Mayor Michael Hancock

Denver TOD

Voters Could Decide if Denver Gets a New Department of Transportation and Infrastructure

Denver is considering a new city department in response to concerns expressed by bike and pedestrian advocates about the implementation of long-term plans.

April 4, 2019 - The Denver Post

Denver TOD

Denver to Use Marijuana Taxes to Underwrite Affordable Housing Bonds

Mayor Michael Hancock has proposed a funding scheme to ramp up affordable housing production in the city of Denver.

April 17, 2018 - The Denver Post

Image of transit oriented development around Union Station in Denver.

When Post-Recession Development Causes Political Controversy

Denver provides a case study of a city's politics reckoning with the pace of development in a post-recession real estate market.

December 13, 2017 - The Denver Post

A bus next to the re-located light rail station at Denver's Union Station

Denver Could Create a New Transportation Department

Hoping to give more of a focus and priority to the issues of transportation, the mayor of Denver is proposing a reorganization of city departments.

July 12, 2017 - The Denver Post

More Kudos for Denver's Rail Network and Newest Rail Line

Rail has transformed the Mile-High City, and the new University of Colorado A Line from Union Station to the airport is but one of many lines that has turned Denver one of the nation's fastest growing and attractive cities. And more lines are coming!

May 23, 2016 - Politico Magazine

Denver Moving Quickly to Preserve Affordable Housing Stock

Denver is considering its first steps toward an affordable housing preservation strategy, with time running out on the covenants that restrict rents on thousands of affordable housing units around the city.

September 14, 2015 - The Denver Post

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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