Well known for its engaging business content, the global digital magazine The Silicon Leaders is pleased to feature Chris Hinds, Councilperson in the Office of Denver City Council, stands as a shining example of determination and his unwavering commitment to advocacy resonates deeply within the bounds of societal change.
His own path, defined by personal victory and defeat, is the ultimate testament to the redemptive force of love leadership. His commitment to fighting for the disability community inspires, defining policy that creates accessibility and enablement for everyone.
Inspired by Chris’ changemaking vision, innovation takes place within the Office of Denver City Council. Through him, concepts where land use, innovation, and sustainability meet aim to revolutionize the urban governance platform so that the future holds a balance of development equal to environmental operations and social justice.
Lawmakers liked to do research on how other states and cities structure policy, gather and monitor that research, and present the information in a meaningful way so that it can inform and convince elected officials to take action. He is the first elected official in the history of Denver—city, state, or federal—to ride in a wheelchair and the first elected official who considers himself a member of the disability community.
Denver ensured the new EV charging stations they installed in new parking lots within Denver were accessible to all, including the disabled. They are investing millions of dollars annually in putting in place an EV charging infrastructure throughout the nation, and it is more prudent to do so in the first place than to re-install the infrastructure later on after policy has been made.
He also is the chairman of a Denver legislative committee known as BIZ, or the Business, Arts, Aviation, Climate, and Workforce Services Committee. It is named so long that no one refers to it as anything except BIZ. One of the departments of their city that is overseen by his committee is their economic development department.
He directs DEDO, and DEDO directs all the economic incentives throughout the entire city. They include EV infrastructure incentives. CASR is also a department, under the report of BIZ, and similarly has economic incentives encouraging further EV use in Denver.
