YIMBY News for 2/25

[Eric Budd]

Taxes have never been higher for Colorado vacationers. But little of that revenue is supporting tourism.

Colorado Sun

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KEYWORD SCORE: 28.95. affordable, affordable housing, development, house, housing, occupancy, project, real estate, rent

[image: a night scene with lit hot air balloons in front of a ski resort] [image: The Outsider logo] ------------------------------ Colorado’s tourism industry is in a slump. Two years of slowing traffic and flat spending have left visitor-reliant businesses limping. This winter — with a snowpack looking to make the 2025-26 ski season the second worst in 50 years — will certainly add to the tourism industry’s woes. A few years ago, the state’s destination marketing pros would have been crafting persuasive campaigns to shift the tide. They would have planned flashy videos and banner ads and tar

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Why are the Broncos so into ‘blight’? It could lead to tax subsidies and eminent domain near their planned stadium

Denverite

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KEYWORD SCORE: 24.72. construction, development, downtown, house, housing, project, public hearing, public space, rent, urban

Property owners around Burnham Yard have been preparing for the arrival of the Denver Broncos and the team’s planned new stadium. Some have already sold their warehouses and other properties. Some are in negotiations. And many just received a letter that adds another wrinkle to the team’s multi-billion-dollar effort to buy land and develop the area. The letter, sent by the Denver Urban Renewal Authority, states that the agency is investigating whether the area qualifies as a “slum” or “blighted” area. The study could mark another significant step in the area’s redevelopment. It could eventuall

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In latest effort to address homelessness, Colorado Springs City Council votes to ban car camping

Colorado Public Radio

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KEYWORD SCORE: 21.20. affordable, affordable housing, house, housing, parking, public space, real estate, rent, transportation, zone

A new ordinance that would make sleeping in vehicles illegal and punishable by up to ten days in jail has passed its first hurdle with the Colorado Springs City Council. The ordinance vote passed by seven to two, with councilors Nancy Henjum and Kimberly Gold voting against it. It still needs a final vote of approval by city council and approval by the mayor. In 2025, the council considered the ordinance but voted to table the vote until Feb. 24, with the goal of including more stakeholders in the conversation. During the nearly three hours of public comments, business owners, people who have

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Federal Preservation Regulation Doesn’t Need Speed. It Needs a Bigger Rethink.

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 20.94. construction, growth, house, preservation, rent, urban

Construction cranes are seen over the White House, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP) At the end of January, Trump administration official Travis Voyles directed the members of the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to begin thinking about ways to streamline implementation of the federal historic preservation regulations in Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. “A timeline for action is not spelled out, but the agenda suggests fast action,” the ACHP wrote in its announcement. Indeed, they met earlier this month to beg

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State Senate Signs Onto Billions of New Debt for Highway Upkeep

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 18.66. construction, downtown, house, preservation, project, rent, transportation, urban

Leaders in the state Senate’s transportation committee have jumped on board with a proposal to issue new state bonds to bolster spending on basic highway maintenance and preservation work, an idea that Governor Bob Ferguson put forward in December. The budget released early Monday is on a fast track for committee approval later this week. It would authorize the state to issue $2 billion in debt in order to increase spending on transportation basics without a new tax bump. On top of $1.215 billion for highway and bridge maintenance and preservation, the new bonding would unlock $225 million for

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