Post-Summit Report - Corridors of Opportunity
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Post-Summit Report - Corridors of Opportunity
URBAN L AND The ARTery Hopkins, MN Post-Summit Report HOPKINS Hopkins LRT Station Submitted to the City of Hopkins, MN by IBI Group with HKGi & Forecast Public Art April, 2013 The work that provided the basis for this publication was supported by funding under an award with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The substance and findings of the work are dedicated to the public. The author and publisher are solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpretations contained in this publication. Such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government. Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction.................................................................................................1 2.0 The ARTery Summit ....................................................................................3 2.1 Objectives and Methodology for the Summit 3 2.2 Pre-Summit Activities 3 2.3 Description of the Event 5 2.4 Photographs of the Summit’s Process 11 3.0 Outcomes of the Summit..........................................................................12 3.1 Assessment of Participants’ Ideas 12 3.2 Planning Team Conclusions 17 4.0 Work in Process........................................................................................19 4.1 Preliminary matrix of evaluation criteria 19 4.2 3D Sketch-up Model of Study Area / Cultural Mapping of Hopkins 20 4.3 Next steps 21 5.0 Appendices...............................................................................................23 5.1 Sign-in Attendance Sheets for the Summit 25 5.2 Presentations used in the Summit 27 5.3 Materials Prepared to Assist Participants’ Discussion 57 5.4 Scanned Written/Graphic Materials Produced by Participants 67 5.5 Scanned Board Notes of Participants’ Reporting 79 5.6 List of Artists in and around Hopkins 86 5.7 3D Spatial and Cultural Mapping of The ARTery and its Surroundings 90 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 1.0 Introduction In August 2012, the City of Hopkins, MN, issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a consulting team to assist in developing conceptual plans for an urban design strategy in the City’s downtown core – a concept called The ARTery. Specifically, the RFP asked the following of prospective respondents: “The City of Hopkins desires to create a plan and design for a vibrant, interactive, ‘pedestrian seductive’ 8th Avenue between the proposed Hopkins LRT station and historic downtown Hopkins. It is envisioned that the process to get us there will include an art summit to create the vision for integrating public art into the experience of the corridor - helping tell the story of the new transit linking to the historic Mainstreet while meeting the underlying goal of encouraging pedestrian movement. The process and resulting plan will then inform the technical design of the corridor.” IBI Group, a multi-national planning, architecture and engineering consulting firm submitted a proposal response, teamed with subconsultants Hoisington Koegler Group Inc. (HKGi), urban planners & landscape architects, and Jack Becker, public art consultant from Forecast Public Art and publisher of Public Art Review. Both HKGi and Forecast are located nearby, in Minneapolis, MN and St. Paul, MN respectively. IBI Group has had prior working relations with the City of Hopkins, having conducted the Hopkins Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) master plan for the City in the mid-2000s. The study’s mandate was to look at a combination of land use and urban design strategies for the proposed SW LRT service running from downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie MN. The LRT system will make three stops within the City of Hopkins – Blake Station to the east, Shady Oak to the west and Downtown Hopkins Station, within the downtown core at the intersection of Excelsior Boulevard and 8th Avenue. During the course of the TOD study, concern was expressed for the pedestrian linkage between the Downtown Hopkins Station and Mainstreet, the City’s historic and well preserved downtown shopping street. It is important Mainstreet benefits from both increased ridership and development potential that can result from improved transit service. The 8th Avenue corridor plays a central role in establishing that linkage. APRIL, 2013 1 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT The RFP response was submitted on August 31, 2012 and the IBI Group/ HKGi/Forecast team was subsequently shortlisted for client interview on September 21, 2012. Gary Andrishak, IBI Group Director and Project Manager for The ARTery assignment, was notified by Kersten Elverum, Director of Planning & Development for the City of Hopkins, that the IBI Group Team had been the successful respondent for The ARTery RFP call on September 24, 2012. The ARTery work program consists of four (4) distinct phases, as follows: • Task 1: Visioning with Community (Art Summit) – “The consultant will work with The ARTery committee to design a community art summit, anticipated to take place in November 2012;” • Task 2: Development of Concept Plans – “… The consultant will develop a series of concept plans (identifying) mediums, messages, interactive pieces, other design elements and the infrastructure needed to accommodate the art;” • Task 3: Detailed Design Phase – “… the use of narrative and illustration to detail all the elements important to implement the vision;” and • Task 4: Financing Options – “Identify resources and provide an estimate of the cost of each of the art elements called for in the plan.” This report is the deliverable for Task 1 mentioned above, although it includes some contents for Task 2, contained in Section 4 below. 2 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 2.0 The ARTery Summit 2.1 Objectives and Methodology for the Summit The ARTery’s RFP spelled out the objectives for the Summit: “To brainstorm how 1) art can be used to draw future LRT riders from Excelsior Boulevard to Hopkins’ historic downtown, and 2) develop consensus around mediums, messages and placement of art” The format chosen for the Summit was that of a workshop or, as it is called in the design world, a charrette, which allows the community not only to be informed by city staff, public officials, and the consulting team, but actually participate in a bidirectional conversation that helps shape the path the project takes in the subsequent phases. The charrette process usually begins with a plenary session, followed by working team “breakouts” over a working lunch, and then reconvenes to “report out” on team activities and determine “next steps.” The aim was that, at conclusion of the day, an emerging consensus on the use of public art along The ARTery would be achieved. 2.2 Pre-Summit Activities Following consultant selection, the first task was to set a convenient day for The ARTery Summit. Due to a variety of scheduling constraints, it was determined that the Summit would be held on Saturday, 12 January 2013, at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, on Mainstreet, very nearby the study area. In early teleconferences between the consultant and client teams, it was established that the City of Hopkins would develop and send out the invitation list for participants. The IBI Group team, for their part, would produce the Summit invitation, an introductory slide show as well as base mapping and support context materials for use during the workshop event. To assist in the preparation of Summit logistics and workshop materials, teleconference calls were held between Kersten Elverum and key IBI Group team members on the following dates: • October 26, 2012 • December 13, 2012 and • January 03, 2013 An immediate task was preparation of a digital invitation for distribution by the City of Hopkins that built upon the theme that “Hopkins + LRT + Art = The ARTery”. Kersten Elverum subsequently distributed the invitation via personal contacts, community-wide announcements through city newsletters, e-newsletters and websites, as well as placing posters in strategic locations in and around the Hopkins downtown core. Much discussion, as well, centered upon the logical formation of the workshop format and it was subsequently agreed to adopt the conventional format for similar events as explained in sub-section 2.1 above. APRIL, 2013 3 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT You’re invited to the ARTery workshop! Saturday, January 12th, 2013 Help make Downtown Hopkins an artful jewel of the SW LRT Corridor! Hopkins LRT Art = the ARTery Hopkins is already a great place to live, work, shop and play. Let’s tell our story through art! The idea of The ARTery – 8th Avenue as an outdoor art experience has been proposed in concept. We need your help to make it real. When: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Where: Hopkins Center For the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet, Hopkins What: Design Charette, Lunch & Refreshments Questions: Kersten Elverum at [email protected], or 952/548-6340 During the preparatory teleconferences, discussion turned to the prospect of conducting a “walkabout” of the study as a component of the Summit agenda and HKGi was instructed to prepare materials for that eventuality, weather permitting. The objective of these materials was to provide participants with key information, maps, and images in and around the 8th Avenue corridor and give them a chance to collect their thoughts and ideas on paper. In addition to the materials for the waking tour, IBI Group assembled an introductory slide show with the participation and input from Jack Becker. This presentation centered on presenting different options for mediums, messages and placement of public art, as an attempt to “prime the pump,” expand the public’s perception of public art, and garner enthusiasm and creativity in the workshop’s activities. The presentation also spelled out the consulting team’s take on The ARTery’s goals and objectives, as follows: Goals: Workshop ‘e-vite’ HOPKINS ARTERY - 8TH AVENUE WALKING TOUR/AUDIT • Increase community awareness, appreciation, and involvement in public art, connecting artists with the community • Support the emerging local art scene in Hopkins, fostering cooperation and coordination among artists • Anchor, activate, and revitalize Hopkins’ public spaces, giving artists opportunities to play active roles in this process • Build upon the success of Mainstreet and develop a symbiotic relationship with it • Attract attention to and turn around the perception citizens and visitors have of 8th Avenue as a car-oriented place Saturday, January 12, 2013 1 2 MAIN ST 7TH AVE S 3 8TH AVE S 9TH AVE S 10TH AVE S 11TH AVE S 4 1ST S 5 2ND ST S 6 VD R BL LSIO EXCE Hopkins lrt Station 7 1. Hopkins Center for the Arts 2. Main Street Objectives: Notes: Popular regional art center Catalyst for diverse range of arts activities Arts oriented businesses Active, pedestrian friendly business/mixed use area Downtown ARTSTREET program/sculptures • Give a unique identity to 8th Avenue—The ARTery—that is different and transitional to Mainstreet • Use art as a way to draw future LRT riders from Excelsior Boulevard to Hopkins’ historic downtown • Make The ARTery the “happening” place in Hopkins, where you know something is always going on • Use art as a catalyst to attract innovative mixed-use development to downtown Hopkins • Attract alternative scene residents—artists, students, creative class—that keep the area active and spearhead downtown residential development 3. 8th Ave. Connectivity Key link station (visual, experiential and physical) between the community/downtown and the LRT station Important connector between the Cedar Lake and Lake Minnetonka regional trails Need for visual and functional connection between the LRT station and Main Street 4. 8th Ave. Character Continuous sidewalk, but not particularly bicycle or pedestrian friendly Lack of building/streetscape interface and activity Tremendous art, urban design, and streetscape potential 5. 8th Ave. Redevelopment Potential /RWVRIUHGHYHORSPHQWDQGLQ¿OOGHYHORSPHQWSRWHQWLDO Gallery Flats multi-family residential development starting construction in 2013 Mix of public and private land ownership 6. Excelsior Blvd./8th Ave. Intersection Wide, busy intersection is a barrier and opportunity 7. Future SW LRT Hopkins Station Art opportunity and potential to orient to downtown First page of walkabout materials produced by HKGi – for larger detail please see page 57 of the Appendix Prior to the Summit date, Kersten Elverum notified the team that she had secured the services of Jennifer Munt, Metropolitan Council Representative to attend the workshop and speak on behalf of Metro Transit about the SW LRT project. 4 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 2.3 Description of the Event 2.3.1 Charrette Introduction In actuality, Saturday, January 12, 2013, was very cold, indeed, and the decision was made to conduct all agenda items within the Center for the Arts facility. Concern was expressed prior to the 10:00 AM event that the hope for “50 participants” would be met, but five minutes to the start time, local residents streamed in, red cheeks and all and the Summit was underway. In the end, 47 Hopkins residents/business representatives attended the event, from all over the city (see attendance sign-in sheets in Appendix.) HOPKINS Hopkins LRT Station = Summit Participant APRIL, 2013 5 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Kersten Elverum first introduced Mayor Gene Maxwell, who wished participants success in their efforts to envision a lively, art inspired 8th Avenue linkage between the Hopkins Station, just south of Excelsior Boulevard, and Mainstreet. Maxwell was followed by Jennifer Munt who highlighted the benefits of the proposed SW LRT service and how it would welcome the inclusion of art in its facilities. Gary Andrishak, IBI Group, then led the assembly through the Charrette Introduction, outlining the opportunity afforded by LRT service to create a lively and diverse downtown performance corridor within downtown Hopkins. The thrust of the presentation centered, first, upon a description of public art and the benefits that could accrue to Hopkins residents and, second, upon the notion that an art corridor can be much more than the placement of static, three dimensional sculptures at key locations along the road. Properly envisioned, it can serve as a linear performance space – offering conventional public art and “artful” performances shifting over the course of the day, week and season for the enjoyment of local citizens and visitors alike. Jack Becker followed with presentation of a number of slides offering examples of a much wider array of public art types and opportunities, far beyond the conventional notion of sculpture displays. more PERMANENT SEASONAL Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 ITINERANT ar t in g rm Pe rfo lla tio ns In st a Ar ch ite ct W ur al e la Sc rt / p ul av pt ur ing e Li vi ng ar t W at er fe at ur es M on um en ts Types of Public Art more EPHEMERAL 12 Sample slide from The ARTery Charrette slideshow 6 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 2.3.2 Charrette Break-Out Tables The group next reassembled into six (6) separate tables of 6-8 participants each and proceeded to address a series of questions put forth by Gary Andrishak with regard to “Art Themes,” “Art Mediums and Messages,” “Locations for Art,” and a catchall “Other Participant Ideas”. Each table then reported their work in brief, 5 minute summaries, the results of which are transcribed below (see the Annex for images of the written/graphic products prepared by the participants and the board notes taken by the consulting team): Table 1 Table 1 Workshop notes Summit in progress APRIL, 2013 • Theme 1: The Seasons • Theme 2: The Train • Wayfinding elements at LRT station; publicize “2 minute walk to Mainstreet” • Show name (“ARTery”) at LRT station • Thresher art piece at LRT station • Viewsheds along the way; always something interesting in view that prompts to walk further • Gateway on 8th; visual importance of NW corner of Excelsior & 8th • Linear art along parking on Excelsior; e.g. wall that slowly grows from the ground, mural, landscaping, interactive sign that lights up • Edible garden • Overhead cables at intersections that change with seasons • Convert 8th to one way traffic • Pedestrian link/gateway to the park on 9th • Light display on Johnson Building • Installations that encourage interaction; e.g. something lights up/ plays music after pushing buttons, bike on one side of Excelsior activates something on the other side • Heat installation along the way; e.g. stationary bike that produces heat in winter and has a fan for summer • Tiles that light up; different colors per season • “Picture frame” interactive photo taking for kids • Art/performance areas that only take up 5 parking spots • Lease of rehearsal spaces or “alcoves” • Something to climb on; e.g. empty pedestal • Everyday objects as art; e.g. bike racks • Places for performance art; e.g. human statues • Bike path along the way; bike racks at midpoint of 8th • Sense of arrival at 8th & Mainstreet • Consider the large scale! 7 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Table 2 Table 2 Workshop notes Table 3 Workshop notes 8 • Pedicabs to cross windy and cold Excelsior intersection • Tiled crosswalk across Excelsior that looks like a Hopkins “H” • Gateway at the entrance of 8th • Walkway signage that calls The ARTery a “trail” • Inclusion of bikes on trail • Electrically triggered sound installations by bicyclists traveling on trail • Kinetic/interactive sculptures • Food trucks in designated blank spaces • Lots of plantings—green and flowers • Heated sidewalk in winter, cooled with ice in summer • Domed moving sidewalk • Consider verticality of measures! • Introduction of a median? • Busking areas in marginal spaces along the way • Create a movie destination with sound • Aerial cable canopies to hang light/sounds installations; towers with cables at 8th & Mainstreet • Fake settings along the way to entertain people • Art interventions that show deterioration over time • Art in storefronts and flatbed trucks • Performance spaces along 8th Table 3 • Theme: Connect contemporary to historic • Smart rental bicycle racks near LRT station • Bike trail and trolley along 8th • Archway/gateway at 8th and Excelsior with wind chimes • Artful pavements, e.g. maps, on islands and crosswalks over Excelsior • Historical facts or quotes in the pavement or benches • “Little greenway” or central mall • Food trucks • Interactive/kinetic/visual light sculptures • Sound installations activated by visitors • “Xylophone benches” that include Hopkins’ history • Parks with benches in front of LRT station • Pocket park with heaters along Johnson Building • Promenade theater • Chessboard on sidewalk • Skateboard park? APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT • Rooftop cafes on top of Johnson Building • Projections of historic/contemporary images & smiling faces/diversity on walls of Johnson Building • Outdoor plaza with informal performance space in parking lots • Outdoor restaurant seating • Roundabout with tall icon at 8th & Mainstreet, e.g. rotating sculpture similar to rotating bee • One-way street pairs on 8th/9th with sidewalk widening • Cooperative gallery and studio space with visible demonstration area Table 4 • Theme 1: The “PlayStreet” • Theme 2: Cultivation • Locate “Cultivation of Raspberries” mural from postal office near LRT station • Bridge and/or gateway as art (interactive visuals and sound) • Repeated gateway at 8th & Mainstreet • Smartphone wayfinding • Projections and light as art: “Light Rail” • Hopkins’ version of Chicago Cows, but with raspberries • Wide sidewalks • Awnings and canopies for pedestrian comfort • Food trucks • Sensory objects • “Canopy outdoor room” with lighting • Use of brick and iron • Simple interventions! • Pavement of street as art, similar to San Diego campus snake • Visual and physical connection between 8th and park on 9th Table 5 Table 4 Workshop notes APRIL, 2013 • Theme 1: Winter/summer & Day/night • Theme 2: Wheels: Industry, railroads, bicycles (“The wheels connecting past, present, and future”) • Theme 3: Raspberries (not used enough) • Using old parts of tractors/threshers/wheels as art • Blueprints of industrial parts recast as art • Pictures of the past; historic references through art (Moline/White/ Minneapolis Threshing, Brick Factory, Ice House, etc.) • Ferris wheel • Water/Ice features 9 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT • Bicycle path connecting up to existing bike trails • Gondola that you could get on to get from one place to other • “Tower of wheels”: Structure/tower that represents this theme • Involve Cargill and Super Valu, who use wheels theme • Spawning studios (small shops with studio space) open to the front, so people can interact • Convert Johnson building and Frank’s Auto body into a fabrication shop for small businesses • Use 9th Avenue, which is a more natural corridor (farmers market, park, band shell) • Move the station to Excelsior and 9th • Build an overpass that would be visual from US 169 and send the message “Hopkins is Here” Table 6 Table 5 Workshop notes Summit in progress • Theme: History; Hopkins at different points in time • Sites for temporary art installations: Music and artwork, “art jam” • Life size tractors • Updated banners that reflect current installations • Projections on Johnson Building • Public restroom as an opportunity for a creative project • Street marketplace • Street performers • Artful benches/bike racks • Interventions that encourage walkability/safe pedestrian environment • Think of creative stages while redevelopment occurs • Strengthen ties to sister city through interventions along The ARTery • Include 8th as part of the Raspberry Festival route Table 1 Workshop diagram 10 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 2.4 Photographs of the Summit’s Process APRIL, 2013 11 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 3.0 Outcomes of the Summit 3.1 Assessment of Participants’ Ideas 3.1.1 “Themes” for The ARTery Seven distinct overarching messaging ideas or “themes” were articulated by participants in The ARTery Summit that could guide the feel and direction of this public art initiative. Although very different in their core concept there is actually enough of a connecting tissue that may allow The ARTery to create its distinct niche in the public’s mind, using all (or many) of the proposed concepts. The diagram below shows how the different themes are connected among each other: Then and Now Cultivation The Train Raspberries Wheels Playfulness Changing Seasons In narrative, The ARTery’s thematic underpinning could be described as follows: “The ARTery’s purpose is to connect past, present, and future, best illustrated by the image of the train, which once allowed Hopkins to thrive and now will bring in new energy into the city, and its component the wheel, which playful and ever moving, connects people and places throughout time—day and night, summer and winter, past generations and future generations. In short, a theme of cultivation, of development, of nurturing.” 3.1.2 Art Mediums Participants in the different workshop tables suggested exploring different art forms at The ARTery, considering the specific conditions of 8th Avenue. Particularly, the groups showed high interest in including art mediums and forms that were: 12 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 • Explorative. Although there were suggestions to include traditional forms of public art such as sculptures, murals or pavement treatments, all tables also included ideas to explore with alternative art forms that the general public doesn’t traditionally associate with public art, such as street performances, food trucks, and the use of sound, light, and image/video projections. • Simple. Linked to the previous issue, an unsaid but very evident trait espoused by participants was that public art should be easy to implement, straightforward, and adapted to the financial conditions of the community; in other words, delivering the most “bang” for every dollar spent on public art. 13 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 14 • Temporal. Given the changing seasonal climate in Hopkins and the explorative nature of the artwork, many of the art interventions that were proposed by the Summit’s participants are more temporal and ephemeral in nature that the traditional take of other cities, stressing programming and activity over the physical work of art. • Participatory. Another overarching theme present in the proposals was that art should involve not only the artist, but also the public, either through direct interaction with the art piece, through direct participation in producing art, or using the art piece as a stage for personal expression. APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 • Flexible. In terms of space, many of the suggestions that came from the workshop have to do with establishing the conditions for the production or installation of public art rather than proposing a specific art intervention. The general sense is that multiple artists can make use of the same “art scaffolding” for their artwork, thus reducing costs and, at the same time, fostering creativity. • Attention-grabbing. Because of the car-oriented nature around the LRT station in particular and of 8th Avenue in general, there is general consensus that art interventions should be visually compelling to catch the attention of passers-by, both transit and car users, particularly along Excelsior Boulevard, where most of the “through” traffic would be concentrated. 15 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 3.1.3. Locations for Art Most of the suggestions for art did not have any particular spatial location but were intended to be included along the two blocks of 8th Avenue, wherever they would best fit. However, almost all tables identified two locations where significant art interventions should be located: 16 • Excelsior Boulevard & 8th Avenue. This is, by far, where most of the suggestions for art placement were concentrated, which shows the importance the Summit’s contributors ascribed to this intersection in front of the future LRT station, and the divisive condition of the 6-lane thoroughfare of Excelsior Boulevard. Independently of the proposals, be it a gateway or pavement interventions, all of them had the objective of physically and perceptually linking the LRT station to The ARTery on 8th Avenue. • 8th Avenue and Mainstreet. On the opposite end of the 8th Avenue segment, some groups identified the need to include a visual artistic icon, given that it is here where The ARTery meets Mainstreet, the latter already a recognizable cultural attraction in the area. However, both streets are at 90 degrees from each other, which makes Mainstreet not readily visible from the future LRT station, which may makes this artistic “hinge” necessary. • Station Plaza. The downtown station will have a large public plaza. Art should be prominent at the immediate station platform and spill out to the plaza, continuing through the intersection. APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 3.1.4. Other Participant Ideas Among the proposals of the different tables, some ideas caught the attention of the planning team, given their pertinence to the design and/ or implementation of The ARTery. First, there was a reminder that The ARTery had to take into account the large (vehicular) scale, particularly in the area around the future LRT station and along Excelsior Boulevard. Thus, art needs to adequately bridge the scale of the pedestrian / transit user and of the passing vehicles, which may need creativity and imagination, especially when coupled with budget constraints. Table 1 Workshop notes Second, many groups talked about the need to improve walkability along The ARTery, be it through widened sidewalks or the introduction of a central median or “pedestrian mall,” which would give the street a special character. Linked to the notion of walkability was the notion to improve non-motorized accessibility and mobility; many groups talked about bicycle facilities and services connecting to existing bike trails outside The ARTery itself or the introduction of a back-and-forth local transit line, such as a retrofitted historic trolley. Third, some participants expressed concern about the use of 8th Avenue as the ideal location for The ARTery, voicing support for 9th Avenue instead, because Downtown Park is already located there. Some groups suggested, in the same line, to use both streets, reconverted to one-waypairs with extensively widened pedestrian areas, and others proposed to at least physically connect Downtown Park with 8th Avenue. The fourth and last issue that was brought forward was procedural; that The ARTery should be planned in “creative stages” rather than as a finished product. In other words, the design should take into consideration that the LRT would still take years to begin operations and that the building projects along 8th Avenue the City Planning Department had in the pipeline still had many months or even years to materialize. That notwithstanding, the general sentiment of the participants was that The ARTery, in its first phase or “iteration” should be implemented as soon as possible, as a way to position it in the cultural landscape of the Twin Cities before the SW LRT begins to run. 3.2 Planning Team Conclusions IBI Group, HKGi and Forecast Public Art believe that very interesting ideas, insights, and proposals came out from the heterogeneous group of participants in the Summit. The main conclusion is that there is consensus on the general direction to approach The ARTery in terms of implementation, interventions, and overall location (connecting the LRT station to Mainsteet through art). In addition to the issues mentioned by the community – on which we concur wholly – the dialogue with the community triggered an internal conversation within the consulting team related to the three alternative development scenarios that will be part of Task 2 of the project. APRIL, 2013 17 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT The three alternative scenarios could be more than just three streetscape and locations-for-art concept designs, but could go along any of the following dimensions: • Scale of interventions. The alternative scenarios could be ranked along a continuum of scale or difficulty (or cost) of implementation, i.e., “small,” “medium,” and “large” enhancement components. In this, it would be important to make sure that each of the components builds upon each other, contributing towards a coherent whole, while still allowing some leeway for flexibility and creative exploration along the way. • Timing and phasing. As participants mentioned (see 3.1.4 above), The ARTery should not be conceptualized as a finished, merely physical “end product” but rather a process to increase the public’s contact with art. Three distinct phases can be identified now, each with its own opportunities and risks: (1) the immediate phase, before anything changes in terms of private development and transportation infrastructure; (2) the intermediate phase, where some private development occurs along 8th or 9th Avenues, as expected by the City of Hopkins; and (3) the mature phase, where the SW LRT begins operations, presumably in 2018, bringing in new potential patrons for Hopkins’ Downtown. • Physical location. Even though the consulting team’s proposal for The ARTery extended along the two blocks of 8th Avenue between Excelsior Boulevard and Mainstreet – the obvious, straightforward path between the LRT station and Downtown – it could well be that the spatial location of The ARTery extends beyond these two blocks. Three scenarios could be: (1) just 8th Avenue, (2) 9th Avenue added, and (3) a loop of both streets, from the station to Mainstreet and back. Depending on the evaluation, (1) and (2) could be reversed. Table 3 Workshop notes Although different in nature, these dimensional aspects are not mutually exclusive. For example, one concept design scenario may correspond to small-scale, easy-to-execute art interventions that are implemented before any physical changes occur on the lots adjacent to 8th Avenue. The planning team will explore these and other aspects when developing the conceptual design alternatives. 18 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 4.0 Work in Process 4.1 Preliminary matrix of evaluation criteria The planning team has already begun to develop some preliminary evaluation criteria to help assess the different conceptual design scenarios that will be put forward by the different team members. The goal, obviously, is to select the best possible alternatives. Instead of just an indiscriminate list of evaluation criteria, we are proposing to group the evaluation criteria in categories, under the assumption that any conceptual design should rank well in all of these categories to be worthwhile to consider. (For example, it wouldn’t be good to implement a design scheme that is artistically top-notch but does not foster community involvement.) The table below lists the preliminary evaluation criteria. SPATIAL CRITERIA FUNCTIONAL CRITERIA EXPERIENTIAL CRITERIA ARTISTIC CRITERIA SOCIAL CRITERIA IMPLEMENTATION CRITERIA How should The ARTery look? How should The ARTery work? How should The ARTery feel? How should art on The ARTery play out? How should The ARTery engage the community? How should The ARTery be made viable? Does the conceptual design scenario… Does the conceptual design scenario… Does the conceptual design scenario… Does the conceptual design scenario… Does the conceptual design scenario… Does the conceptual design scenario… • Contribute to expand the range of mediums, locations, and engagement forms with art? • Attract alternative scene residents (artists, students, creative class) to the area? • Contribute to The ARTery’s character, identity, and personality? • Foster a peopleoriented, welcoming, pedestrian-scale atmosphere? • Help turn around the spatial perception of the current 8th Avenue? • Emphasize intuitive and legible wayfinding? APRIL, 2013 • Enhance the physical connection of the LRT station with Mainstreet and the Downtown Park? • Contribute to a safe environment for pedestrians and bicyclists? • Allow for a pedestrian and bike connection between Cedar Lake and Lake Minnetonka trails? • Allow for flexibility of use and evolution to adapt to future needs? • Provide an interactive, multisensory experience? • Work well through day/night and throughout the seasons? • Integrate art into everyday functional objects • Encourage (sidewalks, participation by buildings, varied and diverse infrastructure, community etc.)? groups? • Contribute to • Reflect themes convert The unique to ARTery into a Hopkins’ history model for other and character? communities? • Draw upon the artists and arts groups already present in Hopkins? • Align with a modular, logical, and flexible phasing scheme? • Support the emerging local art scene in Hopkins? • Minimize implementation capital resource needs? • Attract local and metro audiences to explore and experience the arts / meet artists? • Foster supportive private interest and investment, contributing to a sustainable city arts program? • Catch the attention LRT riders and drivers from US 169 and Excelsior Boulevard? • Act as a catalyst to attract innovative, mixed-use developments to Hopkins? 19 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 4.2 3D Sketch-up Model of Study Area / Cultural Mapping of Hopkins IBI Group has begun to map the surrounding area of The ARTery to understand its physical / spatial context as well as the location of the art / culture-related institutions, organizations and businesses in Hopkins. The objective is to gain a better understanding of the built environment context in which The ARTery would need to be inserted, as well as having a better idea of cultural hotspots in and around Downtown that The ARTery could tap into. The different layers of the mapping as the process stands to this day are included in the Appendix. 2.3 ARTS ORGANIZATIONS ART-PRODUCTING ORGANIZATIONS : A1 E.R.V. Dance Studio (816 Mainstreet) A2 Hopkins Dance Center (821 Mainstreet) A3 A4 A5 A6 • Stages Theatre Company • Shoestring Players Hopkins Center for the Arts (1111 Mainstreet) Hopkins Cinema 6 (1118 Mainstreet) Main Street School of the Performing Arts (1320 Mainstreet) Hopkins School District (1001 Hwy 7) Mentoring Through Peace Hopkins Westwind Concert Band ART-SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS : B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 Hopkins Historical Society (33-14th Ave.) The Loft Around Town @ Hopkins Center for the Arts Vesper College Minneapolis College of Art and Design University of Minnesota Fine Arts Department and Graduate Programs in Fine Arts and Architecture Other organizations partnering with Center for the Arts: • Hennepin Library Foundation • Minnesota Watercolor Society • Minnesota Society of Sculptors • Dillman’s Resort ART-FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS : C1 Minnesota State Arts Board C2 Jerome Foundation McKnight SuperValu Cargill City of Hopkins N 15 1.6 EXISTING LANDSCAPE TRAILS N PUBLIC PARK LANDSCAPED AREAS 8 20 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 4.3 Next steps As outlined in the proposal, Task 2 of the consultancy will center on developing alternate conceptual design scenarios and assess them against the evaluation criteria matrix, already developed in preliminary fashion as outlined above in section 4.1. The alternative scenarios will also be developed graphically (site plan, street section, and 3D modeling). Once the best alternative(s) are selected, the planning team will perform a costing analysis and list the operational implications associated with the particular design scheme chosen (production, scheduling, art piece selection methodology, and maintenance). APRIL, 2013 21 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 22 APRIL, 2013 The ARTery Hopkins, MN 5.0 Appendices THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 24 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 5.1 Sign-in Attendance Sheets for the Summit APRIL, 2013 25 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 26 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 5.2 Presentations used in the Summit 5.2.1. Introductory Presentation by Planning Team The ARTery Charrette Help make Downtown Hopkins an artful jewel of the SW LRT Corridor! IBI Group with HKGi & Forecast Saturday, January 12, 2013 Agenda 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Registration 10:00 AM to 10:15 AM Welcome, City of Hopkins 10:15 AM to 11:00 AM Slide Presentation – IBI Group Team 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM Walking Tour / Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option 11:45 AM to 12:00 Noon “Warm-up Coffee” / Instructions re: Group Break-Outs 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM Break-Out Tables 1:00 PM to 1:15 PM Pick Up Pizza & Drinks 1:15 PM to 1:45 PM Break-Out Table Reporting 1:45 PM to 2:00 PM Summary & Next Steps Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 2 27 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT IBI Group Prior Work – Hopkins Station Area Plan Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 3 IBI Group Prior Work – Hopkins Station Area Plan Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 28 4 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Why Public Art in Cities? • Engages civic dialogue and participation • Gives identity and character to community • Attracts attention and economic benefit • Connects artists with communities • Enhances public appreciation of art Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 5 Goals of the ARTery (General) • Increase community awareness, appreciation, and involvement in public art, opening the arts to all • Support the emerging local art scene in Hopkins, fostering cooperation and coordination among artists • Anchor, activate, and revitalize Hopkins’ public spaces, giving artists opportunities to play active roles in this process Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 6 29 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Goals of the ARTery (General) • Build upon the success of Mainstreet and develop a symbiotic relationship with it • Attract attention to and turn around the perception citizens and visitors have of 8th Avenue as a car-oriented place Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 7 Objectives of the ARTery (Particular) • Give a unique identity to 8th Avenue – the ARTery – that is different and transitional to Mainstreet • Use art as a way to draw future LRT riders from Excelsior Boulevard to Hopkins’ historic downtown • Make the ARTery the “happening” place in Hopkins, where you know something is always going on Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 30 8 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Objectives of the ARTery (Particular) • Use art as a catalyst to attract innovative mixed-use development to downtown Hopkins • Attract alternative scene residents – artists, students, creative class – that keep the area active and spearhead downtown residential development Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 9 The ARTery Should be ARTstreet ARTsee ARThouse ARThear ARTstore ARTperceive ARTstation ARTexplore ARTpark ARTlearn ARTfood ARTfeel ARTcity ARTcreate PLACE + EXPERIENCE Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 10 31 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Objectives of the Workshop Develop consensus around mediums, messages and placement of art to attain the goals and objectives of the ARTery Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 11 more PERMANENT SEASONAL Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 32 ar t in g ns ITINERANT Pe rfo rm la tio al st In M on um en ts Ar ch ite ct W ur al e la Sc rt / p ul av pt ur ing e Li vi ng ar t W at er fe at ur es Types of Public Art more EPHEMERAL 12 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Locations for Public Art Sidewalks Marginal space Parks PUBLIC Covered / interior building spaces PRIVATE Squares Transit stations Outdoor plazas Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 13 Duration of Engagement with Artworks Casual “on-the-fly” Momentaneous “hiatus” spontaneous movement short time fast attention-grabbing planned staying in place longer time slow introspective Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 Deliberate “destination” 14 33 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Types of Community Involvement Community members help design or co-create Artist residencies with schools, community centers, etc. Participatory events, parades, flashmobs, etc. Audience movement activate artwork Crowdsourcing and interactive social media Youth Engagement Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 15 Mediums for Artistic Expression on the ARTery New Media Functional Street Elements Landmarks and Beacons Festivals and Parades Interactive Art Projects Light Installations Installations on Vacant Storefronts / Rooftops Murals and Wall Treatments Paint-the-Pavement Projects Streetside Performances Temporary Streetside Displays Overhead Cables for Art Displays Sound Installations Commemorative Memorials and Markers CommunityEngagement Art Projects Platforms / Stages for Programmed Art Events Sculpture Wayfinding Elements Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 34 16 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Streetscapes – The Parts • Travel Lanes • Parking Zone • Amenity Zone • Lighting • Landscaping • Furniture • Signage • Café seating • Underground utilities • Pedestrian Zone • Clear walking path • Cover from rain/sun • Direct tie to storefronts Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 17 Streetscapes – What They Look Like Awnings for rain/sun cover Human scale building elements Plenty of display window Outdoor seating Special pavement materials Street trees Pedestrian scaled lighting On-street parking = feeling of pedestrian safety Plenty of seating and site furnishings Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 18 35 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Designed for All Users – Complete Streets Designed and operated to be safe, comfortable and convenient for all users. • Pedestrians • Bicyclists • Motorists • Transit riders • All ages • All abilities Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 19 Public Art Interventions – Street Sculpture Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 36 20 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Public Art Interventions – Murals Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 21 Public Art Interventions – Street Lighting Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 22 37 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Public Art Interventions – Water Features Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 23 Public Art Interventions – Public Stages Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 38 24 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Public Art Interventions – Bicycle Parking Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 25 Public Art Interventions – Street Furniture Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 26 39 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Public Art Interventions – Tree Surrounds Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 27 Public Art Interventions – Street Banners Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 40 28 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Public Art Interventions – Artistic Canopy Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 29 Public Art Interventions – Gateways Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 30 41 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Public Art Interventions – Art Street Market Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 31 Public Art Interventions – Snaking Pathways Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 42 32 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Public Art Interventions – Video Projection Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 33 Public Art Interventions – Decorative Lighting Plan Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 34 43 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Public Art Interventions – Parking Parks Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 35 Public Art Interventions – Building Lighting Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 44 36 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Public Art Interventions – Food Trucks Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 37 Public Art Interventions – Car Free Days Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 38 45 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Public Art Interventions – Wayfinding Elements Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 39 Potential ‘Themes’ for the ARTery • The ARTery as the representational link between past and present, connecting through art the new LRT Southwest Corridor to the traditional Midwestern Mainstreet • The ARTery as the community’s festive open-air stage, supporting and showcasing the youthful music, theatre, and dance scene in Hopkins • The ARTery as the promenade of urban coexistence between tradition and innovation, where commuters, artists, teenagers, and families are engaged through art Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 46 40 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 5.2 Presentations used in the Summit 5.2.2 Presentation by Jennifer Munt, SW LRT APRIL, 2013 47 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 48 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 49 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 50 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 51 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 52 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 53 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 54 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 55 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 56 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 5.3 Materials Prepared to Assist Participants’ Discussion 5.3.1 Walking Tour Audit Plan / Photos / Information HOPKINS ARTERY - 8TH AVENUE WALKING TOUR/AUDIT Saturday, January 12, 2013 1 2 MAIN ST 7TH AVE S 3 8TH AVE S 9TH AVE S 10TH AVE S 11TH AVE S 4 1ST S 5 2ND ST S 6 ELSIO VD R BL EXC Hopkins lrt Station 7 1. Hopkins Center for the Arts Notes: Popular regional art center Catalyst for diverse range of arts activities Arts oriented businesses 2. Main Street Active, pedestrian friendly business/mixed use area Downtown ARTSTREET program/sculptures 3. 8th Ave. Connectivity Key link station (visual, experiential and physical) between the community/downtown and the LRT station Important connector between the Cedar Lake and Lake Minnetonka regional trails Need for visual and functional connection between the LRT station and Main Street 4. 8th Ave. Character Continuous sidewalk, but not particularly bicycle or pedestrian friendly Lack of building/streetscape interface and activity Tremendous art, urban design, and streetscape potential 5. 8th Ave. Redevelopment Potential /RWVRIUHGHYHORSPHQWDQGLQ¿OOGHYHORSPHQWSRWHQWLDO Gallery Flats multi-family residential development starting construction in 2013 Mix of public and private land ownership 6. Excelsior Blvd./8th Ave. Intersection Wide, busy intersection is a barrier and opportunity 7. Future SW LRT Hopkins Station APRIL, 2013 Art opportunity and potential to orient to downtown 57 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT HOPKINS ARTERY - 8TH AVENUE WALKING TOUR/AUDIT Saturday, January 12, 2013 12 13 11 9 MAIN ST 10 7 8 6 1 5 8TH AVE S 9TH AVE S 10TH AVE S 11TH AVE S 4 3 1ST S 2ND 2 ST S VD R BL ELSIO EXC Hopkins lrt Station 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 58 11 12 7 13 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 5.3 Materials Prepared to Assist Participants’ Discussion 5.3.2 Virtual Tour Presentation The ARTery Charrette Help make Downtown Hopkins an artful jewel of the SW LRT Corridor! IBI Group with HKGi & Forecast Saturday, January 12, 2013 Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 2 59 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – Station Area Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 3 Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – Station Area Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 60 4 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – 8th Avenue Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 5 Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – 8th Avenue Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 6 61 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – 8th Avenue Housing Development Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 7 Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – 8th Avenue Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 62 8 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – 8th Avenue Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 9 Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – 8th Avenue & Main Street Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 10 63 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – Downtown Character Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 11 Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – Downtown Character Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 64 12 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – Downtown Character Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 13 Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – Downtown Art Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 APRIL, 2013 14 65 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT Indoor Virtual Corridor Tour Option – Hopkins Art Center Hopkins – The ARTery Charrette January 12, 2013 66 15 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 5.4 Scanned Written/Graphic Materials Produced by Participants 5.4.1 Written Notes APRIL, 2013 67 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 68 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 69 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 70 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 71 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 72 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT TABLE 5 Art Mediums/Types: 1. Pictures of the past 2. Wheels 3. Industrial 4. Ferris wheel 5. Winter/summer//Day/night 6. Water/Ice 7. Temporary and permanent/Temporary could include featuring our schools 11. Cargill – visible – but anonymous/Super Valu – is there, but low key- They use wheels get them involved 12. Rental property is growing – so foot traffic will grow 13. Raspberry ICON – but what representation do we have of that other than bike racks? 14. Small shops are the magic? Could there be micro-service shops – branded under the raspberry? 8. Using old parts of tractors/threshers/wheels – other parts of our history- as art 15. Spawning studios – small shops- studio spaceopen to the front – interactive to the front, so it is open to the people. 9. Get blueprints to make a 3D print out of some of these parts to recreate a sculpture of something cheaper 16. Johnson building – Frank’s Auto body – could be a fabrication shop- Fabric warehouse/ a woodworking space for small businesses Art Messages/Themes: 1. Tie into history of the site and walkway, like Moline/White/Minneapolis Threshing site/Brick factory was next to the clock tower/ The ice house that they cut ice for the ice chests was in the Hopkins Plaza/What else? 2. The railroads connecting us 17. Do we have the retail space built up on Main Street, so people have something to go to? 18. Where we were/where we are now/What is the future? Art Placement/location: 1. 9th AVE has the Farmers Market, band shell/ park – is a more of a natural corridor 3. Bike idea – connecting up to the rest of the bike trail 2. Move the station to Excl/9th 4. Wheels theme – connects our past/present/future 3. Build an overpass that would be visual from 169 that would say “Hopkins is Here” 5. Wheels – broad theme – student project/youth projects – inclusive environment 4. The Clock tower is a landmark- and it is the Center of Town. It is the Center of retail 6. Incorporate projects we do all ready- empty bowls, festivals, etc 7. Themes- what makes this community special? This is a small town. We became a small townand kept that feel. 8. What are our roots – 9. Demographics – Serendipity- Your Artful Inspirations: 1. Cargill and Super Valu use wheels 2. Ferris wheel 3. A structure/a tower of wheels that you could get on to – Gondola – a way to move people 10. Raspberry tower is a landmark APRIL, 2013 73 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 74 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 75 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 76 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 77 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 78 5.4 Scanned Written/Graphic Materials Produced by Participants 5.4.2 Sketches / Notes on Maps APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 79 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 5.5 80 Scanned Board Notes of Participants’ Reporting APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 81 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 82 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 83 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 84 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT APRIL, 2013 85 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 86 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 5.6 List of Artists in and around Hopkins ALICE & DICK SIMONSEN 3627 REGAL OAK MINNETONKA, MN 55305 AMBER GLOMSKI 741 9 AVE S HOPKINS, MN 55343 ANDREY FELDSHTEYN 2038 MAINSTREET HOPKINS, MN 55343-7433 ANGEL HAWARI 97 BLAKE RD N #232 HOPKINS, MN 55343 ANGELETA & MIKEAL SMITH 534 6 AVE S HOPKINS, MN 55343 ANN & DAN KLEIN 4519 ASPENWOOD TRL MINNETONKA, MN 55345 ANNA FUSSELL 4737 COUNTY RD 101 MINNETONKA, MN 55345 ANNIE WESTMORELAND 4640 CARIBOU DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 APRIL SHERMAN 640 OAKRIDGE RD #219 HOPKINS, MN 55305 ARLENE FLEMMER 5116 NORMAN DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 BARBARA CALDWELL 750 MAINSTREET #312 HOPKINS, MN 55343 BARBARA R & DAVID KOK 2318 CEDARWOOD RIDGE MINNETONKA, MN 55305 BECKY HATCHER 2520 SYLVAN PL MINNETONKA, MN 55305 BERNADETTE DALY 4521 SEDUM LN EDINA, MN 55435-4051 BILLEE KRAUT & BUTCH JOHNSON 5750 SHADY OAK RD MINNETONKA, MN 55343 BOB GARDNER 4824 ARLINGTON DR MINNETONKA, MN 55343 BONITA HILL & GEORGE DOW JR 15509 NURSERY DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 BRADFORD & MARTHA KISSELL 9550 DOGWOOD CIRCLE EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347 BRIDGETT & SHAWN MCNULTY 16 19 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 BRUCE & SHARON & NATE ROWAN 9 MONROE AVE S HOPKINS, MN 55343 BRUCE A WILSON 3430 LAURA LN MINNETONKA, MN 55305 C J RENNER 11601 MINNETONKA MILLS RD MINNETONKA, MN 55305 CARA BUETTNER 1940 MAINSTREET HOPKINS, MN 55343 CARL HINES 2201 WINDSOR LAKE DR MINNETONKA, MN 55305 CAROL PETERSON 5243 BEACHSIDE DR MINNETONKA, MN 55343 CAROL STRAND SIEBERS 125 19 AVE S HOPKINS, MN 55343 CARRIE HATCHER 2520 SYLVAN PLACE MINNETONKA, MN 55305 CATHERINE & RICHARD DAVIS 208 FARMDALE RD E HOPKINS, MN 55343 CHARLES CLAUDE 32 11 AVE S #109 HOPKINS, MN 55343 CHARLES E PITSCHKA 12425 PIONEER RD MINNETONKA, MN 55343 CLEM & RUTH OPATZ 415 FIFTH AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 CONNIE FULLMER & JIMMY LONGORIA 113 9 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 DALE D ANTONSON 3223 ROBINWOOD LN MINNETONKA, MN 55305 DARYL L & NAOMI LAUB 11405 PARK RIDGE DR W MINNETONKA, MN 55305 DAVID DISTAD 16061 HIGHWOOD DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 DAVID HOLMES 11948 HILLOWAY RD W MINNETONKA, MN 55305 DAVID J EISENLORD 3320 MARTHA LN MINNETONKA, MN 55345 DEANN SPELTZ 340 BURNES DR HOPKINS, MN 55343 DEB KIRKEEIDE 3636 ROBINWOOD TER MINNETONKA, MN 55305 DELORES G LABERGE 16120 HIGHWOOD DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 DENISE CURRIE 7 WEBSTER PLACE HOPKINS, MN 55305 DIANE HOWARD HASS 5641 SCENIC DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 DON & MARTHA BATES 251 21 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 APRIL, 2013 87 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT 88 DONALD E HUSTAD 3739 FAIRLAWN DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 DONALD E SIMS 18325 CREEKS BEND DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 DONNA GETSINGER 5039 DOMINICK SPUR HOPKINS, MN 55343 EILEEN E VAN SLOUN 207 18 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 ELLEN OLSON 2441 ROBIN OAK RIDGE MINNETONKA, MN 55305 FAWZIA KHAN 428 COTTAGE DOWNS HOPKINS, MN 55305 FRANCENE CHRISTIANSON 18441 HIGHPATH LN MINNETONKA, MN 55345 GERALD & SUSAN OBREMSKI 5729 CEDAR LN MINNETONKA, MN 55345 GLEN SCHMIT 8574 EXCELSIOR BLVD HOPKINS, MN 55343 GREG MERKEL 460 5 AVE N # 218 HOPKINS, MN 55343 GRETCHEN QUIE 4209 CHRISTY LN MINNETONKA, MN 55345 HARRY & LOIS HEIM 10531 CEDAR LK RD #302 MINNETONKA, MN 55305 HEIDI GJENGDAHL 3618 ROBIN LN MINNETONKA, MN 55305 JACKIE CARLSON 5602 BIMINI DR MINNETONKA, MN 55343 JAMES & DEBRAH & KATE GENELLIE 221 7 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 JAMES & PAMELA & CONNOR CLARK 118 16 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 JAN SWEDBERG 933 11 AVE S #5 HOPKINS, MN 55343 JANE M JOHNSON 4468 ELLERDALE RD MINNETONKA, MN 55345 JEANNE STROUD & TOM HESSEL 13125 APRIL LN MINNETONKA, MN 55305 JENNIFER WIGEN 10501 CEDAR LAKD RD #302 MINNETONKA, MN 55305 JIM & MARY SHIRLEY 323 11 AVENUE NORTH HOPKINS, MN 55343 JIMMY BOWMAN 923 11 AVE S #6 HOPKINS, MN 55343 JOAN UNGAR 5425 POMPANO DR MINNETONKA, MN 55343 JOHN & KAREN LEGENHAUSEN 126 6 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 JOHN ARTHUR 102 8 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 JOHN CARON 226 10 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 JOHN G JELINEK 33 10 AVE S #340 HOPKINS, MN 55343 JOHN WAGNER & MARY SCHOUVILLER 1163 WAGON WHEEL RD HOPKINS, MN 55343 KAREN & THOMAS ROGNSVOOG 4220 WILSON ST MINNETONKA, MN 55345 KAREN SORBO 705 8 AVE S HOPKINS, MN 55343 KATHERINE JORGENSON 5811 VINE HILL RD S MINNETONKA, MN 55345 KATHRYN ANNE MACK 2345 WILDWOOD TRL MINNETONKA, MN 55305 KIM RAUSER 808 KASSIE CT HOPKINS, MN 55343 KRIS MACDONALD 13106 APRIL LN MINNETONKA, MN 55305 LAURA GRISWOLD 5526 BLACK FRIARS LN MINNETONKA, MN 55345 LAUREN ALTMAN 2515 RIDGEWATER DR MINNETONKA, MN 55305 LAUREN BEAR 109 17 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 LEE WERNER 101 18 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 LENI GRIGGS 3500 MEADOW LN MINNETONKA, MN 55345 LEO WINSTEAD 150 N 19 AVE HOPKINS, MN 55343 LESTER J HOGAN 14721 CRESTVIEW LN MINNETONKA, MN 55345 LINDA LEE 3704 S ARBOR LN MINNETONKA, MN 55305 LINDA LEIGHTON 1123 FIRST ST SOUTH HOPKINS, MN 55343 APRIL, 2013 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT LORETTA STOLTZ 16217 LAKE STREET EXT MINNETONKA, MN 55345 LYDIA L IRWIN 38 VAN BUREN AVE S HOPKINS, MN 55343 LYUDMILA N PAVLOVA 16730 DANIELLE DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 MAGGIE SOKOLOSKI 820 S 7 ST HOPKINS, MN 55343 MARCIA BOISCLAIR 12400 MARION LN #3323 MINNETONKA, MN 55305 MARGARET P SCHMIT 316 MADISON AVE S HOPKINS, MN 55343 MARILEE MAHLER 4161 DYNASTY DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 MARY ELLEN ALT 5501 SANIBEL DR MINNETONKA, MN 55343 MARY JESPERSEN 5349 HOLIDAY RD MINNETONKA, MN 55345 MARY JO BARTOS 13268 STANTON DR MINNETONKA, MN 55305 MARY OLSON 3320 BIRCH PLACE MINNETONKA, MN 55305 MARY SCHULZ 2206 SHERWOOD CT MINNETONKA, MN 55305 MAUREEN SULLIVAN 1328 NE LAKE ST #125 HOPKINS, MN 55343 MAVIS J & MICHAEL MOSCHOGIANIS 11310 S OAKVALE RD MINNETONKA, MN 55305 MERYEM 4130 SHADY OAK RD S MINNETONKA, MN 55343 MICHAEL SCHWARTZ 15801 SEATON PL MINNETONKA, MN 55345 MICHAL HERSMAN 3220 GARFIELD AVE #211 MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55408 MICHELE CAMPION 3501 ROBINWOOD TERRACE MINNETONKA, MN 55305 MIMI & TERRY STEWART 917 NINE MILE COVE S HOPKINS, MN 55343 MURIEL RYAN 114 20 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 NANCY CHAKRIN 13033 RIDGEDALE DR #148 MINNETONKA, MN 55305 NELSON BERG 1011 S FIRST ST #400 HOPKINS, MN 55343 OWEN TODD NELSON 22 5 AVE S #211 HOPKINS, MN 55343 PAT OLSEN 950 WESTBROOKE WAY #3 HOPKINS, MN 55343 PATRICIA & VERNON ISAAK 434 HIAWATHA AVE HOPKINS, MN 55343 PAUL PETERSON 13107 GREENWOOD RD HOPKINS, MN 55343 PETER A MATHEWS 5476 BYSCANE LN MINNETONKA, MN 55345 PETER KLOSE 6100 SHARON RD MINNETONKA, MN 55345 PETER O GORMAN 222 13 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343-7329 PRATIBHA GUPTA 14835 CHERRY LN MINNETONKA, MN 55345 RAJU LAMICHHANE 135 13 AVE S #B3 HOPKINS, MN 55343 RANDALL SPOTTS 6119 COVINGTON TERRACE MINNETONKA, MN 55345 RCH SCHMIDT 16001 TONKAWOOD CT MINNETONKA, MN 55345 RICHARD & PAULA LEN 16671 CREEKSIDE LN MINNETONKA, MN 55345 RICHARD F STUCK 3020 ST ALBANS MILL RD MINNETONKA, MN 55305 RICHARD W VALENTINE 801 MAINSTREET #4 HOPKINS, MN 55343 RICK BRAUSEN 345 13 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 RITA LERMAN 2720 WESTRIDGE CIR MINNETONKA, MN 55305 ROB & CHRIS EDMONDS 237 CAMPBELL DR HOPKINS, MN 55343 ROBERT MARTINSON 5937 CARTER LN MINNETONKA, MN 55343 ROXANN REISDORF 5465 WOODLAND RD MINNETONKA, MN 55345-5657 SANDY & MIKE ANDERT 13618 INVERNESS RD MINNETONKA, MN 55305 SARA MITTELSTAEDT 108 SUNSET DR MINNETONKA, MN 55305 APRIL, 2013 89 THE ARTERY – HOPKINS, MN TASK 1 REPORT SHARLENE & MEL JACOBSON 90 14831 WALKER PL MINNETONKA, MN 55345 SILVANA LACRETA RAVENA 13001 BRENWOOD TRAIL HOPKINS, MN 55343 STACEY & DAVID R SMITH 130 HOLLY RD HOPKINS, MN 55343 STANLEY & DIANE COOMBES 10531 CEDAR LK RD #212 MINNETONKA, MN 55305 STEVEN PAUL HANSON 4101 DYNASTY DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 STUART BLOCK 15000 CROWN DR MINNETONKA, MN 55345 STUART FJELLANGER 708 OLD SETTLERS TRAIL #5 HOPKINS, MN 55343 SUSAN E & WILLIAM BANG 12810 MEADOW CIR MINNETONKA, MN 55305 SUZY & GARY TREBERG 809 CORENS DRIVE MINNETONKA, MN 55305 TATIANA ELETSKY 2662 CEDAR GREEN MINNETONKA, MN 55305 TERI WOLD 967 WOODHILL CRT HOPKINS, MN 55343 THOMAS C SEWARD 14819 CHERRY LN MINNETONKA, MN 55345 TRACI CRESS 101 18 AVE N HOPKINS, MN 55343 VAL DOHERTY PO BOX 5505 HOPKINS, MN 55343 WILLIAM & SUE CLARK 5179 DOMINICK DR MINNETONKA, MN 55343 WILLIAM THOMPSON 5259 BEACHSIDE DR MINNETONKA, MN 55343 YIXUAN XU & 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