ADOPTED: AUGUST 6, 2012 Forsyth Comprehensive Plan Village of Forsyth, Illinois 95 6 Hickory Point Corridor SPECIAL AREA PLAN Extending the Mall Adding new businesses to the mall not only provides more variety of goods and services for patrons, but also creates greater building frontage along the interior access drive to balance the mall parking and scale of the mall with smaller, attractive structures and plazas. The graphic on the right depicts one possible scenario; the concepts shown may be replicated elsewhere around the mall. See Figure 6.2 to view how these new businesses relate to other improvements for the entire Hickory Point Mall area. Signature Restauran t A: 12,000 sq ft Outdoor cafe plaza Utilizes existing excess mall parking Retail/Restaurant Cluster 4 buildings 35,000 sq ft (total) >> B: 8,000 sq ft >> C: 9,500 sq ft >> D: 9,500 sq ft >> E: 8,000 sq ft Interior streetscape aligned with mall entry Outdoor cafes/plazas Utilizes existing excess mall parking A B C E D FIGURE 6.1 Extending the Mall with New Businesses JCPENNEY THEATER VON MAUR * * * * * * Mall Entrances * * Landscaped Stone Walls *SEE FIGURES 6.2 & 6.3 FOR DETAILS T he Hickory Point Corridor, which includes the namesake mall and the Route 51 corridor, is one of the most prominent elements in Forsyth. Lo- cated right off the I-72 interchange, the Hickory Point Corridor serves as the front door to Forsyth greeting visitors and welcoming residents back home. is special area plan presents recommendations for enhancing the accessibility, urban design, and vitality of Hickory Point Mall and its surrounding environment. In addition, streetscape and signage enhancements are provided to improve the visual quality of Route 51 as the primary arterial road serving Forsyth residents and businesses. e Village is encouraged to explore the following rec- ommendations as it considers its capital improvement plans over the next several years, integrating the de- signs as resources and funding become available. Fur- ther studies may be necessary to move these ideas from concept to implementation. State and federal grants are typically available to support many of these recommen- dations.
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ADOPTED: AUGUST 6, 2012
Forsyth Comprehensive PlanVillage of Forsyth, Illinois
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6Hickory Point CorridorSPECIAL AREA PLAN
Extending the Mall
Adding new businesses to the mall not only provides more variety of goods and services for patrons, but also creates greater building frontage along the interior access drive to balance the mall parking and scale of the mall with smaller, attractive structures and plazas. The graphic on the right depicts one possible scenario; the concepts shown may be replicated elsewhere around the mall.
See Figure 6.2 to view how these new businesses relate to other improvements for the entire Hickory Point Mall area.
Signature Restaurant
A: 12,000 sq ft Outdoor cafe plaza Utilizes existing
The Hickory Point Corridor, which includes the namesake mall and the Route 51 corridor, is one of the most prominent elements in Forsyth. Lo-
cated right off the I-72 interchange, the Hickory Point Corridor serves as the front door to Forsyth greeting visitors and welcoming residents back home.
This special area plan presents recommendations for enhancing the accessibility, urban design, and vitality of Hickory Point Mall and its surrounding environment. In addition, streetscape and signage enhancements are provided to improve the visual quality of Route 51 as the primary arterial road serving Forsyth residents and businesses.
The Village is encouraged to explore the following rec-ommendations as it considers its capital improvement plans over the next several years, integrating the de-signs as resources and funding become available. Fur-ther studies may be necessary to move these ideas from concept to implementation. State and federal grants are typically available to support many of these recommen-dations.
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GATEWAY & WAYFINDING SIGN- Hung metal sign panel directs visitors to key Village destinations- Sign panel to be aluminum with integrated color- Sign panel may be mounted to existing light poles or mounted to a freestanding pole structure
VILLAGE LOGO ANDCOMMUNITY ENTRY SIGN
LANDSCAPED STONE WALL AT MALL ENTRANCES- Field stone wall with cap- Lighted bollards match pole mounted signage along Route 51
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Gateway & Directional Signage
Mall Improvements
As shown in Figure 6.3, Hickory Point Mall would benefit from a variety of improvements, including creating more welcoming entrances, reducing excessive parking fields, adding new businesses, and providing enhanced land-scaping. A description of each improvement is provided on the map in Figure 6.3, while details on the potential new businesses and improvements at the northeast section of the mall are provided in Figure 6.1.
Signage Improvements
One of the mall improvements is providing welcoming entrances at points where access roads enter into the mall. The conceptual de-sign for welcoming entrances is provided in Figure 6.2, as part of a set of gateway and di-rectional signage improvements proposed for the Hickory Point Corridor. The landscaped stone wall on the bottom left of Figure 6.2 may be placed at mall entrances, as shown in Fig-ures 6.3 and 6.5.
The pole mounted gateway and wayfinding sign may be placed along Route 51, around the mall perimeter, and along other interior mall access roads like Lucile Avenue and Barnett Avenue. The gateway and wayfinding sign takes visual cues from the color and design of Forsyth’s village logo and the existing commu-nity entry sign from the interstate.
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New Businesses
Adding new businesses to the mall not only provides more variety of goods and services for patrons, but also creates greater building frontage along the interior access drive to balance the mall parking and scale of the mall with smaller, attractive structures and plazas.
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Hickory Point Mall Improvements Forsyth Comprehensive Plan
Village of Forsyth, Illinois
Enhanced Landscaping
In addition to improving the visual appeal of an auto-oriented area, enhanced land-scaping helps reduce impervious surfaces and softens the hardscapes of the parking lots. Landscaping is provided along the mall’s perimter and within parking areas.
Landscaped Parking Areas
The enhanced landscaping and addition of new businesses at the northeast section of the mall help improve the appearance of the mall and its parking areas. By providing enhanced landscaping within parking areas, the mall creates spaces for pedestrian-oriented plazas and reduces the amount of impervious surfaces for better stormwater management.
Welcoming Entrances
Where access roads enter into the mall, these points of entry should be designed as welcoming entrances, including the land-scaped stone wall with lighted bollards and mall signage shown in Figure 6.2.
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*SEE FIGURE 6.2 FOR MORE DETAILS
Sidewalk (DASHED LINE DENOTES PROPOSED SIDEWALK)
Multi-Use Path (DASHED LINE DENOTES PROPOSED PATH)
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120’-0” module to be repeated at select locations along the median
FIGURE 6.4
Gateway Median Enhancements
Hickory Point Area Plan
The map provided in Figure 6.5 provides a broader view of the Hickory Point Mall area, focusing on improvements designed to en-hance accessibility for a multimodal trans-portation network and strengthen the vitality of the business environment, particularly by creating development sites to attract potential new uses like a grocery store, retail businesses, offices, restaurants, and community center.
Nine development sites are shown in Figure 6.5, providing potential areas to attract new businesses or uses that enhance the vitality of the mall and boost Forsyth’s local economy. A business transition area is provided on the east side of Route 51 to transition the types and in-tensity of uses from the commercial retail of the mall and its surroundings to the business park uses proposed east of Elwood Street.
Elements such as sidewalks, trails, crosswalk enhancements, and road extensions are in-tended to improve the accessibility of the mall to patrons visiting by car, by bike, or on foot. Other design elements, including the land-scaped stone walls at mall entrances and the gateway median enhancements along Route 51 (see Figure 6.4), are intended to enhance the visual appeal of the mall area and route corridor. Figure 6.4 illustrates the conceptual design of the median enhancements, as well as indicates the proposed locations for the medi-an segments and a joint City/Village gateway entry sign on the I-72 bridge.
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Hickory Point Area Plan Forsyth Comprehensive Plan
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