Page 19 - Littleton, CO Comprehensive Plan

11

UNIFYING VISION AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES

VISION 2040 A Vision is a broad statement

From What We Treasure Today ... of what a community hopes and
intends to be in the future. With
Littleton will continue to be a hometown community that is widely known and envied words and images, it offers a
as a city with “strong bones.” Among the features that earn Littleton this reputation picture of that future to provide
are its historic and vibrant downtown, its light rail transit link to the Denver region, inspiration, motivation, and a
and its distinguishing yet often unseen natural asset, the South Platte River. Along
with the highly utilized greenway, trails, and preserves that frame the Platte, framework for more detailed
residents and visitors also prize the High Line Canal Trail that weaves through the planning and decision-making.
city.
Littleton will especially be held up as the “real thing” when it comes to maintaining a sense of community among its
residents and managing the essential physical traits that define community character, neighborhood by distinct
neighborhood.
It will remain a place where nature and city living intersect, can both be enjoyed, and are guarded with a fierce sense of
stewardship.
… To What We Strive For Going Forward

We recognize that our vision for Littleton’s future is framed differently than many communities as we are a largely built-out
city. As we focus on managing change amid this reality, we envision a Littleton in 2040 that has:

• Maintained the integrity of its established neighborhoods and historic areas.
• Protected its cherished natural setting in harmony with new development and redevelopment.
• Ensured that reinvestment in the community, whether in Littleton’s legacy housing stock or along its commercial
corridors, has met local expectations for quality and compatibility with its surroundings.
• Made itself even safer and more accessible for all the ways that people navigate through and within Littleton.
• Achieved a higher standard for cleanliness and burnished its appeal as a place with strikingly beautiful vistas.

• Secured the long-term sustainability of city finances to continue providing its citizens the best in public services.

Adopted October 15, 2019