The North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative Project's Office has started issuing a newsletter to provide brief updates on the emerging planning, partnerships and project implementation efforts in the Globeville, Elyria and Swansea neighborhoods.
Recognizing an opportunity to align individual projects into one coordinated vision, Mayor Michael Hancock formed NDCC in January and appointed Kelly Leid as project manager. The office officially opened in May.
Leid oversees planning, strategic coordination, financing and implementation of six primary projects:
- National Western Stock Show -- assessing current and future facilities’ needs to ensure the National Western's long-term viability and the complex and Denver Coliseum site.
- Interstate 70 east reconstruction -- collaborating with the Colorado Department of Transportation aand stakeholders to ensure smart imporvements to I-70 between Colorado and Brighton boulevards help reconnect Denver neighborhoods.
- RTD station development -- Working with the Regional Transportation District and city agencies to coordinate the planning and implementation of new stations that will servce the area and connect downtown to the airport.
- Brighton Boulevard redevelopment -- Overseeing effective public infrastructure improvements to the street and continuing the momentum of reinvestment that is beginning to emerge along the gateway to downtown.
- River North -- Reclaiming the river via greenway and transporation improvements and identifying sustainable development opportunities along the riverfront.
- Elyria-Swansea and Globeville neighborhood plans -- Ensuring that the Elyria-Swansea and Globeville neighborhood plans are aligned with each other and the myriad of projects happening in and around the neighborhoods.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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