Please attend the next committee meeting: SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2015 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. 1201 Williams Street – 19th floor party room (North edge of Cheesman Park) (Guest parking is available to south of high rise and also on both sides of East13th Ave.) AGENDA: l. The Sharing Economy – Short-Term Rentals – Presentation by Mary Beth Susman, City Council, … Continue reading →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 23, 2015 Denver’s first Citizens’ Planning Academy slated for Fall 2015 Participants will learn “city-building 101” from Activation to Zoning Local residents will get an inside look at how city planning works starting in September, when Denver Community Planning and Development launches the first-ever Citizens’ Planning Academy. Hosted in partnership with the Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation (INC) … Continue reading →
ERIC PETERSON | WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015 – Public art can completely reshape the forgotten nooks and crannies of a city. Here are a half-dozen public artworks that have changed Denver for the better, and a half-dozen spots that could use some color. Public art has the capacity to inform, inspire and enliven people and places. Over and over again, … Continue reading →
Since 2005, the Mayor’s Design Awards have honored projects throughout the city for excellence in architecture, exterior design and place-making. The awards are presented to Denver homeowners, business owners, nonprofits, artists and others for their creative contributions to the public realm through innovative design. At a time when both commercial and residential development is booming in an effort to keep … Continue reading →
A cost-sharing agreement with the state for the project to rebuild and widen Interstate 70 through northeast Denver won City Council approval early Tuesday morning. By Jon Murray The Denver Post POSTED: 07/06/2015 The Denver City Council just after midnight Tuesday approved a cost-sharing agreement with the state for a project to rebuild and widen Interstate 70 through northeast … Continue reading →
By Jon Murray The Denver Post POSTED: 06/08/2015 The Denver City Council early Tuesday morning approved a controversial rezoning request from a developer planning to build apartments and townhomes next to Crestmoor Park. Opponents in orange T-shirts on Monday night packed the hearing, which began just before 9 p.m. and ended at 2:18 a.m. with the council’s 8-4 vote. The … Continue reading →
MARGARET JACKSON | WEDNESDAY, MAY 06, 2015 Larimer Square’s storefronts date back to the late 1800s, but it’s been 50 years since they dodged a wrecking ball and the block became the iconic place it is today. Preservation remains front and center, and the future includes activated alleyways and other improvements. After spending several years quietly buying property in the … Continue reading →
