The Future of Denver's 16Th Street Mall
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Activate Denver’s Urban Core The Future of Denver’s 16th Street Mall 1 Outline Reimagining the 16th St Mall 1. Vision / Ambition • Outcomes • Process 2. What streets perform with this vision? 3. How is 16th Street performing today? • In the frame of downtown Denver 4. Process for Change • Iterative testing • What we are doing now 5. 16th Street Reimagined • New identity for 16th Street • Moving forward 2 1 Vision and Ambition 3 How do we transform a utilitarian street... DENVER UNION ST 19TH STREET 18TH STREET RECREATIONAL ROUTE BROADWAY 16TH STREET AURARIA CIVIC CENTER STATION CIVIC CENTER PARK 4 ...to a world class destination! DENVER UNION ST 19TH STREET 18TH STREET RECREATIONAL 17TH STREET ROUTE 15TH STREET BROADWAY AURARIA CIVIC CENTER STATION CIVIC CENTER PARK 5 ...to a network of urban spaces & complete streets DENVER UNION ST 19TH STREET 18TH STREET 17TH STREET RECREATIONAL CURTIS ST ROUTE 15TH STREET BROADWAY CALIFORNIA ST WYNKOOP ST AURARIA CONVENTION CIVIC CENTER CENTER STATION GLENARM ST CIVIC CENTER PARK 6 Activate Denver’s Core The Next Stage The Outdoor Downtown The Future of Denver’s Performing The Future of Denver’s Parks & Arts Complex Public Spaces The Next Stage is a planning project The 20-year plan will focus on that reviews both the highest and investment in Downtown’s parks and best use of spaces at the Denver public spaces to enhance the quality of Performing Arts Complex and the life and create a sustainable, vibrant integration of the Colorado Convention downtown that is economically healthy Center into the neighborhood that and growing comprises the Denver Theatre District in downtown Denver. The Mall Experience The Future of Denver’s 16th Street Mall Invite people to better enjoy the 16th Street Mall by visiting more often and staying longer. Identifying ways to help the mall reach its full potential as a welcoming place for everyone and the heart of a vibrant downtown. 7 16th Street is already... an iconic, nationally recognized transit mall It is time to reimagine it as... 8 A premier public place for people... An authentic Denver experience 9 16th Street is already... a place where 50k people pass through It is time to reimagine... 10.