🚗 Is Denver traffic getting worse?

🚗 Is Denver Traffic Getting Worse?

Traffic in Metro Denver rose 19% between 2023 and 2024, the largest increase of any city in the country. A recent analysis found that Denver drivers lost an average of 44 hours to traffic delays last year, particularly along hotspots like Colorado Blvd. and the interchange between I-25 and I-70. [Denver Post 🔒]

• Related: The governor wants more buses, fewer cars, and 3,000 miles of bike lanes. [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🛩️ DIA Renovations Hit More Turbulence

Denver International Airport’s $2 billion renovation of the Great Hall continues to face mismanagement and oversight issues that could push the project over budget and risk traveler safety, according to a report from the Denver Auditor’s Office. Airport officials pushed back, saying they’re confident in their management of the renovation, but the city auditor hinted at further scrutiny if safety issues persist. [Axios Denver]

📢 Are Foie Gras Protest Overcooked?

Some animal rights activists are staging protests inside local restaurants that choose to serve foie gras, the French fattened goose or duck liver delicacy. But is this loud, in-your-face tactic aimed at halting the sales of a controversial high dollar dish having the intended effect? [City Cast Denver 🎧]

🏚️ Denver Doubles Down on Rental Oversight

The city is planning to expand its residential health and housing team in 2025, a group tasked with enforcing Denver’s housing code and making sure landlords are providing basics for renters. One new position will be in charge of data analytics to help track renter complaints and landlords with serial offenses. [Denver Post 🔒]

• What landlords are saying: Colorado’s chief advocate for local landlords says renting in Denver is actually not that bad. [City Cast Denver 🎧]