by meg | Jul 18, 2023 | Growth & Density, Historic Preservation, Lifestyle, Resource Management, Uncategorized
While some residents are becoming increasingly concerned about the cost of housing in Fort Collins, there are others that are removing relatively more affordable homes and replacing them with… well, not housing. 125 S. Grant as it looked in 1948. Photo taken by...
by meg | May 2, 2023 | Affordability, Growing Pains, Growth & Density, Sense of Place
This is what increasing density looks like on the 4400 block on Tennyson Street in Denver. All images captured through Google Streetview. 4470 N. Tennyson St. is the house at the center of each image. 4470 N. Tennyson St, Denver – September 2011 4470 N. Tennyson...
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...
