Sydney Christian Urban growth across the United States has steadily increased land use conflicts around airports as metropolitan areas expand and absorb what were once remote airfields.[1] Many airports were originally sited on the edge of urban areas, but over time, residential and commercial developments have encroached into these areas.[2] This often leads to incompatible land use, a situation where residents’ expectations, such as quiet neighborhoods, safety, and stable property values,...

Cameron Westbrook The first post in this series introduced the Denver Urban Renewal Authority's newly initiated blight conditions study for the area surrounding the Broncos' planned Burnham Yard stadium development. It identified a structural concern: Colorado's blight definition allows conditions on public rights-of-way to satisfy statutory factors that can then justify condemning neighboring private property.[1] This post examines that problem in closer statutory detail, tracing how each...

Cameron Westbrook In February 2026, the Denver Urban Renewal Authority sent notice letters to property owners in Denver's Lincoln Park and Baker neighborhoods. [1] This letter informed residents that DURA was conducting a "conditions study" to determine whether an area stretching from First Avenue to Thirteenth Avenue qualifies as "a slum or blighted area" under Colorado's Urban Renewal Law. [2] The study area (below) encompasses not only private parcels but also public rights-of-way like...