Streetscape Designs Vetted in Public Meeting

At a well attended meeting July 13, streetscape designs were presented and vetted with the public. The meeting was the culmination of nine months of effort by a committed team of design professionals and community members united in the effort in effecting a vision for the future of the Boulevard. Early in the project, the team determined West 25th Avenue east from Federal should be included in a design district due to it’s density of historic commercial storefront structures. Over the course of countless committee meetings, two public meetings including a half day design workshop, 10 design concepts were defined.

Along with presenting and discussing the design concepts, the meeting also shared results of the “name the district” survey and sought input from those in attendance about the designs. The presentation provided at the meeting can be read and downloaded in three sections, Part One, Part Two and Part Three.

Several public comments to the presented designs include:

  • Establishing a “gateway” to West 25th from Federal was warmly embraced.
  • Slowing traffic, introducing traffic calming elements and improving pedestrian safety and experience was strongly supported.
  • Of over 50 responses to the online “name the district” survey, Jefferson Park Place was the winner by a slight margin. Close in 2nd place was Emerald Square (Emerald was the historic name of West 25th Avenue) and the consensus of the group was for a name emphasizing “emerald”.
  • Encouraging mixed use and greater density was also embraced.

Here are all the comments to the designs.

It is important to note the design concepts are just that; concepts. They are a vision of what is possible. The designs are not funded for construction, which is why discussing and determining next steps is so important. Several next steps discussed is the intention to write a grant application to the City of Denver to pursue a Business Improvement District application and working with the city to pursue a corridor plan for Federal.

A big “thank you” to Carlos and Marne Cuellar, owners of Adams Mystery Playhouse who open their doors to the community and hosted the meeting.