🌱 New E-Bike Vouchers + More Bland Buildings + It's Legal To Jaywalk

Hey, everybody! It's Tuesday in Denver and I'm back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print about what's happening locally, including updates on:

• Denver City Council approves bill that will make jaywalking legal in Denver.
• New batch of e-bike vouchers from the City of Denver will be released this week.
• Is Denver the home of bland buildings? Some think so.

Tuesday's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 27 Low: 13.

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Here are the top stories today in Denver:

1. Almost half of the e-bike vouchers in 2022 went unredeemed. The City of Denver's popular e-bike voucher program will release more e-bike rebate vouchers this week, with discounts of $300-$1,400 at participating stores. In this first release of 2023, there's 860 vouchers available. Nearly 46 percent vouchers released last year have yet to be redeemed. (7News)
2. Denver City council votes to make it legal to jaywalk in Denver. Denver pedestrians will soon be able to cross streets without fear of being ticketed after the city council approved a bill decriminalizing jaywalking. The bill now awaits approval from the mayor. (FOX31)
3. Is Denver's charm being lost to bland buildings? New apartment buildings, condos, and homes in and around Denver continue to be overtaken by bland, box-like shapes and a dull gray stucco facade. Many neighborhoods feel like they're loosing their historic feel with all these ugly boxes. (Axios)
4. Thieves make off with family's U-Haul that had more than just furniture packed in the truck. A Denver family's moving truck was stolen which has left them with practically nothing. The most devastating loss was the theft of urns holding the remains of three of their family members. (CBS4)
5. For the first time in more than 70 years, Warren Miller Entertainment won't be filming a movie this year. In what appears to be a cost cutting measure, the parent company, Outside, Inc., has made the decision to reclaim old footage to produce the 2023 edition of the classic ski movies made each year by Warren Miller since 1950. (Out There)

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Today in Denver:

• T-Mobile Tuesday: Get delighted every week. (8:30 a.m.)
• Blooming neighbors: Cooking together making trail mix. (3:30 p.m.)
• The Fixx: At the Ogden Theater. (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Denver Restaurant Week returns in March. Menu for this year's DRW will be available on Feb. 1, so mark your calendar and get ready to make your reservations. There are three pricing tiers being offered this year. March 3-12. (VISIT DENVER)
• Sunshine Home Share Colorado is a nonprofit working to improve the quality of life of older adults and strengthen communities. Sunshine helps those older adults that want to stay in their home and provides a program of support through a safe home-sharing model. (Sunshine Home Share)
• Winter Bike To Work Day is coming up soon. This annual event encourages cyclists to brave the elements and ride their bikes to work in February. (Bike To Work Day)

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