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Denveright: Blueprint Denver
Denver is embarking on a 20-year vision. Help us take the first step.
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How Effective was 2002's Blueprint Denver?
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A Look Back at the Citywide Plan
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Blueprint Denver has been guiding land use and transportation decisions throughout the city since it was adopted in 2002. With a Blueprint Denver update on tap as part of Denveright, we thought it was a perfect time to ask: How did Blueprint do at achieving its four goals?
- Goal 1: Direct growth to Areas of Change, and manage and limit change in Areas of Stability.
- Goal 2: Maintain the character of Areas of Stability, yet accommodate some new development.
- Goal 3: Improve the function of streets. Streets should be viewed as a means to move people, not just cars.
- Goal 4: Promote mixed-use development and urban centers.
Innovative for its time, Blueprint Denver served our city well for the last 15 years. But a Blueprint Denver 2002 Diagnostic also shows us there’s more work to do. See for yourself how the diagnostic quantifies Blueprint’s outcomes.
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What's Next?
The diagnostic, along with a community profile that outlines Denver’s existing conditions related to land use and transportation, provide a clear view of the ground game. Now it’s time to think about how to update and modernize Blueprint based on what we’ve learned from the community (recently and for the last 15 years) and these analyses.
With your help, we’ll create new goals that support our collective vision for our future, and double down on those we still need to accomplish.
This spring we’ll be asking you to talk with us about growth: How might certain areas of our city change, and how can other areas retain their character and vibrancy? How should road, bus, rail, bicycle and pedestrian systems evolve to meet the needs of the Denver of tomorrow? What are the trade-offs for things like air quality, cost of living and water use, and how does it all relate to our community’s values?
Stay tuned to this newsletter and denvergov.org/denveright for upcoming workshops and surveys on managing growth.
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Looking to Volunteer? Join our Street Team!
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Volunteer with the Denveright street team, and help your community chart Denver's future!
We are seeking volunteers to attend fairs, festivals and community workshops with the Denveright street team. You'll be an ambassador for Denveright and will help give Denver residents a chance to shape the future of their city.
It's a great opportunity for college students, city planning enthusiasts or anyone who wants to make a difference and make their city a better place!
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More Folks, Less Density: Blueprint in the News
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In December, the Denver Post featured Blueprint Denver in a story on Denver's density. Did you know most of Denver's neighborhoods are less dense today than they were in 1950? Read the article at the
Denver Post website.
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Blueprint Denver Task Force
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The Blueprint Denver Task Force is a group of community leaders with interest and expertise in land use, transportation and related city-planning issues.
Their role is to provide guidance, including vetting the principles and policy recommendations of the plan as it comes together. To help ensure
all four Denveright plans are consistent and integrated, there is crossover in membership among all the plans' task forces.
Task force members are unpaid, and make a significant time commitment, including regular meetings and homework assignments such as research.
All task force meetings are open to the public.You can learn more about the Blueprint Denver Task Force and view each meeting's materials at our website.
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Blueprint Denver is an update of our city’s 15-year old guide for land use and transportation. It will direct how our city evolves, ensuring that our communities feel and function in ways that make life better and more enjoyable for those who live and work in Denver. With the nearly complete build-out of FasTracks, Stapleton and Lowry, as well as significant population growth, now is the time to look to the future and think about what we want our communities and the entire city to be like in the next 20 years.
As part of Denveright, the update of Blueprint Denver will convene community conversations to shape how certain areas of our city will change and how other areas can remain stable and vibrant. It will also help us decide how our city’s road, bus, rail, bicycle and pedestrian systems should evolve to meet the needs of the Denver of tomorrow.
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Denveright
is a community-driven planning process that challenges you to shape how our community
evolves in four key areas: land use, mobility, parks and recreational resources. Through four coordinated citywide plans, we will chart the course of the Mile High City
for the next 20 years while also identifying immediate priorities to execute in the next few years.
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