Emelyn Morris-Sayre, CRS, REALTOR Lakewood and Denver Metro homes

We are getting down to the wire to present our personal action plan for the Transit Alliance 2009 Citizen's Academy. My partner in this endeavor, Mike Henderson, who also works for Your Castle Real Estate, and I met today with a computer guru to work out the details of our plan and the specific information that we needed to finalize our presentation.

We are putting together a presentation that we can give to local groups who want to hear about Transit Oriented Development. We hope to educate citizens, realtors, developers and others on what this development can mean to our communities.

We are just getting started, but you will be kept apprised as we move forward.

Sometimes Mother Nature truly has it really right. Look at the Japanese Maple tree....bends with the wind and looks totally elegant. This photo was taken in Pennsylvania last year....a gorgeous trip with an increbible amount of photo opportunities. I especially love the color of the leaves...truly beautiful. I have since planted two in my yard in Colorado. I don't think I will live to see them grow to this size. Absolutely amazing!

I have blogged about my participation with the Transit Alliance Citizens' Academy and I am pleased to present the personal action plan that will be implemented in 2009:

Emelyn Morris-Sayre and Mike Henderson (also with Your Castle Real Estate) are teaming up to teach a class on light rail and it's effect on residential home prices in the vicinity of the transit stations. Using data derived from the MLS system, linked to a GIS, and the CSAP scores, an analysis will be done focusing on the Denver Southwest line. Included will be photos of the different stations along the line.

We will be producing a powerpoint presentation along with a CD and will be available to present this information to real estate boards, community groups and other interested parties.

Please let me know if you would like more information.

The cool, crisp morning combined with the early light of day, made me pull over to shoot this photo. My husband and I had left early that morning from Telluride, CO, after attending a 2 day APA Planning Conference. I am amazed at the number of incredible photos I was able to take within a couple of hours of sunrise.

2009 Copyright by Emelyn Morris-Sayre.