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3100 McKinnon Street, 7th Floor, Dallas, TX 75201 | o. 817.348.9500 f. 214.451.1176 | www.vialtagroup.com <br />Downtown McKinney Redevelopment and <br />Form-Based Code Initiative <br />Project Contact: Jennifer Arnold | 972.547.7415 | jarnold@mckinneytexas.org <br />Site Details <br />100 Blocks <br />Scope/Services <br />Redevelopment Strategy <br />Building Scale Master Plan <br />Form-Based Code <br />Redesign of Historic Square <br />Tax Increment Financing <br />Specific Development Support <br />Future TOD Plan <br />Cost <br />$600,000 <br />Projected Value <br />$1+ Billion <br />Start/Completion Date <br />2006 - 2013 <br />The new Town Center Master Plan is the vision of the City of McKinney, Texas, for the future of its central <br />neighborhoods and historic center. The Plan is also the roadmap for redevelopment, preservation, and future growth, <br />including transit oriented development (TOD) to connect into the Rail North Texas System from Dallas to Downtown <br />McKinney. The plan provides a community-based strategy for sustaining the vibrancy of the heart of McKinney. <br />Linking the Master Plan with the Market <br />Phase 1 of the planning process was inclusive, not simply allowing for but actively soliciting public input through <br />each part of the process. As a result, the process captured valuable public input while still capitalizing on the <br />professional expertise of City officials and the Gateway Planning Team hired to lead the process. The results of <br />the stakeholder process provide key linkages to neighborhoods and developments surrounding the future TOD <br />adjacent to the historic downtown. <br />Implementation <br />After the City Council adopted the master plan, the Gateway Planning Team (Gateway Planning, Kimley-Horn <br />and TXP) was engaged to position downtown, including the future TOD, with a critical mass of neighborhood <br />linkages for investment in new businesses. To this end, the Gateway Team assessed market demand and <br />developed a detailed form-based code and design framework to implement the master plan. In addition, <br />the Gateway Planning team assessed and created a tax increment finance (TIF) zone. In addition, the team <br />developed a comprehensive parking strategy to address short- and long-term parking needs as the Town Center <br />grows. The team is also developing a Town Center management structure as a mechanism to coordinate all the <br />public and private redevelopment efforts. <br />Awards <br />2013 NCTCOG Clide Award for Planning and Policy for Sustainable Development <br />2013 TX APA Current Planning Award