 Session 3: 'Housing 101'- Physical Types of Housing, Density, Brainstorming of Other Essential Land Uses
The third visioning session began with a dialog among the attendees about the positive and negative aspects of urban housing. The discussion revolved around various attributes and amenities, number of units, common space and proximity to community resources. Later, the group addressed physical types of housing that could potentially be developed on the Sheridan lands, such as towers or townhouses.
Attendees were also asked to consider how much area community and retail facilities typically take up, including, small neighborhood stores, supermarket, and larger chain stores. Participants were given work sheets to rate the types of facilities and community amenities they would like to see more or less of, such as storefront churches, small health care clinics, day cares, and schools.
Potential housing design concepts were also presented, among them:
- A scenario featuring all towers and no parking – this design would preserve the most square footage for retail and community facilities.
- A scenario featuring the maximum number of surface parking spots (341 spaces): this design significantly reduces the total number of housing units.
Read about the other Visioning Sessions
- Session 1: Basic Land Use, Demographics, and Brainstorming
- Session 2: The Physical Site and Transportation Issues
- Session 4: Housing 201 - Affordability and Forms of Ownership
- Session 5: First Draft of the Complete Plan and the Next Steps
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