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SECTION 6: APPENDICES ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Make landowners accountable or all of Downtown will be bought by outsiders. Who will be accountable. Working with business district to make it easier to locate Downtown than it is now. Make starting a business downtown less of a series of headaches!! Make sure that the buildings owned by people outside of Kenosha actually participate in this – tired of building owners that don’t care. I think before the city rushes to fund anymore big projects they should take a chance on seeing if they might harness some local energy, businesses, and ideas to deal with some of these empty buildings and open spaces. Support some community garden projects on empty land rather than trying to build more housing with City money. See if some housing cooperatives or mixed-use – with smaller co-op investors might work. But pressure needs to be given for speculators to play fair. Be reasonable. TRANSPORTATION ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Expand the trolley. Widen 52nd St. from 39th Ave. to the lakefront, add tree-lined boulevard and turning lanes. Make it the Champs Elysees of Kenosha. Streetcar line expansion. Do away with 2 hour parking from 8am to 6pm, 6 days a week!! That’s what is killing Downtown! Streetcar expansion north to 46th – Union Park; south to 59th – Library park. $10 million available. 1. Bring Trolley west. 2. Create a better connection from 94 to Downtown – harbor drive – 52nd St. Whatever it takes to bring express or faster train from Chicago to Kenosha. CULTURAL/ENTERTAINMENT ■ ■ Theater District. Stock more salmon. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Play up the retro eclectic vibe of Downtown – Franks, Coffee Pot, Trolley, Mike Bjorn’s, Rendezvous Lounge… To use the talent being cultivated at area schools, by increasing youth involvement in Downtown. Create attractions that keep talent here. Move all municipal statues by museums. Theatre district with the Rhode center for the Arts, Orpheum and Kenosha Theatre. Family focused venues, such as moderately priced restaurant, Recplex type facility, groceries, drugstore. Make Kenosha a healthy & fun destination! Lots of activities from bicycling to swimming, fishing to snowfest/winterfest. Promote the harbor to attract boaters, including quality hotel and entertainment. Embrace – Art, Music, Festivals, Community Outdoor movies on the backside of the Rhode Theater – turn that whole lot into a park for a while…. A fitness park from adults. They are all over Europe! Yacht Club with membership and boats for rent. HISTORIC PRESERVATION ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ See if you can get developers to rebuild the old buildings. Try to sell them at a low price and give rehab loans at a low interest rate to get them occupied again. Landlords of large empty buildings need to be compelled to either FIX or SELL those buildings, so Downtown can progress. Please restore all historical buildings instead of tearing them down. History is in the architecture. I do not want a “cookie cutter” downtown. Thanks. Keep good buildings – knock down bad. Save the historic properties starting with the Heritage House (former Elks Club). Start reusing the existing large buildings downtown instead of building new ones! Put Heritage House (the old Elks Club) in your plan. Have City sell it from $1.00 to whoever will restore it. A52 CITY OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN KENOSHA DOWNTOWN STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN: STATE OF THE DOWNTOWN APPENDICES
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Tear down all buildings that are beyond repair and start with (Garbs?). Hold an open Kenosha event where the buildings are open and people are there to give the history. Milwaukee just had one – it was great. Rehab the Elks Club to include: 1. Ballroom. 2. Bed & Breakfast. 3. Culinary school. 4. Epicurian Center! Restore the Kenosha Theatre – bring in people to see national acts. Partner with the Colleges to rehab some of the Downtown buildings for housing. Living there could be part of an urban studies, urban ecology, anthropology program.. Restore the Kenosha Theater for live entertainment. Save and restore the Kenosha theatre, built by Universal, and named after the City! MISCELLANEOUS ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bring back crazy days. Check out Cedarburg, Wisconsin as an example of what Kenosha could be. Make it happen. Clean up downtown – trash, grime, curb appeal Demolish decaying old buildings – replace with paved city square for festivals, etc. Watring building – put light on top (safety issue for helicopters), Turn into hotel or convention center with high-quality top floor restaurant, and grocery store plus small merchants on lower levels. Farmer’s market – if moved, put it in empty lot on 6th Ave. Public Museum – coffee shop on second floor to get views of lake Prevent drag racing on 55th & 56th St. Trolley – runs empty so fill it with musicians, parties, special events, etc.; start earlier in the morning (6am) for commuters Clean up train station ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ No more bars Get local landmark businesses to move to city – provide financial enticement (tenuta’s, Andria’s, Chiapetta shoes, Gerhards restaurant, Bartley House, Jockey, etc.). Create cobble stone town square – place to be seen, gathering area, seasonal event space Show movies at downtown theaters Lake Michigan Boardwalk (from Pennoyer Park to Eichelman Park) – close lakefront road in Pennoyer park; pedestrian bridge over harbor entrance to connect museum campus. Transporation – ferry service, expand trolley service to Carthage and Parkside Do not allow substandard housing to be developed within immediate area – more low cost, multi-unit housing developments aren’t needed. Whats up with YMCA. Connect with local businesses and others – connect with United Hospital, court house. Connect with Kemper Center and Anderson Art Center Alternative Entertainment Ideas – Merry-go-round (Chattanooga, TN), Old Fashion Train Ride or roller coaster, fishing hole for kids (not lake Michigan). Create marketing plan for Kenosha – target Chicago area residents CITY OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN KENOSHA DOWNTOWN STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN: STATE OF THE DOWNTOWN APPENDICES A53
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STATE OF THE DOWNTOWN REPORT APRIL
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INTRODUCTION SECTION 1
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PLANNING PROCESS The first phase of
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LAND USE AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS SE
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Figure 2-1: Kenosha Regional Contex
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COMMERCIAL ZONING There are two par
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PHYSICAL CONDITIONS GENERAL CONDITI
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LANDMARK PROPERTIES In addition to
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PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION SECTION
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DOWNTOWN ACCESS AND GATEWAYS There
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CONCLUSIONS Downtown Kenosha has an
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MARKET ANALYSIS SECTION 4
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DOWNTOWN POPULATION Downtown Kenosh
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PLACE OF WORK Nearly two out of fiv
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RETAIL MARKET OVERVIEW RETAIL SALES
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Project Location Housing Type Year
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SETTING A COURSE SECTION 5
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Open Space & Festivals Desired Plan
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PRELIMINARY IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
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