Colfax Community Vision & Action Plan

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Draft Plan Available!

Read the plan and tell us what you think by taking a quick survey.

Full plan available in English and Spanish. Plan summary also available in Farsi, French, and Burmese. See "Plan Materials" section to the right.

Overview

Northwest Aurora is the cultural heart of the city and East Colfax is Aurora’s original downtown. The Colfax Community Vision and Action Plan a planning process focused on gathering community priorities for the Colfax area and creating an action plan for achieving these goals. As part of this effort, the project is also evaluating different models for a community-led organization that could help fund and work towards these priorities.

DDA Boundaries and CDC Service Area

Below are the proposed DDA boundaries and overlapping CDC service area. The DDA boundaries are Yosemite St. to the west, E 16^th Ave. to the north, the Fitzsimons Urban Renewal Area to the east, and E 14^th Ave to the south. The CDC can work throughout Northwest Aurora as it does not have defined boundaries.

Want to share your ideas for specific locations? Use our Interactive Mapping Tool to drop pins on locations you love, areas of concern, or ideas for the future.

Community Engagement Summary

Over the last nine months, we have:

• Hosted or attended 22 events with 740+ attendees
• Held 100+ conversations with residents, business owners, property owners, and organizations
• Survey available in 5 languages

From that feedback, these six priority areas emerged:

• Public Safety & Security
• Supporting Small Businesses & Access to Goods and Services
• Community Wellbeing & Stability
• Cleaning & Maintenance
• Advancing Arts, Culture, and a Creative Economy
• Public Space Improvements

What's Happening Now?

We will continue to refine the draft plan based on community feedback to create a second draft in early August. Read the plan and tell us what you think by taking a quick survey.

On July 14th, City Council will hold a public hearing to decide whether to place the DDA up for vote in November. Important: this is not a hearing approving the Plan or the DDA. It will only determine if there will be a vote in November by eligible electors within the proposed DDA boundaries. Agenda (when available) and details on how to share comments with council can be found on the City Council Meetings webpage.

The next working group meeting will be held virtually on Monday, July 7th from 11:30am - 1:00pm.