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Net Zero Cities, October 24th , 2013
Midtown PlanAn TOD/Urban Design Vision for a Revitalized Corridor
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Plan AreaNorth 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?• Transit Oriented Design (TOD) strategy combined with Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) construction and major bicycle corridor• A historic core with declining property values and increasing
vacancy rates• A conscious desire by community to fight the freeway trend
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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
MidtownPlan
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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
DestinationTransit- &
Pedestrian-Oriented
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Pedestrian Promenade• Parallel to MAX• Future redevelopment orients to promenade
Prospect
Harmony
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Frontage RoadsUse 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
Improve safety by increasing visibility, predictability and awareness with all road users
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Create Character AreasGardens
Arts & Entertainment
Innovation
• Break down length of corridor
• Unique design themes for each expressed through:
• Architecture• Signs• Benches• Planters• Bike Racks
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Public Space Linkages
1 large public space per
Character AreaNetwork of
interconnected walkways, smaller
courtyards & plazas
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Density near transit stations * Green Building * Enhanced pedestrian connections
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Enhanced Urban Design• Public/Private Partnerships• Guidelines/ Incentives/Regulation• Provide public spaces• Provide appropriate multi-modal
circulation• Locate parking interior to site,
encourage structured parking• Two front yards-service in the core• Parking behind
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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 ToolsCurrently 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
• Business Assistance • Capital Investment
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Next Steps
• Access Plan• Land Use Code• Capital Investment• South Fort Collins Business Association membership
– Business Improvement District– Activity Programming in conjunction with BRT
• Green Building Program
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Thank You