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Urban Planning

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Denver Tofu will continue -- but not under Spring Keim

    Denver Tofu has been providing this city's restaurateurs and consumers with a local source of tofu for forty years. But as we reported last week, Haruhisa Yamamoto, who has owned the company since the 1970s, is closing his factory and leaving the business. "The plant is under eminent domain by RTD, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    West Highland neighbors plan rally tonight to show displeasure over RedPeak development

    Feeling ignored, residents in West Highland have teamed up with No High Rises in West Highland to plan a rally tonight in Highland Square voicing their opposition to a trio of four- or five-story apartment buildings RedPeak Properties plans to build just north of 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard. Ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    RedPeak: City council's Susan Shepherd won't fight controversial West Highland development

    Denver City Councilwoman Susan Shepherd will not take any action to stop a proposed development just north of 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard that has neighbors fighting mad. Although she had hinted that she might try to change the zoning on the property, she released a letter late last week stati ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Sunflower Market on Colfax inspires a food fight at Denver City Council

    ​Unlike so many Western towns, Denver has a wealth of wonderful neighborhoods close to the heart of the city. But with that wealth of neighborhoods comes a surfeit of NIMBY issues that often spill out of their immediate area and into City Hall -- as the fight over a new supermarket on Colfax w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Susan Shepherd and neighborhood association make moves in Highland development battle

    The controversy surrounding RedPeak Properties' proposed development near 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard has been light on recent action and heavy on letters, motions and press releases. Given that, it's been an busy week for the development, with Denver City Council District 1 rep Susan Shepherd, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Susan Shepherd hints at her next step in battle over proposed development in West Highland

    No High Rises in West Highland​Neighbors surrounding the proposed site of three, five-story apartment towers just north of 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard have made their opposition to the project clear. RedPeak Properties, the developer planning to build the structures, and Tom Wootten, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    Stapleton Brussels sprout is the new urbanist's dream vegetable: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

    ​ By arranging compact cabbages in spiral clusters around a thick stalk in an effort to realize maximum nutritional values with minimal land use, the Stapleton Brussels sprout has quickly become the profit-driven urban planner's dream vegetable...

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Carolyn Dooling is a Stapleton neighborhood icon: Kenny Be's Hip Tip

    Neighborhood Icon #1 of 76: Stapleton​ As illustrated in the graphic above, the control tower from the former Stapleton International Airport has been left behind to serve as the neighborhood's iconographic landmark -- and that's only fitting. Absolutely nothing happens in this neighborhood wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2009

    DenverInfill Blog gets a facelift

    Ken Schroeppel, urban hero.​DenverInfill Blog, authored by local urban planner Ken Schroeppel, is a true Denver success story. The nearly six-year-old operation isn't the flashiest blog around, but it does one thing incredibly well, and that's cover Denver development. All of us old-fashione ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Kenny Be's Friday Afternoon Club: Councilman Rick Garcia at Sushi Hai

    ​ "A toast to City Councilman Rick Garcia for being chosen as a finalist to the post of Regional Director of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development! And may he bring affordable housing to the nation with the same success that he did in the West Highland neighborhood!"

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    Columnist chronicles Denver's New Urbanism conference on the Huffington Post

    Photo by Jonathan ShikesThe new-urbanist enclave of Highlands' Garden Village. Last week, the Congress for the New Urbanism held its annual conference in Denver -- an event we commemorated with examinations of Bradburn Village, Highlands' Garden Village and several other New Urbanist developments i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Coors Field again asking for a law to preserve its mountain view -- and maybe get some more parking lots too

    Denver Planning DepartmentThe angle city officials are using to determine the proposed Coors Field view plane. The entity that owns Coors Field is pursuing a view-plane ordinance that would prevent the construction of buildings that might block the view of the mountains from stadium seats -- and no ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Introducing Not-So-New Urbanism

    The Congress for the New Urbanism is holding its annual conference in Denver June 10-14, complete with bus tours of our most well-known new urbanist enclaves. But how do you judge walkable, neighborhood-based developments? Is it by the diversity (or lack thereof) of their residents, the number of pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Not-So-New Urbanism: Bradburn Village

    Church, steeple, but where are all the people at Bradburn? The Congress for the New Urbanism is holding its annual conference in Denver June 10-14, complete with bus tours of our most well-known new urbanist enclaves. But how do you judge walkable, neighborhood-based developments? Is it by the dive ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Why did Coors Field buy the old Light Bulb Supply building?

    2010 Delgany, once a potential view-blocker, was recently bought by Coors Field Rockies fans will no longer have to worry about their view of the mountains from Coors Field becoming obstructed by a possible high-rise condo building. The special district that owns the baseball stadium quietly purcha ... More >>

  • News

    April 23, 2009

    Tom "The Troubleshooter" Martino's troublesome buildings are still standing

    2010 Delgany, once a potential view-blocker, was recently bought by Coors Field Rockies fans will no longer have to worry about their view of the mountains from Coors Field becoming obstructed by a possible high-rise condo building. The special district that owns the baseball stadium quietly purcha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2009

    Architect Peter Dominick dead at 67

    Denver architect Peter Dominick suffered a fatal heart attack on New Year's Day while he was cross-country skiing near Aspen, where he frequently vacationed. A prominent figure in the local architectural community, he was from an equally prominent family: his late father was a Colorado senator, als ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2008

    West Wash Park rezoning fight gains steam

    In October, we introduced you to  the battle over monster duplexes and neighborhood character in West Washington Park. Now, as a December 15 City Council hearing approaches, the controversy is exploding into a debate over the future of development in Denver's older neighborhoods. Some residen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Wake-Up Call: Buy local, think local December 1-7

    Buy local week continues through December 5. And while, with Barack Obama's appointments announcement today, it doesn't look like many Coloradans will be heading to D.C., there's plenty to do here at home. Nothing gets the home fires burning like neighborhood fights, and Denver's Neighborhood ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2008

    In West Washington Park, a battle over monster duplexes and neighborhood character

    Buy local week continues through December 5. And while, with Barack Obama's appointments announcement today, it doesn't look like many Coloradans will be heading to D.C., there's plenty to do here at home. Nothing gets the home fires burning like neighborhood fights, and Denver's Neighborhood ... More >>

  • News

    June 5, 2008

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from the week of 6/5/2008

  • News

    May 1, 2008

    Hideous Houses of Highland

    More is not merrier for Highland homeowners who want to stop construction in their neighborhoods.

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2007

    Ruby Hill View Plane Lobbyist Switches Teams For The Rockies

    More is not merrier for Highland homeowners who want to stop construction in their neighborhoods.

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2007

    A Development Grows in Jefferson Park

    More is not merrier for Highland homeowners who want to stop construction in their neighborhoods.

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2007

    Contested Development

    More is not merrier for Highland homeowners who want to stop construction in their neighborhoods.

  • News

    March 22, 2007

    Moving On Up

    Jefferson Park is being touted as the next Highland, and developers are taking notice -- but not all of the attention is appreciated.

  • News

    April 13, 2006

    Shoot to Chill

    Beyond and Spy are outta here with a bullet.

  • News

    January 6, 2005

    Building for the Future

    Peter Park is in the urban-planning game for good.

  • People & Places

    March 25, 2004

    Best Imitation of a Small Town

    East 29th Avenue Town Center

  • News

    January 15, 2004

    The Apes of Wrath

    It takes a village to raze a Chinese restaurant.

  • News

    October 30, 2003

    Between a Block and a Hard Place

    Not everyone wants Curtis Park to grow up.

  • News

    May 1, 2003

    A Change Blowing In

    The Zephyr has weathered life on Colfax for 56 years. But can it withstand the march of progress?

  • Goods & Services

    March 27, 2003

    Best Alternative to a Strip Mall

    Lowry Town Center

  • News

    July 18, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of July 18, 2002

  • People & Places

    April 4, 2002

    Best Start for a New Neighborhood

    Riverfront Park and the Millennium Bridge

  • News

    August 16, 2001

    Property Values

    The feisty Congress Park neighborhood may have met its match in a new developer.

  • News

    November 2, 2000

    You Can't Go Home Again

    Especially when someone has leveled your childhood home to make room for two more.

  • News

    August 31, 2000

    This Old Housing Project

    To save East Village, is it necessary to destroy it?

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    They're Not Columbine Knolls

    Jefferson County struggles to find a place for its sex offenders.

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    How to Build a Ghetto

    Everyone said they wanted homeless people to be invisible at Lowry. So why aren't they?

  • News

    April 20, 2000

    Don't Be Dense

    A Denver neighborhood fights city hall and wins -- for now.

  • News

    December 16, 1999

    Playtime Is Over

    Parents in northwest Denver finally got their school -- or did they?

  • News

    November 18, 1999

    A Rough Road Ends in Jeffco

    A proposed quarry gets bulldozed by irate residents.

  • News

    November 4, 1999

    Big Boss Man

    Jim Hannifin commands a ready-made urban army—and he keeps winning his battles.

  • News

    January 14, 1999

    Hell, No, We Won't Grow!

    A new bill proposes leaving rural areas openand developed areas denser than your average pro-growth legislator.

  • News

    February 26, 1998

    Worse Than a Pledge Drive

    A southeast Denver neighborhood howls about a public-TV station's profit-making development proposal.

  • News

    June 5, 1997

    Another Fight on Colfax

    Plans to spruce up the old street lead to a business squabble.

  • News

    July 19, 1995

    FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT

    THE CITY IS UP TO ITS NECK IN THE OLD ELITCH'S--AND NOW IT'S CLAMMING UP.QUEASY RIDERS THE BATTLE OVER THE OLD ELITCH'S THROWS A CITY COUNCILMAN--AND HIS CONSTITUENTS--FOR A LOOP.

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