Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about density

Outside 38th and Blake Station. Image: Google Maps

More Room to House People, Not Cars, Around 38th and Blake RTD Station

By David Sachs | Feb 13, 2018 | 6 Comments

In an 11 to 1 vote, the council allowed for walkable housing development mixed with offices and retail, all while scrapping parking requirements within a half-mile of the train stop.

With major growth on the way, the center city needs more walkable housing and transit options to maintain a high quality of life. Image: Downtown Denver Partnership

Downtown Denver Needs More Transit, Bikeways, and Housing, Not More Parking

By David Sachs | Apr 21, 2017 | 2 Comments

More people and jobs are coming to downtown Denver, and the city has to prepare by investing in transit, biking, and walkable development, the Downtown Denver Partnership shows in its annual “State of Downtown Denver” report. Downtown Denver and its adjacent neighborhoods house 79,367 people. The area has added nearly 16,000 residents since 2010, and will grow by […]

Dense development around around the 10th and Osage RTD station includes homes and ground-floor businesses within walking distance of a grocery store, bike-share, a park, a student community center, and the Santa Fe Arts District. Photo: David Sachs

Embracing Density and Transit Could Save Denver Households Thousands of Dollars a Year

By David Sachs | Mar 24, 2017 | 15 Comments

By 2040 each additional household will pay $3,600 more per year for transportation, energy, and water than if the city embraces dense development and transit, according to a new report assembled for the Blueprint Denver task force.

There were fewer people per acre in downtown and nearby neighborhoods in 2010 than in 1950. Image: CPD

Lots of Denver Neighborhoods Were Denser in 1950 Than They Are Today

By David Sachs | Dec 9, 2016 | 2 Comments

More homes and destinations closer together meant more people could easily walk, bike, or ride transit where they needed to go.

Dangerous, Car-Centric Streets Put People at Risk, Not Density

By David Sachs | Jun 5, 2015 | No Comments

The Denver Post ran a commentary today by Aaron Schwartz, recounting a regular day gone wrong: A car crash injured his son and pregnant wife, who were walking near East Alameda Avenue and South Monaco Parkway. It’s a moving story that should impel change, but the culprit is not, as the headline suggests, “high density.” Here is Schwartz’s diagnosis: Denver […]