In the spirit of Denver's ongoing East Central and East Area neighborhood plans, we're hoping to illustrate what Denver's high level tax priorities towards suburban concrete and asphalt look like in real life? As many of our readers already know, Denver, like most american cities openly embraced a growth "ponzi scheme" following world war II … Continue reading Eyes on the street: What do tax subsidies for suburban infrastructure look like on the ground? →

Mr. Bruce Finley, of the Denver Post, recently wrote an article decrying: "As development eats away at Denver’s green space, the “city within a park” is becoming a concrete metropolis." While Mr. Finley's (who was a Fulbright scholar in Britain and has a journalism degree from Northwestern University) statement that there was 19% imperviousness in … Continue reading Fact Check: Denver Post’s ‘Declining Green Space Due to Density’ is Misleading →

Denver, like most American cities, has a lot of infrastructure debt that future generations and urban dwellers are going to get stuck with the bill for maintaining and paying off... Perhaps more surprising though is just how many 'wealthy suburban neighborhoods' aren't capable of covering the cost of their own infrastructure. By far, the largest … Continue reading Infrastructure Data Dive: Denver’s Single Family Suburban Homeowners are Heavily Subsidized by Urbanists →

Below is a copy of the speech. If there is anyone out their who would like to reuse it for their own city in the future please feel free!  Although I did change "the highway act of 1956" to "the invention of the automobile" as councilman Flynn seemed to think it happened earlier. Pro Middle … Continue reading My Pro Middle Housing Comments To Denver City Council -Jan 7 2019 →

With denverization now becoming a thing, and some surrounding states complaining of our contagious beige, short-sighted, development overflowing to them, Denver is at a crossroads of deciding what the future of Denver will look like? Fortunately, if you look hard enough, there are some cracks in Denver's denverization, that point towards it's history of embracing … Continue reading Cracks in Denver’s Asphalt Reveal Hints of it’s Former Glory →

One of the most telling intersections in Denver lies at the corner of 17th and Ogden.  What was originally a neighborhood of large mansions and ornate apartments for Denver’s 1890s elite, is still a vibrant thriving streetscape that has managed to stand the test of time nearly 130 years later. Not to mention being one … Continue reading The Key to Adding Beautiful Sustainable Density to Denver May Lie in its Past →

(and number 10 would help too) America and our cities have been addicted to single family houses and spread out development for over 70 years now.  Not only have we made single family homes with plenty of distance between neighbors the norm, but we went one step further in attempting to make our neighborhoods look … Continue reading The 7 Top Causes of Death in America are a Product of our Built Environment →

(and they are in the best position to supply affordable housing with long-term development that has the heart and character our city wants) While young people are continually struggling to find affordable housing in this city, and all ages are disappointed with the beige, short term development that lacks heart and character, with my experience … Continue reading Denver’s Middle Class is Being Locked Out of Denver’s Development →

Here are some of the coolest transit development projects to (possibly) look forward to in Denver! -Colfax BRT, 5280 Loop Trail, 21st Street Plaza, Upcoming Bike Streets, Denver Transit Authority?, and dream big with 'beyond FasTracks' Colfax BRT Current Plan (Nov 2018): Colfax BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) ETA: 2019, 2021+ Where: On Colfax from I-25/Auraria campus … Continue reading Denver’s Upcoming Transit Projects! →