<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Denver YIMBYs for GOOD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saving Denver from endless development, and protecting open spaces and historic homes. ]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:53:28 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.denveryimby.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Park Hill Neighborhood Meeting about Sidewalk Ordinance - Protect our Trees and Landscaping!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protect our neighborhood’s beautiful trees and landscaping!  A group of Park Hill Community neighbors are asking the GPCA to form a new Sidewalk &#38; Canopy Protection Committee. The goal is to unite as a strong voting block to protect our mature tree canopy and lawns from being destroyed by the city's upcoming Sidewalk Program. Without the recent Sidewalk Surprise article in the Greater Park Hill Community News, we would still be completely in the dark about this plan. We need to act now...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/park-hill-neighborhood-meeting-about-sidewalk-ordinance-protect-our-trees-and-landscaping</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a63e1d359dc3f2805c7165e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:12:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_56fadce9701f4e8eb74c98ad5e226656~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denver says Concrete Sidewalks  Trump Trees &#38; Landscaping in Denver]]></title><description><![CDATA[July 24 2026 Update: Protect our neighborhood’s beautiful trees and landscaping!  A group of Park Hill Community neighbors are asking the GPCA to form a new Sidewalk &#38; Canopy Protection Committee. The goal is to unite as a strong voting block to protect our mature tree canopy and lawns from being destroyed by the city's upcoming Sidewalk Program. Without the recent Sidewalk Surprise article in the Greater Park Hill Community News, we would still be completely in the dark about this plan....]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/denver-says-concrete-sidewalks-to-trump-trees-landscaping-in-denver</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a308fb1531c6a05db2b2749</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_698ff5950aaa4bf6a72a786478a9e104~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado’s SB26-062: Protect Birds, Pets, and Kids by Banning Deadly Rodenticides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colorado’s SB26-062 is a commonsense, science-based bill that protects birds, kids, pets, and entire ecosystems while still allowing targeted rodent control in true public health emergencies. What SB26-062 Actually Does Prohibits the sale, distribution, and routine use of the most dangerous rodenticides and rodent glue traps across Colorado, with narrow exceptions in a declared public health emergency. Requires professional rodent control operators to use integrated pest management first:...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/colorado-s-sb26-062-protect-birds-pets-and-kids-by-banning-deadly-rodenticides</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698d031b636516a3166e6266</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:35:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_7654707239415a44315145~mv2_d_4000_4999_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support HB26-1132: Help Expand Native Plant Habitat for Colorado Pollinators]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colorado’s pollinators need your voice! Ask your legislators to support HB26-1132, sponsored by Representative Froelich and Senator Kipp. This important bill follows recommendations from the Colorado Native Pollinating Insect Study  to increase native plant habitat on state lands and strengthen Colorado’s native seed and plant industries. Expanding access to locally adapted native plants means healthier soil, stronger habitats, and more resilient communities—especially important in our fire-...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/support-hb26-1132-help-expand-native-plant-habitat-for-colorado-pollinators</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698d0255d9c323c10df6b7cd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:29:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_84302cc8d62c47f19357208d01ccf546~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protect Colorado’s Bees and Water: Tell Lawmakers to Support SB23‑266 Neonic Pesticide Limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colorado has a chance right now to do something concrete for bees, clean water, and our food system — but it won’t happen unless legislators hear from us. SB23‑266 would classify neonicotinoid (“neonic”) pesticides as limited‑use. That means these chemicals would no longer be sold over the counter to casual users at big‑box and garden stores, but they would still be available to licensed professionals who truly need them. It’s a balanced, middle‑ground approach: we reduce widespread,...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/protect-colorado-s-bees-and-water-tell-lawmakers-to-support-sb23-266-neonic-pesticide-limits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698d014e636516a3166e5f24</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:25:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_6f784c486d54646b376b30~mv2_d_3865_2395_s_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop HB26-1030: Why Colorado Shouldn’t Give 20-Year Tax Breaks to Data Centers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colorado’s Data Center Boom? The Troubling Reality Behind HB26-1030 This post is about Colorado’s current legislative session and a bill we find deeply concerning: HB26-1030, which is designed to promote the construction of large data centers in our state. On February 12th, this bill will be brought before the legislature for a hearing. HB26-1030 would grant companies that build data centers in Colorado 20 years of tax incentives, with the possibility of extensions. The bill briefly...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/stop-hb26-1030-why-colorado-shouldn-t-give-20-year-tax-breaks-to-data-centers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698cfb9ae952b7bb6a1e6ec0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:20:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_0457e3c639c7437c8efd6e5ef2ff72f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xcel Energy Rates &#38; Denver Water Rates going up – Are you wondering why?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wondering why Xcel rates are going up... again?! Could it be all the executive pay and bonuses along with the expensive advertising campaigns including billboards and banner ads everywhere (and for what purpose, they have no competition!?). How many millions of dollars have been spent by Xcel over the years on billboards and advertising agencies? Wondering why Denver Water bills are going up... again? Same problem – overpaid executives, and wasteful spending on advertising campaigns. And they...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/xcel-rates-denver-water-rates-going-up-are-you-wondering-why</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69658fdce6e689b3de4c98a7</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:22:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_9981d3c9604d453aaa8a588a541f4a23~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it any wonder?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What could possibly  be causing this? Is it corporations? Meanwhile... everywhere in Denver: Is it any wonder that our climate changing ways are destroying our state and world? The nonstop demolishing of the last of Denver's historic &#38; affordable housing to be replaced with unaffordable and poorly-built skyrise housing, filling dumpsters with loads of beautiful bricks, wood and construction debris, heavy machinery, dump trucks and dumpsters everywhere destroying our roads such as Colfax with...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/is-it-any-wonder</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695075ed2d3bc7ac957d1d4c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:44:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_c5e11654162f47499f9b85021edc3c08~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zoning Changes: Colorado Government Corruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question of whether Governor Jared Polis  and other members of our state and city governments are  personally profiting from state-level zoning changes by selling investment properties is a subject of ongoing political scrutiny and public debate, with no official finding of wrongdoing yet... however, it certainly seems feasible: This aerial shows the location of the property at Walnut and 38th St. Source: Boulder County Assessor’s records. Allegations of Conflict of Interest Legislative...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/zoning-changes-colorado-government-corruption</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69459a17bb31a2c9401a55b4</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:42:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_a97281abfe3a44fa8336d71a6e621f3d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_914,h_632,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Population “Crisis”: A Thought-provoking Response]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is declining population growth really a problem? No, it's the one of the most positive pieces of news we've had in a long time. Below is...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/population-decline-crisis-a-thought-provoking-reponse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6865dac7d7f2edd2bba6c9e3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 01:43:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_ce9edc59f7de46ebb7e6cd823e058e9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Westside Letting Trees Perish at the Park Hill Golf Course]]></title><description><![CDATA[2025 Update:  Fortunately, Denver voters shot down Westside's development plans in three separate votes, defending the conservation...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/westside-letting-trees-perish-at-the-park-hill-golf-course</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66b2a6db276c32d5f86f51ad</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 22:45:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_890584fc3adc4981855e78a6dd690e0a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction Defects in Denver]]></title><description><![CDATA[With all the non-stop fast construction in Denver, there is no surprise there is a significant issue with construction defects that are...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/construction-defects-in-denver</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66439419794f994bff4613ad</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 16:51:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_866cce9863864d9995b37b907757b537~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overpopulation Myths]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a great interview that dispels some of the most common overpopulation myths: Overpopulation Is Still a Huge Problem: An Interview...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/overpopulation-myths</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662a6b496c419df9f37c2af2</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:48:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_caa8fdd880a04db89994705c5d1bd690~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_725,h_489,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADU &#38; Trampoline Trump Tree in Denver]]></title><description><![CDATA[As ADUs continue to sprawl into Park Hill, more and more mature, healthy trees are felled by people who apparently do not prefer shade,...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/adu-trumps-tree-in-denver</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65e380fcf542ffe6ca8c8614</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 19:55:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_2a77d83da3444535b126c6d0cad4ed89~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[24,000 Denver metro apartments were empty at the end of 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is Denver having a housing crisis? No. There are plenty of places to rent, and yet developers are building everywhere, and our city...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/24-000-denver-metro-apartments-were-empty-at-the-end-of-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d6c47a82f732f73159fb2f</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 04:01:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_6837078b626e47618bffc5e7fbdf5e6f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ADU Rezoning Laws Destroying Single Family Home Neighborhoods In Denver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Will New ADU Rezoning Laws Destroy Single Family Home Neighborhoods In Denver? This article is an interesting read about ADUs from...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/will-new-adu-rezoning-laws-destroy-single-family-home-neighborhoods-in-denver</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d3fbe9f16cba6e034e398d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 01:16:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_d17cc459a21c4ac7bc579f92cd997e20~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denver wasting our tax dollars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just another long time resident and business owner that is fed up with how Denver is wasting our tax dollars: Denver does seem to be...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/denver-wasting-our-tax-dollars</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65d401027f89e81ba11b4bcb</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 01:31:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_ecf6e046e5674bc4ab44d4020ad9a9a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_662,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Park Hill Golf Course &#38; West Side Investment Partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Side Investment Partners purchased the Park Hill Golf Course property in 2019 for $24 million and has since been trying desperately...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/park-hill-golf-course-west-side-investment-partners</link><guid isPermaLink="false">659f13a8bde82edefee7a110</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2024 22:18:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_7becb81914c446b591faebf0d06daa93~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The “Housing Crisis” IS Overpopulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Housing crisis or overpopulation? In the Denver area, developers and the development-fond media tout that we are having a "housing...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/housing-crisis-is-overpopulation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6578c386f68e50c0621d1cd3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2023 20:41:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c1e19_bd7fa3147f134b45a397079bedd5f074~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not having Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[This CNN Opinion intern's article hits the nail on the head: “If temperatures weren’t rising, I’d choose the name “Athena” for a girl. If...]]></description><link>https://www.denveryimby.org/post/not-having-children</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655e9946ad263fb42dc84c1b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 00:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_ce9edc59f7de46ebb7e6cd823e058e9a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>DENVER YIMBYs for GOOD</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>