Christo's Plan to Drape Colorado River Gets Bloomberg Endorsement

October 22, 2010 By: Marshall Cutchin

Despite the fact that a large percentage of Coloradans question the environmental intelligence of suspending 5.9 miles of fabric over the Arkansas River, the mayor of New York thinks it would be a great idea for Colorado. “‘It isn’t that everyone is going to go to the river,’ he said. ‘But it is that Colorado is “with it,” that people from Colorado are open to new ideas and want to try new things. ‘This is something that will put Colorado on the map around the world.'”