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Metro Vision

Metro Vision: Our place, our plan.

Through Metro Vision, cities and counties throughout the region work to remember what’s great about the past, protect what residents love about Denver today and come together to create a better future.

Metro Vision protects and enhances the region’s quality of life, is aspirational, long-range and regional in focus, offers ideas for local implementation, respects local plans, encourages communities to work together, and is dynamic and flexible.

About Metro Vision
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About

Metro Vision is the region’s plan for continued success. The most basic purpose of the regional plan is to safeguard for coming generations the region’s many desirable qualities. Metro Vision calls on all the region's residents to become active participants in planning for present and future needs within five main themes:

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Place

An efficient and predictable development pattern.
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Mobility

A connected, multimodal region.
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Environment

A safe and resilient natural and built environment.
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Livability

Healthy, inclusive and livable communities.
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Vitality

A vibrant regional economy.

Measuring Progress

Is the region making progress toward the future identified in Metro Vision? The plan outlines performance measures to help answer that question? Learn More

Get involved

Read the full plan document:

Visit DRCOG's public engagement site for opportunities to advance Metro Vision in your community.

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Civic Academy

A no-cost, seven-week program helps residents learn about transportation, economic vitality, housing and civic engagement.

Civic Academy
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Idea Exchanges

Through Idea Exchanges, regional and transportation planners, local government staff and partners identify emerging and ongoing challenges and local and regional successes.

Idea Exchanges