Lloyd Alter (@lloydalter) Design / Urban Design June 2, 2015 Brandon Donelly writes in his terrific urbanism newsletter about how most people still want to raise kids in a house (not an apartment). This isn’t a big sample size, but the trend appears more or less flat. 89% of respondents who already have kids are already living in a ground-related unit. … Continue reading →
Big uproar over small Denver project set for rezoning hearing Monday [Denver Post] By Jon Murray The Denver Post POSTED: 06/07/2015 An experienced developer took what he called a calculated risk last year when he bought a decaying church property next to Crestmoor Park. Peter Kudla plunked down $1.6 million for the east Denver site, financed mostly through a short-term loan, even … Continue reading →
Evelyn Baker, Deputy Director of the Community Planning and Development Department (CPD) evelyn.baker@denvergov.org, 720-865-2823 gave an overview of current and future CPD activities, with assistance from Andrea Burns, Communications Director for CPD – andrea.burns@denvergov.org. The entire presentation, which is well worth study by any neighborhood representatives interested in planning and zoning issues, is available at INC-ZAP-CDP-Overview.pdf Key points were: CPD has recently completed a comprehensive … Continue reading →
There has been a surge in the number of critiques of the ongoing development boom in Denver. Is it time for a constructive dialogue — or is it too late? ERIC PETERSON | WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2015 Denver is growing so quickly, in places, it looks like they’re building another city right on top of an existing city. “Is this … Continue reading →
As politics of growth evolve, leaders and planners should take a page from the Central Library project By Henry Dubroff and John J. Huggins POSTED: 05/16/2015 05:00:00 PM MDT Beneath the placid surface of the May municipal election in Denver, a political tremor has shaken the city’s establishment. In key City Council races, voters chose upstart candidates who tend to … Continue reading →
If you couldn’t make the first Public Workshop because you were at the INC monthly delegate meeting on May 9th, this post should serve as a decent round up the activity so far.
April 25, 2015 – Editorial by Keith Howard, a resident of the Sunnyside neighborhood ” If the Council enacts legislation that allows for hotel uses in my neighborhood, the Council will thereby take away something of genuine value that now pertains to my property.” At an election forum on April 1st the candidates for City Council District 1 were asked whether … Continue reading →
