BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:39c6a512-d7d7-46a1-8d01-6cc1ebcd15f3.233090@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20231117T225007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231117T225007Z LOCATION:Roy Blunt Hall 345 SUMMARY:SEES Seminar: "Minding the GAP: Springfield's New Grant Avenue Par kway" DESCRIPTION:Randall Whitman\, principal planner with the City of Springfie ld's (Missouri) Planning and Development Department and Tim Rosenbury\, d irector of quality of place initiatives with the City of Springfield's ci ty manager team will make a presentation on the Grant Avenue Parkway plan . \n\n\nIn 2019\, the City of Springfield was awarded a federal BUILD Gra nt to fund the Grant Avenue Parkway (GAP)\, which is scheduled to be comp leted in late 2024. GAP is envisioned as a multi-modal connector between two of Springfield's most-visited attractions: downtown and the Wonders o f Wildlife aquarium and museum. In addition\, the public investment is in tended to stimulate private investment\, increase quality of life and ser ve as a model for further public and private reinvestment in Springfield. This presentation will cover the city's objectives and process of applyi ng for and being awarded the BUILD Grant\, delivering the GAP capital pro ject\, planning and rezoning along the GAP corridor and economic developm ent incentives on the GAP. This presentation will also include the develo pment community's response to GAP and their economic impacts so far. The presenation will conclude with observations regarding the lessons learned so far and how the city may apply them to other initiatives.\n\n\nWhitma n has been with the City of Springfield for 18 years\, currently assigned to managing the department's Planning and Neighborhoods Division. He als o corrdinates the development of the city's annual capital improvements p rogram\, nieghborhood conservation and planning activities and comprehens ive planning projects. The comprehensive planning projects include the im plementation of the Comprehensive Plan - Forward SGF.\n\n\nRosenbury\, AI A\, has practiced architecture for 40 years. He joined the City of Spirin gfield in 2020. As the director of quality of place initiatives\, he coll aborates with other city departments and outside entities on plans and po licies\, capital and private projects and advocacy and engagement for adv ancing the Springfield City Council's priority of quality of place. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Ra ndall Whitman\, principal planner with the City of Springfield's (Missour i) Planning and Development Department and Tim Rosenbury\, director of qu ality of place initiatives with the City of Springfield's city manager te am will make a presentation on the Grant Avenue Parkway plan.&nbsp\;</p>\ n<p>In 2019\, the City of Springfield was awarded a federal BUILD Grant t o fund the Grant Avenue Parkway (GAP)\, which is scheduled to be complete d in late 2024. GAP is envisioned as a multi-modal connector between two of Springfield's most-visited attractions: downtown and the Wonders of Wi ldlife aquarium and museum. In addition\, the public investment is intend ed to stimulate private investment\, increase quality of life and serve a s a model for further public and private reinvestment in Springfield. Thi s presentation will cover the city's objectives and process of applying f or and being awarded the BUILD Grant\, delivering the GAP capital project \, planning and rezoning along the GAP corridor and economic development incentives on the GAP. This presentation will also include the developmen t community's response to GAP and their economic impacts so far. The pres enation will conclude with observations regarding the lessons learned so far and how the city may apply them to other initiatives.</p>\n<p>Whitman has been with the City of Springfield for 18 years\, currently assigned to managing the department's Planning and Neighborhoods Division. He also corrdinates the development of the city's annual capital improvements pr ogram\, nieghborhood conservation and planning activities and comprehensi ve planning projects. The comprehensive planning projects include the imp lementation of the Comprehensive Plan - Forward SGF.</p>\n<p>Rosenbury\, AIA\, has practiced architecture for 40 years. He joined the City of Spir ingfield in 2020. As the director of quality of place initiatives\, he co llaborates with other city departments and outside entities on plans and policies\, capital and private projects and advocacy and engagement for a dvancing the Springfield City Council's priority of quality of place.</p> </body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20231201T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20231201T153000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://www.geosciences.missouristate.edu CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR