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City of Biggs Downtown Visual Master Plan, Pt II Biggs, California SERA Architects Chabin Concepts Funded by: State of California Department of Housing and Community Marketek Development Economic Development and Planning/Technical


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SERA Architects Chabin Concepts Marketek

City of Biggs Downtown Visual Master Plan, Pt II

Biggs, California

Funded by: State of California Department of Housing and Community Development Economic Development and Planning/Technical Assistance Program Grant

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Purpose & Steps 2020 Vision & Downtown Master Plan Potential Projects Evaluate & Set Priorities Next Steps

Overview

Downtown Biggs Action Plan

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Purpose & Steps

Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Goals

  • 1. Create business & employment
  • pportunities for Biggs
  • 2. Improve downtown’s physical

environment, business climate, shopping

  • 3. Expand City revenue base
  • 4. Create a gameplan for implementation
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Purpose & Steps

Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Process

  • 5. Written
  • 5. Written

Gameplan Gameplan

  • 6. Present
  • 6. Present

to Council to Council We hit the streets

1.

  • 1. Work Session

Work Session 2.

  • 2. Priority

Priority Projects (3) Projects (3)

  • 3. Action Steps
  • 3. Action Steps
  • 4. Case Studies
  • 4. Case Studies
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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Vision and Master Plan

Community Values & Themes

  • Reinforce History & Historic Properties
  • Provide Streetscape Improvements
  • Improve Retail
  • Provide Activities for Youth
  • Create a Range of Housing Types
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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

2020 Vision and Master Plan

Downtown Vision 2020

* Center of Activity * High Quality Sense of Place * Partnership & Collaboration

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Vibrant Mixed Use Core

Identifiable center and edges Mix of pedestrian-oriented land uses Hierarchy of signage Districts are legible, consisting of cognitive elements (edges, nodes, landmarks, pathways, gateways, and districts) Downtown Biggs Action Plan

2020 Vision and Master Plan

Principles of a Great Neighborhood

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Connectivity

Create an integrated network of walkable streets and paths. Encourage people to get out of their vehicles. Downtown Biggs Action Plan

2020 Vision and Master Plan

Principles of a Great Neighborhood

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Provide a range of housing types, ensuring diversity & affordability. Encourage a mix of uses. Provide a variety of open spaces, public spaces, and plazas.

Density/Diversity

Downtown Biggs Action Plan

2020 Vision and Master Plan

Principles of a Great Neighborhood

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

2020 Vision and Master Plan

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

2020 Vision and Master Plan

Recommendations

  • Development Code
  • Property/Structural Improvements
  • Organization, Marketing, Image

Enhancement

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

2020 Vision and Master Plan

Accomplishments since Phase 1 General Plan Update Five-year Plan Master Plan Phase 2 Public Outreach New Investment Infrastructure for Growth

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Potential Projects

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What’s next?

  • Street Improvements
  • Façade Improvements
  • Property Renovations/Restorations
  • New Development
  • Other?
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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Potential Projects

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Street Improvements - Sidewalk

The Street The Building The Sidewalk “ “Shy Shy” ” Zone Zone Walk/Talk Walk/Talk Zone Zone

Furniture/ Furniture/ Buffer Buffer Zone Zone

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Potential Projects

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Street Improvements – Lighting/Trees

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Potential Projects

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Street Improvements – Signage

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Potential Projects

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Street Improvements - Gateways

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Potential Projects

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Facade Improvements

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Potential Projects

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Renovation/Restoration/Preservation

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Potential Projects

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New Construction

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Evaluate & Set Priorities

Assumptions: Creative Funding

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Loans, Grants, Tools

  • Revolving Loan Funds (3CORE)
  • Tax Increment Financing (redevelopment)
  • Certified Local Gov’t Grants
  • National Trust Loan Fund
  • National Trust Community Investment Corp
  • California Council for Humanities
  • Preserve America
  • CDBG
  • Getty Conservation Institute
  • Tax Credits
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture—Rural Development
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Philomath, Oregon

Successful consignment shop Helping match businesses to properties

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Secured $80,000 grant and sizeable help from National Guard to complete key park elements of 2009 concept plan!

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Philomath gets help from National Guard

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  • Start-up
  • $10k City leveraged into $200k State &

private foundations

  • Business sponsors ($100 - $5,000)
  • 3 point workplan-Eco, Design, Promotion
  • Decided against membership org to avoid

‘head to head’ with Chamber

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Philomath Lessons

Public & Foundation Funders want:

  • Strategic Plan (3 years)
  • Local commitment and match
  • Track record of success
  • Strong Case Statement
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Project Plans-Devil in details

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Grants

  • Get Creative! Choose the ‘right words’
  • Tribes are focused on childhood obesity,

heritage, resource management

  • Walkable downtowns reduce obesity.

Bike paths, walkable streetscape, educational brochure

  • Façade improvements contribute to heritage
  • Resource Management = planted medians,

native plantings, public ed

75,000 grant making organizations

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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Evaluate & Set Priorities

Assumptions: Public-Private Partnership

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Low-Hanging Fruit

Easy to do. High value. Top priority.

Building Blocks

Easy to do. Low value. Choose carefully.

Differentiators.

Difficult yet valuable. Set you apart.

Dogs

Stay away.

  • High

Low High Low

Impact Ease of Implementation

Evaluate & Set Priorities

Downtown Biggs Action Plan

Project Selection

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Common Themes

  • Few resources, big needs
  • Vision for a change
  • Passion for making things happen
  • Innovative and creative approaches –

incremental steps

  • Public-private partnership and leadership
  • Staff and volunteer involvement
  • Emphasis on redevelopment
  • Visible results
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The Metamorphosis of Biggs

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Change is inevitable. It is how you manage it

  • - or whether it manages you that makes the difference.

Resistant to change vs. Being in charge of the future you want to see

  • Reactive
  • Short-sighted
  • Recipe for under achievement

The approach shapes the

  • utcome.
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Downtown Biggs Action Plan

  • Next Steps