West Central Area Plan
Visioning Workshop
Wednesday, May 21 – Drake Centre
Thursday, May 29 – Senior Center
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
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Workshop Agenda
• Introduction
• Keypad Polling – What is Your Vision?
• Breakout Sessions
• Wrap-up & Next Steps
• Open House
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What is the West Central Area Plan?
Three Frameworks
• Land Use & Character
• Transportation
• Natural Areas & Elements
+ Prospect Corridor
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Why Update the 1999 Plan?
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Where we’ve been:
1930s
Prospect Road, 1939
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Where we’ve been: 1960s
CSU Dairy Farm @ Drake & Shields, 1966
City Park & Elizabeth, 1966
Bennett
School
Crossing
Guard,
1967
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Where we’ve
been: 1970s
DeSillio
School @
Drake &
Shields,
1975
New Home in Village West, 1975
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1974
Where we’ve
been: 1980s-90s
Landmark Apartments, 1984
University Village, 1994
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1999
Where we are
now: 2014
Westpark Mixed Use Center
The District at Campus West
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2014
Areas of
Change:
1974-1999
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Areas of
Change
1999-2014
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West Central Area Plan – 2014 Update
WHAT HAVE WE HEARD SO
FAR?
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Listening Sessions, Walking Tours &
Online WikiMap
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What We’ve Heard So Far
Issues
Opportunities
• Spillover parking from CSU &
multi-family developments
• Improve bike/pedestrian
connectivity
• Intersection safety
• Increase neighborhoodserving commercial uses
• Impacts of rentals on
neighborhood character
• Traffic congestion
• Stormwater drainage
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• Improve education,
enforcement & incentives for
property maintenance
• Improve & expand natural
features & recreational
amenities
Purpose of Tonight’s Workshop
• Get your input on top priorities to be
addressed in the plan
• Brainstorm “big ideas” and overarching
themes for the West Central Area Plan
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Keypad Polling
WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR
THE WEST CENTRAL AREA?
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West Central Area Plan
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Which of the following apply to you?
(select all that apply)
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A. Live in the West Central Area
B. Own property in the area
C. Work in the area
D. Own a business in the area
E. CSU student
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Which statement best describes your daily trips
(e.g., to work or school) through or within the
West Central Area?
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A. Not at all stressful
B. A little stressful
C. Moderately stressful
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Which of the following statements best describes how
you would rate the convenience of parking where you
live, work, or attend school in the West Central Area?
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A. Very convenient
B. Moderately
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How important is it to provide a neighborhood
commercial center with a grocery store, retail
stores, and other services within the West
Central Area?
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On average, how often do you travel on
Prospect Road through or within the West
Central Area?
A. Daily (or multiple
times each day)
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B. 3-5 times per week
C. Once a week
D. Once a month
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Which of the following statements describes
how you feel about Prospect Road? (Select all
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A. Prospect Road is/should remain
primarily a “through” corridor – a
way to get from point A to point B
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B. Prospect Road needs aesthetic
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C. Prospect Road needs bicycle
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D. Prospect Road needs pedestrian
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How willing would you be to spend 2 additional minutes
driving through Prospect Road in order to improve
pedestrian comfort and safety?
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A. Very willing
B. Moderately willing
C. Not at all willing
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Breakout Sessions
WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR
THE WEST CENTRAL AREA?
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Stations
1. Land Use &
Neighborhood
Character
2. Natural Areas &
Elements
3. Transportation
4. Prospect Corridor
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Breakout Session
15 years from now, how do you envision
Land Use & Neighborhood Character /
Transportation / Natural Areas &
Elements / Prospect Corridor
in the West Central Area?
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Next Steps
• Additional opportunities for input
– May 29: Visioning Workshop Senior Center
5:30-7:30p
– May 31, June 7: Drake Road Farmers Market
10a-1p
– Online survey now through June 30:
fcgov.com/westcentral
• Update vision statement and goals
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Open House
Thank you!
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