Purpose & History

The consultant team and the Active River Task Force followed a three stage process, starting with the Opportunity Analysis, which identified the issues and most promising strategies to meet the economic, mobility and appearance objectives for the river corridor based on the characteristics of the existing marketplace, its natural, physical, cultural and financial resources, and the interests of a variety of related stakeholders. This phase included key stakeholder interviews and a public workshop. The community was encouraged to participate in the process and the public workshop.

Next, during the Preferred Strategy phase, the consultant team created consensus on an overall positioning strategy, the most promising private sector business and development opportunities, the most promising public sector improvement opportunities, and preliminary implementation recommendations for public policy, capital and operational improvements. The consultant team worked closely with the Active River Task Force to refine the most promising concepts into a single Framework Plan. Simultaneously a variety of active river concepts were developed as part of the Urban Character Illustrations. This phase also included a Public Open House to showcase the preferred Framework and Urban Character Illustrations, and receive public comment.