Impact of Policy Scenarios under a Unfavorable Economic Scenario in Denver

In Denver, under a baseline economic scenario, the single most impactful policy is the Missing Middle upzone; the model suggests that adopting this policy could result in almost 50% more homes compared to the status quo policy scenario. Parking Reduction is projected to have a more modest impact of about 21% above the status quo; Transit Upzoning has a small impact of about 12% and Fee Reduction has a smaller impact above the status quo (5% projected increase above the status quo).

Note: Each policy scenario is modeled independently against the status quo. Values represent individual policy impacts, not cumulative effects.
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13,650

2,121

4,370

3,683

2,466

2,383

2,201

2,121

4,370

3,683

2,466

2,383

2,201

Expected units per year