The Central West End Midtown Development area is becoming an exciting neighborhood with an increasing array of urban amenities. We seek to support that trend, ultimately creating a full service neighborhood that is visually stimulating and an environmentally friendly model of sustainable urban development.
This is the type of neighborhood where:
1. New building projects (commercial, industrial and residential) are encouraged to be sustainable in and of themselves and as a neighborhood by meeting the requirements of LEED™ for Neighborhood Development/LEED for New Construction.
2. Diversity in income is promoted by adding as range of rental, condominium and for sale units.
3. The experience of walking and biking is enhanced by traffic calming, connections and sidewalks; and business, residential and educational needs are accessible on foot or bicycle.
4. Historic structures are valued and protected. and new exciting architecture can coexist within this context, each highlighting the qualities of the other.
5. Density means amenities and safety and excitement, not crowding, traffic and lack of access.
6. Natural Stormwater Management techniques are introduced and promoted as new projects evolve.
7. Clear connections to local and regional trail systems are identified.
8. Complete recycling and composting is a part of the neighborhood infrastructure.
9. There is a focal plaza or pedestrian district that serves as a “town square” for the neighborhood.