Tonights Agenda: Review Background Material/Meet with - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Tonight’s Agenda:

 Review Background Material/Meet with

Staff/Consultant Team

 Presentation – The Opportunity, The Challenge,

and Elements for Success

 Design and Planning Workshop  Plenary Report Back

Presentation Overview:

 Project Purpose and Process Overview  Why is Downtown Important? The

Opportunity and the Challenge

 Downtown Mission - Elements for Success

 To create a clear vision and implementation

plan to guide and attract both public and private investment in the downtown;

 To act on Council priorities related to creating a

revitalized and business friendly downtown environment;

 to emphasize the downtown as a key

component of the District’s sustainable growth management strategy;

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Mission City, Downtown Planning

Mission City, Downtown Planning

 Collaborative Design Workshop  January 16 and 17, 2013  The Charrette Team – A Diverse

Community Stakeholder Group

Be Part of the Charrette Team!

 Fill out Application Form  Tell us why you want to be on

the Team!

 Community Identity  Heart of community  Business activity –

local pride

 The key Community

Amenity

 Supports younger,

creative demographic

 Lifestyle variety –

young people and seniors

 Efficient and

sustainable

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 Activity  Safety  Walkability  Identity and Character  Economic Development  Livability And Amenity

Mission City, Downtown Planning

• Downtown

Disinvestment

• Peripheral development
• Shift away from

downtown retail

• Increasing auto-
• rientation/dependence
• Land speculation
• Perception of higher

crime, reduced safety

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Traditional pedestrian oriented Contemporary auto-oriented

• A highway runs through it
• Lack of activity outside of business hours
• Lack of Civic and Community Uses and Services
• No one lives there
• Financial feasibility of infill development

• Thriving local

businesses

• Some good urban

design

• Unique character

and identity

• Some residential

density and amenities nearby

• Mission City

Station – Regional Rail Transit Connection

Mission City, Downtown Planning

Common pitfalls:

• Contradictory growth

management policies: peripheral vs. downtown priority/investment

• Weak understanding of

market realities

• Under-appreciation of

the economic importance

• f downtown
• Over-emphasis on

beautification

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 Key to downtown success is what happens outside of it  Make downtown a priority  Part of a comprehensive growth management strategy  Primarily market driven, with strategic public

investments

 Ensure high quality urban design

 Authenticity: Building on the unique history,

local activities and context

 Funding strategies and partnerships  Making tough decisions, and sticking with them  Being a constant and active champion

Mission City, Downtown Planning

Break Out into Five Teams:

 Urban Design Inventory and Analysis  Land Use and Development  Mobility and Street Network  Public Realm, Plazas and Open Space  The Social Context: Community,

Housing and Culture

Identify a Note Taker and a Reporter Report Back at 8:30 sharp!