Strategic Plan
The work of the City of Lone Tree is shaped by a strategic plan, which outlines the City’s Vision, Mission, Values, and the organization’s 6 Big Ideas. Each Big Idea guides the City’s overall goals and department objectives.
- About Lone Tree
- Vision Mission & Values
- Our 6 Big Ideas
About Lone Tree
We are an innovative, thriving, business-friendly, family-oriented suburb located at the foot of the Rockies. Our 14,000 residents enjoy world-class cultural and recreational amenities both within Lone Tree and through easy access to the surrounding region. Two freeways and three light rail lines connect our residents to Downtown Denver and Denver International Airport.
The City is a retail and employment hub for the south Denver metro area, home to over 1,700 businesses including Charles Schwab, Kiewit, Cochlear Americas, Sky Ridge Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, and Park Meadow Retail Resort.
Lone Tree offers something for everyone, from traditional suburban neighborhoods to walkable urban centers surrounding rail stations.
The City organization serves many different people & stakeholders, including our core residents, regional visitors, and our business community. Our daytime population is 3x larger than our resident population due to people coming to the City for work and our regional retail offerings.
Our Future
Our team works every day to continually improve our community’s quality of life and to raise the bar for government services. As the City continues to grow, scaling, enhancing, and improving our services while maintaining our strong community bonds will remain an organizational focus.
Our community sees growth as a catalyst for continued improvement. In addition to continued infill development, Lone Tree is home to RidgeGate, an ambitious and unique 2,000 acre mixed-use development, which includes a 500 acre downtown area and several residential villages. The West Village is nearly complete. Once built out, the development will nearly triple the City’s residential population and add 20 million square feet of commercial space. Planning for and guiding the development of this area will be a major focus of the City organization for the foreseeable future.
Our Vision
Lone Tree is a premier Colorado community connected by great neighborhoods, vibrant public spaces, a beautiful natural environment, and thriving businesses.
Our Mission
We will achieve Lone Tree’s community vision by doing things the best way, not just the expected way.
Our Values
Our 6 Big Ideas
We will be a national model for...
Big Idea #1
Our deep, active commitment to public safety.
Big Idea #2
Our visionary transportation network.
Big Idea #3
Our welcoming, connected, and resilient community
Big Idea #4
Our signature cultural and recreational opportunities, exceptional places, and beautiful natural environment
Big Idea #5
Our diverse and sustainable economy powered by top-tier businesses
Big Idea #6
Our commitment to building the best team to support our innovative, customer-focused, and efficient city government
Big Idea #1
Our deep, active commitment to public safety.
- 1.1 Engage citizens and build strong business relationships that foster increased safety, awareness, and overall quality of life throughout the City.
- 1.2 Resource and enable dedicated law enforcement professionals who serve to protect life, property and reduce crime by means of progressive policing.
- 1.3 Respond effectively to emergencies and disasters through community engagement, staff preparedness, and skilled communication.
- 1.4 Ensure safe and accessible transportation network, buildings, public gatherings, and public spaces.
Big Idea #2
Our visionary transportation network.
- 2.1 Provide and improve a multimodal, safe, reliable, and well maintained, transportation system.
- 2.2 Focus our transportation investments to provide accessibility and mobility for all ages and abilities of people who live, work, and visit our City.
- 2.3 Leverage strong community and regional partnerships to build an equitable and innovative network of transportation choices.
Big Idea #3
Our welcoming, connected, and resilient community
- 3.1 Foster a distinctive and inclusive City that community members are proud to be a part of.
- 3.2 Encourage a strong sense of place and active community relationships.
- 3.3 Advance Lone Tree as an innovative, adaptive, cohesive, and sustainable community through our developments, partnerships, and programs.
- 3.4 Commit to developing diverse housing opportunities that are financially accessible and encourage homeownership.
Big Idea #4
Our signature cultural and recreational opportunities, exceptional places, and beautiful natural environment.
- 4.1 Uphold the City’s top-ranked Arts Center as a cultural institution with a far-reaching reputation and one which serves as a catalyst for other community-based opportunities that are inclusive, interactive, celebratory and educational.
- 4.2 Cultivate vibrant and innovative mixed-use districts and social gathering places for businesses and people.
- 4.3 Support high-quality recreational spaces that reinforce local character, integrate with the beautiful natural environment, and preserve open space.
Big Idea #5
Our diverse and sustainable economy powered by top-tier businesses.
- 5.1 Attract and retain exceptional employers who call Lone Tree home.
- 5.2 Identify areas of opportunity that enhance economic health.
- 5.4 Maximize regional partnerships that support local economic development.
- 5.3 Increase local participation with the business community to drive economic sustainability.
Big Idea #6
Our commitment to building the best team to support our innovative, customer-focused, and efficient city government.
- 6.1 Recruit, retain, and develop a diverse, professional team of staff and volunteers.
- 6.2 Empower and recognize a high-performing team by providing it the tools, resources, and environment for success.
- 6.3 Support community engagement with open, honest, and timely communication.
- 6.4 Foster a quality work culture where people model the core values of integrity, collaboration, innovation, and public accountability.
- 6.5 Embody a proactive and transparent approach to financial stewardship, which enhances the City’s long-term fiscal stability.