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Denver's West Colfax neighborhood has seen rapid change, and gentrification in some residents' eyes, prompting uneasiness over new development as the corridor is being transformed.

The Denver City Council Monday approved on a 9-3 vote a rezoning proposal that will allow for market rate, and affordable housing in Cherry Creek East.

By Victoria Carodine and Alison Berg Editor’s note: This story was originally published by NEWS | ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS and was shared via AP StoryShare. It In the Capitol Hill neighborhood, public sidewalks, tree lawns and patches of grass are blocked with orange, mesh safety fences typically used for construction. But Rocky Mountain PBS found several instances of these fences being used to keep tents and encampments out of public rights-of-way.