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Community Information | Neighborhoods

Addenbrooke/Belmar Park
Neighborhood Plan

For more information on the Addenbrooke/Belmar Park Neighborhood Plan, contact Jonathan Wachtel at
303-987-7510, or e-mail jonwac@lakewood.org.

The Addenbrooke/Belmar Park Neighborhood Plan was approved by Lakewood’s City Council on January 14, 2008. The Addenbrooke/Belmar Park neighborhood is centrally located in Lakewood, and is bounded by Wadsworth Boulevard to the east, Kipling Parkway to the west, West Mississippi Avenue to the south, and West Alameda Avenue to the north. The Addenbrooke/Belmar Park neighborhood is a stable and thriving neighborhood with expansive parks, diverse architecture, active and friendly neighbors, all within close proximity to a myriad of community amenities. Residents of Addenbrooke/Belmar Park recognize the important role their neighbors play in creating a sense of belonging and community support. The social fabric of the neighborhood evokes pride in ownership, community cooperation, and an overall sense of kindness and support.

Addenbrooke/Belmar Park Neighborhood Vision Statement

Plan Summary

The Addenbrooke/Belmar Park Neighborhood Plan outlines a set of goals for the purpose of addressing issues identified during the planning process. In addition, it identifies a variety of action steps to be implemented over the long term if and when resources become available. The identified goals contained in the Addenbrooke/Belmar Park Neighborhood Plan include:

Traffic and Public Works

	Encourage and support a safe, convenient, and functional transportation system serving both pedestrian and other modes of travel.
	Identify neighborhood streets where speeding is a frequent problem and work with the City of Lakewood to reduce speeding.
	Recognize the importance of Garrison Street as a significant transportation route through the heart of the neighborhood, and work to ensure safety and ease of travel along the Garrison corridor. Place particular emphasis on traffic patterns around Belmar Elementary School.
	Identify where street maintenance, street snow removal, and street cleaning can be improved in the neighborhood.
	Promote the use of mass transit as an efficient and positive mode of transportation on the neighborhood.

Public Safety

	Provide a safe neighborhood environment.
	Create an atmosphere of intolerance to crime by establishing partnerships between the Lakewood Police Department and neighborhood residents.
	Actively address the growing frequency of graffiti vandalism in the neighborhood.

Land Use and Property Maintenance

	Increase residential property values while encouraging long-term residency and home ownership.
	Improve neighborhood appearance and level of property maintenance.
	Encourage developments that are complementary to and compatible with the neighborhood.

Parks and Cultural Resources

	Promote the long-term stewardship of neighborhood parks.
	Support neighborhood amenities that provide cultural resources and educational opportunities.

Economic Development

	Promote the redevelopment and revitalization of neighborhood commercial corridors and nodes with particular emphasis along West Mississippi Avenue and at the corner of Garrison Street and West Alameda Avenue.
	Strengthen the relationship between local neighborhood businesses and neighborhood residents and organizations.

Community Participation

Build social capital in the neighborhood in order to promote community cooperation, civic identity, and sense of place.