Housing
In Divided Denver, a Highway Promises Reconnection
In working-class north Denver, a $1.2 billion cut-and-cover project may transform the neighborhood that the highway once isolated. But some residents fear they'll be left behind.
Throughout this week, CityLab is running a series on borders—both real and imagined—and what draws so many of us to places on the edge.
DENVER, Colo.—The playground at Swansea Elementary School sits less than 50 feet from the viaduct that carries I-70 through Denver. From the perspective of a driver on the interstate, the orange brick schoolhouse, faded gingerbread bungalows, and low-slung industrial plants surrounding this neighborhood flash by in seconds.