DCI Community Assessment - Downtown Colorado

DCI Community Capacity Assessment

Downtown Colorado, Inc. offers our Community Capacity Assessment tool to help communities and their stakeholders measure their local perspectives on their local economic development capacity. This form is designed to be taken repeatedly over time, and by a broad cross-section of community members interested in economic development. We want to thank the Colorado State University (CSU) Regional Economic Development Institute, CSU Office of Engagement and Extension, and the Kansas State University Technical Assistance to Brownfields Center for their support in the production of this assessment.

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About You and Your Community

Name*

First Last

Community*

What community do you represent?

City State ZIP Code

City Replacement Dropdown*

Community Role*

Which label best describes your role in the community related to economic development?

1-Board Member

2-Business Owner

3-Community Member

4-Non-Profit Org.

5-Elected Official

6-Property Owner

7-Town Staff

Other

Email Address

Given your involvement with local economic development issues, we would like to email you additional information and resources. Please provide your email below to stay in touch!

Email Address Confirm Email Address

Economic Development Plans*

If you have any plans to maintain or revitalize your core economic areas, please describe them here.

Capacity Profile

The following questions help DCI understand your local capacity for economic development. Please answer with your first instinctive response.

Leadership Diversity*

There is diversity among the community members who have a meaningful and ongoing leadership role in the community.

1-Strongly Disagree	2-Disagree	3-Agree	4-Strongly Agree

Leadership Support & Planning*

How well do community leaders support programs and priorities for your core economic areas? This includes planning (comprehensive & strategic) and annual budgeting?

1-Very Poorly	2-Poorly	3-Well	4-Very Well

Awareness of Best Practices*

How well do you feel your community is using the best practices and latest trends in economic development?

1-Very Poorly	2-Poorly	3-Well	4-Very Well

Awareness of Partnerships*

How well do you feel local institutions and diverse communities work together to help your local economy?

1-Very Poorly	2-Poorly	3-Well	4-Very Well

Perspectives on Long-Term Growth*

How active is your community in ensuring or improving the long-term viability of your core economic areas?

1-Not Very Active At All	2-Occasionally Active	3-Active	4-Very Active

Perspectives on Improvement*

How engaged are community members in leading discussions and evaluating results to improve your local economy?

1-Not Engaged	2-Rarely Engaged	3-Engaged	4-Very Engaged

Engagement with Specific Projects*

How much does your community know about specific development projects, key stakeholders, and initiatives?

1-Hardly Anything	2-Not Much	3-A Fair Amount	4-Quite a Lot

Engagement with Economic Planning*

How engaged is your community in the planning for and funding of your core economic priorities?

1-Not Engaged	2-Rarely Engaged	3-Engaged	4-Very Engaged

Resource Consistency*

How consistent are your current funding streams that support your core economic development programs?

1-Very Inconsistent	2-Somewhat Inconsistent	3-Generally Consistent	4-Very Consistent

Resource Variety*

How many different funding sources support your local economic activity? (consider town funds, special districts, grants, fundraisers, donations, etc.)

1-Only One	2-A Few	3-Several	4-A Large Variety

Your Community Goals and Challenges

Please describe what you see are your top community goals and challenges, and the progress you have made to accomplish them. These responses are not required.

Goal #1

What do you see as the #1 goal for your community?

Goal #1 Category

Which of these categories* would you classify your goal within? *EIU Global Livability Ranking Categories

Cultural

Economic

Education

Environmental

Health Care

Infrastructure

Political

Goal #1 Progress

How far do you see your current progress towards that #1 goal?

Completed more than 75% of the goal and are on track to finish soon

About halfway there, having reached approximately 50% of the goal

Some progress, around 25%, but there's still a long way to go

Just started planning and have made less than 10% progress so far

Haven't made any noticeable progress yet, but we're planning next steps

No movement has been taken and none is planned

Goal #2

What do you see as the #2 goal for your community?

Goal #2 Category

Which of these categories* would you classify your goal within? *EIU Global Livability Ranking Categories

Cultural

Economic

Education

Environmental

Health Care

Infrastructure

Political

Goal #2 Progress

How far do you see your current progress towards that #2 goal?

Completed more than 75% of the goal and are on track to finish soon

About halfway there, having reached approximately 50% of the goal

Some progress, around 25%, but there's still a long way to go

Just started planning and have made less than 10% progress so far

Haven't made any noticeable progress yet, but we're planning next steps

No movement has been taken and none is planned

Goal #3

What do you see as the #3 goal for your community?

Goal #3 Category

Which of these categories* would you classify your goal within? *EIU Global Livability Ranking Categories

Cultural

Economic

Education

Environmental

Health Care

Infrastructure

Political

Goal #3 Progress

How far do you see your current progress towards that #3 goal?

Completed more than 75% of the goal and are on track to finish soon

About halfway there, having reached approximately 50% of the goal

Some progress, around 25%, but there's still a long way to go

Just started planning and have made less than 10% progress so far

Haven't made any noticeable progress yet, but we're planning next steps

No movement has been taken and none is planned

Community Challenges

Please describe what you see as the most pertinent challenges to your community's economy, and how severe each challenge might be.

Challenge #1

What do you see as the #1 challenge for your community?

Challenge #1 Category

Which of these categories* would you classify your challenge within? *EIU Global Livability Ranking Categories

Cultural

Economic

Education

Environmental

Health Care

Infrastructure

Political

Challenge #1 Severity

How severe do you see this #1 challenge impacting your community?

Critical Challenge: The challenges are critical and may prevent us from achieving our goals unless major changes are implemented

Severe Challenge: The challenges are severe and pose a serious threat to achieving our goals

Significant Challenge: The challenges are significant and require substantial effort and resources to overcome

Moderate Challenge: The challenges are moderate but manageable with some effort

Minor Challenge: The challenges are minor and don’t significantly hinder our progress

Challenge #2

What do you see as the #2 challenge for your community?

Challenge #2 Category

Which of these categories* would you classify your challenge within? *EIU Global Livability Ranking Categories

Cultural

Economic

Education

Environmental

Health Care

Infrastructure

Political

Challenge #2 Severity

How severe do you see this #2 challenge impacting your community?

Critical Challenge: The challenges are critical and may prevent us from achieving our goals unless major changes are implemented

Severe Challenge: The challenges are severe and pose a serious threat to achieving our goals

Significant Challenge: The challenges are significant and require substantial effort and resources to overcome

Moderate Challenge: The challenges are moderate but manageable with some effort

Minor Challenge: The challenges are minor and don’t significantly hinder our progress

Challenge #3

What do you see as the #3 challenge for your community?

Challenge #3 Category

Which of these categories* would you classify your challenge within? *EIU Global Livability Ranking Categories

Cultural

Economic

Education

Environmental

Health Care

Infrastructure

Political

Challenge #3 Severity

How severe do you see this #3 challenge impacting your community?

Critical Challenge: The challenges are critical and may prevent us from achieving our goals unless major changes are implemented

Severe Challenge: The challenges are severe and pose a serious threat to achieving our goals

Significant Challenge: The challenges are significant and require substantial effort and resources to overcome

Moderate Challenge: The challenges are moderate but manageable with some effort

Minor Challenge: The challenges are minor and don’t significantly hinder our progress

Brownfields

Brownfields are real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the perceived, potential, or actual presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant

Eyesores in Town*

How many lots or buildings does your community have that you would consider an 'eyesore'?

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Brownfield Definition*

With this definition provided, how confident are you that you could identify a "brownfield" site?

Brownfield Sites*

Referring back to the previous definition of a brownfield site, how many sites do you think your community has that might be a brownfield?

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

Permission to Use*

I allow DCI to aggregate and share this data with its partners to advocate for additional resources and opportunities for my community.

2-Yes

1-No

0-No Response

Rate how clear and easy this assessment was to complete

4-Excellent3-Pretty good2-Not so great1-Terrible

Additional Comments

Do you have any additional comments about or because of this assessment?