The first section of Colfax has reopened after two years of construction for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) effort. Restaurants, fresh off what they call a “nightmare,” are blinking at the new view. Some closed. Others survived. One flooded.
Nearly all of them struggled.
There’s a little optimism in the air now, but plenty of hurt feelings for businesses lost along the way. And with new BRT projects planned in other parts of the city, readers remain cautious.
It’s awful what these small businesses have been through and continue to go through trying to stay in business on a street like Colfax. They need our support!…