Architect Brad Buchanan has been named Executive Director of Denver's
Department of Community Planning and Development effective March 3.
Previously, Buchanan was a principal and board member of
RNL Design, a design, planning, architecture and interiors services firm in Denver. He is a past chairman of the Denver Planning board and past chairman of the Downtown Denver Partnership. He also was a member of the Denver Zoning Task Force that completed the first substantial rewrite of the 1956 Denver Zoning code.
"I've been training my entire career for this position, and I’m excited to join Mayor (Michael) Hancock and the dedicated CDP staff when Denver is experiencing such incredible momentum," Buchanan says. "With all of the great opportunities in our neighborhoods and parks, as well as the National Western, DIA, I-70, Brighton Boulevard, transit stations and downtown, Denver is simply on a roll."
The Department of Community Planning and Development is in charge of managing, planning and building within Denver, including designing and implementing citywide and neighborhood plans, establishing construction and design standards, coordinating revitalization efforts, managing historic preservation and performing code enforcement and education.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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