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Lowertown. 2.0. Zeb Acuff Aaron Harris Bryan Magnus Allyson Pumphrey. Lowertown 2.0. Team Members: Zeb Acuff (MS/MUP) Aaron Harris (MS) Bryan Magnus (CEMP) Allyson Pumphrey (MLA) Client Lowertown Business Association Advisor Larissa Larsen. Lowertown. Lowertown. Broadway Bridge.
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Lowertown 2.0 Zeb Acuff Aaron Harris Bryan Magnus Allyson Pumphrey
Lowertown 2.0 • Team Members: • Zeb Acuff (MS/MUP) • Aaron Harris (MS) • Bryan Magnus (CEMP) • Allyson Pumphrey (MLA) • Client • Lowertown Business Association • Advisor • Larissa Larsen
Lowertown Broadway Bridge
Lowertown Historic Anson Brown Building
Lowertown Typical under-utilized property
Lowertown Typical under-utilized property
Lowertown Natural setting and park space
Lowertown 1.0 • Major accomplishments: • Broad base of research • Community involvement • High-level recommendations • Master Plan development • Many possible directions to take it
Goal • Turn Lowertown into a “place for people” • Cool cities • Right mix of residential and retail • Right retail offerings • An attractive, useful, sustainable layout • Pedestrian friendly open spaces • Green parks and recreational opportunities • Theater, arts and atmosphere >> Area identity
Objectives • Confirm master plan • Community buy-in • City support • Form core partnerships – LT Development Task Force • Retail • Residential • Open spaces, Green Spaces, Pedestrian Access • Parking and traffic patterns • Begin to implement • Demo redevelopment on Northside block
LT Development Task Force Steering Committee • Retail • LBA • Future tenants • Community representation • Peter Allen • Other developers • Residential • Community representation • Peter Allen • Other developers • Green/Open • DTE • LT-DDA • Parks Dept • Community input • Park/Traffic • LT- DDA • City • Community involvement
Research Questions What is / are the….. • …right design / layout? • …right atmosphere? • …right uses? • …right ratios? • …right residents, businesses etc…?
Timeline HAND OFF • Successful transition from LT 1.0 • Solidify goals and objectives SUMMER • Get to know LT • Get to be known in LT • Develop community support • ID and engage key players / partners • DTE • Peter Allen • U of M • Residents • IRB approval for data collection from community • Participate in Broadway Bridge reopening festivities FALL • Finalize design concepts • Attend conferences • Codify master plan with city • Neighborhood consultation and feedback • Continue monthly LBA and CAB meetings WINTER • Write up and publication • Black book • Hand book • Initiate demonstration re-development on Northside block • Develop publicity for area
Key Deliverables • “Finalized” masterplan on file with city • Timeline for LT re-development • Handbook on incorporating green and sustainable elements in Cool Cities • Master’s Project Black book
Success is… • Get the re-development ball rolling for LT • City and community buy-in for masterplan • Right partnerships in place • LT to serve as an example of how to create Cool Cities • LT to serve as a demonstration site for green and sustainable development • Fame and fortune for all team members
Budget • Major drivers • Travel for conferences and workshops • Cool Cities handbook • Misc office supplies • Sources • E.F.A. • EPA?? • SNRE • Rackham • Client
Misc Thoughts • Understand current ownership / uses • More thorough traffic study • Post B-way bridge reopening • Can the area handle it • More comprehensive community involvement • How much retail can the area support (article from LL) • What are the current surface parking lots used for • Where would this lite-rail project go in LT • Should we expand LT site to include DTE’s land