Colorado took first steps toward funding the development of dense, affordable apartments near transit, awarding $13.3 million in grants to boost projects in metro Denver, Fort Collins, and Longmont…
An aerial photo of the Broadway Station development site on Oct. 24, 2025. The site was once home to Gates Rubber Co. operations. Colorado leaders took the first steps last week toward funding the development of more dense, affordable housing near transit, awarding $13.
3 million in grants to projects in metro Denver, Fort Collins, and Longmont.that requires cities to make plans and allow increased housing concentrated around bus and train hubs. Six municipalities have filed aand announced the grants, declaring in a statement that “building more housing Coloradans can afford near transit centers is an important way to increase housing options, protect our environment, and save Coloradans time and money.”— Developing the Switchgrass Crossing 45-apartment “infill” complex in Fort Collins, reserved for adults aged 55 or older with individual incomes between $27,000 and $54,000, next to a bus station, where funds were needed for utility connections and stormwater drainage — Construction of a transit-oriented hub in downtown Longmont with up to 300 apartments, shops, 700 vehicle parking spaces, bays for 10 buses, and parking spots for scooters and bicycles Broadway Station, designed to help residents of a proposed Archway Gates complex of 175 apartments for people with individual incomes under $59,000 Legal prostitution in Colorado more liberal than Nevada’s rural brothels? New data center in north Denver sparks calls for accountability from concerned neighbors— Installing sidewalks, landscaping, lights, and water drainage along roads in Wheat Ridge near a housing complex that includes 200 subsidized apartments so that residents can more easily reach public transit grants to be awarded in 2027 hasn’t been determined, according to state officials, who have been guiding local governments in planning denser housing, typically around 40 apartments per acre.along the Front Range. In October, 10 had not complied with the requirements of the transit-oriented communities law, and 18% had not complied with a law requiring cities to allow development of accessory dwelling units as housing, according to a Colorado Department of Local Affairs“The state is trying to punish local governments who are listening to their residents and trying to achieve growth goals based on what residents want,” Colorado Municipal League director Kevin Bommer said.”The state, through its legislative efforts, is trying to mandate density and then the transit may or may not come later — instead of first guaranteeing a reliable transit system and then letting local governments determine the development road map.”Keeler: CU Buffs gave Deion Sanders $54 million contract a year ago; it hasn't aged wellNikola Jokic reacts to Lu Dort trip after altercation: 'Unnecessary move. And a necessary reaction'Neglected, early 1900s building on Larimer finally to get a face-liftLoss of thousands of trees at Chatfield State Park is heartbreaking
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