30 Minute with Dr. Lisa Calderón, Shanta Harrison-Sullivan, Tashmesi Mitchell.
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Table of Contents:
00:00:00 Message To The Mayor by Feat-Chill, Sandman, Kingdom, Apostle, Kid Astronaut Produced By Mic Coats
00:04:55 Introduction Dr. Lisa Calderon
00:08:49 Introduction Shanta Harrison-Sullivan and Tashmesi Mitchell
01:27:08 Introduction Leanne Wheeler
At the May 13 2020 PRAB (Parks and Recs Advisory Board) the following recommendation was offered and accepted.
On October 9 Inter-Neighborhood Cooperation hosted a series of initiatives. Among them were Initiatives Proposed Ordinance 301 Parks and Open Space Preservation and Proposed Ordinance 302 Conservation Easement Initiated Ordinance . Speaking for initiative 301 was Penfield Tate and for initiative 302 was Norman Harris The Holleran Group/Westside Development.
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Proposed Ordinance 301 Parks and Open Space Preservation Initiated Ordinance
01:12:14 Penfield Tate Yes For Parks and Openspace
Proposed Ordinance 302 Conservation Easement Initiated Ordinance
01:25:27 Norman Harris The Holleran Group/Westside Development
01:42:06 Questions Comments 301-302
02:20:21 Closing Remarks and Adjournment
By Seth Klamann, Denver Gazette Aug 26 2021
Residents in North Denver and Commerce City had the highest levels of fine particle pollution of anywhere in Denver or any city in Colorado during the past three months, data collected by the state shows. The exposure risked the health of some residents.
The state Department of Public Health and Environment dispatched its mobile lab to the area in May, it said in a press release, “because of department and community concerns regarding air quality in the area.” Between May 14 and July 17, the lab collected pollution data and found that fine particulate matter – emitted by vehicles, coal-fired power plants and wildfires – were high enough to pose health risks to some at-risk people, like children or people with respiratory or cardiac issues.
The pollution “comes from local sources,” the health department said, like vehicles and the Suncor refinery located in Commerce City. In a settlement with the state, Suncor agreed to spend $12 million on improving its refinery technology and operations. Wildfire smoke, another contributor, contains this type of particulate matter and comes from outside of the state from fires elsewhere. For reasons experts don’t entirely understand, local fires typically do not carry that type of pollutant when they’re fresh, researchers previously told the Gazette.
Trees and green spaces can make people healthier and happier, but maps show communities of color and low-income neighborhoods across the city have less access to shade.
By Olivia Prentzel The Colorado Sun
Summer days are for shady strolls down a tree-lined street and picnics under a canopy of leaves. But how many trees — and how much shade — a person can find in their neighborhood might depend on how rich it is.
Not everyone has equal access to trees and the endless benefits they provide, especially when trying to escape the summer’s sweltering heat, according to a map created by a conservation nonprofit.
A recent analysis by American Forests highlights Denver’s shady divide: neighborhoods of color and areas with higher poverty rates have fewer trees than those that are predominantly white and more affluent.
The interactive map highlights the tree canopy in neighborhoods across the city using geospatial and census data to show which parts of the city are less protected by tree cover and more exposed to increasing and unhealthy heat levels.
This writer has written a powerful and accurate piece – sosdenver
Why is this so confusing??
By Rebecca Spiess The Denverite 7/28/2021
Developer Westside Investment Partners, which bought what used to be Park Hill Golf Course in 2019, got a measure approved for the November ballot on Tuesday. It’s a counter-measure to an initiative submitted by an opposing group called Save Open Space Denver.
The two organizations have been at odds about the future of the 155 acres of green space in Northeast Denver for years now. SOS Denver wants all of the space turned into a park, while Westside wants to build a mixed-use development, promising some park space, too.
SOS Denver cites the city’s lack of green space as a reason against development, and believes that Westside will go back on its promises. Westside, meanwhile, argues that SOS Denver isn’t listening to nearby residents’ need for things like grocery stores and affordable housing.
Both sides claim to uphold the views and best interests of locals, although everything from city surveys to community feedback sessions have been hotly disputed.
The two ballot initiatives change laws regarding the conservation easement that the land has been under since 1997, but the nitty-gritty is a little complicated. We broke it down for you