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2022 (‘quick hits’) view from southwest TechTown north-south central ‘spine’ improvement - Demonstrating potential I-94 expansion, ‘environmental’

JOHN R STREET edge to capture runoff along M-10 and I-94, potential PV farm, green roof initiatives, development of central 2nd Avenue technology ‘spine’, addition of housing and multi-modal transportation hub. W. MILWAUKEE STREET

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I-94 2022 view from north looking south on 2nd Avenue Technology demonstration ‘garages’ with an improved 2nd Avenue pedestrian and bicycle zone sharing a M-10 revised roadway right-of-way. Infill construction on west side of 2nd Avenue includes ground floor tech offices with housing above.

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YEAR 2022 The 2nd Avenue central technology ‘spine’ offers linkage from West Grand Boulevard through TechTown, over the Edsel Ford Expressway, and onto ’s central core. The “right-sizing” of 2nd Avenue will afford the environmental, pedestrian, technology, and development opportunities needed to provide TechTown with an identifiable central district. The more efficient right-of-way results in an improved north-south district focused around a new landscape, bikeways, and pedestrian paths. Additional opportunities in the form of publicly accessible technology ‘garages’ for the demonstration and display of technologies, sales events, public events, incubating meetings, and cross-disciplinary transfers give 2nd Avenue a strong identity at the core of TechTown. Additional housing located above ground floor tech incubator offices and storefronts encourages further street life and live/work habitation.

2022 view from south looking north on 2nd Avenue toward and West Grand Boulevard Improved right-of-way, landscape, and technology ‘garages’ populate an enhanced pedestrian central ‘spine’ from Wayne State TECHTOWN DISTRICT PLAN MIDTOWN University to West Grand Boulevard. KIERANTIMBERLAKE COOPER, ROBERTSON & PARTNERS HAMILTON ANDERSON © 2012 K IERAN T I MBERLAKE We feel the 2nd Avenue corridor represents the opportunity for a ‘quick hit’, or an improvement with immediate impact. In order to explain the context of that potential ‘quick hit’ we have depicted TechTown in two distinct yearly contexts: 10 years from now in 2022 and 40 years from now in 2052.

Development of a central 2nd Avenue technology ‘spine’. 2nd Avenue transitions to a wider avenue north of the railroad viaduct. South of the viaduct, 2nd Avenue includes two cartways, one bike line on each side, and parking on one side. The linear park on the east portion of the former right-of-way contains a new walk and plaza system.

Internal surface parking constructed of pervious surfaces LOTHROP ROAD and contained by new buildings, new landscape, or other defined edge systems.

West face of 2nd Avenue might be defined by 4-6 story mixed-use infill comprised of ground floor commercial or GRAND BOULEVARD tech incubator ‘garages’ with rental housing above. Roofs of new buildings are vegetated and irrigated by rainfall and captured cisterned runoff. 2052 (‘long term’) view from southwest TechTown east-west infill improvements branching from 2nd Avenue central ‘spine’. Development occurs along cross streets between 3rd Street and Woodward Avenue and includes vest pocket Possible new technology/industrial loft space for small-to- parks to reduce urban heat island effect and surface runoff, significant ‘greening’ of new roofs, significant introduction of further PV enhancements, two additional residential neighborhood JOHN R STREET clusters, expanded/consolidated parking structure to collect the majority of surface parking in neighborhood, and the development of the West Grand and Woodward Avenue corridors and edges. medium size or multi-lofted companies. W. MILWAUKEE STREET

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New linear park with walking/recreational path, display

plazas, and areas for outdoor cafés near commercial CASS AVENUE structures (many existing/some new).

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2ND AVENUE

BURROUGHS STREET

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One of five proposed glass technology demonstration pavilions serving as meeting spaces, collaborative spaces, community gathering areas, and technology ANTOINETTE STREET display venues. Roofs of pavilions are covered by PVs and 2052 view from south looking north on 3rd Street I-94 designed to be environmentally self-sustainable. Development of University Prep campus and parking facility to include ground floor tech/commercial space. M-10

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Interstitial pathways between buildings designed to access YEAR future intra and inter-block walkways and connected to mid-/internal block surface parking. 2052 Post 2022, the north-south central spine of TechTown matures with the development of the east-west streets serving 2nd Avenue and the portions of the neighborhood between 3rd Street and Woodward Avenue. Some segments of these cross streets might be closed to cars, thereby encouraging growth in pedestrian traffic. We imagine two additional housing clusters developing in the northwest and southeast corners of the TechTown district: one near West Grand Boulevard and and the other near Wayne State University and Woodward Avenue. The general scale of development is consistent with the mixture of scales already in the district with As part of improvements to the Lodge and Ford housing likely making up the largest component. Ground floors serve activities Expressways, TechTown should encourage substantially that encourage street life and support the mixture of business, startups, tech widened bridge crossings at West Grand Boulevard and 2nd developers, light and small industry, and arts that make TechTown incredibly Avenue in order to facilitate pedestrian activity and crossing industrious, productive, and vibrant. between Henry Ford Hospital, WSU, and TechTown.

2052 view looking east from 2nd Avenue on York Street Development of further incubator business buildings and streetscape between 2nd Avenue and Woodward Avenue.

© 2012 K IERAN T I MBERLAKE