Hello Friends of Downtown Voices Coalition:
Please join us on Saturday, April 11, starting at 9:30 a.m. at the Roosevelt Commons Clubhouse, 825 N. 6th Avenue, for another monthly rendition of "Downtown Voices Coalition Presents!" New items are highlighted in purple (and you never know what will pop up under "OTHER"). To review and download the DRAFT minutes from the March meeting, click here.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
GUEST SPEAKER: Terry Benelli, Local Initiatives Support Corp.
CORE DEVELOPMENTS
- Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA)
- Downtown Entertainment District (brief introduction in April; formal presentation in May)
- Warehouse District Business Association
- ASU Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy new downtown location
- OTHER
DEVELOPMENT WEST OF CENTRAL
- Containers on Grand
- Arizona State Fairgrounds
- Pappas School site planning
- City of Phoenix 2nd Ave. & McKinley RFP
- Portland on the Park
- Lexington Hotel (The Foundry)
- OTHER
DEVELOPMENT EAST OF CENTRAL
- City of Phoenix 2nd St. & Portland RFP
- Baron Properties 3rd St. & Roosevelt project
- Alley Abandonments Discussion
- 1st Street Improvements
- Circle K at 7th St. & Roosevelt
- Banner Good Samaritan name change & expansion
- OTHER
PLANNING & ADVOCACY
- General Plan (PlanPHX)
- Transportation Plan (talktransportation.org)
- Reinvent PHX/Walkable Urbanism Code
- Hance Park Master Plan
- Tree Ordinance Review Committee
- FAA Flight Path Changes
- State Legislative Recap
- OTHER
SAMPLING OF UPCOMING EVENTS
- DeSoto Central Market Grand Opening, April 11
- Fifth Annual Downtown Music Stroll through Downtown Phoenix, April 11
- Envisioning Phoenix – An Urban Film Series, April 14
- City of Phoenix Budget Public Hearings, April 14 & 15
- Lago: Koolhaas, Films for Thinkers, April 15
- 8th Annual Evening of the Arts, PUBHS, April 17
- Phoenix Urban Design Week, April 18-25 (ton of individual events)
- Places, Spaces and Faces Community Dinner, April 19
- Radiate Phoenix, April 21
- OTHER
NEW/OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT
At any time you're welcome to check out our Downtown Phoenix Community Calendar, online at downtownvoices.org/calendar. If you know of events to add to the calendar, please send the information to dvc@downtownvoices.org
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday! Thanks for all that you do for our community.
Tim Eigo
Chair, Steering Committee
Downtown Voices Coalition
tim.eigo@downtownvoices.org