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| 80% of Arvadans leave the city for work. |
| Arvada has one of the lowest crimes rates in the metro area. |
| Arvada was the site of the first gold strike in Colorado on June 22, 1850. |
| Phase I of the Gold Line will reduce 8,800 hours of delay per day - RTD |
| Arvada is the 4th largest city in the metro area and the 2nd largest in Jefferson County. |
| "Between 1994 and 1998, property values near light rail stops increased 25% faster than comparable properties not served by rail." - Initial Economic Impacts of DART LRT System |
| From 1990 to 2000, Arvada grew at an annual rate of 1.4%. - 2000 Census |
| Phase I of the Gold Line would reduce vehicle miles traveled by 63,000 per day - RTD |
| Sixty percent of the metro-area population growth in the next 20 years will be our children and grandchildren. |
| According to the 2000 census, Arvada has grown by 1.4% per year during the last 10 years. |
| Sales and use taxes make up over 59% of the City's revenues for essential services. |
| The City of Arvada is asking Arvadans to honor the night sky by turning out their lights from 8:00 to 8:14, November 17. |
| Sixty to sixty-five percent of new homes purchased in Arvada are bought by people who already live in Arvada. |
| The Arvada Center was called the "10th Largest Denver-area Cultural Attraction" based on attendance by the Denver Business Journal, July 2001. |
| The Arvada Center playground won the Colorado Lottery Starburst Award for the "Most Creative and Cost-Efficient Use of Lottery Funds" in 1999. |
| The first school house in Arvada was built in 1882 and used into the 1920's. Portions of the original building can still be seen protruding from the Davis building on Old Wadsworth. |
| First National Bank, the first bank in Arvada, opened in 1896 and was the only bank in Jefferson County allowed to reopen after the national bank moratorium of the depression. |
| The Arvada Center entertains 340,000 patrons per year. |
| Arvada is the twelfth safest city in the United States. |
| The Harvest Festival began in 1925 and is the second oldest festival in Colorado. |
| The Harvest Festival parade is the second longest in the metro area. |
