Sept 12 2023 East Colfax BRT Curbside Access Plan Stakeholder Meeting

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Sept. 12: East Colfax BRT Curbside Access Plan Stakeholder Meeting The East Colfax Ave. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project team is developing a Curbside Access Plan (CAP) to account for changes to parking and curb use along East Colfax and adjacent side streets — and we want to hear from you! Join us on Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 6-7 p.m. to discuss your vision and goals for parking and other curbside uses with the … Continue reading →

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THE CURTAIN RISES ON A NEW YOUTH ARTS ORGANIZATION IN DENVER

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Mile High Youth Theatre officially launches in the Congress Park neighborhood DENVER, CO – Mile High Youth Theatre, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering arts opportunities for young people in the Denver area, has launched programming and found its home in the Congress Park neighborhood. Through a wide range of acting classes, full-scale plays and musicals, and leadership opportunities, students ages 4-18 are invited to join in on the … Continue reading →

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Jackson Street Storm Water Project Updates 

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From the office of CW Amanda Sawyer We are excited to announce that the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) has completed the design for the second phase of the Jackson Street Storm Drain Project. This project aims to provide a crucial link between the lower and upper Montclair Basin systems for managing storm water and improving flood mitigation during heavy rainstorms. Residents in areas impacted by significant and … Continue reading →

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Undercover video shows city dumping recyclable trash carts: “We take them to the dump” says Denver worker

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BY BRIAN MAASS UPDATED ON: JUNE 30, 2023 / 4:11 PM / CBS COLORADO When the City of Denver began charging residents for trash collection in January, roughly 30,000 people traded in their larger plastic trash carts for smaller ones to save money on their monthly trash bills. Smaller carts incur smaller monthly fees, larger carts cost more. But a CBS News Colorado investigation has found that at least 3,000 of … Continue reading →

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East Colfax Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) – Community Open House June 7 2023

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Project Background In 2008, the City and County of Denver’s Strategic Transportation Plan identified the need to move people more efficiently within the City to improve traffic flow and rider and pedestrian safety. Because demand for RTD’s 15/15L bus service along Colfax is higher than all other RTD routes, the City selected the East Colfax Corridor to explore new transit approaches. A Streetcar Feasibility Study was conducted in 2010, followed … Continue reading →

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