Sustainable Neighborhoods

Wheat Ridge is searching for two new Sustainable Neighborhoods!

The Sustainable Neighborhoods Program gives residents the opportunity to become active partners in building a vibrant and sustainable Wheat Ridge community. Neighborhoods participating in this unique certification program receive guidance and support from city staff to organize workshops, projects and events that enhance the livability of their neighborhoods and reduce residents' ecological footprints. Participating neighborhoods earn program credits and recognition from the community and the City.

The City of Wheat Ridge is looking for two new neighborhoods to join the program this summer! Completed applications must be submitted by Friday, June 30, 2023. APPLY TODAY(External link)!

Please be sure to read the Wheat Ridge Application Guide(External link) and Application Frequently Asked Questions(External link) before you apply! Download the Signature Support Form(External link) and upload the completed form with your application. For tips on how to gather signatures with low-to-no contact, read the Signature Support Ideas(External link) document. If you have any questions, contact Mary Hester at sustainability@ci.wheatridge.co.us(External link).

To read more about what our four Sustainable Neighborhoods have been up to, check out the Sustainable Neighborhoods website(External link)!

In 2020, Wheat Ridge joined Lakewood, Denver and Fort Collins as the newest member of the Sustainable Neighborhoods Network! Neighborhoods participating in this certification program receive guidance and support from city staff to organize workshops, projects and events that enhance the livability of their neighborhoods and reduce residents’ ecological footprints.

The City of Wheat Ridge accepted the first two neighborhoods, Applewood Villages and Paramount Heights, into the program in 2020. In 2021, Fruitdale and Panorama Park were also accepted into the program.

To be connected with others that live in your neighborhood and are interested in applying to become a Sustainable Neighborhood, click here.