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Game mepl plan S Summary Februa ruary ry 2 2019

The Purpose

…To determine what land use, placemaking and mobility enhancements are needed Downtown, map out their respective locations and identify the critical steps to maintain and accelerate recent momentum.

The Vision

Assembly (noun + verb)

• A group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose.
• The action of gathering together as a group for a common purpose.
• The action of fitting together component parts.
• A unit consisting of components that have been fitted together.

What can Flint learn from Flint ?

Cluster destinations within a few blocks

Proximity enables great downtown environments

Encourage multi-modal transportation

More transportation choice enables more access

Focus on walkable experiences first (not parking)

Great downtowns are great pedestrian places.

Layer together living, working and playing

Vibrancy comes from variety of experiences

Embrace the river as a source of economy and amenity

Leverage ongoing investments to amplify river adjacent destinations

WHO IS DOWNTOWN FOR?

Opportunity sites

Community-based scenarios

Assigning typologies to create scenarios

1 2 3

Downtown game pieces - general

Residential Office Retail Open Space Parking Civic Entertainment and leisure Pedestrian Enhancements

Downtown game pieces - detailed

Session #1 6/19/18 1pm-3pm

Retail / commercial engaging the river. Build off of

• ngoing riverfront investments

Live + work + play throughout

• downtown. Build
• ff of second

street investments.

Session #2 6/19/18 3:30pm-5:30pm

Residential infill at edge of downtown Bridge the highway to remove barrier and create amenities

Session #3 6/20/18 8am-9:30am

New neighborhood and park at old Farmer’s market Redevelop courthouse frontage on Saginaw St.

Session #4 6/20/18 10am-11:30am

Recreation and tournament facilities at U of M Flint Campus Encourage connections through Campus

Session #5 6/20/18 1pm-2:30pm

Infill residential in Carriage town Consolidate public facilities

Session #6 6/20/18 3pm-4:30pm

Live near the river Feature Downtown entertainment

Session #7 6/20/18 6pm-8pm

Mixed-use transformation of County courthouse and parking Connect to adjacent neighborhoods

Additional stakeholder priorities

Additional stakeholder priorities

Additional stakeholder priorities

Conceptual framework

Embrace the river

Create an entertainment district

Encourage downtown living

Existing conditions

Land use plan for opportunity sites

Phasing new development

Engage riverfront with new residential and commercial Redevelop the Old Framer’s Market site for residential and waterfront park Redevelop courthouse complex

Big ideas

YMCA and Event / entertainment venues

Flat Lot Park East Second Plaza Waterfront Playground West First Promenade

Big ideas

U of M Flint Rec. facility + tournament

Achieve 2000 units of Downtown residential

Replace

Infill throughout Carriage Town

West First Promenade

East Second Plaza

East 2nd Street Streetscape

Saginaw Street

Beach and Harrison Streets

Current parking occupancy

Off-street parking

Off-street parking

Gateways to Downtown

“Flint-specific” design

“Flint-specific” design

Building momentum

• The Gameplan sets the agenda for future collaboration.
• Some recommendations have already been implemented.
• Private sector investors can use it to see how their projects fit together

and reinforce each other.

• DDA will bring the City and County together to discuss projects in the

public realm and plan for implementation.

• The fundamentals of the Gameplan will guide development. The specifics

can adapt to market conditions.

• Documents will be available on the DDA website by the end of the month.

Game mepl plan S Summary Februa ruary ry 2 2019