The Next Generation of Falls Park Falls Park Design Competition Falls Park Master Plan • The original Falls Park improvements are approximately 20 years old • Comprehensive planning approach • Multiple property acquisitions • Plan for increased usage • Plan for adjacent development • Capitalize on potential partnerships & donors 2 Planning Area • The entirety of Falls Park • Proper, West, East, North • 6th St. to Russell St. • Phillips Ave. to Weber Ave. • Newly acquired properties • Surrounding neighborhoods • Neighboring redevelopment • Street network • The Big Sioux River • The Downtown River Greenway 3 Planning Method • Design Competition: • An alternative design approach where design teams compete • Typically used for the high profile public spaces • Nicollet Mall Design Competition – Minneapolis MN • Minneapolis Riverfront Design – Minneapolis MN • Green the City – Omaha NE 4 Design Competition • Why use a Design Competition? • Attract expert designers and new talents • Invite fresh thinking and innovative solutions • Generate a multitude of different design ideas • Incentivize designers to produce their best possible work • Bring public awareness to the project 5 Falls Park Design Competition • Ideas competition & project competition: • Comprehensive vision for Falls Park • Generate lots of innovative ideas • Create a plan that can realistically be implemented • Address the growing needs of Sioux Falls • Build upon the existing spaces and natural features • Investigate all possibilities and maximize potential • Be a catalyst for growth and redevelopment • Inspire the community 6 Project Steps • Form a Project Committee • Mix of: • Mayoral appointee(s) • Parks & Rec. Board member(s) • City Council member(s) • City staff • Other stakeholders 7 Project Steps • Consultant Selection • Issue a request for proposals • Open to all qualified design teams (licensed professionals) • Nationally promoted • Firms will be selected based on: • Key personnel • Past experience • Project approach & design philosophy • Project team will score proposals – Spring 2020 • The best teams will be chosen to compete • Up to 4 teams 8 Project Steps • Design Competition • Chosen teams : • Given background information • $10,000 fee paid to each team • Schedule: • Competition start – Summer 2020 • 4 month design period • Design submittal deadline - Fall 2020 • Final submissions will be posted on-line for public review • Team present their vision to project committee – Fall 2020 9 Project Steps • Choose the winning design • Project team will score the designs: • Vision • Innovation & creativity • Feasibility & practicality • Activation & recreation • Connectivity • Assign places • Publically present the winning design 10 Project Steps • Falls Park Master Plan! • Compile all the ideas from the competition • Work the winning team on a contract to organize ideas into a final planning document • 2021 11 Falls Park Design Competition • Outcome: • A comprehensive vision for the entire planning area • A multi-layered framework for redevelopment • Enhance social, recreational, economic, and environmental opportunities • Identify critical connections to and throughout the space • Explore the park’s physical features and cultural opportunities • Examine new and innovative design methods • Estimate the short-term and long-term costs for development and maintenance • Prioritized strategy for investment • City will own all intellectual property rights of all the work created by the competing design teams. 12 .all: . - .f . er}. a: . all. . . he: