Plan Complete!
The document is available for download. For more information about the plan, contact Rita Albrecht, Community Development Director, at 759-3580.
The document is available for download. For more information about the plan, contact Rita Albrecht, Community Development Director, at 759-3580.
RDG will return on Monday, July 13th to present the concepts of the Central City Plan.
What: Encore Presentation followed by Q&A
Where: Hampton Inn
When: Monday, July 13th, 5:30-7:30
For more information about the plan, please contact Rita Albrecht (Community Development Director of Bemidji) at 218-759-3565.
RDG has been preparing narrative and refining graphics for the Central City Plan since their presentation on November 24th. The design team will continue working on the plan this month and provide a preliminary draft to the City for review by end of the year. Staff will review the document for possible errors, omissions, and misspellings before submitting the document for public and council review in mid-January. After the public review, RDG will modify the document based on comments received and formerly submit the document to City Council for approval.
If you have any immediate questions, please contact Rita Albrecht, Community Development Director, at 759-3580.
Thank you!
In January 2008, the City of Bemidji retained RDG Planning & Design to prepare a Master Plan for improving the Central City. After hours of meetings, weeks of analyzing data and markets, and months of designing concepts, RDG presented concepts and strategies for improving Bemidji on Monday, November 24th. Download the presentation (large file!). The City encourages you to provide them feedback. Contact Rita Albrecht at 759-3580 or e-mail rita.albrecht@ci.bemidji.mn.us.
Where do we go from here?
During the next month, RDG will be writing a document that describes the concepts in more detail. This document will become a roadmap for implementing the plan. It will include several chapters, including:
1) Markets for Bemidji (projections for population, housing, retail, & office)
2) Existing Conditions (physical condition)
3) Strategic Planning (summary of the public participation)
4) A Master Plan (concepts for improving Bemidji)
5) Implementation (cost estimates, funding strategies, priorities and schedule)
Mark your calendars...
RDG will return on Monday, November 24th to present the concepts of the Central City Plan
What: Plan Presentation (60 minutes followed by Q&A)
Where: City Hall
When: Monday, November 24th at 7pm
Please join us at the Open House to learn more. We look forward to seeing you!
For more information about the plan, please contact Rita Albrecht (Community Development Director of Bemidji) at 218-759-3565 or Cory Scott (RDG) at 402-392-0133.
RDG met with the Bemidji Downtown Development Authority and City Staff on October 7th to discuss the preliminary concepts for Downtown and the South Shore Redevelopment Area. Download the presentation to see the latest ideas being considered. RDG and city staff want to hear your thoughts. E-mail Rita Albrecht, Community Development Director for Bemidji, or call her at 759-3580.
Also, follow this link to the news article published by Bemidji Pioneer on October 8, 2008.
RDG anticipates to return to Bemidji before Thanksgiving to present a comprehensive vision for Downtown, Isthmus, South Shore and old MnDOT site. Watch this website for details.
RDG met with the Downtown Development Authority on August 13th to discuss the progress of the master plan for Downtown and the South Shore.
RDG returns to Bemidji to continue work on designing development concepts for downtown and the south shore area. The team will be at City Hall on August 11th, 12th and 13th. If you would like to meet with the consultants at another time, please contact Cory Scott at cscott@rdgusa.com or call 402-392-0133.
They will be meeting with downtown business owners on August 13th at 7:30am located at City Hall.
RDG Planning & Design will be returning to Bemidji on July 15th and 16th for the design studio.
Design Workshop for Downtown
July 15th, Tuesday from 11am to 1pm and 6pm to 8pm
July 16th, Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm
Located at City Hall, 317 4th Street NW
Public Presentation of Initial Concepts
July 17th, Thursday at 6pm
Located at City Hall
Bemidji and RDG are holding Public Design Workshops to think about the future of downtown and south shore area.
Please come and:
SHARE your ideas
WORK along side the Planning Team
HELP create an even better City for tomorrow.
What is a Design Workshop?
The design workshop encourages citizens, residents, business owners and other stakeholders with an interest in the business corridor an opportunity to share their ideas, issues and concerns informally with planners and
actively draw their concepts for the future of the corridor using markers and maps. It also provides people the opportunity to creatively think about possible solutions for the area and define a vocabulary of urban design
improvements. During the workshop, graphics and supporting illustrations are developed. This process allows the public to participate and have a chance to design the community for the future. Stop by for 15 minutes or the entire session.
For more information contact Rita Albrecht, Community Development Director, at 218-759-3580 or rita.albrecht@ci.bemidji.mn.us
Following the focus group meetings, RDG will be presenting to the public their initial impressions of some of the issues and challenges facing this project based on focus group discussions and the online survey. This meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008 at 5:30pm located at City Hall.
If you have any questions about this project, please contact Cory Scott at 402-449-0843 or by e-mail at cscott@rdgusa.com.
RDG will be hosting focus group meetings on May 19th and 20th to discuss issues and ideas related to Downtown and the South Shore Redevelopment Area. Focus group meetings include:
1) South Shore
2) Businesses
3) Businesses
4) Cultural/Arts/Tourism
5) Banker/Financial/Realtor/Developer/Contractor
6) Governement
7) Professionals
8) Bemidji State University Staff and Students
The kick-off meeting for the Downtown Plan will be held on Thursday, March 13th at 7pm at City Hall.
The planning consultants will visit Bemidji to present the process for creating a plan for Downtown and the South Shore Area and share stories of communities that are successfully implementing their plans.
If you have any questions regarding the planning process, contact John Chattin at 218-759-3565 or jchattin@ci.bemidji.mn.us.
What do you think of Downtown Bemidji? Complete the online survey or visit city hall or public library for a hard copy. If you have any questions or comments, please contact John Chattin at 218-759-3565 or jchattin@ci.bemidji.mn.us.
Thank You!