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 a more pleasant experience for residents walking through small business areas like Tennyson St, Lowell North of I-70, and portions of 44th … [Read more...] about Proposed Design Overlay Aims to Create “Active Centers and Corridors”
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Columbus Park Officially Renamed La Raza Park
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 effort to rename the park marked at least the third official, and the least controversial, attempt. While past efforts were met with strong opposition from the Italian … [Read more...] about Columbus Park Officially Renamed La Raza Park
An Update From Your RTD Director
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 32: fewer people on the streets outside, my bus driver separated from his passengers by a polycarbonate shield, and typically no other passengers besides me. Those empty seats reinforced the fear … [Read more...] about An Update From Your RTD Director
3 days, 10 bills, Some Masks: North Denver’s Role in the Special Session
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 numbers surging, small businesses closing, and unemployment still high, Governor Polis decided there were too many pressing issues to wait until January; … [Read more...] about 3 days, 10 bills, Some Masks: North Denver’s Role in the Special Session
2020 – A Perspective
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 later, Mayor Hancock issued a stay-at-home order and the world as we knew it changed forever. In the early days of the stay-at-home order, like many others I hoped we would soon go back to … [Read more...] about 2020 – A Perspective