Item #2 Downtown Plan: Peer Downtown Case Studies - DAA Presentation — original pdf

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Downtown Plan: Peer Downtown Case Studies November 2024 Today’s Goal • Share some preliminary takeaways from conversations with peer downtowns Identify what additional information would be helpful as we begin the Downtown Austin Plan • Peer Downtowns Case Studies as of Nov. 2024 Downtown Dallas – 360 Plan (2011/2017 update) Downtown Atlanta Master Plan – (2017) Downtown Calgary – Greater Downtown Plan (2021) Downtown Denver – Downtown Area Plan (2007/currently in update) Key Themes/Lessons : • Office vacancies major factor driving updates • Keep the plan high level to make it durable • Plan ahead for implementation resources • Importance of scoping beyond downtown • Make the economic case for downtown • Deepen the network of champions for the plan - go beyond downtown Downtown Dallas Project Schedule Source: The 360 Plan, 2017: https://downtowndallas360.com/360-plan-2017/ Downtown Dallas – Implementation Matrix Example Project Schedule Source: The 360 Plan, 2017: https://downtowndallas360.com/360-plan-2017/ Downtown Atlanta Source: https://www.atlantadowntown.com/initiatives/plan-downtown-atl The plan identifies over 100 strategies for Downtown and the strategies are organized into 6 categories. Downtown Calgary Source: Calgary’s Greater Downtown Plan Roadmap to reinvention, page 29 2007 Denver Area Plan Source: https://www.downtowndenver.com/initiativ es-and-planning/2007-downtown-area- plan/ Discussion • What aspects of this research would be helpful to share in more detail for the DAP update? • What other downtowns might we look at? • Specific topics that would be helpful for deeper dive? • Questions you might have?