UPDATE 20 OCTOBER 2020 : GROUP HOUSING REGULATIONS ADVANCES TO CITY COUNCIL AND EXPECTS TO VOTE OCTOBER 2020. SUBMIT COMMENTS TO CITY COUNCIL SUB COMMITTEES: Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee at Councilman Chris Herndon (Chair) District 8 at 720-337-8888 or Christopher.Herndon@denvergov.org Councilman Amanda P. Sandoval (Vice Chair) District 1 at 720-337-7701 or districtone@denvergov.org … [Read more…]
UPDATE 20 OCTOBER 2020 : GROUP HOUSING REGULATIONS ADVANCES TO CITY COUNCIL AND EXPECTS TO VOTE OCTOBER 2020. SUBMIT COMMENTS TO CITY COUNCIL SUB COMMITTEES: Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee at Councilman Chris Herndon (Chair) District 8 at 720-337-8888 or Christopher.Herndon@denvergov.org Councilman Amanda P. Sandoval (Vice Chair) District 1 at 720-337-7701 or districtone@denvergov.org … [Read more…]
“This could be the year that Colorado lawmakers give new powers to cities to encourage the construction of affordable housing. To do it, they could lift limitations that have been in place for decades. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled in 2000 that cities can’t force developers to include lower-cost housing units in new developments. … [Read more…]
“Say this about the new Denver City Council. They care. And when you’ve got the kind of progressive mandate many of the 13 brought to the job, you expect policies that lean to the most vulnerable members of society, and that’s the kind of council this is. Their votes have tilted progressive, and that … [Read more…]
“On a bitterly cold January day in 2013, then-Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco heaved a hail mary pass into the endzone for a touchdown that eventually helped knock the Denver Broncos out of the playoffs. It was a heartbreaking loss. In the stadium that day was Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, sitting in a suite paid … [Read more…]
“District 9 is Denver’s engine of change. It’s where Union Station anchored unprecedented growth that has since rippled outward, supplying more places to live and experience. Denver’s unhoused population is most visible here, as are the outward signs of gentrification — new homes and businesses supplanting and intermingling with old ones — where sudden … [Read more…]
“There is an explosion of growth and development in RiNo, Cole, 5 Points, Curtis Park, Whittier, and the surrounding areas. 400 Home Advisor employees are moving into the Hub by early April 2019. Industry RiNo is already open. The World Trade Center is planned for the corner of 38th and Walnut. Urban Land Conservancy … [Read more…]
“From the Rockies to the Pacific, US cities are seeking to accommodate increasing populations amid housing shortages by growing up instead of out. A number of them, including this mile-high city hard against the Front Range, are considering projects that would construct some of the tallest buildings in the west. The towers are the … [Read more…]
“Sophia Lawson will never forget the last conversation she had with Michael Alvarado. She’d known him for six months as an outreach worker for St. Francis Center, a homeless service agency in Denver, where Lawson spent her days walking, handing out socks and toothpaste as she built relationships and tried to help people get … [Read more…]
“The era of the slot home may finally be over in Denver, and its funeral turned into an airing of grievances. “I hate slot homes. I hate them,” said Maggie Miller, a resident who worked to rein in the controversial building design. “It feels like being in a canyon.” With a unanimous 11-0 vote … [Read more…]