Edgewater 2040 Comprehensive Plan ~ Planning Our Future Together

On July 31, 2024, Edgewater's Planning Commission adopted the Edgewater 2040 Comprehensive Plan! Next step for the Plan is to be accepted by City Council at their September 17, 2024 meeting.

Beginning in February, 2023, the project got underway to update the 2013 plan. The process re-evaluated of the existing plan's vision, goals, policies, researched changing demographic and socio-economic conditions, reviewed shifting economic and development trends, and identified current community goals, values and priorities for Edgewater's future.

Over the past 16 months, the community engagement for the plan update has included: 5 Advisory Committee Meetings; 3 Community Leader Meetings; 7 Community Events; 4 Online Surveys; 850 Survey Respondents; and a total of 1350 Conversations.

The last step in the adoption process is for the plan to be approved by City Council (scheduled for 9/17/24).

Thank you to all who have participated in the Edgewater Comprehensive Plan process to date! The plan is now out for review. Find it here.

Please send your comments or questions about anything in the draft to Jocelyn Mills at JMills@EdgewaterCO.com by the end of business day on July 30th to be considered for and/or incorporated into the final draft. Planning and Zoning Commission will be reviewing the final draft and comments on the evening of July 31st.

At the May 15, 2024 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission reviewed the draft elements and recommendations of the upcoming draft Edgewater 2040 Plan. See link to the presentation.

The Comp Plan Team presented to City Council and Planning Commission in March on the status of the project. Please see link to Council presentation on 3/19/24.

The Edgewater 2040 Comprehensive Planning Process is in the home stretch! The project team would like to extend a genuine thank you to all who have been involved the process to date- this plan couldn't happen without people like you! After a year of fostering community connections, having great conversations, hosting events and workshops, and doing critical analysis, we are now busy drafting the written plan. Check back here in a few weeks to learn more about the draft plan.

Thank you to all who attended the Community Workshop on Thursday February 8th! We had a great turnout, enjoyed insightful conversations about the future of Edgewater's People and Systems, and ate delicious food from Tamale Kitchen.

We heard from over 80 Edgewater residents, visitors, employees, and students, and collected over 350 written comments. Click Here to read more about what we heard!

Use the Survey tab or follow this link to partake in the Edgewater 2040 Phase 3 Questionnaire! Share your vision for the future of Edgewater's People- and Systems-centered elements! We want to hear from you about Comprehensive Plan topics such as mobility and streetscapes, social services, and parks and recreation!

Join us for the Edgewater 2040 Community Workshop! There will be food, a chance to win Edgewater prizes, and the opportunity to share your insight and ideas about the future of Edgewater's People and Systems!

Where: Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School

When: February 8th, 2024 from 4:30 to 7 pm

Thank you community members for all the amazing input and your continued participation throughout 2023.

Some quick stats of the year:

427 conversations with...

• Residents, employees, visitors, tourists
• Business leaders
• Internal Advisory Group
• External Advisory Group
• Neighborhood organizations

Nearly 800 survey responses...

The number of residents, employees, and visitors whocompleted two community surveys to confirm whateach valued about living in Edgewater today andwhat changes they might want to see in the future.

7 comp plan community events...

The number of community events to discuss Edgewater’s housing market, commercial development, land use, built environment and other topics to keep Edgewater thriving.

Latina/o Community Picnic

• An interactive built environment workshop with the Internal and External Advisory Committees;
• an in-person event with the Latina/o community in Edgewater at Citizen's Park;
• an online interactive land use survey for input and preferences on future potential land uses and development;
• an interactive land use workshop with the Internal and External Advisory Committees
• the Tasty Ticket Community Event at the Edgewater Public Market;
• and a second land use survey through Envision Edgewater.

The second land use survey was created as a culmination of the previous engagement and the survey questions were specifically crafted to clarify much of what we had heard during community outreach to-date. For example, we heard some support during past engagement opportunities for increasing density with townhomes in a certain area such as Harlan Street, thus with the second survey, we wanted to clarify that with the broader community by asking "Should future development along Harlan Street include different housing types such as duplexes or townhomes if they were carefully designed to fit the existing community character?"

Thank you to all who participated in the Edgewater 2040 Comprehensive Plan to date. We will have some exciting opportunities for you to share further feedback on land use as well as on topics such as public art, mobility, programming, and more in the New Year! Sign up for updates under the "Stay Informed" banner on the right side of this project page.

Click: Edgewater 2040 Phase 2 Summary to view the document!