Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about transit-oriented development

Seattle Sues To Keep Vehicle Registration Fees — And Save Transit

By Aaron Short | Nov 7, 2019 | No Comments

Seattle leaders are not wasting any time to stymie a statewide ballot measure voters approved on Tuesday, announcing a lawsuit to block Initiative 976, which could drain tens of billions in transportation funding across the entire state by reducing annual vehicle registration fees. King County Executive Dow Constantine along with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and […]

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Schumer Pushes Electric Cars — Here’s Why He’s Wrong

By Aaron Short | Oct 25, 2019 | No Comments

Message to the senior senator from New York: Electric cars are still cars — and they still suck.

I-25 viewed from the 16th Street pedestrian bridge. Photo: Andy Bosselman

SBD in the Colorado Sun: Want to Solve the Climate Crisis? Stop Widening Roads

By Andy Bosselman | Sep 20, 2019 | 1 Comment

To honor this second Global Climate Strike today, Gov. Jared Polis and Mayor Michael Hancock must commit to stop building new roads and expanding the ones we have.

New development at Denver RTD's Alameda Station. Photo: Denver Infill

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Why Affordable Housing Is So Important for Development Near Transit in Denver

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 20, 2018 | No Comments

What happens when you build housing around transit, but it's not affordable to the people who ride transit the most?

#StreetFail: Broadway and Mississippi Road Expansions Put Pedestrians Last

By David Sachs | Mar 15, 2018 | 19 Comments

Despite a light rail station and the very busy 0 bus, the project delivered what was promised — a place for more, faster cars.

AARP: Denver Can Do More to Help Older Residents Afford Homes Near Transit

By David Sachs | Nov 13, 2017 | 1 Comment

When older people can easily reach important places like the doctor's office or the grocery store without a car, they're more mobile and independent. "Transit oriented development" -- walkable, compact homes and businesses clustered together near high-quality rail and bus service can offer that independence.

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