Downtown Brooklyn Center Master Plan Brooklyn Center, MN Draft Report As of January 14, 2020
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Downtown Brooklyn Center Master Plan Brooklyn Center, MN Draft Report as of January 14, 2020 Prepared for: City of Brooklyn Center Prepared by: Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc. Acknowledgements Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 7 Vision for a New Downtown 18 Public Realm 23 Access and Connectivity 33 Neighborhoods and Economic Development 42 Implementation 49 Downtown Brooklyn Center Master Plan Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 01/15/20 Exec Summary 2 Executive Summary Downtown Brooklyn Center Master Plan Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 01/15/20 Exec Summary 3 Background Purpose The Opportunity Site Community Values Expressed in the Plan Brooklyn Center is a city of the future. The population is rich with diversity from around the world. Diversity and Community Pride inclusivity Brooklyn Center also brings strengths from its past. Its location is I-694 accessible and connected. And people value its stock of aff ordable Aff ordability Environmental housing with convenient access to jobs, shopping, services, and other Sustainability amenities. Health and Wellness Local Benefi t Transitioning from the past to the future means transitioning spaces and places built for a previous era, that no longer meet current needs. Counteracting It also means addressing past and current practices that excluded some Fiscal Responsibility Displacement people from benefi tting from progress and opportunity, particularly people of color. Flexibility Redevelopment of the Opportunity Site is a once in a generation opportunity for Brooklyn Center to seize control of its future - to grow and change on it’s own terms; and to celebrate all that is special Hwy 100 about the community. Rather than re-branding a community through redevelopment, Brooklyn Center wants to grow in such a way that the existing character is strengthened, not pushed aside for the sake of Planning Process Goals Public Engagement and Community Input attracting new development. » Defi ned timeline to take advantage of development opportunity Throughout 2019, the project had over 1000 direct engagements with residents and community stakeholders. Brooklyn Center is a fully built out city. As such it relies heavily on » Consistent with city goals and principles redevelopment to grow and enhance it’s revenues, which enables it to Additional outreach is now underway to expand the reach and representation » Process is grounded in data and best practices of the engagement process. Working through diverse community partners, invest in necessary services, infrastructure, and amenities which are this eff ort will ensure that all voices are heard - and that the project takes essential to improving the quality of life of its residents. » Provides direct access and benefi ts for city residents into account impacts and benefi ts on the entire community. Results from this engagement will be refl ected in future versions of this plan. » Authentic engagement to connect people with decisions This project is also important because it presents an opportunity for » Meaningful opportunities for the public to infl uence outcomes the City to change the way it has done development in the past. With land control and a strong position in the market, Brooklyn Center can » Transparency in decision making defi ne the public benefi ts of redevelopment - on its own terms. Downtown Brooklyn Center Master Plan Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 01/15/20 Exec Summary 4 The Plan for a New Downtown Brooklyn Center Trail and park connections to the 1 expansive regional system Downtown Brooklyn Center... • Will be a place that represents all of what Brooklyn Center is and can become. • Will present people with an attractive place to invest their time and energies in Downtown Brooklyn Center as much for A spine to organize 2 neighborhoods what it is as for what it is near. • It will contain a mix of uses that appeal to both current and future residents, entrepreneurs, and visitors of Brooklyn Center. • It will have a signifi cant amount of new medium and high density housing that helps diversify the City’s housing stock 3 Community Anchors to create a - allowing residents to stay in Brooklyn core to Brooklyn Center Center and also attracting new residents. • It will be a place that nurtures local businesses while also attracting new Concepts that Organize The Site The Organize Concepts that businesses that appeal locally and regionally. Main Street Three Rivers Mini Park and an improved Centennial Park • It will generate value to the City by leveraging its irreplaceable assets - Local connections to make access proximity to the Park and civic buildings, 4 to Downtown easy centrality to the City and its people, and access to the region. • Will provide benefi ts, opportunities, and amenities that are accessible and aff ordable to current Brooklyn Center residents. BC Plaza Garden Street Downtown Brooklyn Center Master Plan Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 01/15/20 Exec Summary 5 Goals and Targets Approximate Development Program Targets for the Planning Process Targets for Transportation and Targets for Housing and Residential Housing units range Connectivity Communities » Number and percentage of Area Low High Block Average SF Non Residential diff erent groups involved, » New off -road trail connections » 30% of total new housing units will (acres) (-20%) (+20%) refl ecting with community through the site be aff ordable, with a subsequent demographics market and needs analysis to 1 4.5 164 205 246 5,000 - 15,000 » Regular transit services to site, » determine attainable breakdowns at Documentation of impacts of with enhanced bus stop/bus station specifi c AMI levels. 2 2.6 124 155 186 engagement facilities » 3 4.0 192 240 288 » Housing policy developed and Identifi ed commitment to » Pedestrian and bicycle amenities, adopted to pro actively address 4 3.0 76 96 115 5,000 - 15,000 community benefi ts to be determined goals » 5 3.3 178 223 267 5,000 - 15,000 Mitigation measures for » Funding mechanism established to » Presence of housing types that impacts and risk factors (to be maintain infrastructure and public meet under served needs in 6 3.0 144 180 216 Hotel determined) realm, over and above typical community (to be defi ned) 2.4 62 77 93 10,000 - 20,000 » city levels, such as a business 7 Ongoing accountability structure improvement district. » Availability of renter/homeowner and engagement throughout assistance for local households 8 2.3 59 73 88 10,000 - 20,000 implementation 9 4.1 105 131 158 » Proactive strategies to track and counteract gentrifi cation and 10 3.0 82 103 123 displacement, such as adopting a 11 3.3 106 132 159 20,000 - 40,000 Public Realm, Public Spaces, and Targets for Economic NOAH preservation policy (housing Environment Development and Employment study will inform) 12 3.4 66 82 99 Theater, entrepreneurial market » Development of housing types that 13 3.7 178 222 266 5,000 - 15,000 » Aff ordable access for residents to » Percentage and type of aff ordable support mixed income communities recreational attractions commercial space for businesses TOTAL 40.1 1535 1919 2303 » Identify and secure outside » Community-identifi ed amenities » Contractor hiring requirements aff ordable housing sources to completed (to be determined) for construction phase of project, leverage local investments including DBEs » Youth-oriented recreational » Development of live work units to 1122 opportunities to meet community » Location of locally owned fi rms support small businesses and home 1133 needs (to be determined) within the project, including occupations. small, start-up, and minority 1111 » Programming for recreation, owned enterprises » Commission a housing study to be 6 culture, arts, youth activities, etc. done for the Opportunity site, which 1100 » Presence of incubator space will aide in further development 8 » Presence of multicultural event with accompanying supporting and refi nement of these targets 3 9 spaces that are aff ordable and services for small businesses, while providing additional housing 5 7 accessible to the community including entrepreneurial market guidance for the city. concept 2 4 » Funding mechanism for constructing and maintain public » Good jobs for residents of the 1 art, and support for incorporating city, including needed placement, art in private development (e.g. training, and retention services as art dedication fee) applicable Downtown Brooklyn Center Master Plan Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 01/15/20 6 Expected Outcomes of the Plan Next Steps Public Realm Access and Connectivity Housing & Economic Development FOCUS AREA 1 | Complete Environmental Downtown Brooklyn Center will feature sys- Downtown Brooklyn Center will have a Downtown Brooklyn Center will feature and Systems Planning tem of open spaces, streets, trails and pe- transportation system that encourages building and development patterns that are Private Sector destrian areas that promotes healthy living, walking and biking, is well connected to the compact, sustainable, and mixed - creating » City and lender required reports – environmental, gathering, social gathering, and environmen- region and reduces the need to own a car by nodes and neighborhoods for people to live survey, traffi c, and geotechnical tal responsibility providing safe, aff ordable, convenient and and enjoy at any stage of life » Plan development for submittal accessible options. Public Sector » Report and analysis over and above developer » An inclusive, accessible, welcoming and dynamic » Life-long neighborhoods for new and existing baseline – AUAR public realm that becomes a social and gathering » Prioritizing pedestrians to create a walkable residents of Brooklyn center to call home. center for the entire City. community » TIF district determination » Centers and Nodes that combine uses to » An “inside out” City that attracts people to spend » Creating a safe and connected bicycle network become places to gather, a focus for local Community Partnership time outside together throughout all seasons of the economic development and designed to » Traffi c analysis related to Highway 100 ramps year. » Ensuring vehicular access to Downtown from evolve over time throughout the City and the region.