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Photo courtesy of Lyft Scooters) A proposal to give two companies the exclusive right to place electric scooters and bikes in Denver moved past a City Council committee in its third try on Tuesday — despite the fact that no changes were made to address council members’ concerns. The city has proposed five-year contracts with Lyft and Lime, a move that would ban companies like Bird and its brethren. The two companies would pay zero dollars; but they would be required to comply with rules on the distribution of scooters around the city, free rides for certain demographics and parking. Despi...

Garrett Flicker, the new chair of the Denver Republican Party, is pushing a proposal for the November ballot that would allow for up to four city-funded, sanctioned homeless encampments — and could also increase enforcement actions at unsanctioned encampments. "We wanted to ensure that the encampments have basic services, such as sanitation, hygiene, running water and safety lighting. Due to these services costing more in your camps compared to your traditional pop-up encampments, and combine that with the ability to patrol these four encampments, we decided on four," Flicker explained duri...

Council president touts rental license plan but industry voices concerns Guerilla Capturing photo) Citing a need to broadly overhaul regulation of the city’s estimated 50,000-plus rental housing market, Denver City Council President Stacie Gilmore on Wednesday presented her proposal to institute a license requirement for rental properties to her colleagues. The Denver Metro Association of Realtors and the Colorado Apartment Association were among those voicing opposition. Gilmore’s proposal, titled Healthy Residential Rentals for All, would be by far the largest single licensing program i...

Today Cloudy with rain and snow. Temps nearly steady in the upper 30s. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precip 60%.. Tonight Snow this evening will taper off as a few snow showers late. Low 28F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 90%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches. Updated: April 15, 2021 @ 1:32 pm

City Council approves rezoning for Carvana ‘vending machine’ site Courtesy of public records) A proposed transparent, multi-story tower of soon-to-be-purchased cars off Interstate 25 took a critical step toward reality Monday. The Denver City Council voted 10-3 to approve the rezoning of 4700 E. Evans Ave., where applicant Carvana is looking to build its signature “car vending machine.” That project was not the official subject of discussion Monday. While it was a frequent unofficial item of discussion, the fact that the use of the land itself is not allowed to be the driving force be...