Laserfiche WebLink
NEW OPEN SPACE TRAILS CITY PREPARING BUSINESS <br /> New open space trails are on the horizon for <br /> DEVELOPMENT AND <br /> Louisville. The first is a trail in the Callahan Open RETENTION PLAN <br /> Space in northern Louisville. It will provide an off-road <br /> connection to our extensive trail system from Baseline the City Council recognizes the <br /> Road and also provide a missing link in the trail system 1 importance of the local businesses to <br /> itself. The new one-half mile of concrete trail will connect our overall community well-being, and has <br /> existing trails at Keith Helart Park to the existing trail that formed the Business Development and <br /> runs along the railroad tracks. Another new trail will then Retention Committee to work hand-in-hand <br /> connect these trails to Baseline Road to the north. with the Louisville Chamber of Commerce, the <br /> Our second trail project is the implementation of the Downtown Business Association, and <br /> trails plan for the Davidson Mesa Open Space. This plan individual businesses to enhance our local <br /> was adopted as a part of the January 2004 Open Space business climate. <br /> Master Plan. Several trail types will be installed on The City has contracted with <br /> Davidson Mesa including natural surface and varying Entrepreneurial Solutions, LLC (ES), a <br /> widths of crusher fine trails. Together with the existing consulting firm operated by a team of MBA <br /> crusher fine trail, the new trails will complete the Mesa's students from the Leeds School of Business at <br /> approximately five miles of multi-use, sustainable trails. As the University of Colorado, to gather <br /> part of the plan adopted by the City Council, redundant information and prepare a Business <br /> and non-standard trails will be closed and reclaimed using Development and Retention Plan to help the <br /> native plant species in order to protect some of the natural City Council identify areas for improvement and <br /> areas of the Mesa. to be prepared to respond to changes in the <br /> Both projects are expected to begin construction in late business climate. <br /> 2004. If you have any questions regarding these trail Tasks to be completed include: <br /> •projects, please call the Land Management Department at A business space inventory, including <br /> 303.335.4735. retail, commercial, and industrial space; <br /> • The identification of city assets, <br /> - constraints, and incentives; <br /> \., . • A "Big Box" contingency plan; <br /> • The identification of potential business <br /> Oil <br /> • <br /> niches; <br /> " <br /> • A business exit interview process <br /> recommendation. <br /> w The information from this plan will guide the <br /> 6 City Council and help establish policies to <br /> enhance the Louisville business climate and the <br /> t economic stability of our city. Representatives <br /> a from ES will be contacting local business <br /> 6 ' owners over the next three months as the plan <br /> �` . : is developed. <br /> t .. s <br /> . ..; _I,;., ' L We encourage you to participate with us in <br /> �' ` j this project. For more information,please <br /> contact Deputy City Manager Julie Boyd at <br /> �i1t� II�r+, Park 303.335.4531 or boydj @ci.louisville.co.us. <br /> - C .. eHe�14 WEN SPACE t.�M <br /> wa ., 14 WI <br /> August/September 2004 <br />