The State of the Movement: Transition in Colorado

The Transition Movement first landed in Colorado in May of 2008 when Transition Boulder County became the first official Transition Initiative in North America. Then, in September of 2008, Colorado played host to the first two-day Training for Transition on this continent, facilitated by Michael Brownlee and Lynette Marie Hanthorn, unleashing a flood of new Transition Initiatives throughout Colorado and beyond. Since that time, in the United States, fifty-two initiatives have been officially recognized, including five in Colorado: Boulder County (now Transition Colorado), Lyons, Denver, Louisville, and Westminster/Arvada/Broomfield. This makes Colorado the second-most active state in the US, after California with thirteen official initiatives. Now—a year and a half later—it is time to look back on what Transition in Colorado has accomplished so far and where it is headed…

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