DRAFT Vision Statement

[vmo...@springfieldmo.gov]

Below is a draft vision statement for discussion at Wednesday's
meeting.

College Street Corridor Plan
Draft Vision Statement
March 26, 2012

A vision is a mental image produced by the imagination

• A vision without a plan is just a dream.
• A plan without a vision is just drudgery.
• But a vision with a plan can change the community.
• A vision generates a common goal, hope, and encouragement.
• A vision offers a possibility for fundamental change.
• A vision provides a desired future to move toward.
• A vision generates creative thinking and passion.
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West Central College Street will be the western gateway to downtown,
seamlessly integrated with West Meadows, and be an important element
in overall Center City revitalization.
College Street will be a safe environment where one will feel
comfortable walking about with their family and pets. The area will
be clean, well maintained, and vibrant, with adequate public
facilities and services.

Housing and shopping choice will be available in a mixed use,
appropriate scale, environment, inviting one to walk down the street
talking with neighbors and shop keepers. The walkways will be
supported by landscaping, pedestrian lighting, and banners, and
facilitate a festive atmosphere. Route 66 will be honored through
art, graphics, signage, festivals, and a special roadside and car park
interpreting Route 66 and neighborhood history. Each end of the
corridor will have significant business enterprises welcoming
customers to the area.

Open space will abound, connecting the neighborhood with the adjacent
West Meadows, the Route 66 roadside park, and along the Jordan Creek,
creating a network of trails for exercise, recreation, transportation
and flood management. West Meadows will blend seamlessly with mixed
use development making for easy access between the open space,
housing, and businesses.

A more sustainable environment will be created by designing for live/
work, energy efficiency, water management, food production,
landscaping, and connection with the natural environment of the West
Meadows.

[Bruce Adib-Yazdi]

The corridor also creates opportunity for neighborhood services needed for West Central Neighborhood so that residents can choose to do business, or work within a mile of their homes.
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From: Bruce Adib-Yazdi
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 7:20 AM
To: college-street-c...@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: DRAFT Vision Statement

Adding to the vision: This area will create an identity all it's own with the eclectic mix of businesses, architecture, and residents. Artist studios and insurance agents. Quirky, traditional and modern. Old timers and young transplants. This will be a true melting pot of Springfield. The rail line that is currently located between College and West Meadows will be put to an adaptive re-use of a rail based trolley or other means of transporting folks along Jordan Creek from Kansas Expressway (and beyond?) to Downtown bus terminal at College and Main, which will also include a coffee shop, bike shop, bike rental, and short term car rental - a true transit hub.
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From: college-street-c...@googlegroups.com [college-street-c...@googlegroups.com] on behalf of vmo...@springfieldmo.gov [vmo...@springfieldmo.gov]
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:14 AM
To: College Street Corridor Planning
Subject: DRAFT Vision Statement

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[Bruce Adib-Yazdi]

Adding to the vision: This area will create an identity all it's own with the eclectic mix of businesses, architecture, and residents. Artist studios and insurance agents. Quirky, traditional and modern. Old timers and young transplants. This will be a true melting pot of Springfield. The rail line that is currently located between College and West Meadows will be put to an adaptive re-use of a rail based trolley or other means of transporting folks along Jordan Creek from Kansas Expressway (and beyond?) to Downtown bus terminal at College and Main, which will also include a coffee shop, bike shop, bike rental, and short term car rental - a true transit hub.
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From: college-street-c...@googlegroups.com [college-street-c...@googlegroups.com] on behalf of vmo...@springfieldmo.gov [vmo...@springfieldmo.gov]
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:14 AM
To: College Street Corridor Planning
Subject: DRAFT Vision Statement

Below is a draft vision statement for discussion at Wednesday's
meeting.

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