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Here's a recap of what happened at February’s Downtown Voices Coalition meeting. It's a pretty hefty list...
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Hello Downtown Voices Coalition Steering Committee Members and Friends,

Here’s what transpired at this month’s DVC meeting – and more! Please review, contemplate, and take action where action can be taken.

GUEST SPEAKERS

ArtPrize (Daniel Packard & Marshall Shore)​ ~ ​link to Monday, Feb. 26 invite and link to more information on the movie to be screened ~ https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YZR5t29wJ9irDXbHhwxwMxfOnjKRYWoC

Phoenix Mural Project​/Phoenix Mural Festival (May 4-6)​ (Danielle Foushee)​ ~ ​link to website with all the information Danielle brought up. http://phxmuralproject.virb.com/

DEVELOPMENT MATTERS

Molly Neal House (formerly Way Cool) (Robert Young)​ ~ ​link to detailed background email from Robert to Tim Eigo ~ https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OsUegS3awAEs8Xa4Z9DQdzzvf0qFo6ho

200 W. Monroe Project (Eric Johnson)​ ~ ​link to Eric's PowerPoint ~ https://drive.google.com/open?id=1SuQ5FE2eb6DORa2Xg8-pxHXrIOpK_SXx Also, review DVC’s response letter to the Mayor and City Council about the public financing aspect of this project ~ https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2wTywJhXfDeemp4SV9UbjBpV2VXWVJWblZXeXN0N2Z1VzNJ 

ISSUES & ADVOCACY 

Central-City Neighborhoods Mayoral Debate (Tim Eigo)​ ~ ​If you would like to volunteer for any such event, send an email to Tim at dvc@downtownvoices.org 

State Legislative Update (Ryan Boyd)​ ~ ​Here are the top four bills that Ryan believes downtowners should take notice of: 
  • House Bill 2126 (government property; abatement; slum; blight) ~ https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/69833 Ho
  • House Bill 2330 (1% property tax limit; GPLET) ~ https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70105 
  • House Bill 2333 (home-based businesses; local regulation) ~ https://apps.azleg.gov/billStatus/BillOverview/70124 
  • Senate Bill 1147 (county excise tax for transportation) ~ https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70105 

To create or log-on to the legislature's website to express your opinion about a particular bill, click here and fill in the necessary information. https://apps.azleg.gov/Account/SignOn

Tree & Shade Master Plan (Sean Sweat)​ ~ ​link to Citizen Tree & Shade Committee's draft ordinance guidelines. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1lJx7PnB3ZKMbtr_fYqMg7SbwG7-C8Fs1

High-rise Illuminated Signs (Doug Newton)​ ~ ​link to background information and draft talking points for leaders of downtown organizations to review and send in prior to Feb. 22 hearing. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1wqzue3OrFV9hoQ5C1VZWdUeeRYsiWQlx

FAA Flight Path Changes (Steve Dreiseszun)​ ~ ​Per Steve, review the FAA Flight Path community engagement materials ~ https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/nextgen_near_you/community_involvement/phx/

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Local First Arizona For(u)m Subcontractors Forum, Tuesday, Feb. 20, Phoenix ~ https://www.facebook.com/events/2470515959839537/?ti=icl

Phoenix Community Alliance Downtown Phoenix as a Light Rail Hub Community Mixer, Wednesday, Feb. 21, Phoenix. Refreshments will be served; RSVP here ~ https://www.phoenixcommunityalliance.com/event/downtown-business-light-rail-mixer/

Meet the New Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) Director, ASU Law School, Tuesday, Feb. 27​ ~ ​https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LaApELbVLx0C-jNYLKRoYB5bujrj5OXh 

Phoenix Urban Design Week / ArtDetour 30 / Modern Phoenix Week (the event list continues to grow so check back often) ~ https://phoenixurbandesignweek2018.sched.com/

Updated Community & Neighborhood Meetings. Thanks to Ryan Boyd, Steering Committee Member, the online calendar of Downtown and Downtown-adjacent community and neighborhood meetings has been updated. Check out the new calendar here: http://www.downtownvoices.org/calendar If you have updates/edits, send an email to Ryan.

Events, events, events. And speaking of events and activities, a great resource to find out what’s going on in and around Downtown, check out the Downtown Phoenix Inc. Events Calendar
http://dtphx.org/calendar/

NEWS AROUND TOWN

Eight American cities making big improvements in 2018 (including Phoenix’s historic Warehouse District) ~ https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/urban-renewal-projects-2018-american-cities

Phoenix’s South Central light rail expansion includes 11 cultural art installations ~ https://azbigmedia.com/south-phoenix-light-rail-extension-includes-11-cultural-art-installations/

Modern homes in Phoenix historic districts causing rift, and now, no one's happy ~ http://azc.cc/2okl06H

New high-rise planned for Phoenix’s Roosevelt Neighborhood (“Fillmore District”) ~ https://azbigmedia.com/latest-deals-cashen-realty-advisors-marcus-millichap-cbre

New Embassy Suites opens in Midtown Phoenix ~ https://azbigmedia.com/new-embassy-suites-opens-downtown-phoenix/

Native American Connections combines power of Housing First and TOD at Camelback Pointe ~  http://www.liscphoenix.org/eblast/nac-combines-power-of-housing-first-and-tod-at-camelback-pointe/

MAG is creating a regional active transportation plan and wants your input on how to make the region happier, healthier, and safer. This brief visual preference survey will provide MAG with valuable input on how you would like your street environment to look and feel about that environment ~ http://surveyanyplace.com/s/mag_active

Affordable, safe housing is key to building sustainable communities says Habitat for Humanities CEO at ASU lecture ~ https://asunow.asu.edu/20180130-solutions-affordable-safe-housing-key-building-sustainable-communities

Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all ~ http://visionzeronetwork.org/ View PowerPoint presented at City of Tempe Issues Session in January ~ https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2wTywJhXfDeZ0lITWdKUXlyUldJbHBHdjFwLV9OMWRXLXpN

Equitable TOD helps build vibrant, safe, and livable communities, supporting traditional neighborhood designs by bringing people closer to the places and things they do every day. These neighborhoods provide a lifestyle that’s convenient affordable, and active, and creates places where children can play and parents can grow old comfortably. Download and share a copy of the Sustainable Communities Collaborative’s “Guide for Evaluating Transit Oriented Development Near Valley Metro Light Rail” ~ http://www.liscphoenix.org/our-work/equitable-tod/ 

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