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Mas
ter
Plan
Out
line
The
Mas
ter
Plan
is o
rgan
ized
into
the
follo
win
g ch
apte
rs:
Cha
pter
2
Hist
orica
l Per
spec
tive
Cha
pter
3
Asse
ts a
nd C
halle
nges
Cha
pter
4
The
Mas
ter
Plan
Cha
pter
5
Desi
gn G
uide
lines
Cha
pter
6Im
plem
enta
tion
Proj
ects
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Stre
et
Ellio
t Par
kBo
ulev
ard
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Ave
nue 11
th A
venu
e
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go
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ue
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go
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ueE
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E E
Prio
rity
Pro
ject
Are
asFo
rward
ing a
stron
g visi
on is
impo
rtant,
but p
utting
theory
into
practi
ce is
the pr
imary
outco
me fo
r this
work.
Towa
rd tha
t end
, Ellio
t Park
has i
denti
fied s
everal
priori
ty pro
ject a
reas t
hat w
ill be
st de
mons
trate
Maste
r Plan
objec
tives
and a
lso se
rve to
attra
ct on
going
publi
c and
priva
te inv
estme
nt in
the ne
ighbo
rhood
.Th
ese pr
oject
areas,
and t
he sp
ecific
steps
to im
pleme
ntthe
m, ar
e defi
ned i
n Cha
pter 6
, inclu
ding:
AHi
stor
ic 9t
h St
reet
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ntra
l Cor
eC
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e Ho
usin
gD
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11th
Ave
nue
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ENe
ighb
orho
od C
omm
ons
Initi
ativ
e
Plan
ning
Tea
mTh
e Mas
ter Pl
an w
as pr
epare
d und
er the
direc
tion o
fEll
iot Pa
rk Ne
ighbo
rhood
, Inc
. with
supp
ort fr
om th
eMi
nnea
polis
Plan
ning D
epart
ment.
The p
lannin
gtea
m inc
luded
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Hoka
nson
/Lunn
ing/W
ende
Asso
ciates
, Inc
• Clo
se La
ndsca
pe Ar
chite
cture,
Inc.
• Me
yer M
ohad
des A
ssocia
tes, I
nc•
Zimme
rman
Volk
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n co
ntac
t:El
liot P
ark
Neig
hbor
hood
, Inc
.71
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10th
St.
Mpl
s, M
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ot P
ark
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ghbo
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aste
r Pl
an
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cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry4Im
ple
menta
tion -
What
Happens
Next?
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rict
s an
d Co
rrid
ors
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et C
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oric
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ark
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ore
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rict
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or
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enta
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enta
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tral
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lem
enta
tion
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oric
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eet
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rsta
ndin
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e M
aste
r Pl
anTh
e M
aste
r Pl
an is
bas
ed o
n a
set o
f gen
eral
urb
ande
sign
prin
cipl
es a
nd s
peci
fic p
lann
ing
obje
ctiv
es.
Furth
er e
xplo
ratio
n of
thes
e ba
sic
build
ing
bloc
ks le
d to
seve
ral e
xciti
ng th
emes
, w
hich
form
the
fram
ewor
k fo
rde
taile
d de
velo
pmen
t gui
delin
es a
nd s
trate
gies
for
proj
ect i
mpl
emen
tatio
n. T
hem
es in
clud
ed:
• D
istri
cts
and
Cor
ridor
s•
The
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d C
omm
ons
Initi
ativ
e•
Cre
atin
g a
Sust
aina
ble
Liva
ble
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
dEa
ch o
f the
se th
emes
will
be
disc
usse
d in
gre
ater
det
ail
in c
hapt
ers
4 an
d 5
of th
e M
aste
r Pl
an.
Prio
rity
Pro
ject
Are
as
Ellio
t Par
k N
eigh
borh
ood,
Inc.
Hok
anso
n/Lu
nnin
g/W
ende
Ass
ocia
tes,
Inc.
Clo
se L
ands
cape
Arc
hite
ctur
e, In
c.
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otPa
rkNe
ighbo
rhoo
d Ma
sterP
lanSu
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ary
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ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
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cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry2Buil
d o
n E
xis
ting S
trength
sW
hy M
ast
er
Pla
n?
Ellio
t Pa
rk i
s un
ique
ly s
ituat
ed a
s a
tradi
tiona
l, ge
ogra
phic
ally
dist
inct
dow
ntow
n ne
ighb
orho
od w
ith v
ast
pote
ntia
l fo
r be
ing
trans
form
ed i
nto
a m
odel
of
new
urb
an l
ivin
g. W
ith g
row
ing
inte
rest
in u
rban
revi
taliz
atio
n, it
is im
porta
nt th
at E
lliot
Par
k pr
epar
eth
is M
aste
r Pla
n to
hel
p gu
ide
the
loca
tion,
type
and
cha
ract
er o
fne
w d
evel
opm
ent w
ithin
and
adj
acen
t to
its b
orde
rs.
His
tory
Neig
hborh
ood C
onte
xt
Clo
se t
o do
wnt
own,
the
riv
er a
nd
a va
riet
y of
cul
tura
l, r
etai
l and
re
crea
tion
al d
esti
nati
ons
Neig
hborh
ood A
ssets
Ellio
t Par
k ha
s a
rich
cultu
ral
hist
ory,
num
erou
s re
gion
ally
reco
gniz
ed la
ndm
arks
and
a va
riety
of a
men
ities
.Th
ese
feat
ures
, pl
us c
lose
prox
imity
to th
e riv
er a
nddo
wnt
own,
com
bine
to
crea
te th
e un
ique
cha
ract
eran
d w
ealth
of o
ppor
tuni
tyfo
r ne
ighb
orho
od e
nhan
cem
ent a
nd n
ew d
evel
opm
entp
roje
cts.
This
Mas
ter
Plan
is d
efin
edby
two
prim
ary
obje
ctiv
es:
• to
pre
serv
e ne
ighb
orho
od h
erita
ge a
nd,
• to
sus
tain
a tr
uly
livab
le c
omm
unity
.
Deca
des
of C
hang
e -
Maj
or Im
pact
s:•
Free
way
Sys
tem
• Th
e M
etro
dom
e•
Perim
eter
Par
king
Ram
ps•
Hen
nepi
n C
ount
y M
edic
al C
ente
r•
Gov
ernm
ent C
ente
r•
Con
vent
ion
Cen
ter
• Ex
pand
ed D
ownt
own
Cor
e
Ellio
t Pa
rk
1960
2000
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Exe
cuti
ve S
um
ma
ry3
The M
ast
er
Pla
nR
esp
ond t
o
“K
ey I
ssues”
As a
res
ult o
f on
-site
inve
ntor
y an
dev
alua
tion
of
past
an
d pr
esen
tde
mog
raph
ic
and
deve
lopm
ent
trend
s, E
lliot
Par
k id
entif
ied
a nu
mbe
rof
‘K
ey
Issu
es’
criti
cal
to
the
succ
ess
of th
e M
aste
r Pl
an e
ffort:
•Id
entif
y an
d de
fine
neig
hbor
hood
entri
es,
boun
darie
s an
d ed
ges
• D
elin
eate
con
nect
ions
to th
e br
oade
r co
mm
unity
• Id
entif
y an
d de
fine
dist
inct
se
ctor
s (d
istri
cts)
in E
lliot
Par
k•
Iden
tify
and
expl
oit t
he
dist
inct
ive
them
es in
Elli
ot P
ark
• D
escr
ibe
the
char
acte
r of
the
publ
ic r
ealm
• Id
entif
y ap
prop
riate
dev
elop
men
tof
infil
l hou
sing
and
com
mer
cial
mix
ed u
ses
• Id
entif
y po
tent
ial c
omm
erci
al
corr
idor
s an
d ‘c
lust
er’
area
s•
Def
ine
long
term
stra
tegi
esfo
r pa
rkin
g lo
t rec
over
y•
Supp
ort e
fforts
for
neig
hbor
hood
gre
enin
gan
d co
mm
unity
gar
dens
The
Ellio
t Par
k M
aste
r Pl
an s
ugge
sts
that
the
City
and
its
neig
hbor
hood
s ar
e or
gani
zed
arou
nd in
sepa
rabl
e sy
stem
s (la
yers
) tha
t in
tera
ct w
ith o
ne a
noth
er: h
ousin
g, p
arks
, tra
nsit,
com
mer
cial
use
s an
d in
frast
ruct
ure
are
all e
ssen
tial p
arts
of t
he w
hole
. Th
roug
h a
serie
s of
pub
licm
eetin
gs a
nd s
tudy
team
wor
ksho
ps,
Ellio
t Par
k ex
plor
ed e
ach
laye
r in
deta
il, w
ith a
focu
s on
:•
Patte
rns
of D
evel
opm
ent
• Pa
ttern
s of
Mov
emen
t•
Des
ign
of th
e Pu
blic
Rea
lm•
The
Soci
al/C
ultu
ral M
osai
c Th
e ou
tcom
e of
this
app
roac
h re
ject
ed
who
lesa
le c
hang
e an
d di
spla
cem
ent i
n fa
vor
of c
aref
ul in
-fill
and
ada
ptiv
e re
-use
with
an
emph
asis
on
mix
ed-u
se,
mixe
d-in
com
e an
dm
ixed-
dem
ogra
phic
s as
the
foun
datio
n fo
r re
deve
lopm
ent i
n th
is ne
ighb
orho
od.
Expl
orin
g th
e Ci
ty-B
uild
ing
Laye
rsIn
vent
ory
Map
ping
Inve
ntor
y m
appi
ng,
com
pute
rm
odel
ing
and
3-D
imen
siona
lm
odel
ing
wer
e al
l im
port
ant
stud
y to
ols.
Com
pute
r M
odel
ing
3-Di
men
sion
al m
odel
7th
Stre
et
8th
Stre
et
9th
Stre
et
10th
Str
eet
Portland Ave
Park Ave
Chicago Ave
11th AveMet
rod
om
e
LRT
Sta
tio
n
The
Neig
hbor
hood
Vis
ion
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
A H
isto
rica
l Pe
rsp
ect
ive
8What
does
this
mean t
oday?
Ellio
t Par
k is
a p
ione
er d
ownt
own
Min
neap
olis
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d. L
ike
som
any
neig
hbor
hood
s at
the
edge
of t
he u
rban
cor
e, it
has
exp
erie
nced
aro
ller-
coas
ter r
ide—
quic
kly
falli
ng fr
om s
ophi
stica
ted
eleg
ance
to s
igni
fican
tdi
sinve
stmen
t, an
d th
en ri
sing
agai
n to
bec
ome
attra
ctiv
e fo
r red
evel
opm
ent,
all i
n a
mat
ter o
f dec
ades
. N
ow, w
ith g
row
ing
inte
rest
in u
rban
revi
taliz
atio
nan
d th
e co
inci
dent
fina
ncia
l stre
ngth
of p
ublic
and
priv
ate
partn
ers
supp
ortin
gre
inve
stm
ent,
it is
impo
rtant
that
Elli
ot P
ark
guid
e th
e lo
catio
n, ty
pe a
ndch
arac
ter
of n
ew d
evel
opm
ent w
ithin
and
adj
acen
t to
its b
orde
rs.
Incr
ease
d pr
essu
res
on c
lose
-in n
eigh
borh
oods
, suc
h as
Elli
ot P
ark,
dem
and
bold
vis
ion
and
thou
ghtfu
l pre
para
tion
of th
e ne
cess
ary
tool
s to
invi
teap
prop
riate
dev
elop
men
t whi
le in
surin
g th
at in
crem
enta
l im
prov
emen
ts
supp
ort b
road
er n
eigh
borh
ood
goal
s.
Revi
taliz
atio
n of
the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od is
base
d on
inna
te s
treng
ths,
uni
que
char
acte
r an
da
will
to s
ucce
ed.
Thes
e di
stin
ctiv
e qu
aliti
es a
rede
fined
by
the
peop
le w
ho li
ve,
wor
k, s
hop
and
play
her
e -
the
best
exp
erts
who
can
spe
ak to
thes
e va
lues
bec
ause
they
exp
erie
nce
them
ev
ery
day.
Ellio
t Par
k ha
s id
entif
ied
two
criti
cal g
oals
that
sign
ify th
e m
ost b
asic
und
erpi
nnin
gs fo
r th
isM
aste
r Pl
an:
To p
rese
rve n
eighb
orho
od h
erita
ge a
nd to
susta
in a
truly
livab
le co
mm
unity
!
With
car
eful
con
side
ratio
n of
exi
stin
g as
sets
and
ch
alle
nges
, jo
ined
with
cre
ativ
e ex
plor
atio
n of
re
deve
lopm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ties,
Elli
ot P
ark
has
take
n a
big
first
ste
p in
def
inin
g its
futu
re.
How
can
Elli
ot P
ark
pres
erve
its
neig
hbor
hood
her
itage
in th
efa
ce o
f inc
reas
ed p
ress
ures
from
adj
acen
t dis
trict
s?
How
can
Elli
ot P
ark
sust
ain/
expa
nd it
s liv
able
qua
litie
s?
2E
lliot
Park
Neigh
borh
ood
Maste
rPl
anH
isto
rica
l Per
spec
tive
Augu
st 2
002
Ellio
t Par
k N
eigh
borh
ood,
Inc.
Hok
anso
n/Lu
nnin
g/W
ende
Ass
ocia
tes,
Inc.
Clo
se L
ands
cape
Arc
hite
ctur
e. In
c.
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Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
His
tori
cal
Pers
pe
ctiv
e2Ea
rly H
isto
ryD
evel
opm
ent
patte
rns
and
the
grow
th o
f M
inne
apol
isla
rgel
y gr
ew o
ut o
f th
e ci
ty’s
his
tori
cal r
espo
nse
toits
geo
grap
hy.
Map
A s
how
s ho
w th
e M
issi
ssip
pi R
iver
has
sha
ped
the
city
’s fo
rm a
nd s
truct
ure.
The
riv
er c
arve
d a
beau
tiful
cany
on s
urro
unde
d by
hig
hlan
d bl
uffs
to th
e ea
st.
On
the
wes
tern
bou
ndar
y la
y th
e sp
raw
ling
area
of d
rift h
ills,
the
Cha
in o
f Lak
es a
nd M
inne
haha
Cre
ek.
Betw
een
the
hills
and
the
cany
on,
the
once
mea
nder
ing
Mis
siss
ippi
Riv
erle
ft be
hind
a b
road
flat
san
dy lo
am p
lain
of p
rairi
e gr
assl
and.
Nat
ive
Am
eric
an a
nd e
arly
set
tlers
cre
ated
a n
etw
ork
of c
onne
ctio
ns u
nitin
g th
e re
sour
ces
on t
he e
aste
rnan
d w
este
rn e
dges
of
the
city
with
ele
men
ts lo
cate
din
the
mid
dle
of t
he p
lain
.Th
e Tr
ygg
map
of 1
853
(Map
B) i
llust
rate
s a
diag
ram
of e
arly
trai
ls c
ross
ing
the
trian
gula
r sh
aped
gra
ssla
nd p
rairi
e m
arke
d on
the
map
.
In 1
917,
the
‘Ben
nett
Pla
n’ f
or M
inne
apol
is s
ough
tto
for
mal
ize
this
pat
tern
into
a s
yste
m o
f in
terl
acin
gpa
rkw
ays,
ave
nues
and
bou
leva
rds.
(Map
C)
This
sys
tem
form
ed th
e ba
sis
for
uniti
ng th
e m
any
neig
hbor
hood
s an
d pa
rks
of th
e in
terio
r se
ctio
n of
Min
neap
olis
with
the
reso
urce
s on
the
edge
. Th
ough
this
plan
was
nev
er fu
lly im
plem
ente
d, th
is c
once
pt b
ecam
eth
e gu
ide
for
crea
ting
deve
lopm
ent a
long
the
river
front
and
our
wor
ld-r
enow
ned
syst
em o
f com
mun
ity
park
way
s, k
now
n as
The
Gra
nd R
ound
s.
Map
s pr
ovid
ed b
y: D
esig
n C
ente
r fo
rAm
eric
an U
rban
Lan
dsca
pe
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
His
tori
cal
Pers
pe
ctiv
e7
Reso
urc
e L
ibra
ry C
onte
nts
1975
- P
ropo
sal f
or a
Com
preh
ensi
ve P
lan
1978
- A
naly
sis
of S
tadi
um Im
pact
s
1978
- P
ropo
sal t
o H
UD
1980
- E
aste
rn D
ownt
own
Min
neap
olis
Par
king
Stu
dy
1981
- R
epor
t of t
he S
tadi
um O
pera
tions
Com
mitt
ee
1981
- R
etai
l Mar
ket A
naly
sis
1986
- E
lliot
Par
k N
eigh
borh
ood
Impr
ovem
ent P
lan
1992
- P
ropo
sal f
or S
treet
scap
e an
d Fa
cade
Impr
ovem
ents
1992
- D
ownt
own
East
and
the
New
Cou
rthou
se
1994
- A
n Ea
ster
n G
atew
ay to
the
Dow
ntow
n
1995
- N
eigh
borh
ood
Hom
e Im
prov
emen
t Loa
n Fu
nd H
andb
ook
1995
- C
omm
erci
al P
lann
ing
and
Com
mun
ity G
reen
ing
Opp
ortu
nitie
s
1996
- T
rans
it Re
desi
gn
1997
- E
lliot
Par
k N
RP S
trate
gic
Plan
1998
- B
uild
ing
Bette
r Fu
ture
s In
itiat
ive
1998
- E
lliot
Par
k N
eigh
borh
ood
Jobs
Pro
ject
1999
- A
venu
e of
the
Arts
- P
roje
ct S
umm
ary
1999
- H
iaw
atha
LRT
Cor
ridor
Tra
nsit-
Orie
nted
Dev
elop
men
t
Mar
ket S
tudy
2000
- D
ownt
own
Min
neap
olis
Tra
nspo
rtatio
n St
udy
In a
dditi
on,
the
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n sh
ould
be
cons
ider
ed
man
dato
ry r
eadi
ng fo
r an
yone
inte
rest
ed in
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d-ba
sed
plan
ning
:
•Th
e M
inne
apol
is P
lan
•V
isio
n 2010
•Th
e M
inne
apol
is Z
onin
g C
ode
of
Ord
inan
ces
and
Land
Sub
divi
sion
Re
gula
tions
(N
ovem
ber
1999)
Recu
rrin
g I
ssues
and
Reco
mm
endati
ons
• Pr
omot
e ad
ditio
nal
mar
ket-r
ate
hous
ing
• Re
clai
m s
urfa
ce p
arki
ng lo
ts
for
infil
l dev
elop
men
t
• Sl
ow tr
affic
- p
rom
ote
shar
edst
reet
s (c
ars,
bik
es,
trans
it,
pede
stria
ns)
• Pr
otec
t his
toric
bui
ldin
gs a
nddi
stric
ts
• Ex
plor
e op
portu
nitie
s fo
r co
mm
erci
al/r
etai
l/re
stau
rant
us
es
• Pr
omot
e ne
ighb
orho
od
gree
ning
and
stre
etsc
ape
impr
ovem
ent
Map
A
Map
C
Map
B
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
His
tori
cal
Pers
pe
ctiv
e4
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
His
tori
cal
Pers
pe
ctiv
e5
Deca
des
of
Change .
. .
Majo
r Im
pact
s1960
• Ac
tive
rail
and
yard
s
• Fo
shay
Tow
er -
a
dow
ntow
n la
ndm
ark
• M
inne
apol
is C
entra
l Li
brar
y on
10t
h &
H
enne
pin
• C
ontin
uous
stre
et g
rid -
fro
m n
eigh
borh
ood
into
do
wnt
own
• U
rban
fore
st -
stre
et
trees
and
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d gr
eens
pace
1973
• ID
S to
wer
und
er
cons
truct
ion
• In
ters
tate
94
com
plet
ed
• In
ters
tate
35W
und
er
cons
truct
ion
1983
• M
etro
dom
e
• H
enne
pin
Cou
nty
Med
ical
Cen
ter
• H
enne
pin
Cou
nty
Gov
ernm
ent C
ente
r
• W
estb
ound
I-94
co
mpl
eted
1999
• C
onve
ntio
n C
ente
r -
with
exp
ansi
on
• Ri
verfr
ont h
ousi
ng
• Ta
rget
Cen
ter
• Pu
blic
par
king
ram
ps
at th
e ed
ge o
f dow
ntow
n
Wha
t Hap
pens
Nex
t?Ex
plor
e op
portu
nitie
s fo
rap
prop
riate
red
evel
op-
men
t tha
t will
:•
Enha
nce
econ
omic
he
alth
• En
hanc
e ch
arac
ter
and
func
tion
• En
hanc
e liv
abili
ty
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
His
tori
cal
Pers
pe
ctiv
e6Stu
die
s, S
tudie
s, S
tudie
s ...
Reso
urc
e L
ibra
ry O
verv
iew
At th
e ou
tset
of t
his
Mas
ter
Plan
stu
dy,
EPN
I pro
vide
d an
ext
ensi
ve li
brar
yof
res
ourc
es a
nd in
form
atio
n. S
ome
of th
ese
docu
men
ts d
ate
back
to th
e19
70s
and
sugg
est a
n in
tere
stin
g ch
rono
logy
of i
ssue
s, g
oals
and
prog
ress
(or
lack
of p
rogr
ess)
for
spec
ific
com
mun
ity in
itiat
ives
ove
r th
ela
st s
ever
al d
ecad
es.
A qu
ick
eval
uatio
n of
this
mat
eria
l led
to th
e fo
llow
ing
ques
tions
:
• W
hich
idea
s/re
com
men
datio
ns h
ave
alre
ady
gain
ed b
road
ne
ighb
orho
od a
ccep
tanc
e an
d su
ppor
t?
• W
hich
idea
s/re
com
men
datio
ns h
ave
alre
ady
been
dis
card
ed
or h
ave
little
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d su
ppor
t?
• W
hich
idea
s/re
com
men
datio
ns h
ave
been
pub
lishe
d, b
ut h
ave
not b
een
eval
uate
d w
ithin
a b
road
er n
eigh
borh
ood
disc
ussio
n?
• W
hich
idea
s/re
com
men
datio
ns a
re b
eing
impl
emen
ted
or
have
bee
n co
mpl
eted
?
• D
o so
me
of th
e id
eas/
reco
mm
enda
tions
hav
e a
high
er p
riorit
y th
an o
ther
s ba
sed
on c
urre
nt n
eigh
borh
ood
obje
ctiv
es?
Why i
s th
is I
nfo
rmati
on I
mport
ant?
Ong
oing
dis
cuss
ion
and
criti
que
of th
is in
form
atio
n by
the
Ellio
t Par
kN
eigh
borh
ood
Mas
ter
Plan
Ste
erin
g C
omm
ittee
, St
udy
Team
s an
dot
her
parti
cipa
nts
will
:•
furth
er c
larif
y an
d de
fine
neig
hbor
hood
obj
ectiv
es
• ou
tline
prio
rity
proj
ects
and
key
issu
es
• id
entif
y su
cces
ses
and
chal
leng
es fr
om th
e pa
st th
at m
ay in
form
fu
ture
rec
omm
enda
tions
.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
His
tori
cal
Pers
pe
ctiv
e3
Sett
lem
ent
and C
ult
ura
l D
ivers
ity
Alth
ough
evo
lvin
g ur
ban
neig
hbor
hood
s co
ntin
ually
face
soci
al/c
ultu
ral c
halle
nges
, new
hou
sing,
new
com
mer
cial
uses
and
new
par
ks w
ill im
prov
e th
e ec
onom
ic v
italit
y an
d ov
eral
l qua
lity
of li
fe fo
r ev
eryo
ne in
Elli
ot P
ark.
The
Min
neap
olis
city
bou
ndar
y co
ntin
ued
toex
pand
thro
ugho
ut th
e la
te 1
800’
s an
d ea
rly19
00’s
. Ad
ditio
nal h
ousi
ng a
nd g
oods
and
se
rvic
es d
evel
oped
clo
se to
ava
ilabl
e jo
bs,
prim
arily
with
the
railr
oad
and
the
vario
us m
ills
alon
g th
e riv
er.
New
imm
igra
nt fa
mili
es b
egan
tose
ttle
in th
ese
clos
e-in
nei
ghbo
rhoo
ds re
pres
entin
ga
broa
d m
ix o
f cul
tura
l bac
kgro
unds
incl
udin
gG
erm
an,
Polis
h, C
zech
and
Sca
ndin
avia
n.
Mor
e re
cent
dem
ogra
phic
info
rmat
ion
indi
cate
sth
at n
ew p
opul
atio
ns o
f Som
ali,
Russ
ian,
Af
rican
Am
eric
an,
Nat
ive
Amer
ican
, So
uthe
ast
Asia
n an
d H
ispa
nic
peop
le n
ow li
ve in
El
liot P
ark.
City C
ontex
t
1960
’s d
ownt
own
skyli
ne c
hara
cter
ized
by F
osha
y To
wer
land
mar
k.
8Mast
er
Pla
n G
oals
and O
bje
ctiv
es
3E
lliot
Park
Neigh
borh
ood
Maste
rPl
anA
sset
s an
d C
halle
nges
Iden
tify
oppo
rtuni
ties
for
addi
tiona
l pu
blic
par
ks a
nd s
quar
es a
s ke
y ne
ighb
orho
od g
athe
ring/
cele
brat
ion
node
s.
Hav
ing
iden
tifie
d th
e is
sues
and
‘fo
cus
area
s’ it
wis
hed
the
Mas
ter
Plan
toad
dres
s, th
e El
liot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d w
orke
d w
ith a
team
of u
rban
desig
n co
nsul
tant
s to
con
duct
a s
erie
s of
com
mun
ity fo
rum
s an
d w
orks
hops
.D
urin
g th
e ea
rly s
tage
s of
this
proc
ess,
par
ticip
ants
arti
cula
ted
the
follo
win
gob
ject
ives
and
out
com
es fo
r th
is M
aste
r Pl
an in
clud
ing:
• cr
eate
a p
edes
trian
-sca
led
urba
n ne
ighb
orho
od w
ith a
bro
ad c
ontin
uum
of h
ousi
ng o
ppor
tuni
ties
and
suffi
cien
t com
mer
cial
, in
stitu
tiona
l and
re
crea
tiona
l fac
ilitie
s to
sus
tain
and
bui
ld c
omm
unity
.
•m
ake
Ellio
t Par
k a
safe
r, m
ore
attra
ctive
and
mor
e ap
peal
ing
neig
hbor
hood
.
•ge
nera
te a
n ex
citin
g vi
sion
bas
ed o
n so
und
urba
n de
sign
prin
cipl
es to
de
scrib
e th
e fu
ture
of E
lliot
Par
k.
•pr
oduc
e gr
aphi
c sc
enar
ios
for
futu
re la
nd u
ses
in th
e ne
ighb
orho
od
that
ref
lect
app
ropr
iate
util
izatio
n of
spa
ce o
n an
urb
an, p
edes
trian
sca
le.
•pr
ovid
e ev
alua
tive
and
deve
lopm
enta
l too
ls, s
uch
as b
uild
ing
prot
o-ty
pes
and
desig
n gu
idel
ines
, tha
t will
ass
ist in
impl
emen
ting
the
Mas
ter P
lan.
•su
gges
t sho
rt an
d lo
ng-te
rm s
trate
gies
, and
targ
et s
peci
fic p
riorit
y pr
ojec
tsto
igni
te d
evel
opm
ent i
nter
est a
nd p
rom
ote
the
Mas
ter
Plan
as
a ca
ll fo
r ac
tion.
Urba
n De
sign
Pri
ncip
les
•Fos
ter
a se
nse
of p
lace
and
co
mm
unity
•In
vest
in th
e pu
blic
rea
lm
•Br
oade
n th
e m
ix o
f use
s
•Im
prov
e co
nnec
tivity
•Pr
eser
ve a
nd e
nhan
ce h
erita
gere
sour
ces
•Re
spec
t arc
hite
ctur
al f
orm
, sc
ale
and
cont
ext
•Su
ppor
t ‘gr
eeni
ng’
as a
maj
or
com
pone
nt o
f dev
elop
men
t
•Ba
lanc
e ec
onom
ic v
italit
y w
ith
qual
ity o
f life
•Re
info
rce
safe
env
ironm
ents
•Pr
omot
e su
stai
nabl
e ne
ighb
orho
od d
evel
opm
ent
stra
tegi
es
Augu
st 2
002
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Ass
ets
an
d C
ha
lle
ng
es
Chap
ter
4 -
The
Mas
ter
Plan
Stud
y te
am w
orks
hops
, ne
ighb
orho
od m
eetin
gsan
d st
akeh
olde
r in
terv
iew
s us
ed th
ese
prin
cipl
esan
d ob
ject
ives
to c
reat
e th
e M
aste
r Pl
an
(out
lined
in C
hapt
er 4
). Th
is p
lan
defin
es th
e sp
ecifi
c ac
tions
, st
rate
gies
and
prio
rity
proj
ects
fo
r El
liot P
ark.
Ellio
t Par
k N
eigh
borh
ood,
Inc.
Hok
anso
n/Lu
nnin
g/W
ende
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ocia
tes,
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se L
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ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Ass
ets
an
d C
ha
lle
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es
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din
g o
n E
xis
ting S
trength
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Hist
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Ellio
t Par
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Dev
elop
men
t
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rodo
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Connection to River
Gov
ernm
ent
Cen
ter
IDS
Dow
ntow
n M
inne
apol
is
Neig
hborh
ood
Str
ength
s
• Co
mpa
ct, c
ohes
ive
neig
hbor
hood
• Nu
mer
ous
oppo
rtun
ities
for
rede
velo
pmen
t
•Co
mm
itted
inst
itutio
nal
part
ners
•Ex
pand
ing
role
of p
ublic
tr
ansi
t
• St
rong
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d le
ader
ship
and
com
mitm
ent
from
res
iden
ts
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Ass
ets
an
d C
ha
lle
ng
es
7
•D
escr
ibe
the
char
acte
r of
th
e pu
blic
rea
lm:
Wha
t is
publ
ic a
nd w
hat i
s pr
ivat
e sp
ace
in E
lliot
Par
k?
Wha
t is
the
rhyt
hm,
scal
e, a
nd
prop
ortio
n of
the
expe
rienc
e of
pu
blic
spa
ce in
the
neig
hbor
hood
? An
d ho
w c
an
thes
e sp
aces
be
iden
tifie
d an
d ar
ticul
ated
in th
e fu
ture
de
velo
pmen
t of E
lliot
Par
k?
•D
evel
op in
-fill
hou
sing
/ co
mm
erci
al m
ixed
use
:H
ow
can
the
disti
nctiv
est
yle,
rhy
thm
, pr
opor
tion,
div
ersi
ty a
nd
sens
itivi
ty to
loca
tion
that
de
fines
Elli
ot P
ark
be
emph
asize
d?
Dor
mit
ory
at N
orth
Cen
tral
Uni
vers
ity
Som
e ar
eas
of E
lliot
Par
k ar
e di
stin
ctly
re
side
ntia
l; ho
w s
houl
d th
eir
char
acte
r be
pr
eser
ved?
Bui
ldin
gs s
uch
as t
he L
enox
can
be
reno
vate
d to
fu
lfill
a ne
ed (
hous
ing,
ret
ail e
tc.)
and
sti
ll re
tain
the
char
acte
r of
the
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d
Wha
t att
ribu
tes
do w
e ha
ve to
wor
k w
ith?
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d le
ader
s, S
tudy
Tea
m m
embe
rs a
nd o
ther
com
mun
ityst
akeh
olde
rs w
orke
d to
geth
er to
iden
tify
and
eval
uate
a li
st o
f sha
red
neig
hbor
hood
val
ues
and
posi
tive
attri
bute
s on
whi
ch to
bui
ld th
is p
lan.
An in
vent
ory
of im
porta
nt b
uild
ings
, st
reet
s, p
ublic
par
ks a
nd o
ther
amen
ities
hel
ped
defin
e ne
ighb
orho
od p
riorit
ies,
iden
tify
key
issu
es
and
dete
rmin
e M
aste
r Pl
an o
bjec
tives
.
Alth
ough
par
king
and
traf
fic a
re a
n on
goin
g ch
alle
nge,
Elli
ot P
ark
also
has
the
oppo
rtuni
ty to
take
adv
anta
ge o
f the
larg
e nu
mbe
r of
peo
ple
mov
ing
thro
ugh
the
neig
hbor
hood
to s
uppo
rt ne
w b
usin
ess,
res
taur
ant
and
shop
ping
attr
actio
ns.
Crit
ical
to th
e su
cces
s of
this
Mas
ter
Plan
is th
e pr
eser
vatio
n, r
esto
ratio
nan
d en
hanc
emen
t of e
xist
ing
neig
hbor
hood
stre
ngth
s an
d as
sets
. W
ithre
spec
t for
the
past
and
a g
reat
er u
nder
stan
ding
of t
he m
any
cultu
res
now
set
tling
her
e, E
lliot
Par
k ha
s an
opp
ortu
nity
to c
reat
ivel
y bl
end
the
old
with
the
new,
the
hist
oric
with
the
cont
empo
rary
, an
d br
ing
forw
ard
ast
rong
act
ion
plan
for
the
futu
re.
• Id
entif
y po
tent
ial c
omm
erci
alco
rrid
ors/
clus
ter
area
s:W
here
and
how
will
futu
re
com
mer
cial
/ re
tail
deve
lopm
ent
occu
r in
Elli
ot P
ark?
• Pa
rkin
g lo
t re
cove
ry:
How
can
a lo
ng-te
rm v
isio
n an
d st
rate
gyto
rec
laim
par
king
lots
for
in-f
illho
usin
g an
d co
mm
erci
al u
ses
be a
ccom
plis
hed?
• G
reen
ing
and
gard
enin
g:
How
can
effo
rts t
o be
autif
y th
isne
ighb
orho
od w
ith c
omm
unity
ga
rden
s, la
ndsc
ape
and
othe
r im
prov
emen
ts to
the
publ
ic
real
m b
e su
ppor
ted
and
impl
emen
ted?
Lightrail
Fran
klin
Ste
ele
Park
LRT
Stat
ion
Acc
ess
toD
ownt
own
HC
MC
His
toric
Bui
ldin
gs Res
iden
tial
Blo
cks
Aug
usta
na
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Ass
ets
an
d C
ha
lle
ng
es
4E
lliot
Par
k N
eigh
borh
ood
Mas
ter
Plan
A
sse
ts a
nd
Ch
all
en
ge
s5
Identi
fy I
ssues
and C
hall
enges
Wha
t cha
lleng
es d
o w
e fa
ce?
The
coun
terp
oint
to n
eigh
borh
ood
stre
ngth
s an
d as
sets
is,
of c
ours
e, a
nev
alua
tion
of n
eigh
borh
ood
issu
es a
nd c
halle
nges
. O
nce
agai
n, a
nin
clus
ive
proc
ess
of S
tudy
Tea
m d
iscu
ssio
n an
d m
appi
ng b
roug
ht fo
rwar
da
list o
f con
cern
s to
be
addr
esse
d in
the
final
Mas
ter
Plan
.
The
sing
le m
ost s
igni
fican
t cha
lleng
e fo
r El
liot P
ark
is b
ased
on
the
geog
raph
y of
the
city.
Clo
se p
roxi
mity
to d
ownt
own
and
to th
e st
reet
san
d fre
eway
s th
at s
erve
the
core
of M
inne
apol
is p
rovi
de m
any
bene
fits,
but a
lso
crea
te a
num
ber
of p
robl
ems.
Hig
h vo
lum
e tra
ffic
and
the
rese
rvoi
r of
par
king
lots
to s
erve
dow
ntow
n w
orke
rs a
nd s
peci
al e
vent
s at
the
Dom
e im
pact
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d ch
arac
ter
and
activ
ity.
Unf
ortu
nate
ly, fo
r th
e pa
st s
ever
al d
ecad
es th
is n
eigh
borh
ood
has
been
per
ceiv
ed a
s m
ore
of a
‘pa
ss-th
ru’
dist
rict t
han
a de
stin
atio
n -
with
grea
ter
emph
asis
on
mov
ing
cars
than
cre
atin
g pl
aces
for p
eopl
e. T
hene
ighb
orho
od h
as e
xpre
ssed
a s
trong
man
date
for c
hang
e, p
rote
ctin
g its
val
uabl
e re
sour
ces
whi
le p
artic
ipat
ing
in a
bro
ader
dis
cuss
ion
abou
tci
ty-b
uild
ing
and
the
shap
e of
red
evel
opm
ent w
ithin
and
adj
acen
t to
its b
orde
rs.
Neig
hbor
hood
Issu
es
• De
velo
pmen
t pre
ssur
es f
rom
do
wnt
own
•Im
pact
of t
he fr
eew
ays
•Pr
eser
vatio
n of
nei
ghbo
rhoo
dch
arac
ter
•In
com
patib
le la
nd u
ses
Neig
hbor
hood
Cha
lleng
es•
High
traf
fic v
olum
e on
loca
l st
reet
s
• Nu
mer
ous
park
ing
lots
• Di
vers
e m
ix o
f use
s an
d ar
chite
ctur
al c
hara
cter
• De
velo
pmen
t opt
ions
• Pr
ovid
ing
job
trai
ning
, acc
ess,
in
cuba
tion
• Da
y ca
re n
eed
and
avai
labi
lity
• Un
ders
tand
ing
and
cele
brat
ing
the
cultu
ral m
ix
• M
ore
neig
hbor
hood
gre
enin
g
• Co
mm
unity
pri
de, c
hara
cter
&
iden
tity
• Re
crea
tiona
l am
eniti
es -
curr
ent a
nd fu
ture
nee
ds
Unc
lear
tra
nsit
ion
betw
een
publ
ic a
ndpr
ivat
e sp
aces
; ver
y fe
w p
edes
tria
n sc
ale
amen
itie
s al
ong
the
stre
et.
Cha
lleng
e to
acc
omm
odat
e so
me
surf
ace
park
ing
lots
but
sti
ll im
prov
e th
e st
reet
edge
, red
uce
sign
age
‘blig
ht’ a
nd
enco
urag
e pe
dest
rian
act
ivit
y
Ellio
t Pa
rk s
its
betw
een
I-94
and
Dow
ntow
nM
inne
apol
is
Shad
ed a
reas
indi
cate
larg
e pe
rcen
tage
of l
and
dedi
cate
dto
sur
face
par
king
lots
wit
hin
and
arou
nd t
hene
ighb
orho
od
IDS
Elli
ot
Par
k
HC
MC
Go
vern
men
tC
ente
r
I-35
w
I-94
pre
ssu
re f
rom
do
wn
tow
n
Incompatibleland uses
Met
rod
om
e
Res
iden
tial
Buf
fer
Fre
eway
Edg
e
Str
eng
then
Bic
ycle
and
Ped
estr
ian
Co
nn
ecti
on
s to
Fra
nkl
in S
teel
e P
ark
Pri
mar
y G
atew
ay
fro
m t
he
wes
t
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Ass
ets
an
d C
ha
lle
ng
es
6Focu
s A
reas
• Id
entif
y an
d de
fine
the
entr
ies,
bou
ndar
ies
and
edge
s of
the
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d:H
ow c
an th
ese
bord
ers
be
high
light
ed to
hel
p de
fine
the
dist
inct
ive
char
acte
r of
the
neig
hbor
hood
? In
fact
, w
here
do
es E
lliot
Par
k tru
ly b
egin
and
end?
W
hat e
lem
ents
and
un
ifyin
g fe
atur
es c
an b
e em
phas
ized
to m
ake
the
stat
emen
t: “
You
are
now
en
terin
g El
liot P
ark”
?
•D
elin
eate
con
nect
ions
to
the
broa
der
com
mun
ity:
How
can
suc
h co
rrid
ors
be
utili
zed
by th
e ne
ighb
orho
od
to m
axim
ize
the
conn
ectio
ns
they
pro
vide
and
als
o be
“c
aptu
red”
to r
efle
ct th
e ch
arac
ter
and
serv
e th
e ne
eds
of E
lliot
Par
k?
•Id
entif
y an
d de
fine
dist
inct
sec
tors
of
Ellio
t Pa
rk:
Are
ther
e di
stin
ct o
r un
ifyin
g fe
atur
es in
the
neig
hbor
hood
th
at c
an b
e id
entif
ied;
and
if
so, h
ow c
an th
ey b
e ac
cent
uate
dor
link
ed to
cre
ate
a de
finab
le
com
mun
ity?
• Ex
ploi
t th
e di
stin
ctiv
e th
emes
of
Ellio
t Pa
rk:
How
ca
n th
e hi
stor
ical
sig
nific
ance
, di
vers
ity,
and
pede
stria
n-sc
ale
be p
rese
rved
and
enh
ance
d?
A s
erie
s of
bro
wns
tone
apa
rtm
ents
ser
ves
as o
ne k
ind
ofed
ge...
.....
Tran
siti
on fr
om d
ownt
own
into
the
Elli
ot P
ark
neig
hbor
hood
mus
t co
nsid
er b
uild
ing
scal
e,la
nd u
se, t
raffi
c pa
tter
ns a
nd s
tree
t ch
arac
ter
and
HC
MC
ser
ves
as a
noth
er.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Ass
ets
an
d C
ha
lle
ng
es
3
Neig
hborh
ood
Ass
ets
The
ligh
ts o
f Dow
ntow
nM
inne
apol
is s
erve
as
a ba
ckdr
opfo
r El
liot
Park
at
nigh
t.(P
hoto
cou
rtes
y of
Zac
h H
ilper
t)
East
Vill
age
hous
ing
unde
r co
nstr
ucti
on
His
tori
c bu
ildin
gs lo
cate
d at
9th
Str
eet
and
Park
Ave
.
Exam
ple
of a
res
iden
ce a
djac
ent
to A
ugus
tana
• Cl
ose
to D
ownt
own
core
and
th
e ri
ver
• A
vari
ety
of h
isto
ric
build
ings
• Ne
w h
ousi
ng g
oing
up
righ
t no
w
• Ne
arby
job
oppo
rtun
ities
• Th
e “p
ark”
- ne
ighb
orho
od
cent
erpi
ece
• Hi
gh q
ualit
y re
side
ntia
l bl
ocks
• Hi
erar
chy
of s
tree
ts, g
ood
acce
ss a
nd c
ircu
latio
n
• Ac
cess
to tr
ansi
t
Wha
t are
the
issu
es to
be
expl
ored
?As
a r
esul
t of a
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d in
vent
ory
and
eval
uatio
n of
ass
ets,
cha
l-le
nges
,dem
ogra
phic
s an
d de
velo
pmen
t tre
nds,
a n
umbe
rof
‘fo
cus
area
s’w
ere
iden
tifie
d. T
he fo
llow
ing
imag
es d
epic
t som
e of
the
issu
es d
iscu
ssed
in th
e si
deba
rs.
D E
12
4E
lliot
Park
Neigh
borh
ood
Maste
rPl
anT
he M
aste
r P
lan
Pri
ori
ty P
roje
ct A
reas
The
Mas
ter
Plan
rec
omm
ends
a n
umbe
rof
spe
cific
initi
ativ
es w
ith g
reat
pote
ntia
l for
imm
edia
te im
plem
enta
tion.
Eac
h of
thes
e pr
iorit
y pr
ojec
tsw
ill s
erve
to d
emon
stra
te r
evita
lizat
ion
obje
ctiv
es d
efin
ed in
the
over
all
plan
, whi
le e
ncou
ragi
ng a
dditi
onal
inve
stmen
t in
neig
hbor
hood
dev
elop
men
tan
d pu
blic
impr
ovem
ents.
Hist
oric
9th
Stre
etBu
ild u
pon
the
text
ure
and
char
acte
r of
exis
ting
hist
oric
bui
ldin
gs w
hile
pro
vidi
ngan
enh
ance
d co
nnec
tion
to th
e do
wnt
own
core
. Cent
ral C
ore
Cre
ate
a m
ix o
f res
iden
tial a
nd
com
mer
cial
use
s (s
ervi
ce,
smal
l offi
ce,
resta
uran
t) at
this
conf
luen
ce o
f the
four
neig
hbor
hood
dist
ricts.
Sout
hsid
e Ho
usin
gEx
plor
e op
portu
nitie
s fo
r ne
w h
ousi
ngth
roug
hout
the
neig
hbor
hood
, in
clud
ing
two
high
prio
rity
area
s be
twee
n C
hica
goan
d Po
rtlan
d Av
enue
s.
8th/
11th
Ave
nue
Node
Build
upo
n th
e su
cces
s of
the
East
Vill
age
deve
lopm
ent b
y lo
okin
g fo
rop
portu
nitie
s to
pro
vide
add
ition
al h
ousi
ng a
nd p
ossi
bly
grou
nd-f
loor
reta
il fro
ntin
g on
the
park
at t
his
impo
rtant
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d cr
ossr
oads
.
The
Neig
hbor
hood
Com
mon
s In
itiat
ive
Prov
ide
a lin
ked
serie
s of
pub
lic g
reen
s an
d pe
dest
rian
scal
e sp
aces
whe
re d
iver
se c
omm
uniti
es c
an g
athe
r an
d in
tera
ct.
Wha
t, W
here
and
How
?Th
e M
aste
r Pl
an id
entif
ies
the
type
and
gen
eral
loca
tion
for
futu
re
deve
lopm
ent a
nd n
eigh
borh
ood
impr
ovem
ents
. Th
e ne
xt tw
o ch
apte
rs -
Des
ign
Gui
delin
es a
nd P
roje
ct Im
plem
enta
tion,
pro
vide
mor
e de
taile
dde
scrip
tion
and
dire
ctio
n fo
r ho
w to
get
thin
gs d
one.
9th
Stre
et
Ellio
t Par
kBo
ulev
ard
I-35
I-94
11th
Ave
nue 11
th A
venu
e
Chica
go
Aven
ue
Imp
lem
enta
tion
Sout
hsid
e H
ousin
g
Imp
lem
enta
tion
Hist
oric
9th
Str
eet
For
mor
e in
form
atio
n re
late
d to
each
of t
he r
ecom
men
ded
prio
rity
proj
ects
, re
fer
to C
hapt
er 6
Proj
ect S
umm
arie
s
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BE
CD
Chica
go
Aven
ue
CE
E
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st 2
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ot P
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ot P
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ot P
ark
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ghbo
rhoo
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Th
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ast
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Pla
n11
Sust
ain
ing a
Liv
able
Neig
hborh
ood
By c
hoos
ing
to in
vest
in M
inne
apol
is' i
nner
city
, th
e El
liot P
ark
neig
hbor
-ho
od d
emon
stra
tes
a st
rong
com
mitm
ent t
o th
e fu
ndam
enta
l prin
cipl
esof
sus
tain
able
pla
nnin
g: r
edev
elop
men
t of b
row
nfie
ld s
ites,
reu
se o
fex
istin
g bu
ildin
gs a
nd in
frast
ruct
ure;
rev
italiz
ing
the
city
by
linki
ng to
a la
rger
urb
an fa
bric
. U
ltim
atel
y, s
usta
inab
le n
eigh
borh
ood
plan
ning
rel
ies
on th
e st
ewar
dshi
p of
its
resi
dent
s: "T
he m
ost f
ruitf
ul[s
usta
inab
le] i
ndic
ator
s bu
ild u
pon
stre
ngth
s of
the
com
mun
ityan
d ar
ede
fined
with
stro
ng in
volv
emen
t by
a di
vers
e cr
oss-
sect
ion
of re
siden
ts an
dsta
keho
lder
s.”
In th
e fir
st y
ear
of p
lann
ing,
the
Ellio
t Par
k co
mm
unity
has
voic
ed it
s in
tere
st in
and
com
mitm
ent t
o th
e fo
llow
ing
sust
aina
ble
valu
es:
• Ad
aptiv
e Re
-use
/Pre
serv
atio
n of
his
toric
bui
ldin
gs a
nd in
fill
deve
lopm
ent
• Fo
cus
on m
ixed
-use
, m
ixed
-inco
me
and
mix
ed-d
emog
raph
ics
to
enco
urag
e liv
e-w
ork
rela
tions
hips
and
div
ersi
ty.•
'Ste
p-do
wn'
bui
ldin
g he
ight
s to
res
pect
the
trans
ition
of b
uild
ing
scal
es
betw
een
the
neig
hbor
hood
and
dow
ntow
n an
d to
incr
ease
acc
essi
bilit
yof
nat
ural
ligh
t to
each
blo
ck.
• In
crea
se b
us s
ervi
ce a
nd c
onne
ct to
new
LRT
line
.•
Expa
nd a
nd e
nhan
ce b
ike-
rout
es a
nd p
edes
trian
cor
ridor
s•
Prom
ote
'wal
kabi
lity'
by li
nkin
g to
exi
stin
g am
eniti
es•
Prom
ote
urba
n 'G
reen
ing'
or
refo
rest
atio
n•
Incr
ease
pub
lic g
reen
spac
e •
Exce
ed C
ity o
f Min
neap
olis
gre
enin
g re
quire
men
ts fo
r pa
rkin
g lo
ts,
stre
ets
and
new
de
velo
pmen
t
Do n
othi
ng …
or
plan
for
the
futu
reC
hang
e ha
ppen
s -
witn
ess
the
dram
atic
cha
nges
to th
is n
eigh
borh
ood
illus
trate
d in
the
serie
s of
aer
ial p
hoto
grap
hs in
Cha
pter
Tw
o. W
ith th
eex
traor
dina
ry g
row
th o
f Dow
ntow
n M
inne
apol
is a
nd th
e Ri
verfr
ont,
Ellio
tPa
rk is
now
exp
erie
ncin
g pr
essu
re to
bec
ome
the
next
inne
r ci
ty a
rea
for
resi
dent
ial a
nd c
omm
erci
al e
xpan
sion
. As
cha
nge
occu
rs in
res
pons
e to
desi
red
impr
ovem
ents
and
vol
atile
mar
ket f
orce
s, E
PNI c
ontin
ues
to p
osi-
tion
itsel
f to
help
gui
de th
e ec
onom
ic,
soci
al a
nd p
hysi
cal d
evel
opm
ents
for
the
bene
fit o
f all
resi
dent
s an
d w
orke
rs in
the
com
mun
ity.
Sust
aina
ble
issu
es a
re i
mbe
dded
ingo
od p
lann
ing
prin
ciple
s:w
hat i
s go
odfo
r th
e en
viro
nmen
t stre
ngth
ens
the
com
mun
ity a
nd t
he l
ocal
eco
nom
yas
wel
l. Ta
king
on
a m
ore
forw
ard-
thin
king
app
roac
h, E
lliot
Par
k ha
sth
e po
tent
ial t
o be
com
e an
em
inen
tex
ampl
e of
inn
ovat
ive
sust
aina
ble
neig
hbor
hood
dev
elop
men
t.
• W
ater
man
agem
ent:
impr
ove
wat
er in
filtra
tion
by m
inim
izin
g pa
ved
surfa
ces
and
incr
easin
g ve
geta
tion.
For
exam
ple
gree
nro
ofs;
tree
-line
dst
reet
s;
perm
eabl
e pa
vem
ent;
swal
es in
pl
ace
of g
utte
rs;
nativ
e pl
antin
gs;
orch
ard
park
ing.
• C
reat
e sh
ared
spa
ces
that
'su
stai
n' th
e ne
ighb
orho
od,
such
as
com
mun
ity g
arde
ns a
nd r
oof
top
gree
nhou
ses.
• C
onsi
der
dist
rict
hea
ting
and
coge
nera
tion,
whi
ch r
elie
s on
bu
rnin
g w
aste
woo
d ch
ips
asfu
el,
an a
ltern
ate
ener
gy m
eans
.
• O
verl
ay z
onin
g or
dina
nce
to
limit
park
ing
in o
rder
to in
crea
sede
nsity
, re
duce
pav
ed a
rea
and
prom
ote
trans
it al
tern
ativ
es.
• En
cour
age
coop
erat
ives
and
othe
r en
viro
nmen
tally
sou
nd
vend
ors
into
the
neig
hbor
hood
.
• Al
l new
con
stru
ctio
n sh
ould
fo
llow
sus
tain
able
bui
ldin
g gu
idel
ines
.
As a
res
ult o
f car
eful
pla
nnin
g an
dth
ough
tful d
ebat
e, th
is M
aste
r Pl
an is
not j
ust a
writ
ten
repo
rt to
be
read
by
deve
lopm
ent a
nd u
rban
pla
nnin
gsp
ecia
lists
. In
stea
d, th
e Pl
an is
in
tend
ed to
be
a hi
ghly
illu
stra
tive,
acce
ssib
le w
orkb
ook
feat
urin
g cl
ear
grap
hics
and
det
aile
d re
com
men
da-
tions
to a
ppea
l to
and
enga
ge th
ein
tere
sts
of m
any
diffe
rent
nei
ghbo
r-ho
od a
udie
nces
and
com
mun
ity
stak
ehol
ders
.
Con
stru
ctio
n cr
anes
sig
nal n
ewgr
owth
dow
ntow
n as
the
back
drop
toth
is sm
alle
r sc
ale,
qui
et n
eigh
borh
ood.
Impr
oved
tran
sitse
rvic
e, in
clud
ing
light
rai
l, an
d re
deve
lopm
ent o
fva
cant
or
surf
ace
park
ing
lots
are
im
port
ant
elem
ents
of
this
plan
.
Elli
ot P
ark
is sit
uate
d in
a u
niqu
e an
d ch
alle
ngin
glo
catio
n be
twee
n a
prim
ary
tran
spor
tatio
n co
rrid
oran
d a
grow
ing
dow
ntow
n.
Bio
swal
e in
par
king
lot c
olle
cts
and
clea
nses
sto
rmw
ater
‘Gre
en’ a
rchi
tect
ure
and
crea
tive
site
plan
ning
con
serv
e re
sour
ces.
Ada
m J
osep
h Le
wis
Cen
ter
for
Env
ironm
enta
l Stu
dies
, O
berli
nC
olle
ge
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Th
e M
ast
er
Pla
n10Th
e N
eig
hborh
ood C
om
mons
Init
iati
veW
hat d
oes
'liva
ble
com
mun
ity' m
ean?
Re
spon
ses
to th
is q
uest
ion
are
as v
arie
d as
the
cultu
res
and
com
mun
ities
repr
esen
ted
in th
e di
ffere
nt M
inne
apol
is n
eigh
borh
oods
. Fo
r El
liot P
ark
the
focu
s is
on:
•
the
qual
ity o
f the
stre
ets
• th
e sc
ale
and
char
acte
r of n
ew d
evel
opm
ent
• th
e en
ergy
and
act
ivity
a m
ix o
f use
s ca
n br
ing
• th
e av
aila
bilit
y of
pub
lic 'b
reat
hing
spa
ce' a
s pa
rt of
the
rich
lega
cy o
f our
lo
cal a
nd r
egio
nal p
arks
sys
tem
.In
vesti
ng in
the
publ
ic re
alm
is a
n im
porta
nt c
ompo
nent
of t
he m
aste
r pla
n an
da
cruc
ial p
riorit
y to
cre
ate
the
truly
livab
le c
omm
unity
this
neig
hbor
hood
see
ks.
The
prim
ary
arm
atur
e fo
r the
se im
prov
emen
ts is
the
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d C
omm
ons
Initi
ative
. Thi
s id
ea, i
n re
spon
se to
the
rich
histo
ry a
nd e
xistin
g cu
ltura
l dive
rsity
of th
is ne
ighb
orho
od, r
ecom
men
ds a
ser
ies
of li
nked
pub
lic s
pace
s, o
r com
-m
ons,
to e
ncou
rage
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d in
tera
ctio
n. A
cre
ative
mix
of in
door
and
outd
oor f
acili
ties
wou
ld s
uppo
rt ne
w a
nd e
xistin
g pr
ogra
ms,
spe
cial
eve
nts,
ou
treac
h an
d ot
her a
ctivi
ties
that
invit
e ga
ther
ing,
edu
catio
n, c
ultu
ral e
xpre
ssio
nan
d re
crea
tiona
l opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r all
ages
.
Cre
ate
new
pub
lic g
athe
ring
spac
es:
1. P
ark
Aven
ue C
ultu
ral
Com
mon
s
2. C
entra
l Cor
e C
ente
nnia
l C
omm
ons
3. E
lliot
Par
k C
omm
unity
C
omm
ons
4. E
ast V
illag
e Re
side
ntia
l C
omm
ons
5. F
rank
lin-S
teel
e Pa
rk
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d C
omm
ons
6. T
riang
le P
ark
Pede
stria
n C
omm
ons
7.El
liot P
ark
Prom
enad
e
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Th
e M
ast
er
Pla
n3
Neig
hborh
ood P
art
icip
ati
on
A H
isto
ry o
f Stu
dy
The
Ellio
t Par
k N
eigh
borh
ood
has
been
the
subj
ect o
f, or
has
dire
ctly
parti
cipa
ted
in,
num
erou
s st
udie
s re
late
d to
a v
arie
ty o
f iss
ues
incl
udin
g:•
Rela
tions
hip
to th
e re
st o
f dow
ntow
n•
Amen
ities
and
attr
actio
ns•
Rela
tions
hip
to th
e riv
erfro
nt•
Stre
ngth
s an
d as
sets
• N
eigh
borh
ood
dist
ricts
•La
nd u
se a
nd b
uild
ing
types
• C
orrid
ors
and
conn
ectio
ns•
Hist
ory,
cultu
re a
nd m
any
mor
e
To fu
rther
ref
ine
and
unde
rsta
nd th
is in
form
atio
n, w
e as
ked
the
follo
win
gqu
estio
n: W
hat a
re th
e prim
ary i
nflue
nces
that
will
shap
e, de
term
ine or
info
rmwh
at h
appe
ns n
ext i
n th
e Elli
ot P
ark N
eighb
orho
od?
Sta
kehold
er
Inte
rvie
ws
The
plan
ning
pro
cess
offi
cial
ly b
egan
with
a s
erie
s of
indi
vidu
al in
terv
iew
san
d sm
all g
roup
dis
cuss
ions
with
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d st
akeh
olde
rs.
Each
of
thes
e pr
ovid
ed a
n op
portu
nity
for
the
plan
ning
team
to h
ear
first
hand
the
spec
ific
issu
es a
nd c
once
rns
expr
esse
d by
are
a em
ploy
ers,
inst
itutio
ns,
resi
dent
s, c
lerg
y, b
usin
ess
owne
rs,
elec
ted
offic
ials
, ci
ty s
taff
and
othe
rin
tere
sted
par
ticip
ants
.
Stu
dy T
eam
Work
shops
Dur
ing
wor
ksho
p an
d st
udio
ses
sion
s, S
tudy
Tea
ms
and
the
urba
n de
sign
cons
ulta
nts
used
map
ping
, ph
otog
raph
y, s
ketc
hes,
com
pute
r m
odel
ing
and
even
a ta
ble-
sized
sca
le m
odel
to h
elp
visu
alize
the
build
ing
mas
sing
and
scal
e of
pro
pose
d im
prov
emen
ts.
Thes
e te
chni
ques
res
ulte
d in
aM
aste
r Pla
n do
cum
ent t
hat l
ends
itse
lf to
man
y pu
rpos
es,i
nclu
ding
re
com
men
datio
ns fo
r sp
ecifi
c de
velo
pmen
t ini
tiativ
es,
the
mar
ketin
g of
neig
hbor
hood
ass
ets,
and
pre
para
tion
of d
etai
led
neig
hbor
hood
-leve
lur
ban
desi
gn g
uide
lines
.
Tools
for
Inve
stig
ati
on
Scal
e M
odel
Com
pute
r M
odel
Sket
ches
Phot
ogra
phy
Map
ping
Stud
y te
ams
mad
e up
of
EPN
I sta
ff, ta
sk fo
rce
mem
bers
and
othe
r ne
ighb
orho
od
part
icip
ants
use
d va
rious
te
chni
ques
to e
xplo
re o
ptio
nsfo
r ea
ch c
ompo
nent
.
New
Pub
lic G
athe
ring
Pla
ces
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Th
e M
ast
er
Pla
n4La
yers
Info
rm t
he P
lan
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Th
e M
ast
er
Pla
n9
Dis
tric
ts a
nd C
orr
idors
Dist
rict
s an
d Co
rrid
ors
The
prel
imin
ary
‘Com
posi
te P
lan’
rev
eale
d a
num
ber
of d
istin
ct z
ones
or
dist
ricts
with
in E
lliot
Par
k. T
hese
dis
trict
s ar
e de
fined
by
the
qual
ity a
ndch
arac
ter
of b
uild
ings
, m
ix o
f use
s an
d ot
her
amen
ities
. Sp
ecifi
c de
sign
guid
elin
es a
nd p
roje
ct r
ecom
men
datio
ns a
re b
ased
on
the
follo
win
g di
stric
ts:
• D
ownt
own
Dis
trict
• Re
side
ntia
l Dis
trict
• M
ixed
-Use
Dis
trict
• H
isto
ric 9
th S
treet
Dis
trict
• C
entra
l Cor
e D
istri
ct
Traf
fic m
ovem
ent p
atte
rns
with
in a
nd a
roun
d El
liot P
ark
crea
te a
var
iety
of
both
pos
itive
and
neg
ativ
e im
pact
s. T
hese
wer
e ev
alua
ted
acco
rdin
g to
a
defin
ed h
iera
rchy
of s
treet
type
s (o
r co
rrid
ors)
: •
Des
tinat
ion
Stre
ets
• C
onne
ctor
Stre
ets
(loca
l and
reg
iona
l)•
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d St
reet
s
Dist
rict
s an
d Co
rrid
ors
9th
Stre
et C
orri
dor
Hist
oric
9th
Stre
et D
istr
ict
‘Elli
ot P
ark
Boul
evar
d’
Resi
dent
ial
Dist
rict
Mix
ed U
seDi
stri
ct
Dow
ntow
nDi
stri
ct
Chica
go A
venu
eCo
rrid
or
11th
Ave
nue
Corr
idor
Cent
ral C
ore
Dist
rict
11th
Ave
nue
Corr
idor
Chica
go A
venu
eCo
rrid
or
For
mor
e de
taile
d de
scrip
tion
and
reco
mm
enda
tions
rel
ated
to
dist
ricts
and
cor
ridor
s, s
ee
Cha
pter
5 -
Des
ign
Gui
delin
es.
The
Ellio
t Par
k M
aste
r Pla
n su
gges
ts th
at th
e C
ity a
nd it
s ne
ighb
orho
ods
are
orga
nize
d ar
ound
inse
para
ble
syst
ems
(laye
rs) t
hat i
nter
act w
ith o
nean
othe
r: ho
usin
g, p
arks
, tra
nsit,
com
mer
cial
use
s an
d in
frast
ruct
ure
are
all e
ssen
tial p
arts
of t
he w
hole
. Th
roug
h a
serie
s of
pub
licm
eetin
gs a
ndst
udy
team
wor
ksho
ps,
Ellio
t Par
k ex
plor
ed e
ach
laye
r w
ith a
focu
s on
:•
Patte
rns
of D
evel
opm
ent
• Pa
ttern
s of
Mov
emen
t•
Des
ign
of th
e Pu
blic
Rea
lm•
The
Soci
al/C
ultu
ral M
osai
c D
etai
led
exam
inat
ion
of e
ach
com
pone
nt (o
r la
yer)
prov
ided
a m
uch
clea
rer p
ictu
re o
f exis
ting
cond
ition
s, o
ngoi
ng c
halle
nges
and
new
opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od.S
tudy
team
s th
en d
efin
ed s
peci
fic o
bjec
tives
for e
ach
laye
r, se
tting
astr
ong
desig
n an
d de
velo
pmen
t age
nda
for t
he M
aste
r Pla
n.
Patt
ern
s of
Deve
lopm
ent
• En
cour
age
adap
tive
re-u
se a
nd c
reat
ive
infil
l•
Enco
urag
e m
ixed
-use
- r
esid
entia
l/co
mm
erci
al•
Prom
ote
a m
ix o
f hou
sing
type
s •
Miti
gate
or
rede
velo
p su
rface
par
king
lots
• Ex
plor
e a
‘ste
p-do
wn’
app
roac
h to
bui
ldin
g he
ight
s,
trans
ition
ing
from
Dow
ntow
n to
the
resi
dent
ial n
eigh
borh
ood
Patt
ern
s of
Move
ment
• Pr
ovid
e a
bus
circ
ulat
or r
oute
thro
ugh
neig
hbor
hood
• Ex
tend
bus
rou
tes
to c
onne
ct w
ith th
e ne
w L
ight
Rai
lTr
ansi
t (LR
T) s
tatio
n•
Prov
ide
addi
tiona
l bus
ser
vice
to D
ownt
own
• Ex
plor
e 'd
istri
ct' p
arki
ng s
olut
ions
• Pr
ovid
e ad
ditio
nal e
ast-w
est b
ike
rout
es•
Expl
ore
traffi
c ca
lmin
g so
lutio
ns
Desi
gn o
f th
e P
ubli
c R
ealm
• Pr
omot
e sa
fety
thro
ugho
ut th
e ne
ighb
orho
od•
Impr
ove
light
ing
- bu
ild o
n ex
istin
g pr
ogra
ms
• En
hanc
e hi
stor
ic 9
th S
treet
and
oth
er p
edes
trian
co
rrid
ors
• Su
ppor
t add
ition
al g
reen
ing
- ur
ban
refo
rest
atio
n•
‘Pig
gyba
ck' o
n ex
istin
g in
itiat
ives
- L
RT,
Gut
hrie
The
ater
, Av
enue
of t
he A
rts,
His
toric
Mill
s Pa
rk
The S
oci
al/
Cult
ura
l M
osa
ic•
Eval
uate
exi
stin
g fa
cilit
ies
and
prog
ram
s of
fere
d by
bot
h pu
blic
and
priv
ate
entit
ies
• Ex
plor
e op
portu
nitie
s fo
r ne
w c
omm
unity
cen
ter
• Pr
omot
e pa
rtici
pato
ry p
ublic
art
proj
ects
•
Enco
urag
e sh
ared
res
ourc
es a
mon
g va
rious
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d in
stitu
tions
and
cul
tura
l gro
ups
• Pr
omot
e sa
fety
and
sec
urity
• Ex
plor
e op
portu
nitie
s fo
r ad
ditio
nal p
ublic
gat
herin
g sp
aces
-
neig
hbor
hood
com
mon
s
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
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e M
ast
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ast
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an r
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ign
prin
cipl
es a
ndsp
ecifi
c pl
anni
ng o
bjec
tives
. W
hen
appl
ied
to th
e va
rious
laye
rs,
or
city
-bui
ldin
g co
mpo
nent
s id
entif
ied
in th
e st
udy
team
wor
ksho
ps,
thes
e pr
inci
ples
and
obj
ectiv
es b
egin
to d
efin
e th
e ph
ysic
al fo
rm,
stru
ctur
e an
dov
eral
l cha
ract
er o
f the
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d. F
urth
er e
xplo
ratio
n of
thes
e ba
sic
build
ing
bloc
ks le
d to
sev
eral
exc
iting
them
es th
at p
rovi
de th
efra
mew
ork
for
deta
iled
deve
lopm
ent g
uide
lines
and
stra
tegi
es fo
r pro
ject
im
plem
enta
tion
disc
usse
din
gre
ater
det
ail i
n C
hapt
ers
Five
and
Six
. Th
ese
them
es in
clud
e:
Distr
icts a
nd Co
rrido
rs-
This
com
pone
nt o
f the
pla
nid
entif
ies
the
uniq
ue q
ualit
ies
and
asse
ts w
ithin
eac
hdi
stric
t whi
le r
ecog
nizi
ng th
e va
riety
and
cha
ract
er o
fth
e m
any
stre
ets
that
ser
ve a
nd
pass
thro
ugh
the
neig
hbor
hood
.
The N
eighb
orho
od Co
mm
ons I
nitiat
ive-
Prom
otes
pa
rtner
ship
s to
dev
elop
a s
erie
s of
link
ed p
ublic
sp
aces
, in
clud
ing
impr
ovem
ents
to th
e ex
istin
g El
liot P
ark
Recr
eatio
n C
ente
r.
Weav
ing Su
staina
ble G
oals
into t
he M
aster
Plan
- En
cour
ages
an
appr
oach
that
will
inte
grat
e ad
aptiv
ere
-use
, car
eful
infil
l and
new
con
stru
ctio
n w
ithin
exi
stin
gdi
stric
ts,
whi
le b
uild
ing
on n
eigh
borh
ood
stre
ngth
s an
d sh
ared
pla
nnin
g ob
ject
ives
.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Th
e M
ast
er
Pla
n5
Pre
lim
inary
Com
posi
te P
lan
7th
St.
8th
St.
9th
St.
Portland Ave.
Chicago Ave.
11th Ave.
Putt
ing
the
Laye
rs T
oget
her
The
Prel
imin
ary
Com
posi
te P
lan
begi
ns to
illu
stra
te th
e ba
sic
stru
ctur
e of
the
neig
hbor
hood
hig
hlig
htin
g th
e fo
llow
ing
elem
ents
:
• Th
e st
rong
inst
itutio
nal c
ore
thro
ugh
the
hear
t of t
he n
eigh
borh
ood
(bla
ck b
uild
ings
)•
The
uniq
ue h
isto
ric b
uild
ings
and
blo
cks
alon
g 9t
h St
reet
(red
)•
The
freew
ay tr
ench
on
thre
e si
des
of E
lliot
Par
k, c
reat
ing
an is
land
ne
ighb
orho
od•
The
disti
nct z
ones
or d
istric
ts w
ithin
the
neig
hbor
hood
, eac
h w
ith u
niqu
eid
entif
iabl
e ch
ange
s in
land
use
and
bui
ldin
g pa
ttern
s:1.
The
mos
tly r
esid
entia
l blo
cks
in th
e so
uth
dist
rict (
to b
e pr
eser
ved)
2. T
he m
ixed
res
iden
tial/
inst
itutio
nal d
istri
ct o
n th
e ea
st3.
The
'dow
ntow
n ne
ighb
orho
od' d
istri
ct to
the
north
Alth
ough
som
ewha
t mes
sy a
t thi
s po
int i
n th
e pr
oces
s, th
e C
ompo
site
Pla
nsh
ows
an e
mer
ging
phy
sica
l stru
ctur
e fo
r ne
ighb
orho
od im
prov
emen
tsan
d, p
erha
ps m
ore
impo
rtant
ly, s
ets
the
stag
e fo
r a
Mas
ter
Plan
that
isba
sed
on r
espe
ct fo
r hi
stor
y an
d th
e va
riety
of n
eigh
borh
ood
asse
ts to
be
pres
erve
d. T
he o
utco
me
of th
is a
ppro
ach
reje
cts
who
lesa
le c
hang
e an
ddi
spla
cem
ent i
n fa
vor
of c
aref
ul in
-fill
and
adap
tive
re-u
se w
ith a
n em
phas
ison
mix
ed-u
se,
mix
ed-in
com
e an
d m
ixed
-dem
ogra
phic
s as
the
foun
datio
nfo
r re
deve
lopm
ent i
n th
is n
eigh
borh
ood.
Laye
rs of
the p
lan in
clude
:•
exis
ting
build
ings
• ty
pe/c
hara
cter
of t
he s
treet
s•
gate
way
s•
edge
s•
gree
n sp
ace
• tra
nsit
conn
ectio
ns•
pede
stria
n/bi
cycl
e co
nnec
tions
Park Ave.
Publ
ic
Gre
en S
pace
Gat
eway
s
Edge
s
Stre
ets
Tran
sit
Build
ings
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Th
e M
ast
er
Pla
n6
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Th
e M
ast
er
Pla
n7
The E
llio
t P
ark
Mast
er
Pla
n
• Li
nk n
ew p
ark
spac
e to
the
new
“gr
een”
cor
ridor
as
sugg
este
d in
the
“Dow
ntow
n
East
Pla
n”.
• C
onta
in “
Dow
ntow
n or
ient
ed”
deve
lopm
ent 1
4 st
orie
s an
dhi
gher
to th
e w
est o
f the
ne
ighb
orho
od.
• Pr
omot
e 2-
way
traf
fic fo
r bo
th
9th
and
10th
Stre
ets
east
of 5
th
Aven
ue.
• Tr
ansi
tion
to m
ixed
-use
de
velo
pmen
t 4 -
8 s
torie
s.
• Pr
eser
ve h
isto
ric d
esig
nate
dpr
oper
ties
and
dist
ricts
.
• D
evel
op s
treet
scap
e im
prov
emen
ts to
pro
mot
e co
nnec
tions
to d
ownt
own
alon
g 9t
h St
reet
and
the
new
Ellio
t Par
k Bo
ulev
ard.
• C
reat
e ne
w p
ublic
squ
are,
ur
ban
plaz
a, g
athe
ring
spac
e w
ithin
the
Cen
tral C
ore
dist
rict.
• Pr
ovid
e ne
w r
esid
entia
l/in
fill
deve
lopm
ent a
t 2-4
sto
ries.
• En
cour
age
rest
orat
ion
and
adap
tive
re-u
se o
f sig
nific
ant
neig
hbor
hood
pro
perti
es
• C
reat
e ne
w h
ousi
ng to
st
reng
then
the
neig
hbor
hood
ed
ge a
long
the
freew
ay a
nd
brin
g m
ore
eyes
, ca
sual
su
rvei
llanc
e to
this
pub
lic p
ark.
•Ex
plor
e ad
ditio
nal o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
neig
hbor
hood
gre
en,
pock
et
park
s an
d co
mm
unity
gar
den
spac
e.
• Pr
omot
e 'ri
ght-s
izin
g' o
f one
-way
pa
ir co
nnec
tor
stre
ets,
with
a
focu
s on
Par
k an
d Po
rtlan
d, 7
than
d 8t
h St
reet
s.
• Pr
omot
e gr
eeni
ng in
itiat
ives
to
softe
n an
d en
hanc
e ne
ighb
orho
od e
dges
• C
reat
e st
reet
scap
e im
prov
emen
ts
alon
g C
hica
go A
venu
e, w
hich
en
cour
age
'gre
en s
treet
'co
nnec
tion
to L
RT s
tatio
n at
5t
h St
reet
and
to th
e riv
erfro
nt
• C
reat
e st
reet
scap
e im
prov
emen
ts
alon
g 11
th A
venu
e, w
hich
en
cour
age
'gre
en s
treet
' co
nnec
tion
to th
e riv
erfro
nt.
• Pr
omot
e m
ixed
-use
dev
elop
men
t 14
sto
ries
and
high
er a
t the
ea
ster
n ed
ge o
f the
ne
ighb
orho
od.
• Pr
omot
e ne
w h
ousi
ng a
nd
mix
ed-u
se d
evel
opm
ent t
o ta
ke a
dvan
tage
of p
ark
front
age.
• Ad
d ga
tew
ay e
lem
ents
to
anno
unce
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d en
tries
• C
reat
e st
reet
scap
e im
prov
emen
tsth
at w
ill b
ring
grea
ter
emph
asis
to
des
tinat
ion/
amen
ity s
treet
s w
ithin
the
Cen
tral C
ore
dist
rict.
• Id
entif
y po
tent
ial r
edev
elop
men
top
portu
nitie
s
• D
evel
op r
esid
entia
l gui
delin
e ov
erla
y di
stric
t.
7 th
Stre
et
8th
Stre
et
9th
Stre
et
10th
Str
eet
Portland Ave
Park Ave
Chicago Ave
11th Ave
Met
rodo
me
LRT
Stat
ion
Fran
klin
-Ste
ele
Park
Neig
hborh
ood C
om
mons
Tria
ngle
Par
kCom
mons
East
Vill
age
Resi
denti
al
Com
mons
Ellio
t Par
kCom
munit
y C
om
mons
Park
Ave
nue
Cult
ura
l Com
mons
The
prim
ary
purp
ose
of th
is d
ocum
ent i
s to
ser
ve a
s a
guid
e, a
vis
ion
for
the
futu
re o
f Elli
ot P
ark.
It is
a c
once
ptan
d a
true
begi
nnin
g fo
r m
uch
mor
e di
scus
sion
and
det
aile
d re
finem
ent a
s pi
eces
of t
he p
lan
are
fund
ed a
ndth
en im
plem
ente
d. A
nd fi
nally
, it
repr
esen
ts a
long
-term
stra
tegy
, su
ppor
ting
thou
ghtfu
l pla
nnin
g an
d ca
refu
lde
velo
pmen
t for
the
next
few
dec
ades
. It
is im
porta
nt to
con
side
r th
at th
is p
lan
is d
esig
ned
to b
e fle
xibl
e -
tore
spec
t cha
nges
in th
e m
arke
tpla
ce,
appl
y te
chno
logi
cal a
dvan
ces
and
supp
ort n
ew n
eigh
borh
ood
prio
ritie
s.
Pedest
rian P
rom
enade
5E
lliot
Park
Neigh
borh
ood
Maste
rPl
anD
esig
n G
uide
lines
24Imple
menta
tion -
Next
Ste
ps
It is
a c
ritic
al n
ext s
tep
tota
ke th
e M
aste
r Pl
an,
toge
ther
with
thes
e de
taile
dgu
idel
ines
, and
appl
y th
emto
spe
cific
pro
ject
s an
dac
tiviti
es th
roug
hout
the
neig
hbor
hood
. El
liot P
ark
has
spen
t con
side
rabl
e tim
ean
d ef
fort
to c
reat
e th
is
docu
men
t; w
hat n
eeds
tobe
don
e to
put
this
pla
n in
mot
ion?
Sim
ply
stat
ed:
Lead
ersh
ip, co
mm
unica
tion
and
patie
nce .
. . t
he ke
ys to
succe
ss!EP
NI S
taff,
the
Mas
ter
Plan
Ste
erin
g C
omm
ittee
, St
udy
Team
s an
d ot
her
neig
hbor
hood
par
ticip
ants
hav
e w
orke
d to
geth
er to
set
prio
ritie
s, s
elec
ting
proj
ects
that
will
hav
e th
e m
ost p
ositi
ve im
pact
and
will
bes
t dem
onst
rate
the
new
cou
rse
of a
ctio
n fo
r re
deve
lopm
ent.
Lead
ersh
ip a
t thi
s le
vel o
fpl
anni
ng s
houl
d be
car
ried
forw
ard
to v
ario
us n
eigh
borh
ood
com
mitt
ees
and
busi
ness
org
aniz
atio
ns to
exp
and
owne
rshi
p of
the
Mas
ter
Plan
and
ensu
re c
ontin
ued
supp
ort f
or th
ese
neig
hbor
hood
-bas
ed in
itiat
ives
.
Con
tinue
d co
mm
unic
atio
n of
idea
s to
a m
uch
wid
er a
udie
nce
of b
oth
publ
ic a
nd p
rivat
e st
akeh
olde
rs is
als
o es
sent
ial f
or s
ucce
ss -
in fa
ct,
the
form
at a
nd c
onte
nt o
f thi
s do
cum
ent i
s or
gani
zed
to m
ore
easi
ly ta
rget
an a
udie
nce
that
incl
udes
: C
ity C
ounc
ilmem
bers
, Th
e M
etro
polit
anC
ounc
il, T
he M
ayor
, City
Pla
nnin
g D
epar
tmen
t, D
epar
tmen
t of P
ublic
Wor
ks,
the
Min
neap
olis
Park
s an
d Re
crea
tion
Boar
d, H
enne
pin
Cou
nty,
the
real
esta
tean
d de
velo
pmen
t com
mun
ity, l
ocal
bus
ines
ses,
insti
tutio
ns a
nd c
orpo
ratio
ns,
foun
datio
ns,
educ
atio
n an
d ad
voca
cy o
rgan
izat
ions
. Th
ese
grou
ps a
ndin
divi
dual
s ar
e se
ekin
g ex
actly
the
kind
sof
pro
ject
s an
d id
eas
desc
ribed
in th
isM
aste
r Pl
an.
Car
ry th
e st
ory
to th
em.
And
last
of a
ll, b
e pa
tient
! Thi
s M
aste
r Pla
nis
a fra
mew
ork
for d
evel
opm
enta
ctiv
ities
that
will
take
tim
e - y
ears
, per
haps
dec
ades
to re
alize
. It i
s gr
atify
ing
to s
ee c
hang
e ta
kepl
ace
as a
dire
ct r
esul
t of n
eigh
borh
ood
effo
rts, b
ut a
t the
sam
e tim
e it
is ch
alle
ngin
gto
sta
y in
volv
ed a
s th
e pa
ce s
low
s, p
roje
ctpr
iorit
ies
shift
or
over
all n
eigh
borh
ood
obje
ctiv
es a
re r
edef
ined
. Bu
t sta
y w
ith it
,an
d th
e in
crem
enta
l cha
nges
- th
e lit
tlesu
cces
s st
orie
s -
will
add
up!
Wha
t Hap
pens
Nex
t?•
Activ
ely
purs
ue p
roje
cts
that
be
st d
emon
stra
te w
hat y
ou w
ant
• Pr
e-qu
alify
dev
elop
men
t gro
ups
to e
nsur
e ap
prop
riate
, re
spon
sibl
e pr
ojec
t con
stru
ctio
n•
Wor
k th
roug
h po
licy
issu
es u
p fro
nt to
sec
ure
city
buy
-in•
Activ
ely
purs
ue c
ity a
dopt
ion
of
this
Mas
ter
Plan
as
part
of th
e M
inne
apol
is P
lan
and
othe
r ci
ty
plan
ning
tool
s•
Activ
ely
purs
ue p
ublic
/priv
ate
partn
ersh
ips
to s
uppo
rt va
rious
pl
an r
ecom
men
datio
ns•
Solic
it de
velo
pers
who
will
wor
k w
ith E
lliot
Par
k to
des
ign
and
deve
lop
appr
opria
te p
roje
cts
Augu
st 2
002
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
Ellio
t Par
k N
eigh
borh
ood,
Inc.
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
sH
okan
son/
Lunn
ing/
Wen
de A
ssoc
iate
s, In
c.C
lose
Lan
dsca
pe A
rchi
tect
ure,
Inc.
New
Eas
t Vill
age
mix
ed u
se -
res
iden
tial a
ndco
mm
erci
al d
evel
opm
ent a
t 8th
St.
and
11th
Ave.
Prop
osed
Gra
nt P
ark
resid
entia
l de
velo
pmen
t at G
rant
St.
and
Portl
and
Ave.
Project printed on 100% postconsumer recycled paper.
2E
lliot
Par
k N
eigh
borh
ood
Mas
ter
Plan
D
esi
gn
Gu
ide
lin
es
23
Corr
idor
Guid
eli
nes
-N
eighb
orho
od S
treet
s
Neig
hborh
ood
Str
eets
incl
ude:
The
rest
of t
he s
treet
s no
thi
ghlig
hted
in th
is m
ap
(for
exam
ple
10th
Ave
nue,
15th
Stre
et).
Funct
ion:
Thes
e st
reet
s se
rve
a lim
ited
thro
ugh
traffi
c fu
nctio
n an
d pr
ovid
e ac
cess
to b
uild
ings
with
in th
e ne
ighb
orho
od.
Bicy
cle
and
trans
it m
ovem
ent n
eeds
to b
e ac
com
mod
ated
alo
ng s
ome
of th
ese
stre
ets.
Transi
t U
se•
Dow
ntow
n C
ircul
ator
on
15th
Stre
et, w
ith e
nhan
ced
trans
it sto
ps.
•Bi
ke la
ne o
n 10
th S
treet
.•
Ded
icat
ed s
hare
d bi
ke r
oute
s th
roug
hout
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d.
Bic
ycl
e/P
edest
rian A
menit
ies:
• U
pgra
ded
stre
et tr
ee a
nd li
ghtin
g pr
ogra
m.
•Si
te fu
rnis
hing
s at
key
loca
tions
.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s
Types
of
Guid
eli
nes
The D
esign
Guid
eline
s cha
pter
is or
ganiz
edint
o the
follo
wing
categ
ories
:N
eig
hborh
ood G
uid
eli
nes
• St
reets
cape
• Sit
e Dev
elopm
ent
• Ar
chite
cture
• Pa
rking
• Ac
cess
and
Conn
ectio
ns
Dis
tric
t G
uid
eli
nes
• Do
wnto
wn•
Mixe
d Us
e•
Resid
entia
l•
Cent
ral C
ore
• Hi
storic
9th
Stre
et
Corr
idor
Guid
eli
nes
• De
stina
tion
Stre
ets•
Conn
ecto
r Stre
ets•
Neigh
borh
ood
Stre
ets
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t
Corr
idor
Intr
oduct
ion
The
Ellio
t Par
k N
eigh
borh
ood
Mas
ter
Plan
is in
tend
ed to
be
a fra
mew
ork
with
in w
hich
cre
ativ
e de
sign
can
and
sho
uld
occu
r. Th
e fo
llow
ing
deta
iled
guid
elin
es w
ere
prep
ared
to fu
rther
def
ine
the
char
acte
r, pu
rpos
e an
dst
ruct
ure
of th
e pl
an.
In a
ll ca
ses,
the
guid
elin
es m
ust b
e ap
plie
d in
ha
rmon
y w
ith o
ther
exi
stin
g ne
ighb
orho
od a
nd C
ity p
lans
, pr
ogra
ms
and
initi
ativ
es th
at s
uppo
rt de
sire
d ob
ject
ives
for
the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od.
Defi
nit
ions
and C
onte
xt
Thes
e gu
idel
ines
are
org
aniz
ed s
o th
at e
very
stre
et a
nd e
very
blo
ck w
ithin
the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od c
an b
e co
nsid
ered
at s
ome
leve
l of d
etai
l -ev
en if
no
spec
ific
proj
ect o
r im
prov
emen
t has
bee
n su
gges
ted
as y
et in
the
Mas
ter
Plan
. In
this
way
, fu
ture
pro
ject
s an
d ne
ighb
orho
od in
itiat
ives
,ye
t to
be d
eter
min
ed,
will
res
pond
to th
e sa
me
guid
elin
es a
s th
e pr
ojec
tsal
read
y un
derw
ay.
This
will
ens
ure
that
ong
oing
red
evel
opm
ent w
ork
mee
ts th
e in
tent
of t
he p
lan
whi
le p
rom
otin
g th
e de
sire
d co
ntin
uity
and
desi
gn d
irect
ion
over
tim
e. A
gen
eral
sum
mar
y, in
clud
ed h
ere
for
each
guid
elin
e ca
tego
ry,
prov
ides
a q
uick
ref
eren
ce to
the
vario
us s
ectio
ns o
fth
is c
hapt
er.
Neig
hborh
ood G
uid
eli
nes:
Ther
e ar
e a
num
ber
of g
uide
lines
that
appl
y to
the
entir
e El
liot P
ark
neig
hbor
hood
, inc
ludi
ng re
com
men
datio
nsfo
r stre
etsc
ape,
site
dev
elop
men
t,ar
chite
ctur
e, p
arki
ng, t
rans
it an
d pe
dest
rian/
bicy
cle
conn
ectio
ns.T
hese
guid
elin
es p
rovi
de th
e ba
sis
for
mor
ede
taile
d de
cisi
on-m
akin
g re
late
d to
ov
eral
l nei
ghbo
rhoo
d ch
arac
ter
(aes
thet
ics
and
iden
tity)
, pr
efer
red
build
ing
type
s (s
cale
and
mas
sing
) an
d th
ough
tful u
rban
des
ign
(land
use
and
publ
ic s
pace
).
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
This ‘
icon’
will a
ppea
r at th
e top
of ea
ch p
age
to ide
ntify
the ty
pe of
guide
line d
iscus
sed.
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Exis
ting
Prop
osed
Typi
cal s
treet
sec
tion
show
ing
lane
and
wal
k w
idth
s an
d po
tent
ial s
treet
scap
e im
prov
emen
ts.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s3
Dis
tric
t G
uid
eli
nes:
As p
art o
f the
pla
nnin
g pr
oces
s, S
tudy
Tea
m a
ndst
akeh
olde
r w
orks
hops
iden
tifie
d a
varie
ty o
fun
ique
visu
al q
ualit
ies
and
phys
ical
feat
ures
that
char
acte
rize
spec
ific
area
s w
ithin
the
neig
hbor
hood
.Th
ese
dist
ricts
, de
scrib
ed in
the
Mas
ter
Plan
(Cha
pter
4),
are
impo
rtant
to c
onsi
der
both
as
sepa
rate
'zon
es' a
nd a
s in
tegr
ated
pie
ces
of th
eov
eral
l pla
n. T
hese
gui
delin
es w
ere
crea
ted
to
furth
er d
efin
e th
e es
senc
e of
eac
h di
stric
t whi
lepr
ovid
ing
spec
ific
sugg
estio
ns fo
r pre
serv
atio
n,
prot
ectio
n an
d on
goin
g im
prov
emen
ts.
Corr
idor
Guid
eli
nes:
The
Mas
ter
Plan
iden
tifie
s a
hier
arch
y of
stre
et ty
pes
that
def
ine
vario
us c
orrid
ors
pass
ing
thro
ugh
or s
ervi
ng th
e ne
ighb
or-
hood
dis
trict
s. A
s a
mea
ns to
des
crib
e th
e sp
ecifi
c vi
sual
qua
lity
and
phys
ical
char
acte
ristic
sfo
r ea
ch,
the
corr
idor
guid
elin
es p
rovi
de r
ecom
men
datio
nsre
late
d to
stre
et fu
nctio
n, tr
ansi
t use
,w
idth
(dim
ensi
ons)
,pa
rkin
g an
d ot
her
amen
ities
or
impr
ovem
ents
.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s22Corr
idor
Guid
eli
nes
-C
onne
ctor
Str
eets
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Connect
or
Str
eets
incl
ude:
Loca
l Con
nect
ors
• 7t
h an
d 8t
h St
reet
s•
Portl
and
and
Park
Ave
nues
Regi
onal
Con
nect
ors
• 5t
h an
d 6t
h St
reet
s•
4th
and
5th
Aven
ues
Funct
ion
Thes
e str
eets
link
the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od to
gre
ater
Min
neap
olis
and
to th
e re
gion
al fr
eew
ay s
yste
m.
Con
nect
or s
treet
s ar
e hi
gh
volu
me
stree
ts th
at a
ccom
mod
ate
heav
y vo
lum
es o
f tra
ffic
from
out
side
the
neig
hbor
hood
.
Transi
t U
se•
Cur
bsid
e tra
nsit
stops
(nea
r/fa
r sid
e) a
t int
erse
ctio
ns; s
helte
rs a
t hig
h vo
lum
e lo
catio
ns.
• D
edic
ated
bik
e la
ne o
n Po
rtlan
d an
d Pa
rk A
venu
es
Bic
ycl
e/P
edest
rian A
menit
ies
• C
urb
exte
nsio
ns to
sho
rten
cros
sing
dista
nces
and
pro
vide
spa
ce fo
r tra
nsit
stops
/she
lters
on
Portl
and
and
Park
Ave
nues
.•
Wid
ened
sid
ewal
ks a
nd in
tegr
ated
stre
et tr
ee p
lant
ings
to p
rovi
de a
n im
prov
ed p
edes
trian
env
ironm
ent.
• H
istor
ic li
ghtin
g to
mat
ch c
ity s
tand
ards
.•
Bike
par
king
/sto
rage
faci
litie
s at
key
role
s.
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
The
prim
ary
purp
ose
of t
hese
guid
elin
es is
to
clar
ify a
nddi
rect
inno
vativ
e so
lutio
ns f
orst
reet
scap
e im
prov
emen
ts,
best
site
dev
elop
men
t pr
actic
esan
d hi
gh q
ualit
y ar
chite
ctur
e.
Exis
ting
Prop
osed
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Typi
cal s
treet
sec
tion
show
ing
lane
and
wal
k w
idth
s an
d po
tent
ial s
treet
scap
e im
prov
emen
ts.
Dest
inati
on
Str
eets
incl
ude:
• C
hica
go A
venu
e•
11th
Ave
nue
• El
liot P
ark
Boul
evar
d(c
urre
ntly
Gra
nt
Stre
et/1
4th
Stre
et)
• H
isto
ric 9
th S
treet
Funct
ion
Thes
e st
reet
s ar
e si
gnat
ure
neig
hbor
hood
stre
ets
that
wou
ldre
flect
the
dest
inat
ion
char
acte
ristic
s of
eac
h di
stric
t in
thei
rde
sign
. T
hey
wou
ld b
e es
sent
ially
sim
ilar
in b
asic
cro
ss-s
ec-
tion,
bei
ng tw
o la
ne,
two-
way
stre
ets
with
cur
b pa
rkin
g.
They
are
mul
ti-m
odal
stre
ets
that
ser
ve a
utos
, tra
nsit,
bik
es a
ndpe
dest
rians
. Li
ghtin
g, p
lant
ings
and
stre
etsc
apin
g w
ould
var
yby
dis
trict
to r
einf
orce
the
dest
inat
ion
char
acte
r of
eac
h st
reet
.
Transi
t U
se•
Cur
bsid
e tra
nsit
stop
s (n
ear/
far
side
) at i
nter
sect
ions
; sh
elte
rsat
hig
h vo
lum
e lo
catio
ns.
• D
edic
ated
bik
e la
nes
on N
inth
Stre
et (w
estb
ound
onl
y),
Elev
enth
Ave
nue
and
Ellio
t Par
k Bo
ulev
ard
(bot
h w
ays)
.•
Wid
ened
sid
ewal
ks w
here
trav
el/p
arki
ng la
nes
narr
owed
; tra
de o
ff w
ith w
iden
ed b
oule
vard
pla
ntin
g ar
eas.
Bic
ycl
e/P
edest
rian A
menit
ies
• C
urb
exte
nsio
ns to
sho
rten
cros
sing
dis
tanc
es a
nd p
rovi
de
spac
e fo
r tra
nsit
stop
s/sh
elte
rs.
•La
ndsc
aped
bou
leva
rds
with
tree
s.•
(Sig
natu
re) s
treet
ligh
ting
appr
opria
te to
eac
h di
stric
t/de
stin
atio
n; e
ncou
rage
, en
hanc
e pe
dest
rian
char
acte
r an
d us
e of
des
tinat
ion
stre
ets.
• Bi
ke p
arki
ng fa
cilit
ies
at k
ey n
odes
.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s4Neig
hborh
ood G
uid
eli
nes
-St
reet
scap
e
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Pla
nts
Plan
ting
incl
udes
stre
et tr
ees,
flow
erin
g tre
es a
nd o
ther
land
-sc
ape
mat
eria
ls a
long
the
publ
ic r
ight
-of-
way
suc
h as
flow
ers,
gras
ses,
bul
bs a
nd g
roun
dcov
ers.
The
prim
ary
goal
of
stre
etsc
ape
plan
tings
is to
mai
ntai
n an
d im
prov
e th
e 'u
rban
fore
st,'
a si
gnifi
cant
Min
neap
olis
ass
et.
Lights
Ligh
ting
incl
udes
ped
estri
an-s
cale
ligh
ting
(the
fam
iliar
‘ac
orn'
or 'l
ante
rn' g
lobe
s at
op 1
2' p
osts
) and
oth
er s
easo
nal,
spec
ial
even
t rel
ated
and
/or
arch
itect
ural
ligh
ting.
Intr
oduct
ion
Stre
etsc
ape
guid
elin
es re
fer t
o th
e vi
sual
cha
ract
er a
nd p
hysic
al im
prov
emen
tsfo
r pu
blic
rig
hts-
of-w
ay in
the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od. T
he g
oal i
s to
fost
era
safe
and
inte
rest
ing
publ
ic r
ealm
to in
vite
ped
estri
an a
ctiv
ity,
prom
ote
traffi
c ca
lmin
g, in
crea
se tr
ansi
t use
and
enc
oura
ge c
omm
unity
gat
herin
g.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s21
Corr
idor
Guid
eli
nes
- D
estin
atio
n St
reet
s
Stre
etsc
ape
Com
pone
nts
Sum
mar
y
Plan
tsLi
ghts
Wal
ls a
nd F
ence
sPa
vem
ents
Furn
itur
ePu
blic
Art
Appli
cati
ons
• pl
ant s
treet
tree
s; s
paci
ng s
houl
d be
30’
min
imum
• re
fer
to th
e C
ity tr
ee m
aste
r pl
an a
nd c
onsu
lt C
ity fo
rest
er to
rev
iew
sel
ectio
n of
ap
prop
riate
tree
spe
cies
• in
clud
e an
nual
and
per
enni
al fl
ower
s, s
trate
gica
lly lo
cate
d sh
rubs
and
oth
er ty
pes
of p
lant
ings
to p
rovi
de s
cree
ning
, de
fine
spac
e an
d ad
d va
riety,
sea
sona
l col
or
and
high
light
impo
rtant
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d no
des
or g
athe
ring
plac
es
Appli
cati
ons
• en
sure
that
the
type
, sp
acin
g an
d qu
ality
of f
ixtu
res
will
pro
vide
con
sist
ent l
ight
ing
leve
ls a
long
the
stre
et•
min
imiz
e gl
are
onto
adj
acen
t pro
perti
es a
nd in
to v
ehic
ular
traf
fic o
n th
e st
reet
• us
e C
ity o
f Min
neap
olis
sta
ndar
d fix
ture
s an
d po
sts
at r
ecom
men
ded
spac
ing
thro
ugho
ut th
e co
rrid
or•
incr
ease
ligh
ting
leve
ls a
t prim
ary
node
s, s
peci
al u
se a
reas
and
stre
et in
ters
ectio
nsby
usi
ng a
com
bina
tion
of m
ulti-
head
ed fi
xtur
es a
nd ti
ghte
r sp
acin
g
Stre
et tr
ees
are
the
maj
or e
lem
ent,
plan
ted
in b
oth
form
al a
nd in
form
alpa
ttern
s th
roug
hout
the
neig
hbor
hood
.Ad
ditio
nal i
nter
est
and
seas
onal
col
orpr
ovid
ed b
y flo
wer
s,gr
asse
s an
d bu
lbs
with
an
emph
asis
on
nativ
e sp
ecie
s.
Ligh
t pol
es a
nd fi
x-tu
res
are
also
ver
ypr
omin
ent e
lem
ents
alon
g th
e st
reet
.Pr
ovid
e va
rious
heig
hts
and
styl
es to
mee
t City
sta
ndar
dsfo
r lig
htin
g le
vels
incl
udin
g st
reet
,w
alkw
ay,
plaz
a,pa
rk a
nd o
ther
pu
blic
spa
ces.
Wal
ls a
nd fe
nces
add
inte
rest
and
iden
tity
to th
e st
reet
and
help
iden
tify
ortra
nsiti
on fr
om
publ
ic to
priv
ate
spac
e. T
hey
also
brin
g em
phas
is to
spec
ific
spac
es o
rm
imic
arc
hite
ctur
al
mat
eria
ls a
t stre
etle
vel.
Cha
nges
in c
olor
and
text
ure
unde
rfoot
can
add
both
vis
ual a
ndph
ysic
al v
arie
ty to
the
stre
et.
Spec
ial
pave
men
ts m
ark
cros
swal
ks a
ndem
phas
ize
spec
ial
use
area
s.
Alth
ough
som
etim
esan
attr
activ
e nu
isan
ce,
stre
et
furn
iture
can
be
aw
elco
me
addi
tion
attra
nsit
stops
, bui
ldin
gen
tries
, pa
rks
and
othe
r pu
blic
spa
ces.
Furn
iture
nee
ds to
be d
urab
le a
nd e
asy
to m
aint
ain.
Man
y op
portu
nitie
s oc
cur
thro
ugho
utth
e ne
ighb
orho
od to
inte
grat
e pu
blic
art
as p
art o
f sig
nage
,lig
htin
g, fu
rnitu
re,
wal
ls a
nd fe
nces
.
Ther
e al
so a
reop
portu
nitie
s fo
rsc
ulpt
ure,
mur
als
and
othe
r in
stal
latio
ns.
Exis
ting
Prop
osed
Typi
cal s
treet
sec
tion
show
ing
lane
and
wal
k w
idth
s an
d po
tent
ial s
treet
scap
e im
prov
emen
ts.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s5
Wall
s and F
ence
sTh
ese
incl
ude
met
al,
bric
k, s
tone
and
oth
er m
ater
ials
use
d to
sepa
rate
disc
rete
spa
ces,
stre
ngth
en th
e de
finiti
on a
nd c
hara
cter
of a
spa
ce, a
nd d
efin
e th
e ed
ge b
etw
een
priva
te a
nd p
ublic
pro
perty
.
Pave
ments
Spec
ial p
avem
ents
incl
ude
text
ured
, co
lore
d co
ncre
te,
ston
ean
d un
it pa
vers
for
sidew
alks
, cro
ssw
alks
, tra
nsit
stop
s, m
edia
ns,
gath
erin
g pl
aces
and
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d co
nnec
tion
poin
ts.
Furn
iture
This
incl
udes
ben
ches
, tra
sh r
ecep
tacl
es,
new
spap
er b
oxes
,tra
nsit
shel
ters
and
oth
er fu
rnis
hing
s. F
urni
ture
sho
uld
be u
sed
to a
ccen
t spe
cial
use
are
as,
trans
it st
ops,
pro
vidi
ng p
lace
s fo
rre
st,
wai
ting,
mee
ting
and
peop
le w
atch
ing.
Publi
c A
rtPu
blic
art
can
eith
er b
e in
fuse
d th
roug
hout
oth
er s
treet
scap
eel
emen
ts,
such
as
fenc
es, w
alls
, sig
nage
and
furn
iture
, or
can
be c
reat
ed a
s st
and-
alon
e (b
ut in
tegr
ated
) pie
ces,
suc
h as
mur
als
and
scul
ptur
e.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s20Corr
idor
Guid
eli
nes
-O
verv
iew
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Intr
oduct
ion
The
patte
rns
of tr
affic
mov
emen
t to
and
from
the
Dow
ntow
n co
re e
xert
both
posit
ive
and
nega
tive
influ
ence
s on
the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od. T
he e
xistin
gstr
eet g
rid th
at s
erve
s th
ese
mov
emen
ts ha
s, ov
er th
e ye
ars,
crea
ted
the
impr
essio
nth
at E
lliot
Par
k is
mos
tly a
‘pas
s-th
ru’ n
eigh
borh
ood.
Mea
sure
s to
add
ress
bot
hlo
cal a
nd re
gion
al c
onne
ctivi
ty, w
hile
at t
he sa
me
time
resp
ondi
ng to
liva
bility
issu
es,
woul
d m
oder
ate
the
influ
ence
of
maj
or t
raffic
mov
emen
ts on
the
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d.
The
Mas
ter P
lan
iden
tifie
s a
hier
arch
y of
stre
et ty
pes
that
def
ine
vario
us c
orrid
ors
pass
ing
thro
ugh
or s
ervi
ng t
he n
eigh
borh
ood
dist
ricts
. As
a m
eans
to
desc
ribe
the
spec
ific
visu
al q
ualit
y an
d ph
ysic
al c
hara
cter
istic
s fo
r eac
h, c
orrid
orgu
idel
ines
pro
vide
rec
omm
enda
tions
rel
ated
to
stre
et f
unct
ion,
tra
nsit
use,
wid
th (d
imen
sions
), pa
rkin
g an
d ot
her a
men
ities
or i
mpr
ovem
ents.
Corr
idor
Cha
ract
er a
nd S
umm
ary
Guid
elin
es
Corr
idor
Typ
e
Dest
inat
ion
Stre
ets
Conn
ecto
r St
reet
s Lo
cal
Conn
ecto
r St
reet
s Re
gion
al
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d St
reet
s
Func
tion
Tran
sit
Use
Stre
et N
ames
Park
ing
Amen
itie
s
Appli
cati
ons
• se
lect
mat
eria
ls a
ppro
pria
te to
spe
cific
site
con
ditio
ns,
land
use
and
arc
hite
ctur
al
char
acte
r•
wor
k w
ith p
rope
rty o
wne
rs a
nd c
omm
erci
al te
nant
s ea
rly in
the
proc
ess
to d
iscu
ss
oppo
rtuni
ties
for
impr
ovem
ents
on
priv
ate
prop
erty,
incl
udin
g de
sign
cha
ract
er,
mat
eria
ls,
cost
, m
aint
enan
ce is
sues
and
oth
er c
once
rns
• w
ork
with
the
City
ear
ly in
the
proc
ess
to d
iscu
ss o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
impr
ovem
ents
w
ithin
the
publ
ic r
ight
-of-
way
, in
clud
ing
desi
gn c
hara
cter
, m
ater
ials
, bu
dget
s,
sche
dule
, sp
ecia
l ser
vice
dis
trict
opt
ions
and
oth
er c
once
rns
Appli
cati
ons
• us
e cr
eativ
e sc
orin
g of
sta
ndar
d co
ncre
te fo
r si
dew
alks
with
add
ition
al d
etai
l and
ch
ange
of m
ater
ials
at i
mpo
rtant
nod
es,
cros
swal
ks a
nd tr
ansi
t sto
ps•
focu
s av
aila
ble
stre
etsc
ape
budg
et o
n m
ore
visi
ble
elem
ents
, su
ch a
s lig
htin
g,
plan
tings
and
fenc
ing
• ex
plor
e op
portu
nitie
s to
sta
mp
conc
rete
with
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d lo
go o
r st
reet
nam
es
to e
xpre
ss c
omm
unity
iden
tity
or p
rovi
de p
ublic
art
oppo
rtuni
ties
• w
ork
with
the
City
Pub
lic W
orks
Dep
artm
ent t
o ex
plor
e cr
eativ
e op
tions
for
stre
et
cros
sing
s in
clud
ing
a ch
ange
in p
avem
ents
or
mor
e in
tere
stin
g st
ripin
g or
mar
king
Appli
cati
ons
• st
reet
furn
iture
sho
uld
mat
ch,
or c
ompl
emen
t col
or,
scal
e an
d de
taili
ng o
f ad
jace
nt b
uild
ings
and
oth
er s
treet
scap
e im
prov
emen
ts•
stre
et fu
rnitu
re s
houl
d be
con
stru
cted
from
com
forta
ble
and
dura
ble
mat
eria
ls,
such
as
woo
den
benc
h sl
ats
or p
owde
rcoa
ted
met
als
• in
col
labo
ratio
n w
ith M
etro
Tra
nsit
staf
f, pu
rsue
add
ition
al tr
ansi
t sto
ps a
nd
shel
ters
, po
tent
ial r
eloc
atio
ns a
nd s
top
impr
ovem
ents
Appli
cati
ons
• id
entif
y op
portu
nitie
s fo
r pu
blic
art
and
cultu
ral c
eleb
ratio
n at
man
y sc
ales
and
lo
catio
ns th
roug
hout
the
neig
hbor
hood
• co
llabo
rate
with
the
man
y ne
ighb
orho
od a
rtist
s liv
ing
in th
e ar
ea to
hel
p de
fine
and
impl
emen
t a p
ublic
art
mas
ter
plan
• w
ork
with
City
sta
ff an
d de
velo
pers
to in
clud
e pu
blic
art
and
gath
erin
g sp
ace
as
an in
tent
iona
l cen
ter
piec
e fo
r ne
w d
evel
opm
ent p
roje
cts
activ
e, sig
natur
e stre
ets
supp
orting
retai
l, rest
auran
tde
stina
tion u
sesstr
eets
that li
nk lo
cal
amen
ities a
nd at
tracti
ons;
one w
ay pa
irs
stree
ts tha
t link
regio
nal
desti
natio
ns to
the f
reewa
ysys
tem; o
ne-w
ay pa
irs
quiet
, walk
able
stree
ts - o
ffthe
main
stree
t netw
ork
bus t
ransit
route
; enh
anced
trans
it stop
s
bus t
ransit
route
; enh
anced
trans
it stop
s
major
tran
sit ro
ute; b
us an
dLR
T imp
rovem
ents
bus t
ransit
route
s and
stop
sne
arby
• Ch
icago
Aven
ue•
11th
Aven
ue •
9th
Stree
t•
Elliot
Park
Blvd.
• Po
rtland
Aven
ue•
Park
Aven
ue•
7th St
reet
•
8th St
reet
• 5th
Stree
t•
6th St
reet
• 4th
Aven
ue
• 5th
Aven
ue
All ot
her S
treets
bump
outs;
parki
ng on
both
sides
bump
outs;
Parki
ng on
both
sides
no bu
mp ou
ts; pa
rking
onbo
th sid
es
no bu
mp ou
ts; pa
rking
onbo
th sid
es
varie
ty of
stree
t impro
veme
ntsto
enco
urage
pede
strian
/bike
activ
ityen
hanc
e stre
etsca
pe to
impro
ve pe
destr
ian an
d bike
move
ment
enha
nce s
treets
cape
toim
prove
pede
strian
and b
ikemo
veme
nt
less i
ntens
e trea
tmen
t to
match
quiet
stree
t qua
lity
Rig
ht
Siz
ing t
he S
treets
The
size
of t
he r
oadw
ay,
in te
rms
of h
ow m
any
thro
ugh
lane
s ar
ere
quire
d to
sat
isfy
mov
emen
t nee
ds,
is a
nec
essa
ryco
mpo
nent
for
dete
rmin
ing
how
a s
treet
inte
rface
s w
ith th
e ur
ban
desi
gn g
oals
for
a co
rrid
or.
Righ
t si
zing
see
ks t
o ac
hiev
e a
leve
l of
mov
emen
tap
prop
riate
to
each
cor
ridor
whi
le m
inim
izin
g th
e nu
mbe
r of
thro
ugh
lane
s. T
his
is a
ccom
plis
hed
by s
ettin
g m
ovem
ent
goal
s(L
evel
s of
Ser
vice
) th
at r
efle
ct tr
affic
del
ay a
ppro
pria
te to
the
urba
nen
viro
nmen
tin
Elli
ot P
ark.
The
sug
gest
ed s
treet
req
uire
men
ts a
reba
sed
on t
he a
ssum
ptio
n th
at a
rea
sona
ble
amou
nt o
f de
lay
equi
vale
nt t
o a
high
Lev
el o
f Se
rvic
e D
is
expe
cted
in
such
an
urba
n en
viro
nmen
t. Th
e us
e of
one
-way
or t
wo-
way
stre
et o
pera
tions
also
ent
ers
into
the
deci
sion
on ri
ght s
izing
and
refle
cts
the
inte
grat
ion
of E
lliot
Par
k in
to t
he l
arge
r do
wnt
own
Min
neap
olis
stre
et g
rid.
Des
tinat
ion
Stre
ets
are
gene
rally
tw
o-w
ay w
ith o
ne-la
ne i
n ea
chdi
rect
ion
and
acco
mm
odat
ion
of o
ther
mod
es (
pede
stria
ns,
bicy
cles
,tra
nsit)
. Reg
iona
l Con
nect
ors
are
one-
way
with
thre
e to
four
lane
sin
cons
ider
atio
n of
the
inc
reas
ed t
raffi
c ca
paci
ty n
eede
d to
car
ryre
gion
al m
ovem
ent.
Com
mun
ity C
onne
ctor
s ar
e on
e-w
ay in
con
-si
dera
tion
of t
heir
need
to
conn
ect
to t
he o
ne-w
ay g
rid in
dow
n-to
wn
and
gene
rally
hav
e tw
o to
thre
e la
nes.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s6Neig
hborh
ood G
uid
eli
nes
-Si
te D
evel
opm
ent
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Land U
seTh
is a
ddre
sses
the
prop
osed
mix
of u
ses,
bot
h ad
aptiv
e re
use
and
infil
l opp
ortu
nitie
s, w
hich
mee
t spe
cific
nei
ghbo
rhoo
dob
ject
ives
for n
ew h
ousin
g, b
usin
ess
grow
th a
nd p
ublic
ope
n sp
ace.
Safe
ty a
nd S
ecu
rity
This
res
pond
s to
bot
h th
e pe
rcep
tion
and
real
ity o
f 'sa
fety
', th
ein
tuiti
ve fe
elin
g an
d ne
ed fo
r hu
man
com
fort,
fit a
nd b
elon
ging
.Sa
fety
and
sec
urity
mus
t be
addr
esse
d on
sev
eral
leve
ls
incl
udin
g ph
ysic
al d
esig
n, c
omm
unity
'eye
s on
the
stre
et'
and
stan
dard
pol
icin
g pr
oced
ures
. (s
ee M
anag
emen
t)
Intr
oduct
ion
Site
dev
elop
men
t gui
delin
es b
ring
defin
ition
to th
e in
terfa
ce b
etw
een
the
build
ing
edge
and
the
varie
ty o
f pub
lic s
pace
s th
at c
hara
cter
ize th
e El
liot P
ark
neig
hbor
hood
. The
se g
uide
lines
impl
y a
stron
g lin
k be
twee
n ar
chite
ctur
e an
d sit
e -
how
bui
ldin
gs d
efin
e or
are
def
ined
by
the
spac
es a
roun
d th
em,
and
the
visu
al a
nd p
hysic
al c
onne
ctio
ns to
the
publ
ic re
alm
.
Site
Dev
elop
men
t Co
mpo
nent
s Su
mm
ary
Land
Use
Safe
ty a
ndSe
curi
tySe
tbac
ksPa
rks
and
Ope
nSp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
Man
agem
ent
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s19
Dis
tric
t G
uid
eli
nes
-H
istor
ic 9
th S
tree
t
Loca
tion
• H
ousi
ng a
long
9th
Stre
et is
the
trans
ition
bet
wee
n do
wnt
own
arch
itect
ure
and
tradi
tiona
l sin
gle-
fam
ily
resi
dent
ial b
lock
s.
Sca
le•
This
hou
sing
sho
uld
be tw
o to
five
sto
ries
to b
lend
with
the
exis
ting
hist
oric
bui
ldin
gs.
• Sc
ale,
mas
sing
and
rhy
thm
of n
ew h
ousi
ng s
houl
d fo
llow
the
exis
ting
hist
oric
text
ure.
• O
ne-q
uarte
r bl
ock
faca
des
shou
ld b
e en
cour
aged
.
Land U
se•
Prim
arily
res
iden
tial w
ith li
mite
d co
mm
erci
al a
nd
stor
efro
nt o
ffice
on
the
first
floo
r.
Landm
ark
s and A
menit
ies
• C
reat
e a
larg
er h
isto
ric o
verla
y di
stric
t to
enha
nce
exis
ting
hist
oric
bui
ldin
gs.
• D
evel
op s
treet
scap
e im
prov
emen
ts a
long
9th
Stre
et.
• “I
mag
e” in
ters
ectio
ns s
houl
d be
dev
elop
ed a
long
Por
tland
,Pa
rk a
nd C
hica
go A
venu
es.
Park
ing S
trate
gie
s•
Prom
ote
stra
tegi
es fo
r sh
ared
pa
rkin
g -
com
mer
cial
use
s du
ring
the
day,
res
iden
tial a
t nig
ht.
•Ex
plor
e on
-stre
et p
arki
ng
optio
ns,
incl
udin
g an
gle
park
ing
to in
crea
se s
pace
s on
nar
row,
qu
iet s
treet
s. C
onsid
er r
esid
entia
l pa
rkin
g pe
rmits
.•
Prov
ide
smal
l, di
sper
sed
surfa
ce
lots
.•
New
hou
sing
sho
uld
prov
ide
unde
rgro
und
or h
idde
n of
f-st
reet
park
ing.
Stre
etsc
ape
them
es, c
ontin
uity
of m
ater
ials,
colo
r an
d te
xtur
e hi
ghlig
ht h
isto
ric
stre
ets
and
dist
ricts
.
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Appli
cati
ons
• pe
riodi
cally
re-
eval
uate
the
Ellio
t Par
k M
aste
r Pl
an b
ased
on
new
mar
ket
info
rmat
ion,
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d po
lling
, qu
estio
nnai
res
and
chan
ging
land
use
pa
ttern
s to
det
erm
ine
the
mix
of u
ses
whi
ch b
est s
erve
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d ne
eds
• pe
riodi
cally
re-
eval
uate
new
dev
elop
men
t opp
ortu
nitie
s an
d sp
ecifi
c si
tes
mad
e av
aila
ble
by o
ngoi
ng r
efin
emen
ts to
the
Mas
ter
Plan
and
evo
lutio
n of
ne
ighb
orho
od o
bjec
tives
Appli
cati
ons
• re
quire
that
new
dev
elop
men
t and
red
evel
opm
ent p
roje
cts
crea
te a
nd m
aint
ain
clea
r sig
ht li
nes
to b
uild
ing
entri
es, p
arki
ng a
reas
, the
sid
ewal
k an
d ot
her
build
ings
•en
cour
age
outd
oor
use
area
s, in
clud
ing
side
wal
k se
atin
g an
d pa
tios
with
vie
ws
ofth
e st
reet
, fo
r ne
w a
nd e
xist
ing
build
ings
• en
sure
ade
quat
e bu
t not
exc
essi
ve li
ghtin
g le
vels
thro
ugho
ut s
ites
• w
ork
with
pro
perty
ow
ners
and
City
to e
nsur
e hi
gh m
aint
enan
ce le
vels
, tra
sh
pick
up,
graf
fiti c
lean
ing
(see
Mai
nten
ance
)•
cont
inui
ty o
f the
inte
rior/
exte
rior
view
New
dev
elop
men
tin
Elli
ot P
ark
will
cont
inue
to in
clud
ea
mix
of h
ousi
ng,
reta
il, o
ffice
,re
stau
rant
and
recr
eatio
nal u
ses.
N
ew d
evel
opm
ent
will
ble
nd w
ith a
nden
hanc
e ex
istin
gne
ighb
orho
od u
ses,
amen
ities
, lan
dmar
ksan
d ch
arac
ter.
Ellio
t Par
k w
ill c
on-
tinue
to p
rom
ote
polic
ies
and
proc
e-du
res
to e
nsur
e th
atal
l citi
zens
feel
wel
-co
me,
saf
e an
dpr
otec
ted
as p
art o
fth
is c
omm
unity
.
New
dev
elop
men
tsh
ould
fit w
ithin
the
exis
ting
char
acte
ran
d fa
bric
of e
ach
dist
rict,
plac
ing
build
ings
clo
se to
the
stre
et,
mat
chin
gex
istin
g se
tbac
ksw
here
app
ropr
iate
.
Prov
iding
a lin
ked
syste
mof
pub
lic p
arks
and
ope
nsp
aces
is c
ritica
l to
the
heal
th a
nd w
ell b
eing
of
neig
hbor
hood
resid
ents,
work
ers a
nd v
isito
rs.
Prov
ide
oppo
rtuni
ties f
orbo
th la
rge
and
smal
lsc
ale
neig
hbor
hood
‘bre
athi
ng sp
ace’
in
tegr
ated
into
site
scal
ean
d bl
ock
scal
e de
velo
pmen
t.
Prov
ide
a de
taile
dlis
t of m
aint
enan
cene
eds
and
a sp
ecifi
cap
proa
ch a
nd b
udge
tto
mee
t tho
se n
eeds
.En
cour
age
crea
tive,
shar
ed p
rogr
ams
and
polic
ies
to m
atch
fund
ing
and
hum
anre
sour
ces
to a
ddre
ssm
aint
enan
ce
chal
leng
es.
Mat
ch P
olic
e ef
forts
with
nei
ghbo
rhoo
din
itiat
ives
to id
entif
yan
d ad
dres
s sp
ecifi
cbe
havi
or a
nd
nuis
ance
issu
es.
Mai
ntai
n pr
oper
tyin
vent
orie
s (u
se G
ISm
appi
ng) t
o m
onito
rst
atus
and
hea
lth
of n
eigh
borh
ood
prop
ertie
s.
Cur
rent
Cha
ract
er
Cur
rent
Cha
ract
er
Exam
ple
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s7
Setb
ack
sSe
tbac
ks a
re th
e de
fined
dis
tanc
e a
stru
ctur
e is
'set
bac
k' fro
ma
give
n re
fere
nce
poin
t suc
h as
a s
treet
righ
t of w
ay li
ne, p
rope
rtylin
e or
ano
ther
stru
ctur
e.
Park
s and O
pen S
pace
This
incl
udes
are
as a
long
the
stre
et th
at a
ccom
mod
ate
the
publ
ic o
r se
mi-p
ublic
act
iviti
es o
f the
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d. P
ublic
park
s an
d op
en s
pace
are
ess
entia
l to
a su
cces
sful
ne
ighb
orho
od.
Thes
e am
eniti
es m
ust i
nvite
pro
gram
med
,un
prog
ram
med
, ac
tive
and
pass
ive
uses
of p
ublic
spa
ce.
Main
tenance
Succ
essf
ul p
lann
ing
and
proj
ect i
mpl
emen
tatio
n m
ust i
nclu
dea
defin
ed p
rogr
am a
nd d
etai
led
budg
et fo
r ong
oing
mai
nten
ance
oper
atio
ns.
Even
the
mos
t exc
iting
pro
ject
s an
d in
tere
stin
g de
stin
atio
ns q
uick
ly lo
se th
eir
appe
al if
the
trash
is n
ot c
olle
cted
,sn
ow is
not
rem
oved
or s
treet
light
s are
not
repl
aced
on
a re
gula
r bas
is.
Managem
ent
This
incl
udes
the
polic
ies
and
proc
edur
es n
eede
d to
mon
itor
and
resp
ond
to b
ehav
ior
and
nuis
ance
issu
es.
Alth
ough
som
eof
thes
e is
sues
can
be
met
by
stan
dard
Pol
ice
depa
rtmen
tac
tiviti
es,
som
e gu
idel
ines
sho
uld
addr
ess
the
less
tang
ible
chal
leng
es r
elat
ed to
res
pect
ful,
thou
ghtfu
l beh
avio
r. Fo
rex
ampl
e: s
peci
al e
vent
s/ce
lebr
atio
ns,
oper
atin
g ho
urs
for
bars
/res
taur
ants
and
so
on.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s18
Dis
tric
t G
uid
eli
nes
-C
entr
al C
ore
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Loca
tion
• C
onflu
ence
of t
he
dow
ntow
n, r
esid
entia
l and
m
ixed
-use
dis
trict
s.
This
dis
trict
sho
uld
be th
e ne
ighb
orho
od c
ore,
the
ce
nter
of s
ocia
l act
ivity
, an
d se
rve
as th
e tra
nsiti
on
zone
bet
wee
n th
e ot
her
dist
ricts
, em
phas
izin
g pe
dest
rian
scal
e an
d us
e.
Sca
le•
Two
to fi
ve s
torie
s bl
endi
ng w
ith th
e ex
istin
g hi
stor
ic b
uild
ings
.•
Scal
e, m
assi
ng a
nd r
hyth
m o
f new
dev
elop
men
t sho
uld
follo
w th
e ex
istin
g hi
stor
ic te
xtur
e.•
One
-qua
rter
bloc
k fa
cade
s sh
ould
be
enco
urag
ed.
Land U
se
• M
ixed
-use
dev
elop
men
t of h
ousi
ng a
nd c
omm
erci
al s
pace
.•
New
hou
sing
fron
ting
on p
ropo
sed
Ellio
t Par
k Bo
ulev
ard.
Landm
ark
s and A
menit
ies
• D
evel
op a
sig
nific
ant o
pen
spac
e/pl
aza
arou
nd th
e C
ente
nnia
l/10
th S
treet
inte
rsec
tion.
• D
evel
op s
treet
scap
e im
prov
emen
ts w
ithin
this
cen
ter
core
.•
Dev
elop
Chi
cago
Ave
nue
as a
ne
ighb
orho
od
“Mai
n St
reet
”.•
“Im
age”
inte
rsec
tions
sho
uld
be d
evel
oped
alo
ngPo
rtlan
d, P
ark
and
Chi
cago
Ave
nues
.•
New
traf
fic c
ircle
at C
hica
go A
venu
e an
d 9t
h St
reet
.
Park
ing S
trate
gie
s•
Prom
ote
stra
tegi
es fo
r sh
ared
par
king
-
com
mer
cial
use
s du
ring
the
day,
res
iden
tial
at n
ight
.•
Prov
ide
smal
l, di
sper
sed
surfa
ce lo
ts.
• N
ew h
ousi
ng s
houl
d pr
ovid
e un
derg
roun
d or
off-
stre
et (s
cree
ned)
par
king
. •
Expl
ore
on-s
treet
par
king
opt
ions
, in
clud
ing
angl
e pa
rkin
g to
incr
ease
spa
ces
on
narr
ow,
quie
t stre
ets.
Con
sider
res
iden
tial
park
ing
perm
its.
Pede
stria
n sc
ale
amen
ities
and
gro
und
floor
sh
ops/
rest
aura
nts
crea
te s
afe,
act
ive
stre
ets.
Appli
cati
ons
• in
mos
t cas
es,
new
con
stru
ctio
n pr
ojec
ts s
houl
d pl
ace
build
ings
clo
se to
the
stre
et
(alo
ng e
dge
of w
alk)
, mat
chin
g ex
istin
g bu
ildin
g se
tbac
ks to
pro
vide
con
tinui
ty a
nden
cour
age
visu
al a
nd p
hysic
al in
tera
ctio
n be
twee
n bu
ildin
g us
es, s
idew
alk
and
stree
t
Appli
cati
ons
• pr
ovid
e a
cont
inuo
us,
acce
ssib
le a
nd r
ecog
niza
ble
syst
em o
f pub
lic s
pace
s lin
ked
to c
ity s
treet
s an
d si
dew
alks
, to
loca
l and
reg
iona
l par
ks/t
rails
, to
the
Mis
siss
ippi
Ri
ver,
to lo
cal a
nd r
egio
nal a
ttrac
tions
and
oth
er a
rea
amen
ities
Appli
cati
ons
• de
fine
a sp
ecifi
c bu
dget
and
app
roac
h to
mee
t the
mai
nten
ance
nee
ds o
f exi
stin
gne
ighb
orho
od a
men
ities
and
pro
pose
d im
prov
emen
ts•
impl
emen
t a r
egul
ar p
rogr
am a
nd s
ched
ule
for
side
wal
k cl
eani
ng,
snow
rem
oval
, tra
sh c
olle
ctio
n an
d st
reet
light
rep
air/
repl
acem
ent
•ex
plor
e va
rious
app
roac
hes,
incl
udin
g ‘s
peci
al s
ervi
ce d
istri
cts’
, pa
int-u
p/fix
-up
prog
ram
s an
d ot
her
optio
ns to
mee
t mai
nten
ance
nee
ds
Appli
cati
ons
• pr
ovid
e sp
ecifi
c, p
ublis
hed
polic
y an
d pr
oced
ure
guid
elin
es•
enco
urag
e co
nsis
tent
follo
w-th
roug
h to
targ
et is
sues
and
mee
t spe
cific
ne
ighb
orho
od n
eeds
• cr
eate
and
upd
ate
(on
a re
gula
r ba
sis)
GIS
dat
a fil
es to
mon
itor
stat
us a
nd h
ealth
of
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d pr
oper
ties
Cur
rent
Cha
ract
er
Cur
rent
Cha
ract
er
Exam
ple
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s8Neig
hborh
ood G
uid
eli
nes
-A
rchi
tect
ure
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s17
Dis
tric
t G
uid
eli
nes
-D
ownt
own
Loca
tion
• Th
e D
ownt
own
Dis
trict
of
Ellio
t Par
k is
the
trans
ition
zone
bet
wee
n th
e m
id to
hi
ghris
e do
wnt
own
build
ings
in d
ownt
own
and
the
thre
e to
four
st
ory
build
ings
in th
e ne
ighb
orho
od.
Sca
le•
12 to
16
stor
ies
in th
e no
rthw
est c
orne
r (n
orth
of 8
th S
t. be
twee
n 5t
h an
d Pa
rk A
ve.)
step
ping
dow
n to
6 s
torie
s al
ong
8th
Stre
et.
• N
ew d
evel
opm
ents
mus
t be
(or
perc
eive
d to
be)
no
larg
erth
an a
qua
rter-
bloc
k sc
ale.
• Sc
ale,
mas
sing
and
rhy
thm
of n
ew d
evel
opm
ent s
houl
d fo
llow
the
exis
ting
text
ure.
Land U
se•
Prim
arily
offi
ce to
acc
omm
odat
e th
e gr
owin
g do
wnt
own.
• Re
tail
at th
e fir
st fl
oor,
poss
ibly
with
hou
sing
on
the
uppe
r flo
ors.
Landm
ark
s and A
menit
ies
• C
ontin
ue e
fforts
to d
evel
op th
e Ar
mor
y as
a
neig
hbor
hood
and
dow
ntow
n co
mm
unity
ass
et.
• D
evel
op s
treet
scap
e im
prov
emen
tsal
ong
Portl
and,
Par
k an
d C
hica
go A
venu
es.
• D
evel
op C
hica
go A
venu
e as
a
neig
hbor
hood
“M
ain
Stre
et”.
• In
crea
se u
rban
ope
n sp
ace
arou
ndth
e ed
ges
of th
e Ar
mor
y bu
ildin
g.
Park
ing S
trate
gie
s•
Incr
ease
d us
e of
bel
ow g
rade
and
st
ruct
ured
par
king
.•
Elim
inat
ion
of s
urfa
ce p
arki
ng.
Larg
er s
cale
bui
ldin
gs c
an a
lso
prov
ide
inte
resti
ng d
etai
l and
ped
estri
an le
vel a
men
ities
to c
reat
e sa
fe a
nd in
vitin
g pl
aces
for
neig
hbor
hood
inte
ract
ion.
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Appli
cati
ons
• as
new
bui
ldin
gs a
re c
onst
ruct
ed in
the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od,
the
mos
t app
ropr
iate
of
exis
ting
build
ings
sho
uld
prov
ide
cues
for
mas
sing
•la
rger
bui
ldin
gs a
re c
erta
inly
app
ropr
iate
faci
ng th
e st
reet
, bu
t the
ir m
assi
ng s
houl
d be
re
spon
sive
to th
eir
cont
ext,
espe
cial
ly a
s th
ey r
elat
e to
sm
alle
r re
side
nces
fron
ting
on s
ide
stre
et.
• la
ndsc
ape
solu
tions
, in
clud
ing
stre
et tr
ees,
laye
red
plan
tings
and
pla
ntin
gs fo
r se
ason
al c
olor
sh
ould
be
used
to e
nhan
ce e
xist
ing
build
ings
that
feel
too
smal
l
Som
e pl
aces
are
mem
orab
le b
ecau
se o
f the
arc
hite
ctur
al u
nifo
rmity
of
surr
ound
ing
build
ings
. O
ther
pla
ces
have
a m
ore
ecle
ctic
cha
ract
er,
crea
ted
over
tim
e w
ith fe
wer
con
stra
ints
and
less
uni
form
ity.
Each
has
its
own
char
m.
Alth
ough
the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od h
as a
mix
of b
uild
ings
and
spac
es, f
utur
e de
velo
pmen
t sho
uld
refle
ct th
e be
st of
the
neig
hbor
hood
'sex
istin
g ch
arac
ter
whi
le a
llow
ing
oppo
rtuni
ties
to e
xplo
re h
igh-
qual
ityco
ntem
pora
ry d
esig
n so
lutio
ns.
This
will
ser
ve to
em
phas
ize
Ellio
t Par
k'svi
talit
y co
mes
, at
leas
t in
part,
from
this
div
erse
mix
.
Arch
itect
s fre
quen
tly u
se fa
mili
ar w
ords
in u
nfam
iliar
way
s to
des
crib
ew
ays
of e
ngag
ing
peop
le w
ith th
eir
surr
ound
ings
. The
se g
uide
lines
pro
vide
both
writ
ten
and
phot
ogra
phic
des
crip
tions
to h
elp
crea
te a
com
mon
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
wha
t we
mea
n by
thes
e te
rms
and
of h
ow th
ey c
an b
eap
plie
d to
the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od e
nviro
nmen
t.
Sca
leSc
ale
refe
rs to
the
rela
tions
hip
betw
een
the
size
of a
per
son
and
the
dim
en-
sion
of s
pace
s an
d bu
ildin
g el
emen
ts.
Appr
opria
tely
sca
led
build
ings
cre
-at
e "th
e go
od f
it" w
ithin
sen
sitiv
ely-
desi
gned
pla
ces.
A n
umbe
r of
old
erbu
ildin
gs in
the
Elli
ot P
ark
neig
hbor
hood
offe
r ex
ampl
es o
f ap
prop
riate
lysc
aled
faca
des
that
rel
ate
to h
uman
sca
le.
Appli
cati
ons
• th
e El
liot P
ark
Mas
ter
Plan
sup
ports
the
idea
of i
ncre
ased
den
sity
and
inte
nsify
ing
the
mix
of u
ses
at s
peci
fic n
odes
, w
hich
sug
gest
s th
at th
is c
omm
unity
sho
uld
exam
ine
a ne
w s
cale
of
arch
itect
ure
at th
ese
loca
tions
: ge
nera
lly 4
sto
ry,
but n
ot to
exc
eed
10 s
tory
bui
ldin
gs
• pr
opos
ed d
evel
opm
ent s
houl
d re
flect
the
scal
e of
exi
stin
g ad
jace
nt b
uild
ings
whe
re a
ppro
pria
te,
(i.e.
giv
en th
at th
ere
is a
goo
d co
ntex
tual
mod
el to
bui
ld u
pon)
• bu
ildin
g sc
ale
shou
ld r
espo
nd to
adj
acen
t par
ks,
open
spa
ce a
nd th
e pu
blic
rea
lm
Mass
ing
Mas
sing
add
ress
es t
he v
olum
etric
siz
e an
d ar
ticul
atio
n of
bui
ldin
g el
emen
ts.
Build
ings
can
feel
too
bulk
y or
too
smal
l for
thei
r si
tes;
in
suc
h ca
ses,
a b
uild
ing
seem
s ou
t of
pla
ce.
For
larg
er s
truct
ures
, th
e pe
rcei
ved
mas
sive
ness
can
be
redu
ced
by s
tepp
ing
the
build
ing'
s he
ight
up
or d
own
and
brea
king
the
faca
de in
todi
stin
ct e
lem
ents
.
Ove
rvie
wAr
chite
ctur
al g
uide
lines
des
crib
eth
e ch
arac
ter,
elem
ents
and
desi
red
dire
ctio
n fo
r de
sign
and
cons
truct
ion
of b
uild
ings
pro
pose
din
the
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d Pl
an.
Thes
egu
idel
ines
add
ress
new
con
struc
tion
(bot
h re
side
ntia
l and
com
mer
cial
),ad
aptiv
e re
-use
of e
xist
ing
stru
ctur
es a
nd a
var
iety
of f
acad
eim
prov
emen
t and
pai
nt-u
p/fix
-up
initi
ativ
es.
Cur
rent
Cha
ract
er
Cur
rent
Cha
ract
er
Exam
ple
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s9
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s16D
istr
ict
Guid
eli
nes
-M
ixed
Use
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Loca
tion
• Tr
ansi
tion
zone
s to
an
d fro
m fr
eew
ay
acce
ss r
oute
s.
Mix
of u
ses
incl
udes
re
side
ntia
l, ch
urch
es,
smal
l com
mer
cial
and
inst
itutio
ns.
Sca
le•
Hou
sing
in th
is d
istri
ct s
houl
d be
two
to fi
ve s
torie
s an
d sh
ould
be
sim
ilar
to th
e ty
pe o
f den
sity
ach
ieve
d at
the
East
Vill
age.
• O
ffice
and
ligh
t man
ufac
turin
g to
eig
ht s
torie
s.•
Scal
e, m
assi
ng a
nd r
hyth
m o
f new
dev
elop
men
t sho
uld
follo
w th
e ex
istin
g te
xtur
e.•
One
-qua
rter
bloc
k fa
cade
s sh
ould
be
enco
urag
ed.
Land U
se•
Mix
ed-u
se d
evel
opm
ent o
f hou
sing
, of
fice
and
light
m
anuf
actu
ring.
• D
evel
op h
ousi
ng a
roun
d th
e 8t
h St
reet
and
11t
h Av
enue
in
ters
ectio
n.
Landm
ark
s and A
menit
ies
• Ex
plor
e op
portu
nitie
s fo
r pu
blic
gat
herin
g sp
ace
acro
ss
from
the
Stru
twar
e bu
ildin
g at
11t
h Av
enue
and
7th
Stre
et.
• D
evel
op s
treet
scap
e im
prov
emen
tsal
ong
11th
Ave
nue.
• D
evel
op n
eigh
borh
ood
freew
ay
‘gat
eway
s’ a
long
7th
an
d 8t
h St
reet
s.•
“Rig
ht-s
ize”
8th
Stre
et to
red
uce
visu
al a
nd p
hysi
cal i
mpa
cts
of th
is
high
traf
fic s
treet
. N
arro
w s
treet
as
muc
h as
pos
sibl
e to
add
wid
th to
pu
blic
wal
kway
s.
Park
ing S
trate
gie
s•
Prov
ide
som
e on
-stre
et p
arki
ng.
• Pr
omot
e be
low
gra
de p
arki
ng fo
r al
l ne
w c
onst
ruct
ion.
• En
cour
age
shar
ed u
se o
f par
king
st
ruct
ures
.•
Prom
ote
redu
ctio
n of
sur
face
lots
.
Spati
al
Encl
osu
reTh
is a
ddre
sses
the
sens
e of
free
-flo
win
g or
con
fined
spa
ce.
Typi
cally
,ur
ban
area
s te
nd to
be
char
acte
rized
by
mor
e en
clos
ed,
defin
ed p
ublic
spac
es s
urro
unde
d by
bui
ldin
gs.
Cur
rent
ly, th
e El
liot P
ark
neig
hbor
hood
has
seve
ral v
acan
t lot
s an
d m
any
park
ing
lots
that
red
uce
the
cont
inui
tyan
d sp
atia
l enc
losu
re o
f the
stre
et a
s an
out
door
roo
m.
Appli
cati
ons
• ne
w b
uild
ings
sho
uld
be c
onst
ruct
ed w
ithin
six
feet
of t
he s
treet
pro
perty
or r
ight
-of-w
ay li
ne a
nd
shou
ld e
xten
d as
long
as
prac
tical
to d
efin
e an
d co
ntai
n sp
ace
at th
e st
reet
's ed
ge•
at o
pen
lots
, fe
ncin
g, tr
ellis
es,
trees
and
oth
er p
lant
ings
sho
uld
be e
mpl
oyed
to c
ontin
ue th
e st
reet
wal
l•
mul
ti-fa
mily
res
iden
tial h
ousi
ng (a
partm
ents
, to
wnh
omes
) may
be
set f
arth
er b
ack
from
the
stre
et,
but b
uild
ing
scal
e an
d m
assi
ng a
nd s
ite tr
eatm
ents
mus
t be
incr
ease
d to
com
pens
ate
for
this
shi
ft
Rhyth
mRh
ythm
add
ress
es th
e re
gula
rity
or ir
regu
larit
y of
rec
urrin
g fe
atur
es o
r el
emen
ts th
at m
ake
up th
e bu
ildin
g, s
uch
as w
indo
ws,
por
ches
and
bay
s.Th
e El
liot P
ark
neig
hbor
hood
has
a d
iver
se c
olle
ctio
n of
bui
ldin
gsw
ith
varie
d fo
rms,
func
tions
, an
d de
sign
mot
ifs.
Whe
n th
ere
is a
reg
ular
rhyt
hm o
f bui
ldin
g fo
rms
and
elem
ents
, di
ffere
nces
see
m le
ss s
igni
fican
tan
d in
divi
dual
stru
ctur
es te
nd to
mer
ge in
to a
mor
e ha
rmon
ious
uni
t.Su
ch r
egul
ar p
atte
rns
ampl
ify th
e na
tura
l rhy
thm
s of
mov
emen
t, en
cour
agin
g pe
ople
to c
ontin
ue w
alki
ng a
long
a s
treet
. W
hen
an
over
all r
hyth
m o
f bui
ldin
g el
emen
ts is
est
ablis
hed,
uni
que
elem
ents
beco
me
mor
e va
lued
and
mea
ning
ful.
Appli
cati
ons
• ne
w b
uild
ings
sho
uld
stre
ngth
en th
e rh
ythm
s of
the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od b
y em
phas
izin
g in
crea
sed
activ
ity a
t nei
ghbo
rhoo
d no
des
(see
the
Mas
ter
Plan
Cha
pter
4) a
nd th
e co
ntin
uity
of
the
build
ing
wal
l alo
ng th
e st
reet
bet
wee
n no
des
• ov
er s
ever
al d
ecad
es,
this
wou
ld h
elp
knit
the
stre
et's
build
ings
into
a c
ohes
ive
fabr
ic•
the
mos
t im
med
iate
way
to d
evel
op a
reg
ular
rhy
thm
, ho
wev
er,
wou
ld b
e th
roug
h pl
antin
g of
st
reet
tree
s at
reg
ular
inte
rval
s
Pro
port
ion a
nd O
rienta
tion
This
ref
ers
to th
e di
men
sion
al a
nd d
irect
iona
l rel
atio
nshi
p be
twee
n th
efo
rmal
ele
men
ts th
at s
hape
a s
pace
or
a bu
ildin
g an
d its
faca
des
with
inth
e ov
eral
l com
posi
tion.
Bui
ldin
gs in
the
Ellio
t Par
k ne
ighb
orho
od
gene
rally
hav
e a
horiz
onta
l orie
ntat
ion,
that
is,
thei
r fa
cade
s ar
e lo
nger
than
they
are
tall.
Appli
cati
ons
• up
per
floor
s sh
ould
be
mor
e ba
lanc
ed b
etw
een
verti
cal a
nd h
oriz
onta
l orie
ntat
ions
• th
e la
ck o
f con
tain
men
t on
the
stre
et d
etra
cts
from
the
inte
nsity
of t
he e
xper
ienc
e th
ere
(see
Sp
atia
l enc
losu
re)
Cur
rent
Cha
ract
er
Cur
rent
Cha
ract
er
Exam
ple
Prop
osed
dev
elop
men
t cou
ld in
clud
e a
mix
of r
esid
entia
l ove
r of
fice
uses
.
Loca
tion
This
dis
trict
cov
ers
muc
h of
the
sout
hern
are
a of
the
neig
hbor
hood
, be
twee
nG
rant
Stre
et/1
4th
Stre
et
(pro
pose
d El
liot P
ark
Boul
evar
d) a
nd I-
94.
Sca
le•
Infil
l and
new
hou
sing
- tw
o to
four
sto
ries.
• D
o no
t enc
oura
ge a
ny a
dditi
onal
mid
-ris
e de
velo
pmen
t.
Land U
se•
Sing
le a
nd m
ulti-
fam
ily h
ousi
ng.
• En
cour
age
infil
l hou
sing
with
in th
ese
bloc
ks.
• D
evel
op n
ew h
ousi
ng b
etw
een
Chi
cago
and
Por
tland
Aven
ues
and
14th
Stre
et (E
lliot
Par
k Bo
ulev
ard)
and
15t
h St
reet
.•
Mix
ed-u
se d
evel
opm
ent a
long
Chi
cago
Ave
nue
shou
ldbe
enc
oura
ged.
Landm
ark
s and A
menit
ies
• D
evel
op a
n hi
stor
ic h
ousi
ng o
verla
y di
stric
t for
the
area
so
uth
of 1
5th
Stre
et,
betw
een
Ellio
t and
12t
h Av
enue
s to
pr
eser
ve a
nd e
nhan
ce e
xist
ing
resi
dent
ial p
rope
rties
.
Park
ing S
trate
gie
s•
Prom
ote
stra
tegi
es fo
r sh
ared
pa
rkin
g -
com
mer
cial
use
s du
ring
the
day,
res
iden
tial a
t nig
ht.
• D
esig
nate
on-
stre
et p
arki
ng fo
r re
side
nts
only
(per
mit
park
ing)
; di
scou
rage
stre
et p
arki
ng fo
r do
wnt
own
wor
kers
.•
Prom
ote
stra
tegi
es fo
r re
duce
d pa
rkin
g de
man
d, c
ar d
epen
denc
yin
Elli
ot P
ark.
• Pr
ovid
e sm
all,
disp
erse
d su
rface
lots
• N
ew d
evel
opm
ent s
houl
d pr
ovid
e un
derg
roun
d pa
rkin
g.
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s10N
eig
hborh
ood G
uid
eli
nes
-A
rchi
tect
ure
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s15
Dis
tric
t G
uid
eli
nes
-R
esid
entia
l
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Entr
y C
ondit
ions
Entry
ele
men
ts d
efin
e th
e ch
arac
ter
of a
cces
s in
to a
nd w
ithin
build
ings
, su
ch a
s ro
of o
verh
angs
, ra
ised
por
ches
, ra
iling
s,re
cess
es a
nd o
ther
pro
ject
ing
form
s. A
bui
ldin
g's
entry
tells
us
insu
btle
way
s th
at w
e ar
e w
elco
me
and,
in s
ome
case
s, h
ow w
ear
e ex
pect
ed to
act
upo
n en
terin
g.
Appli
cati
ons
• bu
ildin
g en
tranc
es s
houl
d be
orie
nted
tow
ard
the
front
of t
he b
uild
ing
and
tow
ard
the
stre
et w
hene
ver
poss
ible
• em
ploy
ing
rece
sses
, po
rche
s, tr
ansp
aren
t ent
ry s
yste
ms
and
othe
r el
emen
ts s
houl
d co
nvey
an
invi
ting,
and
ope
n im
pres
sion
• a
regu
larly
spa
ced
serie
s of
ent
ranc
es a
long
the
stre
et is
pre
fera
ble
to a
sin
gle
entry
in lo
ng b
uild
ings
Faca
de M
ate
rials
and B
uil
din
g S
ignage
This
ref
ers
to th
e ty
pes
of m
ater
ials
sel
ecte
d an
d th
e m
ixin
g of
mat
eria
ls to
cre
ate
a bu
ildin
g fa
cade
. D
urin
g th
e pa
st h
undr
edye
ars,
bui
ldin
g m
ater
ials
hav
e ex
pand
ed fr
om a
lim
ited
rang
eof
nat
ural
mat
eria
ls to
an
arra
y of
syn
thet
ic m
ater
ials
. As
a
cons
eque
nce
of u
sing
thes
e ne
w m
ater
ials,
our
bui
lt e
nviro
nmen
tha
s be
com
e le
ss h
omog
eneo
us a
nd le
ss c
ohes
ive.
The
Elli
otPa
rk n
eigh
borh
ood
exhi
bits
a w
ide
rang
e of
bui
ldin
g m
ater
ials
:w
ood,
bric
k, m
etal
, con
cret
e m
ason
ry, s
tucc
o, p
lasti
cs a
nd o
ther
s.Th
is is
par
tially
due
to th
e va
riety
of b
uild
ing
type
s ra
ngin
g fro
msin
gle-
fam
ily h
ouse
s to
ligh
t ind
ustri
al s
truct
ures
. Sig
nage
mat
eria
lsan
d de
sign
are
incl
uded
as
part
of a
bui
ldin
g’s
faca
de.
Sola
r A
ccess
Sola
r ac
cess
def
ines
the
capa
city
of a
site
or
build
ing
to r
ecei
veun
obst
ruct
ed s
unlig
ht.
We
are
beco
min
g in
crea
sing
ly a
war
e of
the
phys
iolo
gica
l ben
efits
and
the
alte
rnat
ive
ener
gy p
oten
tial
of s
unlig
ht.
Espe
cial
ly in
den
se,
urba
n ne
ighb
orho
ods,
it is
impo
rtant
to e
ncou
rage
infil
l pro
ject
s th
at ta
ke a
dvan
tage
of
pass
ive
sola
r he
atin
g, b
ut a
t the
sam
e tim
e in
clud
e ca
refu
lde
sign
to m
inim
ize
shad
ows
on a
djac
ent p
rope
rties
.
Appli
cati
ons
• as
new
bui
ldin
gs a
re c
onst
ruct
ed in
Elli
ot P
ark,
the
dire
ct a
cces
s to
sun
light
enj
oyed
by
adj
acen
t res
iden
ces
and
othe
r bu
ildin
gs o
n th
e st
reet
sho
uld
be m
aint
aine
d•
new
bui
ldin
gs s
houl
d be
of l
imite
d he
ight
, se
t bac
k fro
m p
rope
rty li
nes,
or
step
ped
dow
n to
war
d ad
jace
nt p
rope
rties
so
that
sol
ar a
cces
s is
mai
ntai
ned
Appli
cati
ons
• fu
ture
bui
ldin
gs s
houl
d em
ploy
mat
eria
ls of
hig
h qu
ality
, dur
abili
ty, a
nd c
hara
cter
,ta
king
into
acc
ount
the
bala
nce
of li
fe-c
ycle
cos
ts w
ith fi
rst c
osts
of t
he m
ater
ial
• gl
ass,
ste
el a
nd m
ason
ry a
re e
ncou
rage
d -
plas
tics
and
alum
inum
are
dis
cour
aged
exce
pt in
lim
ited
appl
icat
ions
• la
rge
back
lit s
igns
on
high
pol
es w
ill n
ot b
e al
low
ed a
s th
ey c
reat
e an
env
ironm
ent
that
doe
s no
t enc
oura
ge a
n ac
tive
pede
stria
n en
viro
nmen
t
Prop
osed
impr
ovem
ents
will
pre
serv
ean
d en
hanc
e th
e ch
arac
ter
of
resi
dent
ial a
reas
.
Cur
rent
Cha
ract
er
Cur
rent
Cha
ract
er
Exam
ple
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s11
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s14D
istr
ict
Guid
eli
nes
-O
verv
iew
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
How
to u
se t
hese
Guid
eli
nes
Gui
delin
es fo
r ea
ch d
istri
ct in
clud
e a
refe
renc
em
ap a
nd b
rief d
escr
iptio
n of
loca
tion
follo
wed
by
reco
mm
enda
tions
rel
ated
to s
cale
, la
nd u
se,
land
mar
ks a
nd d
istri
ct p
arki
ng s
trate
gies
.
Smal
l pho
togr
aphs
in th
e si
de b
ars
show
exi
stin
gco
nditi
ons
acco
mpa
nied
by
a la
rger
imag
e ill
ustra
ting
prop
osed
impr
ovem
ents
, su
gges
ted
deve
lopm
ent c
hara
cter
or o
ther
dist
rict o
ppor
tuni
ties.
Intr
oduct
ion
As p
art o
f the
pla
nnin
g pr
oces
s, S
tudy
Tea
m a
nd s
take
hold
er w
orks
hops
iden
tifie
d a
varie
ty o
f uni
que
visu
al q
ualit
ies
and
phys
ical
feat
ures
that
char
acte
rize
spec
ific
area
s w
ithin
Elli
ot P
ark.
Eac
h di
stric
t, de
scrib
ed in
the
Mas
ter
Plan
(Cha
pter
4),
is im
porta
nt to
con
side
r bo
th a
s a
sepa
rate
'zone
' and
als
o ho
w it
fits
with
in th
e ov
eral
l nei
ghbo
rhoo
d. D
istri
ct
guid
elin
es in
this
sec
tion
wer
e cr
eate
d to
furth
er d
efin
e th
e es
senc
e of
each
dis
trict
whi
le p
rovi
ding
spe
cific
rec
omm
enda
tions
for
pres
erva
tion,
prot
ectio
n an
d on
goin
g im
prov
emen
ts.
Cont
ext
Scal
eLa
nd U
seLa
ndm
arks
Sout
hern
por
tion
of th
e ne
ighb
orho
odM
ostly
2-4
sto
ries
Sing
le a
nd m
ulti-
fam
ilyho
usin
g
Con
fluen
ce o
f the
var
ious
2-
5 st
orie
sH
ousi
ng,
reta
il di
stric
ts,
neig
hbor
hood
dis
trict
sst
oref
ront
offi
ce
The
trans
ition
bet
wee
n do
wnt
own
2-5
stor
ies
Prim
arily
res
iden
tial
arch
itect
ure
and
tradi
tiona
lsi
ngle
-fam
ily r
esid
entia
l blo
cks
Tran
sitio
n zo
nes
to a
nd fr
om fr
eew
ay2-
5 St
orie
sM
ix o
f hou
sing
, of
fice
acce
ss r
oute
san
d lig
ht m
anuf
actu
ring
Tran
sitio
n be
twee
n m
id-r
ise
dow
ntow
n12
-16
stor
ies
to 6
sto
ries
Reta
il on
firs
t flo
or;
prim
ary
an
d th
e re
side
ntia
l nei
ghbo
rhoo
dal
ong
8th
Stre
etof
fice,
pos
sibl
e re
side
ntia
l on
uppe
r flo
ors
Resi
dent
ial
Cent
ral C
ore
Hist
oric
9th
Stre
et
Mix
ed-U
se
Dow
ntow
n
Appli
cati
ons
• w
here
app
ropr
iate
, ro
of e
lem
ents
may
be
used
to m
ark
key
stre
et in
ters
ectio
ns o
r fo
cus
atte
ntio
n on
sig
nific
ant b
uild
ings
• by
usi
ng r
oof f
orm
s an
d m
ater
ials
that
rel
ate
to e
ach
othe
r up
and
dow
n th
e st
reet
, a
mor
e ha
rmon
ious
stre
etsc
ape
can
be a
chie
ved
• in
stru
ctur
es w
ith fl
at r
oofs
, fa
cade
and
par
apet
det
ails
bec
ome
mor
e si
gnifi
cant
Roof
Form
s and M
ate
rials
This
ref
ers
to th
e sh
ape
of th
e ro
of,
its c
ompo
sitio
n, a
nd th
ese
lect
ion
of
mat
eria
ls u
sed
to c
over
it.
Roof
form
s ca
n en
liven
a bu
ildin
g an
d a
stre
etsc
ape.
Roo
f mat
eria
ls c
an a
lso
add
text
ure
and
colo
r to
attr
act a
ttent
ion
and
inte
rest
as
peop
le w
alk
or d
rive
alon
g th
e st
reet
. Th
e bu
ildin
gs in
the
Ellio
tPa
rk n
eigh
borh
ood
have
var
ied
roof
form
s an
d m
ater
ials
.
Publi
c/P
riva
te C
onti
nuum
This
def
ines
the
subt
le c
hang
es in
spa
ce a
nd fo
rms
that
tra
ditio
nally
info
rm p
eopl
e w
hen
they
are
mov
ing
betw
een
publ
ic a
nd p
rivat
e pl
aces
. As
new
dev
elop
men
t occ
urs,
the
grea
test
cha
lleng
e fo
r bu
ilder
s an
d th
e ne
ighb
orho
od w
ill b
e to
crea
te a
des
ign
cont
inui
ty o
f for
ms,
mat
eria
ls,
and
spac
es
with
out d
imin
ishi
ng th
e va
riety
that
mak
es E
lliot
Par
k a
dist
inct
ive
neig
hbor
hood
.
Exte
rior/
Inte
rior
Connect
ion
This
add
ress
es th
e ne
cess
ity o
f pro
vidi
ng v
isua
l con
nect
ors,
thro
ugh
the
use
of w
indo
ws
and
glas
s en
tries
, to
con
nect
the
inte
rior
spac
es o
f a b
uild
ing
to th
e ex
terio
r pu
blic
rea
lm.
Thes
eco
nnec
tors
dra
w p
eopl
e ou
t of t
he b
uild
ings
and
into
the
stre
etbo
th v
isua
lly a
nd p
hysi
cally
and
from
out
side
in (s
uch
as s
tore
front
s) th
ereb
y in
crea
sing
stre
et “
life”
and
saf
ety.
Appli
cati
ons
• bu
ildin
gs in
Elli
ot P
ark
shou
ld p
rovi
de a
sen
se o
f arr
ival
and
of t
rans
ition
from
th
eir
mos
t pub
lic to
mos
t priv
ate
spac
es.
For
exam
ple,
the
stre
et a
nd p
ublic
si
dew
alk
are
the
mos
t pub
lic a
nd th
e re
side
ntia
l int
erio
r or
"bac
k of
the
shop
" are
th
e m
ost p
rivat
e•
a va
riety
of b
uild
ing
and
site
ele
men
ts c
an b
e em
ploy
ed fo
r th
e se
mi-p
ublic
and
se
mi-p
rivat
e sp
aces
: pl
antin
g bu
ffers
, en
try r
eces
ses
or p
orch
es,
vest
ibul
es a
nd
lobb
ies,
etc
. ca
n fu
lfill
thes
e in
term
edia
te r
oles
Appli
cati
ons
• d
isco
urag
e te
mpo
rary
and
per
man
ent c
omm
erci
al w
indo
w s
igna
ge w
hich
blo
cks
the
view
s in
to o
r ou
t of b
uild
ings
•
futu
re d
evel
opm
ent n
eeds
to e
ncou
rage
num
erou
s w
indo
w o
peni
ngs
and
mul
tiple
en
try p
oint
s al
ong
the
stre
et e
dge
Dist
rict
Cha
ract
er S
umm
ary
Man
y sig
nifi-
cant
pro
perti
esBa
nd B
oxD
iner
His
toric
resi
dent
ial
prop
ertie
s
Stru
twea
rBu
ildin
g
Arm
ory,
Luth
eran
Brot
herh
ood
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s12
Elli
ot P
ark
Nei
ghbo
rhoo
d M
aste
r Pl
an
De
sig
n G
uid
eli
ne
s13
Neig
hborh
ood G
uid
eli
nes
-Pa
rkin
g
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Neig
hborh
ood G
uid
eli
nes
Acce
ss &
Con
necti
ons
Neig
hborh
ood
Dis
tric
t Corr
idor
Appli
cati
ons
• pu
rsue
opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r de
dica
ted
bike
lane
s/tra
ils e
ither
on
or o
ff-st
reet
as
part
of th
e lo
cal a
nd r
egio
nal b
ike
plan
•
prov
ide
conn
ectio
ns to
regi
onal
ped
estri
an a
nd b
icyc
le s
yste
ms
• en
sure
that
det
aile
d de
sign
and
con
stru
ctio
n of
new
bic
ycle
faci
litie
s su
ppor
t or
inte
grat
e w
ith e
xist
ing
neig
hbor
hood
pro
gram
s al
read
y un
derw
ay
Appli
cati
ons
• w
ork
with
City
rep
rese
ntat
ives
to e
xplo
re s
treet
des
ign
alte
rnat
ives
that
pro
mot
e a
bala
nce
of u
ses
• w
ork
with
City
rep
rese
ntat
ives
to d
efin
e sp
ecifi
c ob
ject
ives
for t
raffi
c ca
lmin
g, s
afe
cros
swal
ks a
nd s
treet
scap
eim
prov
emen
ts
Pedest
rian a
nd B
icycl
eIn
crea
sing
ped
estri
an m
ovem
ent a
nd b
icyc
le u
se c
an b
eac
com
plis
hed
in tw
o w
ays:
firs
t, pr
ovid
e th
e ph
ysic
al fa
cilit
ies
and
impr
ovem
ents
that
will
enc
oura
ge fo
ot a
nd b
icyc
le tr
affic
;se
cond
, en
sure
that
ped
estri
an/b
icyc
le s
yste
ms
are
desi
gned
and
loca
ted
next
to s
afe,
hig
hly
visi
ble
and
inte
rest
ing
plac
es to
be,
conn
ecte
d w
ith th
e st
reet
and
the
mix
of n
eigh
borh
ood
uses
/act
iviti
es.
This
pla
nted
cen
ter
med
ian
calm
s tra
ffic
and
prov
ides
a p
edes
trian
saf
e zo
ne a
long
Lexi
ngto
n Pa
rkw
ay,
St.
Paul
.
Cre
ativ
e bi
ke fa
cilit
ies
like
thes
e...
Transi
tEl
liot P
ark
is a
lread
y w
ell s
erve
d by
tran
sit,
with
mul
tiple
exp
ress
and
loca
l bus
rou
tes
oper
atin
g th
roug
hout
the
neig
hbor
hood
.Tw
o en
hanc
emen
ts to
the
exis
ting
syst
em a
re p
ropo
sed:
•Ex
tend
Met
ro T
rans
it se
rvic
e al
ong
Chi
cago
Ave
nue
north
to
conn
ect E
lliot
Par
k w
ith th
e D
ownt
own
East
Hia
wat
ha L
RT
stat
ion
- th
e ex
istin
g Ro
ute
5 th
at s
erve
s th
e ne
ighb
orho
od
turn
s in
to d
ownt
own
alon
g Se
vent
h St
reet
Sou
th,
two
bloc
ks
shor
t of t
he D
ownt
own
East
LRT
sto
p, a
nd fo
ur b
lock
s sh
ort
of W
ashi
ngto
n Av
enue
.•
Intro
duce
a n
ew D
ownt
own
Circ
ulat
or r
oute
to c
onne
ct E
lliot
Park
to L
orin
g Pa
rk a
nd th
e riv
erfro
nt a
rea
that
wou
ld u
se
15th
Stre
et,
Chi
cago
Ave
nue,
14t
h St
reet
, an
d 11
th A
venu
e th
roug
h th
e ne
ighb
orho
od.
This
ser
vice
wou
ld u
ltim
atel
y pr
ovid
e a
circ
umfe
rent
ial r
oute
alo
ng d
ownt
own
to c
onne
ct
Ellio
t Par
k, th
e riv
erfro
nt,
the
His
toric
Mill
s D
istri
ct,
ente
rtain
men
t, re
side
ntia
l and
the
Lorin
g Pa
rk a
reas
.
The
neig
hbor
hood
sho
uld
wor
k w
ith M
etro
Tra
nsit
to id
entif
yan
d in
tegr
ate
othe
r tra
nsit
impr
ovem
ents
suc
h as
: m
ore
shel
ters
,ad
equa
te tr
ansi
t sto
ps a
nd o
ppor
tuni
ties
for
a ne
ighb
orho
odci
rcul
ator
sys
tem
.
Man
age
on-s
treet
par
king
to m
eet s
peci
ficne
eds
of e
ach
dist
rict.
Con
tinue
to e
xplo
re s
hare
d pa
rkin
g so
lutio
ns o
r cr
eativ
e in
fill d
evel
opm
ent f
orex
istin
g su
rface
lots
.
Turn
this
...
...in
to th
is.
Dis
tric
t P
ark
ing A
ppro
ach
In k
eepi
ng w
ith tr
aditi
onal
urb
an d
esig
n pr
inci
ples
, th
est
reet
is d
esig
ned
to a
ccom
mod
ate
the
car
whi
le n
otal
low
ing
it to
dom
inat
e. T
he s
ame
hold
s tru
e fo
r pa
rkin
g.To
mee
t lon
g ra
nge
plan
s fo
r ne
w d
evel
opm
ent i
n El
liot
Park
, pa
rkin
g st
rate
gies
mus
t pro
vide
an
appr
opria
te
bala
nce
of o
n-st
reet
, sm
all s
urfa
ce lo
t and
stru
ctur
ed
park
ing
solu
tions
.
The
Mas
ter
Plan
(Cha
pter
Fou
r) id
entif
ies
a nu
mbe
r of
di
stin
ct d
istri
cts
with
in th
e ne
ighb
orho
od,
with
uni
que
qual
ities
and
num
erou
s op
portu
nitie
s fo
r re
deve
lopm
ent
with
in e
ach.
As
par
t of t
his
guid
elin
es c
hapt
er,
the
'dis
trict
par
king
appr
oach
' was
intro
duce
d as
a m
eans
to ta
rget
ove
rall
park
ing
need
s an
d st
ill a
ddre
ss s
peci
fic n
eeds
for
each
dist
rict.
Mor
e de
taile
d re
com
men
datio
ns a
re in
clud
ed in
the
'dis
trict
gui
delin
es' s
ectio
n an
d ar
e ba
sed
on th
e fo
llow
ing
over
all p
arki
ng o
bjec
tives
:
Obje
ctiv
e #
1-
Mee
t eac
h di
stric
t's p
arki
ng n
eeds
in
tern
ally
(i.e.
, w
ithin
the
gene
ral a
rea
of e
ach
dist
rict).
Obje
ctiv
e #
2-
Man
age
park
ing
to m
eet E
lliot
Par
kne
ighb
orho
od n
eeds
, no
t dow
ntow
n ne
eds.
Obje
ctiv
e #
3-
Mar
ket E
lliot
Par
k as
a n
eigh
borh
ood
whe
re o
ne c
an li
ve/w
ork
with
out n
eedi
ng a
car
(or
perh
aps
only
one
car
per
hou
seho
ld).
Appli
cati
ons
• es
tabl
ish
EPN
I as
a (n
ot-f
or-p
rofit
) par
king
man
agem
ent d
istri
ct•
deve
lop
and
man
age
off-
stre
et p
arki
ng r
esou
rces
• re
view
zon
ing
prov
isio
ns,
park
ing
requ
irem
ent,
com
plia
nce
for
new
de
velo
pmen
t•
inve
stig
ate
(with
City
dep
artm
ents
) pot
entia
l cha
nges
in r
egul
atio
ns
and
polic
y to
sup
port
dist
rict p
arki
ng s
trate
gies
• ex
plor
e an
d im
plem
ent s
hare
d of
f-st
reet
par
king
pro
gram
s•
man
age
on-s
treet
par
king
as
appr
opria
te fo
r ea
ch d
istri
ct, i
nclu
ding
met
ers,
sig
ned
time
limits
and
res
iden
tial p
erm
it pa
rkin
g•
coor
dina
te w
ith D
ownt
own
Tran
spor
tatio
n M
anag
emen
t O
rgan
izat
ion
and
Met
ro C
omm
uter
Ser
vice
s to
rei
nfor
ce c
omm
ute
alte
rnat
ives
for
busi
ness
es/e
mpl
oyee
s•
mon
itor
park
ing
dem
and
by la
nd u
se ty
pe a
nd u
se to
iden
tify
park
ing
requ
irem
ents
with
in th
e ne
ighb
orho
od -
pro
vide
out
reac
h/in
form
atio
nto
res
iden
ts a
nd s
tude
nts
to e
ncou
rage
red
uced
aut
omob
ile u
se o
r de
pend
ency
• co
nsid
er d
emon
strat
ion
car-s
harin
g or
sho
rt te
rm a
uto
rent
al p
rogr
ams
for n
eigh
borh
ood
resid
ents
to re
info
rce
redu
ced
car o
wne
rshi
p ne
eds