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“Science Deniers” on City Council Drag Denver Backward By Requiring More Parking
The Denver City Council voted 9 to 2 Monday to mandate more parking on small lots, fueling higher housing costs and more traffic. The decision ended a nine-month saga in which the council caved completely to residents who insist that city policy should prioritize their ability to park for free on the street in front of their homes, … Continued
May 2, 2017
Today’s Your Chance to Speak Up for Affordability and Against Parking Mandates
We'll find out tonight if the City Council will make housing more attainable and neighborhoods more walkable, or if elected officials will make free, on-street car storage even more plentiful.
May 1, 2017
Simple Data Shatters The “There’s No Parking” Myth
People who don't want more homes in their neighborhood hide behind a contrived parking shortage.
April 6, 2017
City Council Caves to the Anti-Housing, Pro-Parking Crowd Again
It's 2017. The question of whether cities should require developers to build parking has been settled. They should not. But here in Denver, the City Council is moving in the opposite direction.
February 23, 2017
Humboldt Street Neighborhood Association Prefers Parking to People
https://youtu.be/8t5vCFb_QaU Members of the Humboldt Street Neighborhood Association have a message for potential new residents of their enclave in City Park West: No vacancy. The group is petitioning to revoke zoning permits from two impending apartment buildings before home builders break ground at 16th and Humboldt streets. If successful, these residents will block 108 homes … Continued
September 16, 2016
It’s Official: Denver City Council Values Parking More Than Housing
https://youtu.be/pEcUdEYxuOw What’s more important: Providing sufficient housing for Denver residents, or cramming more car storage into the city? With a unanimous vote on Monday to temporarily ban new small-lot developments without off-street parking, the Denver City Council has prioritized car storage over places for people to live. The decision undercuts the City Council’s top two stated priorities: creating a … Continued
August 24, 2016
A Vision Zero Checklist for Mayor Hancock
Last year, 57 people were killed in traffic on Denver’s streets, and hundreds more suffered life-altering injuries. What is Mayor Michael Hancock’s plan to reduce the death toll? Four months ago, Hancock declared his intention to bring traffic deaths in Denver down to zero, but his Vision Zero plan is still in development and specifics remain in short supply. One thing that’s certain, … Continued
June 9, 2016
BikeDenver Demands Long-Term Funding for Citywide Bike Network
At current funding levels it would take Denver Public Works up to 50 years to build the safe, functional bike network envisioned in Denver Moves, the city’s bicycle plan. That’s why BikeDenver Board President Mark Chapman recently sent a letter [PDF] to City Council President Chris Herndon asking electeds to ensure robust annual funding for bike … Continued
May 5, 2016
Now It’s Up to City Council to Solve Denver’s Sidewalk Woes
After three rounds of testimony from people demanding decent sidewalks, the City Council’s Sidewalk Working Group will try to fix the dysfunctional policies that have contributed to Denver’s Swiss cheese network of crumbling sidewalks. At least one in four of all trips in Denver are less than one mile, according to the Denver Regional Council of Governments — those are trips that people can walk … Continued
April 1, 2016
Wheelchair Users to City Council: We Need Sidewalks to Live Life
Stewart Tucker Lundy uses a wheelchair to travel Denver’s streets. On Wednesday, he wanted the City Council to understand how shoddy, slippery, and altogether nonexistent sidewalks affect him and others who can’t walk, so he described his plight from a windshield perspective. He asked council members to recall last week, when a rockslide closed part of I-70 in Glenwood Canyon. … Continued
February 25, 2016