urban camping
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Denver judge rules to remove 72-hour deadline from camping ban ballot initiative
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A Denver District Court judge ruled Sunday that portions of Initiative 303 on the November ballot are “unlawful,” removing the initiative’s deadline for the city to enforce its urban camping ban. Prior to this ruling, Initiative 303 could have required the city to take action against reported illegal camps within 72 hours and allow citizens…
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Urban camping enforcement in Denver waned slightly in 2017
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Denver has drawn fire for its ban on homeless camping, or urban camping, since the policy first went on the city books. The city’s policy includes law enforcement sweeps that force the homeless to pack up and move elsewhere. However, those sweeps or police contacts waned slightly in 2017, Westword found. As Westword’s Chris Walker…
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Denver officials want better approach to homelessness with new shelter
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Galvanized by shortcoming in their approach to homelessness, Denver officials agreed to purchase a new, permanent building to provide emergency housing for the city’s homeless and called for a more focused, comprehensive approach to the city’s needy. The City Council OK’ed the purchase of a $4.45 million, 48,000-square foot warehouse at 4330 East 48th Avenue…
