Moline Centre Master Plan Update on the Mississippi November 13, 2001 City of Moline, Illinois Renew Moline Prepared by: Acknowledgements Table of Contents CITY OF MOLINE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION Acknowledgements........................................................... 1 Maps Stanley Leach, Mayor John Wetzel, Chairman Table of Contents ............................................................. 1 Map 1: Economic Links................................................... 7 Jeff Nelson Introduction....................................................................... 2 Map 2: Redevelopment Districts .................................... 9 RENEW MOLINE Bob Nelson Methods-Opportunity Analysis ...................................... 3 Map 3: Master Plan ......................................................... 11 Tom Robinson, President Jim Graham Map 4: Parking ................................................................ 13 Pete McDermott Opportunity Analysis................................. 4 Map 5: Wayfinding .......................................................... 15 Roger Strandlund Opportunities .................................................................... 4 CITY COUNCIL Diane Reinsch Map 6: Preservation & Redevelopment ....................... 17 Timothy Bell Pat Gormley Economic Links ................................................................ 6 Map 7: Design & Enhancements.................................. 18 Pat O’Brien Marilyn Ade Districts .............................................................................. 8 Map 8: Districts ............................................................... 23 Todd Franzen Bill Lund Dick Potter Master Plan ............................................. 10 Appendices Bill Adams RENEW MOLINE STAFF Appendix 1: Town Hall Meeting Results ..................... 44 Michael Crotty OVERLAY PLANS ........................................ 12 Rick Anderson, Executive Vice President Appendix 2: Parking Meeting Results .......................... 45 Richard Parsons Parking & Uses ................................................................ 12 Appendix 3: Proposed Transit Stops............................ 46 Donald Welvaert CITY STAFF Wayfinding & Circulation .............................................. 14 Dale Iman, City Administrator Preservation & Redevelopment .................................... 16 RENEW MOLINE BOARD E. Scott Harrington, Director of Design & Enhancements ............................................... 18 Tri-City Building & Construction Trades Council Planning and Development DISTRICTS & VISIONS ................................. 22 Deere & Company Jeff Anderson, Land Development Manager West Gateway District .................................................... 24 RiverStone Group, Inc. Nancy Mulcahey, Economic Development Manager Moline Forge, Inc. Main Street Retail District ............................................. 28 Freed Heating Company PLANNING AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE BY: Municipal District ........................................................... 31 LeClaire Web Support District...................................... 33 RSM McGladrey, Inc. VANDEWALLE & ASSOCIATES Design Build Associates, Inc. 120 East Lakeside Street Riverfront District........................................................... 36 McLaughlin GM-Cadillac-Oldsmobile Madison, WI 53715 Mixed-Use District.......................................................... 39 Ameritech 608/ 255-3988 (telephone) Riverside Park Redevelopment District ....................... 40 Firstar Bank 608/ 255-0814 (facsimile) Trinity Medical Center [email protected] IMPLEMENTATION ....................................... 42 Quad City Times Southeast National Bank Brian Vandewalle, Principal Planner Shive-Hattery, Inc. Dean Proctor, Principal Urban Designer Califf & Harper, P.C. Yan Xu, Landscape Designer Moline Dispatch Publishing Co. Jamie Radel, Planning Assistant KONE Inc. Raymond Professional Group, Inc. PREPARED FOR: Hanson, Watson, Howe Advertising City of Moline MidAmerican Energy Co. 619 16th Street Bank One Moline, IL 61265 First Midwest Bank Harris Foundation Renew Moline The Moline Foundation 1506 River Drive Moline School Board #40 Moline, IL 61265 Gerald Butts M 1 Moline, Illinois Moline Centre Master Plan Update Introduction In 1991, the City of Moline, Illinois, hired a team of GOAL Quad Cities Balanced Growth Project I-74 Iowa-Illinois Corridor Study consultants to create a redevelopment vision for its The goal of the Moline Centre Master Plan Update is to MetroLINK is sponsoring a study on the interaction of The Illinois and Iowa Departments of Transportation economically deteriorating downtown. The team included develop a visionary plan that guides the economic rede- higher density land-use development and multi-modal have initiated a study to determine the alignment of the I- VANDEWALLE & ASSOCIATES, Schreiber/Anderson Associ- velopment of Moline Centre by building on momentum transportation investments to promote balanced eco- 74 Bridge, which connects the Illinois Quad Cities to the ates, and Mead and Hunt, Inc., whose mission was to craft generated throughout the implementation of the previ- nomic growth in existing urban areas. The project’s goal Iowa Quad Cities. Most likely, the bridge reconstruction a plan with long-range vision that could be implemented, ous plan. is to foster regional commitment to development patterns will not begin for at least ten years; however, the master allowing the reestablishment of an economic base in the and densities that, when combined with a multi-modal plan update reflects that a portion of Moline Centre downtown. CURRENT STUDIES transportation system, will promote urban and economic cannot be planned for until final bridge alignment has growth well into the 21st century. Focusing on a twelve- been determined. Since the adoption of the original Moline Centre Plan, the The City of Moline and the Quad Cities region are mile highway and rail corridor that runs from Carbon City and its private sector redevelopment partner, Renew currently part of several ongoing studies that will impact Cliff to Rock Island, the study could prove that a public Moline, have collaborated with VANDEWALLE & ASSOCIATES land-use direction and policy over the next decade. These rapid transit system, operating on existing rail lines, would to revitalize the Moline Riverfront. Through a combina- studies include the: be an effective tool to achieve desirable land-use patterns. tion of public and private sector investment, the riverfront City of Moline Comprehensive Plan has truly undergone a renaissance. Where once empty Quad Cities Balanced Growth Project factory buildings sat, community members and visitors I-74 Iowa-Illinois Corridor Study can now tour the John Deere Pavilion, shop at new stores, and walk along the river path. City of Moline Comprehensive Plan Moline is undertaking the development of a new com- Ten years have passed since the last endeavor to define prehensive plan for the entire City. Written in 1966, the Moline Centre’s future, and the City felt that it was time to plan no longer reflects the direction that land use should reexamine the area and build on its accomplishments. The take in the City. The new plan will focus on analyzing City and Renew Moline retained VANDEWALLE & ASSOCI- traffic and traffic circulation, parks and recreation facili- ATES, a planning, urban design, and economic develop- ment firm, to update the Moline Centre Plan. ties, community facilities, housing, preservation, eco- nomic development, land use, neighborhood revitaliza- tion, and various business districts to determine the best approach for future land use. Past Present Future M 2 Moline Centre Master Plan Update Moline, Illinois Methods - Opportunity Assessment Data reviewed has included: History Moline City of Mills, David R. Collins, Rich J. Johnson, On November 14-15, 2000, VANDEWALLE & ASSOCIATES and Bessie J. Pierce, Arcadia Publishing, Chicago, conducted a series of interviews and focus groups with 1998 downtown business owners and organizations, deter- Sanborne Fire Insurance Maps mined economic clusters, and defined downtown oppor- Historic Moline Centre—Architectural Walking Tour tunities. VANDEWALLE & ASSOCIATES presented the results (brochure), Moline Historic Preservation Committee of its initial opportunity analysis to the City on Novem- and 150th Anniversary Committee, July 1998 ber 15. Assorted historic photos of downtown Moline, Historic Preservation Committee On January 17, 2001, VANDEWALLE & ASSOCIATES facili- tated a communitywide town hall meeting to discuss Land Use downtown vision, opportunities, and implementation Moline Center “on the Mississippi”—Preliminary General strategies. About 150 business owners, city staff, corpo- Development Plan and Implementation Strategies, Schreiber/ rate leaders, and citizens attended the three-hour event. Anderson Associates, VANDEWALLE & ASSOCIATES, and Mead and Hunt, Inc., 1991 Participants were asked to complete a worksheet that Moline Center (West) Planning District Land Use Map (Updated described the redevelopment opportunities and obstacles 10/10/00), Bucher, Willis & Ratliff for the five downtown implementation districts and Bass Street Landing Plan, HOK—St. Louis, 2001 prioritize the projects. Results of the exercise are shown Charrette Survey Report, Bucher, Willis & Ratliff, Winter in Appendix 1. 2001 Town Planning Charrette 1 & 2 Summary Report, Bucher, On March 28, the Moline Centre Development