The DTN planning team presented a set of design concepts for review and feedback on November 14th, 2013. The feedback they collected will be used to develop a final design concept that will be proposed to the East Lansing City Council before the December 31st deadline outlined in the pre-development agreement.

1. East Lansing Park District
Charrette #3
EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

2. Tonight’s Agenda & Introductions
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Overview of project and
schedule
Recap of Charrette #1 &
MSU Design Workshop
Recap of Charrette #2 &
influence on alternatives
Presentation of
alternatives
Discussion
Next steps
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DTN Management
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LSL Planning
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Joe Manzella
Bergmann Associates
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Tom Tooley
Truscott Rossman
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Brad Strader
Sherrin Hood
Concept Design
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Colin Cronin
Todd Arend

3. Project Schedule
1.
Charrette #1: Preliminary
Visioning Workshop
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MSU Student Design Project
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Charrette #2: Design
Workshop
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Charrette #3: Present
Alternatives For Feedback
5.
Refinement and Present Site
Plan and Development
Agreement to City Council in
December 2013
VISION
EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3
ALTERNATIVES
FINAL PLAN

4. Design Parameters / “Givens”
Redevelopment Needs
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Demo buildings
Upgrade utilities
Remove brownfield
contamination
Financially feasible
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Improve street circulation
and connections to
downtown
Flexibility to meet market
needs for a financially
viable development

5. Potential Uses
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Mid-rise residential
Office space
Hotel
Urban grocery
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Restaurants/cafes
Retail
900 ± parking spaces

6. Recap of Charrette #1
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What is most important to
you?
─ A highly walkable
district
─ Mixed use
─ Attractive streetscape
and gathering spaces
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What would you like to
see?
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7. Recap of Charrette #1
Preferred Images
Mixed-Use
Farmers Market
Public Spaces
Streetscape
Parking Garage
Urban Grocery
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8. Recap of Charrette #2
Master Plan Exercise
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Place stickers where
you’d like to see each
use
Sketch concept plans
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9. Recap of Charrette #2
Public Realm Exercise
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Sketch concept plans for
public realm/amenities
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10. Recap of Charrette #2
Massing Exercise
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Place blocks to reflect
where you’d like to see
each use
Stack blocks to reflect
the scale/density of
buildings
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11. After Charrette #2…
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Design team explored and refined ideas into 4
concepts and then 2 “practical alternatives”
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Street alignments (Albert, Evergreen, Valley Court)
Location of “anchor uses”
Access for hotel, loading, parking deck
Public plazas and streetscape
People’s Church access and preservation of Memorial
Garden
Building arrangements/heights
View/access to Valley Court Park
Location of Farmers Market
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12. Concepts
CENTRAL PLAZA/ACCESS
TO PARK
REALIGN
EVERGREEN
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LOCATION OF
FARMERS MKT.
DUAL
RESIDENTIAL
BUILDINGS
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13. Alternatives
EVERGREEN
/VALLEY CT.
REALIGNED
HOTEL @ ABBOT/GRAND RIVER
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FARMERS
MARKET
LOCATION
RETAIL/RESIDENTIAL
@ ABBOT/ALBERT
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14. Option #1
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15. Option #1 – Example Images
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16. Option #2
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17. Option #2 – Example Images
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18. Discussion on Practical Options
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Split into 4 groups & use postits to identify features you like
best on each alternative:
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Street realignment
Pedestrian Paths
Option #1
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Land use locations
Public spaces
Building massing
Park edges
Neighborhood edges
Option #2

19. Next Steps
1.
Charrette #1: Preliminary
Visioning Workshop
2.
MSU Student Design Project
3.
Charrette #2: Design
Workshop
4.
Charrette #3: Present
Alternatives For Feedback
5.
Refinement and Present Site
Plan and Development
Agreement to City Council in
December 2013
VISION
EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3
ALTERNATIVES
FINAL PLAN