Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Strategic Plan

TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN t 2014 TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 2 DENVER CITY COUNCILDENVER CITY of theAuthor(s) anddonotnecessarily theviews reflect ofthe Federal Government. statements andinterpretations co No. CO-79-1000. The substance andfindingsofthe work are dedicated to thepublic. The authorandpublisherare solely responsi The work thatprovided by thebasisfor fundingunderanaward thispublicationwassupported withtheFederal Transit Administ Dave Webster Julie Underdahl Arleen Taniwaki Susan Pearce Sharon Nunnally Brittany Saunders Morris Anna Jones Shannon Gifford Jim Bershof Andy Baldyga Kenneth Ho, Chairman BOARDDENVER PLANNING At-Large -Deborah Ortega At- Large -RobinKniech 11-Christopher Herndon District 10-JeanneRobb District 9-JudyMontero District 8-AlbusBrooks District 7-ChrisNevitt District 6-CharlieBrownDistrict BethSusman(President) 5-Mary District 4-PeggyDistrict Lehmann 3-PaulDistrict D. Lopez 2-JeanneFaatzDistrict 1-SusanShepherd District MAYOR MICHAEL B. HANCOCK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ntained inthispublication. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expres Mike Anderson Mike Justin Schmitz Emily Snyder Jenn Hillhouse Billings Ryan Director Crissy Fanganello, Transportation Jose Cornejo, Manager PUBLIC WORKS Jeff Romine Paul Washington, Executive Director Tim Hambidge Andrew Johnston Gretchen Manager Hollrah, Deputy Financial Officer Kennedy,Cary Mayor Deputy andChief Andrea Burns Deirdre Oss Andrea Santoro Steven Chester David Gaspers Champine Caryn DirectorSteve Gordon, PlanningServices Brad Buchanan,Executive Director DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OF ECONOMIC FINANCE Patrick McLaughlin Iverson, Manager,Kate TOD Planning Coordination Bill Sirois, Manager, Senior TOD and Manager David Marquardt, Parks Planning ParksGordon Robertson, Director Lauri Dannemiller, Manager PARKS ANDRECREATION Chris Volgelsang, OVConsulting Beth Vogelsang, OVConsulting EPS Chris Ryerson, Brian Duffany, EPS Daniel Guimond, EPS-Principal Chase Mullen,MIG J.J. Folsom, MIG-Project Manager Daniel Iacofano, MIG-Principal TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT REGIONAL CONSULTANTS ble for ofthe theaccuracy ration Cooperative Agreement sed inthispublication are those

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TOD CONTINUUM 35 38 34 CONTINUUM INTRODUCTION 46 TOD 52 METHODOLOGY 42 WALKSHEDS 60 STRATEGIZE CATALYZE ENERGIZE CITY-WIDE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 68 INTRODUCTION TOD DEFINITION OF PRINCIPLES TOD TOD FOR CONTEXT TOD FOR READINESS 9 8 10 12 14 URBAN CENTER 22 24 20 ISWHAT TYPOLOGY? A 18 CENTER DOWNTOWN URBAN 26 URBAN GENERAL URBAN SUBURBAN 28 TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TABLE

TYPOLOGY 16 TYPOLOGY

SETTING THE STAGE STAGE THE SETTING 6 ACTION PLAN 32 PLAN ACTION TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 4 Denver, neighborhoodplans, andstationarea plans. recommendations plans, identifiedinadopted andprojects city including Comprehensive Plan2000,Blueprint communities inDenver. As astrategic plan,thisdocumen items withtheintent toaction foster implementationof The TOD Strategic Plancontains bothcity-wide 5todevelopment 6years. inthenext TOD, create realistic financingplans, anddirect growth andinvestmentfor railstationswiththebestopportunity to business owners, builders, andpublicemployees canusethisstrategic framework to eliminate orreduce barriers to Denver’s TOD Strategic Planprovides afoundation to STRATEGICUSE THETODHOW TOPLAN step to Strategic Planningisanimportant and neededinfrastructure improvements have been TOD Strategic Plan,multiplestationshave beenplanned needed for successful TOD inDenver. Since the2006 plan isintended to actions guidethecritical City-led The Transit Oriented Strategic Development (TOD) WHY ASTRATEGIC PLAN? ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ

investments stationareasSome bestsuited for near-term TOD may require focused financingstrategies for needed departments’Alignment ofCity approaches to TOD improves implementationefficiency haslimitedThe resources City to implement TOD levels ofmarketanddevelopmentStations are readiness atvarying for TOD Barriers to TOD implementationexist atmultiplestations Station area planshave identifiedneeded, butunfunded, investments successful TOD implementation for several reasons: , high-level policy recommendations, high-level andontheground, policy station-level guide publicandprivate investment atrailstations. Residents, TOD thedevelopment oftransit atrailstationsandsupport t isintended to facilitate theimplementation ofexisting concise work program for theCity. policies; rather, itfocuses into a thesemultipleefforts revise stationarea plansoralter long-standing TOD specifically address TOD. This strategic plandoesnot have policies, goals, andstrategies thatbroadly and andagencies identified. departments Multiplecity TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 5

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Residents and business owners in Residents and business owners Strategic TOD can use the Denver making Plan as a guide for real renovating decisions, estate The or opening a store. property, areas individual station vision for in the appropriate can be found plan with station area adopted plan containing the strategic regarding additional information and city-led investments implementation activity. IN AND A TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 6 STAGE SETTING THE TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 7 INTRODUCTION PRINCIPLES TOD TOD FOR CONTEXT TOD READINESS FOR 8 10 12 14 TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 8 SETTING THE STAGE form-based, context-sensitive zoning code in2010and investment hastakenplace. transitionedtoThe a City plans), infrastructure analysis hasoccurred, and (smallarea andgeneraldevelopmentplanning efforts have received neighborhoodandstakeholderled planning andinvestment. halfofDenver’s Over stations andsettinga work programpartnerships, of TOD TOD related policiesinthecity, fostering external The 2006planhasproved invaluable for guiding 2006 TOD STRATEGIC PLAN organization to promote TOD. documentproduced bypolicy ametropolitan planning setting documentfor stationareas norisitaregion-wide implement TOD over sixyears; itisnotavision- the next Strategic plans. This planoutlinesthecity’s approach to oriented development isdifferent than many other TOD around stations. Denver’s strategic planfor transit- on theirown strategic planningfor development unproven idea.Since 2006,many regions have embarked transit oriented development wasanew, and uncharted, 2006, theideaofhaving amore systematic approach to When Denver’s TOD strategic planwasproduced in INTRODUCTION ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ

Bike sharing stations atmultiple stations requirementsReduced parking in TOD areas Collaborated withDenver UrbanRenewalAuthority on atmultiplestations TIF opportunities in ofdollarsspentoninfrastructure Millions TOD areas TOD Fund established to create affordable andpreserve housingatstationareas Implemented TOD Typology through newform-based, context-sensitive zoning Established orstrengthened partnerships external Long-range planningfor 21stationareas 2006 TOD STRA 2006 TOD investment atstations. Union Station,development followed hasoften public and Osageortheboomingdevelopment around Denver the Denver HousingAuthority’s at10th project Mariposa zoning. And TOD hashappenedinDenver, whetheritis many stationsnow have transitand TOD supportive the typology hasbeenalteredthe typology to better what reflect now outlinewhatmakesagreat transitcommunity, and access to mostoftheirdailyneeds. Six TOD principles are livableplaces that provide walkable, citizens with TOD to anideaofdeveloping transit communities that in mind, ofDenverThe City hasevolved thedefinitionof meet thedemandsofchanging demographics. With this housing issues, choices, broaden and transportation communities. affordable needstoThe tackle City system withgreat to walkable stationsthatconnect regions oftheworld, Denver needsanexceptional transit class city. To becompetitive withthebestandbrightest ofDenver strivingtorail stationsispart become aworld- and whatitcanbeinthefuture. Development around All ofthishasinformed onwhat theCity TOD isto Denver MOVING TOWARDSIMPLEMENTATION TEGIC PLAN SETTING THE STAGE TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 9 INTRODUCTION TOD PRINCIPLES TOD principles establish a base line for TOD following The great and plan for envision neighborhoods to Denver transit commmunities. good transit-oriented development. The pedestrian- The good transit-oriented development. variety housing of of uses, the mix friendly design, and options, lifestyle healthy and mobility choices, make a livable, of destinations add up to abundance is that in Denver TOD of But the reality vibrant place. in existing walkable not located rail stations are many that act in areas located are but instead, neighborhoods, neighborhoods connecting all of Denver’s as barriers to these around occurs development How together. a world-class becoming Denver stations is critical to network complete a more delivering transit community, of walkable urban places. in Denver development oriented definition of transit The it is part in station areas; than just development is more rail stations that around communities of building transit growing tightly together, mend the urban fabric more walkable, and vibrant seamless, a more into Denver community. environment and is oriented towards frequent, high- frequent, towards and is oriented environment ally describes a development in an existing or planned transit ally describes a development

DEFINITIONS community that adds to the walkable, vibrant, mixed-use the walkable,community mixed-use that adds to vibrant, quality service transit of the region. that connects the rest the community to Transit-oriented development in Denver gener in Denver development Transit-oriented TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT TRANSIT-ORIENTED Denver’s transit communities are walkable places that provide destinations like shopping, dining, jobs, parks, parks, jobs, dining, destinations like shopping, walkable are that provide communities places transit Denver’s These and transit. bicycle, foot, home by and schools — most of ones daily activities from accessed — easily and are the opportunity lifestyle, a variety provide types, of housing a healthy have for to tend communities activities public transportation to focusing on a major transit stop. access by resident maximize to designed TRANSIT COMMUNITY TRANSIT COMMUNITY DEFINING TOD IN DENVER TOD DEFINING ties closely with the is defined in Denver TOD How understanding of its existing walkable urban places. daily amenities to access walkableThese provide places typically and are without the use of the automobile The neighborhoods. some of our most desirable characteristicsthese neighborhoods are and benefits of understanding the most importantkey to principles of Denver knows about development around stations while around knows about development Denver meshing with the neighborhood context that has been Code. Zoning established in the Denver walkable in establishing more succeed to Denver For the action items communities, transit through places strategies funding and realistic be prioritized need to out the lays document This must be considered. of an implementation action foundation plan through of transit- of the existing state and analysis research city-wide and station provides development, oriented a system and establishes recommendations, specific so the City can success Denver’s track and monitor to in the moves its strategic and improve refine to continue future. TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 10 SETTING THE STAGE economy isimproved. larger community, access to theregion’s each stationincreases itsreach into the existingneighborhoods.to As serve as well asstationsthatsimplyneed strong marketdevelopment potential, stations thatare located inareas witha the mostpeople. This istrueinboth greater amountofaccess isgranted to and bikeableastationarea is, the at stationareas. The more walkable Achieve ahighlevel ofconnectivity existing neighborhoods Access toAll – the station First/Last – Mile economy PointEntry – TOD PRINCIPLES connect access to theregional

connect to newand connect walk, bike, busto walk, world stage Global Economy – Equitable – environmental Sustainable – growth. foster sustained, responsible, economic around thinking TOD inDenver can innovative Seeking of transportation. than areas dependentononemode socially, andeconomically sustainable proven to bemore environmentally, communities. Transit communities have healthy, sustainable, andequitable region Mountain inbuilding the Rocky place inthe globaleconomy, leading drivesInnovation Denver to takeits innovate opportunities for all opportunities economic, social, compete onthe infrastructure dollars.infrastructure the region canleadto better useof close together atrailstationsthroughout percentage ofjobsandhousingplaced reduce long, ineffcient travel. A greater tripsand walkable make possibleshort, necessities closeto transitstations, cities parksandotherdaily entertainment, placing homes, jobs, civicuses, shopping, play, anddobusiness. Byconsciously Be anintrinsicallyefficientplace tolive, Location – commutes reduce travel timesandlong Balance – perhousehold infrastructure Shared Resources – trips and play decreases needfor regional efficient jobsandhomesnearby oneplace to live, work, reduce cost of SETTING THE STAGE TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 11 carbon becoming becoming more room for for room more shift Lead the region’s effortto shift a into the region’s Lead of thinkingnew way about personal shift a car- being The from mobility. dependent city a multi-modal city to is A true the world. taking all over place needed multi-modal city beyond goes A complete transit improvements. needs high-ease-of-usenetwork bike bike car sharing, and pedestrian facilities, make to and other new ways sharing, without the use of a car getting around a reality. Car Free/Car Lite – Lite Free/Car Car most non-/less car dependent for trips – Space Public cars less for pedestrians and bikes, – Energize and Reduce living healthy emissions go down, goes up mix mix of incomes and age mix of incomes

stands up through stands up through housing, jobs, shopping, shopping, jobs, housing,

Provide a balanced mix of a balanced Provide complementary uses and activities the increasing within close proximity, a majority people can reach that chances bicycle, foot, of their daily needs by mix of uses keeps or transit. A strong while making active and safe streets Transit daily trips walkable. many mix of uses and balanced communities’ a true choice residents activities provides resilient a more leading to of lifestyles, work, and play. live, to place Choice – Choice transit options – Diversity groups – Resilient conditions economic changing public life happens in public life bring together people and bring together place promote safety and visual safety promote the streets and open space the streets Active – Active interest – Vibrant activities – Destination Make places not just to travel through, through, travel Makenot just to places converse, linger, stop, to but rather activitiesThese life. live and generally – the streets happen in the public realm buildings. – between and open space access with easy public spaces Great outdoors, come people to encourage and visual of safety a feeling promoting An activated pedestrians. for interest a destination, becomes public place the livability of the strengthening community. TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 12 SETTING THE STAGE oil andtelecom boomsofthe late 1970’s and1980’s cycle. Booms suchasthegoldrushof 1859 andthe development hashistorically followed aboomorbust Mountain the center ofthe Rocky West, growth and As Denver hasevolved over the last150years as CENTER OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST that would bringallofDenver together. railroad corridors, theylacktheseamlessconnections more likelytheman-madebarriersofafreeway orfreight Plattegeographic River, barriersuchasthe South or their own strong –butwhetheritisa characteristics well to connected the rest ofDenver –theymay have suburbs. Notall neighborhoodshoweverclose-in are system thatprovided access to downtown from the of theearly1900’s, thestreetcar, andthesubsequent patterns followed system theprominent transportation neighborhoods grew upatatimewhendevelopment the envy ofmany citiesintheUnited States. These forming thatis anurban fabricandcommunity are well to connected eachotherandto downtown, timely investments. Many ofDenver’s neighborhoods offoresight,neighborhoods are acts hard and work, ofnature, acts be fortunate butdowntown andour characteristics. The mountainsandsunshinemay great neighborhoodsare someofDenver’s great glorious sunny days, avibrantdowntown, and their peers. Denver isnodifferent –themountains, fromCities have uniqueattributes thatsetthemapart CONTEXT FOR TOD 1870 railroad withthetranscontinentalconnects Denver andPacificRailroad 1871 suburb ParkCurtis ,Denver’s firststreetcar First streetcar reaches service 1880 1880

1880’s 4,759 in1870to 35,000in1880 Denver’s population soarsfrom

1894 opened onJune1,1881. Station. Itcost $525,000and Company firstUnion builtthecity's The andRailroad UnionDepot 1900 1900

1917 transit service inDenvertransit service Peak ofStreetcar andinterurban retail five andhousingchoices inthenext years. educated workers, ofmore drivingconstruction office, andisadesired destinationofhighly- in thecountry is consistently rankedasoneofthefastest growing cities cultural destinations, Denver parks, andentertainment. urbancenterinto ofjobs, avibrant walkable housing, Mountain West. Denver hasstrengthened itsdowntown downtown better thanmost,especiallywithintheRocky allowed Denver to weather themostrecent economic a uniquecorporate culture. This diversification has firmsandbusinessesthatembrace manufacturing tech companies, innovativehome ofstartup industrial economic patterns, cyclical soften becoming afavorite Today, Denver hasdiversified its growing economy to were followed by periodsofeconomic stagnation. railroad. Civicleadersfounded theDenver Pacific favor ofthefirsttranscontinental ofCheyenne aspart first decadeasacity, the railroads in bypassed thecity investment.by anew transportation Within Denver’s communities –are ofthe access allproducts given railroads towns, streetcar suburbs, andfreeway bedroom – projects ofthesetransportation the construction urban evolution isthatdevelopment patterns follow its own way to prosperity. inDenver’s Aconsistency and sustainablefuture growth, essentiallyleading thatsetthestagefor projects successful transportation transformativeDenver oftackling hasalonghistory A PROVEN TRACK RECORD

1890-1940 neighborhoods developed Hill andotherstreetcar Washington Park, Berkeley, Park 1920 1920 Last streetcar is service completed, now Valley Highway Interstate 25 1940 1940 discontinued

1948 1950 SETTINGACTION THE PLAN STAGE TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 13 2020 2020

Redevelopment of DHA’s of DHA’s Redevelopment Mariposa project begins 2010

City and County of Denver of Denver City and County TOD Strategic its first compeltes Plan 2006

Fastracks is passed, a is passed, Fastracks multi-billion dollar public transportation plan expansion 2004

Southeast Corridor Southeast Corridor as partcompleted of the adding 19 TREX project, rail the existing miles to system 2006 2000 2000

Southwest Corridor Corridor Southwest begins service 2000 SEAMLESS CONNECTIONS be a world-class everyone to city where strives Denver cities World-class can be part of the community. that station areas and great transit exceptional have To seamlessly connect walkable to neighborhoods. is taking wide a system that, Denver accomplish but transit TOD, implement not just to approach citizens. all of Denver’s for communities those man-made barriers that have separated some separated that have barriers those man-made Other disconnectedof our most neighborhoods. location or a superior market have stations may planning, but still lack essential connectivity, stronger development. promote infrastructure or to entitlements, and transit-oriented barriers to development Removing connections last mile multi-modal first and improving missing urban fabric rail stations can fill in the around established system, transit new rail Denver’s between By doing so, areas. and emerging neighborhoods, walkable seamless, a more into can grow Denver to access with great its citizens community that provides to study, work, to to that is a place whether daily needs, park.shop or run in the

Light RailLight begins service, with the connecting Downtown Station Broadway 1994

Wynkoop Brewing Company opens Company Brewing Wynkoop sparking the transformation in LoDo, of the neighborhood. 1988

1980 1980 The 16th Street Mall, a pedestrian a pedestrian Mall, 16th Street The opens in mall, and transit Downtown 1982

The Regional Transportation Transportation Regional The District a regional is established as public authority provide to transportation 1969 1960 1960

South Denver suburban suburban South Denver neighborhoods such as Hampden boom in and Southmoor Park population 1950’s CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY challenge and the opportunityThe that is transit of is the concept in Denver development oriented stations in rail around communities building transit tightly together. the urban fabric more weave to order closely connect the suburban more In other words, urban centers Denver’s and urban neighborhoods to stations rail of the passenger Many and Downtown. placed are system on the expanding rail located existing walkable near places, outside of Denver’s Now Denver can build upon its strong economy, vibrant vibrant economy, can build upon its strong Denver Now transportation and growing infrastructure to downtown again. way lead its own Railroad to connect to the Union Pacific line in Wyoming, Wyoming, in line connect the Union Pacific Railroad to to through coast to coast from ride” “one-seat a allowing the region. for growth long-term and ensuring Denver the Denver 1920’s, the through Starting 1880’s in the and interurban streetcar expanded Company Tramway opening up development service the city, throughout opportunities Berkeley and in neighborhoods like been billions have recently, More Park. Washington T-REX with the spent on key transportation investments changing that is now program project RTD and FasTracks and shopping, jobs, connect homes, to residents the way have moves strategic These entertainment destinations. occurring the rapidly benefit from to positioned Denver shift boomer generations of the millennial and baby walkable call home. to livable, looking place a more for TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 14 SETTING THE STAGE READINESS FOR TOD Here are afew: in Denver? What specifictrends canbeidentifiedthatindicate astrong readiness for TOD to makeDenverlooking home. provide andincrease housingchoices newjobopportunities, to people nature ofDenver thewalkable These stationscanextend neighborhoods, wave for thenext provide ofurbaninfilldevelopment. auniqueopportunity conditions, andgreat to theenergy ofDowntown connectivity Denver — stations inDenver —areas withredevelopment promise, improving market in, investors willlook to findthenext“hot” rail Many location. oftheclose-in neighborhoods, suchasUnionStationandtheLower Highlands, begin to fill places andreconnecting neighborhoods. As someofthefastest growing neighborhoods have fostered by expandingthesize andamountofwalkable Denver canbuildupontheenergy thatDowntown and itsstrong for more livablecommunities. walkable, of thelast70years. Denver isready growing to handletheexpected demand significantaway shift from choices theprevalent landuseandtransportation andhaveuse communities thatare great walkable transitaccess indicates a footage. The nationaltrend towards to live inmore peoplelooking mixed both lookfor how aneighborhoodfeels more than simplytheirhome’s square Downtown andnearby neighborhoods, asmillennialsandbaby boomers most innovative businesses. Thousands ofhousingunitsare beingbuiltin growing bigcitiesinthecountry, someofthebrightest mindsand attracting atoplocations isoften request ofhomebuyers. Denver isoneofthefastest riding abiketo work isnolongerunusualandlivinginmore efficient,infill Even thoughcarsare for stillaprevalent some, modeoftransportation mountains ortheurbanism? in acool neighborhood?Are peoplemoving to Denver becauseofthe garageoratownhouse homewithatwo-car Istheidealasingle-family city? city’s perception ofitself. IsDenver oraburgeoning transit city acar-centric thelastseveralOver years, Denver the hascollectively begunto re-imagine SETTING THE STAGE TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 15 WASHINGTON D.C. WASHINGTON 2016 81 mi HOUSTON AUSTIN DALLAS DENVER BIKING & WALKING IS INCREASING WALKING BIKING & DENVER MODE SHARE COLORADO URBAN POPULATION COLORADO COLORADO IS DENSIFIYING IS DENSIFIYING COLORADO Sources: US Census, DRCOG, RTD, City of Denver and County RTD, DRCOG, US Census, Sources: 2013 47 mi READINESS FOR TOD FOR READINESS SEATTLE PORTLAND TOP 7 GAINERS OF POPULATION AGED 25-34 FROM 2000-2010 25-34 FROM AGED POPULATION 7 GAINERS OF TOP 2006 34.9 mi BIKE INFRASTUCTURE IS GROWING MILES OF BIKE LANES IN DENVER COLORADO HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE HOUSEHOLDS BY COLORADO THE POPULATION IS AGING IS AGING THE POPULATION 753,720 2002 15.8 mi 634,265 554,636 467,610 2012 2030 2000 1990 1994 5.3 mi 70% OF HOUSHOLDS = MARKET FOR TOD = MARKET FOR HOUSHOLDS 70% OF #1 CITYTHE MILLENNIALS FOR DENVER IS DENVER HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE BY DENVER HOUSEHOLDS REGIONAL RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM SIZE TRANSIT SYSTEM REGIONAL RAIL DENVER REGION PER CAPITA VMT DENVER REGION PER CAPITA REGIONAL RAIL TRANSIT IS EXPANDING REGIONAL RAIL DENVER IS GROWING POPULATION TOTAL PEOPLE ARE DRIVING LESS TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 16 TOD TYPOLOGY TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 17 DOWNTOWN 20 22 WHAT ISTYPOLOGY? A 24 18 CENTER DOWNTOWN URBAN URBAN 26 GENERAL 28 30 URBAN OVERLAYS SUBURBAN FUNCTIONAL TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 18 TYPOLOGY development activity around thestations.development activity otherneighborhoodinterestsand acknowledge or the visionestablishedinvariousstationarea plans, establishedintheDenvercontext zoning code, reflect typology, withrevisions to meshwiththeneighborhood for stationareas. This update buildsupontheexisting establishedin2006 similar to thetypology expectations owners. The zoning code’s set neighborhoodcontexts development, andprovides for predictability property in thestationarea for plans, setclearexpectations is avaluabletool to better implementthevision zoningcontext-based code. The newzoning code form- adopted anewcity-wide 2010,theCity and In to achieve implementation. individual stationareas andprovide recommendations 21 stationareas. These plansestablishthevisionfor provided within alaunchingpointfor planningactivity lacked aplanto provide guidance, and thetypology for stationdevelopment. At thetime, many stations thathelped setexpectations ofstationtypes typology 2006 TOD Strategic Planwastheestablishmentofa One ofthemostvaluableplanningoutcomes ofDenver’s WHAT ISA TYPOLOGY? characteristics groupcharacteristics into five categories: commonly found by railtransit. inplaces served These into types basedoncharacteristics oneoffive context Denver’s Station Typology classifieseachstationarea three-fold: expectations. is The purposeofthestationtypology to thestationarea andtheirassociated context aspect designation thatestablishesakeyfunctional addition,somestationsreceiveIn overlay afunctional ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ

Land usemix Street andblockpattern Building placement andlocation Building heights Mobility Provide asnapshotofaspirational character Set expectations for development expectations Set investments Establish alevel ofmagnitude for possible TYPOLOGY TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 19 Downtown Urban Center General Urban Urban Suburban Entertainment Institution Innovation TYPOLOGY OVERLAY 61st and Pena 61st and Pena 40th and Airport 40th and Airport ! ! CITYWIDE TYPOLOGY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Nine Mile Nine Mile ! Peoria Peoria ! Dayton Dayton ! ! Central Park Blvd Park Central Central Park Blvd Park Central ! ! Belleview Belleview ! Southmoor Southmoor ! Yale Yale ! Colorado Colorado ! 40th and Colorado 40th and Colorado ! ! University of Denver University University of Denver University NWSS NWSS ! Welton/Downing Corridor Welton/Downing ! Welton/Downing Corridor Welton/Downing 38th and Blake 38th and Blake Louisiana - Pearl Louisiana ! ! Louisiana - Pearl Louisiana ! ! ! ! ! Broadway Broadway Evans Evans Alameda ! Alameda Colfax at Auraria Colfax Colfax at Auraria Colfax ! ! ! ! 10th and Osage 10th and Osage Auraria West Auraria Auraria West Auraria ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 41st and Fox 41st and Fox Union Station Union Station ! ! – Major and weekends destinations – typically evenings – Multi-family residential, grid and alley block pattern, main streets , corner stores, and multi- stores, , corner main streets pattern, and alley block grid – Multi-family residential, – Mixed use, high density, grid and alley block pattern, high pedestrian activity, and multi- high pedestrian activity, and alley block pattern, grid high density, use, – Mixed

– Academic campuses, medical and government centers with a significant amount of jobs with a significant centers medical and government campuses, – Academic !

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– Mixed use, highest density, tallest buildings, high pedestrian activity, transit hub, and historic and historic transit hub, high pedestrian activity, tallest buildings, highest density, use, – Mixed !

Perry Perry neighborhoods and residential community open spaces centers, Town – Sports Authority at Mile High Field Sports Authority at Mile High Field ! !

– Grid and alley block pattern, predominantly single family residential, main streets, corner stores, and stores, corner main streets, single family residential, predominantly – Grid and alley block pattern,

Sheridan Sheridan ! Innovation Innovation and development, research manufacturing, as advanced such new types of development accommodate and more. studios, design creative Institutional Entertainment areas Urban Center modal Urban General modal Urban multi-modal Suburban Downtown ! ! !

ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ! STATION TYPOLOGY STATION Functional Overlays: Functional TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 20 TYPOLOGY entertainment uses entertainment civic, institutionaland commercial, office, mix ofmulti-family, buildings witha to high-rise Mid Strong mixofuses due to downtown beingthecenter ofthe regional transit streets. Downtown stationshave thehighestlevel ofuse located inaconsistent pattern ofsmallblocksandlinear uses. Buildingsare mostlymid-to high-risestructures residential,spaces ashighdensity office and commercial usessharingthesame institutional andentertainment in themostintensely usedlandintheregion, withcivic, Downtown railstationsare uniqueastheyare located downtown Land Use Mix Sports Authority Field High Sports atMile Sports Authority Field High Sports atMile Consistent alleys Linear streets meet blocks where grids Unique triangular connections pedestrian/vehicle Regular pattern of blocks Regular, smaller Block Pattern Street and Street and AurariaCampus West AurariaCampus West Pepsi Center -Elitch Gardens Pepsi Center -Elitch Gardens transit hub, historic areas Mixed use, highestdensity, tallestbuildings, highpedestrianactivity, structured Parking atrear/side or Consistent orientation Continuous street wall sidewalks Buildings built-to Denver UnionStation Denver UnionStation Placement Building Building ! Colfax atAuraria and Auraria West asaninstitutionalstation. Stationserves stations, asentertainment Stationserve High and Mile but afew stationshave – specificfunctions Pepsi Center types. Alldowntown r facilitiesofallstation andextensive setofbicycle activity system. Downtown streets have themostpedestrian Colfax atAuraria districts districts high-rise inother Consistent midto districts heights inhistoric Context-sensitive Building Height Convention Center Convention Center 16th &Stout 16th &Stout ail stationsare walk-up stations, 18th &California 18th &California 16th &California 16th &California transit system Center ofmulti-modal facilities level High ofbicycle pedestrian to priority Highest Mobility 18th &Stout 18th &Stout OVERLAY Innovation Institution Entertainment 20th & Welto 20th & Welto n n TYPOLOGY TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 21 TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 22 TYPOLOGY adUeMxBidn egtMobility BuildingHeight Potential jobcenter neighborhoods surrounding Destination for commercial Mixed-use Multi-family rise Mid-high Strong mixofuses Land Use Mix urban center mixed-use commercial buildings. The intended high mid- to high-risemulti-familyresidential integrated with activity.bicycle UrbanCenters have amixofuses, with with strong transit useandahighlevel ofpedestrianand asadestinationforto surrounding serve neighborhoods orareUrban Center planned serve railstationstypically ! ! ! ! !

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Perry ! Field High atMile Field High atMile Sports Authority Sports Knox Authority Sports ! ! Auraria West Auraria West Pepsi Center Pepsi Center Block Pattern Street and Mostly alleysMostly Linear streets connections of ped/vehicle Regular pattern blocks Regular, smaller ! 41st andFox 41st andFox ! ! ! ! ! ! 10th andOsage 10th andOsage ! ! ! ! Colfax atAuraria Colfax atAuraria ! ! ! Evans Evans ! Alameda Alameda ! Broadway ! Broadway ! ! ! ! Louisiana -Pearl Louisiana -Pearl 38th andBlake 38th andBlake ! Welton/Downing Corridor Welton/Downing Corridor ! NWSS NWSS University ofDenver University ofDenver pedestrian activity, multi-modal mixed use, highdensity, grid &alley blockpattern, high Placement Building structured Parking at rear/side or Consistent orientation shallow setbacks sidewalk orvery Buildings builtto ! ! 40th andColorado 40th andColorado ! ! ! Colorado Colorado Yale Yale ! Southmoor Southmoor ! major landowners. streets. Many urbancenter stations have oneormore within apattern ofregular, smallerblocksandlinear with consistent pedestrianentrances andare located as regional employment hubs. Buildingsfront sidewalks natureintensity ofurbancenters positionsthesestations ! Belleview Belleview Central Park Blvd Central Park Blvd ! Dayton Dayton transitions 20 stories with the core istypically heightat Maximum structures; commercial mixed-use, and high-rise residential, Consistent mid-to ! Peoria Peoria ! Nine Mile Nine Mile ! ! ! ! ! ! ! OVERLAY use levelHigh ofped/bike Strong transituse ! ! ! Innovation Institution Entertainment 40th andAirport 40th andAirport 61st andPena 61st andPena TYPOLOGY TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 23 1 4 3 PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTUREPEDESTRIAN HIGHER EASE-OF-USE BICYCLE BICYCLE EASE-OF-USE HIGHER INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSIT FREQUENCY HIGH Strong pedestrian access to rail stations from all rail stations from to access pedestrian Strong the densitydirections and activity increases of levels Infrastructure stations. such as pedestrian urban center line is typical the rail at urban over bridges that cross stations. center The high intensity nature of Urban Centers creates creates of Urban Centers high intensity nature The the possibility of using high ease of use bicycle and cycle bike lanes infrastructure as protected such conflicts multiple modes between reduce tracks to of travel. pattern facilitating a dense development Key to about without an automobile one can move where the day. throughout of transit is the availability high frequency rail not only have Urban Centers multiple points for typicallyservice, transfer but are high frequency bus lines. 6 4 5 5 2 6 SMALLER PROGRAMMED PLAZAS & PLAZAS PROGRAMMED & SMALLER SPACES OPEN EMPLOYMENT FOCUS EMPLOYMENT SHARED STRUCTURED PARKING SHARED High making quality is key to urban open space work, live, to places stations desirable urban center helps make Activating public open spaces and play. point and destination for a focal become areas TOD the community. Urban Centers may be regional employment hubs employment be regional may Urban Centers looking and urban amenities for companies, where high a result, As service, transit locate. frequent uses are and hotel density multi-family residential stations. in urban center also found A majority of parking is typically structured due to and high land values. the intensity of development mix of complementary a strong have Urban Centers opportunities present which parking utilize uses, to and joint shared such as management strategies parking agreements. 3 2 1 TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 24 TYPOLOGY adUeMxBidn egtMobility BuildingHeight use andmainstreets located onkeymixed- Commercial uses buildings and apartment areas withrowhouses family residential multi- higher density emphasis on heavy ofuseswith Mix Land Use Mix neighborhood andlocated alongbusier, mixed-use of low to midrisestructures, are both embeddedinthe residential uses. Commercial areas, generallyconsisting as well assomelimited singlefamilyandtwo family and/orcondominium buildings, high-rise apartment forms, suchasurbanhouses, rowhouses, andmidto residential areas. These areas have ofbuilding avariety multifamily significant amountofmid high-density to General Urbanrailstationsare by characterized their general urban ! ! ! Sheridan ! ! !

Perry 41st andFox 41st andFox ! Field High atMile Field High atMile Sports Authority Sports Decatur-Federal Authority Sports Decatur-FederalKnox ! Auraria West Auraria West Pepsi Center Pepsi Center ! ! Mostly alleysMostly Linear streets connections pedestrian/vehicle Regular pattern of blocks Regular, smaller Block Pattern Street and ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 10th andOsage ! 10th andOsage ! Colfax at Auraria Colfax at Auraria ! Alameda Alameda Evans Evans Broadway Broadway ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Louisiana -Pearl Louisiana -Pearl ! ! ! Welton/Downing Corridor Welton/Downing Corridor 38th andBlake 38th andBlake University ofDenver University ofDenver NWSS NWSS the alleyorsideyard Parking accessed from street orientation to the Consistent entrance moderate setbacks Consistent shallow to Placement Building ! streets, corner stores, andmulti-modal multi-family residential, grid &alleyblockpattern, main 40th andColorado 40th andColorado ! Colorado Colorado ! Yale Yale ! Southmoor Southmoor pedestrian, bicycle andvehiclepedestrian, bicycle travel modes. transit corridors.capacity There isageneralbalance of densities, transit useisstrong, especiallyalonghigh linear streets andalleys. Dueto thehigherresidential urban stationshave aregular, smallerblockpattern with located behindorto theside. Areas around general with consistent pedestrianorientationandparking Buildingshavearterials. shallow ormoderate setbacks, ! Belleview Belleview ! Central Park Blvd Central Park Blvd ! Dayton Dayton locations at appropriate commercial structures Low- to mid-rise residential structures to high-rise Mid- ! Peoria Peoria ! Nine Mile Nine Mile ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! OVERLAY vehicle use Balance ofped/bike/ corridors transit high capacity especially along Strong transituse, ! Innovation Institution Entertainment ! 40th andAirport 40th andAirport 61st andPena 61st andPena TYPOLOGY TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 25 2 5 RTD PARKING RTD BALANCE OF ALL MODES ALL OF BALANCE BIKE EASE-OF-USE HIGHER SOME FACILITIES Commuter parking at Commuter lots or structures can be found parkingThis demand Urban stations. some General provide the need to between should be balanced the station and future to access vehicular current opportuntities.development General Urban stations typically have a strong a strong General Urban stations typically have multi-modal transportation network. Pedestrian travel with vehicular is balanced and bicycle access the station area. throughout station, than an urban center Although less intense a such as some higher ease of use bicycle facilities, in General Urban be found bike lane may protected stations. 6 4 5 1 3 4 6 EMBEDED COMMERCIAL EMBEDED WIDE ARRAY OF RESIDENTIAL TYPES RESIDENTIAL OF ARRAY WIDE ADAPTIVE REUSE OPPORTUNITIES REUSE ADAPTIVE Commericial uses are typically service uses are Commericial and oriented mid-rise structures embedded to in low located of the community. areas within the residential The variety high-densityThe of mid to multifamily characteristic of is a signature areas residential mix of housing typesThe General Urban stations. a vibrant, active densities creates and significant community. General Urban stations are found in existing urban found General Urban stations are opportunities strong with many of the City, areas These uses. new existing buildings for reuse to opportunities small main street from range manufacturing outdated facilities and to storefronts warehouses. 3 2 1 TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 26 TYPOLOGY adUeMxBidn egtMobility BuildingHeight commercial Embedded apartments and garden court such asrowhouses family residential Small-scale multi- small lots residential useson unit andtwo-unit single- Primary Land Use Mix urban orientation and parking located behindorto theside.orientation andparking shallow ormoderate setbacks, withconsistent pedestrian and embeddedcommercial areas. Buildingshave residential uses, small-scalemulti-unitresidential uses andtwo-unit primarily characterized by single-unit providing transit access to existingneighborhoods Urban rail stationsare lower-scale “walk-up” stations, ! ! ! !

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Perry ! ! Knox ! Field High atMile Field High atMile Sports Authority Sports Sports Authority Sports ! Auraria West Decatur-Federal Auraria West Pepsi Center Pepsi Center multi-modal multi-family residential, grid &alleyblockpattern, mainstreets, corner stores, and ! ! Mostly alleysMostly Linear streets blocks Regular, smaller Block Pattern Street and 41st andFox 41st andFox ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 10th andOsage 10th andOsage ! Colfax atAuraria Colfax atAuraria ! ! ! ! Alameda Alameda Broadway Broadway ! Evans Evans ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Louisiana -Pearl 38th andBlake Louisiana -Pearl 38th andBlake Welton/Downing Corridor Welton/Downing Corridor ! NWSS NWSS University ofDenver University ofDenver or sideyard Parking from thealley street orientation to the Consistent entrance setbacks Consistent, moderate Placement Building ! ! 40th andColorado 40th andColorado Colorado Colorado ! Yale Yale ! modes. andvehiclegeneral balance ofpedestrian,bicycle travel corridors duringpeakcommuting periods. There isa moderate, transit withhigherusealonghighcapacity residential densitiesbutstrong street grid, transituseis pattern withlinearstreets andalleys. Dueto thelower Areas around urbanstationshave aregular, smallerblock Southmoor Southmoor ! Belleview Belleview ! Central Park Blvd Central Park Blvd arterials nodes oralong mid-riseat Some Low-scale structures ! Dayton Dayton ! Peoria Peoria ! Nine Mile Nine Mile ! ! ! ! ! ! ! bike/vehicle use Balance ofpedestrian/ times hour commuting corridors andpeak transit high capacity use, greater along transit Moderate OVERLAY Innovation Institution Entertainment ! ! 40th andAirport 40th andAirport 61st andPena 61st andPena TYPOLOGY TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 27 4 1 6 5 PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED PEDESTRIAN BALANCE OF ALL MODES ALL OF BALANCE STATION UP WALK Even though Urban stations are less dense, a human less dense, though Urban stations are Even A strong the neighborhood is apparent. scale to is still prevalent. and alley block pattern street parking with vehicular the street, Buildings front behind. located Urban stations typically have a strong multi-modal multi-modal strong a Urban stations typically have transportation bicycle and network. Pedestrian throughout travel with vehicular is balanced access the station area. the to adjacent Existing neighborhoods typcially are or no with limited at Urban stations, rail platforms parkingcommuter available. 6 4 5 3 2 MODERATE TRANSIT TRANSIT USE MODERATE EMBEDDED LOW SCALE COMMERCIAL LOW EMBEDDED LOWER SCALE RESIDENTIAL LOWER Transit use in Urban stations is generally moderate use in Urban stations is generally moderate Transit Higher transit densities. residential lower due to along high capacity corridors be found use may periods. during peak commuting Urban stations tend to have neighborhood serving have to Urban stations tend the predominantly uses tucked into commercial of the area. nature residential Single family and small-scale multifamily residential residential Single family and small-scale multifamily in resulting in Urban stations, found are areas density and less-intense residential a lower most other stations. to compared environment 3 2 1 TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 28 TYPOLOGY adUeMxBidn egtMobility BuildingHeight Land Use Mix suburban along arterials Commercial uses from station mf residential further 2-unit, andsmall-scale Primarily 1-unit, gathering place space ascentral Public plazaoropen oriented to thestation Mixed ofuses residential uses andtwo-unit consisting ofsingle-unit place isadesired amenity. Residential neighborhoods gathering asacommunity plaza oropenspace serving for commuters. parking orstructured Apublic of surface towards thetransitstation,butwithsignificant amounts buildingsoriented of useswithsomemid-to-high-rise may takeonthequalitiesofatown center, having amix the surrounding, context. auto-oriented These stations andpedestrianorientationthan level oftransit service Suburban rail stationsare characterized by theirhigher Sh eridan !

Perry ! Field High atMile Field High atMile Sports Authority Sports Decatur-Federal Authority Sports Decatur-FederalKnox ! Auraria West Auraria West Pepsi Center Pepsi Center ! 41st andFox 41st andFox ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Colfax atAuraria Colfax atAuraria ! ! ! 10th andOsage 10th andOsage passages mid-block pedestrian Large blockshave the station near Best connectivity station from blocks further near station,larger pedestrian streets smaller blocksand ofblocksizes,Mix Block Pattern Street and ! Alameda Alameda Evans Evans Broadway Broadway ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Louisiana -Pearl Louisiana -Pearl 38th andBlake 38th andBlake Welton/Downing Corridor Welton/Downing Corridor ! ! NWSS NWSS University ofDenver town centers, openspaces community andresidential neighborhoods University ofDenver ! 40th andColorado 40th andColorado ! Colorado Colorado ! Placement Building building Parking infront of Deep setbacks Yale ! Yale Southmoor Southmoor ! Belleview Belleview ! Central Park Blvd Central Park Blvd station. from the infront ofbuildingsfurther andparking arterials lotsnearthestation,withdeepersetbackson parking Buildings withshallow setbacksare placed infront of blocks thatprovideaway. development further flexibility friendly streets are found nearthestation,withlarger greatly, vary types butsmallerblocksandpedestrian streets.found alongmajorarterial Blocksizes andstreet commercial from usesare thestation.Other further and small-scalemulti-unitresidential usesare found ! Dayton Dayton ! structures mid/high-rise Some Low-rise structures ! Peoria Peoria ! Nine Mile Nine Mile ! ! ! ! ! ! OVERLAY ! Innovation Institution Entertainment 40th andAirport 40th andAirport Regional biketrails Auto-oriented ACTIONTYPOLOGY PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 29 4 2 6 MORE WALKABLE THAN SURROUNDING THAN SURROUNDING WALKABLE MORE AREAS LARGER OPEN SPACES AND PLAZAS AND SPACES OPEN LARGER AND RETAIL OF AMOUNT HIGH PARKING Suburban stations, although not having the same although not having Suburban stations, densities or intensity of uses of any residential considerably still are of the urban type stations, auto-oriented walkablemore than surrounding, centers. neighborhoods and commercial A centralized open space that serves open space as a A centralized amenity is a desired community place gathering can become spaces These in Suburban stations. neighborhoods surrounding a destination for concerts, and other if activated with markets, opportunities walk, to look, and linger. may Suburban stations with new development auto- nearby destination for a retail become Retail uses in Suburban neighborhoods. oriented a higher parkingstations typically ratio to require meet demand than other station areas. 6 4 5 5 1 3 REGIONAL BIKE INFRASTRUCUTRE BIKE REGIONAL LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENT SCALE DEVELOPMENT LARGE REGIONAL PARK AND RIDE AND PARK REGIONAL Commuters must travel longer distances to reach reach to longer distances must travel Commuters increase trail systems Regional Suburban stations. neighborhoods the bicycle shed to commuting the otherwise reach to an automobile requiring station. Parcels may become assembled by one or more one or more assembled by become may Parcels major property the purpose of large for owners at the station, possibly in the scale development create developments These center. of a town form mix of uses and higher opportunities a greater for of walkability surrounding to degree compared auto-oriented neighborhoods. Suburban stations have large parking resevoirs parking large resevoirs Suburban stations have station the accessing commuters the influx of for facilities park-n-ride These week. during the work center. bus transfer an associated typically have 3 2 1 TYPOLOGY TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 30 creative design studios. research anddevelopment, and include advanced manufacturing, Businessesmay parking. bicycle like transitpasses, car-sharing, and oflifequality employee amenities design, green technology, andhigh- that emphasize sustainablebuilding businesses have corporate cultures minded companies. Many ofthese and cooperation withotherlike- for synergy space, seeking often reused by young companies looking Under-utilized warehouses are being retail arrivingwiththerail station. have experienced newhousingand in existingindustrialareas, butmay areThese stationstypically found and creative approach to business. adaptive reuse ofexistingstructures, by theirhighdegree ofmixed use, stations areInnovation characterized additional context andclarifies futureadditional context expectations. These designations thatprovides are ontop type appliedto oftheircontext stationsthathave aspect akeyfunctional NOAINENTERTAINMENT INNOVATION Gra Riv OVERLAYSFUNCTIONAL r v ere nvnvi viv NorNo lle oro e tht Is s h lanla a d, d, Van n cou u ver er walking and biking. andbiking. walking ridership andinternal tripcapture via resulting inahighlevel oftransit significant amountofdailyvisitors, large concentration ofjobsanda are uses. typical Stationshave a centers, andmedicalcampuses setting. Universities, government buildings located inacampus large landowners thathave multiple applies to stationswithoneormore station areas. This overlay typically uses thatbringuniqueattributes to stationshaveInstitutional specific INSTITUTIONAL Aur Au HHo u ust ari r t a CaC on, C n,n amp , TXT us itself. residential development may present into commercial parking and surface market demandfor reuse ofthis As theregion continues to grow, non-transitusers.sites to serve located atthese istypically parking period oftime. Amplesurface duringalimited arrive anddepart when alarge amountofpassengers for accommodating majorevents stationsare designed Entertainment L Spo A Liv rtsrt e, e, AuA Los LLo ththo h AnA rit it gelge y F ese iel el d TYPOLOGY TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 31 Downtown Urban Center General Urban Urban Suburban Entertainment Institution Innovation TYPOLOGY OVERLAY 61st and Pena 61st and Pena 40th and Airport 40th and Airport ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Nine Mile Nine Mile ! FUNCTIONAL OVERLAY STATIONS FUNCTIONAL OVERLAY Peoria Peoria ! Dayton Dayton ! Central Park Blvd Park Central Central Park Blvd Park Central ! ! Belleview Belleview ! Southmoor Southmoor ! Yale Yale ! Colorado Colorado ! 40th and Colorado 40th and Colorado ! ! University of Denver University University of Denver University NWSS NWSS ! ! Welton/Downing Corridor Welton/Downing Welton/Downing Corridor Welton/Downing 38th and Blake 38th and Blake Louisiana - Pearl Louisiana Louisiana - Pearl Louisiana ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Broadway Broadway Evans Evans Alameda Alameda ! Colfax at Auraria Colfax Colfax at Auraria Colfax ! ! ! ! 10th and Osage 10th and Osage Auraria West Auraria Auraria West Auraria ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Union Station Union Station ! ! 41st and Fox 41st and Fox

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Sheridan Sheridan ! ! ! TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 32 ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 33 INTRODUCTION CONTINUUM TOD METHODOLOGY WALKSHEDS STRATEGIZE 35 34 CATALYZE ENERGIZE 38 CITY-WIDE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS 42 46 68 52 60 TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 34 ACTION PLAN of eachstationarea. Even thougheachstationinthe half-mile radius to create amore accurate snapshot utilized a10-minute walkshedinstead ofthestandard for opportunities TOD. Much ofthe TOD evaluation three logical groupings withsimilarchallengesand TOD readiness whichhelpedcategorize stationsinto The team project developed amethodologyto evaluate TOD plan. action stationareas andtoimpacting formulate anupdated a stronger understandingofthevariablescurrently fitsallcategory, thisplansetsout one-size establish to characteristics. Since Denver stationsdonotfitinto a differentalso having very existingandaspirational TOD needs andexistinglandusepatternsinfrastructure while stations inDenver, allwithdifferent market conditions, surprising once onebegins to examinethewidearray of but failedto materialize atothers. This may notbe TOD hasoccurred atsomestations asexpected oversporadic development thelastdecade. activity stationsinDenverRail have experienced variedand INTRODUCTION development. forstations withthegreatest near-term opportunity to provide city resourcesand efficientopportunities at items foraction eachstation,includingthemostrealistic of stationsinalogical order assistsin identifyingkey development aroundattract rail stations. The grouping resources to implementpublicimprovements to help with mostcommunities, Denver isdealingwithlimited implementing TOD inDenver over sixyears. thenext As planlaysThis action outastrategic approach to station forward onthecontinuum. station recommendations isto moving beactively the development atstations. The intention ofeachset each stationreceives items advanceto specificaction guide planning, policy, decisions and andinfrastructure continuum. Eachgroup to ofstationshasatool kit should beperceived to beona TOD development station isnotconsidered static, instead, eachstation evaluation landsinaspecific group, thestatusofeach ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 35 I-25/Broadway Welton/Downing Welton/Downing Corridor LOW HIGH Pepsi Center/ GardensElitch Lousiana/Pearl Colorado TOD CHARATERISTICS TOD STATION EVALUATION MATRIX EVALUATION STATION Alameda University of Denver of University Southmoor Belleview TOD CONTINUUM TOD Central Park Blvd Sports Authority Field Evans Yale (Gold/NorthMetro/Southwest) Auraria Colfax at 38th and Blake and 38th Other East Knox CATALYZE ENERGIZE Station areas with above average market conditions market conditions average with above Station areas or specific infrastructure but with a need for TOD, for type the desired achieve to amenity improvements and amenity infrastructure Catalytic of development. and should yield the sought- needed, are investments after TOD results. market average above are there where Station areas or development and no significant TOD for conditions occurring. TOD from infrastructure deficiencies impeding short targeted, typically need more station areas These TOD activity. intensified actionsterm achieve to indicate low development readiness. Planning is needed Planning readiness. development low indicate projects and infrastructure in investment guide future to these stations. Sheridan Nine Mile MARKET READINESS Southeast Central West Auraria West Auraria 41st and and Fox 41st CORRIDOR Decatur-Federal Perry Colorado & Smith Dayton Peoria Stock Show Under-construction Open 40th and Airport and 40th National Western STATION STATUS STATION

LOW MEDIUM HIGH

61st and and Pena 61st

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EIMHIGH MEDIUM DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TOD CONTINUUM CATEGORIES CONTINUUM TOD STRATEGIZE STRATEGIZE Stations that are still in pre-developmentStations that are planning or line is not complete phases either because the rail TOD factors make that market or development due to market with low areas Station unlikely in the near term. conditions and current in the near term potential The TOD continuum is a tool that provides a quick provides that a tool is continuum TOD The development for potential of the current snapshot action of future outcomes and monitor at stations based on the station grouped, stations are The items. categories continuum the three into evaluation results, – each with a specialized Energize Catalyze, – Strategize, and infrastructure policy, kittool guide planning, to action specific has more Each station items decisions. development barriers to remove to with the intention market potential. area’s the station and strengthen TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 36 ACTION PLAN station along in the continuum. As the action planis station alonginthecontinuum. As theaction in achangestationscoring, essentiallymoving the or theapproval may result ofanassessmentdistrict station area plan,aspecific infrastructure investment, the Continuum isfluid, recommendations suchasanew state of TOD inDenver. Since eachstationlocationon updated atany timeto provide acurrent snapshotofthe contained inthisplan,the TOD Continuum canbe As atool to monitor items thesuccess oftheaction TOD MONITORING TOOL TOD CONTINUUM strategic approach to TOD inthefuture. implementing TOD andhow to improve theCity’s items havewhat action hadthegreatest success in to examine monitoring willprovide theopportunity the TOD Strategic Planisupdated inthefuture, this understanding ofthecurrent level of TOD success. When toContinuum maintainastrong scoring asnecessary implemented over sixyears, thenext staffcan revise the ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 37 ENERGIZE ENERGIZE moves, design urban Thoughtful and multi-modal last wayfinding, developed mile connections were the DUS experience enhance to and visitors. workers, residents, for to is adapted train hall historic The but also not only serve travelers, and a restaurants, houses a hotel, market. Construction of multiple and residential commerical of the future buildings cements Union Station as one of the largest in the country. TODs

TOD CONTINUUM TOD

barrier to development as train travel waned during the waned during train travel as development barrier to CATALYZE CATALYZE redevelopment Downtown Lower gain momentum began to and and 90’s, in the 1980’s the CML and implementation of infrastructure future planning for of the passing With needs began. included in 2004, which Fastracks of Union Station as the reuse station for rail the Downtown light rail, rail, multiple commuter comprehensive and bus lines, infrastructure, financing, planning, agreements and development occurred. STRATEGIZE DENVER UNION STATION: MOVING THROUGH THE CONTINUUM THE THROUGH MOVING STATION: UNION DENVER Denver Union Station has been the traditional hub of transit in Denver since the 1870’s. But the source of that But the source the 1870’s. since in Denver hub of transit been the traditional Station has Union Denver served eventually also as a yard, a major rail prominence, mid-20th century. Today, billions of dollars in private investment is following a many decades long effort, decades long including a many is following investment in private billions of dollars Today, century. mid-20th through truly moved Union Station has area. station and surrounding the redevelop to steps, of incremental dozens touches. final energizing and catalytic investment, initial strategy, an continuum; TOD the STRATEGIZE planning as the 1970’s, early As effortscontemplate to began yard of the rail the consolidation rail corridor. a streamlined into main line consolidated This of up acres free would (CML) opportunitydevelopment on the and improve edge of Downtown the South River. to Platte access TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 38 ACTION PLAN discern keyissuesto beaddressed intheplan: investment priorities. Aniterative process wasusedto recommendations andspecificallyonpotential area to provide typology onstationarea direction The TOD readiness evaluationbuildsonthestation non-profit advocates. local governments andagencies, area developers, and ofstakeholdersincludingstateand educate and avariety “screens” to categorize stationareasto inform inaneffort anddevisedmultiple inCentral Maryland opportunities a comprehensive viewof TOD challengesand Transportation Alliance, 2009. This planprovided for Transit-Centered Communities, Central TOD Strategy: ARegionalAction Maryland Plan Metro’s investment strategy andpriorities. the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area inorder to guide categorize theexistingandpotential transitstationsin Program, 2011. toThis help studydevisedatypology Transit-Oriented Strategic Development Plan, Works plan. former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 2008Housing That identify ten Sustainable Transit of Communities aspart 2011. This studygenerated amethodologyto help Summary Sustainable Transit Communities Study-Scorecard Analysis approaches, including: plans were reviewed and bestpractices to ascertain A numberofexistingregional orcity-wide TOD City’s andinvestment planning, policy priorities. developed to categorize stationsinorder to guide the To create the TOD Continuum, anevaluationwas PROCESS RESOURCES STATION EVALUATION METHODOLOGY ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ

key infrastructure investment Investment Prioritization: needed toadvance development atstations Plan Emphasis: Station Recommendations: development Plan Goals: , Office of the ofthe Mayor,, Office LosAngeles, California, City interest in transitin oriented interest City City-led catalyticCity-led actions Central Maryland Central Maryland Type andlocation for

Action items Metro TOD district (inplace), andcost needed. ofinfrastructure district + underutilized), ownership fragmentation, special zoning,transit-supportive developable land(vacant for newdevelopment. Criteria included:planinplace, development, anddetermines thepotential capacity framework ofthestationarea new isready to support whether thelegal, physical, andinfrastructure The Development evaulates Readinessindictor Development Potential (permit values). appreciation, commercial rents, andmarketactivity TOD demographics, landvalues, residential price included: populationdensity, employment density, strength ofmarketdemandandtiming. Criteria newdevelopment by evaluatingthe of supporting whether thestationarea real estate marketiscapable The Readinessindicator Market helpsdetermine Market Readiness summarized below: as marketandeconomic factors using three primary teamthe project developed anevaluationstrategy Based onlessonslearnedfrom other TOD plans, stations current status. costinginfrastructure exercises to establisheach utilized GISanalysis, additional andperformed team assembledandanalyzed relevant documents, and entitlementstagewasneccessary. The project current statusofeachstationsplanning, infrastructure, station evaluation,athrough understandingofthe orderIn to usetheinformation gainedduringthe GIS network analyst. a ½milewalk-shed (10minute walk)calculated using based oneitherastandard ½mileradiusstationarea or Depending ondataavailability, criteria were evaluated access, frequency. numberofparks, andtransit service form (blocksize), pedestrianaccess (walkscore), bicycle sufficient tosupport TOD?Criteria included: physical inandnearastationareaamenities, andservices oriented; thatis, ofaccess, are andquality thequantity likely itisthatstationarea development willbetransit- The Transit-Oriented Readinessindicator evaluates how Transit-Oriented Characteristics CRITERIA STATION STATUS RESEARCH ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 39 DATA ANALYSIS DATA METHODOLOGY Infrastructure Investment to Date Infrastructure to Investment oup is in a region as compared to the nation. It can reveal what makes a particular region a particular what makes region reveal the nation. It can to as compared oup is in a region Frequency Combined Location Quotient Location Combined Frequency Location Quotient Location Redevelopable Land) Redevelopable Variable

Employment DensityEmployment DensityPopulation FormPhysical AmenityCommunity Access AccessPark ServiceTransit Jobs/ Acre Score Walk Population/Acre of Blocks =< 4.0 acres Percentage Number of Parks Train Hour and Peak of Bus Stops Number Bicycle AccessBike Share OwnershipAutomobile Quotient Households Location Vehicle Number of Bicycle of Dedicated Routes Feet Linear Station B-Cycle Planning Completed to Date to Planning Completed ZoningParcelization LandVacant LandRedevelopment Ownership Plan / GDP None/ Station Area <1.0 Value Value/Land of Improved Acres per Acre Number of Parcels with transit supportive of Area zoning Percentage Land Vacant of Acres of + Acres Vacant of Number of Owners/ (Acres Urban Renewal Area or Special DistrictUrban Renewal Area Infrastructure Investment Yes/No TOD Dollars of Infrastructure Needs Infrastructure Needed Investment TOD Dollars of

Household Growth (2000 - 2010) Growth Household (2000-2010) Growth Employment Demographics TOD with no Kids, Households Households, (Non-Family 64) and 55 to Householders 25-34 Change Annual Percent Supportive Zoning Transit with Area of Percent Property ValuesProperty (2000 - 2010) App. Residential Sales Price Office RentsRetail Rents DateTo Development Commercial DateTo Residential Development Change Annual Percentage Value Dollar Amount of Permit (Assessor) Value Amount of Actual Dollar Value Dollar Amount of Permit (Co-Star) foot Rents - Dollar per square Commercial Average (Co-Star) foot square Rents - Dollar per Commercial Avgerage

“unique” in comparison to the national average. to in comparison “unique” Note: Location quotient is a way of quantifying how concentrated a particular industry, cluster, occupation, or demographic gr demographic or occupation, cluster, a particular industry, concentrated how of quantifying quotient is a way Location Note: Measure

TOD CHARACTERISTICS CHARACTERISTICS TOD DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT MARKET READINES MARKET TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 40 ACTION PLAN ! General observations andnotes onthestationevaluationinclude: General observations resulting category. TOD Readinessscores were thenusedto implicationsandinvestment inform thepolicy recommendations for each in graph form, Readinessonthehorizontal axis. withMarket axisandtheDevelopment Readinessonthevertical The the three indicators. To present theresults andcategorizetypology, thestationsinto thefinal thescores were plotted The 34stationsunderconsideration (downtown stationswere not STATION EVALUATION METHODOLOGY ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ

! ! ! West linestationshave astronger marketreadiness score butlessdevelopment potential. East linestationshave aweaker marketreadiness score buthave highdevelopment potential. are generally warm,andEnergize stationsare generallyhotfor near-term TOD potential. The visualizes HeatMap the TOD Continuum scoring –St stationsmaySome move begins. asplanningoccurs through anddevelopment thecontinuum activity quickly development capacity. Urban Center stationshave astrong combination ofmarketanddevelopment readiness withhigh stationsand/orfoundCatalyze inindustrialareas. stationsare close-in Stations closerto downtown have typically better TOD characteristics. Stations onexistingraillinestend to score higheronbothdevelopment andmarketreadiness. !

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METHODOLOGY Belleview ENERGIZE STATIONS of Denver: University with small potential, development unlock any needed to moves opportunities that exist near the station. near its aspirational character, with a character, near its aspirational controlling owner major institutional potential. much of the development Yale: Central Park Blvd MEDIUM-HIGH HIGH

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Decatur-Federal MEDIUM Knox not clearly score in its ultimate TOD Continuum category Continuum TOD in its ultimate not clearly score Perry This station likely moves station likely moves This Sheridan 38th and Blake 41st and Fox stations scored similar to Energize Energize similar to stations scored in stations are The stations. identified several due to Catalyze as RTD as well infrastructure needs, change in transit studying a potential streetcar). mode (light rail to CATALYZE STATIONS CATALYZE Alameda: major stormwater once Energize to are infrastructure investments completed. Corridor: Welton/Downing MEDIUM-LOW

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National Western Stock Show STRATEGIZE CATALYZE ENERGIZE This station lacks a TOD TOD station lacks a This Market Potential Readiness Development Characteristics stations have boundaries that are boundaries that are stations have the For Aurora. and in both Denver these stations only utilized analysis, in Denver. parcels data collected for Southmoor: strong indicating despite strategy readiness. market and development 40th & Colorado: STRATEGIZE STATIONS STRATEGIZE planning efforts on-going are station may The at this station. a small once Catalyze to move and specific plan is adopted area been have recommendations identified. Nine Mile and Dayton: Transit Oriented include: stations have a unique situation or known issue that required professional judgment to place it in the category place to judgment most professional situation or known a unique that required issue stations have stations that did Specific status. of its current reflective The distinctions between each of the continuum categories are not hard lines intended to “lock” a station into place, place, into a station “lock” to lines intended hard not distinctions are categories The continuum each of the between from generally moving with stations is fluid, Continuum TOD the rather, TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 42 ACTION PLAN STEPS TO CREATESTEPS TO WALKSHEDS well asfuture andnetwork intersections. connections Pedestrian bridgesandoff-street trails were addedin,as suchashighwayswalk, andhighway on-and off ramps. was modified excludeto streets where peopledonot which theanalysis would berun. The street network against preparing thebasedata,orwalknetwork, The process ofmappingthewalkshedsbeganwith off-street trails andotherpedestrian connections. rivers,major arterials, andrailroads, andincorporating into account taking barrierssuchasinterstates,network, Network Analyst to mapthedistance againstawalk transit stationwalksheds, CPD’s GISstaffutilized ESRI’s order toIn produce more accurate representations ofthe within ahalfmilewalk. is easyto promote development thatisnotaccessible buffer distance, walkshed, asopposed it theactual to people are atthis physically Bylooking ableto walk. which doesnotnecessarily represent thearea where the stationwithahalfmileradius “as thecrow flies,” (CPD) hasmapped TOD walkshedsby simplybuffering thepast,Community Planning andDevelopmentIn mile.transit riders, onequarter thatdistance istypically are willingto walk approximately onehalfmile. For bus light railandcommuter rail assumed peoplewillwalkto getto atransit station.For identified theirwalkshed,by which covers thedistance Transit Oriented Development areas are generally CREATING WALKSHEDS WHAT IS A WALKSHED? Add fundedandunderconstruction connections Add off-street trails Add pedestrianbridges Remove highways andhighway ramps WALKSHEDS , itisestimated thatpeople accessible area. are generated, apolygon isderived generalizing the the desired distance. Once allpossiblewalkroutes are irrelevant, however, aslongthevariablesyield yields aonehalfmiledistance. The speedandtime walk speedof3milesperhourfor 10minutes, which from eachstationin any direction. The analysis useda to mapallpossiblehalfmileroutes traveling away walk speeds, andtimetraveled, whichallow thesoftware The datasetispopulated withkeyattributes for distance, station area. effectively plan for future development ineachtransit beneficial. Suchanalysis allows planners to more potential infrastructure improvements would bemost connectivity, identifybarriers, andevaluate where plannersare alsoabletothe walknetwork, assess By mappingthehalfmilewalkshedsasderived from accessible withinthehalfmilewalk. 160 acres and633livingunitsthatare notactually that case, comparing thebuffer thewalkshed to reveals area.grid However, canmaximize thewalkable even in area walkshedisagoodexampleofhow acleanstreet least disrupted street grid. The Louisiana-Pearl station strategically located pedestrianconnections, orwiththe The mostcomplete walkshedsare thosewith KEY FINDINGS DENVER UNION STATION ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 43 WALKSHEDS Station areas with a strong grid of streets, bicycle facilities and pedestrian paths can maximize maximize facilities and pedestrian paths can bicycle grid of streets, with a strong Station areas opportunities.the stations connectivity with existing neighborhoods and new development Key infrastructure improvements, such as a pedestrian bridge over a freeway, can connect connect can a freeway, such as bridge over a pedestrian improvements, infrastructure Key reach the connections first and last increase mile These stations. rail neighborhoods to entire of the RTD the rest to access and business resident improving the community, of a station into economy. and the regional system passenger rail Many rail stations access far less than the maximum amount of land within a 10 minute walk walk amount of land within a 10 minute far less than the maximum stations access rail Many These corridors. freight and rail freeways such as rivers, and man-made barriers, natural due to neighborhoods. on nearby have the impact a station can barriers reduce EXAMPLE WALKSHEDS EXAMPLE o dodododododododo a r y nsnsnsnsnn oraoraoraoraoraoraoraoraora ryryryry PerPerPerPerPePeP ColColColColColCoColColColCColC EvaEvaEvaEvaEEvE TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 44 ACTION PLAN CHARACTISTICS- BY WALKSHED SYSTEM WIDE SCORINGSYSTEM WIDE

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TRANSIT ORIENTED CHARACTISTICS STRATEGIZE - BY WALKSHED MEDIUM-LOW LOW National Western Stock Show 40th andColorado 40th andAirport 61st andPena Southmoor Nine Mile Dayton Peoria ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! development intended to occur onlarger sites over alongerperiod oftime. through theDenver Zoning Code andestablishesaframework for phased A GeneralDevelopment Plan(GDP) tool administered isaregulatory General Development Plans capture theproper planningcontext. relationship to aneighborhood andalarger geography isneeded inorder to Following thisapproach isrecommended whenthestationarea hasaclose ofalarger neighborhoodplanningeffort. planning canoccur aspart development. captureThese asmallergeography. efforts Stationarea parks andrecreation, health,mobility, infrastructure, andeconomic comprehensive innature andcover topics suchaslanduse, urbandesign, basis for decisionsfor fundingandregulatory thecity. areThey typically Council. As adopted policy, they have standingthatcanbeusedasa Small area plansare approved by PlanningBoard andadopted by City Small Area Plans needed before implementationcanoccur. for someareas more implementation.In detailedguidance andplanningis for ourstationareas. somecasesthisguidance issufficient In to setthestage street withthelandusecharacter. This documentprovides asolidfoundation ofa alsoestablishesastreet whichbringstogether thefunction typology It includes buildingblocksandguidingprinciplesfor development character. focus. The planestablishesconcept landusesfor which alllandinthecity the current andvaluedattributes oftheneighborhoodwillbe character will bedirected; andAreas ofStability, where maintainingandenhancing Change, where mostgrowth investments andmulti-modaltransportation decisions. BlueprintDenvertransportation organizes into Areas thecity of Blueprint Denver guidance for policy landuseand provides citywide Blueprint Denver visioning for aspecificgeography inthecity. forThese tools more provide detailedevaluation and anopportunity provide guidance atahigherlevel andhelpto bringallthepieces together. Planning comes indifferent planningdocuments shapesandsizes. Citywide 4. Plantoimplement 3. Engageourpartners 2. Consider thedefinitionoftransit communities and TOD Principles 1. Consider theoverall cityvision components to ensure astationarea advances through thecontinuum. of thestationaspirations andcharacteristics, there are four fundamental to move forward into theCatalyze andEnergize categories. Regardless setthevisionfor astationarea. partners This process establishesapath readiness anddevelopment readiness islow. andits This iswhentheCity Planning needsto occur atthebeginning ofthecontinuum whenmarket TOOLKIT INTRODUCTION ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 47 LOW LOW HIGH HIGH STATION SCORING STATION 61st and Pena 61st and Pena 40th and Airport 40th and Airport ! ! MARKET READINESS MARKET DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Nine Mile Nine Mile ! Peoria Peoria ! Dayton Dayton ! Central Park Blvd Park Central Central Park Blvd Park Central ! Belleview Belleview ! Southmoor Southmoor ! Yale Yale ! Colorado Colorado ! 40th and Colorado 40th and Colorado ! University of Denver University University of Denver University NWSS NWSS ! ! Welton/Downing Corridor Welton/Downing Welton/Downing Corridor Welton/Downing 38th and Blake 38th and Blake Louisiana - Pearl Louisiana Louisiana - Pearl Louisiana ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Broadway Broadway Evans Evans Alameda Alameda ! ! ! ! Colfax at Auraria Colfax Colfax at Auraria Colfax ! 10th and Osage 10th and Osage ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 41st and Fox 41st and Fox ! !

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! ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ! ! KEY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES DEVELOPMENT KEY Infrastructure studies examine the cost and feasibility of plan recommendations and action items related to City- to and action related Infrastructure items of plan recommendations and feasibility studies examine the cost and stormwater, multi-modal connectivity, studies include Example infrastructure in station areas. led investments parkingmanagement. Infrastructure Studies Infrastructure The GDP process does not result in a site-specific development plan, but is designed to implement recommendations recommendations in a site-specificto implement result does not but is designed plan, development GDP process The land for concepts level plan documenting master plans), station area plans (including area small City-adopted from network, and dry street multi-modal wet development associated utilities, open space, publicly-accessible use, guidelines. design for and concepts phasing ! TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 48 ACTION PLAN Action Plan Status Score Typology Facts TOD Characteristics Development Potential Market Readiness Infrastructure Investment Infrastructure Zoning Analysis Infrastructure Plan 40 Time frame:2016-2018 establishedbyprojects above efforts Determine andinitiate implementation ofpriority Time frame:2014/2015 Stepsand 40thColorado Study Next Complete theElyriaSwansea NeighborhoodPlan RTD Parking Spaces Projected Ridership TH &C Opening Corridor OLORADO Medium -Low Medium -Low Low $$ 1,370 2016 East 200 TOD Characteristics Development Potential Infrastructure Investment Infrastructure Zoning Analysis Infrastructure D Time frame:on-going the stationfrom Denver neighborhoods improvements to for multi-modalconnectivity Monitor andrespond to any demandsorneeded Time frame:on-going development boundary conditions alongthecity Monitor andrespond to any changing Market Readiness Plan AYTON RTD Parking Spaces Ridership Corridor Opened Medium -Low Medium -Low Low 1,339 I-225 2006 250 $ ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 49 HOW 10,000,000+

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Action Plan Action Status Score Typology Facts TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 50 ACTION PLAN Action Plan Status Score Typology Facts TOD Characteristics Development Potential Market Readiness Infrastructure Investment Infrastructure Zoning Analysis Infrastructure Plan N Time frame:on-going infrastructure needs opportunities, andrespondMonitor to future development INE RTD Parking Spaces M ILE Ridership Corridor Opened Medium -Low Medium -Low Medium -Low 1,225 6,730 I-225 2006 $ TOD Characteristics Development Potential Infrastructure Investment Infrastructure Zoning Analysis Infrastructure P Market Readiness Plan EORIA RTD Parking Spaces Projected Ridership Time frame: on-going opportunities management needs and/orDIAparking infrastructure development opportunities, Monitor andrespond to future Time frame:on-going the EastCorridor (Denver andAurora) strategizing andimplementing TOD along to organize stakeholdersonfurther Consider thecontinuation ofSCIefforts Time frame:2014/2015 andaffordableparking housing focused ondevelopment opportunities, implementation ofcatalyticprojects Communities (SCI)including Initiative Continue withDRCOG efforts Sustainable Opening Corridor Medium -Low Medium $$$$ Low 3,730 2016 East 550 ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 51 10,000,000+

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TRANSIT ORIENTED CHARACTISTICS CATALYZE - BY WALKSHED MEDIUM-HIGH MEDIUM MEDIUM-LOW 38th andBlake Auraria West 41st andFox Knox Court Alameda Sheridan Evans Perry ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! typically include: typically has thegreatest success through infrastructure investment. These projects While there are different ways catalyzeto investment inastationarea, thecity results. space, andstormwater improvements shouldyieldthesought-after TOD investments,amenity suchasnewstreets, sidewalks, facilities, bicycle park to achieve thedesired ofdevelopment. type Catalytic infrastructure and for TOD improvements needspecificinfrastructure oramenity typically Catalyze stationareas withaverage to above average marketconditions development readiness. marketor its publicinvestment seeareturn starting by andwillquickly kick investmentof city resources. This isbecauseDenver cangetthemostfor forphase ofthecontinuum thestrategic provide use thebestopportunity development impediment.Research indicates thatstationswithinthis TOD cannothappenonitsown often ifthere isasignficicant marketor and2)Given thecompetitive citywide; marketclimate, opportunities inphilosophya shift upontherealization that1) TOD offers significant market to leaddevelopment andmarketreadiness. There hassince been hasreliedcatalyzing thesestations. thepast,City upontheprivate In The City’s focus inthecoming Denver’s years isto re-assess role in development ormarketreadiness andbegin realizing thevision. already have avisionandpathforward. to adjustthe They justneedaction readiness andhighmarketreadiness. Regardless, thesestationareas development readiness andlow marketreadiness orhave low development Stations thatfallwithinCatalyze are stationsthateitherhave high TOOLKIT INTRODUCTION Decatur-Federal ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ

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! ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ! ! KEY DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES DEVELOPMENT KEY ! TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 62 ACTION PLAN Action Plan Status Score Typology Facts TOD Characteristics Development Potential Market Readiness Infrastructure Investment Infrastructure Zoning Analysis Infrastructure Plan 10 Time frame: on-going arise asopportunities connections Continue to improve firstandlast mile RTD Parking Spaces TH &O Ridership Corridor Opened SAGE Medium Medium High $$$ Central 4,032 1994 0 TOD Characteristics Development Potential Infrastructure Investment Infrastructure Zoning Analysis Infrastructure B Time frame: on-going Belleview Stationdevelopment theprogress Monitor andsupport ofthe Time frame: on-going beyondconnections thenewdevelopment area Continue to improve firstandlast mile Market Readiness Plan ELLEVIEW RTD Parking Spaces Ridership Corridor Opened Medium -High Southeast High Low Low 1,787 2006 $$$ 59 ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 63 10,000,000+

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Action Plan Action Status Score Typology Facts TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 64 ACTION PLAN Action Plan Status Score Typology Facts TOD Characteristics Development Potential Market Readiness Infrastructure Investment Infrastructure Zoning Analysis Infrastructure Plan Y Time frame: 2016-2018 at Yale Avenue and Yale Circle Study, apedestriancrossing design andconstruct ALE RTD Parking Spaces ʄ

38th andBlake Ridership Corridor Opened Medium -Low Medium Southeast Low 1,691 2006 $ 129 TOD Characteristics Development Potential Infrastructure Investment Infrastructure Zoning Analysis Infrastructure C Time frame: on-going such asColfax Ave crossings for lastmileconnections Monitor opportunities Market Readiness Plan OLFAX RTD Parking Spaces

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Status Score Typology Facts Action Plan Action TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 66 ACTION PLAN Action Plan Status Score Typology Facts TOD Characteristics Development Potential Market Readiness Infrastructure Investment Infrastructure Zoning Analysis Infrastructure Plan M Time frame: on-going thatmay triggeradditionalplanning opportunities newdevelopmentMonitor andconnectivity ILE RTD Parking Spaces H IGH Ridership Corridor Opened S TADIUM Medium Medium High Central 1,340 2002 $ 0 TOD Characteristics Development Potential Infrastructure Investment Infrastructure Zoning Analysis Infrastructure P Time frame: on-going planning thatmay triggeradditional opportunities newdevelopmentMonitor andconnectivity Market Readiness Plan EPSI RTD Parking Spaces C ENTER Ridership Corridor Opened /E LITCH Medium -High Medium G High Central 20,000 1,259 2002 AR $ DENS ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 67 10,000,000+

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Infrastructure Investment Plan Infrastructure Analysis Zoning TOD Characteristics TOD Development Potential Potential Development Market Readiness Market

Status Score Typology Facts Action Plan Action TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 68 ACTION PLAN to implement city-led investmentsto implementcity-led thatremove identifies recommendationssection thatcutacross the TOD implementingagenciesand require a coordinated effort level, finding realistic financingstrategies planning,activities. infrastructure,to fundnecessary andmarketing This 6years, needstonext identifyCity-wide theCity TOD recommendations policiesandspecificaction atthedepartment order for to In catalyze development developmentdepartments. inthe atthestationswithbestopportunities A strategic approach to implementing TOD thatspanmultipleCity andlong-term inDenver actions includesshort implement TOD to opportunities partnership Team Time frame: on-going 1.3 Time frame: 2014/2015 1.2 Time frame: 2014/2015 1.1 and Management Administration CITY CITY UPDATEWIDE POLICY

Explore emerging Appoint a TOD Steward Establish a TOD Action Time frame: 2014/2015 Station Non-Rail TOD Planning 2.2 Time frame: on-going Blueprint Denver the Comprehensive Planand Principles into updates to Communities and TOD 2.1 Development Planning and Community

Explore Opportunities for Explore Opportunities Integrate Transit barriersto stationarea development. TODs management strategies at 3.2 Time frame: 2014/2015 implementation in transit planningand 3.1 Public Works of Department Time frame: on-going

Apply parking Apply parking Evaluate Denver’s role ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 69 Park, open space, and open space, Park, the vision for Completing

Parks andParks Recreation 6.1 TOD’s structure in recreation on-going frame: Time 6.2 a City in a Park on-going frame: Time Business recruitment Business recruitment Housing and for Tools Lending Strategic Key strategic projects that strategic Key

impact TOD Time frame: on-going frame: Time 5.1 areas TOD for strategies on-going frame: Time 5.2 neighborhood development areas TOD for strategies on-going frame: Time 5.3 areas TOD on-going frame: Time 5.4 Office of EconomicOffice of Development

Utilize Denver TOD TOD Denver Utilize Utilize Denver TOD TOD Denver Utilize Create station area area station Create

Time frame: 2014/2015 frame: Time financing mechanisms on-going frame: Time 4.3 Time frame: on-going frame: Time 4.2 4.1 financing principles Finance Department of financing plans for designated for designated financing plans stations “catalyze” TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 70 ACTION PLAN CITY CITY UPDATEWIDE POLICY to partner with on-going orupcoming initiatives withon-going include: to partner that remove barriersto development atstations. Examplesofopportunities plement TOD, may ariseto identifystrategic additionalopportunities actions andagencieswork to coordinate departments As im- to variousCity efforts toimplement opportunities 1.3 Explore emerging partnership TOD planning, infrastructure, andfinance. team of TOD in professionals withspecific expertise TOD – related activities owners andpotential developers. needed, expandthispositionto If asmall the positionto includereal estate development assistance to both property and investment. As thispositionbecomes more defined, consider the roles of related activities to station/TOD departmental city developmentand direct policies andprojects. The positionshouldhave to coordinate theauthority Appoint aseniorlevel asachampion staffperson for act to TOD related 1.2 Appoint a TOD Steward to anappointedand provide support TOD staffperson. needed to address development instationareas andinfrastructure projects team onanas-neededbasis. This team could meetonamonthlybasisoras external Include TOD suchasRTD, partners, DHA,DRCOG, andDURA,onthis and promoting strategies andprograms thatencourage successful TOD. of Economic Development,Office witha focuson reducinginternal conflicts ofFinance,Department Denver Parks andthe andRecreation Department, ofPublicCommunity PlanningandDevelopment, Department Works, most responsibledepartments/offices fordevelopment around stations: Establisha TOD Action Team comprised ofapointpersonfrom eachofthe 1.1 Establisha TOD Action Team implement TOD andoffices. across multipledepartments The following recommendations relate to coordinates how theCity to efforts ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT Time frame: on-going 1.3 1.2 1.1 EST TO IMPLEMENT TOD ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ

EXPLORE EMERGING PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES APPOINT A TOD STEWARD State-wide construction defect law defect construction reformState-wide North Denver CornerstoneNorth Collaborative DenverFund TOD DRCOG SustainableCommunities Initiative Denver Shared Space Project City andCounty ofDenverCity Climate Adaption Plan Mile High Connects High Mile ABLISH A TOD ACTION TEAM Time frame: 2014/2015

Time frame: 2014/2015 ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 71 Time frame: on-going frame: Time

INTEGRATE TRANSIT COMMUNITIES AND TOD TOD AND COMMUNITIES TRANSIT INTEGRATE STATION NON-RAIL FOR OPPORTUNITIES EXPLORE PRINCIPLES INTO UPDATES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE THE TO UPDATES INTO PRINCIPLES DENVER BLUEPRINT AND PLAN PLANNING TOD 2.2 2.1 COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMUNITY

Time frame: 2014/2015 frame: Time opportunities Explore development plan and implement transit oriented to could transit corridors Enhanced corridors. transit enhanced along future modes. and streetcar bus-rapid transit, include bus, with implementation, forward moves program the RTDAs Fastracks and in the next years stations will be operational rail few most Denver rail beyond will move transit around development opportunities foster to into evolve ridership may that exhibit strong Existing bus lines stations. route high capacityof a fixed transit utilizing some elements high frequency, have if implemented, transit corridors, enhanced These service in the future. development. oriented spur transit to the potential exists at Civic Center planning TOD opportunityAn immediate non-rail for this key bus to renovations Station. RTD near-term extensive anticipates serve buses currently the and regional Local in Downtown. center transfer service or streetcar could bus-rapid transit, bus, enhanced station and future opportunities TOD cityThe should explore be added within the next 5 years. partnerships implementing foster with RTD, to at this station and continue and other stakeholders. land owners, private of Colorado, the State Include the transit communities concept and TOD principles into upcoming upcoming principles into TOD and concept Include communities the transit the City’s Plan and Blueprint Denver, Comprehensive the City’s to updates vision of transit oriented The land use and transportation plan. intregrated rail stations; around just development goes beyond in Denver development of building transit concept the larger into it is encapsulated instead daily needs a person’s our rail stations that provide around communities TOD and concept communities transit The without the use of an automobile. as one city. closer together neighborhoods principles can help bring Denver’s provide to in the city-wide in order plan updates evolve ideas should These such as sustainability goals and resiliency multiple city-widevalue to inititives, measures. planning TOD station opportunities2.2 Explore non-rail for Transit-oriented development is at the heart development planning efforts of numerous Transit-oriented Department; Planning and Development the Community by developed and Plan 2000 and Blueprint Denver with Comprehensive beginning and general station area, of neighborhood, with dozens continuing in the early 2000’s. adopted those plans were plans since development the walkable nature improves TOD holistically at how Looking more about ability move to and employees residents of the City and fosters their daily needs is an on-going of the access focus the community to department. to the updates into Principles TOD and Communities Transit 2.1 Integrate Denver Plan and Blueprint Comprehensive TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 72 ACTION PLAN CITY CITY UPDATEWIDE POLICY Investment strategies include: the goalofcreating alivable, inthefuture. andsustainable city connected works astheCity towardsamenities become meeting vitallyimportant system,creation transitandtheassociated ofamultimodaltransportation developed intheStrategic Transportation Plan. When considering the tripcapacity to builduponthe visionofmaximizingpersoncarrying investments intransit, andcontinues to investigate additionalopportunities Investment Strategies buses, andrail transit. excellent access biking, includingwalking, to efficientforms oftransportation asawhole.the city These corridors willprovide through enhanced mobility provide to focus Denver growth withtheopportunity inaway thatbenefits The 2002BlueprintDenver Plandeveloped “Enhanced Transit Corridors” that improvements throughout thecity. the STPprovides strategies andrecommendations system for transportation system, policiesforpeople. addition to city‐wide abalanced In transportation system in moving ofthetransportation solutions andimproving theefficiency inDenver thatemphasizestransportation multimodaltransportation The 2008 Denver Strategic Transportation Plan(STP)laidaroadmap for for Denver residents, workers andvisitors onaregional basis. oftransit service has worked for closelywithRTD theplanningandsupport Denver (CCD) provider but ofpublictransitservice, hasnotbeenaprimary greatly expandedthrough theFasTracks program. andCounty of The City park‐n‐ridefacilitiesandarapid transitsystemservice, thatisnow being for theentiretransit service Denver region, includingexpress andlocalbus demands. for Public Denver transitservice isprovided by RTD. provides RTD to developregional strategies partners to meetcurrent andfuture service Lead incontinuing to theCity evaluate itsrole intransit andwork with implementation 3.1 Evaluate Denver’s role intransit planning and implement TOD. that require additionalstrategies strives astheCity to remove barriersand Workstwo hasidentified major topics relating stationareato development manage multiple, demandsoncity resources. sometimesconflicting Public utilization.As must animplementingagency,right-of-way thedepartment managementstrategies,developing andapplyingparking andenforcing to: addressing multi-modalconnectivity, managing stormwater runoff, implementation of TOD atmultiplelevels, including, butnotlimited The Public Works isinvolved Department withtheplanningand PUBLIC WORKS 3.2 3.1 EVALUATE AND IMPLEMENTATION ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ

APPLY PARKING MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AT TODS Transit Related Plansand Coordination System Investments Preservation Investments Regulatory Programmatic Investments FundedDirectly Investments

DENVER’S ROLE IN TRANSIT PLANNING Time frame: 2014/2015 – andCounty ofDenverThe City hasmademany ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 73 ransportation or including employer Demand Management strategies T Customer Service - Developers, CCD, and RTD partner and/or revamp to Service CCD, Customer - Developers, for areas at stations/park-n-ride strategy wayfinding a consistent create and provide access customer improve transit locations to consistency across include could This experience. customer and informative a consistent real-time occupancy with parking intelligent/dynamic systems wayfinding information. Maximization - Identify new opportunities of Existing Assets RTD/CCD for on active parking collaboratively management strategies work agencies to station areas. assets in and around on and off-street leverage that can better community funded transit passes or car/bike sharing community funded transit or accessoryShared RTD-owned/managed parking between agreements This parkinginventories. office or commercial, multi-family, lots and nearby or structuredincludes opportunities parking off-street to share inventory to (Subject approval). zoning to costs. development reduce Restrictions of on and Parking and/or a combination Limited Time On-Street considering parking options in the vicinity. strategies off street and core TOD the manage demand for to pricing strategies Appropriate further lots and garages the use of other higher inventory ncentivize out the core. from in the Strategic parkingOther can be found management tools creative Plan (SPP). Parking

ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ Potential Future Strategies Future Potential 3.2 Apply parking management strategies at TODs TODs at parking strategies 3.2 Apply management on-going frame: Time with the City’s should align area TOD any for Management Strategies Parking parkingthree-fold vision for in the 2010 Denver management as identified a management philosophy SPP establishes The (SPP). Plan Parking Strategic guide parking-related decision-making to that (1) the City of Denver for manages parking acknowledges as a valued asset, (2) a variety of land use parking to approach an integrated and (3) encourages and contexts, patterns stakeholder outreach. to management with a commitment parking that sequences a five-step strategies process SPP introduces The - steps parking Each of the five best address to needs. incrementally of with an array and Supply – is coupled Pricing, Time, Location, Demand, a parking achieve to that can be used singularly or in combination strategies TOD area. parking a on and/or off-street around management goal for input, will help with stakeholder coupled and toolbox, Applying this process TOD area for a parkingimplement the most effective management strategy as parking that adds with phased development and needs change patterns density and activity in an area. of supply balance a proper that ensure identify strategies SPP helps The limited to utilize the goal is TOD area, In a users. different and demand for efficient use of RTD parking wisely and promote facilities parking resources parking support to while maintaining convenient onward opening day from include but are may applied Strategies uses. business and residential adjacent to: not limited Strategies Current The City and County of Denver understands the significant role transit plays in role transit plays the significant understands City The Denver of County and shift roles seeing their are cities the country, Across being a world-class city. planning for proactively to needs and responsibilities transit reacting to from in role its evaluate City to The will continue service. transit and implementing meet current to partners strategies with regional develop to work transit and service and future demands. TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 74 ACTION PLAN CITY CITY UPDATEWIDE POLICY and preserves sitesand preserves for affordable housing at TOD railstations. istheDenverexample ofaneffective partnership TOD Fund whichacquires these variousentitiesto needs. address and amenity An infrastructure There to (P3s)among create are public private opportunities partnerships different, but related, interests inpromoting andinvesting in TOD railstations. common goals. The City, RTD, owners, andnon-profits property allhave – Partnering ofaproject. sharing inthepublicrealm portions form ofencouraging rezoning into higherintensity TOD cost by theCity development inlinewithplanningobjectives. The incentives cantakethe programs whichprovide incentives orbonusesto encourage TOD Incentive value capture to achieve corridor objectives. greater revenue potential, resulting inincreased to usecorridor ability wide multiple stations, oreven entire corridors, have alarger taxbaseandtherefore approaches liketheAtlanta Beltline Tax thatcombines Assessment District due to alackofnexusasdetermined inabenefitstudy. However, corridor TOD beyond approximately stationdistrict a½mileradius isproblematic multiplied by creating larger andbroader Expandinganindividual districts. Corridor Level Funding goals. planning andcommunity withCity conjunction stations to fundlocalbenefitsisaprincipalthatneeds be to contemplated in ortaxincrement. Capturingof specialdistricts thevaluearound TOD rail values thatcould beutilized to generate revenue streams through theuse area leadsto greater development potential andappreciation inproperty influence ofthe rail stationonthesurrounding area. The larger influence improvements which translate to alarger walkshedand expandingthe Value Capture – principles asabasisfor theCity’s fundingandfinancingstrategy. casestudiesfoundthe peercity intheappendix)suggestfollowing key Lessons learnedfrom Denver andothernational TOD experiences (including 4.1 Utilize Denver TOD financingprinciples forthe greatest opportunity TOD sixyears. development inthenext following are recommendations for financinginvestments atthestationswith to identifystrategies tothe otherdepartments fund TOD investments. The Denver. ofFinanceThe Department willtakealeadingrole with inworking Developing financing strategies isacriticalstep inimplementing TOD in FINANCE 4.3 4.2 4.1 DESIGNATED “CATALYZE”STATIONS CREATE STATION AREA FINANCING PLANS FOR UTILIZE DENVER TOD FINANCING MECHANISMS UTILIZE DENVER TOD FINANCING PRINCIPLES – Successful stationareas across include thenationtypically The alignment of variousstakeholderinterests to achieve Investment atrailstationsresults inaccessibility – The revenue potential ofvaluecapture is Time frame: on-going ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 75 Time frame: on-going frame: Time There are two categories of improvement of improvement categories two are There A Title 32 Metropolitan District 32 Metropolitan District) (Metro Title is an A There are two broad categories of special districts, categories broad two are There Improvement Districts – Improvement under and those created statutes under state districts, districts created Statutory districts Business Improvement include charter. the City’s Districts and Special Districts (GIDs), Improvement (BIDs), General Districtsa (SIDs). Each of these districtImprovement for types provide inherent different have mechanism, but and payment benefit localized activities development as they economic for geared BIDs are purposes. propertyaffect only non-residential and funds can be spent on marketing geared SIDs are GIDs and the district as infrastructure financing. for as well Typically operating and maintaining public infrastructure. installing, for assessments. by revenue taxation and SIDs raise by GIDs raise revenue DistrictsCharter (LIDs) and Local Improvement districts Local are DistrictsMaintenance (LMDs). Charter through districts raise revenue the property a local benefit. assessments borne by receiving owners used LIDs are LIDs and LMDs. between is a symbiotic relationship There used to and LMDs are public improvements the installation of for pay to the Typically services time. or provide over maintain the improvements either a statutory use decision to or a charter district is based on dollar dollar Larger and number of property involved. owners amounts involved as a statutoryamounts usually cause the district be formed district. to Districts structured so each property are its proportionate share is paying greatest the However, received. based on benefit of the improvements multiple property districts lies in convincing challenge with improvement for a district pay to approve to best interests that it is in their own owners to investments tie the City’s is to One approach improvements. area-wide their fair for and pay the property by organize a commitment to owners costs. and maintenance of the operations share DistrictsMetro – independent special district. Once created, a metro district a metro functions independent special district. created, Once in its service established independently within the parameters plan District a Metro has these parameters, Within City by Council. authorized to and charges tolls fees, rates, assessments, the ability impose taxes, to financing installation, which can be spent on acquisition, raise revenues serviceThe plan does restrict of public improvements. and maintenance Districtsrequire Metro Since a defined local area. to power the district’s 4.2 Utilize Denver TOD financing mechanisms mechanisms financing TOD Denver 4.2 Utilize rail TOD Denver for sense make the most mechanisms that financing The tax sharing. and sales financing districts, special tax increment stations are Special Districts – typically for used are They districts districts. and metropolitan improvement enjoyed of public improvements and maintenance the installation, operation common The City. the entire a localityprimarily by or neighborhood versus benefit or service a localized all special districts is they provide share feature benefit or service. the District for creation the same local population paying to Council by City approval public involvement, significant requires in Denver property of the affected owners if taxation is involved. and a vote TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 76 ACTION PLAN CITY CITY UPDATEWIDE POLICY and reported byand reported theDenver UrbanRenewalAuthority (DURA). Denver, site aproject mustmeetthedefinitionsofblightasdefinedinstatutes utilized to fund TOD projects. Currently inorder to usethe TIF mechanismin valuesgenerates anincremental amountofrevenuein property thatcanbe isredeveloped toproperty ahigherandbetter use. The resulting increase to capture incremental taxes thatare created whenavacantorunderutilized Tax Increment – Financing (TIF) tax increment andnotthatofothertaxingentitiessuchasschooldistricts. might have would beto broader have support the TIF applyonlyto City struggle to fundneededstationarea improvements. Oneoptionthat membercitiesontheFasTracks by otherRTD supported lineswhoalso Legislationschool districts. would for potentially ofdistrict be thistype opposition from taxingentitiesaffected by TIF, mostnotably counties and and given recent legislative theuseof to efforts restrict TIF, may generate blight criteria. This optionrequires newState legislation to bepassed, based on TOD-specific criteria ratherthanthecurrent urban renewal area District. That would allow for adiverse multiple-station TOD TIF district areas are ready for catalyticinvestments similarto theDallas TOD TIF that enablesrevenues to beutilized withinthe TOD system when TOD could alsopursuelegislative approval for anArea-Wide TOD TIF district shouldcontinue tothe City seekoutadditionalrevenue sources. The City developed stationareas exceeds typically existingrevenues. Therefore, statutes. The cost ofneededinfrastructure improvements inunder- Colorado, achangewasmadeto but hasbeenusedinDallasafter Texas Area-Wide TIF requirements sothisfundingsource cannotbeusedinalllocations. area, however notall TODs willmeettheurbanredevelopment area blight TODs. stationareas Some would potentially qualifyasanurbanrenewal effective tools for redevelopment atinfilllocationsincludinganumberof Urban Renewal TIF projects. holds ordeveloper-driven single-entity areMetro generally Districts considered whenthere are few large land ofthecreation process, a voteowners aspart oftheaffected property – This tool isnotcurrently available inthestate of – Through DURA, TIF continues to beoneofthe City’s Tax Financing Increment isamechanism ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 77 Time frame: 2014/2015 frame: Time Identification of capital improvement needs Identification of capital improvement based on benefit (Benefit of funding responsibilities Assessment Study) matrix allocation a cost of Creation Districts, Metro GIDs, entities (e.g., of possible financing Creation Areas) Urban Redevelopment

ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ A Station Area Financing Plan can be used to determine how to best fund best to how determine be used to can Plan Financing Area A Station to all to be of benefit determined improvements infrastructure and finance identified investments stations have properties. Catalyze of a station area’s a range of funding require and may development facilitate to needed that are to equitably allocated should be of these investments cost The sources. needed plans are Financing the benefiting parties, both public and private. specific characteristics. by be categorized stations and should Catalyze for one with predominately include 1) stations Key characteristics consider to urban renewal for 2) stations qualifying developer, and a master landowner or value development or 3) stations with sufficient TIF, that can utilize expected to support change in value sufficient financing a value capture district. at a minimum with the should be developed Plans Financing Station Area elements: following 4.3 Create station area financing plans for designated designated for plans financing area station 4.3 Create stations. “catalyze” TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 78 ACTION PLAN CITY CITY UPDATEWIDE POLICY Retail Development Program: expansion orlocation. businesses andcommercial real estate investors considering Denver sites for clusters, taxanalysis, incentives andstrategic advantagesofDenver for presentation thatidentifieskeysta Key Business/Development Areas: residents. jobsfor city for middle-wage/middle-skilled job andbusinessopportunities andlogisticsproduction, businesses. These identifiedareas willhelp assureto accessibility for creation reserach, anddevelopment ofnext-generation Manufacturing/Flex Businesses Time frame: on-going 5.1 Businessrecruitment strategies for TOD areas Strategic Projects. Housing andNeighborhoodDevelopment, Strategic Lending, andKey TOD-applicable strategies categorized into four areas, Business Recruitment, 2014hasmultiple that promote development. transit-oriented JumpStart development inDenver, theoffice willevaluate andrecommend strategies corridors. As OEDcontinues to update theirstrategic planfor economic and specifically towards development atrailstationsandenhanced transit hasincludedmultiplerecommendations thatbothapplybroadlyJumpStart, development for apriority thecity. The office’s strategic planning effort, of TheEconomic Development Office (OED) hasmade transit-oriented OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 5.4 KEY STRA 5.4 KEY 5.3 STRA 5.2 5.1 STRATEGIES FOR TOD AREAS ʄ ʄ

HOUSING AND NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES FOR TOD AREAS (Retail Development Corridors). TOD areas, to recruit new, existingunique, urbanretailers andsupport Designate andmarketspecificareas ofthecity, includingspecifickey merchandisers (collectively, Target Retailers). and improvement stores, fashion/clothingstores, andgeneral to recruit stores, ethnicgrocery Opportunities) homefurnishing (RetailDevelopment inthecity Identify development opportunities TEGIC LENDING TOOLS FOR TOD AREAS TEGIC PROJECTS THAT IMPACT TOD : Identifyareas withafocus ontransit- tistical/demographic information, industry tistical/demographic information, industry Develop anintegrated, powerful ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 79 Grow Denver’s active lifestyle sector, sector, active lifestyle Denver’s Grow Consider the creation of an international of an international the creation Consider : Establish and grow programs and services programs for : Establish and grow Time frame: on-going frame: Time Support the development of at least 600 additional affordable and Supportat least 600 additional affordable of the development and private non-profit, public, units through housing workforce net-new add 3,000 partners community to the development for 3x5 Initiative). by 2018 (Mayor’s housing units affordable with mixed- Include of housing types a range and affordability Housing types should at or near station areas. use development multi-family larger to developments include small-scale rowhouse developments. to units ratios of affordable Median Income (AMI) Average Analyze Housing Locations). Workforce prioritydetermine locations (Target or construct a rehabilitate and acquire to with a developer Partner Housing Location. Workforce Target in a development income mixed Establish business development tools to support Targeted Retailers Retailers Targeted support to tools business development Establish and operational/workforce construction, development, in-store issues. and developers retailers, for designed website a retail Create services, and of online mapping OED programs include to shoppers Opportunities and market Retail Development and Retail Corridors, information. and site information, customer

ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ through coordination with support working directly with coordination organizations, through demonstrate to information/analysis sectorlifestyle businesses develop meet business to and strategies tools create the type of this sector, size and targets. business recruitment needs; and identify Companies: International Foreign Zones and Enterprise where specific areas in zone(s) economic fund tax policies that encourage with general can be coupled Zones Trade companies. of international relocation Small Business Support and business expansion supportingentrepreneurs new business and job include a Small Business Resource tools These areas. TOD in development a light rail 1 block from (located business center a new downtown Directory, business areas. station), and early stage capital prioritizing Active Lifestyle Business Sector: Business Lifestyle Active Affordable Housing ConstructionPreservation: & Housing Affordable 5.2 Housing and neighborhood development strategies for for strategies development 5.2 Housing and neighborhood areas TOD TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 80 ACTION PLAN CITY CITY UPDATEWIDE POLICY commercial, mixed-use andworkforce housingdevelopment inidentified Strategic Transit-OrientedDevelopment: identified Denver core corridors. in businessandretail valuesandeconomic activity activity,impact property masstransitwould ofhow neighborhood-serving discussing theimpact Localized Mass Transit Analysis: 5.4 Key Strategic Projects that impact TOD expanding ormay consider growing into a Targeted Area. term loansto qualifiedbusinessesin Targeted Industries thatareLending Qualified Business Loans potential (Targeteddynamics andexport Lending Industries). growth industry employmentconcentrations opportunities, ofmiddleskill jobcreating businesssectors, withanemphasisonhigh five primary Job Creating BusinessSectors 5.3 Strategic Lending Tools for TOD areas Food Sourcing andProduction: ʄ ʄ ʄ

ideas andinputfrom localstakeholders. fromusing bestpractices across thecountry, includinginnovative fundfor affordableEstablish asustainablepreservation housing, ages atstationareas for adiverse population. multi-family development to ensure and arangeofhousingtypes and Continue andgrow insingle-family homeowner opportunities station areas. gardenscommunity orfarms, food hubsandfarmer’s marketsin food by facilitating thesitingandexpansionofhealthy food retailers, low-incomeIncrease Denver residents’ access to healthy andfresh : Offer low: Offer interest rate, subordinated, long- : Research andidentifyDenver’s top Conduct andpublishaneconomic Conduct analysis Support appropriately scaled Support Time frame: on-going Time frame: on-going ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 81 Develop materials materials Develop

Provide technical assistance, business/ assistance, technical Provide Encourage, support and coordinate continued support continued Encourage, and coordinate Continue technical and financial support and financial technical Continue Assist Aerotropolis Appointee and DIA leadership and DIA leadership Appointee Aerotropolis Assist

Continued partnership Continued pursue a with DHA and DPS to Aerotropolis: in evaluating project and development choices and structuring choices in evaluating project development and outcomes. economic partnerships regional maximize to Area: Show Stock Western National and partnershipdemonstrating development opportunities within of select group key opportunities a targeted, market to sites; other solicit as an anchor tenant; relocate to agri-businesses large part in being interest businesses with an focused of an agri-business area. Square: Arapahoe use and mixed mixed of commercial, and development investment Street. Welton projects along income Elyria-Swansea: Globeville, business maximize to resources and prioritize community outreach opportunities, services and neighborhood development housing to neighborhoods of Globeville and Elyria-Swansea. the I-70 corridor Corridor: Welton an iconic into Street Welton propertyto redevelop to owners hospitality and business servicesneighborhood retail, district. Sun Valley: employment educational attainment, concerted effortto improve a opportunities through housing options income and mixed neighborhood-scale TOD.

ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ ʄ development-ready TOD areas along existing and next existing and along areas transit lines. phase TOD development-ready partners and public of private with a range or facilitate encourage to Work at or near market-ready projects investment and redevelopment strategic Some priorityinclude: examples station areas. TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 82 ACTION PLAN CITY CITY UPDATEWIDE POLICY programs related isdirectly to fundsneeded for maintenance ofanexisting requires adequate funding. Denver’s to develop ability newparksand Economics:Sound design andmaintenance. oftheparkandrecreation aspect system,every includingprogramming, park Engagement: applied whendeveloping inneworexpandingexisting TOD areas. pocket parks, neighborhood, community, andregional parksshouldalsobe utilized by Denver’s ofParks Department andRecreation. The framework of distributed equitably across thecity, and shouldrely onupdated standards ofneighborhoods. Accesshistory to thesespaces andamenitiesshouldbe across thecity, geography reflecting as well astheneeds, character, and Equity: open space. regional utilized parkstructure throughout thecity’s system ofparksand open space shouldbeframed inthepocket,neighborhood, community, and each TOD area. The balance ofnaturalopenspace to recreational active and ratiosofnaturalopenspace to recreational active openspace within Recreation inestablishingminimumwater requirements, plantingpallets, and programming. Developers of TOD’s shouldwork withDenver Parks and and structures, andhighstandards maintenance, ofdesign, construction, and policiesfor environmental responsibility, ofhistoric places preservation Recreation’s leadershipin protecting ourresources through newstrategies The “Game Plan” provides thatwillstrengthen direction Denver Parks and potential to beanationalmodelinprotecting natural andbuiltresources. Sustainable Environments: Engagement ofthePublic, Economics. andensuringSound Recreation’s “Game Plan” ofSustainable Environments, andService, Equity anddevelopersCity shouldfollow thefour valuesframingDenver Park and As TOD’s develop andgrow through andCounty ofDenver, theCity the 6.1 Park, OpenSpace, andRecreation in Structure TOD’s Denver’s citizens. that access to openspace oflife iscriticalto maintainingahighquality for providing andmixofparksopenspace in therighttypes TOD knowing The Denver Parks establishesaframework for andRecreation Department make TOD areas become afocus pointanddestinationfor thecommunity. safety. publicopenspaces intransit communities turn,activating helps In Easy physical andvisualaccess to publicspaces encourages useandpromotes some ofthehighestpopulationdensitiesandintensities ofusesintheregion. Transit Communities anddevelopment around Denver’s railstationshave PARKS AND RECREATION 6.2 C 6.1 PARK, TOD’S Parks, parkways, naturalareas, andrecreation centers shouldvary OMPLETING THE VISION FOR A CITY IN A PARK Denver residents are always in encouraged to participate OPEN SPACE, AND RECREATION IN STRUCTURE Ensuringasustainablepark andrecreation system Denver’s parkandrecreation system hasthe ACTION PLAN TRANSIT ORIENTED DENVER 83 Street trees play an important play trees partStreet in defining Provide at least one-half within of public open space acre Provide Playing fields, recreation centers, and public pools offer pools offer and public centers, recreation fields, Playing opportunities for team sports and pick-up games, as well as programs as programs opportunities sports as well team games, for and pick-up TOD New and services and quality of life. health, well-being that enhance whether standards and determine should look at proximities developments every for field or softball of one baseball field 5,000 being met in provision are for everyresidents. or multi-use field 5,000 one soccer in addition to residents, pedestrian or transit safe should have residents of Denver least 75 percent At is necessary of access with Denver Coordination center. a recreation to access and RTD. Works Public one-half mile of every resident’s home that can be reached without crossing without crossing that can be reached home one-half mile of every resident’s of a should include consideration Basic infrastructure a major barrier. plantings, picnic area, area, open play seating, loop walking shade, trail, elements such as public art,focal multi-use courts, community gardens, at least In providing addition to and some natural open space. playground, one-half within one-half of public open space acre mile of every resident’s of parkland 10 acres every 8 to is the performance goal for home, 1,000 the should follow park and open space Structure of appropriate residents. and community parks, neighborhood parks, of pocket parks, scaled space parks. regional Recreation: urban form, in addition to providing environmental and economic benefits. benefits. and economic environmental providing to in addition urban form, cover canopy a tree for provision should hold requirements areas, TOD In new area. of the developable 18 percent to of 15 percent Open Space: 6.2 Completing the vision for a City in a Park a the vision for 6.2 Completing master the Department’s a City in a Park, for vision Plans” “Game the realize To plan starts spaces, and public streets that include neighborhood places with make every to proposes Plan” “Game The gather. to and places schoolyards, fabric of the broader and then extend to outward neighborhood greener community and In amenities. a water-wise, fields, playing centers, recreation varies in form. “green” that arid city, Cover: Canopy Tree Street system while securing funds for improvements and acquisitions. Denver Denver and acquisitions. improvements funds for while securing system efforts Office Budget coordinate should Denver’s with and Recreation Parks and recreation, a new policy and implement parks, funding for research to the city. across of growth areas and other TOD’s needs in a open space include may and redevelopment new development policies with Funding funding to of source with a dedicated coupled impactdevelopment fees, needs. maintenance assist with capital