Planning, Visioning & Infrastructure Projects

• Denver's Neighborhood Planning Initiative is a long-term commitment to ensure every corner of the city can enjoy the benefits of an area plan. Since its launch in 2017, residents, neighborhood groups, and community leaders have been working alongside the city's neighborhood planning team to create a vision and plan for their areas.
•  The Near Southeast Area Plan is scheduled to begin in 2021. It includes the Evans corridor, the Goldsmith neighborhoods, University Hills North, Virginia Village, Virginia Vale and Indian Creek. It is hoped that an Evans Corridor Study will occur concurrently.

A Yale Corridor Study is underway to look at safety improvements from Downing to Holly. The study began in December 2019 with an existing conditions assessment and concluded in 2020. Next steps include public comment through March 10 2021. Check the project page for information and community meeting details.

In 2020, Transportation Solutions engaged with community members and transportation experts to study and make recommendations to improve accessibility to these light rail stations making them true mobility hubs and maximizing ridership.

After a Hampden Corridor Study and public input, the first phase of Hampden improvements were completed in 2019 including medians, new crosswalks and a new light at Verbena. Phase two improvement will include a redesign of the Locust intersection to increase pedestrian safety as well as a new “Southmoor” sign at Monaco. For more information visit: Hampden Corridor Study Report(PDF, 9MB), Hampden Improvement Plan presentation(PDF, 1MB) and Hampden Improvements FAQ(PDF, 364KB).

Community members shared their ideas to improve the South Colorado Blvd corridor in 2019. Their ideas will help inform future improvements. View the SoCo Blvd Visioning Infographic(PDF, 699KB).(PDF, 699KB)

Community members participated in visioning meetings and surveys to share their ideas for what development they would like to see here. For more information, visit Denver's Southmoor Station TOD page. Results infographic(PDF, 4MB). 

Located at Belleview and I-25, the Belleview Station is a fast growing “urban” walkable Transportation Oriented Development complete with housing, hotel, office, retail, restaurants and an active transportation hub. Western Union and Newmont Mining, two Fortune 500, companies are located at the Belleview Station. View the plans online. 

The Colorado Light Rail Station located at Colorado Boulevard and I-25, is a dense, walkable Transportation Oriented Development that includes office and retail. Junction Food & Drink opened in 2020 and is a chef-driven Food Hall featuring inspired creations from both locally and nationally known chefs and has been a very popular spot to dine at.

Our mission statement: The District 4 Race & Social Justice Work Group, in support of the City of Denver’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals, seeks to promote racial and social justice in our community and create an inclusive district where everyone is welcome and can thrive. 

We are excited for what we have in store for this year. We will be having monthly work group meetings on the fourth Thursday of every month from 6 - 7 PM. For more information, please email taylor.cohn@denvergov.org.

Identify and apply for grants (Ex: P.S. You Are Here & Imagine 2020) dedicated for public art projects, and identify opportunities to attract arts and culture facilities to southeast Denver.

For more information, contact kathy.gile@denvergov.org.

Advocate for Improvement Districts and collaborate with mobility groups (WalkDenver, BikeDenver, Bicycle Colorado & Transportation Solutions) for improved safety measures in southeast Denver.

For more information, contact kendra.black@denvergov.org. 

Members advocate for improvements and helped to create the Denver Park Trust, a non-profit raising funds for new parks and capital projects.

For more information, contact Genevieve.Kline@denvergov.org.

Attract local, fresh restaurants and retail businesses to southeast Denver while still promoting and supporting existing restaurant and retail businesses in the area.

For more information, contact kendra.black@denvergov.org.

After a Hampden Corridor Study and public input, the first phase of Hampden improvements were completed in 2019 including medians, new crosswalks and a new light at Verbena. Phase two improvements will include a redesign of the Locust intersection to increase pedestrian safety. Design for this intersection will begin summer 2021. There will also be a new “Southmoor” sign at Monaco. The city is working on a Special Use Permit with Colorado Department of Transportation and hopes to begin construction summer 2021. 

For more info: Hampden Corridor Study Report.(PDF, 9MB) Hampden Improvement Plan presentation(PDF, 1MB) and Hampden Improvements FAQ(PDF, 364KB)

• The Yale Corridor Study looked at safety improvements from Downing to Holly. The study wrapped up in September 2020 with a virtual open house. The draft plan will be available for public review in February 2021. You can view all past reports, summaries and open house videos here.
• A tunnel connecting the High Line Canal Trail under Yale and Holly is funded through the Elevate Denver Bond. It has not yet been designed. Project timeline is TBD.

• There will be a public meeting for the University Neighborhoods Safer Streets effort spring 2021. DOTI will introduce the public to the projects coming to the area within the next several years (bike/paving projects, sidewalk gap projects, and Colorado/Buchtel bond projects). The immediate focus will be the bike paving projects on Buchtel, west of University and a potential bike lane on High St. 
• Community members shared their ideas to improve the South Colorado Blvd corridor in 2019. Their ideas will help inform future improvements. View the SoCo Blvd Visioning Infographic(PDF, 699KB). 

• Pedestrian safety improvements to Evans and Colorado have been designed and partially funded, but not scheduled.
• An Evans Corridor Study has been requested, but not yet funded.
• The Near Southeast Area Plan(PDF, 17MB) will engage neighbors north and south of Evans to develop a neighborhood plan to guide growth into the future. The plan is part of the citywide Neighborhood Planning Initiative. It is expected to kick-off in 2021.

The city is installing 125 miles of bikes lanes in Denver to create a connected bike network.

• Dahlia bike lane from Yale to Iliff is planned to be installed in 2021.
• Public outreach was conducted in 2019 for the Princeton bike lane. After additional analysis, DOTI recommended changing the original design from a Protected Bike Lane to a Neighborhood Bikeway. Stakeholder meetings took place in 2020. Construction is TBD.

Other Mobility Projects:

• A signalized crosswalk on Quincy at Syracuse is planned. No start date has been identified.
• The traffic signals at Yosemite and I-225 will be rebuilt in 2021 to improve safety.

• Denver Water’s Hillcrest Reservoir project is expected to be complete in 2021.