🫖 A legendary landmark’s ‘tragic, slow death’

🫖 RIP Brown Palace?

Ever since The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa was acquired by an out-of-state management company in 2018, current and former employees say the beloved 132-year-old Denver landmark is “dying a tragic, slow death,” suffering from broken doors and pipes, faulty boilers, and concerns with management. [Denver Post 🔒]

📜 The Great Property Tax Compromise

Following the recent special legislative session, Gov. Jared Polis signed a property tax compromise into law this week that will cut taxes for residents and some businesses across Colorado by a total of about $255 million. It will also limit how fast property taxes can increase. In exchange for the new legislation, two ballot measures — that, if passed, would have slashed property taxes by a whopping $2.4 billion — have been withdrawn by sponsors. [CO Sun]

⛰️ 14ers Are SO 2020

In 2020, a record number of hikers climbed Colorado fourteeners. But since then, those numbers have dropped every year, resulting in a 37% decline since the pandemic peak. [CPR]

• 14ers not your thing? Check out our favorite hikes near Denver [Hey Denver]

🏙️ What Will It Take to Save Downtown?

Will banning food trucks on the weekends turn things around for LoDo? Will the mayor’s new $500 million plan to revitalize downtown work? The City Cast Denver podcast crew digs into these stories plus more news of the week. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

Well folks, that’s a wrap! This is the end of our Summer Bicycle Scavenger Hunt 🥹 What a ride it’s been! Thanks for playing along 🚲🫶 Tell us, did you love it? Should we do this again?

P.S. Next week, we’ll return with our Friday Photo Trivia!

Week 8 Winner

The answer to last week’s clue: Detour Bakery!

🏅 Congrats to Nancy, who solved the riddle and was the winner of last week’s raffle! We asked Nancy to share some of the things they love most about biking in Denver.

What did you enjoy about the secret destination and/or the ride over?

“I was so excited to see Detour Bakery was the clue for Week 8. During the pandemic I would take a long ride as early as possible every Friday (in any weather) and would swing by Detour on my way home and pick up breakfast for my family and friends. I would drop off at people’s doors as I biked along. I haven’t been to Detour as often since returning to work and was so excited to get a chance to bike over and get breakfast. Great bakery and great supporters of bike commuting!”

🥐 Craving a croissant now? Take the official Bike Streets cyclist-friendly route to Detour Bakery👇 The Bike Streets mobile app offers quiet, scenic, routes on residential streets to get you around Denver. Join the Bike Streets Club now.

Congrats to our Grand Prize Winners! 🎁 👏

Cam T. won a free customized Bike Streets group tour around Denver!

Jonathan B. gets a swag bag from Evo!

Gene R. scored free entry, plus a free jersey, into the Denver Century Ride!

Brittany I. nabbed a complimentary spot in one of Bikes Together’s bike mechanic classes!