Old Bullhead City Visioning Summary Report Presented to: Bullhead City, Arizona Presented by: June 2o18 Old Bullhead City Visioning Summary Report Presented to: Bullhead City, Arizona Presented by: Matrix Design Group July 2018 Old Bullhead City Visioning Acknowledgements Bullhead City Toby Cotter, City Manager Keegan Littrell, Assistant City Engineer Jeff Tipton, Human Services Director Glen Wiltse, Development Services Director Clint Stevens, Planning Manager Johnny Loera, Planner Sheila Betts, Administrative Analyst ADOT Alvin Stump, District Engineer Todd Steinberger, Assistant District Engineer Matrix Design Group Sam Elters, Project Manager Felipe Zubia, Project Planner Vanessa Spartan, Project Planner OLD BULLHEAD CITY VISIONING ● SUMMARY REPORT i Old Bullhead City Visioning Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 1 2. Visioning Process ............................................................................................................... 2 Evaluation ................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Laughlin Property ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Laughlin/Bullhead City International Airport ............................................................................................................................. 3 Section 12 .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 3. Vision ................................................................................................................................ 7 Vision Statement ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Goals ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 4. Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 11 Redevelopment Area Plan ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 Pocket Parks ............................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Property Enhancement Program .............................................................................................................................................. 15 SR 95 Alignment Alternatives ................................................................................................................................................... 16 SR 95 Design Alternatives ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 5. Next Steps ......................................................................................................................... 22 Strategic Vision Principles ........................................................................................................................................................ 22 OLD BULLHEAD CITY VISIONING ● SUMMARY REPORT ii Old Bullhead City Visioning Figures Figure 1 Old Bullhead City Visioning Process ............................................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2 Workshop Map ................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Figure 3 Vicinity Map ..................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Figure 4 Recommended Airport Master Plan Concept, February 2008 ......................................................................................... 5 Figure 5 Section 12 Plan of Development, March 2017 .................................................................................................................. 6 Figure 6 If you were to share your ideal vision, what would that be? ............................................................................................ 7 Figure 7 What do you see as the biggest challenge to that vision? ............................................................................................... 8 Figure 8 If money was no object, what would you do? .................................................................................................................. 8 Figure 9 If we were to convert vacant land or buildings, how would we use them? ..................................................................... 9 Figure 10 If we were to rezone, what would you like to see?........................................................................................................... 9 Figure 11 What is your vision for SR95? ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Figure 12 Visioning Recommendations ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Figure 13 Pocket Park Examples ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 14 SR 95 Alignment Alternatives ......................................................................................................................................... 16 Figure 15 Urban Highway Enhancements ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Figure 16 Existing Design of SR 95 ................................................................................................................................................. 19 Figure 17 SR 95 Enhanced Pedestrian Crossing Locations ............................................................................................................ 20 Figure 18 Interim Design of SR 95 .................................................................................................................................................. 20 Figure 19 SR 95 Pedestrian Refuge Locations ................................................................................................................................ 21 Figure 20 Ultimate Design of SR 95 ................................................................................................................................................ 21 OLD BULLHEAD CITY VISIONING ● SUMMARY REPORT iii Old Bullhead City Visioning 1. Introduction Located on the northern area of Bullhead City along Arizona State Route 95 (SR 95), Old Bullhead City is an underutilized asset that connects Bullhead City with regional destinations including Colorado River activities, the Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport, and casinos and hospitality destinations in Laughlin, Nevada. The original settlement for Bullhead City was located approximately two miles south of Old Bullhead City. The settlement dates to the early 1800s when a large bull’s head shaped boulder in the middle of the Colorado River was used by travelers as a river navigation aid. In the late 19th century the area became known for gold prospecting, for Fort Mojave, and for a well- known supply center called Hardyville. The only part of Hardyville that remains Davis Dam, north of Old Bullhead City today is a cemetery located east of SR 95 between Verano Drive and Colina City Council and city staff have been eager to re-envision and re-energize this Drive, less than two miles south of Old Bullhead City. area of the city and hired Matrix Design Group in January of 2018 to take on this role and develop a vision for this effort. The Old Bullhead City Visioning project was initiated to re-envision Old Bullhead City as a thriving community. The project had three overarching goals: ◼ Evaluate the existing conditions of the area, including the opportunities and constraints present today. ◼ Identify a vision for the future of Old Bullhead City. ◼ Identify recommendations and a road map, a path forward including next Hardyville Cemetery along SR 95, south of Old Bullhead City steps and action items for the City to consider and undertake. Decades later Bullhead City would be established with the construction of the Davis Dam between 1942 and 1953. In 1970 the original Bullhead City (Old This Summary Report documents the visioning process and the Bullhead City) was the six-block area along SR 95 across the river from the recommendations for the City to proceed with. casinos. At that time more than a thousand-people lived in Old Bullhead City. Today, Old Bullhead City encompasses a diverse mix of commercial establishments along SR 95, condominiums along the Colorado River, and recreational