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<br />Client [ontad: John Grossman (jgrossman@dhastings.mn.usj--HRA Dir.-651.4Bo.2347 <br />Date of proJed Involvement: 2002-2003 with ongoing implementation assislance <br />HKGi Budget: $45-000 approximate <br /> <br />The City of Hastings, a classic Mississippi Rivertown, enjoys a commercially vibrant, <br />historically intact downtown district that serves local residents with a variety of <br />serviocs and retail options and attracts visitors from around the region.A number of <br />changes, either already in the works or visible on the horizon, prompted the City to <br />hire HKGi to complete a Uvable Communities Grant application to help fund a <br />downtown master planning effortthat will help the City guide those changes so they <br />have a positive effect on the downtown. <br /> <br />Highlights of the Downtown Master Plan include: greater connections between <br />Downtown and the Mississippi Riverfront; identification of a number of potential <br />redevelopmentsitcs; a strategy to capitalize on thepotcntialfor a downtown commuter <br />rail station; a set of design guidelines to help downtown maintain its architectural <br />integrity; a strategy to increase the amount of residential options in and around <br />downtown; and the use of innovative stormwater treatrnentmethods to help the City <br />control its infrastructure costs and improve environmental quality. In addition, a <br />strong strategic plan, designed to help the City fund and achieve its goals, makes up <br />a central part of the Master Plan. <br /> <br /> <br />Hastings hilS I!flJo)'Pd a history of iJrrtJitedurally signitkanl bridges. ll1e l11QS/er plan fl!(OIT1J11e/Jds that the Oty be proactive in <br />ensutfng that reconstnk1/on oItheaJffent Highway 61 bridge (above) retains a diSUnd dJafiJder iJnd integI<Jtes ameniUes that <br />will if1{lf!Qse the visibility of downtown Hilstings and Improve access to downtown from the brtdge <br /> <br />PROJECT EXPERIENCE <br /> <br />Downtown Master Plan <br />Hastings, Minnesota <br /> <br />Hastings Housing and Redevelopment Authority <br /> <br /> <br />Onginal Hastings featuff!S iJ nlJfT1/Jer of historically signif!@nt homes and <br />busInesses. TlJe master plaD design guidelines win encomage new <br />developments to maintain the dJaracter 01 Original HiJsUngs. <br /> <br /> <br />IAll.l.yMlt~y <br />FOlLOWS VACArEO <br />RAlLROADRfQHTOf'W/('/ <br /> <br />One of the master plan:r mote Innovative initiatives ff.'aXT1IT1efIds the <br />integration of stonn Willer ha1tment wetliJnds iJnd dfiJins into the <br />downtown landscape. <br /> <br /> <br />llJe Master Plan envisions the Hastings Riverfront as a l1!gIOIIEI n!(r1!iJtiOllEI atftadion. l11e riverfront plan in/egfi1tes iJ nurnlJer of different sites into a continuous riverfront park featuring tJails, plazas, open spaces, <br />sClJlptureganfens, a bindshe/l and a marina. Although Ute downtown historic district mrrenUy tums its biKX on the river; plans for the rivelfront will int~ the new parks into the downtown iJfPQ. HKGi has <br />already developed the she plans tor the River Rats park and Levee Park. and the Bailly's Landing Redevelopment Is in the /aUer plannIng stoges. <br /> <br />Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. <br /> <br />11111 <br />~n <br /> <br />",ge4 <br />