Filed July 29, 2026 · closed July 30, 2026

The trash can nobody will own

2800 block of N Downing St

What the note asked for

Public trash cans, placed and actually serviced, for a block with steady foot traffic and nowhere to put anything, from a note by Nick.

What we did

Went and stood there, then filed it with Denver 311 by location and asked for a written answer. Both the case and the answer are on this page. You can quote the numbers to 311 yourself.

What the city said

Answered in a day: the city places no public trash cans in the right of way outside parks, and no district covers this block. They pointed to RTD or a business with a right-of-way permit. We checked the no-district claim against the city's own map. It holds.

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