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Reimaging Baraga AvenueMarquette, Michigan
School of Planning, Design and Construction
MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
PlacePlans
Better Communities. Better Michigan.
MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
PlacePlanReimaging Baraga AvenueMarquette, Michigan
October 2014
PlacePlan: Marquette, Michigan
Contents
Acknowledgments MiPlace Initiative PlacePlans Technical Assistance Team Members Local Partners
1 Preface Marquette’s Baraga Avenue
3 Introduction Project Overview Overview of Existing Site
5 Methodology Overview National Charrette Institute’s Charrette System MML Stakeholder Interview Process
7 Community Input Phase One: Community Kick-Off Workshop Phase Two: Design Charrette
9 Baraga Avenue Design Considerations Design Parameters Key Design Principles and Elements Sidebar: Mixed-use Development and Placemaking
13 Place Assets Recommendations for Action Physical Design and Walkability Environmental Sustainability Cultural Economic Development Entrepreneurship Multiculturalism Transportation Options Messaging and Technology Education
33 Appendix
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Acknowledgments
Local Partners
The PlacePlan Technical Assistance Team would like to acknowledge the Marquette Downtown Development Authority and City staff and elected and appointed officials for their constant support and assistance. The local partners ensured that the team had data, documents, and the community input necessary for completing the analysis and resulting asset, planning, and design recommendations for the Marquette Baraga Avenue site.
The PlacePlan Technical Assistance Team would like to express their sincere gratitude to the dozens of residents, busi-ness owners, land owners, and other stakeholders that attended the Community Visioning meeting and multiple-day Design Charrette, and provided feedback during this process. Additionally, the team would like to thank Marquette Commons for their hospitality and support for the design charrette portion of this process. Your gathering space was a key component to creating an inviting and comfortable public access point to share thoughts and ideas for this project. Placemaking begins with a community-supported vision for what makes a place a true destination in the community; without you this process would not be possible.
PlacePlan Technical Assistance Team Members
MiPlace Initiative
The MiPlace Partnership is a statewide initiative with the purpose of keeping Michigan at the forefront of a national movement known as placemaking. It is based on the concept that people choose to live in places that offer the amenities, resources, social and professional networks and opportunities to support thriving lifestyles. The partnership helps communities create and bolster those places. It is led at the state agency level by the Michigan State Housing Develop- ment Authority (MSHDA) and coordinated through a public/private leadership collaborative known as the Sense of Place Council. Michigan State University and the Michigan Municipal League, the partners on this project, are collaborators with the Sense of Place Council.
Michigan Municipal LeagueLuke ForrestHeather Van Poucker Adam CookRichard Murphy
Michigan State University School of Planning, Design, and ConstructionFaculty Co-PI’s Warren RauheWayne Beyea
Research Assistants Jack McDonough Nick Tafelsky Sean Campbell Joe Johnson
MSU Extension Educators Brad Neumann
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The following proposed design, land use regulatory tools, and asset optimization recommendations for the Marquette PlacePlan project fall under the planning approach called placemaking. The place-making approach helps communities iden-tify and build upon their unique strengths and personalities to grow and thrive: it leverages the public spaces within the community, and the activities of people in those spaces, to build virtuous cycles of use. Whether applied to a single lot, street, or an entire downtown or neighborhood, place-making helps communities raise up their distinct character both to best serve their residents and to attract new resi-dents and businesses.
Much of the community planning practice of the 20th century focused on separating potentially “incompatible” land uses, providing for the rapid growth in detached sin-gle-family housing stock, treating commercial real estate as a commodity to serve the global invest-ment market’s demand for standardization, and
facilitating increased mobility through the personal car (to travel between these newly separated destinations). Unfortunately, the broad application of these trends ignored the human-scale interactions of traditional downtowns and neighborhoods, weakening many of our communities.
Communities must differentiate themselves to attract residents and businesses as the economy continues to globalize. Placemak-ing’s approach of engaging around existing assets supports this goal while honoring local culture and community.
PrefaceMarquette’s Baraga Avenue
Downtown Marquette Source: http://www.flickr.com/
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Overview of Existing SiteThe proposed project site is the 100 block of Baraga Avenue in downtown Marquette between Third Street and Lakeshore Boulevard. The project site also in-tersects at Baraga Avenue and Front Street. Baraga Avenue is currently almost 75 feet wide, and is a very common route for cars travelling in downtown Marquette. Third Street and Lakeshore Boulevard are both local streets. Perpendicular parking along Baraga Avenue poses a threat not only to pedestrians, but to vehicular traffic as well.
Community agencies and organizations, as well as the private sector, recognize that the strategic planning and harmonization of downtown redevelopment activi-ties are critical to the goal of successful placemaking for Downtown Marquette. Working together as a com-munity to revitalize this area of Downtown Marquette will help to spur economic and social development in the city as a whole.
In response to the MiPlace Partnership
request for applications, the City of Mar-
quette submitted a request for assistance
with focus on a major block of Downtown
Marquette that offers historical charm
and sophistication that represents the city
as a whole. A physical design plan is
needed to help future development of this
area; provide a framework within which
public and private initiatives may be
accomplished in a coordinated fashion;
capitalize on, while protecting, the area’s
environmental and aesthetic qualities;
foster downtown placemaking; elevate the
area’s business synergy; and serve as a
blueprint for guiding the planning and
development of locations immediately
exterior to the project area.
IntroductionProject Overview
Baraga Avenue Today Source: http://downtownmarquette.org/
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In order to provide carefully considered as-
set, planning, and design recommendations
for implementation of a plaza development
project in Marquette, the following process
was carried out for gathering the necessary
information and input:
• Reviewed local/regional land use plans
and relevant data
• Inventoried assets that fulfill MML’s
21st Century Community criteria
• Conducted interviews with stakeholders
• Held three community meetings
• Phase One: Community Visioning
• Phase Two: Design Charrette
• Final Report and Presentation
National Charrette Institute’s Charrette SystemThese phases were carried out in line with the National Charrette Institute’s (NCI) Charrette System. With objec-tives that include creating a safe environment in which all members can participate in planning their commu-nity; planning for scenarios at the neighborhood scale; bringing an on-the-ground reality to community planning by creating demonstration projects that often turn into real catalytic development; and anchoring public involve-ment with realistic constraints, the Marquette community was engaged in NCI’s three planning phases, including a stakeholder interview process.
MML Stakeholder Interview ProcessA critical element of the charrette process is engage-ment, including the preparatory work of interviewing stakeholders in advance of the design charrette meetings. The purpose is to identify key stakeholders and allow ample opportunity for input in a non-public setting for groups with a considerable vested interest in the project. Initial stakeholder analysis was prepared by MML staff, who identified priority individuals and groups and pro-vided that information to the city for review and input.
Representatives from MML and MSU then held interviews aimed at promoting a shared understanding of the proj-ect, identifying priorities, concerns, and potential barriers to success.
MethodologyOverview
Baraga Avenue Design Charrettes Source: http://downtownmarquette.org/
Downtown Marquette Photo credit: Aaron Peterson / aaronpeterson.net
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Phase One: Community Kick-Off WorkshopAt the onset of the Marquette Baraga Avenue Project, the City of Marquette hosted a kick-off Community Visioning meeting. The visioning session was held in February, 2014. During the meeting, attendees were challenged to think about, discuss with others, and document their thoughts. This included what about Marquette makes them proud, what they are sorry about, and what they would like to see in Marquette (especially within the development site) in the future. To encourage creative visions over the long-term, questions were posed such as “you’re in a hot air balloon over the site 15 years from now – what would you like to look down on?” and participants were provided with white sheets of drawing paper and markers to encourage not only written comments, but an opportunity to share visu-als. Figure 1 summarizes the findings from the Community Visioning meeting.
Phase Two: Design CharretteIn April, 2014, a multiple-day Design Charrette was held to gauge stakeholders’ feelings towards the plaza. Prior to the meetings, an array of design images were produced to visualize the many directions in which the plaza could go. After all of the images and concepts were introduced, participants broke off into small groups and sat down at tables where facilitators led discussions about the project. After a series of questions were asked and a multitude of ideas were exchanged at each table, participants were then asked to write on notecards what they liked and didn’t like about the design images. Participants also shared additional comments on post-it notes and placed them on pictures of the design concepts for the project. This multi-day process revealed the similar and varying sentiments towards the project and thereby enabled the planning team to establish priorities for the final report.
Proud
Sorry
Vision
Natural Environment:Cleanliness, protection of natural environment, public access to Lake Superior, and forested trails surrounding city
Built Environment:Walkability, bike paths, downtown, historic landmark signs, diverse amenities
Built Environment:Surface water runoff, overhead power lines, lack of funding for historical preservation, buildings block view of the lake
Parking/Transportation:Lack of public transit, sea of parking off Baraga, width and disconnect of Baraga, Washington, and Third Streets, poor parking management and layout
Natural Environment:Greenery and flowers, improved lake vista, connection to the lake
Built Environment:No overhead utilities, place to sit and eat, bike parking, less auto-oriented, better parking management
Figure 1: Visioning session feedback from community members
Community Input
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Baraga Avenue Design Considerations
Key Design Principles and ElementsDesign principles that drove much of specific design elements came primarily from feedback that we received throughout the first two phases of the community engage-ment process. Much of the dialog focused on the overall feel of Baraga Avenue. Frequent visitors were concerned that the vehicular space dominated the pedestrian and public space needed to create a comfortable environment. To accomplish this task, the current perpendicular parking system was changed to an angled parking arrangement. This opened up more public space along the sidewalk, allowing businesses to develop an indoor and outdoor café and restaurant space, which will encourage nightlife. In warmer tempera-tures, parking spaces can be utilized as “parklets”, creating additional public space for visitors. In the colder winter temperatures, these “parklets”
can be removed, opening access to snow removal crews that can work uninhibited by obstacles in the vehicular domain. This allows for more efficient and environmentally sensitive design that will free up parking and sidewalk space, decrease unsightly snow piles that block store frontages, and decrease slushy run-off to Lake Superior. While parking issues led much of the conversation, many of
Design ParametersIn an effort to plan for the redesign of Baraga Avenue, between 3rd Street and Lakeshore Boulevard, in Downtown Marquette, collaboration with the community, key stakeholders, and city officials led to a set of design parameters. Embracing the current historical character, traditional atmosphere, new and established architecture and development, as well as various long-existing and newly-developing cultures of students, creative arts, and retirement communities helped cultivate the “History Drives the Future” theme. Additionally, physical attributes and attractions like the lake front, the famous ore dock, historical center, the new Founders Landing development, and well-traveled streets like 3rd and Front began to shape specific spaces throughout Baraga Avenue. Furthermore, the enhanced beautification of current facades, green space, streetscapes, and ensured accessibility to all will create a unique identity that will attract opportunities for more entertainment, housing, shopping, eating, and recreation year-round. Finally, detailed design elements like material types, vegetation, public utilities and amenities, as well as snow removal and key connections to surrounding neighborhoods and attractions, began to define the sense of place that was envisioned for Baraga in preliminary meetings.
Aerial View of Proposed Project
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the stakeholders expressed concern for existing business-es along Baraga that require designated space for service drop-offs and pick-ups. To ensure local business efficien-cy, some road side space is dedicated to these properties to increase ease of access to commercial frontage.
Another key design principle was to extend the downtown to the corner of Baraga and Front Street and incorporate the same culture and feel into the architectural design. To accomplish this, an emphasis on future mixed-use develop-ment of the two blocks was a key to help identify the true entry to Downtown Marquette. Included with the building development, an attached parking deck would service the existing and new businesses on Baraga. Additionally, two pedestrian thoroughfares connect the avenue to Spring Street and the rest of downtown. Adding these elements of design will help support a more engaging business front-age that will support a stronger downtown, including after-hours activity.
As expressed by the community, Baraga is currently one of the more creative sectors of Marquette. Therefore, it is envisioned that the street also could close and be used as a multi-functional, all-season, day and night event space for festivals, fairs, and other large scale events. To support this, new design elements such as streetscaping beautifi-cation, connecting alleys, pathways, amenities, and public utilities will have a certain artistic composition, whether it’s a splash of color, art in the landscape, sculpture, or natural garden scape. New buildings will be well repre-sented with native industrial materials like sandstone iron found on many of the existing historical building sites in Marquette and other Upper Peninsula towns. These key design principles and elements will help create a new identity for Baraga Avenue and yet another authentic and exciting place to be in the expanding Downtown Marquette, attracting current residents and future visitors within the region.
• Supporting a 24/7 district: mixing daytime employment uses with evening shopping and entertain- ment uses and nighttime residents ensures something is happening at all times—creating a place where people want to be.
• Allowing businesses and residents to attract each other: a walkable mixed-use district provides amenities that attract new residents, and a built-in customer base that can support new businesses, creating a virtuous cycle of activity and investment (See Figure 3 for two-block radius from the plaza)
• Making efficient use of public resources: compact, mixed-use development costs less per unit to serve with public utilities, while producing substantially higher tax yields per acre, providing a much higher return on public investment. This effect is even stronger when building in infill locations in existing downtowns and neighborhood centers.
• Reducing household transportation and energy costs: residents of mixed-use districts typically have lower total housing and transportation costs, due to the efficiencies of living near jobs, shopping, and other destinations. These savings translate into increased spending power, which supports the local economy.1
Mixed-use Development and PlacemakingCompact, mixed-use properties are the building blocks that private developers contribute to a vibrant urban district. Whether these are two-story neighborhood centers with apartments and professional offices above convenience retail, or ten stories of condos, hotel rooms, and offices above downtown shopping and restaurants, this development form has many benefits, which include:
Household demand for the economic and quality-of-life benefits of living in mixed-use developments has risen in recent years, and, in most communities, supply has not yet caught up. To build on the public space investments described in this plan, the city should identify appropriate locations for mixed-use development in the surrounding area; examine adopted plans, zoning and development regulations, and use of incentives to ensure these tools support the desired development; and engage directly with developers to solicit proposals.
1 For more information on these benefits, review The Option of Urbanism (2009) by developer and Brookings Institution Visiting Fellow Chris Leinberger,
and Smart Growth Savings (2014) by Todd Litman, Victoria Public Policy Institute
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Place AssetsRecommendations for Action
The Placemaking approach helps communities identify and build upon their unique strengths and personalities to grow and thrive: it leverages the public spaces within the community, and the activities of people in those spaces, to build virtuous cycles of activity. Whether applied to a single lot, alley, street, or an entire neighborhood or down-town, placemaking helps com-munities raise up their distinct character both to best serve their residents and to attract new resi-dents and businesses.
Communities must differentiate themselves to attract residents and businesses as the economy continues to globalize. The place-making approach of engaging around existing assets supports this goal while honoring local culture and community. While each community will have a different mixture of assets and opportunities, several common elements support placemaking in a broad variety of places. These common elements provide a sound foundation that communities can build on with their individual assets through the placemaking process.
• Physical Design and Walkability• Environmental Sustainability• Cultural Economic Development• Entrepreneurship
• Multiculturalism• Transportation Options• Messaging and Technology• Education
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Physical Design and WalkabilityThe physical design and walkability of a community helps create interest, connectivity and overall sense of place. Walkability and connectivity can afford people safe and convenient access to the places they live, work, shop, and play. Examples include a traditional down-town with easy access from historic and/or architecturally pleasing residential areas, and a mixed-use development that encourages appropriate density, traffic and other infrastruc-ture design features that value the human scale by considering the pedestrian, cyclist and other non-motorized uses of the space.
The challenge is that oftentimes our streets are designed to prioritize cars, aiming to move them through a community as quickly as possible, without appropriate consideration for non-motorized uses. Market analysis continues to show that preferences are changing, and more and more people want to live in neighborhoods with walkable downtowns, access to cultural, social, and entertainment opportunities, with a variety of transportation options. Walkability not only helps to create a strong sense of place, it promotes a strong local econ-omy and healthy lifestyle.
Downtown Marquette is overall a highly-attractive and accessible area for pedestrians. Even Baraga Avenue, at the very edge of downtown, features a WalkScore of 82, thanks to the fine-grained traditional street grid and mix of uses. The city also has a Complete Streets policy that goes beyond the basic recognition of creating streets that work for everyone to include implementation recommendations. Baraga, and downtown as a whole, is connected to areas throughout Marquette by the Iron Ore Heritage Trail and a multi-use path along the lakefront. The city has also previously adopted form-based code in coordination with its Waterfront Development District Plan, but Baraga Avenue would benefit from an extension of the “General-5” zone to allow for structural uniformity within the project site.
Perhaps the larger cause of Baraga’s feeling of disconnect from the rest of downtown is architectural—the streets connecting Baraga to Washington
Avenue feature a number of surface parking lots, which discourage pedestrian activity, and buildings that don’t have the same “storefront” character that encourages strolling and window shopping in the downtown. (Consider the Children’s Museum for an example of a building front that invites people to walk past it, even if it is not their destination.)
Overview of the improved Baraga Avenue, with the proposed mixed-use building and adjacent parking
deck along the north side.
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Recommendations
• Identify opportunities to promote more active use of surface parking lots
• Encourage engaging facades on build- ings that front Baraga and cross streets
• Update Promoting Active Communities assessment in 2015
• Improve measures to increase pedestrian safety, especially during the winter months
Implementation Opportunities
• Review off-street parking utilization; consider reducing off-street parking requirements for development and identify any under-used park- ing areas that could be used for development.
• Use landscaping, art, and sidewalk furniture around the edges of parking lots to provide a buffer for pedestrians, or encourage tempo- rary uses such as food trucksor outdoor cafes in parking areas adjacent to sidewalks
• Consider extending the streetscape and form-based code recommendations from the Third Street study
• Bury all utility lines to create a better view down Baraga Avenue
• Use 2014 evaluation questions from the Promoting Active Communities Assessment to identify additional opportunities for improvement, available online at http:// www.mihealthtools.org/communities/default. asp?tab=preview
• Identify critical areas for heated sidewalks on ramps, stairs, or other potentially hazard- ous surfaces to improve pedestrian safety during winter
• Enhance snow management practices to prevent interference with traffic calming and walkability design features
• Consider amending the city zoning ordinance definition of alleyways to categorize by use and function. This categorization of alleyways will make it possible to distinguish between service-oriented (e.g. deliveries, trash pickup) and non-motorized uses (where pedestrian scale and activity should be allowed and encouraged).
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Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental sustainability initiatives are critical for any community intending to be viable in today’s economy. Placemaking is strongly connected to environmental concerns because of the critical role that Michigan’s waterways, parks, and green spaces play in defining our com-munities. Whether through access to healthy local food, recreational trails and safe streets for walking and biking, or clean air and water, the environment is a vital part of healthy vibrant communities.
Marquette has been active in preserving and protecting its abundance of natural resources through citizen and government partnerships. The city has prioritized environmental sustain-ability through the Sustainable Community Ad Hoc Committee, involvement with the Superior Watershed Partnership and Land Trust, and citizen resources such as the City Clean-Up posting.
The City of Marquette is uniquely positioned on the lake-shore of Lake Superior. With 260 acres of wetlands and 3,000 acres of woodlands, Marquette has a large area and a variety of environments to steward. The city’s beauti-ful landscape makes it a popular tourist destination and a responsible party to conserve the watershed.
Marquette is a member of the Superior Watershed Partner-ship and Trust (SWPT). The city has been at the forefront of SWPT’s projects by prioritizing energy conservation, beach clean-up, water quality improvement, coastal resto-ration, and creating education programs on stewardshipMarquette boasts 500 acres of public recreation land, including the Lakeshore, Presque Isle Park and Marina, and Tourist Park. In recent years, policies have been put in place to protect the environmental integrity of recreation land while still being accessible to residents and tourists.
In addition to conservation and recreation, local food sources are also available in Marquette. There is a Marquette Food Co-op that provides a place for Upper Peninsula farmers to reach residents and promotes sustainability.
Marquette also celebrates the Blueberry Festival, Harvest Festival, and offers a Downtown Farmers Market. Marquette
participated in the Green Communities Challenge and Bet-terBuildings for Michigan. BetterBuildings for Michigan surveyed 750 homes in Marquette to make suggestions on how to conserve energy. The city also has a comprehen-sive City-Cleanup program that allows residents to recycle, compost, and dispose of materials safely. There is also a current Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority to pursue sustainable development.
Marquette is dedicated to environmental sustainability and has ongoing projects to balance development with main-taining a quality environment.
Increasing the amount of plantings along Baraga Avenue will beautify the space while also
making visitors feel more comfortable
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Recommendations
• Offer incentives and recognition to businesses and developers that pursue environmentally sustainable practices
• Pursue an alternative energy policy to improve efficiency and lessen environmental impact
• Use natural elements (e.g. trees, plants, rain gardens, etc.) to improve the environmental qualities of Baraga Avenue
• Enhance recycling options along Baraga Avenue
Implementation Opportunities
• Consider zoning standards that promote renewable energy and walkability
• Create a reward and recognition program for businesses with the most energy efficient buildings
• Consult the Guide to Purchasing Green Power Report in order to follow the correct process to transition to utilizing alternative energy.1
• Coordinate with the Marquette Board of Power and Light to identify opportunities for increasing the share of the city’s energy coming from sustainable sources
• Plant climate-resilient street trees along Baraga Avenue to create shade in the summer and to help break up wind in the winter. Additionally, these street trees will help beautify the space by introducing natural color
• Plant natural wind screens (trees, bushes, etc.) where possible to reduce snow drifting and wind during the winter months
• Explore a storm water management feature within Father Marquette Park to provide a functional and aesthetic purpose
• Install recycling bins near all trash cans to encourage recycling
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1 “Guide to Purchasing Green Power,” United States Department of Energy, accessed June 30, 2014. http://www.mml.org/green/actionguides/NR_3_1_USDOE2.pdf
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Cultural Economic DevelopmentArts and culture are essential components of a thriving, knowledge-based economy. A healthy creative sector attracts and retains residents and businesses, and produces economic benefits including jobs, a stronger tax base, downtown and neighborhood revitalization, and tourism.
The City of Marquette has institutionalized culture with the Arts & Culture Division of the city government. The cultural strategy is centered on the Marquette Arts & Cul-ture Center in the Peter White Public Library. There are art exhibits, performing arts, and artistic workshops held at this facility. The Arts & Culture Division also incorpo-rates a variety of smaller resident groups into the pro-gramming and overall cultural environment of Marquette. There are also the following venues and organizations: U.P. Children’s Museum, Maritime Museum, Marquette Historical Society Museum, Lydia Olsen Library (NMU), Shiras Planetarium & Programming, Marquette Beauti-fication & Restoration Committee, Downtown Marquette Association, Marquette Lighthouse, Moosewood Nature Center, and the Finn Club. With Northern Michigan Uni-
versity nearby, Marquette has the benefit of the cultural programming of the university.
The Downtown Development Authority oversees the most conducive public space for festivals. There are numerous festivals including the Blueberry Festival, Harbor Fest, Harvest Festival, the Northern Michigan University Jazz Festival, and others. There are strong efforts to preserve historical monuments as well as celebrate history with a series of museums and exhibits. They also publicize live music performances around the city on the website.The City of Marquette already makes a great effort to provide culture and arts to the residents and tourists. Expanding and perfecting those efforts can bring more people and enrichment to the city.
An improved Baraga Avenue will provide key open space for community events. The new street layout will make it easier to close off the road to
motorized traffic for such events.
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Recommendations
• Brand Baraga Avenue as a cultural corridor by bringing the assets of the Children’s Museum, Marquette County History Center, and historic county buildings outdoors
• Enhance opportunities for winter activities within the public realm
Implementation Opportunities
• The Peter White Public Library is a cultural center that is a few blocks off of the main Baraga Avenue. Holding an outdoor art exhibit similar to the DIA’s Inside|Out exhibit would merge the cultural and city center
• Expand the outdoor exhibits to public recreation areas to bring art to walkable space
• Encourage use of Baraga Avenue open space during the winter months through winter festivals, activities, etc.
• Increase lighting and color variety to improve the ambience and identity for all seasons
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Utilizing Baraga Avenue as the “gateway” to downtown Marquette will improve the area’s sense of place.
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EntrepreneurshipGrowing jobs by ones and twos is key to creating strong local economies in the 21st century. Local communities are fueled by small start-ups and growth on main street and economic gardening strategies aimed at developing the talent and potential that already exists right at home. Also central to success are social entrepreneurs, who act as change agents within a community, seizing opportunities others miss to create social value rather than profits. This type of entrepreneurial activity resonates especially with students and Millennials looking to apply their optimism, energy, passion and skills for a positive, tangible impact.
Marquette is an economic hub for the Upper Peninsula, and has thus developed a culture of entrepreneurship. This local culture is expressed through several business development organizations, including an active Downtown Development Authority, a local Economic Club, and the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship at Northern Michigan University. Marquette is in the process of becoming a satellite SmartZone to the established MTEC SmartZone located in Houghton-Hancock. SmartZones provide local assistance matched by State funds to allow technology-related entrepreneurs to cluster in concentrat-ed areas, collaborating with local institutions, adding to the local economy’s base of employment.
As a revitalized Baraga Avenue will provide a new link between downtown and the waterfront, development of
new businesses and expansion of existing businesses along its path will be key to defining it as a ‘place’ in and of itself, rather than merely a new way to get from point A to point B. While existing and new traditional small business-es operating out of storefronts will activate the street and the area surrounding it as a vibrant public space, allowing ease of entry for nontraditional small businesses—such as food carts and street performers—is equally impor-tant as these models are community-focused and require little start-up capital. With the capacity to support a mix of uses—including retail, office and professional services—non-retail businesses should be encouraged to locate along the corridor. The daily presence of workers will further activate the street at regular times and provide year-round support to retail and restaurant functions.
The proposed mixed-use building at the northwest corner of Baraga Avenue and Front Street
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Recommendations
• Future development/redevelopment efforts on Baraga Avenue should focus on provision of space for new and expanding businesses
• Review local ordinances as needed to allow nontraditional businesses— such as food carts and street performers—to operate on Baraga Avenue
• Take advantage of the new crowdfunding law (the Michigan Invests Locally Exemption, P.A. 264 of 2013) to attract and support entrepreneurs and local businesses to Baraga Avenue as well as to the larger downtown area
• Coordinate technology-related initiatives deriving from SmartZone expansion with future development along Baraga Avenue
Implementation Opportunities
• Examine zoning and right-of-way permitting to allow expansion of outdoor seating for new and existing restaurants
• Ensure a mix of retail, office and professional service uses
• Calibrate ordinance language (such as permit- ted locations and times of day) to ensure temporary uses, such as food trucks, are compatible with the desired use of the corridor
• Consider amending the city ordinance pertaining to sidewalk cafés to allow for tables, planters, and small barriers to be left out on the sidewalk during non-business hours
• Utilizing “parklets” will allow for additional public space for seating, etc. Grand Rapids has developed a parklet guide which can be found at: https://www.ida- downtown.org/eweb/docs/ DGRI_Parklet
• Consult http://www.crowdfundingmi.com for information on “investment crowdfunding” as a powerful economic development tool for using local capital to support and grow local businesses, fund start-ups, and nurture an entrepreneurial environment
• Develop a business incubator/accelerator space on Baraga Avenue, either through retrofitting existing building(s) or as a part of new development
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MulticulturalismSuccessful 21st century communities are inclusive and welcoming to all, embracing di-versity and multiculturalism as a competitive advantage. These types of communities are most attractive to new businesses, and today’s fluid, mobile, and global workforce seeks out places that embrace people of all ages, religions, ethnicities, national origins, and races.
The City of Marquette has a rich cultural history that focuses on the founding of the city by iron miners. The city is focused on preservation of historical sites and provides the Marquette Arts and Culture Center for shows and events. The Marquette Arts and Culture Center coordinates with 65 other groups in the area.
There are numerous venues to display art in the city. Marquette also hosts the Blueberry Festival, Harbor Fest, UP Folklife Festival, and the Northern Michigan University Jazz Festival. The Sister Cities project
connects Marquette with Higashiomi, Japan and Kajaani, Finland and promotes travel and interaction between the three cities. The population of Marquette is 91% white and 4.4% African American.
Improving Father Marquette Park will increase public interaction in downtown Marquette by providing a comfortable public space to relax, exercise,
and socialize.
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Recommendations
• Work with residents to develop and build on shared neighborhood identities
• Attract new residents to Marquette by adding a multicultural component to festivals and events
Implementation Opportunities
• Develop a youth recreation program similar to the Clark Park Coalition
• Structure environmental volunteer projects around the needs of specific neighborhoods
• Expand current festivals to include a multi-cultural component, whether it be art, food, or performance
• Reach out to multicultural organizations in the area to make Marquette an attractive destination for cultural enrichment
• Utilize open space along the lakeshore for public events such as concerts, festivals, etc.
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Using Baraga Avenue in all seasons will improve the quality of life for residents of Marquette
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Transportation OptionsThriving regions offer a range of transit options, from walking and biking to buses and other modes of transit. Developing effective transportation options is a necessary tool for all com-munities interested in attracting and retaining residents, workers, and businesses. Research shows that people across the nation are choosing communities that offer various modes of transportation, with easy access to the places they live, work, and play. Multimodal transit can be as complex as rail systems and as simple as trails and bike paths.
Marquette’s Upper Peninsula location and the distance to other large communities mean that residents meet a lot of their needs within the community, rather than traveling elsewhere. Commuter travel data reflects this; the Cen-sus Bureau reports that over 50% of Marquette residents work within 10 miles of home, and that a remarkable 14% of residents commute to work by walking. Residents who do commute further tend to travel very long distances, however, with nearly a quarter of employed Marquette residents working over 50 miles from home; these workers have fewer alternatives to driving. Some options do exist: MarqTran provides some connections to nearby communi-ties, and Amtrak provides highway motorcoach connections as far as Milwaukee and Chicago for longer trips.†
The city completed a mobility management planning pro-cess with Smart Growth America in 2013 that covered this topic in depth, with three implementation priorities se-lected: completion of a human services coordination plan to better link transportation options with needs; a marketing and communications initiative to help residents and visitors understand their options; and the development of a new fixed route running a loop on Third Street, which would connect downtown to Northern Michigan University. This new route is shown in the plan as reaching Spring Street at its southern end—bringing it a block further could help connect Baraga not just to downtown but also to campus.
Improving the alley off of Baraga Avenue will encourage more visitation to the downtown
† 2011 commute data, from Census Bureau’s 2011 Longitudinal Employer/Household Dynamics dataset and US Census Bureau 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
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Recommendations
• Consider extending proposed Third Street transit route to include Baraga Ave
• Enhance traffic calming measures to increase safety of on-street parking
• Improve pedestrian safety
• Provide bike parking on side streets
• Implement an improved parking management system to better serve businesses, visitors, and residents
Implementation Opportunities
• Implement angled on-street parking along Baraga Avenue to replace the existing perpendicular parking
• Add a stop light at Baraga and Front Street to regulate the flow of traffic in the downtown.
• Improve non-motorized linkages between Baraga Avenue and the existing infrastructure
• Reduce the width of Baraga Avenue to include 1 lane of traffic in each direction.
• Apply direct, distinct crosswalk markings to the pavement at crosswalks to increase pedestrian safety at intersections
• Install adequate bike racks to allow cyclists to lock up and store their bikes while visiting
• Install adequate wayfinding signage to allow for easier navigation of the downtown
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Messaging and TechnologyPeople communicate, connect, and engage differently today than they did ten years ago, five years ago, last year, or even last month. Continually evolving Internet and communication technologies are allowing people to share information in the virtual world in unprecedented ways. Communities that use cutting- edge strategies in their approach to branding, engage-ment, and communication with new demographics, businesses, cultural institutions, and philanthropic communities are ahead of the game.
Local institutions have a strong social media presence. Nearly all major community institutions and groups have a presence on social media: Marquette’s official city Face-book page is updated frequently and has over 800 “likes” (and is an up-to-the-minute source of public notices), while the Downtown Development Authority has over 10,000 “likes”. The DeVos Art Museum has further estab-lished over 1,300 “likes,” the Upper Peninsula Children’s Museum over 2,500, and Northern Michigan University an impressive 19,000. A Facebook page was created to share images from the Baraga Avenue Community Workshops, which attracted several hundred followers. Twitter is a less popular medium in this community, though several local accounts have activity: the Marquette History Museum has
1,300 followers, Northern Michigan University has 4,800, and many local businesses have Twitter accounts with fol-lowings that are frequently updated.
The city website has a contemporary design and is easy to navigate, offering a wealth of information and documents. Many area businesses offer free Wi-Fi access. Connect Michigan gives Marquette a score of 100 for Broadband Internet access, with multiple sources of coverage avail-able throughout the city (though many nearby rural areas remain unserved). The local newspaper, The Mining Jour-nal, has an up-to-date and functional website, though most content requires a subscription to view.
Art on the Rocks art festival in Marquette Photo credit: Aaron Peterson / aaronpeterson.net
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Recommendations
• Move a wider variety of city services online
• Downtown business associations advertise Baraga Avenue as a destination through existing social media platforms
• Facilitate publicly accessible Internet access in the downtown area to drive traffic
Implementation Opportunities
• Facilitate filing such things as building and occupancy permits directly online (currently all paper forms are available online)
• While the existing ability to set up automatic payments for property taxes and utility bills is convenient, the functionality to pay online and manage accounts would be highly valued
• Coordinate promotions and programming related to Baraga Avenue with existing social media efforts
• Install limited infrastructure to provide free Wi-Fi Internet access to those in the immediate downtown area, to drive pedestrian traffic and encourage use of public space
• Install wayfinding markers to improve connectivity to local and adjacent amenities
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EducationEducation is key to competing in a global, 21st century economy, and centers of education are vital within communities. From K-12 schools to community colleges, and technical schools to state universities, educational institutions bring innumerable benefits to a com-munity. They are the hub not only for learning, but sports, entertainment, arts and culture, healthcare, and recreation, and serve as engines of economic development. Vibrant com-munities successfully collaborate with a full range of educational institutions to develop intellectual, human, and physical capital. Collaboration can be as simple as sharing physi-cal facilities such as ballparks and swimming pools, or as complex as formal towngown strategic plans.
Marquette Area Public Schools serves over 3,000 primary and secondary education students among 6 schools. In addition to 3 traditional elementary schools and one middle school, the traditional high school is complimented by Marquette Alternative High School located on the periph-ery of the downtown area. The district also provides early childhood development, adult education, and commu-nity enrichment classes.
Several private schools also provide primary and sec-ondary education, including Father Marquette Elementary, located two blocks south of Baraga Avenue near the study area. The Marquette Alger Regional Educational Service Agency (MARESA) provides career, technical, and special education ser-vices, as well as professional development programs for educators.
Northern Michigan Univer-sity (NMU) is situated in Marquette, with a student population of over 9,000 at the undergraduate and graduate level. NMU acts as the region’s community college, offering Associate’s degrees and pre-professional programs in addition to nearly 150 Bachelor’s
and Master’s programs. The university hosts an Olympic training site focusing on wrestling and weightlifting. NMU is located in the northern portion of the city, though the Third Street corridor makes a direct connection to down-
town. A thorough planning process recently completed will allow for a seamless connection from Baraga Avenue to the university complex one mile to the north in the future.
Students walk the campus of Northern Michigan University in Marquette.
Source: http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2010/08/list_of_michigan_colleges_and_2.html
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Recommendations
• Partner with local educational institutions to establish programming along Baraga Avenue
• Coordinate university housing initiatives with development on Baraga Avenue. Explore the potential of area institutions to offer courses downtown
Implementation Opportunities
• Showcase student projects, informational displays about area schools, and allow school benefit fundraisers/sales to take place
• Explore locating new housing for university students along Baraga Ave, either provided by NMU itself or in partnership through the private market. The demand among college- age students to live in vibrant, mixed-use environments has been demonstrated nationwide, and should be explored in the context of downtown Marquette
• Consider the potential for creating class- room space in available downtown buildings either separately or in conjunction with a housing initiative
Education continued...
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Downtown Marquette Photo credit: Aaron Peterson / aaronpeterson.net
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Appendix
34 | PlacePlan: Marquette, Michigan
Add
itio
nal I
mag
es
The
follo
win
g ar
e ad
ditio
nal i
mag
es th
at w
ere
not i
nclu
ded
in th
e bo
dy o
f the
repo
rt a
nd fu
rthe
r illu
stra
te th
e de
sign
con
cept
s.
41
Obl
ique
look
ing
nort
hwes
t O
bliq
ue lo
okin
g no
rthe
ast
The
wat
erfr
ont o
f dow
ntow
n M
arqu
ette
has
a lo
t of
pote
ntia
l for
rede
velo
pmen
t
Obl
ique
look
ing
East
Re
desi
gned
par
king
will
giv
e Ba
raga
Ave
nue
new
life
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42
A re
deve
lope
d Fa
ther
Mar
quet
te P
ark
in th
e fo
regr
ound
co
uple
d w
ith a
rede
velo
ped
wat
erfr
ont p
rovi
des
pote
ntia
l for
pub
lic in
tera
ctio
n
Beau
tifyi
ng th
e sp
ace
alon
g Ba
raga
Ave
nue
will
mak
e it
a m
ore
aest
hetic
ally
ple
asin
g lo
catio
n fo
r soc
ial
inte
ract
ion
Dev
elop
ing
the
Mar
quet
te w
ater
fron
t as
an o
pen
spac
e w
ill p
rovi
de th
e ci
ty w
ith th
e ne
cess
ary
spac
e to
hos
t fe
stiv
als,
con
cert
s, e
tc.
Aer
ial d
own
Bara
ga A
venu
e lo
okin
g w
est
Turn
ing
the
exis
ting
on-s
tree
t par
king
into
ang
led
park
ing
will
impr
ove
safe
ty fo
r all
Dev
elop
ing
adeq
uate
cro
ssw
alks
will
impr
ove
pede
stri
an
safe
ty a
t int
erse
ctio
ns
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43
View
of a
ngle
d pa
rkin
g an
d cr
ossw
alk
alon
g Ba
raga
Ave
nue
Inco
rpor
atin
g hi
stor
ic e
lem
ents
suc
h as
“ru
sted
” iro
n in
to th
e st
reet
scap
e w
ill in
crea
se B
arag
a Av
enue
’s
sens
e of
pla
ce
Plac
ing
a tr
affic
ligh
t at B
arag
a Av
enue
and
Fro
nt S
tree
t w
ill im
prov
e sa
fety
for b
oth
mot
oris
ts a
nd p
edes
tria
ns
Sim
ple
child
ren
play
scap
es h
ave
hist
oric
al b
ackg
roun
d Vi
ew o
f an
acce
ss s
tree
t alo
ng th
e M
arqu
ette
wat
erfr
ont
View
of t
he p
ropo
sed
rede
velo
pmen
t of F
athe
r M
arqu
ette
Par
k in
dow
ntow
n M
arqu
ette
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44
View
alo
ng B
arag
a Av
enue
in d
ownt
own
Mar
quet
te
Mem
oria
l fou
ntai
n di
rect
ly c
onne
cts
with
pla
za
Ang
led
park
ing
alon
g Ba
raga
Ave
nue
Aer
ial o
f the
rew
orke
d al
ley
off o
f Bar
aga
Aven
ue
Rew
orke
d al
ley
off o
f Bar
aga
Aven
ue
Prov
idin
g co
vere
d bi
ke p
arki
ng w
ill e
ncou
rage
mor
e no
n-m
otor
ized
trav
el in
Mar
quet
te
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N
ight
time
view
dow
n Ba
raga
Ave
nue
Beau
tifyi
ng th
e sp
ace
outs
ide
of th
e pr
opos
ed p
arki
ng
deck
sho
ws
that
eve
n pa
rkin
g ca
n be
bea
utifu
l
Rede
velo
ping
Bar
aga
Aven
ue w
ill im
prov
e tr
affic
flow
an
d in
crea
se s
afet
y
Th
e st
orm
wat
er m
anag
emen
t sys
tem
inth
e im
prov
ed F
athe
r Mar
quet
te P
ark
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De
sign
Cha
rrette
Con
cept
Fee
dbac
k Pa
rtici
pant
com
men
ts o
n sp
ecifi
c d
esig
n im
ages
at t
he m
ulti-
day
des
ign
char
rette
on
Apr
il 29 a
nd 3
0,
2014
at t
he M
arqu
ette
Com
mon
s in
Mar
quet
te, M
ichi
gan.
Con
cept
A F
eed
back
C
once
pt B
Fee
dba
ck
• I l
ike
the
park
ing
that
this
pro
vide
s ri
ght i
n fr
ont o
f my
shop
and
doe
s no
t blo
ck E
ast
sunl
ight
or i
nter
fere
with
alle
y tr
uck
acce
ss
• Ca
n’t b
lock
alle
y be
twee
n flo
wer
sho
p an
d la
undr
y •
Can’
t hav
e pa
rkin
g in
fron
t of d
rivew
ay
• Bi
g fa
n of
the
over
head
ele
men
t/vi
sual
con
nect
ion
com
pone
nt. I
mis
s th
e tr
ess
over
Fr
ont S
tree
t •
Elim
inat
e pa
rkin
g on
nor
th s
ide
of th
e ro
ad a
nd p
ut a
ll th
e gr
een
spac
e fr
om P
lan
B th
ere
and
add
a pa
rkin
g st
ruct
ure
• I l
ike
the
stra
ight
road
with
the
park
ing
stru
ctur
e. T
ake
away
inte
rcha
ngea
ble
disp
lay
area
and
add
bik
e pa
rkin
g an
d tr
uck
load
ing
zone
•
Ther
e sh
ould
be
mor
e ou
tdoo
r sea
ting
• St
op li
ght m
oved
from
Spr
ing
to B
arag
a •
It’s
pos
sibl
e th
ere
is m
ore
traf
fic o
ff F
ront
Str
eet r
athe
r tha
n Th
ird s
o m
aybe
the
angl
ed
park
ing
shou
ld g
o th
e ot
her w
ay?
• Pl
ante
rs a
re a
wes
ome,
but
they
can
’t b
lock
cus
tom
er a
cces
s to
par
king
whe
n ca
rryi
ng
out v
ases
/box
ed o
f flo
wer
s an
d pl
ants
to lo
ad in
to th
eir c
ars
• Bu
s acc
omm
odat
ions
for m
useu
ms
• H
ard
curb
and
str
ipin
g al
low
s fo
r eas
ier s
now
rem
oval
•
I lik
e th
e pa
rkin
g la
yout
on
this
des
ign
• N
eed
to g
et g
reen
spa
ce a
djac
ent t
o no
t in
fron
t of r
etai
l bus
ines
s.es
peo
ple
wan
t dire
ct
acce
ss/s
hort
est r
oute
from
car
to s
tore
•
Lake
shor
e dr
ive
over
hang
will
hal
t boa
t mov
emen
t fro
m d
ocks
ide
– pr
oble
m!!
•
Art
pad
s w
ould
be
grea
t! O
utdo
or a
rt is
muc
h ne
eded
! I’m
not
a b
usin
ess
owne
r but
I th
ink
it is
impo
rtan
t to
resp
ond
thei
r sto
re fr
ont p
arki
ng n
eeds
so
I sup
port
the
stra
ight
st
reet
with
ang
led
park
ing
whi
le tr
ying
to in
corp
orat
e m
ore
gree
n sp
ace
• Th
ink
abou
t sno
w re
mov
al. T
hink
abo
ut s
easo
nal d
rain
age
and
utili
ties!
•
Stam
ped
colo
red
conc
rete
. No
pave
rs!
• D
esig
n fo
r win
ter!
Tha
t is
your
#1
desi
gn c
halle
nge
• D
eliv
ery
truc
ks o
ften
par
k in
this
dri
ve fo
r loa
ding
/unl
oadi
ng o
f pr
oduc
t!
• Cu
rvin
g th
e st
reet
– a
lway
s lo
vely
– b
ut s
afet
y fo
r ped
estr
ians
and
ve
hicl
es?
Snow
rem
oval
cos
t esc
alat
e w
ith ti
me
and
mon
ey
• Pe
dest
rian
wal
kway
nee
ds to
be
on th
e ot
her s
ide
of th
e bu
ildin
g (E
ast
side
) whe
re I’
ve a
lread
y st
arte
d to
cre
ate
it th
roug
h th
e ex
istin
g ga
rden
•
Can’
t blo
ck a
cces
s to
alle
y be
twee
n la
undr
y an
d flo
wer
sho
p •
Mul
ti-le
vel p
arki
ng st
ruct
ure
will
blo
ck E
ast/
mor
ning
sun
light
com
ing
into
my
shop
– c
ritic
al fo
r pla
nts’
dev
elop
men
t and
gro
wth
in s
hop!
•
Impo
rtan
t to
have
par
king
imm
edia
tely
in fr
ont o
f flo
wer
sho
p as
flo
wer
s do
n’t d
o w
ell i
n w
inte
r on
long
wal
k to
car
•
Don
’t c
are
for m
ulti-
stor
y pa
rkin
g •
I’d li
ke s
eatin
g an
d gr
ass
at th
e to
p of
the
stru
ctur
e •
Park
ing
deck
may
obs
truc
t vie
w o
f lak
e an
d se
para
te B
arag
a an
d M
ain
Stre
et to
o m
uch
• Ca
n yo
u go
dow
n w
ith p
arki
ng ra
ther
than
up?
Up
bloc
ks s
unlig
ht a
nd
view
and
dow
n gi
ves
need
ed s
pace
and
pre
serv
es li
ght a
nd v
iew
•
I lik
e th
e w
ater
feat
ure
and
“gre
en”
reus
e of
this
fairl
y un
deru
tiliz
ed
park
ing
lot!
•
Uni
mpe
ded
view
of l
ake
– at
leas
t fro
m th
e re
nder
ings
this
gla
ss
stru
ctur
e bl
ocks
the
view
•
Des
igna
ted
food
truc
k pa
rkin
g •
View
the
conn
ectio
n to
Fou
nder
’s
• W
hile
I lik
e th
e or
gani
c na
ture
of t
his
desi
gn, I
nee
d pa
rkin
g rig
ht in
fr
ont o
f my
flow
er s
hop.
130
W. B
arag
a Av
e!
• I d
on’t
like
the
look
of a
n op
en p
arki
ng lo
t so
I am
in fa
vor o
f a p
arki
ng
stru
ctur
e w
ith u
seab
le st
reet
leve
l spa
ce
• So
uth
side
is s
hade
d an
d co
oler
for m
ost o
f the
yea
r – p
robl
em!
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Elem
ents
to p
rese
rver
/enh
ance
:
Pere
Mar
quet
te g
arde
n/pa
rk a
t Fro
nt/B
arag
a
Child
ren’
s and
hist
ory
mus
eum
s
On-
stre
et p
arki
ng
The
inte
rvie
w su
mm
ary
prov
ides
an
outli
ne o
f fee
dbac
k fr
om
com
mun
ity st
akeh
olde
rs in
rega
rd to
the
Plac
ePla
n fo
r Cad
illac
’s He
ritag
e Sq
uare
. The
key
opp
ortu
nitie
s, u
nive
rsal
conc
erns
, and
w
hat s
take
hold
ers w
ould
like
to se
e ar
e al
l pre
sent
ed o
n th
is pa
ge.Inte
rvie
w S
umm
ary O
ppor
tuni
ties:
Ce
lebr
ate
loca
l hist
ory
and
spec
ifica
lly th
e hi
stor
y of
Bar
aga
as c
ity’s
orig
inal
mai
n st
reet
Cr
eate
gat
eway
to d
ownt
own
Tr
olle
y/Bu
s loo
p co
nnec
tion
to N
MU
and
lake
M
ore
fest
ival
/mar
ket d
ays –
farm
mar
ket o
verf
low
?
Exte
nd fo
rm-b
ased
cod
e to
this
part
of d
ownt
own
Wha
t to
incl
ude:
An
gled
par
king
M
id-b
lock
cro
ssin
g th
roug
h to
Spr
ing
St a
nd th
e re
gion
al b
ike
trai
l
Bike
par
king
with
flai
r
Wid
ened
side
wal
ks w
ith o
ppor
tuni
ties f
or o
utdo
or se
atin
g, re
tail
Ta
ctic
al U
rban
ism re
com
men
datio
ns fr
om T
hird
Str
eet p
lan
Chal
leng
es:
Tr
affic
spee
d an
d ha
zard
ous i
nter
sect
ions
at T
hird
and
Fron
t str
eets
La
ck o
f con
siste
nt p
edes
tria
n en
viro
nmen
t
Man
y bu
sines
s ow
ners
opp
osed
to a
ny so
rt o
fm
edia
n/bo
ulev
ard
Key
Stak
ehol
ders
:
City
staf
f and
com
miss
ione
rs
Busin
ess o
wne
rs
Mus
eum
lead
ersh
ip
Mar
qTra
n
Coun
ty
NM
U
Foun
der’s
Lan
ding
dev
elop
ers
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Physical Design & Walkability
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ical
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ativ
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ectio
ns to
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cem
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g
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plem
enta
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Stra
tegi
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ort-
term
Long
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Tim
e Fr
ame
The
follo
win
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illu
stra
te th
e re
lativ
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e fra
me
and
type
of p
lace
mak
ing
activ
ity fo
r eac
h im
plem
enta
tion
stra
tegy
out
lined
in th
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port
.
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√ √ √ √ √√
√
A1: R
evie
w o
ff-s
tree
t par
king
util
izatio
n; co
nsid
er re
duci
ng o
ff-s
tree
t par
king
requ
irem
ents
for
deve
lopm
ent a
nd id
entif
y an
y un
der-
used
par
king
are
as th
at co
uld
be u
sed
for d
evel
opm
ent.
A2: U
se la
ndsc
apin
g, a
rt, a
nd si
dew
alk
furn
iture
aro
und
the
edge
s of
par
king
lots
to p
rovi
de a
bu
ffer f
or p
edes
tria
ns, o
r enc
oura
ge te
mpo
rary
use
s suc
h as
food
truc
ks o
r out
door
cafe
s in
park
ing
area
s adj
acen
t to
side
wal
ks
A3: C
onsi
der e
xten
ding
the
rece
nt T
hird
Str
eet s
tudy
reco
mm
enda
tions
, whi
ch w
ere
focu
sed
nort
h of
dow
ntow
n, to
Bar
aga
A4: U
se 2
014
eval
uatio
n qu
estio
ns to
iden
tify
addi
tiona
l opp
ortu
nitie
s for
impr
ovem
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A5: E
xplo
re fu
ndin
g op
tions
to b
ury
all u
tility
line
s to
crea
te a
bet
ter v
iew
dow
n Ba
raga
Ave
nue
A6: I
dent
ifycr
itica
l are
as fo
r hea
ted
side
wal
ks o
n ra
mps
, sta
irs, o
r oth
er p
oten
tially
haz
ardo
us
surf
aces
to im
prov
e pe
dest
rian
safe
ty d
urin
g w
inte
r
A7: E
nhan
ce sn
ow m
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es to
pre
vent
inte
rfer
ence
with
traf
fic ca
lmin
g an
d w
alka
bilit
y de
sign
feat
ures
A8: C
onsi
der a
men
ding
the
city
zoni
ng o
rdin
ance
def
initi
on o
f alle
yway
s to
cate
goriz
e by
use
and
fu
nctio
n. T
his c
ateg
oriz
atio
n of
alle
yway
s will
mak
e it
poss
ible
to d
istin
guis
h be
twee
n se
rvic
e-or
ient
ed (e
.g. d
eliv
erie
s, tr
ash
pick
up) a
nd n
on-m
otor
ized
uses
(whe
re p
edes
tria
n sc
ale
and
activ
ity sh
ould
be
allo
wed
and
enc
oura
ged)
.
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ryIm
plem
enta
tion
Stra
tegi
esSh
ort-
term
Long
-term
Tim
e Fr
ame
Environment Sustainability
√
Tact
ical
Cre
ativ
eSt
rate
gic
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uide
to P
urch
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es D
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ne 3
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√√ √
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B1: C
onsi
der z
onin
g st
anda
rds t
hat p
rom
ote
rene
wab
le e
nerg
y an
d w
alka
bilit
y
B2: C
reat
e a
rew
ard
and
reco
gniti
on p
rogr
am fo
r bus
ines
ses w
ith th
e m
ost e
nerg
y ef
ficie
nt b
uild
ings
B3: C
onsu
lt th
e G
uide
to P
urch
asin
g G
reen
Pow
er R
epor
t in
orde
r to
follo
w th
e co
rrec
t pro
cess
to
tran
sitio
n to
util
izin
g al
tern
ativ
e en
ergy
.
B4: C
oord
inat
e w
ith th
e M
arqu
ette
Boa
rd o
f Pow
er a
nd L
ight
to id
entif
y op
port
uniti
es fo
r inc
reas
ing
the
shar
e of
the
city
’s en
ergy
com
ing
from
sust
aina
ble
sour
ces
B5: P
lant
clim
ate-
resi
lient
stre
et tr
ees a
long
Bar
aga
Aven
ue to
cre
ate
shad
e in
the
sum
mer
and
to h
elp
brea
k up
win
d in
the
win
ter.
Addi
tiona
lly, t
hese
stre
et tr
ees w
ill h
elp
beau
tify
the
spac
e by
intr
oduc
ing
natu
ral c
olor
B6: P
lant
nat
ural
win
d sc
reen
s (tr
ees,
bus
hes,
etc
.) w
here
pos
sibl
e to
redu
ce sn
ow d
riftin
g an
d w
ind
durin
g th
e w
inte
r mon
ths
B7: I
nsta
ll re
cycl
ing
bins
nea
r all
tras
h ca
ns to
enc
oura
ge re
cycl
ing
B8: E
xplo
re a
stor
m w
ater
man
agem
ent f
eatu
re w
ithin
Fat
her M
arqu
ette
Par
k to
prov
ide
a fu
nctio
nal a
nd
aest
hetic
pur
pose
C1: H
oldi
ng a
n ou
tdoo
r art
exh
ibit
sim
ilar t
o th
e DI
A’s
Insi
de|O
utex
hibi
t wou
ld m
erge
the
cultu
ral a
nd
city
cent
er
C2: E
xpan
d th
e ou
tdoo
r exh
ibits
to p
ublic
recr
eatio
n ar
eas t
o br
ing
art t
o w
alka
ble
spac
e
C3: E
ncou
rage
use
of B
arag
a Av
enue
pub
lic sp
ace
durin
g th
e w
inte
r mon
ths t
hrou
gh w
inte
r fes
tival
s,
activ
ities
, etc
.
C4: I
ncre
ase
light
ing
and
colo
r var
iety
to im
prov
e th
e am
bien
ce a
nd id
entit
y fo
r all
seas
ons
PlacePlan: Marquette, Michigan | 43
Entrepreneurship √
Tact
ical
Cre
ativ
eSt
rate
gic
Asse
tCa
tego
ryIm
plem
enta
tion
Stra
tegi
esSh
ort-
term
Long
-term
Tim
e Fr
ame
Multiculturalism
E1: D
evel
op a
you
th re
crea
tion
prog
ram
sim
ilar t
o th
e Cl
ark
Park
Coa
litio
n
E2: S
truc
ture
env
ironm
enta
l vol
unte
er p
roje
cts a
roun
d th
e ne
eds o
f spe
cific
nei
ghbo
rhoo
ds
E3: E
xpan
d cu
rren
t fes
tival
s to
incl
ude
a m
ultic
ultu
ral c
ompo
nent
, whe
ther
it b
e ar
t, fo
od, o
r per
form
ance
E4: R
each
out
to m
ultic
ultu
ral o
rgan
izat
ions
in th
e ar
ea to
mak
e M
arqu
ette
an
attr
activ
e de
stin
atio
n fo
r cul
tura
l en
richm
ent
E5: U
tilize
ope
n sp
ace
alon
g th
e la
kesh
ore
for p
ublic
eve
nts s
uch
as c
once
rts,
fest
ival
s, e
tc.
Tact
ical
Cre
ativ
eSt
rate
gic
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√
√ √
√
√ √√
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√√
√√
√ √√
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D1: E
xam
ine
zoni
ng a
nd ri
ght-
of-w
ay p
erm
ittin
g to
allo
w e
xpan
sion
of o
utdo
or se
atin
g fo
r new
and
ex
istin
g re
stau
rant
s
D2: E
nsur
e a
mix
of r
etai
l, of
fice
and
prof
essi
onal
serv
ice
uses
D3: O
rdin
ance
lang
uage
can
be
calib
rate
d to
allo
w su
ch b
usin
esse
s to
oper
ate
only
dur
ing
cert
ain
hour
s or d
urin
g ke
y tim
es a
s det
erm
ined
by
the
loca
l com
mun
ity
D4: C
onsu
lt ht
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ding
mi.c
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r inf
orm
atio
n on
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vest
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ng”
as a
po
wer
ful e
cono
mic
dev
elop
men
t too
l for
usi
ng lo
cal c
apita
l to
supp
ort a
nd g
row
loca
l bus
ines
ses,
fu
nd st
art-
ups,
and
nur
ture
an
entr
epre
neur
ial e
nviro
nmen
t
D5: D
evel
op a
bus
ines
s inc
ubat
or/a
ccel
erat
or sp
ace
on B
arag
a Av
enue
, eith
er th
roug
h re
trof
ittin
g ex
istin
g bu
ildin
g(s)
or a
s a p
art o
f new
dev
elop
men
t
D6: C
onsi
der a
men
ding
the
city
ord
inan
ce p
erta
inin
g to
side
wal
k ca
fést
o al
low
for t
able
s, p
lant
ers,
an
d sm
all b
arrie
rs to
be
left
out
on
the
side
wal
k du
ring
non-
busi
ness
hou
rs
D7: U
tiliz
ing
“par
klet
s” w
ill a
llow
for a
dditi
onal
pub
lic sp
ace
for s
eatin
g, e
tc. G
rand
Rap
ids h
as
deve
lope
d a
“par
klet
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ide
whi
ch c
an b
e fo
und
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Impl
emen
tatio
n St
rate
gies
Asse
tCa
tego
rySh
ort-
term
Long
-term
Tim
e Fr
ame
Transportation Options
Tact
ical
Cre
ativ
eSt
rate
gic
√Messaging & Technology
Tact
ical
Cre
ativ
eSt
rate
gic
√√ √
√ √
√√ √
√√
√ √ √
√√ √
√
F1: I
mpl
emen
t ang
led
on-s
tree
t par
king
alo
ng B
arag
a Av
enue
to re
plac
e th
e ex
istin
g pe
rpen
dicu
lar p
arki
ng
F2: A
dd a
stop
ligh
t at B
arag
a an
d Fr
ont S
tree
t to
regu
late
the
flow
of t
raffi
c in
the
dow
ntow
n.
F3: I
nsta
ll ad
equa
te w
ayfin
ding
sig
nage
to a
llow
for e
asie
r nav
igat
ion
of th
e do
wnt
own
F4: I
mpr
ove
non-
mot
orize
d lin
kage
s bet
wee
n Ba
raga
Ave
nue
and
the
exis
ting
infr
astr
uctu
re
F5: R
educ
e th
e w
idth
of B
arag
a Av
enue
to in
clud
e 1
lane
of t
raffi
c in
each
dire
ctio
n.
F6: A
pply
dire
ct, d
istin
ctcr
ossw
alk
mar
king
s to
the
pave
men
t at c
ross
wal
ks to
incr
ease
pe
dest
rian
safe
ty a
t int
erse
ctio
ns
F7: I
nsta
ll ad
equa
te b
ike
rack
s to
allo
w cy
clis
ts to
lock
up
and
stor
e w
hile
vis
iting
G1:
Fac
ilita
te fi
ling
such
thin
gs a
s bui
ldin
g an
d oc
cupa
ncy
perm
its d
irect
ly o
nlin
e (c
urre
ntly
all
pape
r for
ms a
re a
vaila
ble
onlin
e)
G2:
Whi
le th
e ex
istin
g ab
ility
to se
t up
auto
mat
ic p
aym
ents
for p
rope
rty
taxe
s and
util
ity b
ills i
s co
nven
ient
, the
func
tiona
lity
to p
ay o
nlin
e an
d m
anag
e ac
coun
ts w
ould
be
high
ly v
alue
d
G3: C
oord
inat
e pr
omot
ions
and
pro
gram
min
g re
late
d to
Bar
aga
Aven
ue w
ith e
xist
ing
soci
al m
edia
ef
fort
s
G4:
Inst
all l
imite
d in
fras
truc
ture
to p
rovi
de fr
ee W
i-Fi I
nter
net a
cces
s to
thos
e in
the
imm
edia
te
dow
ntow
n ar
ea, t
o dr
ive
pede
stria
n tr
affic
and
enc
oura
ge u
se o
f pub
lic s
pace
G5:
Inst
all w
ayfin
ding
mar
kers
to im
prov
e co
nnec
tivity
to lo
cal a
nd a
djac
ent a
men
ities
PlacePlan: Marquette, Michigan | 45
Education
H1: S
how
case
stud
ent p
roje
cts,
info
rmat
iona
l dis
play
s abo
ut a
rea
scho
ols,
and
allo
win
g sc
hool
ben
efit
fund
rais
ers/
sale
s to
take
pla
ce
H2: E
xplo
re lo
catin
g ne
w h
ousi
ng fo
r uni
vers
ity st
uden
ts a
long
Bar
aga
Ave,
eith
er p
rovi
ded
by N
MU
itse
lf or
in
part
ners
hip
thro
ugh
the
priv
ate
mar
ket.
The
dem
and
amon
g co
llege
-age
stud
ents
to li
ve in
vib
rant
, mix
ed-u
se
envi
ronm
ents
has
bee
n de
mon
stra
ted
natio
nwid
e, a
nd sh
ould
be
expl
ored
in th
e co
ntex
t of d
ownt
own
Mar
quet
te
H3: C
onsi
der t
he p
oten
tial f
or cr
eatin
g cl
assr
oom
spac
e in
ava
ilabl
e do
wnt
own
build
ings
eith
er se
para
tely
or i
n co
njun
ctio
n w
ith a
hou
sing
initi
ativ
e
Impl
emen
tatio
n St
rate
gies
Asse
tCa
tego
rySh
ort-
term
Long
-term
Tim
e Fr
ame
Tact
ical
Cre
ativ
eSt
rate
gic
√√
√√
√
46 | PlacePlan: Marquette, Michigan
Case
Stu
dies
Mic
higa
n co
mm
uniti
es a
cros
s the
stat
e ar
e im
prov
ing
wal
kabi
lity
and
desig
n, e
spec
ially
in th
eir d
ownt
own
area
s. F
arm
ingt
on
has s
pent
the
past
dec
ade
crea
ting
a st
rong
er se
nse
of p
lace
in it
s dow
ntow
n an
d th
e re
sult
of th
is w
ork
has b
een
posit
ive
for
the
com
mun
ity’s
econ
omy.
Mun
icip
al o
ffici
als w
orke
d w
ith re
siden
ts to
tran
sfor
m a
dow
ntow
n st
rip m
all p
arki
ng lo
t int
o a
publ
ic p
ark
and
pavi
lion.
The
new
are
a no
w h
ouse
s abo
ut 6
0 ev
ents
thro
ugho
ut th
e ye
ar, i
nclu
ding
the
farm
ers m
arke
t, sw
ing
danc
ing
perfo
rman
ces,
and
a w
inte
r fes
tival
. With
mor
e pe
ople
visi
ting
dow
ntow
n Fa
rmin
gton
on
a re
gula
r bas
is, re
tail
stor
es
and
rest
aura
nts h
ave
seen
mor
e fo
ot tr
affic
and
incr
ease
d sa
les.
1
The
park
and
pav
ilion
initi
ativ
e al
so b
uilt
mom
entu
m fo
r the
city
’s do
wnt
own
stre
etsc
ape
proj
ects
. Far
min
gton
’s do
wnt
own
was
div
ided
by
Gran
d Ri
ver A
venu
e, a
bus
y, m
ulti-
lane
road
way
. The
city
nar
row
ed th
e ro
ad a
nd im
prov
ed la
ndsc
apin
g in
an
effo
rt to
redu
ce ro
ad c
onge
stio
n as
wel
l as i
mpr
ove
pede
stria
n sa
fety
, str
eet a
esth
etic
s, a
nd th
e bu
sines
s env
ironm
ent.
The
impr
ovem
ents
hav
e re
sulte
d in
add
ition
al st
reet
par
king
, inc
reas
ed fo
ot tr
affic
, and
enc
oura
ged
man
y do
wnt
own
rest
aura
nt
owne
rs to
add
out
door
sea
ting
optio
ns.2
1 “He
art o
f Dow
ntow
n: S
undq
uist
Pavi
lion
in R
iley
Park
,” M
ichi
gan
Mun
icip
al Le
ague
: Pla
cem
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d Ju
ne 1
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014,
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art o
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g_Ca
se.p
df
Phys
ical
Des
ign
& W
alka
bilit
y: F
arm
ingt
on’s
“Hea
rt o
f Dow
ntow
n”
Afte
r dev
elop
ing
a m
aste
r pla
n th
at p
riorit
ized
the
tene
ts o
f sm
art g
row
th, G
rand
Rap
ids u
pdat
ed it
s zon
ing
ordi
nanc
e in
200
8to
mak
e im
plem
entin
g th
ese
prin
cipl
es e
asie
r and
the
new
nor
m fo
r dev
elop
men
t in
the
city
. Usin
g th
e LE
ED-N
D ch
eckl
ist a
s a
star
ting
poin
t, th
e ne
w zo
ning
ord
inan
ce a
ddre
sses
sust
aina
bilit
y by
em
phas
izing
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d de
sign
and
conn
ectiv
ity. T
he
new
ord
inan
ce p
erm
its so
lar p
anel
s out
right
in a
ll di
stric
ts, a
s wel
l as w
ind
pow
er g
ener
atio
n be
low
a c
erta
in si
ze; a
llow
s gr
een
roof
s, w
alls,
and
por
ous p
avem
ent t
o co
unt t
owar
d sit
e pl
an la
ndsc
apin
g re
quire
men
ts; a
nd h
alve
d m
inim
um p
arki
ng
requ
irem
ents
for n
ew d
evel
opm
ent,
as w
ell a
s add
ing
max
imum
s. T
hese
cha
nges
wer
e dr
iven
by
com
mun
ity g
oals
stat
ed
durin
g th
e ex
tens
ive
publ
ic e
ngag
emen
t pro
cess
, as i
mpr
ovem
ents
that
wou
ld m
ake
the
com
mun
ity m
ore
effic
ient
and
at
trac
tive—
with
“gre
en”
esse
ntia
lly a
side
effe
ct.3
Envi
ronm
enta
l Sus
tain
abili
ty: G
rand
Rap
ids P
ursu
es
Sust
aina
bilit
y Th
roug
h Zo
ning
The
follo
win
g ar
e ca
se st
udie
s rel
atin
g to
eac
h as
set c
ateg
ory
in th
e bo
dy o
f the
repo
rt. T
hese
cas
e st
udie
s pro
vide
an
exam
ple
of h
ow
plac
emak
ing
can
be ti
ed in
with
eac
h as
set c
ateg
ory.
PlacePlan: Marquette, Michigan | 47
The
DIA
Insid
e|O
utpr
ojec
t1 br
ough
t art
to th
e re
siden
ts o
f met
ro D
etro
it by
pos
ting
repr
oduc
tions
of a
rt p
iece
s in
out
door
spa
ces a
ll ar
ound
the
regi
on.
This
impr
oved
the
aest
hetic
s of t
he a
rea
and
dire
ctly
eng
aged
resid
ents
in
art
and
cul
ture
. Th
is pr
ivat
ely
fund
ed v
entu
re h
as b
een
wid
ely
succ
essf
ul a
nd w
ell-r
ecei
ved.
M
arqu
ette
has
th
e ce
ntra
l spa
ce, v
ibra
nt a
rt c
omm
unity
, and
pub
lic re
crea
tion
area
s to
crea
te a
sim
ilar s
pect
acle
.
1“D
IA In
side|
Out
,” M
ichi
gan
Mun
icip
al Le
ague
, acc
esse
d Ju
ly 2
, 201
4. h
ttp:
//pl
acem
akin
g.m
ml.o
rg/d
ia-in
side-
out/
2 “
Rust
Bel
t Mar
ket,”
Mic
higa
n M
unic
ipal
Leag
ue, 2
013,
acc
esse
d Ju
ne 1
1, 2
014,
htt
p://
plac
emak
ing.
mm
l.org
/rus
t-be
lt-m
arke
t/.
3 ”Re
volv
e” M
ichi
gan
Mun
icip
al Le
ague
, 201
3, a
cces
sed
June
11,
201
4, h
ttp:
//pl
acem
akin
g.m
ml.o
rg/r
evol
ve/.
Cultu
ral E
cono
mic
Dev
elop
men
t: DI
A In
side
|Out
In a
n ef
fort
to a
ttra
ct a
nd su
ppor
t sm
all b
usin
esse
s in
Fern
dale
, MI,
com
mun
ity le
ader
s sta
rted
a sh
ared
indo
or
mar
ket c
alle
d th
e Ru
st B
elt M
arke
t. Th
e m
arke
t is a
rede
velo
ped
vaca
nt c
omm
erci
al b
uild
ing
in d
ownt
own
Fern
dale
that
is n
ow h
ome
to m
ore
than
fift
y sm
all b
usin
ess o
wne
rs. L
ocal
ent
repr
eneu
rs re
nt a
n ar
ea in
the
larg
e, re
nova
ted
build
ing
and
oper
ate
thei
r ret
ail s
tore
s alo
ngsid
e ot
her s
mal
l bus
ines
ses.
Rus
t Bel
t Mar
ket a
lso
uses
the
build
ing’
s com
mun
al sp
ace
to h
ost c
once
rts a
nd c
omm
unity
eve
nts,
impr
ovin
g th
e ci
ty’s
soci
al o
fferin
gs
and
activ
ities
.2
Sim
ilarly
, Det
roit’
s “po
p-up
” Re
volv
epr
ogra
m su
ppor
ts e
ntre
pren
eurs
and
act
ivat
es v
acan
t sto
refr
onts
. Usin
g a
smal
l bud
get,
the
Detr
oit E
cono
mic
Gro
wth
Cor
pora
tion
wor
ks w
ith th
e co
mm
unity
and
loca
l ent
repr
eneu
rs to
re
nova
te v
acan
t sto
refr
onts
in w
alka
ble
Detr
oit c
omm
uniti
es. E
ntre
pren
eurs
are
abl
e to
tem
pora
rily
use
the
spac
e to
test
thei
r bus
ines
s and
pro
duct
s, a
nd b
uild
ded
icat
ed c
lient
ele
and
stor
efro
nts
are
reno
vate
d fo
r fut
ure
perm
anen
t bus
ines
ses.
3Ge
ttin
g cr
eativ
e w
ith n
ew b
usin
ess d
evel
opm
ent,
like
Rust
Bel
t Mar
ket a
nd R
evol
vein
itiat
ives
, can
hel
p M
ichi
gan
com
mun
ities
bec
ome
succ
essf
ul e
ntre
pren
eurs
hip
dest
inat
ions
.
Entr
epre
neur
ship
: Pro
vidi
ng S
pace
s for
New
Bus
ines
s
48 | PlacePlan: Marquette, Michigan
1 “C
lark
Par
k Co
aliti
on,”
Mic
higa
n M
unic
ipal
Leag
ue, 2
014,
acc
esse
d Ju
ne 3
0, 2
014.
htt
p://
plac
emak
ing.
mm
l.org
/cla
rk-p
ark-
coal
ition
/2
Mat
thew
Gry
czan
, “Gr
and
Rapi
ds B
ets o
n th
e Su
cces
s of
its N
ew B
us S
yste
m,”
Crai
n’s D
etro
it Bu
sines
s, M
ay 1
1, 2
014,
acc
esse
d Ju
ne 2
3, 2
014,
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.c
rain
sdet
roit.
com
/art
icle
/201
4051
1/N
EWS/
3051
1999
9/gr
and-
rapi
ds-b
ets-
on-t
he-s
ucce
ss-o
f-its
-new
-bus
-sys
tem
#
Sinc
e th
e po
pula
tion
of M
arqu
ette
incl
udes
a h
igh
conc
entr
atio
n of
resid
ents
bet
wee
n th
e ag
es o
f 5 a
nd 2
5, it
w
ould
be
bene
ficia
l to
cons
ider
a y
outh
recr
eatio
n an
d co
mm
unity
bui
ldin
g pr
ogra
m.
The
Clar
k Pa
rk C
oalit
ion1
is a
gras
sroo
ts, n
on-p
rofit
gro
up th
at o
ffers
recr
eatio
n ac
tiviti
es to
nea
rly a
thou
sand
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d yo
uths
. Si
nce
Mar
quet
te is
alre
ady
bolst
erin
g th
e pu
blic
par
k of
ferin
gs, a
n ad
ditio
nal r
ecre
atio
n pr
ogra
m is
a n
atur
al fi
t. T
he
Clar
k Pa
rk C
oalit
ion
is fu
nded
by
foun
datio
ns a
nd p
ublic
fund
raisi
ng a
nd o
ffers
recr
eatio
n, a
fter
-sch
ool p
rogr
ams,
an
d su
mm
er p
rogr
ams.
Mul
ticul
tura
lism
: Cla
rk P
ark
Coal
ition
Alth
ough
oth
er st
ates
are
far a
head
of M
ichi
gan’
s pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion
optio
ns, s
ome
Mic
higa
n co
mm
uniti
es a
re
mak
ing
quic
k pr
ogre
ss in
the
initi
ativ
e. In
May
, 201
4, 7
1 pe
rcen
t of v
oter
s in
Ann
Arbo
r, Yp
silan
ti, a
nd Y
psila
nti
Tow
nshi
p pa
ssed
a ta
x in
crea
se to
exp
and
tran
sit se
rvic
es b
etw
een
the
com
mun
ities
. The
add
ition
al fu
ndin
g w
ill
put m
ore
buse
s on
the
road
, exp
and
hour
s, a
dd ro
utes
, and
bro
aden
a d
igita
l rid
e se
rvic
e.1
The
Gran
d Ra
pids
ar
ea is
also
pla
nnin
g to
put
a m
ore
com
plet
e bu
s sys
tem
on
the
stre
ets b
y Au
gust
201
4. T
he S
ilver
Lin
e bu
s rap
id
tran
sit p
roje
ct w
ill co
nnec
t Gra
nd R
apid
s, K
entw
ood,
and
Wyo
min
g, a
nd a
ims t
o co
mpe
te w
ith c
ars t
o ge
t su
burb
an w
orke
rs d
ownt
own.
2Th
e bu
ses w
ill co
mm
unic
ate
with
traf
fic li
ghts
and
use
thei
r ow
n tr
affic
lane
to
quic
kly
brin
g pe
ople
whe
re th
ey n
eed
to g
o. B
oth
proj
ects
are
est
imat
ed to
hav
e a
posit
ive
impa
ct o
n th
e co
mm
uniti
es’ e
cono
mic
dev
elop
men
t and
incr
ease
reve
nue
for l
ocal
bus
ines
ses.
Tran
spor
tatio
n O
ptio
ns:
Expa
ndin
g Tr
ansi
t to
Incr
ease
Tra
vel O
ptio
ns
1 “C
lark
Par
k Co
aliti
on,”
Mic
higa
n M
unic
ipal
Leag
ue, 2
014,
acc
esse
d Ju
ne 3
0, 2
014.
htt
p://
plac
emak
ing.
mm
l.org
/cla
rk-p
ark-
coal
ition
/2
Mat
thew
Gry
czan
, “Gr
and
Rapi
ds B
ets o
n th
e Su
cces
s of
its N
ew B
us S
yste
m,”
Crai
n’s D
etro
it Bu
sines
s, M
ay 1
1, 2
014,
acc
esse
d Ju
ne 2
3, 2
014,
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.c
rain
sdet
roit.
com
/art
icle
/201
4051
1/N
EWS/
3051
1999
9/gr
and-
rapi
ds-b
ets-
on-t
he-s
ucce
ss-o
f-its
-new
-bus
-sys
tem
#
Sinc
e th
e po
pula
tion
of M
arqu
ette
incl
udes
a h
igh
conc
entr
atio
n of
resid
ents
bet
wee
n th
e ag
es o
f 5 a
nd 2
5, it
w
ould
be
bene
ficia
l to
cons
ider
a y
outh
recr
eatio
n an
d co
mm
unity
bui
ldin
g pr
ogra
m.
The
Clar
k Pa
rk C
oalit
ion1
is a
gras
sroo
ts, n
on-p
rofit
gro
up th
at o
ffers
recr
eatio
n ac
tiviti
es to
nea
rly a
thou
sand
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d yo
uths
. Si
nce
Mar
quet
te is
alre
ady
bolst
erin
g th
e pu
blic
par
k of
ferin
gs, a
n ad
ditio
nal r
ecre
atio
n pr
ogra
m is
a n
atur
al fi
t. T
he
Clar
k Pa
rk C
oalit
ion
is fu
nded
by
foun
datio
ns a
nd p
ublic
fund
raisi
ng a
nd o
ffers
recr
eatio
n, a
fter
-sch
ool p
rogr
ams,
an
d su
mm
er p
rogr
ams.
Mul
ticul
tura
lism
: Cla
rk P
ark
Coal
ition
Alth
ough
oth
er st
ates
are
far a
head
of M
ichi
gan’
s pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion
optio
ns, s
ome
Mic
higa
n co
mm
uniti
es a
re
mak
ing
quic
k pr
ogre
ss in
the
initi
ativ
e. In
May
, 201
4, 7
1 pe
rcen
t of v
oter
s in
Ann
Arbo
r, Yp
silan
ti, a
nd Y
psila
nti
Tow
nshi
p pa
ssed
a ta
x in
crea
se to
exp
and
tran
sit se
rvic
es b
etw
een
the
com
mun
ities
. The
add
ition
al fu
ndin
g w
ill
put m
ore
buse
s on
the
road
, exp
and
hour
s, a
dd ro
utes
, and
bro
aden
a d
igita
l rid
e se
rvic
e.1
The
Gran
d Ra
pids
ar
ea is
also
pla
nnin
g to
put
a m
ore
com
plet
e bu
s sys
tem
on
the
stre
ets b
y Au
gust
201
4. T
he S
ilver
Lin
e bu
s rap
id
tran
sit p
roje
ct w
ill co
nnec
t Gra
nd R
apid
s, K
entw
ood,
and
Wyo
min
g, a
nd a
ims t
o co
mpe
te w
ith c
ars t
o ge
t su
burb
an w
orke
rs d
ownt
own.
2Th
e bu
ses w
ill co
mm
unic
ate
with
traf
fic li
ghts
and
use
thei
r ow
n tr
affic
lane
to
quic
kly
brin
g pe
ople
whe
re th
ey n
eed
to g
o. B
oth
proj
ects
are
est
imat
ed to
hav
e a
posit
ive
impa
ct o
n th
e co
mm
uniti
es’ e
cono
mic
dev
elop
men
t and
incr
ease
reve
nue
for l
ocal
bus
ines
ses.
Tran
spor
tatio
n O
ptio
ns:
Expa
ndin
g Tr
ansi
t to
Incr
ease
Tra
vel O
ptio
ns
1 “C
lark
Par
k Co
aliti
on,”
Mic
higa
n M
unic
ipal
Leag
ue, 2
014,
acc
esse
d Ju
ne 3
0, 2
014.
htt
p://
plac
emak
ing.
mm
l.org
/cla
rk-p
ark-
coal
ition
/2
Mat
thew
Gry
czan
, “Gr
and
Rapi
ds B
ets o
n th
e Su
cces
s of
its N
ew B
us S
yste
m,”
Crai
n’s D
etro
it Bu
sines
s, M
ay 1
1, 2
014,
acc
esse
d Ju
ne 2
3, 2
014,
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.c
rain
sdet
roit.
com
/art
icle
/201
4051
1/N
EWS/
3051
1999
9/gr
and-
rapi
ds-b
ets-
on-t
he-s
ucce
ss-o
f-its
-new
-bus
-sys
tem
#
Sinc
e th
e po
pula
tion
of M
arqu
ette
incl
udes
a h
igh
conc
entr
atio
n of
resid
ents
bet
wee
n th
e ag
es o
f 5 a
nd 2
5, it
w
ould
be
bene
ficia
l to
cons
ider
a y
outh
recr
eatio
n an
d co
mm
unity
bui
ldin
g pr
ogra
m.
The
Clar
k Pa
rk C
oalit
ion1
is a
gras
sroo
ts, n
on-p
rofit
gro
up th
at o
ffers
recr
eatio
n ac
tiviti
es to
nea
rly a
thou
sand
nei
ghbo
rhoo
d yo
uths
. Si
nce
Mar
quet
te is
alre
ady
bolst
erin
g th
e pu
blic
par
k of
ferin
gs, a
n ad
ditio
nal r
ecre
atio
n pr
ogra
m is
a n
atur
al fi
t. T
he
Clar
k Pa
rk C
oalit
ion
is fu
nded
by
foun
datio
ns a
nd p
ublic
fund
raisi
ng a
nd o
ffers
recr
eatio
n, a
fter
-sch
ool p
rogr
ams,
an
d su
mm
er p
rogr
ams.
Mul
ticul
tura
lism
: Cla
rk P
ark
Coal
ition
Alth
ough
oth
er st
ates
are
far a
head
of M
ichi
gan’
s pub
lic tr
ansp
orta
tion
optio
ns, s
ome
Mic
higa
n co
mm
uniti
es a
re
mak
ing
quic
k pr
ogre
ss in
the
initi
ativ
e. In
May
, 201
4, 7
1 pe
rcen
t of v
oter
s in
Ann
Arbo
r, Yp
silan
ti, a
nd Y
psila
nti
Tow
nshi
p pa
ssed
a ta
x in
crea
se to
exp
and
tran
sit se
rvic
es b
etw
een
the
com
mun
ities
. The
add
ition
al fu
ndin
g w
ill
put m
ore
buse
s on
the
road
, exp
and
hour
s, a
dd ro
utes
, and
bro
aden
a d
igita
l rid
e se
rvic
e.1
The
Gran
d Ra
pids
ar
ea is
also
pla
nnin
g to
put
a m
ore
com
plet
e bu
s sys
tem
on
the
stre
ets b
y Au
gust
201
4. T
he S
ilver
Lin
e bu
s rap
id
tran
sit p
roje
ct w
ill co
nnec
t Gra
nd R
apid
s, K
entw
ood,
and
Wyo
min
g, a
nd a
ims t
o co
mpe
te w
ith c
ars t
o ge
t su
burb
an w
orke
rs d
ownt
own.
2Th
e bu
ses w
ill co
mm
unic
ate
with
traf
fic li
ghts
and
use
thei
r ow
n tr
affic
lane
to
quic
kly
brin
g pe
ople
whe
re th
ey n
eed
to g
o. B
oth
proj
ects
are
est
imat
ed to
hav
e a
posit
ive
impa
ct o
n th
e co
mm
uniti
es’ e
cono
mic
dev
elop
men
t and
incr
ease
reve
nue
for l
ocal
bus
ines
ses.
Tran
spor
tatio
n O
ptio
ns:
Expa
ndin
g Tr
ansi
t to
Incr
ease
Tra
vel O
ptio
ns
PlacePlan: Marquette, Michigan | 49
1 Sa
rah
Craf
t, “P
ublic
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion:
Let’s
Ste
p it
Up!
” M
ichi
gan
Mun
icip
al Le
ague
, 201
4, a
cces
sed
June
23,
201
4, h
ttp:
//pl
acem
akin
g.m
ml.o
rg/2
014/
05/0
8/pu
blic
-tra
nspo
rtat
ion-
lets
-ste
p-it-
up/
2 ”L
ove
Mus
kego
n,”
Mic
higa
n M
unic
ipal
Leag
ue, 2
013,
acc
esse
d Ju
ne 2
3, 2
014,
htt
p://
plac
emak
ing.
mm
l.org
/love
-mus
kego
n/3
Davi
d Je
sse,
“W
orki
ng w
ith th
e Ci
ty o
f Jac
kson
Tea
ches
U-M
Stu
dent
s abo
ut th
e Re
al W
orld
,” Th
e De
troi
t Fre
e Pr
ess,
Apr
il 28
, 201
4, a
cces
sed
April
29,
201
4, h
ttp:
//w
ww
.free
p.co
m/a
rtic
le/2
0140
428/
NEW
S06/
3042
8001
4
For d
ecad
es, t
he U
nive
rsity
of M
ichi
gan
has b
een
part
nerin
g w
ith c
omm
uniti
es a
cros
s the
stat
e fo
r res
earc
h pr
ojec
ts a
nd st
uden
t int
erns
hips
. Rec
ently
UM
stud
ents
hav
e be
en w
orki
ng w
ith c
ity o
ffici
als i
n Ja
ckso
n to
in
itiat
e sp
ecia
l pro
ject
s to
impr
ove
com
mun
icat
ion
betw
een
the
city
and
resid
ents
. For
exa
mpl
e, o
ne g
roup
is
deve
lopi
ng a
pro
gram
whe
re th
e pu
blic
can
text
ano
nym
ous i
nfor
mat
ion
to p
olic
e–so
met
hing
the
city
did
n’t
have
the
time
or st
aff t
o cr
eate
on
its o
wn.
Citi
es th
at a
re a
ble
to b
uild
stro
ng re
latio
nshi
ps w
ith u
nive
rsiti
es ca
n le
vera
ge im
port
ant s
tude
nt a
nd p
rofe
ssio
nal a
sset
s the
y m
ay n
ot b
e ab
le to
acc
ess o
ther
wise
.
Educ
atio
n: S
tude
nt P
roje
cts L
ever
age
Publ
ic D
ata
in Ja
ckso
n
Som
e M
ichi
gan
com
mun
ities
are
get
ting
crea
tive
with
mes
sagi
ng, a
nd e
ven
lett
ing
resid
ents
do
som
e of
the
wor
k. In
an
effo
rt to
pro
mot
e M
uske
gon,
a g
roup
of y
oung
pro
fess
iona
ls de
signe
d a
logo
and
slog
an fo
r the
co
mm
unity
, “Lo
ve M
uske
gon,
” an
d st
arte
d bo
ostin
g th
e ci
ty’s
onlin
e pr
esen
ce. T
he o
pen-
sour
ced
logo
was
w
idel
y di
sper
sed
thro
ugho
ut th
e co
mm
unity
, whi
ch sp
arke
d ev
ents
, pho
to o
ppor
tuni
ties,
and
gav
e re
siden
ts a
n ex
cuse
to “
have
a lo
ve a
ffair”
with
thei
r city
.2
Mes
sagi
ng &
Tech
nolo
gy: S
harin
g th
e Lo
ve in
Mus
kego
n
1 Sa
rah
Craf
t, “P
ublic
Tra
nspo
rtat
ion:
Let’s
Ste
p it
Up!
” M
ichi
gan
Mun
icip
al Le
ague
, 201
4, a
cces
sed
June
23,
201
4, h
ttp:
//pl
acem
akin
g.m
ml.o
rg/2
014/
05/0
8/pu
blic
-tra
nspo
rtat
ion-
lets
-ste
p-it-
up/
2 ”L
ove
Mus
kego
n,”
Mic
higa
n M
unic
ipal
Leag
ue, 2
013,
acc
esse
d Ju
ne 2
3, 2
014,
htt
p://
plac
emak
ing.
mm
l.org
/love
-mus
kego
n/3
Davi
d Je
sse,
“W
orki
ng w
ith th
e Ci
ty o
f Jac
kson
Tea
ches
U-M
Stu
dent
s abo
ut th
e Re
al W
orld
,” Th
e De
troi
t Fre
e Pr
ess,
Apr
il 28
, 201
4, a
cces
sed
April
29,
201
4, h
ttp:
//w
ww
.free
p.co
m/a
rtic
le/2
0140
428/
NEW
S06/
3042
8001
4
For d
ecad
es, t
he U
nive
rsity
of M
ichi
gan
has b
een
part
nerin
g w
ith c
omm
uniti
es a
cros
s the
stat
e fo
r res
earc
h pr
ojec
ts a
nd st
uden
t int
erns
hips
. Rec
ently
UM
stud
ents
hav
e be
en w
orki
ng w
ith c
ity o
ffici
als i
n Ja
ckso
n to
in
itiat
e sp
ecia
l pro
ject
s to
impr
ove
com
mun
icat
ion
betw
een
the
city
and
resid
ents
. For
exa
mpl
e, o
ne g
roup
is
deve
lopi
ng a
pro
gram
whe
re th
e pu
blic
can
text
ano
nym
ous i
nfor
mat
ion
to p
olic
e–so
met
hing
the
city
did
n’t
have
the
time
or st
aff t
o cr
eate
on
its o
wn.
Citi
es th
at a
re a
ble
to b
uild
stro
ng re
latio
nshi
ps w
ith u
nive
rsiti
es ca
n le
vera
ge im
port
ant s
tude
nt a
nd p
rofe
ssio
nal a
sset
s the
y m
ay n
ot b
e ab
le to
acc
ess o
ther
wise
.
Educ
atio
n: S
tude
nt P
roje
cts L
ever
age
Publ
ic D
ata
in Ja
ckso
n
Som
e M
ichi
gan
com
mun
ities
are
get
ting
crea
tive
with
mes
sagi
ng, a
nd e
ven
lett
ing
resid
ents
do
som
e of
the
wor
k. In
an
effo
rt to
pro
mot
e M
uske
gon,
a g
roup
of y
oung
pro
fess
iona
ls de
signe
d a
logo
and
slog
an fo
r the
co
mm
unity
, “Lo
ve M
uske
gon,
” an
d st
arte
d bo
ostin
g th
e ci
ty’s
onlin
e pr
esen
ce. T
he o
pen-
sour
ced
logo
was
w
idel
y di
sper
sed
thro
ugho
ut th
e co
mm
unity
, whi
ch sp
arke
d ev
ents
, pho
to o
ppor
tuni
ties,
and
gav
e re
siden
ts a
n ex
cuse
to “
have
a lo
ve a
ffair”
with
thei
r city
.2
Mes
sagi
ng &
Tech
nolo
gy: S
harin
g th
e Lo
ve in
Mus
kego
n
50 | PlacePlan: Marquette, Michigan
Feed
back
from
the
Com
mun
ityFo
llow
ing
the
final
repo
rt p
rese
ntat
ion,
com
men
ts o
n th
e fin
al p
lan
and
imag
es w
ere
rece
ived
from
the
Plan
ning
Com
miss
ion
and
DDA,
alo
ng w
ith a
revi
ew b
y st
ate
agen
cies
. Upo
n re
ceiv
ing
this
feed
back
, the
pro
ject
team
col
labo
rate
d to
inco
rpor
ate
this
feed
back
into
the
repo
rt. T
hose
com
men
ts h
ave
been
add
ress
ed in
the
follo
win
g te
xt a
nd a
lso o
n di
agra
m A
.
Com
men
t: En
cour
age /
"inc
entiv
ize"
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f arc
hite
ctur
e th
at b
lend
s in
with
the
hist
oric
cha
ract
er o
f the
dow
ntow
n/di
stric
t.
Reno
vate
d, re
stor
ed a
nd n
ew b
uild
ings
with
in th
e pr
ojec
t are
a sh
ould
exh
ibit
the
sam
e hi
stor
ical
cha
ract
er a
nd "f
eel"
of th
e do
wnt
own
dist
rict.
This
wou
ld in
clud
e th
e ty
pes o
f bui
ldin
g m
ater
ials,
colo
rs, t
extu
res,
and
bui
ldin
g fe
atur
es.
Com
men
t: Ac
ute
angl
es o
n ba
cksi
de o
f cur
b ex
tens
ions
will
not
surv
ive
plow
ing.
Du
ring
deta
iled
desig
n of
pro
pose
d st
reet
, par
king
, cur
b an
d cu
rb e
xten
sions
, gen
eral
ly a
ccep
ted
engi
neer
ing
prac
tices
for t
he M
arqu
ette
are
a as
to m
aint
enan
ce a
nd sn
ow re
mov
al c
onsid
erat
ions
shou
ld b
e fo
llow
ed.
Com
men
t: Cu
rbs
shou
ld b
e a
mou
ntab
le ty
pe a
t int
erse
ctio
ns, f
or e
mer
genc
y ve
hicl
e ac
cess
.•
Durin
g de
taile
d de
sign,
app
ropr
iate
cur
bs a
t int
erse
ctio
ns sh
ould
be
mou
ntab
le ty
pe.
Com
men
t: W
ork
with
the
Mar
quet
te A
cces
s Gro
up o
n de
sign
for p
ublic
spa
ces a
nd b
uild
ings
.Co
mm
ent:
Stay
vig
ilant
to p
reve
nt d
evel
opm
ent f
rom
cat
erin
g to
retir
ees a
nd o
ther
wis
e be
com
ing
a "g
entr
ified
" di
stric
t -ke
ep th
e go
al o
f m
ultic
ultu
ralis
m a
nd a
mul
ti-ge
nera
tiona
l com
mun
ity, w
ith m
ixed
-use
dev
elop
men
t/zo
ning
to a
llow
for f
lexi
bilit
y ov
er ti
me.
Com
men
t: Th
e w
est s
ide
of th
e 1s
t blo
ck o
f Lak
esho
re B
lvd.
nor
th o
f Bar
aga
shou
ld b
e ad
dres
sed
in th
is p
lan,
ther
e ar
e m
any
was
ted
spac
es th
ere
that
shou
ld b
e in
fille
d-p
rovi
de n
arra
tive
and
illus
trat
ions
of r
ecom
men
datio
ns.
•As
det
aile
d de
sign
of th
e Ba
raga
Ave
nue
proj
ect p
rogr
esse
s, a
dditi
onal
pla
nnin
g ef
fort
s sho
uld
be c
ondu
cted
to a
ddre
ss th
e co
ntex
t of t
hepr
ojec
t.(D
iagr
am A
iden
tifie
s the
gen
eral
loca
tion
of th
ose
plan
ning
effo
rts.
) The
wat
erfr
ont a
rea
alon
g La
kesh
ore
Blvd
, con
nect
ions
to th
edo
wnt
own,
are
as b
etw
een
Bara
ga a
nd S
prin
g, a
nd co
nnec
tions
to th
e ne
w "
Land
ings
" dev
elop
men
t will
be
espe
cial
ly im
port
ant t
o ad
dres
s.M
ixed
use
deve
lopm
ent w
ill b
e a
key
cons
ider
atio
n.Co
mm
ent:
In th
e La
kesi
de/F
athe
r Mar
quet
te P
ark
-you
can
't cr
eate
a st
ream
from
stor
mw
ater
runo
ff, it
wou
ld o
nly
flow
dur
ing
rain
eve
nts a
ndw
hen
snow
is m
eltin
g, a
nd w
ould
be
stre
wn
with
tras
h if
flow
s fro
m st
orm
dra
ins w
ere
dive
rted
ont
o th
e gr
ound
. Flo
wer
gar
dens
wou
ld b
e a
fine
alte
rnat
ive.
•De
taile
d de
sign
of th
e La
kesid
e/Fa
ther
Mar
quet
te P
ark
will
nee
d to
inco
rpor
ate
stor
mw
ater
man
agem
ent,
mai
nten
ance
, bea
utifi
catio
n, a
ndhi
stor
ical
inte
rpre
tatio
n su
ch th
at th
ese
elem
ents
can
be
com
bine
d in
to a
des
tinat
ion
attr
actio
n.Th
is lo
catio
n ha
s the
pot
entia
l of b
eing
som
ethi
ng v
ery
spec
ial,
envi
ronm
enta
lly se
nsiti
ve, a
nd y
et fu
nctio
n in
a d
ay to
day
man
ner.
PlacePlan: Marquette, Michigan | 51
Com
men
t: A
"sky
wal
k" cr
ossi
ng fr
om th
e Pa
rk to
the
futu
re "
Land
ing"
mul
ti-us
e bu
ildin
g w
ould
be
an im
prov
emen
t to
the
"at-
grad
e" o
nly
cros
sing
of L
akes
hore
Blv
d., a
nd w
ould
be
an o
ppor
tuni
ty to
con
nect
hig
h po
ints
on
the
land
scap
e an
d pr
ovid
e a
safe
r and
mor
eco
mfo
rtab
le
pede
stria
n en
viro
nmen
t.•
A sa
fe a
nd "w
eath
er"
sens
itive
con
nect
ion
betw
een
the
park
and
the
new
"Lan
ding
s" d
evel
opm
ent w
ould
add
to th
e sp
ecia
l nat
ure
ofth
eBa
raga
Ave
nue
proj
ect a
nd a
djac
ent d
evel
opm
ent a
s wel
l.A
key
aspe
ct o
f any
"sky
wal
k" c
onne
ctio
n w
ould
be
the
visu
al im
pact
that
it w
ould
have
from
var
ious
per
spec
tives
with
in th
e ar
ea.
This
will
be
espe
cial
ly im
port
ant r
egar
ding
pot
entia
l im
pact
on
view
s to
the
lake
.Co
mm
ent:
Mak
e su
re th
at if
bik
e rid
ing
spac
e is
not
pro
vide
d ou
tsid
e of
the
road
that
the
side
wal
k/te
rrac
e ar
eas d
o no
t enc
oura
ge s
idew
alk
ridin
g by
mak
ing
it cl
ear t
hat i
t isn
't al
low
ed, b
ut p
rovi
de a
bik
e ro
ute
spur
/con
nect
or fr
om S
prin
g St
. to
bike
par
king
are
aof
f Bar
aga.
•Th
e pl
an fo
r Bar
aga
Aven
ue a
ddre
sses
bic
ycle
s by
havi
ng a
con
nect
or o
ff fr
om S
prin
g to
a b
ike
park
ing
faci
lity
and
from
ther
eth
e bi
ke ri
ders
beco
me
pede
stria
ns.
Deta
iled
desig
n m
ust a
ddre
ss th
e be
st lo
catio
n fo
r the
con
nect
or a
nd p
arki
ng a
s wel
l as p
rope
r sig
ning
and
des
ign
ofth
e sid
ewal
k/te
rrac
e ar
eas t
hat d
iscou
rage
bik
e tr
affic
.
Feed
back
from
the
Com
mun
ity (c
ont.)
Stat
e Ag
ency
Com
men
ts:
From
MED
C:
•Th
e m
ixed
- use
infil
l com
pone
nts w
ould
like
ly b
e el
igib
le fo
r the
ir CD
BG fu
ndin
g, li
kely
in co
llabo
ratio
n w
ith M
SHDA
•Re
com
men
d th
ey p
artic
ipat
e in
RRC
[Red
evel
opm
ent R
eady
Com
mun
ities
]•
The
Pere
Mar
quet
te p
ark
desig
n co
uld
be e
ven
mor
e ag
gres
sive
(add
ition
al se
atin
g, fo
r exa
mpl
e) a
nd in
clud
e a
"des
tinat
ion"
act
ivity
•W
ould
like
to se
e a
timel
ine
for i
mpl
emen
tatio
n st
eps
52 | PlacePlan: Marquette, Michigan
Diag
ram
A