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Downtown Woodstock Development Plan Character – Heart – Diversity – Strength Downtown Woodstock Development Plan Character – Heart – Diversity – Strength Table of Contents Chapter 6 – Strengthen the Central Acknowledgements Business District This plan is presented with appreciation to Chapter 1 – Introduction - Downtown Vision everyone who participated in the planning - Purpose of the Plan - Circulation process. This plan was made possible with the - A Vision for Downtown Woodstock - Public Transportation participation and insights of citizens, property - Boundaries of the Study Area - Parking owners, and various groups, City Commissions - Review of Public Engagement - Streets and Streetscape and organizations, including: - Geographic & Market Context - Sub-Area Recommendations - Business Owners Meeting - Downtown Zoning - City Council Chapter 7– Implementation - Coffee with the Chief Chapter 2 – Previous Planning Efforts - Character Goals - Economic Development Commission - Heart Goals Chapter 3 – Preserve Character - Environmental Commission - Diversity Goals - Historic Preservation - Friends of the Library Board - Strength Goals - Catalysts for Development - Friends of the Opera House - Examples of Success - Hispanic Connections - Local Historic Properties - Library Board of Trustees - Preservation Sites - Manufacturer’s Forum - Not-for-Profit Leadership Summit Chapter 4 – The Civic Heart - Old Courthouse & Sheriff’s House Advisory - Events and Visitors Commission - Conditions and Considerations for Public - On The Table – McHenry County Facilities and Open Spaces Community Foundation - Potential New Public Spaces - Parks & Recreation Commission - Plan Commission Chapter 5 – Residential Diversity - Rural Woodstock Public Library - Introduction to Residential Goals - Restauranteur Meeting - Opportunity Sites - Senior Coffee at the Café - Transportation Commission - WHS INCubator.EDU Class - Women’s Professional Networking Downtown Woodstock Development Plan Character – Heart – Diversity – Strength Chapter 1 – Introduction to the Development Plan Purpose of the Plan other existing plans, such as the Comprehensive Woodstock, and especially Downtown Woodstock, Plan, Transportation Plan, Environmental Plan, and is a place that did not happen by accident. The Park Plan. As such, it reinforces and extends the Woodstock Square and its surrounding blocks were policies of these plans. Future development and laid out deliberately in the 1840s as the central improvements, especially in the public realm, must focus of a new County seat of government, with be consistent with both the Comprehensive Plan arterial roads reaching out to the rest of the and the Downtown Woodstock Development County in each direction. Today, those same Plan. This plan has been also developed in avenues bring Woodstock fans in from all corners accordance with the goals of Woodstock 2020, an of the county and beyond; not for the functions of aspirational document outlining Woodstock’s County Government, but for the pleasure of vision for its future. partaking in what Orson Welles once referred to as The Downtown Woodstock Sub-Area Plan (1996) “the grand capital of mid-Victorianism in the provided strong and insightful direction for just Midwest.” over 20 years. The City Council and Plan Commission have followed the plan carefully and many of the goals outlined in that plan have been accomplished. The previous plan gave us projects like the Stage Left Café expansion of the Opera House, the expansion of the downtown movie theatre, new parking areas, Downtown wayfinding signage, landscaping improvements, and design guidelines for historic preservation. Downtown Woodstock truly stands among America’s central business districts as a wonderfully distinctive place. Building upon the legacy of past planning efforts, and with particular The Downtown Development Plan is a guide for the emphasis on aligning the community’s vision, the future development of Downtown Woodstock. The Downtown Woodstock Development Plan plan encompasses four planning districts; each has formulates a place-based strategy for enhancing unique characteristics that separate one from the character, heart, diversity and strength of another. The plan is adopted as a supplement to Downtown Woodstock. 1 Downtown Woodstock Development Plan Character – Heart – Diversity – Strength A Vision for Downtown Woodstock 2. Heart – Woodstock was designed to function firms are largely people operations. Their as the civic heart of McHenry County, and the intellectual property comes not in the form of A decade ago, the City Council adopted this vision Downtown Square continues to be the heart patents and processes, but in the expertise of for Woodstock: “By the year 2020… visitors and and soul of the community. As a vibrant the people working for them. Downtown is an investors will see Woodstock as a premier gathering place for government and asset that helps companies recruit these destination, the overall economy will be sound and community functions, artistic expression, and a employees, and provides a high-status, central vital, and our downtown Square will be known as a multitude of special events, this plan intends place for them to meet with clients, and offers national treasure that continues to offer magical to accent the ability of this civic space to bring an energizing environment. Increasing density experiences.” our community together. is a measure of success for any downtown. In support of that vision, we offer this Development Plan for Downtown Woodstock, 3. Diversity – The Downtown attracts More residents. More businesses. More visitors. Illinois. The plan will guide the direction of change individuals in all stages of life to interact More activity. However, density brings with it and growth of Downtown Woodstock over the next here. This diversity must extend to the challenges all their own, many of which can stymie 10-15 years. The central tenets of this plan are: housing options available in the immediate development if not addressed. In large measure, downtown area. The numbers of persons public investment in downtown infrastructure and 1. Character – The defining aspect of the residing in the downtown will have a positive place-making is an indirect investment in the Woodstock Square and its surrounding blocks effect on the quality of the retail, service and companies that reside there. Upgrades to is the well-preserved historic character of the public transportation offerings. Especially Downtown’s transportation, housing, entertain- buildings, the park, and the pedestrian poignant as a goal would be the ability to live ment, cultural and commercial assets benefit each interactions that this layout enables. The and work downtown. By living downtown, company located downtown, enhancing their guiding principle in the execution of this plan these workers reduce pressure on regional ability to thrive in a competitive business must be the preservation of this infrastructure and also contribute to the environment. Our collective willingness to invest character. Even though new development is density needed to support downtown retail, both public and private dollars in Downtown recommended, this must be balanced with the dining and entertainment. projects directly affects local employers, both preservation of architecturally and historically Downtown and not, providing them with a quality 4. Strength – In addition to being a regional significant sites. platform from which to recruit employees, serve destination for events, visitors and shoppers, customers, entertain clients and have some fun “For those of us who remember the carefree Downtown Woodstock has always been the along the way. time it recreated, Main Street will bring back historical central business district for the happy memories. For younger visitors, it is an community. Although this position has “The Woodstock Square is an asset that is rare adventure in turning back the calendar to the declined over recent decades, focused efforts and valuable—a genuine, historic version of a days of their grandfather’s youth.” should be made toward strengthening retail environment that developers in other - Walt Disney, describing Main Street USA Downtown’s position as the center of business municipalities nationwide are trying to in Woodstock. It is helpful to remember that recreate.” financial, business and professional services - Urban Land Institute 2 Downtown Woodstock Development Plan Character – Heart – Diversity – Strength Boundaries of Study Area The Downtown Woodstock Development Plan focuses on the area shown (at right). This boundary roughly coincides with the boundaries of the current downtown commercial and multi- family zoning districts and reflects the current and planned extent of downtown commercial development within Downtown Woodstock. This area is the commercial, civic, and cultural center of Woodstock and McHenry County. Within its boundaries are classic historic buildings, cultural institutions, shopping and dining destinations, office buildings, parks, and a variety of residential properties. Sub-Areas of Focus The Development Plan is further divided into sub- areas to assess their unique character, function, and recommended land uses. Four areas have been identified, as follows: - The Woodstock Square, including the area immediately adjacent to the Park in the Square, as well as Main and Benton Streets. - The West Side Transition Area – Throop and the corridors of Washington (IL 120), W. Jackson, South, and Dean Streets. - North of the Tracks Transition Area – The Woodstock Station and the corridors
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