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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 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 QuestionsWhat is / are the…..
• …right design / layout?
• …right atmosphere?
• …right uses?
• …right ratios?
• …right residents, businesses etc…?
TimelineHAND 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
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