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<br />Doumtnum C..enteJ'iuille <br /> <br />Similar Project Experience <br /> <br />Reference <br />Brad Hoffman, Community <br />Development Director <br />City of Brooklyn Center <br />Phone; 763.569.3300 <br /> <br />Project Team <br />/)amOll Farber Associates <br />Damon Farber . Urban Design ll: <br />landscape Architecture <br />Tom Whitlock . Project Manajer <br /> <br />Benshoof and Associates <br />Jim Benshoof . Transportation <br />Planning <br /> <br />Strmley Consultrmts <br />EUJ(me Ander$on . Public <br />Infrastructure Impact Assessment <br /> <br />Emeralnl Trend <br />Metroplltan COI.IIICiI <br />Smart Growth Study Area <br />Transit Oriented Design <br /> <br />Issues Addressed <br /> <br />Landuse Framework plan to <br />guide future development. <br />Design Guidelines to provide <br />minimum standards l'ellardfns <br />t>u1ldlng materials and spatial <br />relatlOOsh\ps.to existing <br />development. <br />Public Participation Includes <br />three publiC meetings and eight <br />task force meet1ngs. <br />Integrated landuse planning wfth <br />future transportation needs for <br />downtown. <br />Development of RFP to send to <br />developers as well as evaluation <br />checklist for fair evaluation of <br />Incoming proposals. <br /> <br />Page 9 <br /> <br />r <br /> <br />lit <br /> <br />Downtown Brooklyn Center <br />SCOPE: The Brooklyn Center Smart Growth opportunity site is <br />situated in Brooklyn Center, a city of nearly 30,000 about five and a <br />halfmiles northwest of downtown Minneapolis. The lOa-acre town <br />center area encompasses a large area of auto-oriented and "big box" <br />retail which has grown up around BrookdaJe mall, some of which is <br />performing poorly; the Earle Brown Heritage Center, a popular <br />convention center within the buildings of a historic farm; several city <br />and county facilities such as the city hall and county h'brary; some areas <br />of single family and multifamily housing; and a transit hub which Metro <br />Transit plans to upgrade in the future. Nearby natural and recreational <br />areas include Shingle Creek, Brooklyn Center's Central Park, and the <br />Shingle Creek Pathway. <br /> <br />Like many cities developed according to the surburban model, Brooklyn <br />Center lacks a sense of"center: It has the elements that make a good <br />town, but they are separated and disjointed, and no place feels like the <br />true heart of the city. While aging retal! areas pose a challenge fur cities, <br />they also present a great opportunity to improve the qualityoflife of the <br />citizens and for the making of a true community place. The plan will <br />show how one such area could befil1ed in with newhumsn scale <br />development to serve as Brooklyn Center's newest neighborhood. <br /> <br />Damon Farber Associates has been hired to guide the development of a <br />Framework Land-Use plan and set of Design Guidelines to p'l'Ovide the <br />development community with direction on preparing development <br />propoaals that reflect the vision for the town center. The opportunity <br />site phtn illustrates how Smart Growth development in an older <br />suburban commercial area could serve to revitalize the area and ensure <br />i 1 -termvia . . <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />('; <br />(; <br /> <br />('; <br />('; <br /> <br />o <br /> <br /> <br />(; <br />. ,/ <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />( <br />( <br /> <br />l. <br />( <br />( <br />( <br /> <br /><. <br />\. <br />" <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Master Plan for the lakes at arooklyn Center n<f <br /> <br />t <br />