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Public comments at Denver meeting ranged from rights-of-nature petition to concerns about scooter service and Colfax bike safety
Summary
Speakers urged a rights-of-nature ordinance for the South Platte River, defended Lime’s adaptive-vehicle service and jobs, and described a bicycle accident on Colfax that they said highlights gaps in pedestrian and cyclist safety.
Joseph Trujillo (introduced by the moderator) asked the council to empower a task force to draft a rights-of-nature ordinance that would grant the South Platte River and its tributaries legal personhood, citing examples in Boulder and international precedents and urging the city to treat the river "as a living entity."
Brandy Majors defended the Lime scooter program as a mobility and employment resource, describing adaptive vehicles that help people with disabilities and noting local workers who maintain and charge scooters. "As far as youth that are out there, I was just like you," Majors said, urging the city to preserve the adaptive-vehicle service and the jobs it supports.
An unnamed resident described a bicycle accident on Colfax caused by unrepaired cutouts in the street and urged clearer protections for pedestrians and cyclists. The remarks were part of the session’s half-hour public-comment block; council members did not respond during the session.
