On December 7, 2009, the Arvada City Council voted unanimously to adopt the Olde Town Station Urban Renewal Plan.  The new urban renewal area would surround FasTracks’ future transit stop in Olde Town and would enable AURA to plan and prepare for the arrival of the commuter rail in 2016.  AURA’s focus will be on implementing the existing Arvada Transit Station Framework Plan, which was developed after numerous public workshops, steering committee meetings, and was adopted by the Arvada City Council.  

The Olde Town Station will be the “heart” of the Gold Line stations, providing the full range of land uses imagined in a Transit Oriented District (TOD).  Please see the attached Transit Station Framework Plan for the concept plan for Olde Town.  The plan creates a defined center with two distinct downtown mixed-use development districts:  Olde Town and New Town.  The two districts provide an increased mix and variety of uses to attract more people to the Olde Town area.  Selectively intensifying and diversifying land uses in the immediate vicinity of the station, along with pedestrian friendly street improvements will encourage walking within Olde Town and the transit station.  At the same time, maintaining the existing scale of buildings along Grandview and Olde Wadsworth will ensure that the historic character of Olde Town is preserved.  

This is a 25 year development plan and we don’t anticipate that much development will occur until we get closer to the opening of the FasTracks station in 2016.