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The city estimates that about 2,500 people will be eligible to vote on the tax on November 5 because they live or own a business in a small area of downtown. But before the measure can make it to the ballot, it needs Denver City Council to approve putting it there. A discussion is scheduled for Tuesday, August 6, with the council's Finance & Governance committee.
"The question we'll be putting to electors, who are residents and business owners who live , is will you give us permission to continue to use these funds over the next fifteen years to support the kind of amazing place-making that has happened right here at Union Station?" Johnston said.
The mayor didn't give a timeline for that concept; Councilman Chris Hinds, whose District 10 includes downtown, said the idea comes from, a city project that looks at how to better connect the Auraria campus and downtown Denver with bridges or underpasses. That project is only in its early stages, however.
A handful of people mentioned that electronic scooters on sidewalks downtown are a safety problem, and one resident suggested using geofencing, or a virtual perimeter that would bring the scooters to a stop. Hinds, who plans to beginA few residents asked the city to reopen the Delgany Street pedestrian bridge that crosses Cherry Creek. It's been closed for the last two years for repairs, but the city doesn't know who owns it.