Mark your calendars!

RDG will return on Wednesday, May 12th to present the concepts of the Downtown Plan
What: Open House (45 minute presentation)
Where: Bemis Center at St. Norbert College Campus
When: Wednesday, May 12th at 7:00pm

In Spring 2009, the City of De Pere retained RDG Planning & Design and AECOM to prepare a Plan for improving Downtown. After hours of meetings, weeks of analyzing data and markets, and months of designing concepts, RDG and the Downtown Steering Committee will be presenting concepts and strategies for improving De Pere on Wednesday, May 12th. The City encourages you to provide them feedback. Contact Ken Pabich at 339-4043 or e-mail kpabich@mail.de-pere.org.

Where do we go after the meeting?
The plan will be available online for public review. During May, final changes will be made to the plan before being submitted to City Council for approval. This document will become a roadmap for implementing the downtown plan. It will consist of five chapters, including:

1) Markets for De Pere (projections for population, housing, retail, and office demand)
2) Existing Conditions (physical condition)
3) Strategic Planning (summary of the public's involvement)
4) A Master Plan (concepts for improving Downtown De Pere)
5) Implementation (cost estimates, funding strategies, priorities and schedule)

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RDG will meet with Steering Committee members to review the plan's progress and discuss development concepts.

Chapters of the Plan
1) Market Analysis - 100% complete
2) Existing Conditions - 100% complete
3) Strategic Planning - 100% complete
4) Development Concept - 80% complete
5) Implementation - 40% complete

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RDG will be meeting with the Downtown Plan Steering Committee on Wednesday, January 13th. This meeting is to discuss concepts for the Old George Street Bridge Landing and review concepts shared from December's meeting.

Download Presentation

Steering Committee Agenda
1. Discuss proposed concepts for Old George Street Bridge Landing.
2. Receive comments on other areas of the development concept.
3. Identify areas for more focus.

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RDG and ERA|AECOM will be meeting with the Downtown Plan Steering Committee on Thursday, December 3rd. We strongly encourage all participants to review the previous powerpoint slideshow from September's design studio prior to the meeting.

Download Design Studio Presentation

Steering Committee Agenda
1. Discuss proposed concept in the Master Plan.
2. Identify areas for more focus.
3. Continue designing areas of the Master Plan.

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October 27-28
RDG visits with students from East and West De Pere Schools to discuss future possibilities for downtown and the community. If you would like to meet with a member of the planning team during their visit, please contact Ken Pabich, Planning & Economic Development Director at 339-4043.

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RDG's planning team completed its first design workshop in De Pere. At the end of the three-day studio, the team presented the initial concepts of the plan. A copy of the presentation is available for download. You can also view the video prepared by Com Video Productions, visit (to be updated).

Download Design Studio Presentation

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RDG Planning & Design will be returning to De Pere on September 4th through 6th for the design workshop.

DESIGN WORKSHOP for Downtown
September 14th, Monday from 6pm to 8pm
September 15th, Tuesday from 6pm to 8pm
Located at the Community Center (600 Grant St)

PUBLIC PRESENTATION of Initial Concepts
September 16th, Wednesday at 7pm
Located at the Community Center

De Pere and RDG are holding Public Design Workshops to think about the future of downtown. Please come and:
SHARE your ideas
WORK along side the Planning and Design 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 downtown district 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 Ken Pabich, Planning and Economic Development Director, at 339-4043 or kpabich@mail.de-pere.org

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Monday, August 3rd at 7:00pm
Located at the City of De Pere Council Chambers
335 S. Broadway

Be heard! RDG is hosting a community goals and issues workshop, inviting the public to participate in round-table discussions with their peers to share aspirations for Downtown De Pere.

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What do you think of Downtown De Pere?

Complete the online survey or visit city hall for a hard copy. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Ken Pabich at 339-4043.

The survey will close on Friday, July 17, 2009.

Thank You!

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Coming in June...

The design team will return to De Pere on June 29th to host focus group meetings and investigate opportunities for downtown.

Continue reading "Focus Groups" »

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Download Kick-off Presentation

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Thursday, May 28th at 7:00pm
Located at the City of De Pere Council Chambers
335 S. Broadway

The City of De Pere is excited to announce the kick-off of the Downtown De Pere Plan.

The project’s kick-off presentation will be lead by RDG Planning & Design and Economic Research Associates who will be assisting the De Pere. The presentation will include an overview of the approach and process of the project, schedule of events for the coming year, and sharing of success stories of communities who have initiated similar plans. Everyone is invited!

If you have any questions, please contact Ken Pabich (Planning & Economic Development Director for the City of De Pere) at 920-339-4043 or Cory Scott (RDG) at 402-392-0133.

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