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Transportation

RTD board to weigh 2027 fare revenue target, service changes and debt refinancing

The July 28 agenda proposes an $8 million-$12 million annual fare-revenue target and projected refinancing savings, but no fare or service changes have been approved.

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Environment

Commerce City council to review garden plans, tree assessment and strategic priorities

The July 27 study session will cover community-garden implementation, the city’s first tree inventory and draft strategic-plan priorities; no final votes or appropriations are listed.

Government

Denver proposes $45.5 million contract to renovate Loretto Heights Theater

The proposed Fransen-Pittman contract covers renovation of the vacant Southwest Denver theater, with groundbreaking scheduled for July 24 and reopening targeted for the second quarter of 2028.

Transportation

Denver committee advances permit for Ball Arena pedestrian bridge over Speer

The 7-0 action moves KSE Parking’s revocable permit toward the full council. Construction could begin in March 2027 and require repeated Speer Boulevard closures.

Government

Arvada approves land-use changes for proposed 56,000-square-foot industrial building

The City Council’s 6-0 final-reading votes annexed and rezoned a 5.398-acre site south of State Highway 72 and authorized potential light-industrial uses. No construction schedule has been identified.

Energy

Colorado regulators seek answers after first SPP West Level 3 alert

Commission staff said the July 20 alert preceded potential controlled load shedding, but no load was shed and the specific trigger remains under review.

Energy

Colorado PUC opens some Xcel large-load data to noncompetitor interveners

The case-specific compromise allows access to anonymized load and queue information while restricting exact sites, coordinates and sensitive commercial terms.

Housing

Denver reports homelessness decline as 311 closure data leaves outcomes unclear

HOST reported a 12% decline in overall homelessness and a 64% drop in unsheltered homelessness since 2023, while a City Council briefing showed Denver’s 311 system cannot yet distinguish a service connection from a cleared location.

Government

Denver council committee advances civil-service charter changes toward November vote

The proposed changes would update Denver’s civil-service and public-safety rules and move operational details into ordinance ahead of a planned Aug. 3 council vote on referring the charter question to voters.