The Colfax Corridor- improvements?

Hey all,

The Colfax corridor is obviously the focus of this week's blogging activity. My thought turns to improvements.

In looking at the street-scape of Colfax, it comes to me that improvements are the key to beginning a re-vamping of our favorite main street.

A current look:

The vision statement, courtesy of the City and County of Denver, for Colfax states:

• Colfax Avenue in 2020 will be a multi-modal, commercial and residential “Main Street” that complements and sustains the nearby neighborhoods and encourages walking, biking and transit use. The corridor teems with activity on the street and captures the attention of commuters and visitors.

• Multi-storied, mixed-use buildings with active ground floor uses characterize development nodes at the intersection of major transit routes along the corridor.

• Transportation components include a uniquely Colfax form of enhanced transit, structured parking at development nodes, on-street parking throughout, enticing pedestrian amenities, and plentiful bike racks.
  

• Housing density on the corridor supports transit and sustainable urban growth.

• Urban design integrates an eclectic mix of architectural forms and sustainable building materials which respect the surrounding historic architecture.
  

• Signage is simple and clear.

• Lighting and landscaping reinforce the street building line, enhance building facades as architectural features, and promote a pedestrian oriented environment.
  

• Significant structures have been preserved and adaptively reused.

Colfax welcomes and embraces neighborhood diversity that encompasses a wide variety of ages,
lifestyles, economic circumstances, ethnic groups and family types. Colfax exemplifies the best of what a city can offer: a vibrant, hip, and progressive urban avenue.

You can't get any more direct than this! Take a look at the entire plan here.

Thanks for reading!

Edward Martin
Showcase Properties Unlimited
303-875-4450
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