Top Headlines Friday, November 20, 2009 | 53.0° Partly Cloudy 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. Save Auto, Air and Law Illegal to Keep Cars Running Unattended As the temperatures outside drop this winter, we will unfortunately face getting into cold cars. Many drivers will be tempted to break the law and be “PUFFERS” (puffer n. an automobile left unattended and running in cold weather). Last year hundreds of people had their  vehicles’ stolen while they were left running unattended.  It doesn’t matter if you lock the doors while the car warms up, you are still a “Puffer”.          News Archives           Current Headlines 1 2

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Building a "Better Denver" Building a "Better Denver"   The Better Denver Program – approved by Denver voters in 2007 –  is a comprehensive effort to invest in the ongoing maintenance and enhancement of the many city facilities that touch our lives, as well as the construction of new city facilities.   For details visit the Better Denver website   In 2007, Denver’s citizens passed the ballot initiatives that established this program and its bond financing to make a better Denver for everyone.  Through this program, we can improve, preserve, renovate, and build new roads, libraries, parks, hospitals, public safety facilities, cultural facilities, and more.   The City of Denver is committed to delivering these projects in record time over a five-year implementation phase (2008-2012). Over 68 projects are slated for design and construction with the following goals in mind: To strive for efficient and timely delivery of each project To incorporate public art and sustainable/environmental approaches in each project To provide opportunities for public comments and input To encourage minority- and women-owned business participation in project work To minimize impacts and inconveniences to the public from project activities Posted on Sunday, May 03, 2009 Return