2017 - 2019: Based on Community Input, a Preliminary Vision is Crafted

The guiding principles and preliminary vision for the Broomfield Town Square emerged through a series of community focus sessions held in January 2017 and shared at a community presentation in February 2017. The Guiding Principles called for creating:

• A signature Town Square that is uniquely Broomfield.
• An authentic Town Square for the Broomfield community including a curated mix of retail/restaurants - ideally local and unique to the area.
• An interconnected and pedestrian-friendly network of streets, promenades, trails, and public spaces to knit the Town Square into the surrounding community.
• A built environment that encourages a healthy lifestyle and community and incorporates opportunities for public art.
• A Town Square that embodies resilient and environmentally sustainable strategies into the construction and function of the public realm and built environment.

Civitas, an urban and landscape design firm, was selected to prepare conceptual plans and a video of the Civic Center (now referred to as the Broomfield Town Square). The video and graphics were shared with the community in 2018 (see Project Timeline for links). The initial plans envisioned:

• A substantially enlarged Community Park Pond wrapping around the Library and Auditorium towards E. 1st Avenue
• Extensive plaza and walking areas including outdoor dining, entertainment areas and public art
• Approximately 50,000 sf of retail and restaurant uses, a 100-room inn, 22 row-houses, approximately 365 dwelling units, re-purposing of the Safeway building into 25,000 sf of retail, 15,000 sf of co-working space, 10,000 sf of community space and 10,000 sf of common area. The plans depicted mixed-use buildings with ground-floor commercial/restaurant space and residential on the upper floors.