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Erie’s Parks, Recreation, Open Space, and Trails (PROST) Strategic Plan aims to create a balanced and sustainable parks and recreation system that meets community needs and supports future growth. Through inclusive community input, the plan fosters a thriving environment for all residents with equitable access to programs, facilities, and amenities.

Dacono's City Center Vision Plan is the blueprint for a vibrant new downtown with an active Main Street, connected parks, and walkable neighborhoods. This plan truly represents the voice of the entire Dacono community, developed through an extensive community engagement process that included multigenerational, bilingual, and cultural community needs.

The article discusses the development of amenity-rich parks in growing communities, emphasizing the importance of a comprehensive and creative approach to create spaces that are enjoyable for both residents and visitors now and in the future.

Parks are often a place of remembrance, an important aspect to honoring, healing, and acknowledging a lasting legacy. Designers are tasked with upholding the memory of a person, group, or event, and the values they exhibited while informing and inspiring the public.

Gilpin County Colorado’s first Comprehensive Plan positions the county proactively for development that is imminent in a county just 45 minutes outside the City of Denver. This required an integrated planning process to prepare a plan that directs development to be fiscally responsible and environmentally sustainable, while reflecting the community’s preferences to retain the county’s rural, mountain character...

DTJ Associate Principal Greg White discusses how implementing native landscapes can have a measurable positive impact on our environment.

Humans have always craved a connection to the natural world, like a calling of the wild, pulling us back to our primitive roots. In the ever changing modernization of our world and living situations today, we as a culture have a strong desire to recouple ourselves to experiences that are real, add enrichment and even a touch of chaos to the rigidity of our everyday lives.

Quality communities realize the impact that smart planning and thoughtful design can have on their future.