FINAL COMMUNITY MEETING APRIL 10, 2018 WELCOME First Upper - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

FINAL COMMUNITY MEETING APRIL 10, 2018

WELCOME First Upper Montclair Community Workshop – Feb 28 th 2017

SIGNIFICANT FLOODING LOCATIONS Significant Flooding Locations – Denver PW COMMUNITY REPORTS

June 24, 2015 – Denver PW SEVERN & IVANHOE

14 TH & JERSEY June 24, 2015 – Denver PW

BASIN TOPOGRAPHY Basin Elevation - USGS ELEVATION: LOW HIGH

HISTORY OF A PAST CREEK Colfax Ave Monaco Pkwy Colorado Blvd Geologic Map of Greater Denver Area, 1979 – USGS via Enginuity

BUILT, URBAN ENVIRONMENT All Building Structures, 2014 – Denver Open Data TODAY

STUDY AREA CHARACTERISTICS Aurora CURRENT LAND USE SF OFFICE MF IND COM PARKS Glendale MX USE PARKING INST OTHER Existing Land Use – Denver Open Data

PARKS AND OPEN SPACE UPPER MONTCLAIR Parks make up just 1.5% of the basin 54 Parks ACRES 3807 Total Basin ACRES Existing Parks – Denver Open Data

Set out to build a new approach….. GREY COMMUNITY PLANNING & GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN DESIGN INFRASTRUCTURE Upper Montclair pilot project

PLANNING PROCESS 1. Listen to community concerns; understand the basin characteristics, built environment and flood conditions; 2. Enable community conversations and identify “community driven investigations”; 3. Identify community goals and priorities around those investigations; 4. Develop alternative concepts and solutions that integrate community interests; 5. Build participation and support of a more resilient community future!

INITIAL COMMUNITY DRIVEN INVESTIGATIONS

COMMUNITY DRIVEN INVESTIGATIONS

INVESTIGATION A: E. 16TH AVENUE GREEN STREETS PERMEABLE STREETS GREEN ALLEYS E F TREE LAWN BIOSWALES INTERSECTION BULB-OUTS

INVESTIGATION B: COLFAX CORRIDOR & 14 TH & KRAMERIA Streets and alleys field review & conditions assessment; Coordination with Bus Rapid Transit project and Denver’s NPI East Plan; Colfax Business Improvement District (BID) meetings; Exploration of incentives to promote the design and construction of green infrastructure.

INVESTIGATION C: HALE PARKWAY & SEVERN Multiple community meetings; Discussed a range of approaches to stormwater management and water quality; Key interest in current land use development and traffic congestion;

INVESTIGATION D: COMMUNITY EDUCATION & RESOUCES Upper Montclair Basin history, topography and resulting flooding information; Coordination with City Departments, Water Quality experts and coordination with CU student research; Increased community awareness – residential and businesses Resource guide and future pilot projects………

Thank you for your participation!