transitionnorthfield Mailing List: Design Charrette

[Edric Lysne (astronaturalist]

I wanted to let you all know that this is happening in Northfield soon:
NORTHFIELD 3RD BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL PARK
VISIONING CHARRETTE
The intent of the Northfield 3rd Business and Industrial Park Visioning 
Charrette is to explore context
and site issues, opportunities, desired outcomes and potential solutions and 
strategies for future business
and industrial park development on each project site.
What is a Charrette?
A charrette is an intense, on-site, collaborative work session between the 
client and the project team,
usually done in a very short period of time. The charrette workshop accelerates 
the planning process by
creating an interactive environment with all major participants working 
together without the normal
interruptions that delay communications. It provides an opportunity to achieve 
consensus on the
worthiest approaches to the project.
PURPOSE OF THE CHARRETTE
The Northfield 3rd Business and Industrial Park charrette will be a 
collaborative planning process that
harnesses the talents and energies of the planning/design team along with 
members from the EDA,
Steering Committee, stakeholders and the community to create preliminary master 
plan concepts.
The charrette workshop will occur early in the planning process and achieve the 
following:
• Kick start the creative planning process
• Explore and discuss potential master plan alternatives for the business park 
site(s)
• Capitalize on the history and knowledge of key stakeholders and members of 
the community
• Build consensus for preliminary master plan concepts
• Develop preliminary concept drawings, sketch plans, diagrams, design 
principles and strategies
CHARRETTE PLANNING ISSUES
The charrette will provide the opportunity to address several important 
planning issues that will be
incorporated into various concept plan alternatives. A preliminary list of the 
planning issues that may be
addressed includes the following:
• Design Principles
• Character and theme ideas
• Mix of land uses
• Adjacent land use transitions and
relationships
• Pattern, scale and density of buildings
• Vehicular access and circulation
• Pedestrian circulation
• Bikeway access and connectivity
• Open space concepts
• Parking concepts
• Service and loading needs
• Planting concepts
• Grading and drainage concepts
• Stormwater management strategies
• Sustainability initiatives
NORTHFIELD MASTER PLAN CHARRETTEDATES
December 1 - 2, 2009
LOCATION
Community Resource Bank
1605 Heritage Drive
Northfield, MN 55057
(507) 645-4441
Tuesday, December 1
Tuesday 8AM – 9AM Windshield tour of project sites - HKGi design team and city 
staff
Tuesday 9AM – 10:30AM Discuss program, planning issues, themes HKGi design team 
and city
staff
Tuesday 10:30AM – 4PM Work Time for Design Team
Tuesday 4PM – 6PM Pin Up Session – Public invited
Wednesday, December 2
Wednesday 8AM – 9AM Coffee with the design team -- discuss public comments, 
issues, themes
with Steering Committee
Wednesday 9AM – 4PM Work time for Design Team
Wednesday 4PM – 6PM Pin Up Session – Public invited


It seems like something that Transition Northfield reps. may want to attend. 
(The public is invited I believe) 
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>    1. Interesting articles by rob hopkins and sharon astyk (eimalou)
>    2. Meeting notes: Initiating Group 10/31/09 (Paul Sebby)
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> From: eimalou <eimalou [at] gmail.com>
> Subject: [transitionnorthfield] Interesting articles by rob hopkins
>       and     sharon astyk
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> If anyone gets a chance to read these, especially heart and soul group
> people, let me know - I would like to talk about them! -Mera.
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> http://www.pricoldclimate.org/forum/3/responding_sharon_astyk_permaculture_and_transition_rob_hopkins_reposting
> http://sharonastyk.com/2009/06/29/permaculture-future-questions-perhaps-worth-asking-part-i/
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> -- 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:39:27 -0600
> From: Paul Sebby <psebby [at] well.com>
> Subject: [transitionnorthfield] Meeting notes: Initiating Group
>       10/31/09
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> Attached are notes from the Initiating Group meeting on 10/31,  
> including the TN Vision and Mission statements.
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> The next Initiating Group meeting is on Nov. 14 at Olivia's, 8:45 -  
> 11:30 am.  See the notes for the meeting times for committees and  
> other socializing opportunities!
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