overnight: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy. Low around 18, with temperatures rising to around 20 overnight. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 41, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. West northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, 41°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 71°F
Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 48°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 77°F
Wednesday Night: Mostly Clear, 50°F
Thursday: Sunny, 81°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 53°F
Friday: Sunny, 82°F
Friday Night: Partly Cloudy, 53°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 84°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 49°F
Sunday: Partly Sunny, 69°F
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Sponsors:
($100/month or $1,175/year)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon , Unite Fitness, Clothilde Elingbow, Michael Mason, Goosetown Station, and Earth Sweet Boutique
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $575/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Vic DeMaria, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $285/yr)
Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, The Golden Hotel, Kurt & Janet Siegfried, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Robert Thresher, Tonie Mattox, Centennial State Wealth Advisors, Steve & M.L. Richardson, Jeremy & Stephanie Keller, AC Development
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $115/yr)
Brad Miller & Julie Bartos, Holly Thomas, Jim and LouAnne Dale, Ann Pattison, Thomas Hoffman, Carol Abel, Brian Quarnstrom, Sandra Curran, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Kathy Smith, Karen Smith, Carlos & Nancy Bernal, Robert Storrs, Michele Sannes, Elaine Marolla, Dixie Termin & Ron Miller, E Tom Hughes, Crystal M Culbert, Patrick A. Madison, Alice Madison & Jim Kalivas, Deb Goeldner, Christopher Ball, 6th Chair Home Services, Dot & Eric Brownson, Rosemary Coffman, Emeline Paulson, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Frani R Bickart, Jennings and Litz, Bill Sedgeley, Nancy Hughes, Justin L Wade, Kathi Eggers, Traci Case, Donna Owen, Leslie D Lutz, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser & KC Gilliland, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, Jim Garner, John and Carol McEncroe, the Golden Welcome Center, the Golden Transcript, Koshare Eagle, Ken and Colleen Krantz, Traci Neuman Lacey, Jo Barber, Jamie Cookinham, Kermit Shields, Meridee Cecil, Vicki Olson, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, Mary Eiberger, Kevin Nichols, Ed & Carol Freza, Laura and Curtis Moore, Ruth Hund, Shelley & Jerry Devitt, Eileen Masterson, Kate Olivier, Amy Korengut, Pam Logan, Clare Shier, Wendy Weiman, Marge Frueh. Nannette Johnson, Edgar Walker, Bivy Beer Bar, and Nancy Cooper
Followers:
($5-9.99/month or $55/year)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, Emily Kurzinski, Nanette Johnson, Peyton Gibson, Sally Berger, Kristen Morgan, Joyce Sutton, Mary Rains, Craig Champlin, Stan Swisher, Bill Way, Chris Toney, and Alicia Zimmerman
