H I S T O R I C O V E R V I E W A N D
E C O N O M I C C O N D I T I O N S

Historic economic base in manufacturing, and auto-industry

Auto-industry employment peaked in 1972 at 78,000

H I S T O R I C O V E R V I E W A N D
E C O N O M I C C O N D I T I O N S

Significant decline in manufacturing employment with plant closings

GM/Delphi currently employ +/-17,000 people

H I S T O R I C O V E R V I E W A N D
E C O N O M I C C O N D I T I O N S

H I S T O R I C O V E R V I E W A N D
E C O N O M I C C O N D I T I O N S

City population decline has followed

140,000 to 125,000 between 1990 – 2000

Related commercial/retail decline

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H I S T O R I C O V E R V I E W A N D
E C O N O M I C C O N D I T I O N S

Employment in other industries has offset auto-industry losses:

Service industries are now the largest employers

Construction industry jobs nearly doubled

Growth in communication and public utilities

Michigan has emerged as a center for automotive research, development and design

H I S T O R I C O V E R V I E W A N D
E C O N O M I C C O N D I T I O N S

GM continues to be the primary employer with +/-17,000 employees

Health care employs over 12,000 people including Hurley Medical Center, McLaren and Genesys

Institutions and government are also major employers

H I S T O R I C O V E R V I E W A N D
E C O N O M I C C O N D I T I O N S

Regional population growth in last decade:

Genesee County has grown from 430,000 to 436,000

Oakland County has grown from 1.1 million to 1.2 million

Median incomes also increased:

3% annual increase in Genesee County

3.3% annual increase in City of Flint

3.6% annual increase in Oakland County

H I S T O R I C O V E R V I E W A N D
E C O N O M I C C O N D I T I O N S

Implications of Trends:

Dependence on auto industry has made Flint susceptible to downturns

Need to capture a greater share of regional growth

Local institutions can play a key role

Potential opportunities in research and development

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D I S T R I C T A N A L Y S I S : R E G I O N A L C O N T E X T

D I S T R I C T A N A L Y S I S

1,425 acres (2.2 square miles)

Approximately 3,700 properties in study area (27,000 in Flint)

Industrial, commercial, civic, institutional and residential uses

Four major east-west corridors: Third Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Kearsley St., Flint River

D I S T R I C T A N A L Y S I S : EXISTING OPEN SPACE

D I S T R I C T A N A L Y S I S : CIRCULATION

D I S T R I C T A N A L Y S I S : LAND USES

D I S T R I C T A N A L Y S I S : LAND OWNERSHIP

3,700 total properties:

75% of properties are in single ownership

25% of properties are held in multiple ownership (270 owners)

Largest landowners (acreage) are City, County, GM/Delphi, Kettering and Hurley

2,800 residential properties (75%)

58% of residential properties are owner-occupied (national ownership rate is 69%)

D I S T R I C T A N A L Y S I S : LAND OWNERSHIP

V I E W C O R R I D O R S

S T A K E H O L D E R M E E T I N G S: PARTICIPANTS

3^rd Avenue Community Association

Carriage Town Historic Neighborhood Association

Mott Park Neighborhood Association

Grand Traverse Neighborhood Association

McLaren Hospital

Kettering University

University of Michigan – Flint

Hurley Hospital

Flint West Village Community Development Corporation

Representative Dale Kildee and Mayor Don Williamson

Atwood Stadium Authority

Friends of the Flint River Trail

Genesee, Lapeer, Shiawasee Counties Green Links

Flint River Watershed Coalition

S T A K E H O L D E R M E E T I N G S: SUMMARY

Develop Flint River Greenway:

Restore river corridor where possible

Support active and passive recreation

Create links to other green corridors and regional system

Extend Flint River Trail to Kettering

Connect Delphi site with a footbridge

Create links to river from adjacent neighborhoods

Incorporate Atwood Stadium within greenway system

S T A K E H O L D E R M E E T I N G S: SUMMARY

Neighborhoods:

Promote ownership housing

Demolish worst buildings to improve image and create green space

Develop housing along Bluff Street

Encourage small businesses

Concentrate neighborhood retail at 3^rd Avenue and Grand Traverse

Strengthen residential/commercial division in Grand Traverse neighborhood

S T A K E H O L D E R M E E T I N G S: SUMMARY

Streets:

Enhance 3^rd Avenue as a boulevard connecting Kettering and UM – Flint

Focus east-west traffic on 5^th Avenue

Enhance 5^th Avenue as front door to Hurley

Institutions:

Develop Kettering research park

Create more student housing on campus and along Bluff Street

Create ‘campus town’ for Kettering

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T H E S E E D S OF R E G E N E R A T I O N

R E C E N T P L A N N I N G I N I T I A T I V E S

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P L A N N I N G A N D D E S I G N P R I N C I P L E S

F R A M E W O R K E L E M E N T S

Flint River Restoration

University Boulevard

Strategic Development Initiatives

F L I N T R I V E R R E S T O R A T I O N

F L I N T R I V E R R E S T O R A T I O N
REGIONAL OPEN SPACE CONTEXT

F L I N T R I V E R R E S T O R A T I O N

O P E N S P A C E F R A M E W O R K : EXISTING

O P E N S P A C E F R A M E W O R K : PROPOSED

U S A R M Y C O R P S O F E N G I N E E R S S T U D Y

E X I S T I N G R I V E R E D G E: CONDITION 1

E X I S T I N G R I V E R E D G E: CONDITION 2

E X I S T I N G R I V E R E D G E: CONDITION 3

E X I S T I N G R I V E R E D G E: CONDITION 4

E X I S T I N G F L I N T R I V E R

T H I R D A V E N U E & K E A R S L E Y S T.

W I D E P A R K S C H E M E: PROPOSED OPEN SPACE NETWORK

W I D E P A R K S C H E M E: EXISTING BRIDGES

W I D E P A R K S C H E M E: PROPOSED BRIDGES

W I D E P A R K S C H E M E: PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

W I D E P A R K S C H E M E: PROPOSED STREETS

W I D E P A R K S C H E M E: LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT

W I D E P A R K S C H E M E: PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT PARCELS

F L I N T R I V E R R E S T O R A T I O N :
WIDE PARK SCHEME

I L L U S T R A T I V E S E C T I O N S

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N A R R O W P A R K S C H E M E:
PROPOSED OPEN SPACE NETWORK

N A R R O W P A R K S C H E M E: EXISTING BRIDGES

N A R R O W P A R K S C H E M E – PROPOSED BRIDGES

N A R R O W P A R K S C H E M E – PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

N A R R O W P A R K S C H E M E – LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT

N A R R O W P A R K S C H E M E – PROPOSED STREETS

N A R R O W P A R K S C H E M E – DEVELOPMENT PARCELS

N A R R O W P A R K S C H E M E

I L L U S T R A T I V E S E C T I O N S

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S C H E M E C O M P A R I S O N

C R O S S S E C T I O N S

U N I V E R S I T Y B O U L E V A R D

University Boulevard connecting Kettering and UM – Flint

Land use priority areas with varied design treatment

Streetscape improvements:

Bury overhead utilities

Street tree planting

Lighting

Sidewalks and curbs

U N I V E R S I T Y B O U L E V A R D

U N I V E R S I T Y B O U L E V A R D: ZONES AND NODES

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U N I V E R S I T Y B O U L E V A R D: RETAIL NODES

Carriage Town node and Kettering node to support small-scale retail development

S T R A T E G I C D E V E L O P M E N T I N I T I A T I V E S

Heartland Manor Redevelopment

Bluff and Stone Street Housing

Atwood Stadium Parking Concept

District Gateways

Planning Policies and Management

K E T T E R I N G U N I V E R S I T Y R E S E A R C H P A R K

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K E T T E R I N G U N I V E R S I T Y C A M P U S T O W N

G R A N D T R A V E R S E A T U N I V E R S I T Y B L V D.

G R A N D T R A V E R S E R E T A I L C E N T E R

H E A R T L A N D M A N O R R E D E V E L O P M E N T

B L U F F S T R E E T E X T E N S I O N A N D
O V E R L O O K H O U S I N G

"Encourage commercial/retail traffic along Fifth..."

Encourage commercial/retail traffic along Fifth Avenue

Streetscape improvements for Hurley Hospital arrival

N E I G H B O R H O O D D E V E L O P M E N T
I N I T I A T I V E S

Infill development and renovation

Demonstration residential blocks and side lot design treatment

A T W O O D S T A D I U M C O N C E P T

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A T W O O D S T A D I U M C O N C E P T

S T O N E S T R E E T H O U S I N G A N D S I D E L O T S

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S T O N E S T R E E T H O U S I N G A N D S I D E L O T S

G A T E W A Y S

3^rd Avenue at Martin Luther King

3rd Avenue Bridge and Kettering University

E C O N O M I C P A R A M E T E R S

Retail Criteria:

Traffic counts

Population density

Household income

Median age

Retail Thresholds:

Grocery stores (Krogers): 30,000 people, 2 – 4 miles

Drugstore (Walgreens, CVS): 15,000 – 18,000 people, 1-3 miles and 20,000 VPD

Restaurants (Applebees, Panera Bread): 20,000 – 50,000 people, 5 miles and 20,000 VPD

General Retail (Bed Bath & Beyond, Borders Books): 100,000 people, 5 miles

E C O N O M I C P A R A M E T E R S

3^rd Avenue: 3,500 – 6,200 VPD

5^th Avenue: 14,000 – 21 VPD – begins to support retail uses

P L A N N I N G P O L I C I E S

Planning Policies:

Create programmatic linkages between institutions

Strengthen linkages between institutions and neighborhoods:

Employee housing program

Community daycare

Workforce training

Promote home-ownership

Capitalize on urban qualities of the district to encourage recent graduates to stay in Flint

Enforce transient housing ordinance and city maintenance codes


	Historic economic base in manufacturing, and auto-industry
	Auto-industry employment peaked in 1972 at 78,000


	Significant decline in manufacturing employment with plant closings
	GM/Delphi currently employ +/-17,000 people


	City population decline has followed
	140,000 to 125,000 between 1990 – 2000
	Related commercial/retail decline


	Employment in other industries has offset auto-industry losses:
		Service industries are now the largest employers
		Construction industry jobs nearly doubled
		Growth in communication and public utilities
	Michigan has emerged as a center for automotive research, development and design


	GM continues to be the primary employer with +/-17,000 employees
	Health care employs over 12,000 people including Hurley Medical Center, McLaren and Genesys
	Institutions and government are also major employers


	Regional population growth in last decade:
	Genesee County has grown from 430,000 to 436,000
	Oakland County has grown from 1.1 million to 1.2 million

	Median incomes also increased:
	3% annual increase in Genesee County
	3.3% annual increase in City of Flint
	3.6% annual increase in Oakland County


	Implications of Trends:
	Dependence on auto industry has made Flint susceptible to downturns
	Need to capture a greater share of regional growth
	Local institutions can play a key role
	Potential opportunities in research and development


	1,425 acres (2.2 square miles)
	Approximately 3,700 properties in study area (27,000 in Flint)
	Industrial, commercial, civic, institutional and residential uses
	Four major east-west corridors: Third Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Kearsley St., Flint River


	3,700 total properties:
		75% of properties are in single ownership
		25% of properties are held in multiple ownership (270 owners)
		Largest landowners (acreage) are City, County, GM/Delphi, Kettering and Hurley
	2,800 residential properties (75%)
	58% of residential properties are owner-occupied (national ownership rate is 69%)


	3^rd Avenue Community Association
	Carriage Town Historic Neighborhood Association
	Mott Park Neighborhood Association
	Grand Traverse Neighborhood Association
	McLaren Hospital
	Kettering University
	University of Michigan – Flint
	Hurley Hospital
	Flint West Village Community Development Corporation
	Representative Dale Kildee and Mayor Don Williamson
	Atwood Stadium Authority
	Friends of the Flint River Trail
	Genesee, Lapeer, Shiawasee Counties Green Links
	Flint River Watershed Coalition


	Develop Flint River Greenway:
	Restore river corridor where possible
	Support active and passive recreation
	Create links to other green corridors and regional system
	Extend Flint River Trail to Kettering
	Connect Delphi site with a footbridge
	Create links to river from adjacent neighborhoods
	Incorporate Atwood Stadium within greenway system


	Neighborhoods:
	Promote ownership housing
	Demolish worst buildings to improve image and create green space
	Develop housing along Bluff Street
	Encourage small businesses
	Concentrate neighborhood retail at 3^rd Avenue and Grand Traverse
	Strengthen residential/commercial division in Grand Traverse neighborhood


	Streets:
	Enhance 3^rd Avenue as a boulevard connecting Kettering and UM – Flint
	Focus east-west traffic on 5^th Avenue
	Enhance 5^th Avenue as front door to Hurley

	Institutions:
	Develop Kettering research park
	Create more student housing on campus and along Bluff Street
	Create ‘campus town’ for Kettering


	Flint River Restoration
	University Boulevard
	Strategic Development Initiatives


	University Boulevard connecting Kettering and UM – Flint
	Land use priority areas with varied design treatment
	Streetscape improvements:
		Bury overhead utilities
		Street tree planting
		Lighting
		Sidewalks and curbs


	Carriage Town node and Kettering node to support small-scale retail development



	Heartland Manor Redevelopment
	Bluff and Stone Street Housing
	Atwood Stadium Parking Concept
	District Gateways
	Planning Policies and Management


	Encourage commercial/retail traffic along Fifth Avenue
	Streetscape improvements for Hurley Hospital arrival


	Infill development and renovation
	Demonstration residential blocks and side lot design treatment


	3^rd Avenue at Martin Luther King
	3rd Avenue Bridge and Kettering University


	Retail Criteria:
	Traffic counts
	Population density
	Household income
	Median age

	Retail Thresholds:
	Grocery stores (Krogers): 30,000 people, 2 – 4 miles
	Drugstore (Walgreens, CVS): 15,000 – 18,000 people, 1-3 miles and 20,000 VPD
	Restaurants (Applebees, Panera Bread): 20,000 – 50,000 people, 5 miles and 20,000 VPD
	General Retail (Bed Bath & Beyond, Borders Books): 100,000 people, 5 miles


	3^rd Avenue: 3,500 – 6,200 VPD
	5^th Avenue: 14,000 – 21 VPD – begins to support retail uses


	Planning Policies:
	Create programmatic linkages between institutions
	Strengthen linkages between institutions and neighborhoods:
		Employee housing program
		Community daycare
		Workforce training
	Promote home-ownership
	Capitalize on urban qualities of the district to encourage recent graduates to stay in Flint
	Enforce transient housing ordinance and city maintenance codes