Westside Stadium Community Coalition

303 Magazine: Broncos Stadium Parking Lots Will Become Whole New Neighborhood

T S — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:56:24 +0000

“On June 17, after a year of planning, community input and multiple agencies working together, the Denver City Council approved the Stadium District Master Plan to transform the southern parking lots of the Broncos stadium into a mixed-use destination.”

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Westword: Denver City Council Approves Plans for New Neighborhood by Broncos Stadium

T S — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 21:51:36 +0000

On Monday, June 17, Denver City Council voted unanimously to approve the Stadium District Master Plan, which will guide the development of a mixed-use neighborhood in what is now mainly parking south of the stadium, technically part of Sun Valley. “It transforms the stadium from an island that’s separated from surrounding communities to something that’s integrated fully,” says Derek Friedman, a member of the plan’s steering committee who owns a business near the stadium.”

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Colorado Sun: As Development Plans Flood Sun Valley, Fear of Gentrification Lingers

T S — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:07:55 +0000

“Sun Valley residents are about to witness the neighborhood’s most profound transformation yet.”

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(Photo courtesy of Sun Valley Kitchen and Community Center)

303 Magazine: How Sun Valley Will Change In the Next Five Years

T S — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:37:41 +0000

“There’s a difference between responsible community development and gentrification. Gentrification has an element of purposeful displacement with intent. It is a replacement of working class, mostly people of color with an almost aristocracy or ruling class. And so we have to make sure that our projects are inclusive. If we are going to build housing there needs to be affordable housing built in and you’re talking to a city that is scared to death of venturing into the realm of rent control.” – Councilman Lopez

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