Reminder: Virtual events on key neighborhood issues begin next week!
Have you registered for our virtual roundtable discussions? The first one--focused on health and environment--takes place Tuesday of next week. These community conversations will give attendees the chance to weigh in on draft vision statements, key issues and opportunities, and start to think about initial recommendations for the Near Northwest Area Plan.
Register for Virtual Roundtable Discussions
March 8 - Health and Environment
The discussion will focus on improving residents' access and connections to healthy foods and community resources.
March 15 - Industrial Areas
The discussion will focus on opportunities to preserve industrial land and jobs, while establishing a future mixed-used center.
March 16 - Design and Preservation
The discussion will focus on improving design quality in both residential and commercial/ mixed-use areas and identifying preservation opportunities/tools for the neighborhood. 
March 17 - Complete and Green Streets
The discussion will focus on developing a future network of complete/green streets and identifying different priority modes for these streets. 

March 23 - Affordable Housing and Wealth Building
Discussion will focus on how to preserve and stabilize existing affordable housing options and explore additional tools that support wealth-building and allow residents to stay in place. 
Issues and Opportunities - What you told us
The opportunities to participate in the coming weeks will focus on topics based on public input received at the start of the planning process. They reflect the community's priorities and goals:

  • Improving access to healthy food and resources like libraries, emergency housing, healthcare, and affordable childcare.
  • Exploring the future of the area’s industrial land.  
  • Promoting high-quality design and preservation in both our residential and commercial/mixed-use areas.
  • Prioritizing streets that are safe and comfortable for everyone and support natural ecosystems.
  • Expanding housing affordability and promoting stability and wealth-building opportunities for area residents at-risk for displacement.
  • Supporting local businesses. 

For more detail on the primary issues and opportunities that the public identified in the area, read the Issues and Opportunities Summary (PDF). The summary brings together previous community input and existing conditions analysis. During this phase of the project, community members can take a deep dive into each topic and develop initial recommendations.  
Get involved! Bring your neighbor!
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Stay tuned: More to come this spring
Even if you aren't able to participate in the topic-based virtual roundtable events, there will be other ways to get involved:
  • An online survey coming to the website soon
  • In-person conversations with planners and community members in each Near Northwest Area neighborhood later this spring
About the Near Northwest Area Plan
The Near Northwest Planning Area is made up of the Northwest Denver neighborhoods east of Federal Boulevard: Chaffee Park, Sunnyside, Highland, and Jefferson Park. As part of the Neighborhood Planning Initiative, this project provides an opportunity to create a long-term vision for these neighborhoods that furthers citywide goals and priorities while addressing local neighborhood needs.