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Map the future of Buffalo-Central
1. Map the FutureThe Buffalo Green Code:Planning for Future Land Use Central Community Workshop Hutch Tech High School February 28, 2011
2. Tonight’s Moderator Bob Shibley The Urban Design Project University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning
3. The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning Welcome Office of Strategic Planning Community Advisory Committee Elected officials
18. The Central Workshop Community The Central region, including the CBD, is the symbolic heart of our city and region
19. The Central Workshop Community The Queen City Hub: A Regional Action Plan for Downtown Buffalo Live, work & play BNMC Theatre District Financial District & Government Center Downtown Education & Safety Campus Erie Canal Harbor & Waterfront District
26. The Central Workshop Community Directions from Queen City Hub Plan Restore Ellicott street pattern Revitalize Main Street Enhance urban design Improve access Preserve historic buildings Encourage green
27. The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning What is the Buffalo Green Code? Bob Shibley The Urban Design Project University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning
28. A project to give us a new land use plan and zoning ordinance What is the Buffalo Green Code? Zoning Ordinance Land Use Plan Guides Public and Private Investment Regulates Private Investment
29. It will implement our comprehensive plan, Queen City in the 21st Century What is the Buffalo Green Code?
30. It will say where housing and shops can be, where jobs will go What is the Future Land Use Plan?
31. The zoning ordinance makes the rules for what can be built where What is the Future Zoning Ordinance?
32. It will say what things go together and what things need a place of their own. What is the Buffalo Green Code?
33. It will address how neighborhoods look and feel, not just what uses are allowed What is the Buffalo Green Code?
34. It will shape the growth of Buffalo for the next 20 years and beyond What is the Buffalo Green Code?
35. We are taking a new approach to meet the “green” challenges of our time What is the Buffalo Green Code?
36. … including core principles of “sustainability” and “smart growth” What is the Buffalo Green Code?
37. How will we develop anew future Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance? What is the Buffalo Green Code?
38. The Buffalo Green Code will be created in a five-step process… Listening meetings – Fall, 2010. Land use workshops – Right Now. 3. Draft Future Land Use Plan – Summer, 2011 Zoning ordinance workshops – Fall, 2011 Draft Zoning Ordinance – Summer, 2012 What is the Buffalo Green Code?
39. “Listening meetings” in November began a conversation about community values The conversation has already begun Tosh Collins Community Ctr. November 18th, 2010 Buffalo Museum of Science November 16th, 2010 Bennett High School November 17th, 2010 Dots represent where attendees were from.
40. “You value great housing and neighborhoods” The conversation has already begun
42. … “Buffalo’s great Olmsted parks and parkways.” The conversation has already begun
43. “You value great historic architecture” The conversation has already begun
44. … “and Buffalo’s incomparable waterfront.” The conversation has already begun
45. “You are concerned about vacant homes, lots” The conversation has already begun Courtesy of David Torke Courtesy of David Torke Courtesy of David Torke
46. … “empty storefronts in business districts” The conversation has already begun Courtesy of David Torke Courtesy of David Torke
47. … “highways that have divided your communities” The conversation has already begun Courtesy of David Torke
48. … “and brownfields and environmental threats.” The conversation has already begun Photos Courtesy of David Torke
49. A new future land use plan and a “green” zoning ordinance for the future can establish the foundation to protect what you value, change what you don’t. The conversation has already begun
50. Building Blocks For a Future Land Use Plan Jack Swenson Camiros, Ltd Buffalo’s Building Blocks
55. And to guide redevelopmentBuffalo’s Building Blocks
56. The building blocks of the Future Land Use Plan must reflect these goals Buffalo’s Building Blocks Mixed-use Blocks Residential Blocks Green Space Blocks Retail Center Blocks Business Blocks * *
57. Residential Building Blocks Buffalo’s Building Blocks Small-lot Residential Typical Residential Large lot Residential
58. Green Space Blocks Buffalo’s Building Blocks Neighborhood Green Space Local Green Space Private Green
59. Mixed-Use Blocks Buffalo’s Building Blocks Delaware Avenue Downtown Traditional Mixed-use Auto-oriented Neighborhood Mixed-use
60. Retail Center Blocks Buffalo’s Building Blocks * Urban Retail Center Suburban Retail Center
62. The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning Before we go on, questions?
63. The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning Small Group Work Sessions You care about your community… You know about your community… maybe better than anyone else.
75. Number the block and make a note on the newsprint why the area is strong.
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77. Number the block and make a note on the newsprint why the area is weak.
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79. Put the colored dot that represents a new block pattern where you want change.
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81. The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning What we learned tonight...
82. The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning What did you think…? Next Steps…
83. The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning Thank you for your participation in guiding the future of Buffalo!
Editor's Notes
OrganizationEllicott radial street patternWaterfrontHighway networkMain StreetChurch StreetPublic spacesMajor buildings positioned along Main, radials, prominent public spacesAdjacent neighborhoods – Lower WS, near ES, Allentown, BNMC/Fruitbelt
Regional center for :Culture & entertainmentHeritageEducationCommerceGovernment
The Queen City Hub envisions Downtown as a place where citizens of the city and region choose to live, work & play.
Established neighborhoods Lower West Side West Village Waterfront Village Marine Drive Pine Harbor/ Shoreline Growing clusters Proximate to Flower District Theatre District Prox. To Lafayette Sq, along Washington & Ellicott Street – Buehl Building, Holling Place, AM&As Warehouse, Warehouse loftsRecent projects – Avant, Lofts at 136, Corn ExchangeMany others in the planning stage
Historic center for commerce in WNYLargest employment center in WNY- Over 50,000 workers DTCenter for:- banking- Government- Insurance- Business and legal serviceMajor employers – M&T Bank, HSBC Bank & HealthNowOffice market is stable Office inventory increased by nearly 1.2 M SF between 2002 and 2010 Despite downturn in economy over 200,000 SF absorbed Despite increase in space, vacancy rate of 14.7%, much lower than historic 10-year avg. of 20.7%
Regional center for culture and entertainmentTheatre district – a number of venuesSports – Sabres, Bandits & BisonsHistoric buildings/museums – Pierce Arrow museum, Michigan Ave. Heritage Corridor, Aerospace MuseumFestivals – Thursday in the Square, Taste of Buffalo, GussMacker, Powder KegRestaurants/nightlifeWell over 6 m visit DT every year, not including restaurants and bars
Buffalo is renowned for its architecture and Downtown has a significant concentration of historic architecture.EllicottTheatre District500 Block Main StreetCobblestoneWest Village
PublicCars sharing Main Street - $2.4 M 700 block, $8 M for 600 block is securedErie Canal Harbor - $46 M, Significantly more $ to do further infrastructure and DevelopmentCobblestone Streets - $4 MOuter Harbor Parkway & Greenbelt - $60 M & 13.5 MFederal Court House - $137 MConvention center improvements - $7One way street conversionsNiagara Street - $2 MHutch Tech HS $27 MHerman Badillo School #76 - $19.5 M
Ellicott’s Street pattern – QCH calls for restoring the Street pattern where is has been compromisedMain Street – Traditional commercial street Downtown critical connection between 2 bookends of WF and BNMC, undergoing multi-year project to bring traffic back to Main Street. Gateways – Important points of entry into downtown or into keys areas within DT such as the waterfront or theater district. The HUB plan calls for a series of celebratory gatewaysCentral area has a number of important civic spaces Niagara Square, Lafayette Square, Cathedral Park, Johnson Park, Fountain Square – provide outdoor rooms and gathering spaces.Mix of Uses in order to develop a 24/7 vital downtown,
Karen:Mayve use front cover of City Zoning Ordinance with 1950 date so they get idea that it is an outdated law.
Need new ones here
Karen:listening meetings( are those regional meetings?): photos show no diversity [use a photo from Good Neighbor Alliance mtgs]
Karen: Vibrant biz districts: include some area that communities of color are familiar with
The values that you…….will serve as the foundation for ….
Karen’s comment: BUF Building Blocks: Maybe use 'Created as examples or model for future uses' ['We' gets overused since Team is not BUF and don't want to imply that WE know what's good for citizens]
Buffalo’s future development should reflect community concerns and vision. To do this, basic urban building blocks can be applied throughout the city to enhance existing neighborhoods or build new ones. When we go to individual tables, we’ll be asking you to work with these images to think about what your neighborhood should become.
