Redeveloping Commercial Redeveloping Commercial & Industrial Corridors & Industrial Corridors

Sustainable Communities Sustainable Communities Consortium Meeting Consortium Meeting September 18, 2012 September 18, 2012

Redeveloping CorridorsRedeveloping CorridorsTask Force RepresentationTask Force Representation

IncludesIncludes::

•Transportation Transportation professionals & those professionals & those with transit perspective with transit perspective

•Environmental Environmental professionalsprofessionals

•Financial expertise Financial expertise

•Expertise in adaptive Expertise in adaptive reuse/energy efficiencyreuse/energy efficiency

Business Assistance Resources

Planning & Implementation

Tools

Sustainable Development

Toolkit

Transportation & Mobility

Market Analysis

Guiding PrinciplesGuiding PrinciplesPilot Corridor SelectionPilot Corridor Selection

• Regionally significant transportation Regionally significant transportation corridor that advances economic corridor that advances economic opportunities and social well being. opportunities and social well being.

• Provides an opportunity to test an array Provides an opportunity to test an array of tools in a variety of different settings. of tools in a variety of different settings.

• Identified in transit plans as corridor for Identified in transit plans as corridor for expanded transit services. expanded transit services.

Guiding PrinciplesGuiding PrinciplesPilot Corridor SelectionPilot Corridor Selection

• Offers redevelopment potential as well Offers redevelopment potential as well as an opportunity to leverage other work as an opportunity to leverage other work and add significant value to the and add significant value to the redevelopment process. redevelopment process.

• Presents an opportunity for multi-Presents an opportunity for multi-community and multi-stakeholder community and multi-stakeholder involvement. involvement.

Pilot Corridor:Pilot Corridor:

Gratiot AvenueGratiot Avenue

Entertainment

DistrictDowntown

Detroit

Eastern

Market

Dequindre Cut

Coleman A. Young International

Airport

Faygo Beverages

Better Made Potato Chips

Nautical Mile

Lake St. Clair Metropark

Macomb

Mall

DowntownMt. Clemens

Business District

Business District

Eastern Market AreaEastern Market Area

Gratiot at HarperGratiot at Harper

Gratiot from 7 Mile to 9 MileGratiot from 7 Mile to 9 Mile

Gratiot at Utica RoadGratiot at Utica Road

Gratiot at 13 MileGratiot at 13 Mile

Testing the ToolkitTesting the ToolkitExamples of tools that may be testedExamples of tools that may be tested

Testing the ToolkitTesting the ToolkitExamples of tools that may be testedExamples of tools that may be tested

Testing the ToolkitTesting the ToolkitExamples of tools that may be testedExamples of tools that may be tested

Next StepsNext Steps

• Continue developing toolsContinue developing tools

• Convene corridor stakeholdersConvene corridor stakeholders

• Continue pilot corridor workContinue pilot corridor work

• Redeveloping Corridors Task Force will Redeveloping Corridors Task Force will be reviewing planned work and pilot be reviewing planned work and pilot progress progress

Thank youThank you