A Parking Revolution Has Arrived! Plus, Secret GOP Texts and the Hornet’s South Broadway Goodbye

City Council voted to eliminate parking minimums this week — could this open the door for cheaper housing or just cause more traffic? Then, The Hornet announced it was closing after nearly 30 years on South Broadway. Was it rising rents, restaurant operation costs, or something else? At the same time, neighborhood businesses and residents will soon consider a special tax to pay for things like graffiti removal and private security in the hopes of helping South Broadway thrive. Producer Paul Karolyi and host Bree Davies are joined by politics and green chile correspondent Justine Sandoval to dig into these stories plus wins and fails of the week. 

Paul mentioned Donald Shoup’s work and his book, “The High Cost of Free Parking,” the new east security checkpoint at DIA, and the Colorado GOP’s gross group chat about a colleague’s attire. Bree discussed the time Big Lots left South Broadway, Tommy’s Thai’s GoFundMe, and Kyle Harris’s reporting on Broadway for Denverite, which he discussed on our podcast. Justine talked about the gluten-free farmers market and the state’s decision to ban the use of SNAP benefits to buy pop.

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