"Vision Fairbanks" Public Workshop 3
The dreams that the community has expressed for a revitalized Fairbanks have been echoed and
refined during the third consecutive public workshop which also received outstanding attendance --
These are the dreams that the community has expressed for a revitalized Fairbanks, and now
these design alternatives need your input:

What are your thoughts on:

    Celebrating Chena River through waterfront enhancements while retaining natural green
    space and trails for all to enjoy it's natural beauty?  Specifically, what do you think of the
    Outfitters, the Mining Center, Festival Lawn, and a covered bridge to watch events from?

    Taking an active stance on supporting growth in our downtown through retail supporting
    policies?

    Creating a key focal street for all to visit - Cushman becoming a 2-way, retail signature
    street, marked by roundabouts at either end?  What about tree lined streets that unveil to a
    retail hotspot yet provide a natural setting for an indoor, year-round botannical garden.

    Enhancing a multi-modal circulation system that includes off-street bike and pedestrian
    pathways?  Protected weatherproof environments in our downtown - arcades that open in
    summer but are warm and toasty in winter?

    What would you think of a green, connected Civic Forest that includes a skate park, skate
    center along with a convention center and performing arts center

    Having a Streetcar run along Cushman that connects the railroad depot to downtown and
    the  airport?

    Creating a public square for all to enjoy, in the heart of a brand new retail "hotspot" - a
    celebration of our community and gathering place?

NEXT STEP:
There were 17 different questions posed - what do you think?  

These design ideas and alternatives need everyone's input before the next planning phase can
occur - which is design and implementation.  Please don't hesitate to call us if you have any
questions, or would like to know the thoughts behind any of these ideas and please let us know
what you think.  Only those ideas that receive majority vote will be included in the final plan, so
please make sure that you voice your opinion about the future of our downtown.

Please mark your calendars for the grand unveiling on August 29, 2007, Westmark Hotel &
Conference Center, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm.  This meeting will focus on implementation - the most
important part of this process.

COPY OF WORKSHOP 3 - WARNING, MANY OF THESE FILES ARE OVER 1 Mb

                
*Presentations listed above have been abridged from their original file size.                           
Urban Plan Task Force
Promoting, Preserving & Revitalizing
Downtown Fairbanks
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