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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings and salutations:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many of you may recall that when the 16th Street Mall project began way back in 2019, we in the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado adopted a resolution at our convention which demanded that the City of County of Denver ensure that in the redesigned 16th Street Mall, there is a separation that can be easily felt between places where people can walk and the street. We have been waiting for almost three years now to examine a preview of how the City of Denver plans to provide the tactual boundaries that we need.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have received word that PCL Construction, in partnership with the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, will host three in-person sessions to give us a sneak peek of the curbless design and new granite pavers on the future 16th Street Mall.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'>Location: The Outer Space<br>Northwest corner of 16th Street Mall and Welton<br>(601-649 16th Street Mall)<br>Denver, CO 80202<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'>First Event: Tuesday, July 26 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'>Second Event: Wednesday, August 10 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in'>Third event: Wednesday, August 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is perhaps our best chance to learn how well the City of Denver is listening to concerns expressed by the blind community. I urge any and all to take the time to come to any of the three above sessions to examine how we, people who are blind, will be able to detect the boundary between where we can walk and the street where the free mall rides will continue to operate.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your kind attention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>