Tag: Globeville
I-70 construction near Elyria-Swansea continues despite pandemic-related health concerns A spokesperson...
Gov. Jared Polis is not stopping construction to widen Interstate 70 near Elyria-Swansea and Globeville in Denver, despite concerns that the project is making...
I-70 expansion contractor to reconsider plans for 24/7 construction through 2023
News that construction on the I-70 expansion through Denver could run 24/7 for the next 65 months drew prompt backlash from people concerned about...
I-70 expansion contractor seeks Denver’s OK for construction 24 hours a...
The 10-mile, $1.2 billion expansion of I-70 through Denver promises to bring more disruption to the already heavily polluted, largely Latino and low-income neighborhoods...
Grassroots lawsuit aims to halt $1.2 billion highway expansion in Denver’s...
Residents and activists from some of Denver’s poorest neighborhoods sued the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), claiming projects it approved will be harmful to their environment,...
Five follow-up questions on the I-70 project through Elyria-Swansea
At a tumultuous meeting last month in north Denver's Swansea neighborhood, an angry crowd shouted down the Colorado Department of Transportation’s executive director as...
Community groups file civil rights complaint to stop I-70 expansion
Three community groups have filed a federal civil rights complaint in an effort to stop the state from pursuing its plans to expand I-70...
Highway injustice in Denver’s Latino neighborhoods
This story originally appeared on High Country News.
Armando Payán’s family moved from California to northeast Denver in 1963, when his dad took a job in...
The parable of gentrification
Marta Gonzales sits in what was the dining room of her former house at 1020 9th Street, Denver. She remembers what life was like...