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Denver expects to meet its revenue goal from increased parking meter rates
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Denver has more than doubled its revenue from downtown parking meters in the first quarter since doubling the cost from $1 to $2 an hour, according to new figures released by the city. From January through March, Denver generated $3,775,066 in revenue from parking meter fees, while during the same period in 2021 the city generated…
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RTD closes Westminster parking deck to curb illegal racers
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Metro Denver’s Regional Transportation District hopes to put the brakes on illegal street racing at its Sheridan Station at U.S. 36 in Westminster by closing the top level of its parking structure. Closing the top of the four-story parking garage isn’t expected to affect commuters, however, since the 1,000-vehicle deck rarely fills up, because of…
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Denver Council remarks explode over moratorium debate
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Comments from two Denver residents against a two-month extension of the City Council’s moratorium on small lot parking exemptions led to some heated responses from a few councilmen and an apology from one if he had gone too far. City Council held a public hearing on the moratorium extension at its March 20 meeting, which…
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Small lot parking exemption talks continue
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One proposed amendment to Denver’s small lot parking exemption was not viewed favorably by the city’s Community Planning and Development department, as a lengthy dispute over how the city should approach the issue continues. In August, City Council approved a seven-month moratorium on the zoning code’s small zone lot parking exemption for certain projects. The…
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YIMBY Denver group forms to counter NIMBYs
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A small, fledgling, informal group of Denver residents wants to “bring the voice of yes” to the city as it considers how to address growth-related issues like affordable housing, transportation and parking, according to the group’s “unofficial leader.” Part of a small but growing nationwide movement called Yes In My Backyard, YIMBY Denver formed after…
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Denver City Council’s small lot parking code dispute leads to delay
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Almost every new resident of Denver adds another automobile to the city’s already crowded roads and highways, and those cars and trucks need a place to park when their owners are home or elsewhere. How to come up with those spaces was the source of a somewhat tense exchange on Denver City Council and led…
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Getting philosophical on growth, parking
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Growth and parking, parking and growth. When you get one, you need the other. There’s probably no doubt the two issues go hand-in-hand anytime a new development project is proposed. That was readily apparent at the Monday, Aug. 22, Denver City Council meeting, where council approved two moratoriums on limited types of development projects until…
