PUBLIC MEETING 1 JUNE 21, 2017 AKRON CIVIC THEATRE
ABOUT US TONIGHT’S SPEAKERS Chris Hermann, AICP , Principal Andrew Overbeck, AICP , Principal Principal-in-Charge Lead Planner & Project Manager
ABOUT US OUR TEAM Planning, Visioning & Urban Design Chris Hermann , AICP, Principal – Principal-in-Charge Andrew Overbeck , AICP, Principal - Lead Planner & Project Manager Jefgrey Pongonis , PLA, ASLA, Principal – Urban Design Principal Luis Huber-Calvo , Urban Designer/Project Planner Market Analysis Matt Wetli, AICP, Principal Brian Licari , Associate
STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Dan Horrigan Gary Rickel Mayor, City of Akron Kyle Kutuchief Vice President, CB Richard Ellis Akron Program Director, John S. & James L. Knight Steve Abdenour Scott Riley Foundation Vice President Operations, Cleveland Clinic/Akron AkronRubberDucks General Dave Lieberth Principal, Lieberth Consulting Group Heather Roszczyk Sarah Benn Akron Entrepreneurship Fellow, Fund for Our Economic Christine Mayer Performing Artist, Shivering Timbers Future President, GAR Foundation Nicholas Browning Jason Segedy President-Akron region, Huntington Bank Annie McFadden Director of Planning & Urban Development, City of Akron Deputy Chief of Stafg, City of Akron Robert DeJournet Margo Sommerville Gregory Mencer Director Community Relations & Diversity, Summa Health Vice President, Akron City Council Development Manager, Development Finance Authority of Jason Dodson Summit County Don Taylor Chief of Stafg County Executive, County of Summit Welty Building Company Marc Merklin Richard Enty Joel Testa Managing Partner, Brouse McDowell Executive Director, METRO RTA President, Testa Companies Gregg Mervis Jennifer Fox President & CEO, Akron-Summit Convention & Visitors Tony Troppe VP Director of Client & Community Relations, PNC Bank Bureau Principal, Everett Group John Garafalo Brian Moore Srini Venkatesh Vice President Community Investment, Akron Community Partner, Roetzel & Andress Chief Science Offjcer, VP of Science & Technology, GOJO Foundation Industries Nicole Mullet Suzie Graham Julie Wesel Executive Director, ArtsNow President & CEO, Downtown Akron Partnership CEO, Chemstress Consultant Company Dick Norton David James Greater Akron Chamber Frank Williams, P resident, Akron Fraternal Order of Superintendent, Akron Public Schools Police Tony O’Leary Halle Jones Capers Executive Director, Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Matthew Wilson Sr. VP of Operatons and Manager of Transportation, G. President, University of Akron Stephens Inc. Howard Parr Katie Wright Executive Director, Akron Civic Theatre Patrick Kelly Co-Founder, Metis Construction Director of Economic Development, FirstEnergy Utilities, Ryan Pritt FirstEnergy Co-Founder, Pritt Entertainment Group Tim Ziga Associate General Counsel, Akron Children’s Hospital Cory Kendrick Dan Rice Director of Population Health, Summit County Public President & CEO, Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition Health
PLANNING PROCESS TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 DOWNTOWN PLAN MARKET & PLACE- OPPORTUNITY DOCUMENTATION & BASED CATALYSTS ANALYSIS IMPLEMENTATION MAY - JUNE JULY - OCTOBER NOVEMBER - DECEMBER Working Committee Coordination Housing Market Analysis Draft Plan Economic Scan Working Committee and Existing Conditions Review and Analysis + Additional Stakeholder Partnership Committee Review Hotel Market Scan Interviews Final Documentation and Place-Based Strategies Housing Market Research Downtown Plan Launch Catalytic Site Development Public Process Launch Summary of Catalytic Site Development Concepts and Strategies Public Meeting #1 Public Meeting #2 Public Meeting #3 Downtown Visioning and Market, Concepts, and Ideas Final Plan Open House Opportunity Analysis September 19, 2017 Date TBD June 21, 2017
PLANNING PROCESS DOWNTOWN PLAN - GENERAL OUTLINE 1 - Existing Conditions 2 - Market Analysis 3 - Public Process 4 - Catalytic Projects 5 - Policies 6 - Implementation
TONIGHT’S MEETING 1 DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM 2 INITIAL ANALYSIS 3 MARKET ANALYSIS DISCUSSION TOPICS & 4 STATIONS
1 DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM
DOWNTOWN GROWTH NATIONAL TRENDS The millennial generation … continue to express a preference for walkable neighborhoods with bike lanes, public transit and a mix of recreational amenities.” Probably f or the fjrst time in history, instead of moving where jobs are, jobs are moving where the talent is.” – Tom Murphy, senior fellow, ULI As people increasingly choose to live in cities instead of outside them, employers are following” As companies compete for new hires and the best talent, being located in a vibrant neighborhood is considered a crucial selling point”
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM MAIN STREET PROMENADE
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM MAIN STREET PROMENADE
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM STATE STREET BRIDGE
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM THE BOWERY
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM THE BOWERY
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM GEHL SURVEY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM AKRON CIVIC COMMONS
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM TESTA/BRENNAN CITY CENTRE REDEVELOPMENT
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM AKRONYM BREWING Akronym...will launch with a 10-barrel brewing system, instantly making it one of the larger breweries in the community.”
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM ROUTE 59 PROJECT - OLD MAIN SEWER SEPARATION
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM TAX ABATEMENTS ...the city-wide tax abatement will exempt 100-percent of the added property value on new home construction and on signifjcant home renovations for 15 years”
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM BRAND FRAMEWORK & MESSAGING THEME
DOWNTOWN MOMENTUM OLD MAIN SEWER SEPARATION ALL PROJECTS ROUTE 59 INNERBELT PROJECT MLK Boulevard RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CASCADE PLAZA Market Street Mill Street THE BOWERY 9 5 e Bowery Street t u o R CIVIC COMMONS S t a t e S GEHL SURVEY AND RECOMMENDATIONS t r e e t U n i v E e x r c s h i t a y n A g v e e S n t u r e e C e e t d a r POLSKY BUILDING S t r e e t CLEVELAND CLINIC AKRON MAIN STREET PROMENADE & GENERAL EXPANSION STATE STREET BRIDGE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL EXPANSION T E E R CEDAR & EXCHANGE ROAD DIET t T e S e r y N t a S w I A h d M g a i o H r B
2 INITIAL ANALYSIS
PREVIOUS PLANNING PLANS REVIEWED 2016 - Blue Ribbon Task Force Final Report and Recommendations 2016 - 62.4 Report: Profjle On Urban Health and Competitiveness 2015 - Akron Northside Connections Study 2015 - Akron Downtown Connectivity Study 2015 - Health in All Policies- Community Engagement Plan 2015 - Summit County Community Health Improvement Plan Update 2014 - Retail Market Analysis for Downtown Akron 2014 - Arts and Culture Assessment for Summit County 2012 - Analysis of Potential Rental Housing Development 2012 - Proposed Mayfmower Hotel Market Study 2011 - Connecting Communities 2011 - UPA Akron Core City Vision Plan 2000 - Imagine Akron 2025
HIGHLAND SQUARE AERIAL NORTH CASCADE HILL VALLEY WEST HILL WEST AKRON 59 8 DOWNTOWN AKRON UNIVERSITY MIDDLEBURY OF AKRON LANE-MILLER 76 76 77 EAST AKRON 76 SUMMIT LAKE SOUTH AKRON 77
HIGHLAND SQUARE URBAN CONTEXT NORTH CASCADE HILL VALLEY WEST HILL WEST AKRON 59 MAIN STREET SID Boundary 8 UNIVERSITY MIDDLEBURY OF AKRON DOWNTOWN (2015) 3,330 Residents LANE-MILLER 47,409 Employees 1,342 Businesses 1,950 Housing Units 76 76 77 EAST AKRON 76 SUMMIT LAKE SOUTH AKRON 77
HIGHLAND SQUARE POPULATION & POPULATION DENSITY NORTH CASCADE HILL VALLEY WEST HILL SID WEST AKRON 59 1,068 Residents MAIN STREET (4.4 Dwelling Units/Acre) 8 UNIVERSITY DOWNTOWN MIDDLEBURY OF AKRON 3,300 Residents (2 Dwelling Units/Acre) LANE-MILLER Under 1,000 People/Sq. Mile 1,000 - 2,000 People/Sq. Mile 76 2,000 - 4,000 People/Sq. Mile 76 77 4,000 - 10,000 People/Sq. Mile 76 SUMMIT LAKE Over 10,000 People/Sq. Mile SOUTH AKRON
HIGHLAND SQUARE CASCADE VALLEY AERIAL DOWNTOWN AERIAL WEST HILL WEST AKRON 59 DOWNTOWN UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
PHYSICAL BARRIERS VALLEY/STREET SLOPES Y BRIDGE ROUTE 59 VALLEY/STREET SLOPES RAILROAD
MAJOR STREETS TWO WAY + ONE WAY MLK BLVD INNERBELT PROJECT EXCHANGE STREET Exchange Street CURRENTLY UNDERWAY C CEDAR STREET e MARKET STREET d a r RAND AVENUE S t r e e t DART AVENUE M i l l S t r e e t t e e r T t S E S t a E t HIGH STREET y e R S r t r e e T e w t S BROADWAY o N B I A U EXCHANGE STREET TWO-WAY n M i v e r CONVERSION IN PROGRESS s i t y A v e n u e SR 59 CEDAR STREET TWO-WAY CONVERSION IN PROGRESS
ANALYSIS PUBLIC PARKING DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN PARKING (PERCENT COVERAGE) 33% of Developable Ground is dedicated to HIGH/MARKET DECK Parking (excludes on-street parking) M AKRON CENTRE L K B o u l Exchange Street e v a r d C e d a CASCADE DECK Mill Street r CITICENTER DECK S t r e Market Street e t 9 5 e t u o R BROADWAY DECK CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL DECK t e e r t S S t a y t e r 59 S MORLEY DECK e t r e w e t o B SUMMIT COUNTY DECK STATE STREET DECK CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL EXCHANGE DECK t e e r t y S a w h g d i a H o r B OPPORTUNITY PARK DECK
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