Negative changes in Denver
My wife and I first moved to Denver in 1995, settling in Cherry Creek for over a decade before relocating to a downtown condo in 2006. Throughout our time in the city, I worked for an international accounting firm while my wife served as a museum director and curator.
In 2019, we sold our downtown condo and moved to Maine, though we continued to maintain a home in the mountains. We have returned to Colorado several times since then, but our most recent visit in August 2025 was especially troubling.
During our five-day stay at a downtown hotel, we were struck by how difficult it had become to navigate the city. A combination of significant homelessness, convoluted bike and bus lanes, pervasive construction cones, and light rail traffic created a chaotic environment…