Project Description

Golden’s Vision 2030 initiative has approached public outreach using innovative approaches and tools for engagement. Project leaders continue to involve the widest possible cross-section of residents, organizations and networks in exploring and describing the characteristics that make the community special. The project has used a wide variety of storytelling techniques and events, designed to help the community come together, identify deeply-held values and discuss issues important to all citizens.  A local advisory group steers Golden Vision 2030, and a project coordination team employed by the City oversees day-to-day operations of the initiative.

The City aims to manage growth and steer change based on a shared vision and broad agreement about the attributes and values that comprise Golden’s heart and soul. Based on input from citizens, Golden has begun to identify and develop alternative scenarios for future development and land use that reflect the community’s values. The project partners will use input from residents, community groups and local businesses to evaluate respective alternatives and to aid in the development of an updated Comprehensive Plan.  Many of the project activities occur at the neighborhood level, with the goal of bringing together residents, discussing issues that matter to each individual neighborhood and developing new Neighborhood Plans.

The focus of the project is an overarching 20-year vision and recommendations, based on the community’s heart and soul. Those recommendations will be implemented through updates to Golden’s Comprehensive Plan, Strategic Plan and Downtown Character Plan, and through enforceable Neighborhood Plans. Implementation activities will occur over several years, and the City has seen noticeable successes in the first two years. Results from the project will help answer questions such as: How can governing regulations, financial incentives, design guidelines and budgeting reflect the community’s heart and soul? Who will take responsibility for each of the recommended actions among public, private and nonprofit sectors? What will it take to accomplish the community’s goals?

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