Lowertown Zeb Acuff Aaron Harris Bryan Magnus Allyson Pumphrey 2.0

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

Questions?

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