Elevate Erie Comprehensive Plan & Transportation Mobility Plan
Project Overview: Elevate Erie is an update to the Comprehensive Plan and the Transportation Mobility Plan (TMP).
The updated and integrated plans will provide a foundation for Erie to continue to thrive, while elevating the Town’s quality of life into the future. Elevate Erie will provide longer term guidance for the community around growth, land use, multimodal transportation, housing, design and community character, parks and open spaces, tourism and recreation, sustainability and resilience, and economic development, among other topics.
Erie’s current Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2005 and updated in 2015. The Transportation Plan was last updated in 2018. SinceContinue reading
Project Overview: Elevate Erie is an update to the Comprehensive Plan and the Transportation Mobility Plan (TMP).
The updated and integrated plans will provide a foundation for Erie to continue to thrive, while elevating the Town’s quality of life into the future. Elevate Erie will provide longer term guidance for the community around growth, land use, multimodal transportation, housing, design and community character, parks and open spaces, tourism and recreation, sustainability and resilience, and economic development, among other topics.
Erie’s current Comprehensive Plan was adopted in 2005 and updated in 2015. The Transportation Plan was last updated in 2018. Since the last updates, the Town has continued to change, not only as the result of growth and development, but also due to changing priorities and evolving values of the community. To ensure our plan represents an accurate, comprehensive, and inclusive vision for the Town’s future, Elevate Erie will focus on key topics such as:
- Mobility and enhanced transportation options
- Sustainability and resilience
- Affordable housing
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Other topics identified by the community
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Over the next 30 years, the State of Colorado's demographers forecast that the Front Range region's population will increase from about 3.3 million in 2020 to 4.4 million by 2050, an increase of 33%. The number of jobs in the area is forecast to increase from 2.2 million in 2020 to almost 3 million by 2050, an increase of 35%. Considering the exponential growth that Erie has already experienced over the last few decades, the Town of Erie is being intentional and thorough in planning for the future.
Included in this process is the analysis of the vacant and underutilized properties within the planning area and their current and potential future land use classifications. Utilizing community feedback collected during events over the past year, planning staff have created three different draft Land Use Scenarios depicting what the future could hold for the properties previously mentioned. Each of these scenarios presents its own positive, neutral, and negative impacts to the Town of Erie. A quick representation of these impacts can be found within the "Scenarios at a Glance" graphic. You can also learn more about the scenarios by watching a brief 3-minute recording using the following link:https://townoferie.zoom.us/rec/play/zmFWP7IZ8d7Z9qpW1DUEcCilAOMLgNvQGt-aI3SjjON3l12q3FLdbomqXVTqZzPiBbWXQgFNDIPgl-Bo.mwzbVXsAF4lnsbol
- Scenario A: Status Quo
- This scenario continues Erie's development patterns of the last 20 years. No new annexations are modeled. The auto-oriented development pattern will continue with most new housing located in single family subdivisions, with commercial uses located along major arterials.
- Scenario B: Commercial & Employment
- This scenario emphasizes more jobs and regional commercial activity, along with a variety of housing types to support these uses. Commercial land uses are physically separated, but new mixed-use neighborhoods will bring more walk and bike connectivity for residents to reach their daily needs. Scenario C includes an additional 1,000 acres of unannexed land within the Planning Area, the same as Scenario C.
- Scenario C: Neighborhood Center
- This scenario emphasizes a tapestry of complete mixed-use neighborhood centers, which include homes, jobs, parks, stores, and other daily needs. People can bike or walk to multiple places. Scenario C includes an additional 1,000 acres of unannexed land within the Planning Area, the same as Scenario B.
An interactive map of the scenarios can be found using the following link: https://www.erieco.gov/ScenarioMaps
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Key Dates
Project Phases
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Phase 1: Project Launch
Elevate Erie Comprehensive Plan & Transportation Mobility Plan has finished this stage- Project Initiation
- Branding
- Project Management Plan
- Community Engagement Plan
- Convene Technical Advisory Committee
- Establish Plan Advisory Committee
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Phase 2: Existing Conditions Analysis and Plan Audits
Elevate Erie Comprehensive Plan & Transportation Mobility Plan has finished this stage- Collect data
- Report on existing conditions
- Audit existing plans, policies, programs
- Perform Market Analysis
- Identify issues & opportunities
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Phase 3: Visioning
Elevate Erie Comprehensive Plan & Transportation Mobility Plan is currently at this stage- Develop vision and guiding principles
- Scenario planning
- Policy framework
- Land use and transportation network maps
- Indicators
- Monitoring
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Phase 4: Drafting the Plan
this is an upcoming stage for Elevate Erie Comprehensive Plan & Transportation Mobility Plan- Draft plan
- Adoption hearings
- Staff training
- Project closeout
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
Plan Advisory Committee (PAC)
Elevate Erie Documents
- Town Strategic Plans
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Elevate Erie Documents
- Existing Conditions Report (14.9 MB) (pdf)
- Updated Elevate Erie Draft Vision and Core Values (December 2023) .pdf (929 KB) (pdf)
- Elevate Erie Draft Vision and Core Values Information (August 2023).pdf (2.93 MB) (pdf)
- Joint Planning Commission and Board of Trustees Meeting (01-17-23).pdf (6.34 MB) (pdf)
Who's Listening
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Planning Manager
Email kdriscoll@erieco.gov -
Senior Transportation & Mobility Planner
Email maguilar@erieco.gov -
Senior Strategic Planner
Email kgaston@erieco.gov -
Senior Strategic Planner
Email jcampbell@erieco.gov -