Changes that were most controversial among Park Hill residents will be eliminated, Moulton said at a community meeting last week. Stricken from the proposal will be denser residential development on East Colfax Avenue, including buildings several stories high, she said. But some residents said they were unconvinced planners ultimately would heed their concerns. Large-scale redevelopment on South Federal and Brighton boulevards. Mixed residential and commercial development for the Jefferson Park neighborhood north of old Mile High Stadium and for low-income Swansea.
Nothing is set in stone - or concrete.
There are no specific proposals that would call for, say, X number of new residential units along East Colfax or exactly what kind of mixed-use development would go into Jefferson Park or on West 38th Avenue. The city would guide the changes mostly through zoning, including cutting parking requirements, to be approved by the City Council. A draft of the plan is set to be done by early summer. The planning agency hopes to get a final proposal to the City Council by fall. But that timetable could be optimistic if neighborhoods mount a stiff campaign against the plan.