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Bottineau Corridor - Exploring Land Use Ideas around LRT Stations

TOD – or ‘Transit-Oriented Development’ – is all about connecting people with great places and economic opportunity. When LRT is still in the planning stages, though, it can be quite a challenge to visualize a corridor’s TOD potential.

To help see these opportunities, the Bottineau Boulevard Partnership sought and received the generous assistance of Target’s architects to explore land use ideas around two future Bottineau Corridor LRT stations: one at Penn & Plymouth in Minneapolis, and another at Hubbard Marketplace.

“Opportunities?” is posed as a question throughout this work – seeking community feedback. And this is just the beginning of a community planning process, as future land use planning work will ask the communities along the Bottineau Corridor to consider future development opportunities and community improvements that could happen along with the Bottineau LRT. While the opportunity suggestions may or may not be the right ones at each place, they can serve to get people thinking about what the best opportunities are for their community.

Pursuing Bottineau TOD will be a process that involves both dreaming and hard work. These design images may help people to get excited about the possibilities--and to think about planning issues such as station layout, parking, market realities, and phasing of development.

It is not likely that the introduction of light rail will change these areas overnight. Development happens over a long period of time and a sustained commitment to planning and implementation of changes is important for success. These images help to communicate how the stations and surrounding areas might change over time.

Take a look, see what you think about these opportunities, and then send a response with your comments and questions to cable[at]smithpartners.com.

Penn & Plymouth Station Area Case Study, Minneapolis

This case study of the Penn & Plymouth explores ideas for land use around this station area to show what it might look like as it changes over time. The ideas shown in these images may not be exactly what is desired by the community or what is finally adopted in future land use plans by the City of Minneapolis – they are intended simply to start the discussion. You will notice more of a development focus on Plymouth Avenue than Penn Avenue; there are more low intensity commercial sites on Plymouth that might be more likely to redevelop than the single-family homes on Penn.

Looking south on Penn Avenue:

Phase One Opportunities?

- An adjacent grocery store that is built around the time when LRT
opens

Phase Two Opportunities?
- The expansion of the Phase One retail to include housing above

Phase Three Opportunities?
- Development of a building on the southeast corner of Penn &
Plymouth

Phase Four Opportunities?
- Development of townhomes further south on Penn Avenue

Hubbard Marketplace Station Area Case Study, Robbinsdale

This case study of the Hubbard Marketplace Station Area considers ways the land uses around the transit station could change with the construction of a park and ride that also serves downtown Robbinsdale and with the reconfiguration of the block to the east of the station.

The view from 42nd Avenue and West Broadway looking
southwest:

Phase One: A park and ride?

Phase Two: One-story retail + street trees?

Phase Three: Two stories of housing or office above?

Opportunities/Questions?
- What should the architectural character look like?
- How would a combined park & ride and downtown parking deck
work?
- Can district parking help the redevelopment of other sites nearby?
- What retail uses here might be complementary to other downtown Robbinsdale businesses?

The Bottineau Corridor Land Use Ideas around LRT Stations Handout includes this information and more in a pdf format.

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View Map	Bottineau Corridor - Exploring Land Use Ideas around LRT Stations TOD – or ‘Transit-Oriented Development’ – is all about connecting people with great places and economic opportunity. When LRT is still in the planning stages, though, it can be quite a challenge to visualize a corridor’s TOD potential. To help see these opportunities, the Bottineau Boulevard Partnership sought and received the generous assistance of Target’s architects to explore land use ideas around two future Bottineau Corridor LRT stations: one at Penn & Plymouth in Minneapolis, and another at Hubbard Marketplace. “Opportunities?” is posed as a question throughout this work – seeking community feedback. And this is just the beginning of a community planning process, as future land use planning work will ask the communities along the Bottineau Corridor to consider future development opportunities and community improvements that could happen along with the Bottineau LRT. While the opportunity suggestions may or may not be the right ones at each place, they can serve to get people thinking about what the best opportunities are for their community. Pursuing Bottineau TOD will be a process that involves both dreaming and hard work. These design images may help people to get excited about the possibilities--and to think about planning issues such as station layout, parking, market realities, and phasing of development. It is not likely that the introduction of light rail will change these areas overnight. Development happens over a long period of time and a sustained commitment to planning and implementation of changes is important for success. These images help to communicate how the stations and surrounding areas might change over time. Take a look, see what you think about these opportunities, and then send a response with your comments and questions to cable[at]smithpartners.com. Penn & Plymouth Station Area Case Study, Minneapolis This case study of the Penn & Plymouth explores ideas for land use around this station area to show what it might look like as it changes over time. The ideas shown in these images may not be exactly what is desired by the community or what is finally adopted in future land use plans by the City of Minneapolis – they are intended simply to start the discussion. You will notice more of a development focus on Plymouth Avenue than Penn Avenue; there are more low intensity commercial sites on Plymouth that might be more likely to redevelop than the single-family homes on Penn. *Looking south on Penn Avenue:* Phase One Opportunities? - An adjacent grocery store that is built around the time when LRT opens Phase Two Opportunities? - The expansion of the Phase One retail to include housing above Phase Three Opportunities? - Development of a building on the southeast corner of Penn & Plymouth Phase Four Opportunities? - Development of townhomes further south on Penn Avenue Hubbard Marketplace Station Area Case Study, Robbinsdale This case study of the Hubbard Marketplace Station Area considers ways the land uses around the transit station could change with the construction of a park and ride that also serves downtown Robbinsdale and with the reconfiguration of the block to the east of the station. The view from 42nd Avenue and West Broadway looking southwest: Phase One: A park and ride? Phase Two: One-story retail + street trees? Phase Three: Two stories of housing or office above? Opportunities/Questions? - What should the architectural character look like? - How would a combined park & ride and downtown parking deck work? - Can district parking help the redevelopment of other sites nearby? - What retail uses here might be complementary to other downtown Robbinsdale businesses? The Bottineau Corridor Land Use Ideas around LRT Stations Handout includes this information and more in a pdf format. Copyright 2010 Bottineau Boulevard Partnership \| Contact Us	More Info Archives
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