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<br /> <br />Project <br />Profile <br /> <br />Project Type <br />Downtown Strategy Plan; <br />River Corridor Master Plan; <br />First Street South <br />Redevelopment Concept; <br />First Street South Design and <br />Development Guidelines <br />Saint Charles, Illinois <br /> <br />Clients <br />City of Saint Charles, <br />Downtown Saint Charles <br />Partnership, and <br />Saint Charles Park District <br /> <br />Experimce by Michael <br />Schroeder prior to LHB, Inc. <br /> <br /> <br />www.LHBcorp.com <br /> <br /> <br />Saint Charles Downtown Master Plan <br /> <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />'/r; <br />'I <br />:tJ <br /> <br />J <br />~J <br />1 r <br />t I <br />f \ <br /> <br />Downtown Saint Charles is nestled <br />along the banks of tl1e Fox River, in <br />a small community 45 nliIes west of <br />downtown Chicago. The community <br />had already accomplished mostof what <br />small towns desire, yet they wanted <br />an even more vibrant downtown and <br />a better riverfront experience for <br />visitors and the community. <br /> <br />:Michael Schroeder led the creation <br />of urban design and redevelopment <br />elements for a downtown strategic <br />plan; contributed to the creation of a <br />master plan for the downtown reach <br />of the Fox River; and generated a <br />concept and design guidelines for <br />redevelopment of one of downtown's <br />primary corridors. <br /> <br />The plans focused on the integration <br />of the downtown and riverfront <br />expenences, particularly for <br />pedestrians. Opportunities for new <br />investments in downtown were <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />framed for corridors where it could <br /> <br />be demonstrated that investment was <br />lacking. <br /> <br />Parking strategies were defined, and <br />further explored as locations for a <br />second downtown parking structure <br />were considered. Downtown Saint <br />Charles was awarded the title of <br />"Great American Main Street" by <br />the National Trust for Historic <br />Preservation's National Main Street <br />Center. <br /> <br />These projects are the community's <br />attempt to maintain the sense of <br />vitality envisioned by that award. The <br />Downtown Strategy Plan was awarded <br />Illinois' first "Governor's Tomorrow <br />Award," recognizing the sustainable <br />path the plan defined for the future of <br />downtown. <br />