YIMBY News for 1/25

[Eric Budd]

What’s Working: So many new Colorado businesses filed to start up in 2025, but renewals declined

Colorado Sun

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KEYWORD SCORE: 37.41. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, construction, development, downtown, growth, house, housing, income, project, rent, renter, walk

------------------------------ *Tamara Chuang* *Business/Technology Reporter* ------------------------------ The start of a new year means that what happened in the last 12 months is beginning to trickle out. And there is so much. In this edition of What’s Working, we’ll tackle the latest. More than 1 million Colorado businesses in “good standing” The number of folks filing to start a business last year helped push the total number in good standing above 1 million for the first time in state history. But please note, “good standing” only means that the business has its filings up to date and n

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Op-Ed: Shortening Seattle Park Hours Was Misguided, Failed to Promote Safety

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 24.30. development, downtown, hud, income, parking, parking lot, public space, rent, urban

Seattle should extend summer park hours and increase programming to promote community and safety. It’s nighttime at Gas Works Park. Surrounded by good friends and community, one can see the glow of LED props being spun and juggled, framed by the luminescent skyline of Downtown Seattle and reflected in the water of Lake Union. Music is playing, but it’s at a low enough volume that conversation can easily be carried without raising one’s voice. Fellow parkgoers are largely sober and in good spirits. For flow artists, jugglers, and movement artists like me, it’s a special time to be connecting wi

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