My solution to decaying infrastructure is to repair or replace it.  This E Colfax project is going to upend traffic patterns between 26th Ave and Alameda from Broadway to Chambers Rd.  Pity the E Colfax business owners who will be shuttering down one by one.  Nobody is going to want to deal with the hassle of doing business on E Colfax.  On the other hand, Colfax could become even more Colfax.  More payday loan shops, more pawn shops, more porn houses.  The possibilities are endless!