Downtown Nampa Revitalization Blueprint

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Downtown Nampa Revitalization Blueprint

• Preliminary Observations
• The Hudson Company
• April 1, 2004

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Agenda
The Hudson Company Strategies Planning for
Building Community

• Introduction to Team
• Overview of the process
• Downtown revitalization trends
• Overview of prior plans
• Observations on current conditions
• Socio-economic review
• Next steps

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Whats Different AboutThis Blueprint Project?

• Focus on Implementation
• Capacity, Resources, Team Building
• Taps Best of Past Planning
• Emphasis on Economics Local Values
• Clear Blueprint for Action
• Many Early Base Hit Opportunities Momentum
  Builders
• Expertise in Resource Acquisition
• Demonstrated Success Elsewhere
• Timing Right People, Vision, Assets, Markets

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Why Now?

• 83 Growth Last Decade 100k in 10 Years
• 2 Key Demographic Clusters Well Suited to Central
  Place
• Weak Center
• Erodes Recruitment
• Bleeds Social, Cultural, Shopping Energy to Boise
  ?Jobs
• Property Values Low
• Erodes Sense of Community
• Decline Increasing Act Soon or Lose Big
• What Great Cities Have Poor Downtowns?
• Downtown Renaissance is a Sustained Phenomenon!
• Historic Moment
• Opportunity High Risk of Inaction High

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Our Team
Jerry Wallace Project Management/Systems
Laurence Rose Design/ Architecture
Larry Comer Engineering
Tom Hudson Planning/ Economic Development
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Steering TeamAction Team Groups

• Organization
• Larry Richardson
• Dave Lancaster
• Jeff Tunison
• Bob Schmidt
• Sabrina Bowman

• Communication
• Dan Minnaert
• Darlene Johnson
• Eric Boyum
• Jon Holland
• Heather Richards

• Building
• Gene Shaffer
• Terry Ayers
• Sarah Weeks
• Earl Moran

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Key Goals

• Broadly endorsed vision and strategy that truly
  meets the needs and interests of the community
• Implementation Blueprint that makes sense
• Economics, design, engineering, local values
• Strengthened, organized team to guide and sustain
  implementation.

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Planning Elements

• Organize for planning and community involvement
• Visualize what is possible
• Construct a strategic Downtown Nampa
  Revitalization Blueprint
• Realize the vision via an implementation program

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Timeline

• Month Phase We Visit
• March Organize 3/30-4/2
• April Visualize 4/19-21
• May Conceptualize 5/17-19
• June-July Realize 7/19-2

Visible Progress 6 Months Major Projects 2-3
Years Substantial Change 2-5 Years
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Blueprint Contents

• Current Conditions Physical, Markets, Local
  Values, Economy
• Detailed Vision Statement ENDS
• Strategies for Revitalization MEANS
• Target Markets
• Organization Team Building
• Business Development
• Improvement to Place
• Historic Preservation
• Overview (Mapping) of Key Projects
• Implementation Plan "Who, What, When, Where,
  How STEPS
• Budget, Opinion of Probable Costs
• Funding Recommendations Potential Resources

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National Trends
www.mainst.org

• 1650 National Main Street Towns, 41 States
• 16.1 Billion in Investment (Since 1980)
• 88,700 Building Renovations
• 227,000 New Jobs 56,300 New Businesses
• 39.96 Return per 1 Invested
• 9.7 mm Average Reinvestment per Town
• Greatest Economic Development Success Story in
  U.S.

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Plans . . . . . . addressing Downtown

• Central Business District Plan, July 1970
• Downtown BID Revitalization Plan, September 1983
• TVF Nampa Downtown Design Workshop, March 2000
• Parking Alternatives Analysis, December 2001
• Citizen Engagement Program, February 2002
• Downtown Nampa Futures Report, January 2002
• Comprehensive Plan, January 2004

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Nampas Downtown Revitalization

• More Progress Than Remembered
• BUT
• Not Enough Progress
• What Have Been the Constraints
  on Progress?
• What Priorities Do You
  Have for This Project?

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Nampa Downtown

• Early Observations

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Downtowndistrict (s) ?? . . .

• Urban Core
• 1st St. S to 4th St. S
• Nampa Blvd to 16th Ave
• Historic Downtown
• Front to 4th St. S
• 9th Ave to 14th Ave
• Transportation Pivot Block
• Transit Village
• 1st St. S to 5th St. S
• Nampa Blvd to 20th Ave

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Where is Downtown?
?
?
?
ARGH!
?
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Where is the Parking?
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Downtown Can Succeed

• Access from Key Directions
• Rail Transit Corridor of the Future
• Historic Fabric Classic Downtown
• Walkable
• Arterials on Edges
• Interesting Buildings
• Some Retail Depth
• Valuable Role Unify Residents
• Heart, Common Ground

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Early Base Hits

• Enhance Maintenance System
• Help Property Owners, eg, UCBC
• Define Boundaries
• Improve Wayfinding
• Signage, Gateways, Lighting, Circulation
• Enhance, Relocate Public Market
• Talk of the Town ? Adopt Vision as Policy

Build Capacity
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Envisioning Change
Source www.urban-advantage.com
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Before and After
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Before and After
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Treasure Valley Business Niches
Star
Eagle
Middleton
Boise
Construction
Caldwell
Garden City
Meridian
Ag Manufacturing Higher Ed
Nampa
Government Retail High Tech Higher Ed Profl
Services Medical Recreation
Retail (Eagle Rd) Medical Profl Services Home
Services Construction
Manufacturing Value-added Ag Retail Higher
Ed Medical Events
Kuna
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Nampa vs Treasure Valley
Comparison of Median Values
Youngest! 28.5 Years Old High of Kids
31 Highest of Seniors 11.2 High of Senior
Households Moderate Household Size 2.77 2nd
Largest Population 2nd Lowest HH Income 34.8k
Eagle is 65k High Households in Poverty 11.6
Eagle 4.8 Highest Housing Vacancy (6.7) Low
Owner-Occupied HHs 69 Eagle 84 High Growth
83 Last Decade
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Consumer Buying PowerIn the Treasure Valley
Source Claritas
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Common themes in plans . . .

• Ends
• Downtown District identity
• Family friendly
• Active
• Connected
• Livable
• Reflects heritage

• Unique retail
• Arts culture
• Entertainment
• Valley transit hub
• Historic district
• Tourism

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Common themes in plans

• Means
• Gateways
• Pedestrian priority
• Mixed uses
• Commercial, cultural, residential
• Greenspaces parks
• Design standards

• Civic services
• Communication
• High technology
• Downtown access parking
• Adequate parking
• Public / private partnerships