Wichita Downtown Revitalization Master Plan Wichita, Kansas
In October 2009 Goody Clancy’s planning team was selected from a national field of competitors to develop a vision for the future of downtown Wichita.Working with the City and the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation, the planning team engaged the public and other stakeholders in developing an innovative and bold twenty-year vision for downtown that celebrates the city’s rich history and reflects the community’s progressive spirit.
Downtown Wichita today offers a level of opportunity to enhance the region’s economic growth and quality of life that hasn’t been seen in 50 years. After years of development trends that emptied Downtown of many of its people, businesses and amenities, the tide has reversed, with new residents and businesses joining the still-significant concentrations of office, hotel and institutional activity downtown. The planning process reviewed key planning and urban design factors that shape downtown’s opportunities and challenges, including walkability, land use, cultural destinations, and the potential various properties hold for redevelopment. The resulting assessments played a central role in shaping the illustrative vision plan
Completed at Goody Clancy Associates Clients: City of Wichita, KA Consultants: Goody Clancy, Kittelson & Associates; W-ZHA; MJB Consulting; Zimmerman/Volk; Placematters; and Professional Engineering Consultants
