The DenverInfill Blog provides news, ideas, and commentary about urbanism in the Mile High City.
This blog originates from the DenverInfill.com website. The DenverInfill.com website was created in 2004 by Ken Schroeppel, an urban planner who lives and works in Downtown Denver (see the Contributors page for Ken’s bio). The primary purpose of the website was to track the numerous urban infill developments (hence, the website name) in the greater Downtown Denver area. Projects included on the website were those planned or built between 2000 and 2009. While the DenverInfill website is no longer updated, it remains as a comprehensive summary of Downtown Denver’s infill development boom from the first decade of the 2000s. The DenverInfill Blog, however, continues to report on Denver’s current infill development scene.
The first year or so of DenverInfill Blog posts (July 2005 to July 2006) were made within the website itself. Those original entries can be viewed here. Then, from August 2006 to December 2009, the DenverInfill Blog was published using Google’s Blogger platform. In December 2009, the current WordPress version of the blog was created, with the Blogger posts imported in the process and included herein.
With the switch to WordPress, the DenverInfill Blog took on an expanded perspective. No longer focusing on only urban infill projects, the blog now explores urbanism and its many components: land use, planning and public policy, architecture, transit and transportation, public spaces and urban design, sustainability and, of course, real estate development.
The geographic focus has also expanded beyond Downtown Denver. While most of the discussion remains centered on the city’s urban core, topics relating to urbanism from throughout the greater Denver region are now offered.
The blog’s expanded perspective also introduces new voices to the commentary. Joining Ken are selected blog Contributors who bring viewpoints and expertise from various professions that influence our built environment.
The ultimate mission, however, of the DenverInfill Blog remains unchanged:
- To inspire Denver citizens to envision and strive for exceptional urbanism in their city and region
- To inform and educate on topics relating to urban planning and city-building
- To serve as an online resource of notable urban projects, plans, policies, and programs throughout Denver
- To promote and showcase Denver and its opportunities to the world
- To advocate for positive changes to Denver’s existing and future built environment
Oh, another thing that hasn’t changed: we still loathe surface parking lots and seek their eradication from Denver’s urban core!
Thank you for visiting the DenverInfill Blog.
