Ready to roll up your sleeves? Here's how
Love the neighborhoods of Washington Virginia Vale, Virginia Village, Indian Creek, Goldsmith and University Hills North. The Near Southeast Area Plan is launching this year, and we are looking for active and eager community partners to take the lead. If you are interested in serving on the plan steering committee, joining a focus group or participating in other opportunities, let us know by completing our interest form.
Complete the interest form & tell us how you want to get involved
Tell your friends and neighbors
The Near Southeast Planning Area is made up of Washington Virginia Vale, Virginia Village, Indian Creek, Goldsmith and the area of University Hills north of Yale Avenue. It includes a variety of housing types, significant commercial corridors including Colorado Boulevard and Leetsdale Drive, and amenities like sections of the Cherry Creek Greenway and the Highline Canal. Several major redevelopment projects in the area have highlighted the need to work with the community to update outdated neighborhood plans or provide planning guidance in areas where no neighborhood plan exists.
Current Zoning Context
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Suburban - 54%
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Former Chapter 59 - 24%
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Open Space - 10%
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Industrial - 6%
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Other (Urban Edge, Campus, General Urban, Urban Center, Open Zone District) - 9%
Planning Need Indicator Scores
To help inform the neighborhood planning process, the city developed data-based indicators of planning need at the neighborhood scale.
Each Near Southeast Area neighborhood was scored from low planning need to high planning need in five categories.
| Neighborhood |
Livability |
Investment |
Policy & Regulation |
Economy |
Demographics |
| Goldsmith |
Medium high |
Medium |
Medium |
High |
Medium low |
| Indian Creek |
Medium high |
Medium |
Medium high |
Medium high |
Medium |
| Virginia Village |
Medium high |
Medium low |
Medium low |
Medium |
Medium |
| Washington Virginia Vale |
Medium |
Medium low |
Medium |
Medium high |
Medium low |
Read more about the indicators and scoring.
Previous Plans and Projects
Area Statistics and Other Information
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Statistics
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- Area: 5.03 square miles
- 2018 Population: 34,778
- Housing units: 18,597
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Regional destinations
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- Cherry Creek Trail
- Colorado Department of Transportation Offices
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Natural features
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- Cherry Creek
- Cook Park
- High Line Canal
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Key corridors
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- Interstate 25
- Colorado Boulevard
- Dahlia Street
- Holly Street
- Monaco Parkway
- Cherry Creek N/S Drive
- Quebec Street
- Alameda Avenue
- Leetsdale Drive
- Louisiana Avenue
- Florida Avenue
- Jewell Avenue
- Evans Avenue
- Yale Avenue
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Boundaries
- North: Alameda Avenue
- East: Quebec Street and city limits
- South: Yale Avenue
- West: Colorado Boulevard and Interstate 25
Planning is a collaborative, community-driven process facilitated by city staff with the support of City Council offices, partner agencies and guided by a steering committee of residents, local businesses, neighborhood groups, community-serving organizations and other constituencies from every neighborhood in the planning area.
Consultants, Partner Agencies and Other Organizations
Community Meetings and Office Hours
Past meeting information will be posted here.
Steering Committee Meetings
Past meeting information will be posted here.
Other Neighborhood Meetings and Events
Past meeting information will be posted here.
Past Newsletters
Newsletter information will be posted here.
Past Survey Information
Survey information will be posted here.
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