5165-26 Resolution Approving and Adopting the Downtown 2045 Plan

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OVERVIEW & ANALYSIS THE VISION The project team Listened to the community and stakeholders to understand the needs and The vision for Downtown South Bend in 20 years is a regional destination where visitors can challenges of Downtown while also analyzing its physical form.Community engagement spend a day walking,eating,shopping,and enjoying cultural experiences.Four priorities will took place through a series of surveys,workshops,and open houses,from which thousands guide the transformation: of comments were collected.The project team analyzed patterns through mapping and diagramming,a parking study,and a market analysis.. • Reinvigorate the Heart of Downtown • Attract jobs and people to Downtown The engagement and analysis steps were conducted simultaneously,with the findings . Add housing diversity and infill neighborhoods within and around Downtown supporting one another.The community expressed a desire for increased activation,improved • Create a world-class connected riverfront open space system destinations,and better access to the riverfront.In parallel,the analyses identified the lack of connections between Downtown and the river and the fragmented nature of retail in the area. The vision plan outlines a series of projects divided into four sections:The Heart of Downtown, These themes and insights from the analysis and stakeholder engagement form the foundation Innovation&Institutional Catalysts,Neighborhood Nodes,and Public Realm Enhancements. for a 20-year vision for Downtown. Each project includes a description and an illustration depicting the site's potential in support of accomplishing the four priorities. -lt \ ; .a.. -w F.= •-t z=___- ._•.: .1,,, ,,gegett i -. ~I \ a" a t •\ "•"•'"' t Kti ti . prime...r.�� I 9 • WJ 1`' •:»+"" \.i .� N..... n4 •.,, , e ,...,, ,o. -...... # , '-' • ,`.\\ I 1 'j t►I!; — • 1 ,lit ifa C 1 .."; ,* mrs.- ?i$,'"".. .. ''''.*:10' lti -,-=-,-LA. '-'' - I #'*.; r'. '4' Ai ..--C. (:=1-• ;1/4' • •-i.:;' c ',,, --_,--1-, ,4j ;I\N---',k"IN- ,._ " I. '4' IN (- r � a,F : ':; bi'r ° '4 .— \ •t}y •• � ti A. • _ � „it y ._s� . _ . M l t-i � g l _ � - Lj3:. ' t' :.a'� �. 41--ara The analysis drawing of existing parks and traits Downtown Existing retail in Downtown is spread out and not concentrated in The Downtown of 2045 will function as a true center of the region.with new world-class illustrates the lack of a connected open space network any one location destinations,neighborhoods.jobs,and unique cultural experiences. Executive Summary 3