Support is growing for Denver's initiative to legalize missing middle housing. Check out the list of organizations already in support 👇️ Add your organization or learn more at passUHC.com

Lots of middle housing progress in Colorado! - Lakewood legalized MH citywide in 2025 - Denver developing a policy now - Boulder exploring the same in comp plan update + more 5 recent surveys: - Lakewood and COS: ~2:1 - Boulder: 70-80% for 3-8 units - Denver: 58:31 for 6 units | 62% for du/triplex

Big win in Lakewood: middle housing is now legal citywide + smaller lots, parking reform and more! A win for climate, affordability, and pathways to homeownership, and a model for other Colorado cities. Read about it here 👇

Housing Forward Colorado@housingfwdco.bsky.social · 9mo ago

(1/4) Lakewood just adopted one of Colorado’s most significant zoning updates: legalizing middle housing citywide and making room for the kind of compact, affordable homes the city has been missing.

With CO's Strategic Growth Report due this month, my colleague Caroline wrote about why we need smart growth to tackle climate change and what's on deck👇

Caroline Leland@chleland.bsky.social · 10mo ago

(1/2) The CO Energy Office modeled how smart land use policies impact GHG emissions &climate risks. The results: 🏘️ -31% building emissions 🚗 -15% household transpo emissions 🌲 +30% of new homes shifted from greenfield development to infill 🔥 -Tens of thousands fewer homes in wildfire-prone areas

New post about how bulk transit passes are incredibly affordable and pair nicely with new parking reform and TOD laws. New tools in SB25-161 expand this program - let's use them! Written with James Flattum from @greatdentransit.bsky.social

Greater Denver Transit@greatdentransit.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Great article by Max Nardo & our very own James Flattum about the opportunities eliminating parking minimums pared with increased Neighborhood EcoPass update could provide for incurring @RideRTD ridership. housingforwardco.org/untapped-pot...

Great new op-ed from State Rep Stewart on the benefits of Lakewood's zoning code proposal to expand housing choices by legalizing "missing middle housing". These housing options cost $230k less than single detached homes. They also reduce driving & energy/water use. coloradosun.com/2025/08/07/o...

Opinion: Lakewood’s attempt to increase “middle housing” would be big step to address crisis in Colorado

With updates to zoning laws, Lakewood officials can lead other communities down a path to fixing housing shortages and costs.

coloradosun.com

After a long night, Denver city council voted 9-3 to eliminate minimum parking requirements for all uses citywide! 👏

It's nice to see support for townhomes gaining traction locally. Chart is from Lakewood's 2024 housing plan, text is from Colorado Springs Housing Needs Assessment outreach (reported by KOAA)

Remember those 2024 Colorado land use laws that were a pretty big deal? Wonder how they're working? We have been documenting city policy updates since then 📜 Did you know that in Grand Junction you can build 2 ADUs at your house? Learn more local flavors of these policies in our report ⬇️

@mattfrommer.bsky.social · last yr.

Today, our Housing Forward Colorado campaign published an updated Colorado Land Use Progress Report, which tracks local action to comply with the 2024 state land use laws. June 30 was a major deadline & we reviewed dozens of city ordinances. housingforwardco.org/colorado-lan... A few takeaways:

By a vote of 7-0 on 6/23, Wheat Ridge CO eliminated minimum parking requirements for multifamily residential in all areas of the city. Councilor Hultin: "This is an opportunity to leverage our land use for housing and bring more attainable housing opportunities to the city"

Smart and well researched op-ed by Lukas Hagen with the Neighborhood Development Collaborative

Denver Westword@westword.com · last yr.

Opinion: Denver Parking Minimums Increase Housing Costs

Colorado faces a shortage of affordable, diverse housing options. Our new blog looks to Portland, Oregon, for lessons on how middle housing reforms can help fix that🏘️ From SWEEP and our new Housing Forward Colorado campaign

Expanding Housing Choices in Colorado

Smaller homes on smaller lots delivering options and affordability in Portland…

housingforwardco.org