In an article on downtown areas in the September issue of the Commerce magazine, Chris Leinberger, visiting fellow, Metropolitan Policy for the Brookings Institution, relates the story of how Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper, brought 32 suburban mayors into the Wynkoop, his LoDo (Lower Downtown) Denver brewpub/restaurant, got them lubricated, and then convinced them to support a $4 billion light rail system for Denver.