Transcript Gary and Region Investment Project Tuesday at APA-Chicago March 15, 2011 Metropolitan Planning Council Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission.

Gary and Region Investment Project
Tuesday at APA-Chicago
March 15, 2011
Metropolitan Planning Council
Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
Metropolitan Planning Council Mission
Since 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) has been dedicated
to shaping a more sustainable and prosperous greater Chicago region. As
an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, MPC serves
communities and residents by developing, promoting and implementing
solutions for sound regional growth.
Theory of Change
MPC does its work in three phases: policy development, policy
advocacy, and policy implementation.
Policy development is done
through the use of models tested
in communities around the region.
Policy
Development
Policy advocacy is done through
education and outreach to
policymakers at all levels of
government.
Policy implementation is done
through the practical application of
MPC-designed tools communities
can use.
Policy
Advocacy
Policy
Implementation
Interjurisdictional Collaborations
SSMMA and its Partner Entities
• Chicago Southland Economic Development Corporation
• Chicago Southland Housing and Community Development
Collaborative
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Center for Neighborhood Technology
Metropolitan Planning Council
Business and Professional People for the Public
Interest
Diversity, Inc.
Metropolitan Mayors Caucus
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development
Corporation
Regional Transportation Authority
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Delta Institute
DLA Piper
Regional Home Ownership Preservation Initiative
Preservation Compact
Center for Community Progress
NCB Capital Impact
The Chicago Community Trust
Grand Victoria Foundation
Field Foundation
Progress to Date
A number of recent successes:
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Transit-Oriented Development Corridor Planning Study
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
Brownfield Remediation
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
Environmental Protection Agency - Smart Growth Implementation
Assistance
• HUD Sustainable Communities Challenge Grant
• Continued philanthropic support
All to be supported through CMAP’s Regional Planning Grant, which
prioritizes interjurisdictional collaboration
Why work together?
• The state of the economy demands it, especially in communities
struggling with disinvestment and fiscal constraints
• Leveraging Investment and Private Sector Partners: Single point of
entry makes it easier for developers, banks, employers, and others
to work with the member communities.
• In Line with Federal Goals: New leadership at HUD and in the White
House support interjurisdictional solutions to problems that do not
adhere to municipal borders.
• Economies of Scale: Each community gets “more for its money.”
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Change is Possible
“If you want to go fast: go alone.
If you want to go far: go together.”
African Proverb
Shrinking cities
Key Components
• Coming to terms with population decline
• Putting the glory days in their proper place
• Strategically targeting scarce resources
– Infrastructure, natural assets, stable neighborhoods
MPC’s approach
• Goal-oriented
• Right-sized
• Coordinated
Gary and Region Investment Project (GRIP)
Multi-year initiative to reverse decades of disinvestment, urban decay,
and dwindling resources by focusing redevelopment efforts within Gary
and other communities in Northwest Indiana’s distressed urban core.
Hypothesis: By working together on key transformative projects we can
Move the NW Indiana region forward.
Why is now any different?
• Momentum on regionally significant investments, Marquette Plan,
Airport, Marquette East investments, and North Harbor
• Growing national attention to and investment in formally
industrialized cities
• Receptivity of new partners with a wealth of experience
• Fiscal distress and state oversight mandates tough decisions and
new approaches
• Strong regional leadership structures: NIRPC, RDA, NW Indiana
Forum, The Times’ One Region One Vision
Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning
Commission
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Created in 1965
Metropolitan Planning Organization &
Council of Governments
Serves Lake, La Porte, and Porter
Counties
2003 Revised Enabling Legislation:
Expansion of Full Commission Board
of Elected Officials into Council of
Governments format
Established Purpose of Commission
to maintain a planning & programming
process for:
Transportation, Economic
Development, Environmental policies
2010-2013 Programmed Projects: Federal, State & Local Costs
Commuter Rail
Enhancement
2%
15%
Regional
Highways 31%
Bus Transit
5%
Total: $1.057 Million
State Highways 47%
Unprecedented Public Involvement
500 person regional
visioning meeting
identified:
• Valued places
• Key themes
• Opportunities &
challenges
• Vision elements
• Priorities
Regional Forum on the Future of NW IN
Radisson Hotel, Merrillville
December 6, 2008
“INvision” Northwest Indiana: A vibrant, revitalized,
accessible, and united region
Stretching from the treasured shores of Lake Michigan to the historic banks of the
Kankakee River and committed to an ethic of sustainability:
A vibrant region – Our economy is thriving, our people are well educated, and our
environment is clean;
A revitalized region – Growth is planned, urban areas are renewed, and natural and rural areas are
valued and protected;
An accessible region – Our people are connected to each other and to equal opportunities for
working, playing, living, and learning;
A united region – Celebrating our diversity, we work together as a community across racial, ethnic,
political, and cultural lines for the good of the regin.
The Region’s Environmental Assets
2040 Growth and Revitalization Vision Preferred
Scenario
Overview of Trends
Overview of Trends
Overview of Trends
Overview of Trends
City of Gary, Population Change, 1910-2010
2010
80,294
2000
102,746
1990
116,646
1980
151,968
1970
175,415
1960
178,320
1950
133,911
1940
111,719
1930
100,426
1920
55,378
1910
16,802
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40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
200,000
Impacts of Decline
Palace Theater and Elks Club
Now…
Then…
Impacts of Decline
The 5,000 Seat Memorial
Auditorium
Now…
Then…
Burnham Green Vision
Marquette Plan
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Recognize the mission and
character of each community
along the lakeshore, their
desired role and potential
synergies between them
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Coordinate efforts for
planning and plan
implementation
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Promote context sensitive
design that meets the needs
of the user, the communities
and the environment
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Utilize smart growth
principles and sustainable
initiatives for all development
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Enhance public access to
Lake Michigan
Core Communities past images
Core Communities past images
Core Communities past images
Core Communities past images
Reinvestment Underway
The Aquatorium
Reinvestment Underway
Marquette Park
Reinvestment Underway
U.S. Steel Yard: Home of the Gary South Shore RailCats
Reinvestment Underway
Gary City Hall
Waterfront Reclamation
Waterfront Reclamation
Gary/East Chicago South Shore Redevelopment Plan
Photo: http://www.glc.org/announce/06/pdf/Monroe-small.pdf
Lakefront Reclamation
1950
2000s
Grant Park
Photo Left: http://www.friedmanfineart.net/lib/img/chicago/3/20.jpg
Photo Right: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/p/m/3ae900/
Waterfront Reclamation
1999
Seattle Olympic Sculpture Park
Seattle, WA
Photos:http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/12287_4_BB.before%20and%20after%2072.jpg
2007
Waterfront Reclamation
Lincoln Park Neighborhood
Interstate 35
Duluth, MN
Photo Left: MPR Photo/Bob Kelleher http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/04/13/i35-duluth-mess/
Photo Right: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/media/full/jpg/2010/05/07/i-35-lakeplace-park.jpg
Inset: Jon B. DeVries
Lake Place Park
Transit Investments
Hammond/Whiting
Amtrak Station
Photo Left: http://www.dhke.com/CRJ/hmdwhtg.jpg
Photo Right: http://www.nlfan.com/gary/southshore.shtml
Gary NICTD Station
Transit Investments
Before
After
Portland, Oregon
Photos: HDR
Urban Center Transformation
Gary’s Broadway Corridor
Photo: Leigh Morris
Downtown Gary
Urban Center Transformation
Before
After
Downtown Cleveland – Euclid and 4th avenues
Photo Left: http://journal.davidbyrne.com/2008/10/10232008-cleveland.html
Photo Right: http://www.clevelandskyscrapers.com/cleveland/east4thnight.jpg
Voice of the Community
GRIP Survey Results: Projects
Voice of the Community
GRIP Survey Results: Criteria
GRIP Timeline
2011
• January-March: GRIP project evaluations
• March: GRIP report release
• April: Urban exchange event with Mayor Jay Williams
• May/June: Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel
• June: 2nd GRIP Urban Exchange
• August: Urban Land Institute TAP Public Presentation
• Fall: 3rd GRIP Urban Exchange
2012
• Legislative outreach and policy
• Policy research
• Local outreach and project support
• Employer-assisted housing outreach and program set-up
• Analysis of tax structure challenges/opportunities and other issues
• Ongoing implementation, promotion, and policy support provided by
MPC to partners (cities, NIRPC, RDA, others)