Tag: Department Of Transportation And Infrastructure
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Denver adopts volume-based trash program in split vote, implementation will begin on Jan. 1
Denver will implement a new pay-as-you-throw waste services program at the start of 2023 after council adopted the program in a 8-5 vote Monday night. Council members in support of the program reiterated that there was no time to waste in acting against climate change, while those who voted against were greatly concerned about the…
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Denver council will hold courtesy public hearing, second vote on expanded waste services program next week
Denver City Council approved on first reading a new pay-as-you-throw waste services proposal in a split 11-2 vote. It will hold a one-hour courtesy public hearing on the proposal at the final reading next week. While council members supported the intentions of the program, some felt that without a more comprehensive education plan, adding a…
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Denver parking meter rates double to $2 an hour
For the first time in 20 years, parking meter rates increased in the city of Denver on Monday, doubling from $1 to $2 an hour. This change was part of Mayor Michael Hancock’s 2022 budget plan, expected to generate an additional $9.5 million annually for safety and mobility improvements in the city, according to the…
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Construction starts on 48th Avenue bridge in northwest Denver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is starting its rehabilitation project on the 48th Avenue bridge in northwest Denver Monday night. The bridge will be closed from 8:30 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday as crews remove asphalt from the top side of the bridge. …
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Street sweeping season begins Thursday in Denver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s spring street sweeping season kicks off Thursday, with the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure reminding residents to move their cars or risk a getting a ticket. Parking restrictions associated with street sweeping go into…
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Largest snowstorm of the season results in crashes, delays throughout Denver
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Denver begins rolling out free app to manage parking services
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Denver to continue Shared Streets program through winter with slight adjustments
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver will continue to operate its Shared Streets program through the winter season, giving residents more space for outdoor recreation while adhering to social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. These shared streets are closed to through traffic and provide space to walk and bike,…
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Denver helps 4 restaurants open outdoor spaces approaching indoor dining ban
Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure funded outdoor dining spaces for four local restaurants, increasing the number of customers the businesses can serve when the city’s indoor dining ban begins Friday. The restaurants chosen were Kahlo’s and Las Hijas de La Chilanga, in the Westwood neighborhood, and Tacos Acapulco and East Fax Tap, in the…
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Some of Denver’s car-banning COVID-19 experiments could become permanent in city parks and roads
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When COVID-19 first hit, Denver residents flocked to city parks in droves to escape cabin fever from the new stay-at-home orders. So much so, that the parks faced an unprecedented issue: overcrowding. To maintain social distancing, the city fully or partially closed internal roads and…