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N.W. Denver Legislators Seek Increases to Housing Security Amid COVID-19: Pandemic Shed Light on Problems of City’s Most Pressing Issues, Reps Say

February 15, 2021 Eric Heinz 0

Northwest Denver’s three state legislators, recently elected to new leadership positions, said they will seek to help Colorado residents secure housing and COVID-19 assistance during this year’s General Assembly session. Creating policies to add more […]

Council Approves Group Living Revisions 11-2

February 15, 2021 David Sabados 1

One of the most heated debates in the city ended in a nearly unanimous vote before city council on Feb 8. Previously, Denver prohibited more than two unrelated people from living together: one of the […]

Sandoval Proposes More ADUs by Sloan’s Lake

February 15, 2021 David Sabados 0

Following the rezoning of the Chaffee Park neighborhood to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs), Councilwoman Sandoval is proposing to allow more ADUs in the Sloan’s Lake area. ADUs, sometimes called carriage houses, are a secondary […]

Proposed Design Overlay Aims to Create “Active Centers and Corridors”

January 15, 2021 David Sabados 0

A proposal eight years in the making, Councilwoman Amanda Sandoval’s office is hoping to enact a measure they believe will preserve retail and other commercial corridors, promote mixed use (commercial and residential) development, and ensure […]

Columbus Park Officially Renamed La Raza Park

January 15, 2021 David Sabados 1

With a unanimous vote from the Denver City Council, a decades long fight has ended: the park on 38th Ave between Osage and Navajo streets will officially be known as La Raza Park. Councilwoman Sandoval’s […]

An Update From Your RTD Director

January 15, 2021 angierivera-malpiede 0

If you want to know what a new reality looks like, behold an empty bus. As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded over the past nine months, I observed a new landscape from my seat on Route […]

3 days, 10 bills, Some Masks: North Denver’s Role in the Special Session

December 15, 2020 David Sabados 0

The state legislature typically meets from mid-January through mid May of each year. When the need arises, however, the governor can call them into a special session to address specific needs. With federal gridlock, COVID-19 […]

Guest Column

2020 – A Perspective

December 15, 2020 Councilwoman Amanda P Sandoval 0

As I look back on the last year, I see it marked by transformation. On Friday, March 13th, Denver Public Schools (DPS) closed for three weeks for the first time in history. Then, ten days […]

Chaffee Park Gets Neighborhood-Wide “Gentle Density” Rezoning

November 13, 2020 David Sabados 1

In a unanimous vote, Denver City Council approved a neighborhood-wide rezoning for the Chaffee Park neighborhood. While individual property rezonings usually aren’t newsworthy, rezoning an entire neighborhood is far less common and far more significant. […]

Cars vs Bicycles: Should Bike Lanes or Car Parking Take Priority?

November 13, 2020 David Sabados 1

Residents, Business Owners, College and City Officials Split on Proposals to Remove On Street Parking for Bike Lanes Few people would say they oppose new bike lanes. Nearly every community survey, focus group, and neighborhood […]