bold: bring our library downtown
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PowerPoint Presentation that outlines reasons moving the library to downtown Laurel is a good idea.TRANSCRIPT
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IMAGINE A NEW LIBRARY IN DOWNTOWN LAUREL
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MOVING THE LIBRARY TO THE MAIN STREET
AREA
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For Laurel-area citizens
Main Street Merchants and Businesses
Residents of the Grove
A Win-Win-Win Opportunity
Here’s Why:
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Families – parents, children, seniors come to libraries.
Libraries: A FAMILY FRIENDLY LOCATION
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· People like places they can walk and shop – like the Laurel Meat Market.
DOWNTOWN LAUREL:
A PLACE TO SHOP, VISIT AND WALK.
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A library in the Main Street area would bring visitors and shoppers.
A REVITALIZED MAIN STREET
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More visitors = new shops and restaurants
A REVITALIZED MAIN STREET: A WIN FOR LIBRARY VISITORS AND MAIN STREET BUSINESSES
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Enhanced property values for residents and businesses
Higher tax revenues for the city.
A WIN FOR LIBRARY VISITORS AND MAIN STREET BUSINESSES
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Added Bonus: Riverfront Park: An oasis near the new library
Places to relaxWalking paths,
picnic tables
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“The presence of public buildings isone of the keys to a strong and vibrantdowntown or town center.”
Public Buildings Keep Town Centers Alive
by Philip LangdonPlanning Commissioners Journal, Winter 2003
EXPERIENCE SHOWS:LIBRARIES HELP DOWNTOWNS
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… “[T]the [Seattle, Washington] Library is associated with $16 million in net new spending...$80 million for 5 year…nearby businesses report increases in spending associated with Library visitors.”
… “The [Hudson, Ohio] library fulfills its role as the anchor by creating opportunities for multi-stop trips.”
Planning Commissioners Journal “Libraries: At the Heart of Our Communities.”
EXPERIENCE SHOWS:LIBRARIES HELP DOWNTOWNS
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The area has ample site and street parking, parking lots nearby.
The site has the potential for expansion to a deck in the future
What About Parking?
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The current library location:A Pedestrian and Shopping Dead Zone
Go To the library – Then Go Someplace Else
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A busy road, difficult for children and adults
Route 198 is very busy. So is 7th/216.
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A Downtown Library: Conveniently Located
Near MARC
Rt. 1 Corridor
Rt 197/Rt 198
Less than one mile from current library
On major bus routes
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Access to Public Transportation:Important to people with limited ability to drive –
Seniors
Young people Adults who cannot afford or who are without access to cars.
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Route G:– Laurel Main Street stops
Route G: Laurel, Beltsville, Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights,
A Downtown Library: More Service to More of the
Prince George’s and Laurel area community
by Public Transportation On 5 bus routes v. 2
DOES NOT SERVE CURRENT LIBRARY
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Public Transportation Service to Communities South of Laurel
Route H: Laurel Main Street
DOES NOT SERVE CURRENT LIBRARY
Route H: Laurel, South Laurel, Beltsville, Greenbelt, Berwyn Heights, College Park
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Public Transporation Service for Laurel, North Laurel and Savage
Purple Line: Laurel Rt. 1 Purple Line: Laurel, Savage, Jessup, Elkridge
DOES NOT SERVE CURRENT LIBRARY
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Public Transporation Service for North Laurel and Savage
Rt. E: Serving Main Streetand current library
Route E whole Route – Laurel, North Laurel, Savage, Columbia
SERVE S BOTH AREAS
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A Limited Route Serves Both
Route C: Laurel Main Street and current library
SERVE S BOTH AREAS
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This historic park can and should be preserved.
The current library building can be re-purposed into an Education and Heritage Resource Center Serving the Grove Community
What about Emancipation Park?
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A NEW COMMUNITY RESOURCEFOR THE GROVE
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A NEW COMMUNITY RESOURCEFOR THE GROVE
Classrooms for for primary, secondary, and post-secondary education programs such as GED.
Community space for meetings
Computers and other resources
Space for county services
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YES Funds are available to purchase additional
property for either site for parking.
The downtown site offers opportunities for public private development.
Downtown is in the designated Smart Growth/Transportation area.
Is this Economically Feasible?
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Example: Public Interest and Private Development Can Work Together
Library + Private Development
Hollywood Library/Bookmark Apartments – Portland Oregon
First Amherst Development Group, developed this unique mixed-use project in the Hollywood District of Portland, Oregon.
The project combines a 13,000 SF branch library with 47 mixed-income apartments and 815 square feet of ground floor retail space.
This innovative, transit-oriented project is a first-of-its-kind joint venture between the public and private sectors; the County owns the library, and the developer owns the residential and retail spaces.
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The Laurel-area community gets a much needed new library.
Downtown Laurel businesses prosper; city revenues increase.
Citizens have a library accessible to more public transportation, shops, and recreation.
Emancipation Park is preserved – and the Grove benefits from a new community resource
WITH A NEW LIBRARY DOWN TOWNWE ALL WIN
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COMPARE
Current Location Downtown Location
New Library
Revitalized downtown
Walk to Shops
Walk to Park
Good Public Transportation
Accessible by Car
Enhanced Tax Revenue & Property Values
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IMAGINE --A NEW LIBRARY IN DOWNTOWN LAUREL
South Bowie Library:under construction
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Let elected officials know you want the new library in downtown Laurel: [email protected]
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