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Expect closure of West 8th Avenue viaduct beginning June 6
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver drivers should expect the closure of the West 8th Avenue bridge between Tejon and Mariposa streets beginning at 7 a.m. Friday and reopening at the end of the day on Monday. The full bridge closure will allow crews to complete the resurfacing work including…
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Denver completes citywide compost service rollout
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Compost service is now available to all Denver trash customers, and it is just in time to collect all that winter yard debris. This week, Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) announced that it has completed the program’s rollout to all areas of the city 10 months ahead of schedule. The city’s expansion of…
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Denver moves closer to changing noise ordinance
The city of Denver is moving forward with proposed changes to its local noise ordinance that would permit earlier garbage collection and noisier festivals but ban “plainly audible” nighttime construction. Council Bill 25-0044 got its first nod of approval from the City Council on Feb. 18 and will be back at Monday’s meeting for a…
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Expect weekday closures on Quebec Street as Denver installs sidewalks
Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) will close sections of Quebec Street over the next few months as they complete sidewalk installations and other upgrades. Starting Monday, Quebec Street between 13th and Colfax avenues will be closed, and traffic will be routed north and southbound traffic around the closure via Monaco Street Parkway and…
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Denver e-bikes and e-scooters transition from Lyft to Bird
Those heading out to rent an e-bike or e-scooter may see a different logo on their ride. Lyft, Inc. and Bird announced Friday that Lyft will transfer its e-bike and e-scooter license to Bird in Denver, as Lyft ends its day-to-day operations of bikes and scooters, according to a press release from the City and…
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RTD’s Colfax Avenue BRT project gets $23M in federal funding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Regional Transportation District’s re-imagining of Colfax Avenue — sometimes called the longest commercial road in America and home to the city’s busiest bus route — is $23 million closer to becoming a reality. Colfax will soon be home to a new bus rapid transit line (BRT),…
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Denver implements ‘slow zone’ near University of Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), along with the University of Denver, dropped the speed limit near a pedestrian-filled area in an attempt to lower the number of accidents there. The speed limit on the nearly one-third-of-a-mile stretch of East Evans Avenue between University…
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Denver officially delays sidewalk program implementation to 2025
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously approved delaying the start of the voter approved sidewalk program and sidewalk fund to January 1, 2025. Councilmembers Amanda Sandoval, Paul Kashmann and Kevin Flynn sponsored the change following a recommendation from the Denver sidewalk working group. The…
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Amy Ford nominated as Executive Director of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has appointed a new chief of the city’s transportation department. Johnston nominated Amy Ford as executive director to the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. The appointment needs the City Council’s approval. Ford currently heads surface transportation and innovation for global transportation…
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4 Denver mayoral hopefuls suggest strategies to address city’s building permit woes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A housing developer must budget up to two years for a building permit if they want to build in Denver, according to recent Denver Gazette reporting. And when it comes to construction, time is money. A few mayoral candidates — who participated in a Denver Gazette/Colorado…