Thursday, Nov. 26 - City and County of Denver offices will be closed for the day in observance of Thanksgiving Day. On Friday, November 27, most City and County offices will aslo be closed as Employees are taking a furlough day to help the City create budget savings during these challenging economic times. Please see details here for specific information on how the closures may or may not affect City functions.

Top Headlines Monday, November 23, 2009 | 26.0° Partly Cloudy Denver Update: Weekly News Summary November 13 - 19, 2009 (Review by Denver 8 TV) Review current events in the City and County of Denver. Visit the Denver Update webpage, or click the icon to watch the program. 2009 Mayor’s Design Awards Announced Mayor John Hickenlooper celebrated the growing number of Denver’s homeowners, small business owners and developers who have made design excellence a priority in their community at the fifth annual Mayor's Design Awards. The program honored 15 diverse projects that enhance the city.        News Archives           Current Headlines 1 2 3

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Get Info on City Parking Plan Get Info on City Parking Plan  Public Invited to Information Session on Denver Strategic Parking Plan, November 6   Denver Public Works and Community Planning & Development invite the public to attend an information session on the City and County of Denver’s Strategic Parking Plan (SPP) on Thursday, November 6, 2008 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The information session will take place at the Colorado Convention Center (700 14th Street) in meeting room 507 and is free and open to the public. The Denver Strategic Parking Plan is the City & County of Denver’s comprehensive review of the City’s parking system, with a special emphasis on identifying and implementing new and existing best parking practices in Denver. The information session will present the project’s scope of work, identify existing conditions and discuss issues identified to date by stakeholder focus groups. The event will include a short question and answer period. The SPP will conduct an analysis of existing parking policy including: Off-Street Parking On-Street Parking Zoning & Regulatory Practices New Parking Technologies Parking Enforcement Practices Residential Parking   The SPP team will also evaluate the applicability of similar programs in other cities, recommend best practices for zoning requirements and design standards, and suggest implementation approaches for partnerships, financing and organizational structure. The plan’s objectives are consistent with the City of Denver’s overall goals for sustainable growth and development as outlined by Blueprint Denver. Posted on Monday, October 13, 2008 Return