Tag: Infrastructure
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Colorado’s infrastructure receives C- grade in 2025 civil engineer report card
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Only a third of Colorado’s roads are in good condition — compared to 45% nationally — and, as a result, motorists here are paying almost $2,000 annually due to congested and deteriorated roadways. That’s according to the American Society of Civil Engineers 2025 report card released…
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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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Denver considers $4M church purchase to house immigrants
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will consider purchasing two properties owned by the Denver Community Church for $4 million at its meeting Monday. The properties are at 333 and 375 S. Zuni St. and would be part of the city’s response to the influx of immigrants.…
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Colorado transportation projects awarded $42M in federal funds
Dozens of transportation projects throughout Colorado are set to receive more than $42 million in grants, Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday. Federal funds will support projects in 37 communities across the state, beginning next year through 2026. Projects that were awarded the grants ranged from replacing aging highway infrastructure to constructing bike paths to adding…
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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…
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Denver City Council 2023 budget priorities include community engagement, housing, reframing public safety
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council left its annual budget retreat with the goal of focusing 2023’s funding on community engagement, increasing affordable housing, reframing public safety, workforce and business recovery, protecting the environment and increasing transportation in the city. These priorities will serve as a guide to…
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Polis assures infrastructure sector of funding as he pledges to reduce transportation-related fees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Polis administration on Thursday assured the transportation sector that plans to save Coloradans money by reducing or delaying several fees — the same revenue streams the governor and his Democratic allies approved last year to fund the state’s 10-year transportation program — will not slow…
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Polis to attend signing of bipartisan infrastructure bill at White House
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis will attend the signing of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill at the White House on Monday, adding to the group of bipartisan lawmakers set to be present at President Joe Biden’s ceremony. Polis announced his attendance Sunday, saying he was one of…
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Hancock’s $450 million bond package passes first City Council vote amid controversy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposed $450 million bond package passed its first of three city council votes Tuesday, amid continued debate over the inclusion of the $160 million National Western Center Arena on the project list. In total, the bond will fund 80 infrastructure projects in…
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State approves $238 million in transportation projects; $89 million in Denver metro area
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last week, the Colorado Transportation Commission approved $238 million in funding for critical transportation projects statewide, including more than $89 million for the Denver metro area. The $238 million is upfront funding included in Senate Bill 260, which Gov. Jared Polis signed into law last…