Residents who want to help plan for future city growth should think about what makes the city unique, according to Rachel Flynn, Greeley’s deputy city manager for intentional growth and strategic infrastructure.
Flynn kicked off a talk with national speaker Jeff Speck on Wednesday night about how to plan for future growth in west Greeley — a 22-square-mile area that includes several already approved development projects, including an entertainment district on city-owned land near Weld County Road 17 and U.S. 34 that would include an ice arena, hotel and water park and anchor Windsor-based developer Martin Lind’s proposed Cascadia mixed-use development.
At the start of the event, Flynn said that presenters would not talk about Cascadia, adding that the development has its own timeline and process.
Speck was in town for the community visioning event, as it was billed, to create a future Grow West Subarea Plan, which also is being called the West Greeley Subarea Plan, Author of the book “Walkable City,” Speck suggested that walkable neighborhoods with things like parks, trails and schools help foster healthy economic growth.
Subarea plans can be used to make sure housing, parks, transportation and jobs are designed around community needs, according to a Greeley press release.
Speck used humorous anecdotes Wednesday to talk about why he thinks walkable neighborhoods are so important. He has worked on planning projects around the country, including the Bradburn Village neighborhood in Westminster.
A fire chief in Bradburn Village might not love the streets there being more narrow than typical city streets, Speck said, but the design of those streets also can help slow down cars and increase safety for people who are out and about. He showed pictures of a community church, a school, shops and offices, homes and townhomes in Bradburn Village.
“It has all of the same pieces, it just is put together differently,” Speck said.
About 200 people signed up for the event, held in an Aims Welcome Center ballroom.
More public discussion is planned in August, based on a timeline on the city’s Speak Up Greeley website. A final subarea plan could be approved by the city in January or February, based on the timeline on the website.
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