Council hears long-range visioning for Midtown Centennial; plan work will continue with outreach and studies

City planning staff and consultants presented a long-range visioning framework for “Midtown Centennial,” a roughly 800-acre area along the I‑25 corridor, and described steps the city will take this year to study fiscal impacts, utilities capacity and detailed subarea planning.

David King, planner for the city, said Midtown extends roughly from South Yosemite Street to South Havana Street and includes anchor points such as the Dry Creek light‑rail station and Centennial Promenade. “Centennial is a city of neighborhoods,” King said, and Midtown presents an opportunity to knit a large employment corridor into a more mixed‑use, walkable place that fits the city’s Centennial Next comprehensive plan.

Chris Perrizo, principal at Denver urban design firm Civitas, described an approach that emphasizes public‑realm frameworks (parks, greenways, pedestrian connections and multimodal streets)…