Near Northwest Area Plan - Community Kickoff July 27, 2021 Chaffee Park Sunnyside

Near Northwest Area Plan
Community Kickoff
July 27, 2021
                    Chaffee Park

                     Sunnyside

                     Highland

                         Jefferson Park

Zoom Meeting
• Use the Q&A function to ask questions

• Use the Interpretation button to access Spanish
  Use el botón para interpretación para acceder al
  español

• We’ll be doing some polling using menti.com
  throughout the meeting

Councilwoman Sandoval Welcome

Agenda
•   Welcome
•   Planning in Denver
•   Near Northwest Area Plan Process
•   Engagement Overview
•   Questions

Introductions

Near Northwest Area

                      27,950 people

                         Source: American Community Survey 2015-2019

Welcome Questions
• Go to www.menti.com
• Enter code 5356 1289

Planning In Denver

Why Plan?
• Create a shared vision that addresses the diverse
  needs and concerns of the community

What Do Plans Do?
Inform how things should evolve in the future for
the benefit of the community
•   Engage people in a dialog about the future
•   Define a vision and recommend strategies to
    achieve it
•   Inform decision-making (public & private)

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What Plans Don’t Do…
• Change regulations (zoning, municipal code,
  historic districts, etc.)
• Establish budgets for implementation
• Provide detailed design/engineering of
  infrastructure projects

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What happens after a plan is adopted?
  • Regulation – Denver Zoning Code text and map
    amendments, rules and requirements

  • Funding – Annual budget, capital projects
    budget, bonds, grants

  • Partnerships – community organizations, land
    trusts, schools

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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2040

Equitable, Affordable,   Strong and Authentic   Connected, Safe and   Economically Diverse   Environmentally   Healthy and
    and Inclusive           Neighborhoods        Accessible Places        and Vibrant            Resilient       Active

                         NEIGHBORHOOD & SMALL AREA PLANS

Blueprint Denver Vision
• An equitable city
• A city of complete
  neighborhoods and networks
• An evolving city

What does this look like
in Near Northwest?

An Equitable City

Complete Neighborhoods
and Networks

 Pedestrians

  Bicycles

 Transit

 Auto and
 Goods
 Movement
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An Evolving City
Key policies:
• Every neighborhood
  will grow
• Most growth should
  happen in centers
  and along major
  corridors
• Direct growth to
  limit climate impacts
  and improve
  resiliency

Citywide Implementation
Current or upcoming citywide projects will address
major Blueprint recommendations:
• Expanding Housing Affordability
• Accessory Dwelling Unit regulatory updates
• Equity in rezoning
• Centers and corridors design quality
• Residential design quality

Near Northwest Area Plan can provide limited
refinement on implementing these recommendations

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TRANSPORTATION FUTURE
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transportation solutions that will make it easier to get where we           transportation future – and
want to go. Get involved to:                                                need your help.

• Share what your values and goals are for a better transportation future   Visit denvermoveseveryone.com
                                                                            to give your feedback.
• Shape the investments that help Denver achieve shared goals
                                                                            Questions? Email
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Near Northwest Area Plan

Neighborhood & Small Area Plans
• Detailed recommendations that             COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2040
  apply only to specific areas
• Address many topics and show how
  systems inter-relate at the local level
• Provide detailed guidance for use in
  regulatory & budget decisions
• Recommend capital projects and
                                                NEIGHBORHOOD &
  facilities or program improvements
                                                SMALL AREA PLANS
• Must be consistent with citywide
  plans, but can identify customized
  strategies

Neighborhood Planning Initiative
(NPI) Strategic Plan:
Plan Area Groupings

What’s in the plan?
           Always Topics                   Focus Topics & Areas
           [Appear in Every Plan]         [Selected with the Community]
  Introduction
                                      • Community prioritizes
  • Vision                            • Plan focuses on top priorities
  • Planning for Equity               • Flexibility to identify focus areas as
                                        needed
  Framework Plan                      • Put communities in touch with
  • Land Use and Built Form             relevant agencies
  • Housing
  • Economy
  • Mobility
  • Quality of Life (health, parks,
    environmental quality)
  Neighborhoods – Each Neighborhood
  has a chapter
  Implementation

Timeline - 18-24 months

We Are Here

Understand the Area
Goals:
• Understand how the community views the
  area and what they like and dislike
• Learn what the community would like the
  area to be in the future
• Identify major issues that need improvement
• Confirm engagement strategy
• Get feedback on planning processes

Topic Questions
Go to www.menti.com
Enter code 5356 1289

Community Engagement

Goals
• Engage community members who are representative
  of the demographics of those who live, work, visit, and
  study in Near Northwest
• Empower traditionally marginalized or
  underrepresented communities
• Build trust between all participants and create a space
  to listen and help heal old wounds
• Educate participants on their role, the project, and the
  importance of a collaborative planning process

Equitable Engagement
Group                           Strategies for engagement
Hispanic/Latino/a/x residents   Spanish language media; Denver Latino Commission
Youth                           School-based engagement; recreation groups; religious
                                youth groups; SEL based programming; Girls Inc.
Seniors                         Senior apartments; targeted
                                mailings; Denver Commission on Aging
Renters                         Small group meetings; apartment managers
Lower income residents          Affordable housing communities; Affordable housing
                                waitlists; Department of Housing
                                Stability; Neighborhood Development Council
Single and Working Parents      School-based engagement

Engagement Tools
• Community Workshops      • Focus Groups
• Surveys                  • Neighborhood Tours and
                             Field Assessments
• Steering Committee
                           • Community Navigators
• Pop-ups
                           • Community Resource
• Neighborhood Meetings      Fairs
• Group Meetings and       • Existing Community
  Stakeholder Interviews     Events
• Focused Population       • Office Hours
  Engagement
                           • Public Hearings
• Language Access

Community Kickoff
• Virtual meeting
• Online survey
• Community events – table pop-ups,
  tours, quick surveys
• Focused engagement
• Stakeholder interviews
• Group meetings
• Community navigators

Engagement Questions
• Go to www.menti.com
• Enter code 5356 1289

Denvergov.org/nearnorthwestplan

Questions?
Use the Q&A button in Zoom

Thank you!
Spread the word, take the survey, and
come see us in your community
Denvergov.org/nearnorthwestplan
720-865-3266