The document outlines the roster of an Advisory Team created by Asheville City Council to provide guidance on the redevelopment of Haywood Park. It lists the chair, vice chairs, and members which represent various community organizations. It also provides a timeline of the Advisory Team's activities which began with their creation in March 2016 and includes public input sessions, a visioning workshop, and a presentation to City Council in March 2017. The Advisory Team was tasked with creating a community vision and site analysis to guide the design of improvements to Haywood Park.
3. ADVISORY TEAM ROSTER
Andrew Fletcher, Chair
Susan Andrew, Vice Chair Michael McDonough, Vice Chair
Julie Nelson, Friends of St. Lawrence Green
Ruth Summers, Grove Arcade
Brendan Ross, Historic Resources Commission
Jay Fields, Public Art and Cultural Commission
Jeremy Goldstein, AVL Area Chamber of Commerce
Meghan Rogers, Asheville Downtown Association
Sue Robbins, Downtown AVL Residential Neighbors
Bud Hansbury, Basilica of St. Lawrence
Michael Donohue, Battery Park Apartments
Dean Pistor, Recreation Board
Geronimo Owen, At-Large
Joel Storrow, US Cellular Center
Rachael Bliss, Vanderbilt Apartments
David Nutter, At-Large
4. DESCRIPTION OF THE SOLUTION
What’s the difference between a VISION…
...and a DESIGN?
A community can create a vision...
...which will show a designer what “success” looks like.
Included in our report:
Vision statement
Site analysis
Full exploration of uses and amenities
Appendix of collected community input
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6. March 8 2016: Asheville City Council Creates Haywood Advisory Team
May 19: Project for Public Spaces presentation and
placemaking training for Advisory Team
June 14: First meeting of Advisory Team
June 23-28: Open house for public input at One West Pack Square
July 30-31: LEAF Downtown Festival
October 2-31: Activity Preference Survey
February 18 2017: Visioning Workshop
March 28: Presentation to City Council
TIMELINE
The Problem: Why it’s referred to as the Pit of Despair. Brief history of how this incredible piece of downtown property has remained vacant for over a decade. The either/or false choice.
The hours, # of meetings, and why they volunteered. We estimate a combined 1,000 hours have been spent by the advisory team, and at least another 1,000 hours on part of the Asheville Design Center and their volunteers.
Step 1: Tell them what you’re going to tell them. What will our report contain. Our recommendation will articulate Function, Circulation, and Experience. Vision vs. design. Council unanimously approves this process. What does success look like?
Timeline from Council creation of AT, PPS involvement, input, short term uses, now… anything inbetween?
How did we reach out to the public? What did they have to say?
Project for Public Spaces in May, One West Pack Square, LEAF downtown.
600 sticky notes. Over 1,000 activity preferences survey responses. All of this input will be attached and published as an appendix to our report to council.
How did we reach out to the public? What did they have to say?
How did we reach out to the public? What did they have to say?
Articulate goals: Maybe a map highlighting the pedestrian/vehicular hot spots surrounding and cutting through the site? Not necessarily solutions, but highlighting the trouble areas?
The team set out to understand the property, it’s constraints and opportunities. What makes a place successful?
Introduce the 17 Benefits identified by the team.
Council on the 28th. Temporary installations recap. More opportunity for input when a designer takes this vision and begins their work.