Denver mayor presents six citywide goals for 2025, sets targets for housing, climate and safety

The mayor of Denver presented six citywide goals for 2025 and described how the administration aligned department budgets to those goals, emphasizing housing, climate action, public safety and family services.

The mayor said the administration reorganized the planning and budget sequence so citywide goals, departmental goals and budgets are aligned, and walked the council through targets for Vibrant Denver; Affordability; Safety; Homelessness; Climate; and Family-friendly initiatives.

Why it matters: Citywide goals are tied to budget planning and will guide program priorities and departmental work in 2025, affecting housing production, public-safety and climate investments across Denver neighborhoods.

Highlights of the mayor’s presentation

- Affordability: The administration set a near-term target of adding 3,000 affordable housing units “across income levels,” using a mix of new construction, acquisition and preservation strategies as well as rental supports, the mayor said. He also framed a longer-term aspirational gap of roughly 45,000 units that remains the city’s long-term focus.

- Homelessness: The mayor set an operational target to move 2,000 people from street homelessness into transitional housing and to achieve 2,000 exits into permanent housing from the transitional sector.…