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Last Updated: Jun. 12, 2018 · 7:43 p.m.

Yossi Halperin on the corner where he's been holding a sign reading, "25¢ Jokes." Mayor Michael Hancock recently attributed violence on the 16th Street Mall to travelers like Halperin, who has has been traveling since 2012. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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What’s the difference between an “urban traveler” and a homeless kid? Not much.

The bigger question – of whether travelers are especially violent – is much murkier.

Construction will resume on Confluence Park in late summer 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Bid farewell to the Confluence Park eyesore, eventually