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Comprehensive Plan 2000
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How We Plan
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How We Plan
Types of Plans
We plan in different ways depending on the location and geographic scale.  There are three major types of plans Community Planning and Development addresses:  Click on the plan type to learn more. 

Public Engagement
Key to every plan is a thoughtful public involvement strategy that is integrated into the planning process.  A successful public involvement strategy includes a wide range of mechanisms for people to share their ideas, questions and concerns.  The goal is to engage as many citizens as possible in an efficient, effective and timely manner. 

 

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Planning Goals

Diverse Neighborhoods
Denver includes a diverse array of neighborhoods ranging from historic streetcar districts with their own main streets to shimmering glass high rises and townhomes in highly urban settings to single-family homes with backyards and garages. This diversity helps ensure that people of any age, income or physical ability can find a place to call home in our city.
  • Read about Denver’s vision for a future that meets our economic and environmental needs by providing an equitable city that engages its stakeholders in Comprehensive Plan 2000.
  • Learn about how Blueprint Denver maps areas of stability and areas of change in Denver’s neighborhoods.
  • Find a plan in progess or a completed plan for your neighborhood or commercial corridor.
Mixed-Use Communities
Walkable urban centers that intertwine residential, retail and commercial areas were the way we built city neighborhoods until development was restricted by single-use zoning in the last half of the 20th century. While Denver’s streetcar districts retain remnants of mixed-use development, new infill projects and infrastructure investments—especially around transit stations—are helping to re-create communities where people can walk more frequently to their daily errands.
  • Learn about how Blueprint Denver encourages and promotes the integration of land use and transportation to enhance the quality of life in our city.
  • Read about Denver’s Transit Oriented Development Initiative to leverage the public investment in transit to create new pedestrian-oriented communities
Multi-Modal Streets
Streets are not just facilities for moving cars, they should also be places for people to walk, bike and use transit, as well as provide a public realm for our city’s neighborhoods and business corridors. Multi-modal streets accommodate more trips by more people by improving transit and providing better pedestrian and bicycle facilities, so that people of any physical ability feel safe using any mode of travel.
Sustainability
The concept that our use of resources today should not impair the quality of life of future generations is integral to sustainable development. While sustainability is a central goal of Comprehensive Plan 2000 and Blueprint Denver, Mayor John W. Hickenlooper in 2005 launched Greenprint Denver to advance and further support the integration of environmental impact analysis into the city's programs and policies, alongside economic and social analysis.
  • Read about Denver’s vision for a future that meets our economic and environmental needs by providing an equitable city that engages its stakeholders in Comprehensive Plan 2000.
  • Learn about how Blueprint Denver encourages and promotes the integration of land use and transportation to make our city more sustainable.
  • Read about Denver’s Transit Oriented Development Initiative to leverage the public investment in transit and create more sustainable communities.
  • Find out how the Greenprint Denver Initiative will track and report the City’s progress on sustainability goals.

 
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