By Myles Tangalin, Congress Park Board volunteer Why the East Central Neighborhood Plan Matters to Congress Park If you are interested in more information about proposals for Transit Priority streets, decreased on-street parking, high-density construction, Bus Rapid Transit and other potential changes and their impact in Congress Park, make sure you look at the East Central Neighborhood Plan (denvergov.org> East Central Area Plan) and attend some meetings to let your …Continue reading →
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The purpose and mission of the City Park Neighborhood Advisory Committee is to: (1) help circulate information from the city and park institutions to neighborhood residents and vice versa; (2) facilitate a collaborative culture whereby all stakeholders can have meaningful input on decisions getting made about the park; and (3) work to honor the unifying nature of this historic public space. HISTORY OF THE CP NAC The NAC was established …Continue reading →
Many residents of the Congress Park Neighborhood have experienced flooding, especially in the past few years. The neighborhood lies mostly within the Upper Montclair drainage basin, which stretches from Alameda Avenue on the south, to Colfax Avenue on the North. The City would like to develop a plan to fix or mitigate these flooding problems, and has set up a committee of residents to help do so. On Jan 12 Congress Park Neighbors invited their residents and businesses to take a short survey asking them to give feed back as to whether they had experienced flooding in their neighborhoods over the past 5 years. The survey closed Jan 16, 2017.
The Neighborhood Planning Initiative (NPI) is a new commitment to cover 100% of the city with area plans. This will be achieved over a period of approximately 10-14 years, or faster if resources allow (under Denver’s current planning approach of conducting one or two neighborhood plans at a time, this would take approximately 78 years to achieve). Under the banner of NPI, area planning will occur according to a consistent, streamlined process common to all plans. The multi-year work program will occur according to a predictable schedule laid out in advance. Once 100% coverage of the city is achieved, NPI will continue by cycling back through and updating the completed plans for each area.
In June 2016, Congress Park Neighbors was accepted into Denver’s Sustainable Neighborhoods Program. Neighborhoods participating in this unique certification program organize workshops, projects, and events that reduce residents’ ecological footprint and enhance the livability of their neighborhood. The program gives residents the opportunity to become active partners in making Denver a vibrant and sustainable community. Congress Park Neighbors Green Team’s Proposed Initiatives include: Connecting Community This initiative creates channels for engaging neighbors and local …Continue reading →
