By Brian Eason | The Colorado Sun
Facing outcry from local officials, Colorado Democrats this week said they would back off a plan to withhold highway maintenance funding from cities that don’t meet proposed state targets for housing density near transit stops.
But even with the biggest penalty in the bill on the chopping block, local government leaders across the Denver metro area remain divided over the legislation, the centerpiece of Gov. Jared Polis’ plans to reduce housing costs in Colorado.
House Bill 1313 would require a number of urban and suburban local governments to allow more apartments and townhomes along major transit corridors.