Fruita, Colorado Print

Joined the AARP Age-Friendly Network:
12/15/2017

Lead Agency: Colorado Western Slope Area Agency on Aging

Government Agency

Action Plan Download

Fruita developed its action plan focused on three strategic outcomes quality of place, economic health, and lifestyle. Under each of these headings, the plan looks to cross cut with the eight domains of livability to focus on specific parts of community life. For quality of place, Fruita will strive to be a bike and pedestrian friendly community with safe and high quality neighborhoods. For economic health, the community will strive to be financially sustainable and support businesses that provide well-paying jobs. And for lifestyle, Fruita will foster a fun ambiance by celebrating local arts, farm and ranching history, unique leisure opportunities, and family-friendly events and activities.

Action Plan Highlights

  1. Housing

    Promote policies and projects that support new or different housing type, such as advocating for design flexibility in building heights and densities, and prioritizing infill development over new development on the edge of the city.

  2. Transportation

    Develop safe routes to schools, parks, and civic and business destitions through off-street trail systems.

  3. Respect and Inclusion

    Promote diversity and inclusion policies by educating community members, businesses, municipal employees and other organizations on implicit bias on race, age, disability, and other potential biases.

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