Denver’s next neighborhood plans will be delayed by budget cuts

An effort to update city plans for Denver’s neighborhoods will be slowed by two years due to recent layoffs at the city.

Through the Neighborhood Planning Initiative, CPD staffers have been developing a cohesive vision for how its 78 statistical neighborhoods will grow over the next 20 years.

The city has been working on three neighborhood plans concurrently since the initiative launched. Before, the city was working on a single small area plan at a time — a process that would have taken 80 years to complete.

The city’s layoffs and budget cuts will delay the estimated completion of the Neighborhood Planning Initiative — but not by 80 years.

Instead, CPD spokesperson Alexandra Foster said completion is estimated for 2035 — two years behind schedule. The department will work on two plans