The City held a design competition in early 2002 to select a consultant team to assist in developing this urban design plan. As part of this process the City conducted a neighborhood design charrette on January 9, 2002. This charrette included business owners, commercial property owners and area residents, and was used to identify issues and potential improvements in the Mills Avenue and Colonial Drive business corridors in order to inform the design competition process.

In March of 2002 three consultant teams (HDR, Inc., LDI, Inc., and Glatting Jackson) made presentations to an 11-member jury. The jury, composed of commercial and residential property owners and business owners within the study area, an urban designer, a commercial developer and a banker, recommended that the City hire the firm of Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart, Inc.

Click here for detailed images of the 3 design competition entries Glatting Jackson Design Competition Board 1 Glatting Jackson Design Competition Board 2 Glatting Jackson Design Competition Board 3 Click here for details of Display Boards HDR Display Boards

LDI Display Boards

Images of Neighborhood Design Charrette

Mayor Hood opening the Design charrette.		Community participant presenting table session ideas.
Community working to develop ideas in small table sessions.		Table group discussing ideas.
Commissioner Sheehan working with a table group.		Community participant presenting table session ideas.