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<br />DOlvntolvn Centeruille <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 />Damon Farber Assaciates <br />Damon Farber - Urban Design &: <br />Landscape Architecture <br />Tom Whitlock . Project Manager <br /> <br />Benshoof and Associates <br />Jim Benshoof - Transportation <br />Planning <br /> <br />Stanley Consultants <br />Eugene Anderson . Public <br />Infrastructure Impact Assessment <br /> <br />Emer'ltmz Trend <br />Metroplitan Council <br />Smart Growth Study Area <br />Transit Oriented Design <br /> <br />Issues Addressed <br /> <br />Landuse Framework plan to <br />guide future development. <br /> <br />Design Guidelines to provide <br />minimum standards regarding <br />building materials and spatial <br />relationships to existing <br />devetopment. <br /> <br />Public Participation Includes <br />three public meetings and eight <br />task force meetings. <br /> <br />Integrated landuse planning with <br />future transportation needs for <br />downtown. <br /> <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 />~ <br />~ ,,'>. . <br /> <br />Downtown Brooklyn Center <br />SCOPE: The Brooklyn Center Smart Gro,,'th opportunity site is <br />situated in Ilrooklyn Center, a city of nearly 30,000 about fh'e and a <br />half miles northwest of dO"l1town Minneapolis. The 100-aere to"l1 <br />center area encompasses a large area of auto-oriented and "big box" <br />retail which has grown up around Brookdale mall, some of which is <br />performing poorly; the Earle Ilrown Heritage Center, a popular <br />convention center "ithin the buildings of a historic farm; se,'eral city <br />and county facilities such as the city hall and county library; 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, Brookl)l1 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 ofthe city. While aging retail areas pose a challenge for cities, <br />they also present a great opportunity to imprm'e the quality oflife of the <br />citizens and for the making of a true community place. The plan "ill <br />show how one such area could be filled in with new human scale <br />development to serve as Brookl)l1 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 prO\ide the <br />development community "ith direction on preparing development <br />proposals that reflect the ,ision for the to\\l1 center. The opportunity <br />site plan illustrates how Smart Gro,,1h de,'elopment in an older <br />suburban commercial area could Selye to re\italize the area and ensure <br />its long-term \iability. <br /> <br /> <br />Nlaster Plan for the Lakes at Brooklyn Center <br />