Arlington Urban Design Center Update

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1 Arlington Urban Design Center Update Council Work Session, June 28, 2011

2 Overview Established in June 2009 through a creative collaboration between the City of Arlington and UTA Graduate students from Architecture and Planning work closely with City staff on business and neighborhood development projects in Arlington Provides urban design solutions at no cost to clients Business façade improvements Site plans Streetscape improvements Neighborhood plans Landscaping concepts Visual renderings

3 Vision Redevelopment by reinventing the design approach to meet the City s vision for a highquality, pedestrian-friendly built environment Revitalization of key areas by reinvigorating interest in creating new economic investment and strong neighborhoods Reinvestment in existing businesses for a sustainable economic base by rebuilding enthusiasm for quality design

4 Design Center Operations Project Type Non-profit/ Institutional Private/Business Development Number Completed To Date Number in Progress Neighborhood 6 4 Total 65 10

5 Design Center Operations Since June 2009, 5 Design Center-assisted projects have been realized: RandolMill Park West Pedestrian Amenities Colonel Neel Kearby Memorial Context St. Claire Woods Neighborhood Entry Feature Downtown Farmers Market Façade Improvement 300 E. Abram Façade Improvement

6 Value and Cost Savings Since June 2009, the Design Center has saved clients over $600,000 in conceptual design costs* Average cost savings per project: $9,230 Average time spent working on a project: 80 hours *based on estimates from the 2010 RSMeans Construction Costs reference book

7 Recent Awards Winner of a 2011 Outstanding Achievement in Innovation Award from the Alliance for Innovation Winner of the 2010 Planning Advocate Award from the Midwest Texas Section of the Texas American Planning Association

8 Recent Media Coverage Featured in an article in The Shorthorn in March Casey Norton s segment on the Design Center aired on WFAA April13th Feature article in the Summer 2011 issue of UT Arlington Magazine

9 212 East Abram Façade and Site Improvements

10 Lincoln Square Façade and Site Improvements

11 Champions Trail at Richard Greene Linear Park

12 South Cooper YMCA Site Plan

13 GM Neighborhood Physical/Market Inventory

14 Rolling Meadows Neighborhood CPTED Analysis

15 Future of the Design Center Upcoming Projects: 808 N. Collins Redevelopment Design HANA Redevelopment Design Front and Center Public Plaza Briarwood Neighborhood Entry Feature and Landscaping Photo ATF Grant for the Design Center: Redesign Center to a storefront concept Technology upgrades for better service provision Display installation to highlight the Center s work Marketing brochures and portfolio

16 Arlington Urban Design Center 2011 Interns: Drew Brawner, Planning Intern Jon Holden, Architectural Intern Milad Fereshtehnezad, Planning Intern Samane Khoini, Architectural Intern Vince Tam, Architectural Intern Zoe Zhou, Landscape Architectural Intern photo Management: Jim Parajon, AICP Gincy Thoppil, AICP Lyndsay Mitchell, AICP photo photo Special Thanks to UTA: Dr. Barbara Becker, AICP Dean, School of Urban and Public Affairs Dr. Don Gatzke, AIA Dean, School of Architecture Robert Wilkins Director of Training and Outreach, Institute of Urban Studies