Agenda Date: 04/23/2024
Subject:
Title
Project Downtown Update
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Adrienne Burton, Manager of Innovation and Performance Excellence
Presentations:
Brent Soderlin, Interim Director of Public Works and Utilities
Adrienne Burton, Manager of Innovation and Performance Excellence
Josh Mehlem, Consor Engineers
Meredith Wenskoski, Livable Cities Studio
PURPOSE:
The project team will provide an overview of three potential concepts that outline different long-term opportunities in Downtown Littleton as well as next steps for Project Downtown.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Vibrant Community with a Rich Culture; Sustainable Community with Natural Beauty; Robust and Resilient Economy; Safe Community
DISCUSSION:
The City of Littleton's Project Downtown will guide strategic investment and prioritization of infrastructure improvements in Downtown. These investments will enhance mobility and streetscapes for a more vibrant, connected, comfortable, inclusive, resilient downtown to celebrate and enrich the historic character of this local and regional destination. The planning process for Project Downtown has been designed to be robust, transparent, and interactive. There have been multiple touchpoints (over 1000) with the community and intentional opportunities to provide feedback throughout this planning effort. Project Downtown will ultimately tell the story of a downtown that is well-connected, balances the needs of all modes of transportation, and identifies urban design and streetscape strategies to improve the experience for residents, businesses, and visitors alike. This planning effort is anticipated to be complete by Q3 2024, and this presentation reviews project status and next steps to establish a long-term vision for infrastructure investments in Downtown Littleton.
After the initial phases of public engagement, the project team spent several months developing and refining three concepts based on ...
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