Riverfront Legacy Master Plan

The purpose of the Riverfront Legacy Master Plan is to create a comprehensive master plan and vision for the riverfront in the core of the city.

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(2/2) Once we come out from this unprecedented time, we will take the next steps to move this plan forward.

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(1/2) With the impact of COVID-19, the @RiverfrontICT Coalition realizes this is a difficult time for our community. Please take this time to check on friends and neighbors and stay healthy by following recommendations from medical and governmental leadership.

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While the cost of @RiverfrontICT is an estimated $1-$1.2B, the plan would not be paid for all at once. The plan would be completed in phases and each of the 17 major capital projects would use a variety of funding mechanisms.

Learn more at https://t.co/UzCCqVZlax. #RiverfrontICT

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In 1993, OKC decided to invest in themselves, creating the MAPS Plans 1-4. In December, the community passed the $1B MAPS 4 plan due to the positive economic benefit of the previous plans before it.

Learn how we can invest in ourselves at https://t.co/UzCCqVZlax. #RiverfrontICT

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On January 14, the Design Team presented a bold vision for the @RiverfrontICT site that represents the highest level of economic impact, ensure the site works for the community.

Watch their full presentation as well as the panel at https://t.co/hoj25rCqBx. #RiverfrontICT

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Wayne Bryan and Angela Cassette of @MTWichita​ sat down with the @ICTBizJournal's Bill Roy to discuss their desire for a new performing arts center and the challenges that the performing arts faces with the current facility.

https://t.co/Jx1FfA8PPR

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"The current facility puts us at a competitive disadvantage and as a result of that, Wichita is losing out on millions of dollars annually." -Susie Santo, @RiverfrontICT Coalition Member

View a recent @ICTBizJournal article about the economic impact of convention business in ICT

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A new convention center could bring $50 million in economic impact to Wichita, so designers behind the Riverfront plan want to make it happen sooner. https://t.co/tVtMMI9wHO

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.@RiverfrontICT reintroduces the grid system surrounding the site and will create connectivity not only to the north and south, but east into the downtown corridor and to the ballpark village on the west bank of the river.

Learn more at https://t.co/UzCCqWgW25. #RiverfrontICT

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The Design Team’s final recommendations include costs and recommended financing options for revitalizing the 55-acre site. It is estimated the plan would take public, private and philanthropic investments over 10 to 15 years.

Learn more at https://t.co/UzCCqVZlax.
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.@RiverfrontICT includes on-street and below-ground parking as well as new parking structures. Currently, 1,900 parking spots exist on-site, @RiverfrontICT can accommodate 2,000+ parking spots within half a mile of the site.

Learn more at https://t.co/UzCCqVZlax. #RiverfrontICT

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In 2018, the Gathering Place, a 66-acre park, opened in Tulsa. This project, largely funded through private & philanthropic sources, is heavily oriented towards families.

Learn about the funding strategies for the @RiverfrontICT site at https://t.co/UzCCqWgW25. #RiverfrontICT

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The Design Team’s final recommendation for the .@RiverfrontICT site reintroduces the street grid system, adds a pedestrian and bike bridge, includes 12 acres of public green space and adds civic green and plaza areas.

Learn more at https://t.co/UzCCqWgW25. #RiverfrontICT

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The Design Team’s final recommendations for the @RiverfrontICT site create density, desirable open space and value for private, public and philanthropic investments.

Learn more at https://t.co/UzCCqVZlax. #RiverfrontICT

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.@RiverfrontICT is composed of 4 types of projects – performing arts, green space, convention center and infrastructure – with 17 major capital projects.

Learn more at https://t.co/UzCCqVZlax. #RiverfrontICT

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.@RiverfrontICT includes 12 acres of public green space, connects the street grid, adds new convention and performing arts facilities, creates up to 2,170 jobs and will have a 10-year total economic impact of $915M-$1.2B.

Learn more at https://t.co/UzCCqWgW25. #RiverfrontICT

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.@RiverfrontICT is a 10 to 20-yearlong plan and would be completed in short-term (3-5 years), mid-term (5-10 years), and long-term (10+ years) phases.

Learn more about the funding and implementation strategies of these phases at https://t.co/UzCCqVZlax. #RiverfrontICT

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Since 2010, Project Downtown: The Master Plan for Wichita has been a driving force in spurring investment and interest in our urban core with nearly $1B of investment in @DowntownWichita.

View the economic impact that the @RiverfrontICT could create at https://t.co/UzCCqWgW25.

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Dallas' Klyde Warren Park is a three-block park above a main highway in the downtown core. This park reconnected the street grid and increased adjacent property values.

Discover how the @RiverfrontICT recommendations would reintroduce the street grid at https://t.co/UzCCqWgW25.

[Riverfront Legacy Master Plan @RiverfrontICT]

While the cost of @RiverfrontICT is an estimated $1-$1.2B, the plan would not be paid for all at once. The plan would be completed in phases and each of the 17 major capital projects would use a variety of funding mechanisms.

Learn more at https://t.co/UzCCqVZlax. #RiverfrontICT

[Riverfront Legacy Master Plan @RiverfrontICT]

In 1993, OKC decided to invest in themselves, creating the MAPS Plans 1-4. In December, the community passed the $1B MAPS 4 plan due to the positive economic benefit of the previous plans before it.

Learn how we can invest in ourselves at https://t.co/UzCCqWgW25. #RiverfrontICT