Downtown Strategic Plan
Archive of Agendas, Summaries and Reports
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
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