Colorado households are already benefiting from federal climate investments. Expect more discounts this winter.
We installed a heat pump, and it happened to be the two-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. Rewiring America reached out and partnered with us to do a little celebration on our front porch. The governor even came and I go to meet him! It was fun. Three TV news organizations also did spots on this event. Here are links to all three: Fox 31, CBS4, and Denver7.
After flower beds sat empty, Villa Park neighbors got to work with native plants
This one mainly stars my partner Hayley! We took care of some beds around town and the news wanted to do a piece on it. It’s been really amazing to see not only how the plants have thrived, but how the community has shown interest in the project as well.
Local trash heroes get a beer named in their honor
Trash hero you say? The amazing people over at Seedstock Brewery named a beer after our trash pickup group - the Gulch Garbage Grabbers! It’s lovely to have a such a welcoming local spot, and it doesn’t hurt they have beer!
Denver officially opens Broadway bike lanes
Denver opened the Broadway bike lane! It was a crazy windy day but many people still braved the elements to celebrate. I got interviewed as what this means to a regular old resident of the city.
Denver residents begin clearing sidewalks after first snowstorm of the season
I don’t know how to make the video on the left not autoplay, so please let me know if you know! This was a little segment that Denver7 did about clearing sidewalks after a snowstorm. I was able to talk a little about #ShovelItForward, a group dedicated to clearing bus stops. They cut out a lot of the interview but I was still able to get the word out hopefully!
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment offering a new statewide ‘Career Coaching Program’
I got to go on Great Day Colorado to talk about a program that I manage at work. It is so fun to be on TV! I think the embedded video and link to the website might go away after a few days, so I apologize if you’re here from the future and cannot access it.
Originally published/aired on Great Day Colorado on August 30, 2023
More than one year later, James Warren is still building benches and pushing for better
Denver7 helped kick off the bench fever that took over my life for a spell. About a year later, they followed up with me about the story as well as what I’m hoping comes of it. We dig into the systemic issues that matter! There’s a video attached to the article too, check it out!
Originally published/aired on Denver7 on May 19, 2023
Guerrilla Bench Builder
This was a fun one - this group sent a documentarian by and we chatted and filmed for about 3 hours. The end result of three hours of footage is about 60 seconds of finished product, which is wild to me. Loads of fun and they made me look good!
Originally published by 60 Second Docs on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter on March 29, 2023
Meet James Warren, Idealist Grad School Fair Success Story - Idealist
A bit different from most featured stuff, largely because it is not about benches. But here is a short little interview I did with Idealist.org about grad school and their grad fairs!
Originally published on Idealist.org on January 19, 2023
Ross Mathews Meets a Denver Man Who Builds Benches with Kind Messages for His Community
An insane adventure! I got flown out to NYC to go on the Drew Barrymore Show to talk about my benches! Drew got sick 30 minutes before shooting, which was sad, but Ross was amazing and I had such a lovely time. All power to the community!
Originally aired on the Drew Barrymore Show on CBS on November 21, 2022
Sorry the image is so small!
Artist, James Warren, Visits Burrell Arts to Show Students How They Can Make a Difference
First time I’ve been called an artist! Aurora TV did a little spot on when I spoke to the Burrell School of Arts (a part of Aurora Public Schools). It was lots of fun and those kids really inspired me. Pay no attention to the preview that shows a cop, if you click the embedded video you can watch my segment!
Originally aired on Aurora TV on October 12, 2022
It’s finally here! Construction on the Broadway bike lane will begin in October
Denverite covered a new bike lane that is being built over the next year (should be done Fall 2023) on Broadway. I hate riding on Broadway right now, but I’m excited about it being complete! Just a small little quote from a tiny interview we did, where I brag about how amazing I am at biking.
Colorado Man Noticed Tired Straphangers Waiting at Bus Stops — So He Made Benches for Them
People magazine did a short profile of me on their website, and it is in their print edition too! I share a magazine with the late Queen of England! More positive vibes. Tired of bench stories yet?
Originally published in People Magazine on September 16, 2022
Man builds benches for bus stops after seeing woman sitting in dirt
Denver Man with his national TV debut! More bench stuff, you know the story by this point. This was a part of “The Uplift” segment on CBS news where they feature positive stories.
Originally published/aired on CBS on the CBS website on August 31, 2022, and on television on September 8, 2022
A Denver man saw too many people standing at bus stops. So he built them a bench
Denver man goes international! This aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation which is, to my understanding, the PBS of Canada! Since it is an interview I’m able to flesh out some points in greater detail, I hope you enjoy the listen!
Originally published/aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, August 18 2022
He saw a woman sitting in the dirt at a bus stop. So he began making benches.
Denver man goes national! Hearing that I was getting interviewed by the Washington Post was really exciting, and here is the final result!
Originally published in the Washington Post, August 18 2022
Denver man builds bus stop benches to increase accessibility, send message to city leaders
My second appearance on Denver 7, this time talking about the benches I build! It was loud at the side of the road so I’m sorry if I shout. The link is embedded to the left, there.
Originally published/aired on Denver 7, August 8 2022
Proposal that would fund repairs of Denver’s public sidewalks qualifies for the November ballot
I got interviewed on Denver 7 about the Denver Deserves Sidewalks campaign, which would tax property owners to build out our sidewalk network. I embedded the video on the right, let me know if you can’t access it!
Originally published/aired on Denver 7, August 2 2022
Faces of the Front Range: This Denver man wants you to take a seat
Pedestrian Dignity uploaded a TikTok of me putting a bench at a bus stop and it gained a lot of attention. The Denver Post ended up doing an article on me, which was a lot of fun! Hopefully some other folks do the same in their city! It is paywalled, so here is a link to a pdf of the article. Consider subscribing, though!
Originally published in the Denver Post, July 18 2022