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Gibbs Planning Group

In July 2005 the Northville Downtown Development Authority retained Gibbs Planning Group to update the 1997 Commercial Planning Study for downtown Northville.  The proposed updated Commercial Planning Study was viewed by the DDA as a valuable tool in the DDA’s efforts to determine future growth of the downtown and to identify optimal parking solutions for that growth. 

Bob Gibbs, President of Gibbs Planning Group, held over 20 focus groups with community members, met with elected officials and staff, interviewed numerous business owners, and conducted extensive market research as part of his planning effort.  Gibbs’ work was completed in the fall of 2004, and on December 9, 2004 he presented his findings to the DDA at a public meeting. 

The Gibbs report did not make any recommendations on Northville’s growth, rather his report outlined 3 growth models and explained the benefits and cost of each model.  Gibbs intentionally left the answer to the growth question up to the community to determine.  To assist in the process, the Mayor appointed a Steering Committee to help direct the effort.  The Committee is comprised of representatives of various City and Township organizations.  The members are:

  • Chairperson Joan Wadsworth, Board of Education
  • Greg Presley, DDA member
  • Lynda Heaton, building owner in the downtown area and DDA member
  • Jody Humphries, President, Chamber of Commerce
  • David Cole, downtown business owner
  • James Allen, Northville City Planning Commission member
  • Marc Russell, Northville City Planning Commission
  • Tom Gudritz, Northville Historic District Commission
  • Martha Nield, Northville Township resident
  • Ken Roth, Northville Board of Education
  • Dick Allen, Township Planning Commission, Northville Township resident

The goal of the Steering Committee is “to facilitate the development of a viable vision for the future of downtown Northville.  The Committee will share information from the Gibbs study and other sources and facilitate learning and discussion in order to develop consensus within the community about future downtown development.  The final work product will be a broad vision of downtown development which could be adopted by by the DDA, City Council, and others as a guide for their development activities.”

Agendas, Summaries and Reports

February 2005  Public Comments from the 2/1/05 and 2/3/05 Public Meetings
April 2005  Downtown Steering Committee Final Report
July 25, 2005 Downtown Retail Market Study
October 5, 2005 DSC Meeting #1:
 Draft Summary Community Vision Workshop
October 27, 2005 DSC Meeting #2:
 Agenda
 Summary
November 17, 2005 DSC Meeting #3:
 Agenda
 Summary
November 2005 Draft Physical Assessment
(see revised Draft below, January 25, 2006)
December 20, 2005 DSC Meeting #4:
 Agenda
 Summary
January 12, 2006  MapInfo Final Report
January 25, 2006  DSC Joint Meeting Agenda
January 25, 2006 Draft Physical Assessment:
(This document is a draft and is subject to change after review and public input.)
         Joint Planning Session Packet
       
 Composite Assessment
       
 Opportunities Diagram
       
 Street Cross Sections - Sheet 1
       
 Street Cross Sections - Sheet 2
       
 Street Cross Sections - Sheet 3
February 16, 2006 DSC Meeting #5:
 Agenda
Summary (no Summary available)
April 6, 2006 DSC Meeting #6:
 Agenda
 Summary

Progress Reports

October 13, 2005  Progress Report 1
November 1, 2005  Progress Report 2
November 16, 2005  Progress Report 3
November 29, 2005  Progress Report 4
December 14, 2005  Progress Report 5
March 9, 2006  Progress Report 6
April 28, 2006  Progress Report 7

 

 

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