Tag: 16th Street Mall
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Denver celebrates full reopening of 16th Street
After Mayor Mike Johnston exited the elevator onto the second level of the downtown Daniels & Fisher Tower just after 2 p.m. Saturday, he took a moment to walk over to the window and gaze at the plaza below. Dressed in a white t-shirt and khaki pants, Johnston surveyed the landscape before him: a fully-reconstructed…
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Golden’s ban on amplified music could push buskers to Denver’s 16th Street
On a picture-perfect Sunday, hundreds of people flooded downtown Golden with river tubes and shopping bags. But one thing was missing — music. Washington Avenue, a place where locals play live music on street corners, was quiet on Aug. 3, just three days after Golden began enforcing a new ordinance banning amplified music on public right-of-ways.…
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16th Street stabbing suspect competent to stand trial, evaluators conclude
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An evaluation of a man accused of a string of stabbings in January in downtown Denver concluded he is competent to stand trial. The defense attorneys of Elijah Caudill, meanwhile, are seeking to prove otherwise. Denver District Judge Karen Brody scheduled a competency hearing for the…
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RTD to rename 16th Street Free MallRide, aligning with walkway rebrand
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Regional Transportation District will rename its 16th Street Free MallRide shuttle service, part of the campaign to rebrand the downtown corridor. Aligning with Denver changing the name of the commercial center to “16th Street,” the RTD announced in a news release Friday morning that…
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Denver’s 16th Street Mall officially now just 16th Street
After months of speculation, city officials confirmed Tuesday that downtown Denver’s main corridor will no longer be known as 16th Street Mall, but simply as “16th Street.” The city is dropping “mall” from the name, Mayor Mike Johnston said at a news conference. The move is to emphasize the corridor as a street-wide experience and…
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Downtown Denver Partnership gets a $1.5 million boost, city settles another police liability claim
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The Denver City Council approved a resolution Monday night, clearing the way for an additional cash infusion to provide “activation activities related to the reopening of the 16th Street Mall in downtown Denver.” Council Resolution 25-0191 amends a contract with the Downtown Denver Partnership, adding $1.5 million – for a new total of $1.9 million…
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What happened to 16th Street Mall’s old trees?
A few of the honey locust trees that once lined the 16th Street Mall for 40 years got benched, literally. As part of 16th Street Mall’s renovation project, Denver is upgrading the tree canopy on the famous thoroughfare with more biodiversity, shading and greenery to downtown. The old trees had to be removed. But before…
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16th Street Mall stabbing suspect appears in court for first time
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Nearly two weeks after a string of stabbings shocked downtown Denver’s tourist district, the suspect appeared in district court for the first time Friday. Elijah Caudill, 24, appeared cuffed, donning a gray jumpsuit provided by the jail and bangs covering his eyes. Throughout the advisement hearing, which lasted around an hour, Caudill continued to look…
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Lisa Calderón: Mayor Johnston’s remarks on mall stabbings ‘callous’ and ‘missed the mark’
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Just days after Denver Mayor Mike Johnston addressed the city from the 16th Street Mall, where four people were stabbed, a political rival told local podcasters his words were conflicting and “totally missed the mark.” “I saw that he put his little podium out there for his press event,” Lisa Calderón, who ran against Johnston…
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Victim stabbed in downtown Denver 4 days after 16th Street Mall stabbings
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First responders transported yet another downtown Denver stabbing victim to the hospital early Thursday morning, just four days after a string of stabbings shook Denver. The Denver Police Department responded to a stabbing around 12 a.m. Thursday in the area of Larimer Street and 20th Street in the Ballpark District neighborhood, according to a social…