The conversation at an April 21 gathering centered on what Liz Stalnaker, the Central Park United Neighbors board president, called a way of addressing the “free-floating anxiety” in the community about e-bikes and safety.
This month: Indivisible 80238 Hosts Attorney General Forum; Denver Official Apologizes for Lack of Notice on Traffic Changes; New Senior Housing in Lowry; A Call for After-Prom Volunteers; Join a Conversation about E-Bikes; and A Longtime Museum Exhibit Closes for Expansion.
A group of local parents is on a mission to change the world, with their kids leading the way.
One by one, as names were called, individuals lay down on the pavement in front of Denver’s City and County Building, holding flowers over their chests. The action was part of a “Die-In” protest organized by Denver Streets Partnership to honor the 93 pedestrians, cyclists and motorists who were killed on Denver streets in 2025.
“We screwed it up,” admitted Amy Ford, executive director of the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. She was talking about the project to transform 13th and 14th avenues from one way to two way in the East Colfax neighborhood.
It’s an enormous task: fixing or upgrading more than 1,400 miles of sidewalks and constructing 318 miles of new ones within the next decade. The effort is part of the city’s Sidewalk Enterprise Program, launched after Denver voters approved a 2022 ordinance to create a dedicated sidewalk fund supported by property owner fees.
A change in traffic patterns in the East Colfax neighborhood has neighbors upset and asking for better communication about infrastructure changes in the future.
Healthcare workers and community members gathered in front of Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center at Colfax and Wheeling in Aurora on Wednesday night to join a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Alex Pretti, the VA nurse shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 24.
Residents of northwest Aurora filled a room at the Moorhead Rec Center Thursday night. Some with notebooks in hand and questions ready, they were there to hear from new city council member Gianina Horton in her first Ward I public meeting since her election last November.
On Jan. 11, dozens of people lined MLK Jr. Blvd. in front of the Central Park Recreation Center....
Gianina Horton was born and raised in Denver. At 33, she is the eldest of six siblings and now lives in northwest Aurora, where in November she was elected to represent the area as the new city council member for Ward I. Her district includes parts of Central Park, Original Aurora, the University of Colorado Anschutz, and the Aurora Cultural Arts District.
Park Hill resident Dave Stoll said he has called 911 dozens of times in response to crashes outside his home at 17th Ave. and Monaco St. Pkwy. In the last 16 months alone, speeding cars struck his house in three separate incidents, causing serious damage.
