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Far Southwest Area Plan Full Public Review Draft

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Amanda Apr 24 2025 at 4:04PM on page 103

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Safer crossings at places like Evans and Jewell will be important to ensure the success of such a project, by connecting it to the residential areas. It currently feels genuinely scary to cross at some of these high speed and accident prone locations.

N Flowers Apr 24 2025 at 1:14PM on page 59

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We should make it a point to avoid anti-homelessness architecture and designs.

N Flowers Apr 24 2025 at 1:04PM on page 47

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Vehicles are often driving too fast on S Lowell Blvd between W Quincy Ave and W Belleview Ave. The speeding cars combined with the street parking make it very difficult to turn onto S Lowell Blvd, even driving. Biking is worse.

L Droze Apr 23 2025 at 12:27PM on page 49

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There should be consideration given to a pedestrian crossing at S Irving and W Frances Walsh Pl. With new housing being developed on the east side of S Irving, more people will be trying to access Loretto Heights Park and the hill here causes low visibility.

Zach Torres Apr 22 2025 at 1:22PM on page 126

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I am genuinely happy to see this as the first recommendation for the neighborhood. We will additionally need improved walkability to the intersection from the neighborhoods that are safe for small children near the busy, higher speed roads.
I also recommend addressing the existing commercial tenants. Currently we have a dispensary, a liquor store, a washed out convenience store, and a “massage parlor” that is probably a brothel. These “commercial areas” do not build community that match the families growing around intersection. I recommend a small open playground with seating in a small plaza surrounded by family friendly restaurants and shops.

in reply to T Ellis's comment

Allyson Apr 21 2025 at 6:29PM on page 36

And the HP fire station

in reply to Deirdre Lee's comment

Allyson Apr 21 2025 at 6:28PM on page 32

This is so important! I have to use random signs and fences to lock up because what else am I supposed to do? I have emailed king soopers to ask for a secure bike rack because many large companies, including them, have commitments to sustainability; but if they can't do the smallest, easiest thing to immediately improve consumer sustainability then it's all lip service.

Rob Jackson Apr 20 2025 at 5:00PM on page 59

Concrete trails should be discouraged if planned for pedestrian use. Dirt, gravel, or even asphalt trails are preferred as walking surfaces. This to avoid long term injuries and discomfort.

Jerry Apr 18 2025 at 1:44PM on page 11

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I have noticed that the folks moving into Harvey Park and some who live here seem to yearn for a change in the way homes look. Evident by the numerous brick homes that have been painted over and the redesign of some for sale. Now that green grass has become an issue some are re-landscaping. A look at the Sloan's Lake neighborhood and beyond show a sign of the times moving toward a more modern look. Some homes in Harvey Park are close to 100 years old. Some will be replaced in the future. I would like to see Harvey Park with a more updated look while maintaining the feel of a community as envisioned in this plan. Thank You.

Chessa Pike Apr 18 2025 at 7:55AM on page 126

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typo - recommendations

Chessa Pike Apr 18 2025 at 7:53AM on page 117

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where are these streets? please label map

Chessa Pike Apr 18 2025 at 7:51AM on page 110

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where are these streets? please label map

Chessa Pike Apr 18 2025 at 7:50AM on page 109

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typo - Sheridan

Chessa Pike Apr 18 2025 at 7:26AM on page 62

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I imagine you are thinking about planting trees along the road verge/grass strips between sidewalk and street? That would be welcomed along Evans.

Chessa Pike Apr 18 2025 at 7:20AM on page 49

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Will you plan to have a new crosswalk at Evans & Raleigh?

Chessa Pike Apr 18 2025 at 7:18AM on page 48

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Highly agree with the need for traffic calming along Evans. We particularly need a blinking crosswalk at the intersection/entry point to Harvey Park at Raleigh & Evans where there are many pedestrians crossing every day to access the park. Additionally, we need speed traps/cameras/ticketing efforts to tamper down the speed of cars travelling on this road.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 8:43PM on page 3

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Really love that the team listened so carefully to the needs of the community, this plan sounds amazing and we are excited for progress. With this being such a large project it would be great for residents to see your plan for incremental milestones - i.e. what smaller items can be done in 1 year, 5 years, 10 years, 15 years, then the overall plan completed 20 years. Though we are excited for the holistic set of improvements, it would help us in this community a great deal if we knew what improvements we would feel and see within the next few years (pedestrian and bike safety being a big focus). Thank you!

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 8:33PM on page 103

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Again just noting here that having stylized signs that show off the pride of the neighborhood and our historically built homes would bring such charm.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 8:28PM on page 75

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Little Saigon and the local Hispanic, Chinese, and Thai owned business are the foundation of this community and one of the main attractions to this area (i.e., food and local shops/markets). It is our duty to protect them and elevate them during this development.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 8:25PM on page 73

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While this development planning is underway, please ensure there is not a negative impact to the small business that are along Federal. Those small business are a vital piece of our cultural pride here in this neighborhood of Denver.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 8:07PM on page 64

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Firework regulation is another big piece here, just having law enforcement actually follow through on the law would greatly improve the quality of life, safety, and security of residents.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 8:05PM on page 63

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Having a nearby Farmer's Market would be a game changer, as we currently must travel quite a distance to access one.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 8:04PM on page 63

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This is really important for the Asian and Hispanic community. We take great pride in Little Saigon and that area must be protected during all of this development on Federal. We cannot lose that cultural icon (Little Saigon) like we have with prior communities like Denver's China Town.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 7:49PM on page 50

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All of Evans, between Federal and Sheridan is a huge problem - drivers speed along that artery, so having stop signs or bumps would help reduce the speed to ensure proper speed limit is followed and allow pedestrians to cross Evans at any point for access to the park.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 7:45PM on page 49

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Evans and Tennyson - this is a huge issue.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 7:40PM on page 47

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On Evans between Sheridan and Federal, drivers are often going over the limit by 20+ mph (near a school, park, playground), and driving into oncoming traffic to pass drivers going the speed limit, when it is actually a 1 way line in either direction. This area definitely needs enforcement of safer driving protocols and a barrier protected bike lane would help with this.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 7:36PM on page 44

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Thank you! We very much need a barrier protected bike lane on Evans between Federal and Sheridan - that roadway is incredibly dangerous for pedestrians (children included) and bikes (playground, school, and park are right there and need this improvement).

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 7:28PM on page 36

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Protecting the Bear Valley Library would be a no brainer :).

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 7:27PM on page 36

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We would love to see more stylized neighborhood signs, celebrating the different historic builders (of the mid century) and the Harvey Park neighborhood in general. For example see the Arapahoe Acres signs within Englewood. It would be a really cool sense of pride that is highly visible as soon as you drive through this neighborhood.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 7:14PM on page 11

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Regulating the use of fireworks in this neighborhood would help immensely with noise mitigation.

T Ellis Apr 17 2025 at 7:12PM on page 10

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There are things we can do far before 2045 to improve the safety of the streets, and we would really like to see improvements now that are low effort and low cost, but make big impacts (i.e., barrier protected bike lanes on Evans and stop - both between Federal and Sheridan on Evans). This area was recently repaved and it was a big miss not to paint bike lanes, instead it now looks wider and drivers are even more dangerous. We want to enjoy the park, but getting there forces us to pass that death trap.

Deirdre Lee Apr 17 2025 at 5:43PM on page 32

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Secure, well-lit bike racks in commercial areas are also currently lacking in the Southwest's commercial areas. I would love to see these in the plan so we can support more people and small businesses without having to utilize more land for parking.

Salvador Holguin Apr 17 2025 at 4:50PM on page 1

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Do something about the Homelessness, especially in the summertime they don’t make it a safe place for our kids to play

Nathan Ducasse Apr 17 2025 at 4:37PM on page 110

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There should also be a clear focus on improving pedestrian safety crossing Sheridan to go along with this focus area plan.

Nathan Ducasse Apr 17 2025 at 3:44PM on page 46

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The transit stops along Sheridan Blvd north of Yale are awful and need significant improvement

Nathan Ducasse Apr 17 2025 at 3:17PM on page 32

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This is important and should be done with a focus on micromobility, as increased foot traffic and other localized traffic means an increase in potential customers for small businesses.

Nathan Ducasse Apr 17 2025 at 3:10PM on page 29

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Murals and other public art should also be encouraged on the less busy suburban streets and intersections to encourage a sense of pedestrian safety and lower vehicle speeds. As an example look up Seattle's painted street murals.

Nathan Ducasse Apr 17 2025 at 2:55PM on page 21

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There should also be more local retail/grocery options planned for around Yale. In this plan, it seems like that could still be a micro-mobility desert with few close options for weekly shopping, as some places along Yale are effectively equidistant from the centers/corridors with nothing else present, not to mention the steep hills separating that area from the corridors as well.