2010 MASLA Merit Award for Planning and Research

On the heels of the Comprehensive Plan update, the City of Red Wing initiated a process to complete an action plan for the Downtown. HKGi provided strategic planning and urban design services that resulted in the creation of a plan rooted in the hard work and vision of the community of Red Wing and the Mayor’s Downtown Action Plan Task Force. Through an engaged community planning process that spanned many years prior to the downtown action plan, a core set of six values emerged. The action plan targets and embraces these six main values – to create vibrant gathering places, attractive housing options, thriving commerce, and strong connections that celebrate the experience and foster sustainability.

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These six values were then upheld and reinforced by over 30 key actions that detail mobility improvements (both vehicle and pedestrian), balance development interests between the core and fringe of downtown and produce a greater depth of experience in downtown Red Wing.

Woven throughout the plan are key best management practices and case studies that graphically illustrate and describe useful strategies and policies that can enhance downtown Red Wing.

A hallmark of the plan is a tool kit designed to facilitate smooth and ongoing implementation. The plan includes a creative “Decision Principles Checklist” and an “Actions Matrix” - identifying the key questions the plan implementer should ask when evaluating an action or project in downtown Red Wing.

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