Author: Adam McCoy for Colorado Politics

Denver hopes to restore deteriorating fish and wildlife habitat along a 2.4 mile stretch of the South Platte River, through an U.S Army Corps of Engineers’ project. One hundred and fifty years of urbanization in Denver, alongside flood control measures, has taken its toll on the stretch of the South Platte running through Denver. Persistent…

Denver is finalizing plans for two new housing developments that would replace and add to the public-subsidized and affordable-housing stock in the city’s Sun Valley neighborhood. The city would help these developments take root in the neighborhood through financial assistance to the tune of $2.95 million in no-interest, forgivable city loans. That assistance will go…

The Westin Hotel at the Denver International Airport still hasn’t fully opened its books to an audit, according to Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien. O’Brien’s office first set out to audit the city-owned facility in June 2018. A city auditor was tasked with auditing whether Westin, which Denver contracts with to operate the hotel, was in…

Denver officials are cleaning up the city’s rules regarding residency for those serving in elected office. An ordinance was introduced in committee last week that would require all Denver elected officials to reside in city limits for their entire term in office. As Councilman Kevin Flynn explained during a mayor-council meeting on Tuesday, as city…

A new stream of tax revenue will help Denver bolster mental health and substance abuse treatment options in the city. In fall 2018, Denver voters approved the Caring 4 Denver initiative, which authorized a .25% tax sales hike, or 25 cents on a $100 purchase. The estimated $36 million annually will help the city strengthen its…

In light of a string of fatal bicycle and car accidents on Denver streets, Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration will reduce speed limits on a handful of city thoroughfares beginning later this month.  Specifically, the city will focus on curbing speed limits in five city corridors.  Firstly, the city will reduce the speed limit from 35…

As development in Denver abounds, a blighted strip of East Colfax Avenue has “languished,” an urban renewal official says. City officials are now eying that area for redevelopment.   An urban redevelopment plan would focus on 80 acres, or about 48 city blocks, of the historic thoroughfare, bounded by Monaco Parkway on the west and…

How does Denver ensure a complete and accurate count of its population during the 2020 census? During the census campaign in 2010, upwards of 25% of Denver residents didn’t respond on their own. Instead, census volunteers had to reach out to those residents by phone or in-person to count them, said Kaye Kavanagh, the city’s…

RTD is expected to launch a program this month aimed at easing the cost burden of riding public transit for low-income riders.  The measure, introduced by the Denver City Council Monday night, would inject $1.8 million into the Regional Transit Authority’s LiVE program, a discount fare initiative. The council could conduct a final vote on the…

A $93.4 million widening project for the Denver International Airport thoroughfare Peña Boulevard will move forward after receiving approval from city officials Monday. A vote on the project was delayed by one week, to allow newly-elected Denver City Council members the opportunity to weigh in on the proposal. On Monday night one new member voted…