Bluebird Business Improvement District (BBID) Recommendations to NPI Committee

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The President of Blue Bird Improvement District,  Don Novak, has sent a letter to the Neighborhood Planning Initiative (NPI) committee unanimously recommending zoning changes for business properties along E. Colfax to include: Apply U-MX-8 (i.e. Urban Mixed Use buildings that can be eight stories), or similar, zoning to all properties on Colfax Extend the current parking exemption that now exists for lots of 6,250 or less sq. ft. to the … Continue reading →

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Its Official Demo Permit Applied For Bridge To The Future

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Bridge over 9th Avenue, remnant of former CU hospital campus, to be demolished From Business Den Thomas Gounley December 11, 2018 The “research bridge” is coming down after all. Continuum Partners and CIM Group, which are developing the massive 9th & Colorado project at the site of the University of Colorado’s former Health Sciences Center, have decided not to preserve the five-story structure that crosses 9th Avenue, allowing traffic to … Continue reading →

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Update On 9th and Colorado

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According to the Crammer Park/Hilltop Civic Association, the massive “Research Bridge” 9th and Colorado Blvd is going to be taken down. This was announced at the Dec 5th meeting sponsored by Continuum Development. This information and more is found on the Crammer Park/Hilltop Civic Association website and 9+ CO

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Denver wants to become a certified Community Wildlife Habitat

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Denver wants to become a certified Community Wildlife Habitat, which basically means a lot of gardens The city wants people to make more room for the birds and the bees.   Ashley Dean Dec. 03, 2018, 4:58 p.m The Denverite   Say you live in a fifth floor apartment in Denver and you have a spacious balcony. Maybe you’ve got some chairs and a table out there, but there’s still … Continue reading →

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Thanks for taking our survey

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The survey has provided us with interesting and valuable information which we know will help us understand our neighbors more and will be a reference in the second phase of the Denveright roll out. The survey also provided information that made it possible to make comments on the Denverright process. The letter that was sent is below the survey    

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Denver Now One of the Leading Cities in the U.S. to Recycle Paper Cups

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New York, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. among other cities Roughly 600,000 tons of paper beverage cups are used each year in the United States, and far too much of this valuable material ends up in landfills. Today, Denver Public Works and members of Denver City Council announced that Denver is now one of the leading cities in the country to add paper cups to its recycling program, thanks to a … Continue reading →

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