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over time has helped to soften the Auto Urban environment and pull the neighborhood more toward the Suburban
range of the character spectrum.

Auto Urban residential
character somewhat
softened by mature yard
trees along Jamison Avenue
in southwest Littleton.

Abundant park, trail, and open space assets within Littleton also help to reinforce or move certain areas toward a
Suburban character. Some developments that on their own would almost immediately be classified as Auto Urban
benefit from proximity to open space or significant water features (e.g., areas in south Littleton adjacent to
McLellan Reservoir and South Platte Park). This involves the character concept of “borrowed space” as
elaborated on below.

This view of Downtown, looking east, shows Urban character along Main Street (right) and a portion of Prince Street
(bottom), where building fronts are at the sidewalk. However, a substantial share of the overall block is allocated to very
visible surface parking, which introduces Auto Urban character, as does the area along Rio Grande Street devoted to
parking for light rail patrons. Along Sycamore Street, in between Rio Grande and Prince streets, is an eclectic mix of not
only uses but also character, with some structures well away from the sidewalk with parking in front, some at the sidewalk
and reliant on rear and/or on-street parking, and others in between, even with front and side yard lawn space.