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Commission endorses CRA’s Rio Grande District plan and rezoning push to jump‑start vacant blocks near Intermodal Hub
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended City Council adopt a general‑plan amendment and rezone (GMU to D4) covering CRA‑owned parcels in the Rio Grande District, backing a vision for new streets, an arts campus and dense mixed‑use development near the intermodal hub.
The Planning Commission on Oct. 8 unanimously forwarded a recommendation to City Council endorsing the Community Reinvestment Agency’s Rio Grande District vision and a zoning map amendment that would rezone 35 parcels from GMU (gateway mixed use) to D4 (secondary downtown) on two blocks near the intermodal hub and Rio Grande Depot.
Cassie Younger, planning staff, summarized the history: the area is underdeveloped despite proximity to the intermodal hub, FrontRunner and downtown transit. The Community Reinvestment Agency (CRA) proposed a detailed Rio Grande District…
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