by meg | Mar 1, 2023 | Built Environment, Growing Pains, Growth & Density, History
The current City Council has spent quite a bit of time looking at housing related issues. Government oversight of rental properties, rezoning mobile home parks, addressing occupancy limits and removing all single family zoning have all at least been on the table. Some...
by meg | Oct 22, 2019 | Natural Spaces & Parks
In 2010, the City Park Train was shut down due to safety concerns. There was a $350,000 line item in the Building on Basics 2 tax that was taken before city voters in 2015 in order to place a safer train in City Park. The tax passed (and included a lot more projects...
by meg | Jul 24, 2018 | Affordability, Built Environment, Growth & Density, Historic Preservation
On July 17th, Historic Denver hosted a tour of ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) in the Curtis Park Historic District. “Accessory Dwelling Unit” is a technical term that refers to any additional living space on a lot other than the main dwelling. So if a...
by meg | May 29, 2018 | Bikes & Peds, Built Environment, Transportation, Transportation Effects Development
“Blessed are the pedestrians,for they have inheriteda world made for motorists.” This is a pedestrian sidewalk… though you wouldn’t know it from the looks of it. It’s one thing to have a tree blocking part of the sidewalk. At least the tree is...
by meg | Apr 22, 2018 | Built Environment, Resource Management, Waste Storage
“The ultimate test of man’s consciencemay be his willingness to sacrifice something todayfor future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.”― Gaylord Nelson, founder of Earth Day. Humans have been reusing and recycling hand-made goods for millennia....
by meg | Mar 28, 2018 | Built Environment, Economic Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Infrastructure, Planning & Design, Transportation
I recently returned from a trip to Uganda and Kenya where I was impressed with how frequently roundabouts were used as opposed to traffic signals. It struck me that in an up-and-coming third world country, where resources aren’t alway readily available but...
