HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Read Before Packet - 10/1/2013 - Memorandum From Megan Bolin Re: City Council Agenda Item #22 - Midtown Plan1
City Council
October 1, 2013
Midtown Plan
An Urban Design Vision for a Revitalized Corridor
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Tonight’s Action
Resolution to adopt the Midtown Plan
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Plan Area
North Boundary:
Prospect Road
South Boundary:
¼ mile south of Harmony Road
East Boundary:
Commercial on east side
of College Avenue
West Boundary:
Mason Corridor
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Why Midtown?
City
Plan
Mason Corridor
MAX Bus Rapid Transit
2010 Redevelopment
Study
Transit Oriented
Development Overlay
Midtown Urban
Renewal Plan
Midtown
Plan
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Process
Existing
Conditions
• July – October 2012
• Tour the corridor
• Stakeholder outreach
Design
Concepts
• November – January
• Community workshop
• City Council work session
Draft Plan
• February – June
• Stakeholder outreach
• Public open house
Adopt Plan
• October 2013
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Vision
Vibrant
Urban
Destination
Transit- &
Pedestrian-
Oriented
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Pedestrian Promenade
• Parallel to MAX
• Future redevelopment orients to promenade
Prospect
Harmony
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Frontage Roads
Use combination of frontage roads and
wide, detached paths for north-south
biking along College Avenue
Create alternative design for frontage
roads that allows cars, bikes, and
pedestrians to share the street
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Improved Circulation
Reduce conflicts by increasing visibility,
predictability and awareness with all road users
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Character Areas
Gardens
Arts & Entertainment
Innovation
• Break down length of corridor
• Unique design themes for each
expressed through:
• Signs
• Benches
• Planters
• Bike Racks
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Public Space
1 large public
space per
Character Area
Network of
interconnected
walkways, smaller
courtyards
& plazas
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Density near transit stations * Public art * Enhanced pedestrian connections
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Urban Design
• Achieve excellence in design
• Provide public spaces
• Provide appropriate vehicle circulation
• Locate parking interior to site,
encourage structured parking
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Implementation Strategy
• Promote Midtown’s vision
• Prioritize Improvements
– Public roads, signage, larger public spaces
– Private, site-specific redevelopment
– Area-wide branding and programming
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Implementation Tools
Currently Available
• Tax increment financing
• Land Use Code
– Transit Oriented
Development (TOD)
– Planned Development
Overlay District (PDOD)
• Budgeting for Outcomes
(BFO)
• Design guidelines
Future Options
• Business Improvement
District (BID)
• Special assessment (tax)
districts, e.g., General
Improvement District (GID)
• Community Development
Corporation
Implementation will require a combination of existing and new
tools to achieve the vision
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Recommendation
Planning and Zoning Board unanimously
recommends adoption of the Plan
Begin implementation immediately, consider Land Use Code
updates
Staff recommends adoption of the Plan
Coordinate with South Fort Collins Business Association
and Planning and Zoning Board to prioritize improvements
and identify appropriate tools
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Thank You