TACTICAL REVITALIZATION PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN ALBANY NY

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Project Approach, Scope of Work, and Deliverables • Macro Level Enterprise Analysis: • Thorough review of existing secondary source material • Industry level job creation in the region • Trends in establishment creation by industry • “Creative industry” activity assessment • How does Albany fit? Where does Albany already have penetration? What opportunities in Tech Valley may fit with Albany? A2. Review Existing Reports The Capitalize Albany Plan and its updates outlined guiding principles for economic development citywide and in the Downtown, many of which have been realized. The City has also just completed a comprehensive plan, Albany 2030 that also identifies goals and principles that need to be integrated into this planning effort. A3. Additional Information Review and Incorporation • Strength and weaknesses analysis • Inventory of available or underutilized spaces by typology • Review and assessment of parking strategies • Review of convention center siting in context of the Downtown plan and assessment of connectivity to Downtown uses and walkability • Conduct a physical gap assessment: find areas that fail to connect districts and vitality • Identify infrastructure and public space interventions that assist in the reconnection of districts • Identify infill sites or vacant properties for potential commercial or residential projects that can create synergies and bridge gaps in the district. • Pedestrian and public realm analysis to determine places to enhance mobility and appearance
Section 2 B. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Helping Albany to Tell Its Unique Story... NBBJ has proposed a series of activities that will actively engage the stakeholders and champions to be a fully participative part of the process. The engagement model includes the following concepts described at length in their respective sections: • The Albany Visual Essay • Pecha Kucha Albany • #ShowMe (TedX format presentation) • Beta-testing Action Teams Our process is designed to engage a broader group of participants than is typical through a standard public meeting process. The objective of this effort is to create the story of Albany as described by its residents and businesses which makes it more authentic and creates a rallying point for the city. Moreover, these approaches utilize means of communication that the creative class are most comfortable with, in order to insure that the plan developed accommodates these new trends and anticipates those that are likely to grow stronger in the future. The team proposes to engage the students in the university community and other interested participants Our intent is to fully engage the action teams/working groups to jump start and “beta test” initial ideas that can be implemented quickly, ideally, during the design process. It is important during the planning process to cultivate “action teams” who will assist in the implementation of the overall plan or on key components of it. Action teams can be groups or individuals who are sufficiently passionate to pursue the goals of the project once the team has completed the Plan. Ideally members of the action groups are groups, organizations or stakeholders that have the ability to assist in the realization of the Plan with influence and/or financial resources, but occasionally, sheer doggedness is sufficient to carry a project forward. An important Plan objective is to create enough buy-in from the public and stakeholders, through structured and meaningful opportunities early in the process, which ultimately provides a sense of ownership of the plan during implementation. Specific Processes and Deliverables: • Stakeholder interviews - both group and individual - provide an opportunity for the team to ask a series of questions about hopes and concerns for the Downtown and identify important issues that must be resolved in the plan. Our task is to not only ask the right questions and listen, but to provide guidance and facilitate understanding to these important constituents. We will conduct stakeholder interviews over a multi-day period in Albany. It is assumed that these stakeholders – identified by the City of Albany - will represent: • local community leaders, • business owners,
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