Category: Resource
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Ballot Issue 2E: Housing and Sheltering
NO. If you believe, as we do, that Denver is in dire need of new housing to address the urgency of our housing affordability crisis, it may seem counterintuitive to vote down a ballot issue that claims to invest in…
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Ballot Issue 2D: City Facilities
ABSTAIN, with comment. Like 2C, most of this ballot issue falls outside of our core focus areas. Because we believe that local zoning, infrastructure, and land use reform require broad coalitions across the political spectrum, we strive to remain nonpartisan…
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Ballot issue 2C: Health and Human Services
ABSTAIN from endorsement. We decline to comment on this ballot issue, not because we don’t think it’s important, but because it falls outside the four core issues that we advocate for at Strong Denver: Because we believe that local zoning,…
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Ballot Issue 2B: Parks and Recreation
YES, AND. In general, we believe that our public parks are important third spaces that support the health, safety, and economic vitality of our city. Of course, the largest and most contentious portion of 2B’s $175 million request is the…
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Ballot Issue 2A: Transportation and Mobility
A reluctant YES. Let’s start with the $139 million elephant in the room: The 6th and 8th Avenue viaducts. Are we annoyed that bridge repairs surrounding the new Broncos stadium site, owned by one of the wealthiest families in the…
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What’s the Vibrant Denver bond package?
Every 4-10 years, Denver voters are asked to authorize GO (short for “general obligation”) bond programs that will fund capital improvement projects like parks, recreation centers, libraries, roads, bridges, and other infrastructure. Vibrant Denver is the latest GO bond package. …
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The Case Against Mandated Parking
Automobiles are essential to life in the twenty-first century. For most of us, especially in the US, that comes in the form of a personal vehicle. Even those without their own vehicle rely on automobiles for public transportation and the…
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Let’s get serious about making housing affordable: Vote “No” on 2R
This November Denver voters will decide whether to increase the sales tax by 0.5%. This new tax is expected to yield $100 million each year, which will be used by the city “to expand and preserve affordable housing for low-…