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URBAN LAND INSTITUTE ARIZONA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PANEL REPORT - REVITALIZING GLENDALE'S MIDTOWN DISTRICT
Staff Contact: Jean Moreno, Executive Officer Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects
Guest Presenter: Amy Malloy, AzTAP Committee Vice-Chair, Evergreen Devco
Guest Presenter: Tom Hester, Regional Placemaking Manager WSP Parsons Brinkerhoff
Guest Presenter: Mark A. Davis, Davis Enterprises
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Purpose and Policy Guidance
Recommendation
This is a request for Council to review, discuss, and consider the findings of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Arizona Technical Assistance Panel (AzTAP) study that took place on September 15, 2016. A summary of the recommended strategies in the topic areas of policy, people, and place are outlined on page 6 of the attached report and discussed in greater detail in the latter sections of the report. Additionally, the study recommendations identify several significant key actions on page 7 - primarily to commit to a long-term vision by positioning Centerline for a compact, walkable, transit-oriented future by setting policy and focusing investments. Staff is seeking guidance from Council on the following questions:
* Are any of the recommended strategies off the table for continued study and implementation?
* Are there any of the recommended strategies that Council would like to see prioritized?
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Background
In 1989, the City Council adopted a General Plan and a Downtown Urban Design and Revitalization Plan that called for specific development of the Glendale Avenue corridor in the city's downtown. Subsequently, the City Council participated in a process to fill in the framework that had been established by these two plans with the intent of identifying the types of businesses that should be present between 51st and 62nd avenues. The process included several visioning sessions and significant public participation which ultimately led to the development of The Magnetic Mile Vision Document in 1991. ...
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