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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