Globeville Elyria News Today

Prominent White House officials last week visited the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods in Denver. Upon being there, U.S. officials saw a community left behind, underserved and over polluted – reminding them why they provided $35.4 million in federal assistance to revitalize the three neighborhoods.

In this round of funding for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot and Neighborhood Access and Equity program, Colorado received two grants.

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Local residents fear rising housing costs and displacement with the opening of a new four-acre park built on a deck bridge over the newly reconstructed and widened I-70 interstate.

The tortilla rolling competition raises money for the Tepeyac Community Health Center.

If passed, Ordinance 305 will create a citywide program to provide free legal representation to any resident facing eviction.

Critics say the plan needs to do more to help people who need housing the most.

On Thursday, CDOT opened a sealed auction bid for a parcel of land in Globeville where some neighbors were hoping to build a park or green space to help filter out traffic noise and pollution.

The Colorado Department of Transportation will auction off a parcel of land Thursday at 4601 Washington Street, where many Globeville residents were hoping CDOT or the City of Denver would build a park. Neighbors hoped trees and plants in the park would help filter pollution from I-70 traffic.

On Monday, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver Chief Housing Officer Britta Fisher announced the official launch of the city’s new metroDPA Social Equity Program that is designed to help people of color impacted by redlining purchase a home.