North Main and Camino Del Rio Districts Plan

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22 registered responses

1. Have you reviewed the North Main and Camino Districts Plan?

		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		95.5%	21
No		4.5%	1

2. Did you attend any meetings related to the North Main and Camino Districts Plan?

		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		63.6%	14
No		36.4%	8

3. Are you:

	Response Percent	Response Count
A business owner in one of the Districts	13.6%	3
A property owner in one of the Districts	18.2%	4
A resident in an adjacent neighborhood	40.9%	9
An interested City resident	27.3%	6
An interested County resident	36.4%	8
Other	4.5%	1

4. Do you feel that the opportunity areas and neighborhood centers shown in the above images are accurate?

		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		90.5%	19
No		9.5%	2

If you do not think the opportunity areas and neighborhood centers are depicted accurately, please explain why:

Answered: 2
Skipped: 20

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5. How would you rate your level of agreement with the recommendations made in the Plan document?

	Response Percent	Response Count
Strongly Agree	40.9%	9
Agree	36.4%	8
Neutral	4.5%	1
Strongly Disagree	18.2%	4

6. Do you have any additional comments regarding the vision articulated in the Plan or the recommended implementation strategies?

Answered: 12
Skipped: 10

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7. Would you like to be involved in implementing the recommendations in the Plan? This includes receiving updates about programs, resources and tools available for property owners, businesses and individuals.

		Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		68.2%	15
No		31.8%	7

kent Ford inside Durango

February 27, 2018, 2:45 PM

1. Have you reviewed the North Main and Camino Districts Plan?
- Yes
2. Did you attend any meetings related to the North Main and Camino Districts Plan?
- Yes
3. Are you:
- A resident in an adjacent neighborhood
- An interested City resident
4. Do you feel that the opportunity areas and neighborhood centers shown in the above images are accurate?
- Yes
If you do not think the opportunity areas and neighborhood centers are depicted accurately, please explain why:
No response.
5. How would you rate your level of agreement with the recommendations made in the Plan document?
- Agree
6. Do you have any additional comments regarding the vision articulated in the Plan or the recommended implementation strategies?

Overall, I appreciate that the City is doing forward looking planning. As Joe Minicozzi pointed out to GBR in 2015, Durango's brand is worth $3B, perhaps equivalent to three Denver Broncos franchises. Certainly worth planning. With that in mind, I believe the District planning should have a more clearly stated purpose to include job creation, property value preservation and investment. Our future relies on attracting young professionals to jobs in a walkable city, with lots of positive "Vibe".
Now for some specifics. On North Main, I'd like to see more flexibility and encouragement for adaptive re-use. For example, a groovy gas station to pizza shop conversion could give the zone more character than a complete conversion to the ultra-modern redevelopments shown in artist conception. Could we encourage new construction to include distinctive appearance and public spaces (simple patios) that could add to a unique appeal? Can we leave open the possibility for several buildings to be re-purposed to house entrepreneurial businesses that might be priced out of brand new re-development?
Currently, the fences and "silo" nature of the north main businesses impede flow and synergies. For example Homeslice and Doughworks have great magnetic potential, but are separated from their neighbors by fences common through the corridor. Lost opportunity for collaboration between businesses! One extra opportunity might be alley improvements on certain blocks, to increase walkability/mingle.
On Camino my main concern is for how the river trail is utilized. One specific that jumps out is the underutilization of the Albertsons back lot, with dead space next to Holiday Inn. Good opportunity there for something simple. And somehow we need to get under Camino out to the trail!
7. Would you like to be involved in implementing the recommendations in the Plan? This includes receiving updates about programs, resources and tools available for property owners, businesses and individuals.
- Yes

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1. Have you reviewed the North Main and Camino Districts Plan?

Yes

2. Did you attend any meetings related to the North Main and Camino Districts Plan?

Yes

3. Are you:

A business owner in one of the Districts

A property owner in one of the Districts

A resident in an adjacent neighborhood

An interested City resident

An interested County resident

Other

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