Have you told us what you think of the draft plan?

Big thanks to everyone who has already taken the time to check out the draft Near Northwest Area Plan and share their thoughts!

If you haven't, there is still time to take a look at the plan and let us know what you think. Along with commenting on the plan, we encourage community members to take the draft plan survey and weigh in on how plan recommendations should be prioritized. This version of the plan will be available for public comment until the end of the month. Additional opportunities to participate will be available later this fall.

It's your neighborhood plan: Share your thoughts in a way that works best for you

There are multiple ways to review the draft plan and share your comments and questions. Use the links and information below to choose the method that works best for you, and be sure to encourage your friends and neighbors to participate too.

• Read the plan and leave comments directly on the document
• Download the full plan PDF
• Download the executive summary
• Take the draft plan survey
• Leave general comments

A printed copy of the draft plan will also be available for residents to review in person at the following locations:



• Aztlan Recreation Center, 4435 Navajo Street
• Ashland Recreation Center, 2475 Dunkeld Place
• Council District One Office, 1810 Platte Street
• Denver Public Library: Woodbury Branch Library, 3265 Federal Blvd.

Come talk to us!

City staff will be available to talk and answer questions one-on-one at local events and community office hours throughout the summer. Drop in at one of the scheduled times below, and check out the plan webpage for additional opportunities in the future.

Ashland Recreation Center, 2475 W. Dunkeld Pl.

Wednesday, August 9, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

New opportunity: 2914 Coffee, 2914 W. 25th Ave.

Friday, August 11, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

Skyline Festival Park

Saturday, August 12, from 3 to 8 p.m.

What's in the draft?

After two years of work with community members in Chaffee Park, Highland, Jefferson Park and Sunnyside, the public review draft of the Near Northwest Area Plan is available for review and feedback. The draft lays out a long-term vision for these neighborhoods that celebrates the “Northside” as an inclusive and diverse area, and ensures that, as it grows and evolves, it remains a place that continues to feel like home.  

Through extensive engagement in public meetings, online surveys, focus groups and conversations with local "promotoras" working across the area, participants expressed a desire to build on the area's longstanding sense of community and belonging through recommendations that:

• help residents build wealth and stay in their neighborhoods long-term
• support local businesses and ensure neighborhood commercial areas that residents have come to depend on and identify with continue to thrive
• ensure access to a variety of housing options
• balance preservation with new construction that's compatible with existing architecture, including both residential areas and small-scale store fronts on historic "street car" corridors
• connect the area through an inter-neighborhood trail network and mobility improvements that prioritize pedestrians and alternative modes of transportation

About the Near Northwest Area Plan