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FINAL DRAFT
JAN 2008

Please send edits, revisions, additions, deletions, suggestions or questions by Friday, 28 March 2008 to: 

     Hansen   hansen1@tempe.gov 

     - or -  

     Community Development
     Urban Open Space Feedback
     PO Box 5002 
     Tempe, AZ 85280
  

PUBLIC PRESENTATION
SCHEDULE
SPRING
2008

ENHANCED SERVICES COMMISSION
Wednesday, 13 February  8:30AM
Rio Salado Operations Center, 620 N. Mill Avenue

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Thursday, 14 February, 6PM
Hatton Hall, 34 E. 7th Street, Building B

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
Tuesday, 19 February 7:30AM
Hatton Hall, 34 E. 7th Street, Building B

PARKS + RECREATION BOARD
Wednesday, 20 February  7PM
Library Board Room, 3500 S. Rural Road

RIO SALADO ADVISORY COMMISSION
Tuesday, 26 February  7PM
Rio Salado Operations Center, 620 N. Mill Avenue

MUNICIPAL ARTS COMMISSION
Wednesdays, 12 March  6PM
Library Board Room, 3500 S. Rural Road

DOWNTOWN TEMPE COMMUNITY BOARD
Tuesday, 1 April  7:30AM
Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, 60 E. 5^th Street

TEMPE HISTORICAL MUSEUM - ADVISORY BOARD
Thursday, 3 April  9AM
Tempe Historical Museum Board Room,
809 E. Southern Avenue

DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMISSION
[Study Session]
Tuesdays, 22 April  5PM
Council Chambers, 31 E. Fifth Street

 

  DRAFT
     >> Contents
                [3-page 185 KB .pdf]

     >> Tempe Urban Open Space Plan DRAFT
                [91-page 1447 KB .pdf]

PowerPoint Presentation of the Draft by PPS
 

PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF THE DRAFT
WEDNESDAY
12 SEPT 2007
6-8PM

Tempe City Council Chambers
31 E. 5th Street

6PM Presentation by PPS,
followed by public feedback dialogue

Presentation of the Draft Meeting Notice

PROJECT OVERVIEW / REPORT STRUCTURE
APR 2007

PART 1. 
The project area includes eight zones throughout North Tempe, Town Lake, Downtown Tempe and the surrounding neighborhoods.
[data recorded at Nov. 2006 Community Workshop]

Zone 1 - North Tempe
Zone 2 - Town Lake
Zone 3 - Urban Core
Zone 4 - Sunset / Riverside
Zone 5 - SW Neighborhoods
Zone 6 - SE Quadrant
Zone 7 - Passive / Active Recreation
Zone 8 - SE Neighborhoods
 

PART 2.
Market and Trends Analysis
by PROS Consulting 
DRAFT  14 FEB 07  [29-page 255 KB .pdf]
 

TRIP 4
15-17
MAY 2007

TRIP 4 activities with Project for Public Spaces:

• Staff Workshop - Draft Presentation
• Working Session with Development Review Commission [DRC]
• DTC's Design + Planning Subcommittee meeting
• Neighborhood Services Team meeting
• Funding / Financial Analysis and Impact Assessment

PLACEMAKING
COMMUNITY TOWN HALL MEETING

MONDAY, 26 FEB. 2007
6-8:00 PM

Tempe Mission Palms Hotel,
Palm C

60 E. 5th St.

'As Towers Pop Up, Open Places Roll Out'
ASU State Press, 27 FEB 2007

'Help Us Do Some Placemaking in Tempe'
East Valley Voice article by Phil Myrick, Vice-President for PPS
East Valley Tribune, 11 February 2007

Project for Public Spaces' Placemaking Meeting Presentation

Placemaking Community Town Hall Meeting Notice

What Makes a Great Place? 

Whether you have a simple idea, useful suggestions or a laundry list of creative solutions for spaces in Tempe, or you'd like to engage your homeowners or neighborhood association in thinking about quality of life and placemaking -- this is the game for you.  Your ideas and contributions will inform Tempe's Urban Open Space Development Plan.  

Play the Place Game today!   

make submittals to:
hansen1@tempe.gov   - or -

Place Game Feedback
PO Box 5002
TEMPE, AZ 85280

TRIP 3
26-28
FEB. 2007

TRIP 3 activities with Project for Public Spaces:

• Placemaking Community Town Hall Meeting w/ Tempe City Council, various Tempe Boards + Commissions and general public
• Joint meeting with the Downtown Tempe Community [DTC], Convention + Visitors Bureau and Chamber of Commerce
• DTC Planning + Design Committee interface
• ASU partnership meeting
• 'Place Game' feedback from various groups
• Article in local media ['Help Us Do Some Placemaking in Tempe']

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Planning Students
FEB. 2007

ASU - School of Planning students of Dr. Katherine Crewe and Professor Ruth Yabes will be participating in the Place Game - A Place Performance Evaluation and tool for initiating the placemaking process.  As one of the largest user groups of open space in Tempe, the feedback from these Planning students is viewed as essential, and will be integrated throughout the development of the plan.

ASU Presentation on Placemaking
'How To Turn A Pace Around - Creating Places in Downtown Tempe'

ASU Presentation on Placemaking

What Makes a Great Place? 
Play the Place Game now!

make submittals to: eric_hansen@tempe.gov   -or -

Place Game Feedback
PO Box 5002
TEMPE, AZ 85280

TRIP 2
WEEK OF MONDAY, 13 -
FRIDAY, 17
NOV. 2006

Project for Public Spaces launched the public kick-off of Tempe’s Urban Open Space Development Plan with the COMMUNITY WORKSHOP on Wednesday at Tempe Mission Palms Hotel. More than 50 participants heard Mayor Hugh Hallman introduce featured guest speaker Fred Kent, noted Placemaker and leading authority on revitalizing city spaces. Fred gave an exciting presentation on a concept called The Power of 10, and put attendees to work in small workgroups thinking about their daily Tempe routines in terms of triangulating uses, placemaking, and ultimately - quality of life.

Additional TRIP 2 activities included meetings, focus groups and personal interviews with:

• Downtown Tempe Community [DTC]
• DTC Planning + Design Committee
• ASU
• Neighbors
• Developers
• Town Lake User Group
• Architects + Planners
• Business Owners
• Convention + Visitors Bureau
• Chamber of Commerce
• City of Tempe staff
• Mayor Hugh Hallman

COMMUNITY WORKSHOP

WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV. 2006
6-9:30 PM

Tempe Mission Palms Hotel,
Palm C

60 E. 5th St.

PowerPoint presentation from COMMUNITY WORKSHOP

photos from
COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
 

The highlight of Trip 1 was the 4-hour STAFF WORKSHOP held at Hatton Hall which included almost thirty key staff members ranging from Parks + Recreation, Public Works, Transportation, Light Rail Transit, Neighborhoods, Cultural Services, Development Services, Economic Development, Town Lake, Redevelopment and Community Development. This working session focused on staff’s expectations of the plan, key opportunities, and a concept called The Power of 10, where staff identified Tempe’s best locales and ways to triangulate, enhance and connect them.

 

PROJECT BACKGROUND

Mayor Hugh Hallman kicked off Tempe’s Urban Open Space Development Plan on Monday, September 11 with consultants Project for Public Spaces, Inc. PPS is an international, nonprofit organization based in New York City dedicated to creating and sustaining public places that build communities. Project Lead Phil Myrick was on-hand to review preliminary concept plans for a few pending projects in advance of the formal kick-off of the Urban Open Space Development Plan which began in October 2006.  This plan includes a detailed assessment of the evolving open space needs of Tempe’s Papago Park, Town Lake and Mill Avenue District areas including regional / pocket / urban / historic parks, Light Rail Transit [LRT] access / connectivity, urban streetscapes, green streets, sustainable design concepts, pedestrian trails, bikepaths, wayfinding, linkages, maintenance standards and funding mechanisms.