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- 1. Downtown Planning Workshop Overview Presentation October 26-27, 2009
- 2. Tonight’s Agenda 1. WelcomeRemarks and Overview Presentation (5:30-6:00pm) 2. Downtown Mapping Exercise (6:00-7:30pm) 3. Waterfront Exercise (7:30-8:00pm) 4. Share Visions with the Group (8:00-8:30pm)
- 3. The Greater DowntownWaco Planning Process • Inclusive of diverse population • Include people of all ages • Include both small and large households • Built upon public input
- 4. Cities are competingto be great places to live & work Amenities near work Open Spaces and Parks
- 5. Regional Demographics areShifting • Americans are growing older • Household sizes are growing smaller – Majority of new households won’t have children – Two-parent families are on the decline • Some population segments are living in overcrowded housing • Single family homes are mostly owner-occupied but multi-family includes ownership across the board
- 6. People Turning 65in Year Thousands 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 People Turning 65 Annually (1996-2025) 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
- 7. Growth in Householdswithout Children Household Type Share With Children 12% Without Children 88% Single-Person 34% Source: Adapted and extrapolated by Chris Nelson from Martha Farnsworth Riche, How Changes in the Nation's Age and Household Structure Will Reshape Housing Demand in the 21st Century, HUD (2003).
- 8. An Emerging AmericanVision
- 9. Waco’s regional shareof growth Regional Growth Comparison (1960-2007) 250000 70% 65% 65% 60% 200000 59% 55% 53% 50% 52% 150000 City of Waco 40% McLennan County 30% Waco as % of County 100000 20% 50000 10% 0 0% 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2005-2007 (ACS)
- 10. Waco has awide range of household types 9% 37% Married-couple familes Other families 32% People living alone Other nonfamily households 22%
- 11. QUESTION DEFINITION THE QUESTION: What should the City of Waco be doing to spur investment and redevelopment over the next ten years?
- 12. THE APPROACH 1.Facilitate partnerships for implementation 2.Engage Baylor University 3.Anticipate market changes
- 13. THE DEVELOPMENT 1. Start small and concentrate development 2. Create an 18-hour environment with residential uses 3. Use programmed events to activate the downtown area
- 14. THE DEVELOPMENT (continued) 4)Improve connectivity to the waterfront • Think about extending trail system from the Waterfront through the Downtown • Future development should draw activity toward the Riverfront.
- 15. AUSTIN’S 2ND STREETDISTRICT IS A COMPELLING CASE STUDY FOR DOWNTOWN WACO
- 16. TECHNOLOGY SQUARE ATGEORGIA TECH ALSO HOLDS SME LESSONS •WHAT – Four city blocks of new mixed-use – A public-private partnership development – Major catalyst that spurred redevelopment – Consists of street level retail including ( – Also houses a new School of Management
- 17. HIGH IMPACT DEVELOPMENTSAREN’T NECESSARILY LAND INTENSIVE Austin’s 2nd Heritage Square Street Development overlaid on downtown Waco, shows how little land area is Hilton needed to create a high impact mixed-use development = Size of Austin’s 2nd Street Development
- 18. THE WACO STUDYARE IS QUITE LARGE STUDY AREA OVERLAYED ON DOWNTOWN AUSTIN Waco, TX Austin, TX Because Waco’s Land area is so large, the City must focus its initial efforts on a several key redevelopment nodes
- 19. Downtown Today: afew examples
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- 21. Characteristics of SuccessfulDowntowns • Pedestrian Friendly • Civic Center • Mix of Uses • Central Gathering Place • Economic Driver – Office Center – Specialty Retail – Entertainment – Dining
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- 25. Exclusive Parking vs.Shared
- 26. Shared Parking: ThePark Once District
- 27. Winter Park, Florida supportingalternative modes through urban design
- 28. Infill opportunities areall around us!
- 29. Building / RebuildingUrban Neighborhoods Example: Zupan’s grocery store in Portland, Oregon
- 30. Building / RebuildingUrban Neighborhoods Example: Zupan’s Grocery store in Portland, Oregon The original redevelopment project in an up-and-coming neighborhood Served as an anchor and catalyst for additional housing projects
- 31. Belmont Dairy: firstphase #1
- 32. Belmont Dairy: secondphase #2 #1
- 33. Additional private investment #2 #1 #3
- 34. Building confidence Eachsuccessive project added to the neighborhood-- phasing helped the developers manage the risk over time
- 35. Subsequent development andrevitalization has taken place throughout the neighborhood.
- 38. What makes peoplewalk? – Walkable Distances
- 39. What makes peoplewalk? – Practical Destinations
- 40. What makes peoplewalk? – Pleasant and interesting environment at a human scale
- 41. How does aplace change?
- 42. Developing new ideas:the workshop exercise • Participants develop their own plan for Downtown Waco
- 43. The Workshop Exercise We don’t arrive with a vision… We work together to build a vision.
- 44. Workshop Process • InteractiveMapping Exercise • Teams of 8-10 persons • Develop your vision of how you would like Greater Downtown Waco look in the future • Create a map that shows a desired ‘end state’ regardless of what steps are needed to get there • Share results with the group and look for common themes
- 45. Step 1: Introduceyourself! Set goals for your table
- 46. Step 2: Familiarizeyourself with the workshop materials Basemap Scissors 4 Pens Chipset Envelopes
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- 50. Road Names andRail Lines
- 51. Parks and OpenSpace
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- 56. Workshop Game Pieces Mixed-Use Residential Employment Each Chip represents 4 Acres of Land
- 57. Workshop Game Pieces Each Chip represents about one downtown block =
- 58. Workshop Game Pieces Each chip also represents a certain amount of housing and jobs 120 100 80 = 60 40 20 0 City Neighborhood 20 households per acre 3 jobs per acre
- 59. Downtown 120 HH Jobs 100 80 60 40 74 hh / ac 20 110 jobs / ac 0 Dow ntow n
- 60. Main Street 120 HH Jobs 100 80 60 40 26 hh / ac 20 29 jobs / ac 0 Main Street
- 61. Neighborhood Center 120 HH Jobs 100 80 60 40 24 hh / ac 20 37 jobs / ac 0 Neighborhood Center
- 62. Arterial Commercial 120 HH Jobs 100 80 60 40 6 hh / ac 20 28 jobs / ac 0 Arterial Com m ercial
- 63. Renovation 120 HH Jobs 100 80 60 40 23 hh / ac 20 28 jobs / ac 0 Renovation
- 64. Downtown Residential 120 HH Jobs 100 80 60 40 120 hh / ac 20 3 jobs / ac 0 Dow ntow n Residential
- 65. City Neighborhood 120 HH Jobs 100 80 60 40 20 hh / ac 20 3 jobs / ac 0 City Neighborhood
- 66. Residential Neighborhood 120 HH Jobs 100 80 60 40 7 hh / ac 20 3 jobs / ac 0 Residential Neighborhood
- 67. Office 120 HH Jobs 100 80 60 40 0 hh / ac 20 100 jobs / ac 0 Office
- 68. Light Industry 120 HH Jobs 100 80 60 40 0 hh / ac 20 23 jobs / ac 0 Light Industry
- 69. D D ow ow 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 nt nt ow ow n n R es id en tia N M l ei ai gh n bo St rh re oo et Ar d te Ce ria nt lC er om m er Li ci gh al C tI nd Workshop Game Pieces R ity es N us id ei try en gh tia bo rh Dwelling Units per Acre lN oo ei gh d bo rh Housing and Jobs by Chip Type oo d O ffi ce R en ov a tio n Jobs per Acre
- 70. Workshop Chipset Thechip sets represent ways of placing the growth that Waco is expecting in the coming decades 1st 25,000 people 2nd 25,000 people There are 2 packets
- 71. Chip Trading • Worksheetavailable at each table – this will help you trade = = Example Trade
- 72. Step 3: Reviewthe map and your goals
- 73. Step 4: Decidewhere NOT to grow Designate desired: • Open space, green corridors and conservation areas • Historic districts and other e significant areas pl Sam
- 74. Step 5: Experimentwith Chip Arrangements • Cut out your chips and begin placing them in strategic locations – but don’t stick them down yet!
- 75. Step 6: Drawtransportation infrastructure Bicycle & Pedestrian Networks Transit Roadways & Highways Especially in areas ple you expect to Sam have new jobs or housing!
- 76. Step 7: Stickdown your chips Once you have all come to an agreement on the vision, stick your chips down
- 77. Step 8: Nameyour map and choose a presenter
- 78. Step 9: RiverfrontDesign Exercise • How should the Greater Downtown area relate to the Brazos River? • What kind of activities and amenities should be on the riverfront? • Where should they go?
- 79. Riverfront Design Exercise Riverfront CHIPS
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- 81. Successful Waterfront: Knoxville - Improvedconnectivity with neighboring downtown - Public boat ramp - Pedestrian Pier - Riverside Park - Townhouse/Condo Developments
- 82. Successful Waterfront: Louisville WaterfrontPark - Public gathering space - Festival plaza - Greenspace - Flanks residential, office, and retail spaces
- 83. Successful Waterfront: Minneapolis MillsDistrict - Urban design element blends new residential developments w/ existing industrial shells - Recreational/Commuter Bike Path - Park: Mix of green space and historical industrial structures
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- 85. Some Potential Uses:Festivals & Events
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- 89. Sports Fields orGarden Spaces
- 90. Chips for theRiverfront Exercise
- 91. Chips for theRiverfront Exercise
- 92. Step 10: PresentYour Table’s Work
- 93. Workshop Results After theworkshop, each table’s plan is analyzed and recorded…
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- 100. Preparation of aConcept Plan with Implementation Strategies
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