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2040 CRP Summary / Growth and Conservation URBAN FRAMEWORK STRATEGIES Shifting the focus of development to established communities represents the foundation of the physical element of the CRP. By adopting the following strategies and concentrating growth around existing infrastructure, we will be able to use funds efficiently and aid our communities in providing a high quality of life. STRATEGY 1: REINVEST Infill Development and Adaptive Reuse Suburban Retrofit / Sprawl Repair 16 Infill population and employment growth will require the reuse of previously developed lands for new and creative projects. Many downtown areas in the region also have experienced significant infill development in their revitalization efforts. Similarly, adaptive reuse is the conversion, update and/or expansion of a building originally designed for one purpose to a different and new one. Prime regional examples of both infill and reuse include: • U.S. Steel Yard (Gary South Shore RailCats stadium), downtown Gary • Dalton Arms Apartments, Fifth Avenue, downtown Gary • Towle Theater, downtown Hammond • Center Street housing development, Whiting • Franklin Street Art District in Michigan City • New Town West, downtown Crown Point Suburban retrofit could be considered on a small- or large-scale basis. This technique involves reworking conventional , automobile-oriented areas, like singleuse housing developments, office parks and shopping centers, into more walkable/bikeable, mixed-use, transit-ready urban places. Valparaiso’s Central Park Plaza represents an outstanding example of a successful suburban retrofit that will become a landmark for civic activity for years to come.
17 Implement the Marquette Plan The Marquette Plan: The Lakeshore Reinvestment Strategy represents a vanguard initiative for our Lake Michigan shoreline. The overall goal aims to create a livable lakefront by enhancing its role as a destination and a place that attracts new residents and investment. A series of “catalytic” projects has been proposed, and several completed, since the plan’s release in 2005. Marquette Plan projects include: • Portage Lakefront and Riverwalk • Gary Marquette Park Lakefront East Master Plan • East Chicago North Harbor Redevelopment Initiative • Hammond Lakes Area Marquette Plan Improvement Project
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