land use
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
Blueprint Denver Task Force Sets Its Sights on Tackling Car Dependence
How will Denver manage its growth while remaining affordable and without getting overrun by traffic? The people charged with revamping Blueprint Denver, the city’s transportation and land use plan, began to answer that question Thursday. It was the first meeting of the 33-member task force, which is comprised of residents with expertise in transportation, development, business, … Continued
June 24, 2016
The Future of Our Streets and Neighborhoods Hinges on “Denveright”
As more people come to Denver, will car traffic overrun streets and neighborhoods, or will the city steer its growth to encourage more trips by transit, biking, and walking? Under the banner “Denveright,” Mayor Michael Hancock and his administration launched four new plans Thursday that could shape Denver for decades to come. Most relevant to streets and transportation are … Continued
May 20, 2016
Less Traffic, More People: City to Scrap Parking Mandates in Arapahoe Square
Create places to park, you get cars and traffic. Create places to walk, you get people. In Arapahoe Square, homes and businesses are islands between sprawling parking lots and the cars that fill them. That’s due in part to zoning requirements that bake tons of parking into buildings. Community Planning and Development has proposed new standards that would scrap those … Continued
March 24, 2016