city of denver
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Denver’s free ride-share service expands to new neighborhoods
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The City and County of Denver is expanding the neighborhoods reached by the Denver Connector, its free on-demand ride share service. Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) announced Thursday that it is adding the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods to its ride share service. The service will reach these neighborhoods starting next week. DOTI created…
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Denver agency proposes slashed fees, permanent social equity priority for marijuana delivery
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Denver’s Department of Excise and Licenses is proposing giving exclusive access to social equity applicants for marijuana delivery licenses forever. Social equity applicants already have the exclusive right to deliver for marijuana stores after a city bill passed last year gives them this right through June 1, 2024, but the new proposal would extend this…
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Denver still has over $200 million in America Rescue Plan Act funding to spend
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Denver has spent less than half of the COVID relief funds it has received so far through the federal American Rescue Plan Act. As of Wednesday, $67.92 million of Denver’s ARPA funds have been committed, obligated or spent, Department of Finance spokesperson Josh Rosenblum said. Denver’s ARPA funding dashboard is updated weekly to reflect where…
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Denver committee postpones vote on concealed weapon ban in city-owned facilities
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Denver City Council’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee on Wednesday postponed its vote on a bill restricting concealed carry in buildings owned, leased by or leased to the city, as well as Denver parks, to April 27 to give city staff more time to answer council members’ questions. The proposal is part of Mayor…
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Denver City Council approves final redistricting map
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Denver City Council approved its final redistricting map after a public hearing Tuesday night in a 12-1 vote. The second draft of Map D will be adopted and effective for Denver’s April 2023 municipal elections next year. The only vote against the map came from Councilmember Candi CdeBaca. Councilmember Chris Herndon, who was newly elected…
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Experts say Denver City Council redistricting is all about representation
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Every 10 years, redistricting for congressional districts sparks partisan battles and often ends up in court. Local redistricting makes fewer headlines but, experts say, can be just as impactful, if not more. “People hear about it more at the state level with congressional and legislative redistricting, but it’s just as important at the local level…
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Stock show officials formulating plan for new events center after voters reject bond measure
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The old cowboy saying that when you get bucked off the bronco, you’ve got to get back on and try again applies to Denver and the National Western Center Authority when it comes to getting a shiny new arena. In November, voters rejected a $190 million bond measure that would have helped pay for a…
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Hancock solicits city-birthday letters from older Denverites (including his mom)
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Denver Mayor Michael Hancock wants to get letters from older residents about the city’s 160th birthday. He extended the invitation to potential letter-writers at a luncheon Wednesday hosted by Councilwoman Kendra Black at the Wellshire Event Center, according to a statement from the mayor’s office. The letters are meant to offer advice and wisdom to…
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Denver looks to formalize a censure process for its city council
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Denver is drafting a procedure to publicly reprimand members of its city council for bad behavior through censure. The proposed measure would implement a formal censure process – “a disciplinary procedure that may be imposed upon a member of the Denver City Council for violating the Denver Charter, Denver Revised Municipal Code, or an officially…