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SOUTHEASTDENVERSCOOP2018 ANNUAL PRINTED NEWSLETTERGET THE MONTHLY E-SCOOP IN YOUR INBOX!Sign up at bit.ly/southeastdenverscoop* to connect with the news in District 4*Please use this new link for future Scoop signups.WHY PARTICIPATE? - YOUR VOICE MATTERS!Thank you for attending meetings, filling out surveys and sharing your ideas!Together, we’ve influenced positive changes in southeast Denver. Highlightsfrom the past year include: Pedestrian improvements at the Yale Station that will include new, eightfoot wide sidewalks and a traffic signal at Yale Circle Bike lanes on Tamarac, Quebec and Union Avenue New restaurants and retail including a central market at Happy Canyon,Southside Social House at I-25 & Hampden, and many exciting businessesat the Belleview Station A new bus shelter on Hampden that combines art and function with acommunity-created tile mural on the retaining wall and a rotating display ofThomas Jefferson High School students’ artwork A cheerful mural along the High Line Canal Trail at I-25 and another oneplanned for the east side of the tunnelIN THIS EDITIONDISTRICT PROJECTS02DISTRICT PLANNING03YOUR COMMUNITY04SOUTH BY SOUTHEAST06LEGISLATIVE UPDATE08ENGAGING S.E. DENVER09IN THE DISTRICT10These are just a few exciting improvements; read more in this newsletter.Your participation in our community and visioning meetings will helpinfluence more positive changes in the future. Please stay involved!STAY ENGAGED by taking the 2018 survey inside, visitingdenvergov.org/district4, and following us on Twitter (@KendraBlackD4)and Facebook (@DenverCityCouncilwomanKendraBlack).SAVETHE DATE:TOWN HALLOCT. 24
DISTRICT PROJECTSADDITIONAL PROJECTSAn aerial rendering of the future of the Belleview Station.YALE STORMWATER PROJECT: This project to upgradestormwater infrastructure will address serious flooding issuesthat have been ongoing for decades near the Yale Station.The project started in January and is expected to concludethis fall. Traffic signals at Dahlia & Yale Circle, ADA rampsand sidewalks will also be constructed. Updates atdenvergov.org/eastyalestorm.HIGH LINE CANAL TUNNELS: To provide a safeconnection between the Denver and Cherry Hills sectionsLocated at I-25 & Belleview, the Belleview Station isof the High Line Canal, two underpasses will be constructedaccessible by bike, light rail and car. It is evolving into anunder Colorado Blvd. & Hampden. An underpass at Yale &exciting and fun urban-suburban hub. Restaurants and retail Holly is funded, but not yet designed.include Ambli, Los Chingones, Corvus Coffee, Ruth’s ChrisSteakhouse, Highland Tap & Burger, Sushi-rama, Urban Egg, FORMER K-MART AT MONACO & EVANS: This vacantOrange Theory, Barre3, Little Nest Portraits and more.property is a top concern for constituents and a priority for myThere are two apartment buildings, Carillon Senior Living, office. Working with our real estate department to exploreKentwood Real Estate headquarters, and Western Unionland use solutions, I have escalated efforts to ensure this(a Fortune 500 company). A second Fortune 500 company, property sells to a developer that will create a meaningfulNewmont Mining, and a hotel are also planned for the area. project to benefit the neighborhood.BELLEVIEW STATIONUMB AT HAMPDEN & ONEIDAUMB is constructing a new building on the site. UMBsold the eastern half of the property (where the old bank is)to Centura Health, which also purchased the adjacent purplebuildings. The old bank will be torn down in September, andCentura plans to build a 24,000 sq. ft. medical building with afree-standing emergency room. Centura is legally permittedto construct this building for this use. They may hold acommunity meeting to share their plans. I shared withCentura that many community members hoped for newuses that would engage Southmoor Park in a positive way.UNIVERSITY HILLS NORTHThe U-Hills North area is undergoing a transformationwith new apartments, condominiums, townhomes, duplexesand houses. Located near two light rail stations, residents canwalk to shopping, restaurants, transit and schools. Cigna hasmoved its headquarters to the new Leed Silver officebuilding at the Colorado Station, and a new apartmentbuilding has opened at the Yale Station. Additionally, a newcrosswalk will be constructed at Ash.HAPPY CANYON CENTRAL MARKETEISENHOWER PARK TENNIS COURTS: The courtsreopened to the public on June 29. The new, resurfacedcourts feature four Pickleball and three tennis courts.SOUTHMOOR PARK BASKETBALL COURT: Thisproject is funded by the 2017 Bond, but is not yet scheduled.BIBLE PARK PLAYGROUND: This project is funded bythe 2017 Bond, but is not yet scheduled. Communitymembers will be invited to provide input on the design.CVS AT HAMPDEN & TAMARAC: Three existing officebuildings will be torn down to build a CVS at the southwestcorner of this intersection. Plans include a pedestrian andbicycle zone. The timeline is TBD.HILLCREST RESERVOIR: Denver Water is upgrading theHillcrest water storage facility at 4100 S. Happy Canyon Rd.It is expected to be completed in 2020. Find updates atdenverwater.org/hillcrest.FORMER ROCKIES INN AT I-25 & EVANS: Green BoxStorage will construct a net zero building this year, meaningthe total amount of energy used annually will be roughlyequal to the amount of renewable energy created on site.The old Safeway in the Happy Canyon Shopping Centerwill soon reopen as a collective market similar to TheSource. The new community gathering place will featureTony’s Meats & Market, a wine and liquor store, full service FORMER BEAU JO’S AT COLORADO & YALE: The buildingbar, ice cream shop, coffee house, bakery and pizzeria.was torn down, and a Chick-Fil-A is under construction.FOR MORE INFORMATION ON DISTRICT PROJECTS, VISIT DENVERGOV.ORG/DISTRICT4.SOUTHEAST DENVER SCOOP2
DISTRICT PLANNINGHAMPDEN SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS200 community members attended the Southmoor Visioningmeeting on February 20th to discuss ideas for the area.SOUTHMOOR STATION VISIONINGMuch of the commercial development near the stationwas built in the 1960s. To get ahead of inevitable change, Ihave engaged the community to begin creating a vision. In2017, the Urban Land Institute conducted a TechnicalAdvisory Panel that studied the area and interviewedneighbors, property owners and business representatives.The Panel recommended that the community embark on avisioning process.This year, more than 350 people attended two SouthmoorVisioning meetings. Neighbors shared their ideas for the area:they want a neighborhood feel, a suburban-urban scale, localrestaurants, community spaces and housing choices liketownhomes. Neighbors don’t want big box stores, nationalchains or office buildings.Next steps include sharing our preliminary vision withcity planners, property owners and other interested partiesto try to influence changes as they come up in the near- andlong-term. Our work thus far has laid the foundation for theNeighborhood Planning Initiative (NPI), a city planningeffort that will begin in southeast Denver in a few years. Readmore about the NPI to the right.Incidentally, during our efforts this winter, I learned thatGart Properties, which owns the last remaining undevelopedSouthmoor parcel along Monaco near the dentist’s office, isselling the land to a daycare provider.With 80,000 cars a day, safety is the number one challengeon this thoroughfare with an unusually high number of carcrashes and car/pedestrian incidents. It is not comfortableor safe for pedestrians to walk or access the Southmoor andDayton Light Rail Stations. Traffic engineers studied thecorridor and engaged with community members to shareideas and create both short- and long-term visions. CDOTwill repave Hampden and construct some improvements in2019. I hope that longer term improvements will be madeincrementally. Updates at denvergov.org/hampdenave.S. COLORADO BLVD. (SoCo) VISIONINGWe plan to kick off “SoCo” visioning in February 2019.We’ll meet at the Wellshire Event Center with a pop-up beergarden to explore ideas to improve the safety, aesthetics andland use along South Colorado Boulevard.Initial data for the Far Southeast Plan provides a breakdown ofland use in the area to better help constituents and cityplanners understand the opportunities and challenges ahead.NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING INITIATIVEDenver's Neighborhood Planning Initiative (NPI) is anew long-term commitment to ensure every part of thecity benefits from an area plan. Over the next 10-14 years,residents, neighborhood groups and community leaderswill work with the city's neighborhood planning team tocreate a vision and plan for their specific area. Planning insoutheast Denver will begin in 2019 with the Near SoutheastPlan that covers Evans, Goldsmith and neighborhoods tothe north. The Far Southeast Plan includes Southmoor,Wellshire East and Hampden Heights. The South Planincludes Cherry Point, U-Hills and Wellshire. The timelinefor these plans is not yet confirmed.The visioning we’ve done in southeast Denver has laidthe foundation for the NPI. Communities can do even morewith Neighborhood Toolkits; activities to help you thinkabout your neighborhood’s strengths, weaknesses, goalsand priorities. Neighbors can create a photo vision book,an oral history and host community discussion. Find moreinformation at denvergov.org/neighborhoodplanning.WHY IS PLANNING IMPORTANT?Our southeast Denver commercial corridors aredeteriorating with the addition of tire stores, used carlots, drive-thru fast food and storage facilities.Residents would like to see a change and improvedland use. Because, in most cases, property ownersare within their rights to operate these businesses, itis important for the community to develop a visionand then create neighborhood plans. Neighborhoodplans are official and can direct future development.Your voice matters! Please continue to participate.32018 ANNUAL PRINTED NEWSLETTER
YOUR COMMUNITYThe new owner of 2900 S. University landmarked the buildingto preserve the integrity of the architecture.LANDMARKING 2900 S. UNIVERSITYI’m so excited that the old house at 2900 S. University hasbeen purchased! It was the first house in the Wellshire ParkSubdivision, the original namesake for the current Wellshireneighborhood. Completed in 1926, the house demonstratesearly efforts by residential developers to push south beyondUniversity Park into what was then a rural outlying area ofDenver. The new owner landmarked the building with plansto restore it, guaranteeing it will never be torn down. It is abeautiful old building that—once restored—will add somuch value to the neighborhood. The owner is a financialplanner and will locate his office there.The south bridge to Bible Park was lowered into place via acrane on January 9th of this year.THANK YOU BIBLE PARK NEIGHBORS!In 2017, Parks & Recreation (DPR) closed three BiblePark bridges after engineers determined the bridges werestructurally deficient and dangerous. The news was devastingto park users. DPR initially planned to replace only thesouth and east bridges. However, thanks to the incredibleadvocacy of neighbors, DPR decided to replace the westbridge, too. Special thanks to Jim Peterson, who organizedthe effort with neighbors. The south bridge opened to the public in March. The east and west bridges are under construction andwill open later this summer.Join the High Line Canal Conservancy for a cleanup of the High Line Canal near the Holly and Iliff crossing,Saturday, August 4th from 8:30-11 AM. Email volunteer@highlinecanal.org for more details or to sign up.SOUTHEAST DENVER SCOOP4
YOUR COMMUNITYGOOD NEIGHBOR & NEIGHBORHOOD WATCHOur Good Neighbor Program (GNP) encourages neighbors to connect, lend ahand and work together to increase safety by getting to know each other,sharing contact information and being observant. The Denver PoliceDepartment’s Neighborhood Watch is more formal and complements our GNP.ANNUAL GOOD NEIGHBOR & NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH MEETING44112233Police Chief Robert White and Police District 3 Commander Magen Dodgeaddressed our neighborhood leaders at our 2017 annual meeting. This year, morethan 100 people learned about Pups on Patrol, which trains community members asextra eyes and ears while walking their dog. Become a leader, and you’ll be invitedto attend the annual GNP meeting. Contact liz.zukowski@denvergov.org to getstarted and develop a safety plan with your Community Resource Officer (CRO).CROs Mike Borquez & Jim Lopez are your liaisons to DPD. Contact them at720-913-1300, mike.borquez@denvergov.org or jim.lopez@denvergov.org.MEET COMMANDER MAGEN DODGE1. HOW DID YOU DECIDE TO PURSUE A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT?I started as a Denver Safety Cadet and intended on becoming an accountant,which was my major. However, the program requires cadets to go on policeride-a-longs. I was hooked and decided to enter law enforcement.2. HOW DO YOU MANAGE IN THIS MALE-DOMINATED FIELD?The police department is only 13% women, and there are only three femalecommanders! I work hard to earn the respect of my position. It is extremelydifficult to navigate, but I see it as my mission and responsibility to pave the wayfor the next generation of women coming through the ranks.COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (CAB) MEETINGSMeet with your DPD officers the first Tuesday of each month, 6-7 PM,at the District 3 Police Station (1625 S. University) for updates aboutcrime in the area and safety tips.CALL 9-1-1 to stop a crime,report a fire or save a life.CALL 720 -913-2000 to reportnot life-threatening crimes and autothefts and burglaries not in progress.Register your cell phone withSWIFT911, an EmergencyNotification System that alertsresidents to police activity, severestorm warnings, road closures andevacuations occurring in your area.Denvergov.org/911nowPictured (from left): Officer Borquez,Commander Dodge & Officer LopezCITY TOOLS TO IMPROVE SAFETYDenver offers various tools to improve communication between you, the policeand 911 operators. DPD has transitioned from Nextdoor to VirtualNeighborhood. Create a profile at denvergov.org/police to receive crime alertsand safety tips. When properly utilized, the three tools below will help Denver’sfirst responders save time and save lives.SMART911 allows you to registeryour cell phone and create a safetyprofile that provides emergencyresponders with importantinformation about yourself, familymembers, pets, home andvehicles in an emergency.5TEXT911 supports residents whoare deaf, hard of hearing or have aspeech disability. It can also be usedwhen residents are unable to speakdue to an emergency or threateningsituation. Call if you can, text ifyou must.2018 ANNUAL PRINTED NEWSLETTER
COUNCILWOMAN KENDRASOUTHCOMMUNFESTIVAL LINEUPSATURDAYAUGUST 1811 AM - 7 PMBIBLE PARKKick off fun run/walk around Bible Park 11:00Run, walk or ride 1.6 miles on the HighLine Canal Trail to help us kick off thesecond annual SxSE!Kids’ bike parade 11:00Visit from Mayor Michael B. Hancock11:30Farmers’ Market presented by11-2:00Whole Foods andSamuels Elementary Garden ClubLIVE MUSICCommunity BEER GARDENKIDS’ PLAY AREA from StreetscapesPop-up, off-leash DOG PARKGiant, solar-powered BUBBLE TOWERFamily-frien(Giant CupColorado SyINSTRUMSPECIAL PERocky MounTJHS CheerlWe are offering 1 FREE COMMEMORATIVE CUPshort survey (while supplies last). Find pedestrian12:00 PM1:20 PM2:30 PMDENVERMUNICIPAL BANDLILA BLOOMMLIMA20-piece, New Orleans-stylejazz band has performedat summer concerts inDenver for morethan 100 years!Female-led indie/alternative/folk bandfrom Southmoor Park;a new additionto SxSE7-piece rock/jam/funk bandwith SE Denver roots plays“groovy music;” a fanfavorite from 2017!WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!Whole Foods Guaranty Bank CRL & Associates RevesBelleview Station DPC Development Company Good ChemiVolunteers are crucial to the success ofSouth by Southeast. If you’re interestedin covering a shift, please contactkathy.gile@denvergov.org or720-337-4444.SOUTHEAST DENVER SCOOPThanks to our event spoEdward Jones Advisors - Robert Richard Ruhl & CoryWaste Management Samuels Elementary Garden Club D6
ENDRA BLACK PRESENTS.THBYSOUTHEASTMMUNIT Y FESTIVAL & FUN RUNPresented by:With supportfrom:LINEUPFOOD & BREWSLIVE MUSIC FROM LOCAL BANDS12-7:00SPECIAL PERFORMANCESRocky Mountain Ballet AcademyTJHS Cheerleaders & mini-cheerleadersFamily-friendly YARD GAMES(Giant Cup Pong, etc.)Colorado Symphony’sINSTRUMENT PETTING ZOOALLDAYFOOD TRUCKSMac & Noodles: A twist on the classic mac & cheese.Pericos Tacos: Authentic & delicious. A perfect festival food.Smokestack 70: Traditional, KC BBQ. A favorite from last year!Repicci’s Italian Ice & Gelato: Back by popular demand!SNACK CARTSHot Dogs by HenrySoft drinks & snacks(fundraiser by the TJHSFootball team)Sweet Treats by MelissaBREWERIESWit’s End BrewingStrange Craft BrewingDenver Beer CompanyComrade BrewingRenegade BrewingColorado Cider CompanyRATIVE CUP to attendees who travel to the festival by biking, walking or public transit AND take apedestrian & bike maps from your neighborhood to the festival at denvergov.org/southbysoutheast.3:40 PM4:50 PM6:00 PMIRREVERENTKINGSJIMBO DARVILLE &THE TRUCKADOURSCOLORADOSYMPHONY BRASSENSEMBLEEclectic, crowd-pleasingrock n’ roll band fromSouthmoor Park; anew addition toSxSE“Truck-driving music” andunderground bluegrassband with subjectspecific music fromSE DenverA new addition to SxSE;the quintet performsmodern tunes (likeStar Wars!)Revesco Properties Colorado Symphony OrchestraGood Chemistry Streetscapes Denver Parks & RecreationIn an effort to encourage sustainable practices,we are proud to annouce this event isCERTIFIABLY GREEN by Denver’s Departmentof Public Health & Environment.& Cory Young Colorado Barricade Denver Waterden Club Denver Public Works K&C Management UBSdenvergov.org/certifiablygreenatesnt sponsors & partners!uhl72018 ANNUAL PRINTED NEWSLETTER
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE2018 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIESIssues related to growth continue to be the top prioritiesfor the entire Denver City Council. Denver’s populationhas increased from 467,000 in 1990 to 704,000 today, andour state population has grown from 3.3 million to 5.6million in the same time period. Traffic is terrible, and wedon’t have enough housing. Council priorities address theseand other issues including housing & homelessness; mobility& transportation; public safety; expediting the number ofneighborhood plans; sustainability, recycling & composting;workforce development; and parks & recreation.DENVER CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS (Back row, from left): WayneNew, Chris Herndon, Kendra Black, Albus Brooks, Kevin Flynn, RobinKniech, Paul Kashmann, Jolon Clark (Front row): Rafael Espinoza,Stacie Gilmore, Debbie Ortega, Mary Beth Susman, Paul LópezOTHER COUNCIL ISSUESVoters approved the Green Roofs Initiative in 2017, requiring green roofs and solar panels on most buildings over25,000 sq. ft. There are many challenges with the implementation of this law. The Green Roofs Task Force hasrecommended modifications, clarifications and improvements to the initiative through a collaborative, consensus-basedprocess that will honor the vote of the people. The task force presented its recommendations to Council, which now hasthe opportunity to amend the law.In 2016, voters approved the Neighborhood Supported Social Use Ordinance, which allows certain existingbusinesses (like yoga studios, art galleries and coffee shops) to apply for permits for the social consumption of cannabis.Per ordinance, a task force is required to look at the impacts of the law. I am chairing the task force, which will makerecommendations to the Council, which will then have an opportunity to amend the law.FUNDING AFFORDABLE HOUSINGMY CITYWIDE PRIORITIESDenver is experiencing a housing crisis: There is not enoughhousing for the people who live here and what we have is notaffordable for many. The solution is more houses, condos andyes, even apartments, especially for low- and middle-incomepeople. In 2016, City Council contemplated a bill to create anaffordable housing fund. During our discussions and in a DenverPost opinion piece, I proposed using marijuana tax revenue; anincreasing revenue source that could provide substantial fundingand would be an easy sell to residents who would see this sin taxfunding a community good. The marijuana industry supportedthe idea, but unfortunately, I was not persuasive, and my ideawas not part of the bill. The bill that passed imposed a fee ondevelopers and added ½ a mill to property taxes. It has fallenshort of its intended goal to generate 15M annually. In April,the administration proposed doubling the fund to 30M byincreasing the recreational marijuana tax to generate anadditional 8M a year and transferring 7M annually from thegeneral fund. The proposal also included a partnership with theDenver Housing Authority, which can bond the existing propertytax mill to generate 105M to create and preserve affordablehousing and to acquire land for future developments. As aproponent of using marijuana tax revenue to help address ourhousing crisis, I am very pleased with this proposal. To strengthenit, I would like the annual general fund transfer to formally comefrom marijuana tax revenue, making the total investment frommarijuana taxes 15M. I believe Denver residents will supportthis dedicated revenue source to address our housing crisis.LAND USE: Ideally, the area around light rail stationsshould be active places where people live, work, shopand eat. They should be walkable places whereresidents use transit. Unfortunately, we often seestorage facilities and car-oriented businesses, like cardealerships and drive-thrus around our transit stations.To address this issue, I initiated an amendment to theDenver Zoning Code that prohibits the construction ofstorage facilities and drive-thru businesses within aquarter mile of light rail stations.PARKS: I am working to establish a foundation tosupport land acquisition for new Denver parks.RESIDENTIAL GROUP HOMES: To better ensure thehealth, safety and welfare of group home residents andthe neighborhoods they live in, I have worked to improvecommunication in our permitting process to ensureproper licensing and oversight. I am urging our state andfederal governments to regulate group sober homes.YOUTH EDUCATION: I am working to streamline andimprove youth education efforts around cannabis,illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco.ELECTION REFORM: I am working with Clerk &Recorder Debra Johnson and Elections Director AmberMcReynolds to champion election reform that includesrequiring a fiscal note and re-evaluating the currentrequirements for citizen-initiated ballot measuresand election dates.SOUTHEAST DENVER SCOOP8
ENGAGING S.E. DENVERVISIONING WORK GROUPS: THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!In 2016, more than 1,300 residents participated in our southeast Denver visioning. We learned what you love and hateabout our neck of the woods. You shared your desires, what you’d like to be different and what you’d like to stay thesame. From this process came four Visioning Work Groups made up of District 4 volunteers who wanted to stayinvolved and work on our goals.Restaurant & Retail group members meet monthly forbreakfast to discuss progress in the district.The PTG group kicked off its Cleaner, Greener SoutheastDenver campaign this June to increase recycling in SE parks.RESTAURANTS & RETAIL (R&R)The R&R group works to bring new restaurants and storesto District 4. Big wins include the new central market atHappy Canyon, Southside Social House, Belleview Stationrestaurants, Kennedy Station, Santiago’s and The HungryWolf BBQ. We expect to see more restaurants next year.In 2017, they organized a southeast Denver restaurantsurvey that received 1,341 responses in less than 14 days!PARKS, TRAILS & GOLF (PTG)In 2017, the PTG group promoted the Kennedy GolfCourse putt-putt through a Family Four Pack promotion.In 2018, they are leading the Cleaner, Greener SoutheastDenver campaign to increase recycling in southeast Denverparks and educate residents on proper recycling techniques.One of their long-term goals is for the Wellshire Inn to,once again, open to the public as a restaurant.The Arts & Culture group was instrumental in the success of thecommunity art project planning and execution at SxSE 2017.Members of the Mobility & Streetscapes group spent the yearadvocating for mobility improvements throughout the district.ARTS & CULTURE (A&C)The A&C group champions and promotes art and culturein District 4. Projects include: Murals on the High Line Canal tunnel at I-25 50 State Animal Art on nine traffic utility boxes alongSouth Colorado Boulevard. An art bus shelter at Ivanhoe & Hampden that displaysrotating TJ students’ art, and a community-created tilemural on the shelter’s retaining wall A native bird species mural in the Cherry Creek Trailtunnel under Havana created by K/1 students at JoeShoemaker School; And, a Welcome To Denver mural at Yosemite & I-225.MOBILITY & STREETSCAPES (M&S)The M&S group was very involved in two citywidemobility planning efforts: Denver Moves- Peds & Trails andDenver Moves- Transit. They’ve helped to identify pedestrianand bicycle needs in southeast Denver, and they implementedour South by Southeast mobility plan by designing andplacing wayfinding signs that encouraged people to walkand bike to the festival. The group is excited about#NoDriveFriday, our campaign to encourage residents toditch their cars on Fridays and walk, bike or use transitinstead. In the fall, they will help organize a #NoDriveFridaychallenge for DPS schools in District 4.92018 ANNUAL PRINTED NEWSLETTER
IN THE DISTRICTMOBILITY IN SOUTHEAST DENVERA variety of mobility enhancements are planned to improvepedestrian safety and connectivity. Projects include: A crosswalk at Ash & Evans to connect U-Hills Northto the Colorado Light Rail Station is expected in 2019. An enhanced crosswalk and pedestrian refuge at Oberlin& Tamarac to Rosamond Park is planned for 2018. An enhanced crosswalk and Hawk Signal to Bible Park atAmherst & Quebec will be constructed this fall and willoffer a pedestrian refuge halfway across Quebec. An ADAaccessible ramp will connect the crosswalk to the bridge. A crosswalk at Holly & Iliff, connecting the High LineCanal Trail, will be designed this summer. Constructionis expected early 2019. Tunnels at Colorado & Hampden will connect theDenver and Cherry Hills Village segments of the HighLine Canal Trail. The project is currently in design;construction is expected to begin in 2019. Upon completion of the Yale stormwater project, wider,more pedestrian-friendly sidewalks will be installed on thesouth side of Yale between I-25 & Dahlia. Other projectsplanned for Yale but not designed include: High Line Canaltunnel at Yale & Holly and traffic flow improvements. A traffic signal at Yale Ave. & Yale Cr. will be designed in2018, with construction expected in 2019. The project isin the first group of projects funded by the 2017 Bond. 8.4M from the 2017 Bond is dedicated to improvingpedestrian and bike access to the Colorado Station.Improvements include: Redesign of four intersections(Colorado & Buchtel, Colorado & Evans, University &Buchtel, University & Evans), a Buchtel bike path fromColorado to University, and bikeway improvementsbetween Colorado & the I-25 pedestrian bridge. Hampden Heights paths will be resurfaced in 2018. Separated bike lanes were installed on Union Ave., fromMonaco to Yosemite, and on Tamarac, from Hampdento Yale. Ulster St. will receive bike lanes this year, fromPrinceton to Belleview, providing critical connectivity tothe Southmoor and Belleview Light Rail Stations. Safety and multi-modal improvements will be designedin coordination with CDOT’s repaving of Hampden in2019. More improvements are anticipated in the future. 5M was allocated for Hampden in the 2017 Bond.DENVER DAYS 2018 (AUGUST 4 - 12)Every year, during the first week of August, communitiesare encouraged to host block parties, picnics and serviceprojects to strengthen connectivity and safety within theirneighborhoods. To find a Denver Days event near you,visit denvergov.org/denverdays.SOUTHEAST DENVER SCOOPHamilton Middle School students and faculty were excited tojoin our #NoDriveFriday challenge this spring.NO DRIVE FRIDAY CHALLENGETo reduce traffic and get people accustomed to walking,biking and public transit, we’ve started the #NoDriveFridaycampaign. Join us every Friday by leaving your car at home,and be a part of the solution, not the problem. Share your#NoDriveFriday commute on our social media pages, andstay tuned for a school challenge in the fall!DRIVE 25 YARD SIGNSRemind neighbors to slow down and drive the speedlimit (25 mph) on residential streets! Pick up a free yardsign from our office, 3540 S. Poplar St., Ste. 100. More than300 signs have already been distributed!CDOT I-225 PILOT PROJECTTo address congestion on I-225, CDOT performed a pilotproject by re-striping a lane of traffic and restricting accessto southbound I-25. The project has reduced delays on oneof the most congested bottlenecks in the region. The resultsof the project were discussed at a July 31st public meeting.Denver’s Vision Zero Action Plan is a five-year planto achieve zero traffic deaths through collaborationamong city agencies, state partners, communitypartners and Denver residents. Improved street design,safe speeds, a culture of safety, and improved dataand transparency will save lives. Southeast Denver’smobility projects will make our streets safer andcontribute to our Vision Zero goals.UNIVERSITY HILLS PLAZAAs one of Denver’s oldest shopping centers, the U-HillsPlaza opened in 1955 as a bustling retail area on S. ColoradoBlvd., north of Yale. Exciting outdoor events are planned for2018 including a weekly farmers’ market, concert series,grilling series, vintage car show, fall festival and Decemberseasonal celebration. For the full schedule, visit uhplaza.com.10
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BIBLE PARK PLAYGROUND: This project is funded by the 2017 Bond, but is not yet scheduled. Community members will be invited to provide input on the design. CVS AT HAMPDEN & TAMARAC: Three existing office buildings will be torn down to build a CVS at the southwest corner of this intersection. Plans include a pedestrian and bicycle zone.
