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

LowertownBroadway Bridge

LowertownHistoric Anson Brown Building

LowertownTypical under-utilized property

LowertownTypical under-utilized property

LowertownNatural 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 QuestionsWhat is / are the…..

• …right design / layout?

• …right atmosphere?

• …right uses?

• …right ratios?

• …right residents, businesses etc…?

TimelineHAND 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