Block Modifications

1. Request Evaluation

• Sources of Requests:
  • Residents through 311 requests
  • Internal City departments (e.g., Parks and Recreation, Solid Waste)
• What We Assess:
  • Current restrictions and their relevance
  • Impact on bike lanes, school zones, and traffic safety
  • Community concerns and historical context

2. Feasibility Analysis

• Key Factors:
  • Demand and occupancy data
  • Existing permits and restrictions
  • Input from schools and public organizations

3. Community Feedback (If Needed)

• Survey Process:
  • Residents are notified via email, flyer, or mail
  • Surveys ask for opinions on the proposed modifications
  • Feedback is collected over three weeks

4. Decision Making

• Options:
  • Proceed: If supported by professional judgment, feedback, and/or critical to public/DOTI needs
  • Reevaluate: If feedback is unsupportive but adjustments are negotiable
  • Stop: If support is insufficient and the proposal is non-essential 

5. Implementation

• Update stakeholders
• Finalize work orders for sign installations or changes
• Reflect updates on this website for transparency

In February, the Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure - Curbside & Parking (C&P) mailed letters proposing to remove the 1-hour parking restrictions from the 1200 block of S Williams Street to provide residents and guests with more parking flexibility.

After conducting parking occupancy observations, C&P is recommending the 1-hour parking time limits be removed. Parking occupancy observations conducted last week revealed that occupancy is relatively low (~30%) regardless of whether time limits exist or not. For example, 1200 S Williams, which has 1-hour time limits, and 1200 S High and 1300 S Franklin which are unrestricted, have the same mid-morning parking occupancy (30-35%). Based on this information, time limits are not warranted and will be removed and an increase in parking occupancy on 1200 S Williams is not anticipated.

As stewards of public funds, DOTI is committed to deploying resources effectively. The removal of these parking restrictions will allow Right of Way Enforcement the ability focus their efforts in areas experiencing more frequent parking demand.

Time limits will be removed in the coming months. Once removed, Residential Parking Permits will no longer be valid. Street Sweeping and 72-hour parking restrictions would still apply. 

In January, Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure - Curbside & Parking (C&P) mailed letters proposing to remove the 2-hour parking restrictions from the block outlined below to provide residents and patrons with more parking flexibility.

• 2-hour (8am-6pm, Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays Excepted) parking time limits from 35th Ave between Tennyson and Stuart Streets

After reviewing feedback and curbside management best practices, C&P is recommending that the 2-hour parking time limits be removed from the north side of 35th Avenue east of the alley between Stuart and Tennyson Streets. The restrictions will remain on all other portions of 35th Avenue to provide parking turnover for nearby businesses.

The removal described above will likely take place in spring 2024. If you have any questions, please contact C&P at parking.operations@denvergov.org. Please include "Parking Changes: 35th and Tennyson" in the subject of your email.

In December, Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure - Curbside & Parking (C&P) mailed letters proposing to remove the 2-hour parking restrictions to Congress Park residents, property owners, and businesses on the blocks outlined below:

• 600 Colorado Boulevard
• 600 and 700 Harrison Street
• 700 Jackson Street
• 600 and 700 Garfield Street
• 700 Monroe Street
• 3500 – 3900 E 7th Avenue

After reviewing feedback and curbside management best practices, C&P is recommending that the 2-hour parking time limits effective between 8am-6pm (Sundays and holidays excepted) be removed. As stewards of public funds, DOTI is responsible for deploying resources efficiently. By removing these parking restrictions, Right of Way Enforcement can concentrate their efforts in areas with greater parking demand. Street Sweeping and 72-hour parking restrictions will still apply.

Removal will likely take place in spring 2024. If you have any questions, please contact C&P at parking.operations@denvergov.org. Please include "Parking Changes: Congress Park" in the subject of your email.

In December, Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure - Curbside & Parking (C&P) mailed letters to residents on the 2500 blocks of South Josephine Street describing a proposal to remove the 1-hour parking time limits.

After reviewing feedback and curbside management best practices, C&P is recommending that parking time limits remain to manage daytime and evening parking demand.

If you have any questions, please contact C&P at parking.operations@denvergov.org. Please include "Parking Changes: 2500 S Josephine" in the subject of your email.

In May, Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI) - Curbside & Parking (C&P) mailed letters proposing to move all the parking from the alleys outlined in this letter, to both clarify parking restrictions in the alleys and to facilitate easier trash collection and more efficient operations for Solid Waste Management (SWM).

Based on input and meetings with residents on the blocks affected, internal meetings with both City Councilman Kashmann and Solid Waste Management, the desire to improve Solid Waste Management's operations, C&P is recommending the alternative proposed by residents to install No Parking Any Time signs near the utility poles (pinch points) that pose challenges for SWM in the alleys outlined below:

• 400 S Downing alleyway: remove the parking from the "pinch points."
• 300 S Downing alleyway: remove the parking from the "pinch points."
• 200 S Downing alleyway: No Parking Anytime exists currently, no changes planned.
• 100 S Downing alleyway: remove the parking from the "pinch points."

As stewards of public funds, DOTI is responsible for deploying resources efficiently. By installing No Parking signs strategically, SWM should be able to collect waste containers in these alleys without the risk of damaging property or encountering obstructions.

The changes described above will not take place until fall 2024. Following implementation, DOTI will evaluate the effectiveness of this alternative solution and propose additional modifications if necessary.

If you have questions or comments, please email Curbside & Parking at parking.operations@denvergov.org and include Parking Changes: S Downing Alleyways in the subject line.

Dear Resident, Business, or Property Owner,

Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI) - Transportation Operations - Curbside & Parking (C&P) distributed flyers in May describing a proposal to introduce 2-hour parking time limits along 32nd Avenue between Clay and Zuni Streets.

The input period ended this week. Due to majority feedback against the proposal as well as curbside and parking best practices and professional judgment, we will not be moving forward with our 2-hour parking time limit proposal.

If you have questions or comments, please email parking.operations@denvergov.org. Please include "Parking Changes: 32nd Avenue Clay/Zuni" in the subject of your email.

Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI) - Transportation Operations - Curbside & Parking (C&P) received requests to update parking restrictions on portions of Gilpin and Williams Streets between Evans and Mexico Avenues. Today, the 1-hour parking restrictions are effective 7 days a week, and once updated, they will be effective Monday through Saturday (Sundays will be excepted). This modification will provide residents and guests with more parking flexibility on the weekends and is consistent with curbside management best practices and parking enforcement operations.

These changes will be made in summer 2024. In the meantime, please send questions to Curbside & Parking at parking.operations@denvergov.org and include Sign Changes: Gilpin/Williams in the subject line of your email.

Dear Resident, Business, or Property Owner,

Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI) - Curbside & Parking (C&P) is recommending that the 2-hour parking time limits on Mansfield Avenue between Boston and Yosemite Streets be removed to provide residents and guests with more flexibility. If removed, Residential Parking Permits (RPP) would no longer be valid.

As stewards of public funds, DOTI is responsible for deploying resources efficiently. By removing these parking restrictions, Right of Way Enforcement will be able to concentrate their efforts in areas with greater parking demand.