Tag: Sarah Parady
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Denver City Council OKs Peña Boulevard expansion study
The Denver City Council on Monday narrowly approved a proposed Peña Boulevard expansion study in a 7-6 vote. The move allows the city and Denver International Airport to accept a $5 million grant — $1.5 million of which will be used to study transportation demand management — as part of an intergovernmental agreement between the…
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Former Denver Post Building inching closer to becoming City of Denver property
The Denver City Council moved closer to purchasing the former Denver Post Building after approving two measures Monday. But some councilmembers question the need for the $90-million building in light of potential budget cuts due to the staggering costs of the immigration crisis that’s hit the city in the past year-and-a-half. City officials, and the…
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Widening sole road to Denver International Airport sparks transit discussion
More lanes may be coming to Pena Boulevard as Denver seeks to improve traffic flow to and from the third busiest airport in the world. But transit advocacy groups and some city councilmembers worry not enough consideration has been given to public transit. The Denver City Council on Monday approved a $50 million contract with…
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‘Let everyone speak’: Denver City Council public comment on homelessness stirs drama, delays council meeting
Council extends emergency homeless declaration, approves $3.66 million for former Best Western hotel homeless programs
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Denver police chief ‘optimistic’ of hiring 167 recruits in 2024
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s budget hearings continued Thursday with Police Chief Ron Thomas responding to council members about Mayor Mike Johnston’s $8.2 million proposal — which he hopes will be enough to hire 167 officers in 2024. “I believe that we can achieve that by the end of…
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Public safety, homelessness and affordability take spotlight at Denver at-large council candidate debate
Different from candidates running to represent a specific district, at-large members of Denver’s City Council represent the whole city and have to have their fingers on the pulse of residents’ concerns who may have widely different opinions about top issues like public safety. Five candidates vying for two at-large Council seats on April’s ballot attended…
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Denver’s Mayoral race is crowded, but it’s not the only one
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Almost 50 names will appear on the City of Denver’s April 4 ballot across several different municipal offices. The 17 candidates remaining for mayor (there was as many as 26) will be accompanied by nine city council at-large candidates and 23 others in an election…