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cc: Darin Atteberry, Mike Freeman, Sheri Langenberger, Cameron Gloss, Glen Schlueter, Eric Bracke,
Anne Aspen, Mark Taylor, Basil Hamdan, Marc Virata, Timothy Wilder, Tricia Kroetch (North Star
Design) and John Seyer (HDR Engineering)
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Anne Aspen
From: "Kaye Vincent" <lagunitas@fiii.com>
To: "Kathleen Bracke" <kbracke@fcgov.com>
Date: 07/13/2007 3:28 PM
CC: "Anne Aspen" <AAspen@fcgov.com>, 'Basil Hamdan" <BHAMDAN@fcgov.com>,
"Cameron Gloss" <cgloss@fcgov.com>, "Eric Bracke" <ebracke@fcgov.com>, "Glen
Schlueter" <GSCHLUETER@fcgov.com>, "Mark Taylor" <MTAYLOR@fcgov.com>, "Marc
Virata" <MVIRATA@fcgov.com>, "Sheri Langenberger" <SLangenberger@fcgov.com>,
"Timothy Wilder" <TWILDER@fcgov.com>, "John M. Seyer" <John.Seyer@hdrinc.com>,
"Tricia Kroetch" <Tricia@NorthStarDesignInc.com>, <mfreeman@fcgov.com>,
<datteber y@fcgov. com>
To:
Kathleen Bracke
From:
Jon Prouty
Re:
Willow Street Meandering Roadway Idea
Date:
July 13, 2007
Thank you very much for convening the meeting to consider my ideas about designing Willow Street
with a meandering roadway.
I think the key benefits of this are:
The aesthetics of a roadway at 15 feet less in width by moving the diagonal parking out of
the center of the street to one side.
2. The large 15 foot "islands" of landscaping, public amenities, sculptures that are created
between the sections of diagonal parking when it is located at the side of the street.
The aesthetics of looking down the street and where it meanders seeing landscaping —
instead of straight down a "bowling alley" to the next intersection.
4. The expansion of the "plaza" side of the street to a virtual "outdoor mall' area with lots of
room for businesses to have outdoor seating, shaded landscaping, pocket parks, sculpture
locations, children areas and a wide walkway for pedestrian travel.
Kathleen, if you and one or more of your colleagues visit Grand Junction then you can see for yourself
firsthand how successful this concept is, talk with City people there about it and, as you and I discussed,
have the opportunity to see what lessons they have learned as they extend their extraordinarily
successful meandering roadway — plaza concept to the next block to the east (presently under
construction).
Thanks again for the opportunity to present my ideas.
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