ertising Supplement to News-Journal Papers, 9tf, 1980

The RUDAT Times AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS REGIONAL URBAN DESIGN ASSISTANCE TEAM DELAWARE SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS

WILMINGTON DELAWARE VOLUME ONE/NUMBER ONE

GREATER WILMINGTON AREA

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RIUDAT Team

Kegional/Urban Design Ass i s tance Teams are sponsored by The American Inst i tute of Architects (AIA) as a community, service program^ Q u e s t s for R/UDAT are made to AIATby local chapters, which describe the issues and c o o r d i n a t e t h e f o u r day "brainstorming" b l i t z .

The Delaware Society of Architects (DSA), concerned about a lack of communication and public awareness of development and planning in^the Wilmington metro area, requested R/UDAT.

"We are concerned tha t without ap­propriate d i r ec t ions , such unique a r e a s as our. w a t e r f r o n t s , our neighborhoods, our open spaces and historic areas. . ' .wil l be lost for­ever."

"We believe that if the public is informed, they wi l l demand be t te r p l a n n i n g , be more r ecep t ive t o design issues and will play a vocal p^r^ in- the future shaping of the i r community.n

"We have not forgotten the socio­economic issues tha t mold communi-tries such as ours , but we are most vi ta l ly concerned with the physical problem that has recently resulted from too much emphasis on economics while losing sight of the bu i l t en­vironment."

Team members from across the nation . are selected based on the i r exper­

ience in the particular areas to be studied. Members are not compen­sated for t he i r service and agree not to accept commissions for work resul t ing from the i r recommenda­tions.

The DSA mission statement e s t a b ­lished goals and objectives for the R/UDAT v i s i t .

0 Improve the image of the community $-\andVthe community's self-image.

0 Increase public awareness of arch­itecture and the urban design pro-

0 Promote public interest and pa r t i ­cipat ion in planning agenc i e s , governmental agencies and the general citizenry.

Q Comprehensive and extended news coverage of planning and urban

.-/^design issues by an informed news media.

0 Coordination of the planning agen­cies and construction industries.

0 Establishment of an appropriate planning mechanism, which con-

jli^sfe'ajhtly reviews and updates i t s - short and long-term objectives.

of physical planning efforts; dup­lication of efforts

--connection of rai lroad terminal with CBD

—CBD commercial office development vs.. housing, neighborhood rehabi­l i t a t ion

—R/UDAT should not become " j u s t another riverfront study"

—South Wilmington black area: how can i t be integrated into planning efforts

—preservation of natural features in suburban areas around city

^-problems of city vs . county devel­opment

—involvement of black community; displacement, employment

Local a r c h i t e c t s , s tuden t s from —urban design problems created by nearby schools of archi tecture and new commercial development in CBD p l a n n i n g a s s i s t R/UDAT connection of new scale elements participants. 'W& , to historic neighborhoods.

Public meetings, discussion groups and si te vis i ts are supplemented by plane,-bus and foot tours . From a potpourri of data R/UDAT develops analysis from a fresh perspect ive, recommendations and a new approach for planning and action. ,In addition to the DSA mission, pre­liminary d i scuss ions i d e n t i f i e d other areas of concern to be consid­ered by the R/UDAT.

—relocation of medical center out of city to suburban site

—promotion of Wilmington image

—reuse of r iverfront; recreat ion, industry, housing

—inter-govemmental problems; lack

The R/UDAT Team was a s s i s t e d by eight student volunteers including: Ujan Ghosh, Marsha l l E p s t e i n , Massoud Mohadjer i , and Naresh Kapadia, Urban Design Graudate Program, University of Pennsylvania; Ephriam Weschler, City Planning PhD Program, University of Pennsylvania; Chuck Ryan, School of Architecture, Drexe l .Un ive r s i t y ; Amy Schoch, School of A r c h i t e c t u r e , Cornel l University; MaryLee Thorne, Public Administration and Museum Studies , Univers i ty of Delaware. These students part icipated in i n i t i a l investigation and tour discussions, and decision making, and contributed their ski l ls in photography, wr i t ­ing, and drawing, leading to the conpletion of The Greater Wilmington R/UDAT Report.

Summary of Conclusions Advertising Supplement to News-Journal Papers, May, 1980 2

Based on the intensive exposure to a wide var ie ty of i s sues , plans and

' • ^ ^ B x r n d information, the R/UDAT ; i S ^ concluded * t h a t f o u r major ; p&pips&ls should be recommended to

the Greater Wilmington community:

libwntown Wilmington's liver-to-River j|lan f t tu ld be reinforced by a cobMftt#i set of lands|ap#V; transportation and development acJUns. J i

^ O J a r k e t S t r e e t l a n d s c a p i n g o T r a n s i t l i nkage s h o u j ^ ' b e . , should be extended north ia$d implemented from the new

'^Wdftth to the Brandwine and Hercules development a t 'Hhe Christiana riverfrohts. . n o r t h / t o t h e p r o p o s e d ,

railway/transportation complex &''&$'%&&& at the south.

2 Wilmington should implement a l«i&nced*|r^^K:^of idusf ial and

o A variety of well-located and o NewT^y^opjSeriff^es should be )$m^developable S ^ | s should be d e f , i n e d ^ ^ w f^¥££tMMly

provided fo j | | i g tdus t ry r^nd ^ ^ ^ S p ^ ^ J ^ M ^ ^ i - ' md$&^1&^& m^^^S^^^ commerical growth^- % I S i i S H&fra ^^Dra^t"--

m A Greyer \iilmington^ C^^fei%sh&i ld bfplablished to acquiii a r ^ ^ ^ ^ P open space in the region.

JEWB.^1 i c , . p r i v a t e a n d o Priority s i te for conservation i n s t i t u t i o n a l sectors should and . r e c r e a t i o n s h o u l d - b e contribute and par t i c ipa te« , . : , ^^^^^r - identified and acquired.

4 A variety of development policies should be add^&d to encoura|^»Si8^ic growth. /mm

^TOe^State of De laware ' s at a o Aggressive marketing Wfttew? locatipnal and tax disadvantage^ .' industry shouId be balanced with regard to a t t r ac t ion of w i t h p r o f e s s i o n a l l y i n d u s t r i a l and commerica l a d m i n i s t e r e d deve lopment growth.' c r i t e r ia to achieve both public

&$§&&&[. and private objectives.

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Wilmington City Center

A v i t a l downtown center i s a very important part, of a c i ty where a l l important functions and r i tuals have a p lace to become focused and-shared. Downtown is not a place or experience which can be found in malls or other dispersed centers..

Contrary to recent, assumptions about , ci ty cores being only re ta i l centers

or only office concentrat ions, the true function of c i ty center i s to be a. full expression of a l l that i s urban: culture, social contact, en­tertainment, living — a true neigh­borhood at the.heart of the city.

The Market Street re ta i l commercial activity establishes the focus and north/south spine of the Cen t ra l Business D i s t r i c t (CBD). The area has recently undergone major public and private improvements resul t ing in a five block pedestrian zone from 4th to 10th Streets. Current plans seek to reinforce and extend the d i s t r i c t to. the natural boundaries, the R i v e r - t o - R i v e r o r Gateway concept.

The successful: development of t h i s linear d i s t r i c t is dependent upon a d is t r ibu t ion of varied and i n t e r ­re la ted a c t i v i t i e s along Market "Street. Careful d i s t r ibu t ion and location of r e t a i l , commercial and office development along th i s spine i s c r i t i c a l .

At the northern end, referred to as the Brandywine Gateway, i s t h e recently agreed upon s i t e for the Hercules Corporate offices.

Federal funds "available through ODAG will help nearby res iden t ia l areas to cope with anticipated increases

in traffic and congestion.- However, current plans which project 400,000 square feet of o f f i ce space and

-extensive r e t a i l development adja­cent to the Herctoes complex seem inappropriate. In the overal l con­text of downtowrvpevelopment, t h i s would overload the northern end, of the Market S t r e e t spine to t h e detriment of development of lower Market Street.

Rodney Square, h i s t o r i c and civic area, i s bounded by t±e L ib ra ry , DuPont Hotel, the Post Office and the proposed si te for the Wilmington Trust office development.

The lower Market St reet area, the Christiana Gateway, terminates the mall d i s t r ic t at the river, jn this area, the Wilmington Dry Goods store represents a development opportuni­ty. South of the Delaware Technical Community Col lege i s t he s i t e piroposed for avmajor, limited access highway to the CBD para l le l ing the railroad.

The area south of the Chr is t iana" River is predominantly indus t r i a l , -significant portions being vacant, unused or under-utilized.

Residential areas in the downtown l ie to the east and west of Market Street. To the immediate east are produce, service and other r e t a i l shops c o - e x i s t i n g with v a c a n t , boarded 'bui ldings and a d e b r i s -fi l led parking l o t . The urban r e ­newal s i te south of the government-hotel complex remains vacant. West of Market S t r ee t , townhouses and detached houses are undergoing reno­vation and some displacement has begun to occur.

At Grade East of Market

Limited access west of Market

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River-To^River Spine Proposals

In reviewing on-going studies and plans for Wilmington's R i v e r - t o -River development, the R/UDAT study group enthusiastically supports the concept. Recommendations here rein­force what has been done to date and expand the idea of a strong visual and functional linkage between the Brandywine and Christiana r ivers.

Certain givens were accepted such as the planned location of Hercules Corporation at the north end of the spine and the Market Street Mall at i t s current length.

••Extension of the mall beyond the present five blocks i s not recom­mended, due to maximum walking l imits and the change in slope a t the lower end. There is a def in i te need, however, for strong linkage to the Hercules s i t e on the north and to the restored t ra in s ta t ion and u p g r a d e d ^ e h r i s t i a n a R i v e r frontage on the south.

*A min i - t r ans i t loop running the length of the spine i s also urged. This would be done with small, spec­i a l i z e d t r o l l e y - t y p e buses now available which would run on Market St reet above and below'the mal l , following King Street in one. d i rec ­t i o n and Shipley in the Other , (using an exclusive contra-flow lane where needed to accomodate the pre­sent one-way t r a f f i c flow). Three buses could traverse the route a t 5-minute in teva l s , carrying up to 360 passengers per hour. Service would be free, if feasible, or for a minimal charge.

•Coupled with t ransportat ion re in­forcement for the spine would be streetscape improvements along King and Shipley including upgraded sidewalks, s t r e e t t rees and other pedestrian amenities. "These im­provements along the highly-traveled streets would expand the impression, of urban amenities and special place

f£urid on the mail* and a t the same' time help stimulate compatible r e ­novat ion and use a long t h e s e s t ree ts .

•The R/UDAT team also recommends aggressive restorat ion of building facades along the mall to take ad­vantage of the rich a rch i tec tura l context most evident on upper floors not touched by inappropriate modern­izations made a t ground level over the years . Incentives for such a program could be c rea ted by the ci ty, including a direct rebate for properly made improvements. Tax advantages now available for r e ­stored propert ies might also lead to viable res iden t ia l and of f ice uses for upper f loors , providing other income for building owners. These facades are a unique resource, evocative of Wilmington's pas t , and not to be found at suburban shopping centers: a potent ia l regional ap­peal presently not realized- except

for individual buildings like The Grand Opera House (a wounderful example of full-height architectural integrity).

*The study team recommends' against the proposal to construct an office tower atop the old pos t o f f i c e building. This would viola te the chracter of th is landmark and p re ­clude continued public use of the building as , for example, an ex­panded downtown branch of t he Delaware Art Museum. Any major office building cons t ruc t ion i s recommended for the existing cleared urban renewal s i t e , helping to anchor that end of the spine. In short, the mall hasn ' t gone far, enough in terms of r ea l i z ing i t s ! special place q u a l i t i e s , anchoring ) i t s south end and reinforcing i t s impact on adjacent blocks.

River-To-River i s a v i t a l concept' and deserves- fu l l p u b l i c / p r i v a t e support.

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SUGGESTED.DEVELOPMENT - RODNEY SQUARE

PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION - GOVERNMENT PLAZA

TO MARKET STREET MALL

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LOWER MARKET RIVERFRONT

As companion "to the River-to-River Spine Proposal, the R/UDAT team took a concentrated look a t the Lower Market Street neighborhood, includ­ing the Christiana River frontage. The following proposals should be considered to ful ly r e a l i z e t h i s

• south end of the spine as a needed "draw":

•Wilmington Boulevard limited access should stop west of Market S t r ee t , becoming an at-grade boulevard. As present ly planned the boulevard would cut off the end of Market Street for pedestrian and vehicular

t acces to the restored s ta t ion and proposed water front attractions.

*A de ta i led examination of t h i s Wilmington Boulevard route could .allow an en t rance to the l o c a l -s t reet system via Front and Second S t r e e t aV .Ta tna l l r a t h e r than Market, permitting development of a parking structure in the' block be­

tween the s t r e e t s . This f a c i l i t y could serve parking needs for Del Tech wi thout impeding p l a n n e d expansion.

•Christiana River frontage for ap­proximately one block east and west of Market should be developed as a waterfront park with promenade and other act ive or passive u s e s . A concrete plant immediately across the river could be acquired as par t of the same open-space mode, giving lower Market a needed gateway image. A warehouse building ju s t west of the proposed park could be developed for res tauran t , shopping or other uses.

•Space to the rear of the rai l road station should be used parking and as a potential s i te for a t ranspor­tation center linked to the Market s t r e e t Spine through the t r a n s i t loop.

Contraflow Bus Lane on King

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KING STREET FARMER'S MARKET

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Wilmington Riverfront

4444 I n d u s t r i a l Land

iSSw Future I n d u s t r i a l

HHi E x i s t i n g Open Space

sV.v.; open Space/Action Areas

Wilmington's riverfront represents; a natural resource tha t has la rge ly" been underutilized in the past . The area of concern encompasses The Brandywine Creek from Market Street, the Christina River to lower Market Street area.

The R/UDAT Team t a lked p r i m a r i l y with two Wilmington organizat ions who have spent a considerable amount of t ime on t h e i s s u e . The Wilmington Department of Planning has published a report e n t i t l e d A Pilot Plan for Wilmington's In- Down Riverfront^ dated November 1979. This plan c a l l s for a mixture of indus t r i^Mv c o m m e r c i a l , and conservation r e c r e a t i o n zoning. Cityside, Inc. h^',inventoried much

• of the land ownership and land use along t h e r i v e r s a s w e l l a s conducted tours to develop publ ic interest in the area.

R/UDAT does not wish to o f f e r a different plan; rather, we feel that the P i a n m i n g D e p a r t m e n t and C i t y s i d e ' s g o a l may e a c h be-accommodated within the e x i s t i n g pi lot p l a n w i t h some m i n o r variations. The major need of the Wilmington r i v e r f r o n t i s t he immediate acceptance of a plan:

o Some of the land and buildings are in an uncertain s ta tus as

to future ownership and use.

o The a rea r e p r e s e n t s a l a s t . chance to ,e4§ablish a unique recreat ion and conse rva t ion area within walking distance of downtown;

o The area represents an under­utilized tax revenue source.,

o The implementa t ion of t h e project will make an immediate impact on both residents and present and fu tu re bus iness organizations.

o The project wi l l complete the east-west corr idor connection between easts ide and c e n t r a l r e s iden t i a l d i s t r i c t s . Old Swedes Church wi l l be further assured of i t s p l a c e as a historical monument.

R/ODAT's plan i s e s s e n t i a l l y the same as that presented in the P i lo t Plan but incorporates some of the important concerns of Cityside, Inc. We recommend adding three features:

o The a r e a a t t h e s o u t h e r n gateway at Market should be l e f t in open s p a c e . T h i s concept wi l l t i e in with the open vista pedestrian concept of the River to River Plan.

o The e a s t e r l y end of t h e p e n i n s u l a formed by t h e confluence of th two r i v e r s should be re-zoned open space i n s t e a d of c o m m e r i c a l -industr ial . This space, j u s t north, of the exist ing marina, would become a p a r k f o r recreation purposes.

o A 50-200 foot wide green be l t easement should be designed and landscaped around as much of the en t i r e peninsula cm both r i v e r banks as p o s s i b l e , extending upstream along both banks of the Brandywine creek and Christiana river.

While we recognize these steps wi l l reduce some potent ia l property tax income, we feel the \i00i^ concept will be mutually beneficial to both industry and the public. I t should a l s o h e l p u p g r a d e e x i s t i n g underutilized industrial property.

At the same time, we recommend the City act ively seek new indus t r i a l land that offers more potential than the existing r iverfront peninsula. Almost any a l t e r n a t e land would offer more direct truck access and avoid floodplain conditions.

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OPEN PARKLAND

Brandywine Marsh Recreation Area

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Geater Wilmington Conservancy

Ci t ies

i l ^ j j j Urbanized Area

• Indust r ia l Sites

Open Space

Difcributib of development in New CaStle cinty i s p resen t ly along mapr tyhways and s t r e a m b ^ d s betveen je two major c i t i e s ; south of Hew f s t l e ; northwards toward Philadejiia. Indus t r ia l develop-, ment in(ie County is centered along the DelJare and Christ iana Rivers or alonipajor highways. The County i s charjterized by ro l l ing h i l l s , streantis.and a high percentage of open- l i and woodland. Major parks and cp^ space reserves, with a few excepths, are located within the

"•'tixf'i Wilmington and long the Brandjine.

Recent ex t ens ive envi ronmenta l studies have led to certain innova­tive regulations intended to protect Water quality and ecological func­t ions, but these controls need to be supplemented and extended by pos i ­t ive incentives for comprehensive open space preservation which look to the land i tself as irreplaceable resource.

Bje R/tiMVr team strongly recommends establishment of a Greater Wilming­ton Conservancy, a consortium of public and private i n t e r e s t s whose purpose would be to acqu i re and-maintain s t ra tegic parcels of open space both for environmental con­

s i d e r a t i o n s and a c t i v e / p a s s i v e recreation. Makeup of the conser­vancy should include c o r p o r a t e foundations, public representat ion and any i n t e r e s t e d i n d i v i d u a l s . Th i s o r g a n i z a t i o n could fund planning studies in cooperation with public agencies to se t p r i o r i t i e s for land acquisition. I t could also par t i c ipa te in related a c t i v i t i e s such as h i s t o r i c building or s i t e preservat ion. The a c t i v i t i e s of t h i s group should-be reg iona l in nature, but not limited to outlying a reas . We bel ieve, in f a c t , i t s in i t i a l focus should be on acquiring key p a r c e l s on t he Wilmington waterfront.

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Regional Location/Development Policy

Regional location

Greater Wilmington i s what i t i s ^ S l a y in l a rge p a r t because of

r e l a t ionsh ips ty ing the a rea to other locations and making i t par t of- l a r g e r reg ions of a c t i v i t y . Resulting from a long h i s t o r y of development, these r e l a t i o n s h i p s bfl? enhance and limit what Greater Wilmington is and can be. In fac t , they are more important to l i f e in Wilmington than are features of the City 's s i t e . Two aspects of these r e l a t i o n s h i p s , l o c a t i o n in Megalopolis and l o c a t i o n n e a r Philadelphia, are outlined here.

As a part of the Boston/Washington Megalopolis, Grea t e r Wilmington sha re s t h a t a r e a ' s ro l e as t h e primary control center within the American socio-economic system. The distinctive business of Megalopolis i s information p r o c e s s i n g and d e c i s i o n m a k i n g . G r e a t e r Wilmington's corporate headquarters, with the i r far-flung nat ional and international operations and t h e i r h i g h l y t r a i n e d t e c h n i c a l and professional personnel, exemplify the opntrol function. The l o c a l impact of t h i s a c t i v i t y has been profound and positive, resul t ing in a general level of aff luence and quality of l ife which is the envy of resource-rich areas.

Greater Wilmington, of course, also shares those i n t e r n a l q u a l i t i e s which contribute to the uniqueness of Megalopolis as a region within the united States, Nowhere e lse i s t h e r e s u c h an e x t e n s i v e concentration of population living a t high densi t ies . Twenty percent of the nation's people lives here in an area about the size of the s t a t e of Maine, and c o n c e n t r a t i o n c o n t i n u e s . Al though a r e a of stagnation and decline are evident, Megalopolis and i t s vicini ty remain the focus for population growth in the northeastern United S t a t e s . At least unti l 1975, New Castle County was among the rapidly growing areas.

Wilmington's most important neighbor i s Philadelphia, only 30 miles away (see map). Indeed, Wilmington i s in many ways a sa te l l i te center within tne Philadelphia urban^^le l feci^Lr

Ties linked between the two c i t i e s are strong, and the smaller center depends on the l a r g e r for many metropol i tan-lever functions that would be i t s own in a more isolated situation. Obvious examples are air t r a v e l , t e l e v i s i o n , and s p o r t s ac t iv i t ies .

Intense interaction with Megalopolis . a$d with Philadelphia c lea r ly have

massive impacts on the G r e a t e r Wilmington a r e a . Although some e f f e c t s such as t h e l a c k of f u n c t i o n a l c o m p l e t e n e s s as a m e t r o p o l i t a n c e n t e r might be disadvantageous, ove ra l l e f f e c t s have been positive. Most important, however, i s the process involved. Because of the high i n t e n s i t y of i n t e r a c t i o n with o t h e r p l a c e s , Greater Wilmington i s unusua l ly subject to influences over which i t has l i t t l e or no control. This must be recognized as a fact of l oca l l i f e .

Development Policy

Comments we heard regard ing the State development process centered on the following issues:

b The image tha t the Sta te i s an expensive one to l ive in and do b u s i n e s s i n ; i . e . , p e r s o n a l income tax too high (19% down to 13%).

o The p r io r image of a no-growth a t t i t u d e by the S t a t e s t i l l l i nge r s . An image of being a one industry (chemical) State.

o The State appears to have a large I government structure r e l a t ive to'' the size and population. There i s a high debt per capita r a t i o . P rev ious b u d g e t s have been defici t budgets, thereby creating--u n c e r t a i n t y in t he p r i v a t e -sector.

County and City development agencies look to the State for leadership in aggressive sel l ing a t the nat ional level for development opportunities. In o r d e r t o a s s i s t t h e l o c a l deve lopment e x e c u t i o n of t he p r o g r a m s , t h e r e a r e s e v e r a l suggestions R/UDAT makes:

o Continue the controlled f i s ca l policies a t the Sta te level now in effect to demonstrate to the private sector that the State i s r e s p o n s i b l e and r e s p o n s i v e . C on f ide nc e i s c r i t i c a l t o long-range business investment decisions. The above policy will help reduce the negative image c r e a t e d by the p r e s e n t h igh income tax structure. The State should be more aggres s ive in developing t h e i r i n d u s t r i a l planning and development function to help market the State.

o Target employment diversification fo r New C a s t l e County wi th p a r t i c u l a r e m p h a s i s on Wilmington.

Regarding comments received von the City of Wilmington, the following were fel t to be of importance:

o high unemployment

o lack of concerned news media

o lack of aggress ive p o l i t i c a l leadership"

o l a c k o f c u l t u r a l a n d entertainment opportunit ies in downtown

o one industry city

o lack of suitable industrial land

o" low income housing deter iorat ion and minority displacement

Suggestions to improve the above perceived problems are as follows:

o P o l i t i c a l leadership needs to communicate with the public on an ongoing basis regarding programs, projects and issues.

o The local news media must take a more r e s p o n s i b l e r o l e in communicating the above issues.

o The City must seek a d d i t i o n a l i n d u s t r i a l land development o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o r e d u c e unemployment, d ivers i fy the one industry image, increase the tax base and help reduce the low income housing problems.

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Issues Advertising Supplement to News-Journal Papers, May, 1980 Uk

Among the issues brought to the a t ­tention of H/UDAT, some are narrow while others are broad. Some were mentioned frequently, others once or a few times. They also vary in s ig­nificance and immediacy. Given limitations inherent in the R/UDAT approach ( e s p e c i a l l y time con­s t r a i n t s and a lack of d e t a i l e d local knowledge), the team decided to focus on selected complexes of i ssues . These were selected p r i ­marily on the basis of t he i r p ro ­minence in the perceptions of local people and the team.. They also were fe l t to be susceptable to analysis from the fresh viewpoint of o u t ­s i d e r s . .Although some concerns about Wilmington's sur roundings enter the picture, Wilmington i tself and, more specifically, i t s cen t ra l area received major treatment. But for the record, here is a listing of a l l issues raised before the team during i t s two days of .non-stop communication | r3m.Wilming^o^ '^ . cit izens: W^!A%

Lack of private sector i n t e r e s t pi lower downtown development

Unattractive Market Street Building facades

Reliance on automobile and chemical industries

Lack of downtown supermarket

L i t t l e shor t - te rm and long-term downtown parking

Lengthy and uncertain development review process in the City

Location of Gander Hill Prison near residential neighborhood in City

Impact of suburban-malls on downtown re ta i l activity

Over-all image of Wilmington

Lack of communication between the public and the government

-Need to attract convention business in the downtown

Revitalization of the area around the train station H B ^ !

High l e v e l of u n e m p l o y m e n t p a r t i c u l a r l y among young and minorities.

Strip commercial development

Pos t o f f i l ^ m o d i f i c a t i o n f o r Wilmington Trust Bank

State Statutory Budget Limitation on school district

Low teacher morale in New Cas t le District

Negative State image for indus t r i a l development

U n c e r t a i n i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of development plans by the County and the City

Traffic congestion in Newark

Potential res ident ia l encroachment on watersheds

Potential for chemical museum

Effects of past urban sprawl

Negative City image for i ndus t r i a l development '

Lack of s t r e e t l a n d s c a p i n g in downtown

Potential use of vacant upper floors in downtown

Too much government r e l a t i v e to i State l population

Lack of media .understanding and support

Need t o i n c r e a s e b l u e c o l l a r employment

Maximize tourist potential

L i t t l e c i t i z e n p a r t i c i p a t i o n in planning matters

Barrier effect of .Wilmington Blvd

Lack of green open space downtown

Fragmented ^planning among C i t y , County and State Agencies

Lack of recreation and entertainment downtown

^ ^ ^ l l i C B m e n J t of lower income residents

Concern about Project Omega

Lack of downtown evening retailing

Inadequate t ransi t service level

High State personal income tax

Lack of downtown cultural . l ^ ^ ^ ^ B

Location of new H e r i ^ ^ ^ h ^ . a ^ ^ quarters

City wage tax

Poor t r a n s i t i | | | r e l d e r l y and handicapped | IJsifiPli*

Lack of City Committment to Delaware Technical College v | ^ |

Lack of visible public and pr ivate leadership £ $»&$

Poor ava i l ab i l i t y v ^^ax# service

Poor access to the waterfront

Industry v s . open space on the waterfront

University land ownership in Newark

High Cost of Workmans Compensation

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Two full days of reports, commentary and personal testimony from Wilming­ton area l eade r s and c i t i z e n r y amounted to an i n t e n s i v e s h o r t -course for the Wilmington R/UDAT team. The barrage of information came with b r e a k f a s t , a t formal hearings, over lunch, 6n bus and airplane tours , during d inne r — anytime residents talked the team listened, a l l in prepara t ion for a weekend" analysisVSMf issues facing the community. ^^te"-^

The f i r s t exposure came early Friday with a 7:30 a.m. breakfast a t the DuPont Hotel where the team engaged $ h . r o u n d - t a b l e . d i s c u s s i o n , wi th elected of f ic ia l s , representa t ives of major corporat ions, f i n a n c i a l i n t e r e s t s , urban p l a n n e r s , and others influential in shaping Wilm­ington. What was discussed? Every­thing from the s t a t e and c i t y ef­forts to reduce obstacles for new industry and business, to the new emphasis on preserving neighborhood character aid scale, to' r iva l ry and conflict between various levels of government.

Tours of the c i ty and surrounding terr i tory followed, with some, team members taking to the a i r for an overview and others going by bus. A general ground tour a t mid-morning through New Cas t l e County along major highways and through various communities such as Newark and Brandywine Hundred afforded the R/UDAT o b s e r v e r s a g e n e r a l conception of the area: fo r the most part a pleasant , green place , though cheapened along certain roads by commercial s t r ip c lu t ter . A "Government Session" a f te r lunch was the f i r s t formal hearing, with 15 minute presentat ions from Ken Pecker, HUD r e p r e s e n t a t i v e from Philadelphia; Roy Lopata, Newark planning director; Ed O'Donnell, New Castle County Department of Plann­ing; Jim Tung, Wilmington Metropoli­tan Area Planning Coord ina t ing Council (WimAPCO); Don Devine, City of Wilmington Planning Department; and Nathan Hayward I I I , Office of Management, Budget & Planning, State of Delaware. Speakers briefed the i ^ ^ . # n planning and development goals, pointing out specif ic areas of concern. • For Newark, emphasis was on maintaining high s e r v i c e level for residents while facing up to such factors as aging neighbor­hoods, large University of Delaware holdings (not tax producing>.48 per­cent,of land area), and the need for greater county control of develop­ment on the c i t y ' s f r inge. County Planning Director O'Donnell traced patterns of post-war growth that led to rapid expansion in the Brandywine Hundred and other far-f lung areas , explaining that for now both slower growth and containment of new devel­opment in areas presently served by sewer and water had reduced the sprawl effect. Particular attention i s also given to preserving l inear open space along the county's water­ways through subdivision r e g u l a ­tions, outright purchase and conser-

j vation ef for ts by pr ivate groups. Prime future issues projected for the county a re : conserving prime

agricultrual land, s tabi l iz ing and upgrading older suburbs, environ­mental issues and energy shortage impact. Counted in the county's favor? Good locat ion, reasonable housing cos t s , proximity t o the ocean and mountains and t r a d i t i o n a l good re la t ionship with b u s i n e s s . O'Donnell countered an impression given the R/UDAT team e a r l i e r , saying the various agencies act ive in planning throughout the county each have their own special targeted concerns and do not overlap and dup­l ica te . The county deals primari ly in raw land, the City of Wilmington in urban land, O'Donnell s t a t e d . "Both a c t i v i t i e s are important in their own right."

The City of Wilmington's ear ly in­volvement in good land use planning, mostly spotty with the vision of a few individuals leading to such public amenities as Brandywine Park and Bancroft Boulevard, was traced by current Planning Di rec to r Don Devine. This early move toward an at tractive u rban^ t t i ng was i n t e r ­rupted by overcrowding during World War I I (which led to de te r io ra t ion of housing) and r a p i d , c a r e l e s s post-war growth. ,

"By the 60's theiftounty was f u l l into subdivisions and the City got into urban renewal," Devine sa id . I t was not u n t i l t h i s time t h a t Wilmingtoh, New Castle County and the State of Delaware se t up pro­fessional planning s t a f f s . As for Wilmington renewal, the a t ten t ion was focused oh downtown via a 1964 p i l o t p l a n . Of some 20 b l o c k s

W :c|l^a*fi^^six^»B^|n' undeve-loTO^g|^ Devine expressed the, opinion that current lrcis^of growth pressure had cuased less cbncMnT., about develop­ment in the ci ty , and that there was a low-priwivty/*|e^'ling about the ' waterftoij&'due to no market pres ­sures. "We have'planning process,

> ^ ^ a y e coordination, but for the '*^^pa 'r iVp^ople don ' t ca re . The issues Mvejfchanged from downtown to neighborhood s t r a t e g y ' , " Devine feels .

Immediately fol lowing the l o c a l government review, tfrere was a

J "Business Session" with a number of ; spokesmen r e p r e s e n t i n g v a r i o u s

points of view about the Wilmington a r e a ' s development problems and potent ia l . Some capsule points made

* Ed Lacey, Hercliles Corp. — The company has faith in the City repre­sented by i t s planned 12rstory, $130 million headquarters to be b u i l t a t the North end of downtown. They wanted that specif ic s i t e because archi tec t recommended i t , b ^ a u ^ ^ a rea arounlL'is s t a b l e , p u b l i c transporation close (35 percent of employees use i t ) .

* Tom Cope, Delmarva Power — Com­pany attempting to respond to urban environment with more underground s e r v i c e , inc ludihg some maj o r transmission lines. Regrets lack of a r ch i t e c tu r a l c o n t r o l s in urban renewal area (around the company's off ice b u i l d i n g ) , and f e e l s the* c i ty ' s approach to urban redevelop­ment has been "spotty and not co­hesive enough" to give business full confidence. Sees growth po ten t ia l

within c i ty through rehab and new townhouses, but wants c o n s i s t e n t policy with "teeth" for development proceedures.

* Barry Kennards, Area Merchant — S t a t e d f l a t l y t h a t downtown Wilmington i s not a r e t a i l center and n e v e r w i l l b e . Suburban shopping has ruled for 25 yea r s w i t h b e t t e r s t o r e s , b e t t e r selection, and the new $100 mil l ion regional center j u s t opened a year ago is rapidly accessible even for r e s i d e n t s of the c i t y . Sees downtown worker market, but limited

. to 30 or 35 hours per week compared to 70+ hours per week a t suburban locations. Feels "old leases" are only reason many remaining downtown merchants are s t i l l operating. New business can't afford to come in a t current ren ta l ra tes and l imi ted market . Sdid c i t y n e v e r gave merchants parking they promised, only built for corporat ions. Sees I S M L p o t e n t i a l for s p e c i a l i z e d services irajgoods to be clustered a££jb^tion near downt^gj,._, • :1

^^S^Bundeson , Developer ~ Con­s t ruc t s new townhouses in City of Wilmington. Sees, good marke t (beyond tempora^y^setbacks) due to s e r v i c e s a v a i l a b l e and ene rgy conservation b o ^ ^ i n regards to t ravel ^£tia«iees and lower energy

" ;ppind!jgra#^arty-wall construction, looks for amenities such as a r iver view, Old;|iy*ie walls or other urban features to give townhouse c lus te rs special c h a p t e r . Feels strongly t^ife^jirfey ,s)k>uld use r i v e r as an amenity fo^itousing, office and ,en-

; ^ ^ l ^ ^ ; development, not for i M f e ^ ^ w t ^ ^ i j ^ n e M j the water

' ^ ^ s e ^ ; k | ^ ^ ^ | a ^ f Construction — ; ' ^ ^ i C & i f i n ^ ^ . but! limited market

downtown ^[r; of f ice psace due to a 1 eb^ferblled group of users. Would be

interested in waterfront ^velopment but presently can't .determine "what

!; ;C!kghfc happen around us."

* Ed Golinf Guage Corp. — Spoke of a need for Wilmington to develop

| i n t e l l i g e n t tourism" and ^Wjsj^Tj ing idea for the community to r a l ly around. %p>.city presently lacks

V;s§n|£ of what i t i s , where i t ' s going. Suggested development of a high-technology conference center bu i ld ing on the chemical head­quarters community.

* Bob Hickman, Jackson-Cross of Delaware — Traced growth of down­town office space from approximately ^ ( m i l l i o n sq. f t . in 1964 to ap­proximately 3.2 million in 1979.

:.rAv^age addition of 87,000 sg. f t . per year but hot t h a t high now. Estimates 1.4 mill ion «q. f t . of office space in suburbs now, grow-

• ing. Sees limited growth of demand fo r space downtown without new influx.

Saturday the R/UDAT team conducted a "Citizens Public Forum* from 9 a.m. through ea r ly afternoon a t Del Tech's Auditorium. There was a r e ­port from a spokesman for the North­e a s t A l l i a n c e , p r i m a r i l y about housing needs for low-rincome r e s i ­dences living in t h i s quadrant of

the City (population about 25,000). but also noting particular porblems of employment for the largely young (50 percent under 25 years) group. There.was also disucssion of other concerns: public housing disrepair, need for "Move-Up" opporutnity, lack of a convenient super market and location of the Gander Hill Prison,

In addition to scheduled presenta­t ions from the J u n i o r League of Wilmington, Community Action of Greater Wilmington and the Wilming­ton Senior Center, the R/UDAT c i t i ­zens forum opened the f l oo r tp comment from a variety of residents who chose to speak on their own. An a rch i t ec t and member of the New Castle County Planning Commission, Charles Weymouth, alluded to con-f tinuing city-county conf l ic t s and the lack of a true comprehensive plan for the county to follow, i j | also urged development of the Wilnif ington waterfront for r e s iden t i a l , recreation and other uses, saying there had been to much planning aha no action.

Several cit izens spoke to the need for increased clutural cpporutnities in Wilmington, both for the well-to-do and lower income res idents . A number r e f e r r e d to an elif.eV "Brandywine Tradit ion" that^ P$$M\ l i t t l e emphasis on a r t s for th£ general populace.

The final presentations came in an " i n s t i t u t i o n Sess ion" Saturday afternoon: •'

•Ol iver Deehan, Wilmington Mea,ic^l Center — ^viewed the his tory o£ the controversial Plan Omega, which started with the hospital merger in 1968, and proceeded through 50 a l t e r n a t i v e concepts from 1971 through 1974, a long and involved proceedure that, produced Plan Omegai The medical center wi l l re tain it 's Delaware branch near downtowhV closing two smaller hospi ta ls and building a new hosp i ta l to serve population in the southwest portion of the countyI The plan has recent^ ly received a favorable ruling in. a Federal court sui t .

* William Faucett, Delaware Techni­cal Community College — Outlined programs for Del Tech's downtown and Stanton campuses, with downtown concentrating in business a r t s and some medical programs. Despite rundown condition of neighborhood* he reports there is no major securiH ty problem. Major needs are long-range parking, t ransportat ion for students to and from the county and future expansion, with current capa* city of 1,000 students to be reached, next year. Some disappointment that the c i ty has not carr ied through aggressively with plans to upgrade nearby blocks.

* Dr. Jack Freebury, New Cas t le County Schools.— Briefed team on Federal Court decision on consol i ­date city and couty schools, result* ing in a drop of school population from 63,558 in 1978 to 58,459 a t present and projected 53,435 for next year. Overall present rac ia l balance is 72.3 percent white, 24.8 percent black, j u s t over 2 percent Spanish. The system has closed 17 schools of a total 120 over the past t h ree y e a r s , and v i ab l e use of surplus buildings was given as a major concern. Rising c o s t s and fixed income also has the system in a pinch.

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Acknowledgements

i "One of the nice things about Wilm­ington is that i t i s so easy to get to Philadelphia. I like the I tal ian neighborhood on the h i l l . That 's

1 . where I ' d l ike to l i v e . If you live there you can have' the c i ty a t

1 , your front door and the county out your back door."

Team leader of the Greater Wilming-I ton R/UDAT, Fred Travisano i s a

.partner of Clark and T rav i s ano , Trenton. In his present position he has been involved with commercial

! and private projects, which not only reflect the budgets and p a r t i c u l a r needs of h is c l i e n t s but are also energy efficient and appropriate to

the surrounding environment. Pr ior to t h i s he was wi th T r e n t o n ' s D e p a r t m e n t of P l a n n i n g and Development, where he lead an i n t e r d i s c i p l i n a r y t e a m of archi tec t ' s , landscape a r c h i t e c t s , p lanners , and g raph ic de s igne r s which p r o v i d e d t he c i t y wi th complete a r c h i t e c t u r a l s e r v i c e s including i n i t i a l programming and budgeting, design and construction supervis ion, and post-occupancy evaluation. He has also worked as a pro jec t des igner with Skidraore, Owings, and Merrill in New York and Chicago. %W^\

Travisano has also been active in

t e a c h i n g . a r c h i t e c t u r e and urban design. He i s now member of the adjunct design f a c i l i t y a t the New Jersey School or Archi tecture . He was also a faculty member a t Cooper Uhion where he had previously r e ­ceived his Bachelor of Architecture degree. He has received numerous awards for his work including an Urban Design Concept Honor Award from HUD for his Mill Hill Histor ic Park Project (1976) , New J e r s e y Planning Officials Citation (1977) and the Progressive Arch i t ec tu re Award (1978) f o r h i s North 25 Nieghborhocd Redevelopment Project.

"I think i t has enormous soc ia l and business potential ."

W i l l i a m C . Badger;2-i% a . v i c e p r e s i d e n t of Spalding and S lye Corporation, a national rea l es ta te development'.firm he&j!m&rtered in Boston, Massachusetts, with regional branches in Washington, D. C, , Oklahoma C i t y , Oklahoma, and

•Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm i s i n v o l v e d wi th p r o j e c t s in commercial offjiibe, i n d u s t r i a l , r e t a i l , an&Vresidential p ro jec t s ; and p r o v i d e ^ ^ / f u l l r ange of s e r v i c e s inclualLiftg development functions^ : c ^ ^ ^ B c t i o n , property

and energy management. Spalding and Slye are current ly involved with s l i g h t l y below ^100,000,000 in construction projects.

Mr. Badger has personally developed-numerous projects such a^ar downtown m u l t i - u s e h i g h r i s e / i ^ i t c i u d i n g | f a c i l i t i e s for o f f i c e s , r e t a i l center and a pafkirig g a r a g e ) , a suburban executive office project, a 1,200 acre indus t r ia l park as well as assorted renovation projects. He i s a graduate of Middlebury College and the Harvard Business1 School's program for Management Development.

"Wilmington's business , p o l i t i c a l , ^a^^^yeoj^u j l ^ i k * JL%?,If e HI a r e

•§,<:§& %Sojgej^j?r^^|fep^' l i t e ra 1 ly ' a ^ ^ s y ^ ^ c f i U y take thgir c i ty up i$sh$iriver or watch i t go down the

Now with-He^ry and Heery Architects -and _£naihej<rs ( A t l a n t a ) , Roy P *

l E B a ^ g l ^ ^ ^ e has Had a d i v e r s e background in both the publ|ee£"and* pr iva te planning a r e a s . Before assuming-..Ms'current post, he heald

p o s i t i o n s in Cooper, Carry and Asjsoc.. A r c h i t e c t s ( A t l a n t a ) , Prangiamore Assoc. Architects and

;^laj^ersn(|few.york), and of f ie j i^ f lower Manhatten Development, City of New York. Among, the projects which he has beem involved in are : a new regional corpora te headquar t e r s r e s e a r c h . . ^ c i l i t y , MARTA/Garnett Street Rapid Transi t Sta t ion; the M a n h a t t a n L a n d i n g L a n d , f $ l | | Development; and the Greenwich Street Special Zoning Dis t r ic t (New York)/ ••!§$: J?2

Prangiamore has also been act ively involved in museum exhibit design. He has done exhibits for the Atlanta Historical Society, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and was formerly associated with Museum Planning ,

' I n c . He was a Coope r Union representative §ot A^ri^an Schools of Architecture European Work/Study Program and received his Bachelor of Architecture from that school in

• 1967. Ws^M

^Igiellfic flow and parking supply considerations, as well as adequate availability of public t ranspor ta­tion, are key elements to successful implementation. Le t ' s not forget the mobility need&of the elder ly and lowfj|Li|come members of the community." ^rff;f. • •-.

Dan M. Gatens i s t ^ t ransportat ion expert who has conducted a.wide range of analyses on t r a n s p o r t a ­tion alternatives, on the operations and impact of t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s

| sys tems , on the development of

p a r k i n g , p r o g r a m s , and on the s t r a t e g i e s of i m p l e m e n t a t i o n . Currently^ he i s responsibtp^for-i providing ongoing t r a n s p o r t a t i o n planning services for the City of Boulder, Colorado.. His dut ies "have i n c l u d e d d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e transportation plan for the downtown mall; and assessment of t r a f f i c c i r c u l a t i o n , p a r k i n g " a n d environmental impacts a s soc i a t ed with proposed regional- shopping c e n t e r s . He a l s o p r o v i d e s consultant services in t ranspor ta­tion planning to private commercial

and recreational developers. Recent pro jec ts in t h i s a rea include a comprehensive downtown parking plan, Vancouver, Washington;/,aj$|ana lys is of parking and circulation needs at the Mt. Werner dci area; assessment of travel demand forecasts for the West Seattle Freeway design; and the Transit Center s i t e select ion and conceptual design.

Mr. Gaterts r e c e i v e d both h i s Bachelor and Master Degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington, and has also published in the t r a n s p o r t a t i o n planning field.

"Potential for one of the qual i ty c i t i es of the country . . . absolute quality."

Archi tect , Stephen A. George has been executive director of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of P i t t s ­burgh since 1973. Previously, he served as director to P i t t sburgh ' s Department of Lands and Buifflings and later director of the Department of Parks and Recreation. A graduate

of Carnegie-Mellon University, Steve has worked with various a rchi tec­tural firms during. h is ' career on a diversity of design and construction projects, including housing rehabi­l i ta t ion. Besides being a member of American Inst i tu te cf Architects, he i s also a member of the board of ACTION Bousing, I nc . , The Board of P i t t s b u r g h B a l l e t Thea t r e , and President of the Arts and Cra f t s Center of Pittsburgh.

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"I think residents take for granted, understandably, a nicely scaled, for t h e mos t p a r t b e a u t i f u l l y landscaped, congenial environment. . I think there is an opportunity with aggressive, thoughtful, improvements to make an attractive virtue of i t ' s givens on the order of Charleston, Savannah, or other smaller, coas ta l c i t i es in Florida."

Philip Morris is executive d i r ec to r of Southern Living magazine. He has expressed his concerns and interests

' in urban' development matters through a r t i c l e s he has wri t ten , for S. L. Some of the issues he has focused upon include seacoast p ro tec t ion , preservation of "open space", and community revitalization.

Morris holds membership In t h e American Soc i e ty of Landscape A r c h i t e c t s , and i s an honorary member df American I n s t i t u e of Architects, Birmingham Chapter. He r e c e i v e d h i s BA i n E n g l i s h Literature from Rockhurst College, K a n s a s C i t y , M i s s o u r i .

"There i s an unhealthy paternalism in t h i s town which t e n f d j ^ t l ^ disrespect and ignore the i n t e r e s t s of many, too many r e s i d e n t s . . . a nob le s se o b l i g e 'attiCude\^M£ej$. :

compromises and constrains the value and v i t a l i t y of what i s .and^JSat ' could be. NZn t h i s decade we must a l l be p a r t of * 'fehe^^ppfe^^'of rebuilding our c i t i e s . " ^Mfmik

Jacguelyn Hall i s an associate of Wallace, Floyd, Ellenzweig, Moore, I n c . , Boston, Massachusetts. In th is position she acted as project

manager for the Logan In ternat ional A i rpor t Year 2000 Mas t e r P l a n (Massachusetts Port Authority) and for the Southwest Corridor Orange L i n e Re T o e a t i n P r o j e c t {Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)* In conjurtetidft"with* the l a t t e r p ro jec t , 'sne^de^sfgned iand administered a p rogra t^^^p^wide a r c h i t e c t u r e , e n g i n e e r i n g and landscaping training to urban youths living in the Southwest Corridor.

Pr ior to j o i n i n g WFEM, Ms., Hall worked for s e v e r a l p r i v a t e - ^ n ^ v

public agencies involved in housing and community development. She has extensive exper ience in s e v e r a l aspects of housing, including policy and program development, housing management and tenant services, and rehabilitation design and financing. She i s a l s o i n v o l v e d in t h e act ivi t ies of several professional associations and community action organizations and has published in Urban Design Magazine and Urban Transport.

She received a B.A. degree from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of City Planning from MIT.

"I'm most impressed by Wilmington as a rea l garden c i ty - i t s h i s t o r i c and farsighted landscape development by such planners and c iv ic leaders as Frederick Law Olmstead, William Bancroft and T. F. Baynard. One of the things we'd like to encourage i s further extension of the greening process in to Wilmington 's down­town*"

Ernest W. Hutton, AICP i s current ly a principal- in Buckhurs t , F i s h ,

Hutton, Katz, Ltd, a pr ivate con­sulting firm, specializing in urban planning, architecture, and develop­ment advisory services. Some of his firm's "clients include the New York State Urban Development Corporation (Real Estate and Economic Feasibili­ty Analysis), the Tri-State Regional P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n (Urban Revitalization) and the Township of South Brunswick, with the U . S . Department of Energy (Environmental and Energy Impact Studies). Before

forming BFHK Ltd, Hutton was a Senior Associate of Llewelyn-Davies Associates and before t h i s worked with Arlen Realty and Development Corp.

Hutton holds graduate degrees in planning, design, and archi tec ture and a Bachelor of A r c h i t e c t u r e Degree from the U n i v e r s i t y of Pennsylvania. He also has a BA in A r c h i t e c t u r e from P r i n c e t o n University.

"Wilmington is a be t t e r place than "most people seem to think i t i s , and the City has the po ten t ia l for an improved urban environment. Whether Wilmington 's p o t e n t i a l w i l l be realized i s s t i l l to be determined."

Lane Johnson i s a professor in the Ejigpartment of Georgraphy a t Temple U n i v e r s i t y , P h i l a d e l p h i a - , Pennsylvania. He also is associated

with Temple's Urban Studies Program and has taught in the American Studies Program. Prior to joining t h e Temple f a c u l t y i n 1 9 6 9 , Professor Johnson taught in the Department of Geography a t Wayne S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y in D e t r o i t , Michigan, for ten years . He i s a • graduate of the university of Denver and received h is M.A. and Ph. D. degrees from Clark Univers i ty in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Professor Johnson i s e s p e c i a l l y interested in urban systems and the re la t ionships of c i t i e s to t h e i r surrounding a r e a s . His c u r r e n t r e s e a r c h f o c u s e s o n

; metropolis-centered regions of the United States and population trends in and near megalopolis. Funded by a federal g r a n t , he and f i f t e e n other scholars wi l l be examining-: urbanization in India for six weeks d u r i n g t h e summer ( 1 9 8 0 ) .

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r Kinsey EtiylJis Sysak Maureen Smith Celia RQjtili Sharon Willis ,

: Kathryn -Frosberg Jeff Coleman ; Sarah Ramsey

.Bill Birsch | Tom Avoski / ' :.Gary Sharp

; Advisors m$$

- G r e a t e r Wilmington Development

l ig^o^f-' P^\ l s^ViG^ater Wilmington Deve lopment

Bob Burnham ' r

• : Wilmington Economic Development Corporation

..Blake Wilson •'j

Delaware State Chanber of Commerce

^ ^ ^ ^ 5 ^ ^ - a • W* re f Jbl^* ieJ1ty/^"

Jim S i l l s | | | | * € ! | » ^ p n ^ t t ^ ' of Urban A f f a i r s ,

University of Delaware

Edward O'Donnell Assistant Director, New Castle County Department of Planning

Serb Inden I w & l i City of Wilmington, Department of Planning

Carl Russell City of Wilmington, Office of Development j

James Tung WILMAPCO

Nathan Bayward State of Delaware, Office of Management, Budget and Planning

Peter A. Larsen #lg|M'^ :

Greater Wilmington Development Corporation

Dr. Francis Tanien University'6f Delaware, College of Urban Affairs

Roy Lopata City of Newark, P l a n n i n g Departmje^ivp

William Bundensen Bundensen, Datner S-Paul, .Inc.

Edward O'Donnell ^ M ^ Assis tant Direc tor , New Cas t l e County Department of Planning

Serb Inden City of Wilmington, Department of Planning

^^nL|rRussell . Ci ty of Wilmington, Office of

Development James Tung

i;WIIMAP00 Nathan Bayward

S t a t e of Delaware, Of f ice of Management, Budget and Planning

: Dr. Francis Tanien ^ ^ ^ f e ^ t..'.university of Delaware, College of

Urban Affairs Boy Lopata

C i t y ^ p ^ N e w a r k , P l a n n i n g Department

: Resource Personnel

Irene Carey E . I . DuPont de Nemours & Co. .

Mary Elizabeth P. Lubitch William Wood

* ^ & I . DuPont de Nemours 6 Co. Richard Douglas v

:• Bercules, Inc. 'Frederick G. Krapf, I I I • •• Krapf & Sons, Inc. William Bundensen

Bundensen, Datner 6 Paul, Inc.

R/UDAT PARTICIPANTS

I . G. Cleaver Bank of Delaware

Joseph F. Bulihan $&p^amcnd»State Telephone Conpany

James^C^siewart E.I . DuPont de Nemours & Company

Richard L.-Sutton i p ^ M * Morris, Nichols, Arsht and Tunnel 1

Arthur A. Carota Cantera Construction Company

William ''$&%*$ Delaware State Chanber of Commerce

Peter Larsqh.f \ ; v '^3o§a^^,Wilmington Development

Couricis^' Bob Allen

Farmers^Banic? Dr. Eugene Crittenden

: Bercules, Inc. William p t t "V

National vulcanized Fiber John F. Porter

Delaware Trust Conpany Irenee DuPont Liz Secor

Greater Wilmington Development Council

Mayor William McLaughlin City of Wilmington

Mary Jornlin • l ^ ^ u n t y Execu t ive , New Ca^f|pe£

County • Mayor John Redd

City of Newark Mike Greenleaf

Continental American Life Vince D'Anna

Office of Senator Joseph Biden . David Singleton

Assistant to Mayor McLaughlin Vince Oliver

Kingswocd Community Center

Donn Devine Wilmington Department of Planning

Ed O'Donnell New Castle County, Department of Planning

A. Roy Smith Cityside, Inc.

Robert Burnham Wilmington Economic Development Corporation

Carolyn Peak Community Ac t i on of G r e a t e r Wilmington i

Ken Spencer Community Ac t i on of G r e a t e r Wilmington

Ben Freemen l ? ? ^ South Wilmington Community Council

John McCune C ^ ^ ^ ^ N ^ * ^ Delaware Society of Architects

Ken Becker B.U.D., Philadelphia

Roy Lopata Newark Planning Director

Ed O'Donnell 'Ifapffl - j|NewVCastle County Department of

Planning Jim G i l l i # ^

New Castle County Bousing Director Jim Tung « . \'||$%jj$!

WILMAPCO f l l p ^ *1^'^&$\l Robert WTede

Executive Ass i s t an t for .Economic Development, New Castle Country

Carl Russell WW$^W^-Wak Business Development, Ci ty of Wilmington

Nathan Bayward,^§1$ '"{ Director , Offi&eVof Management, Budget an#%P*Fann i n g , St a t e of Delaware

I Bercujl^ Inc. pfemCo^^;;.^

. Delmar^l; Power - ^ M ^ ^ n ^ ^ ^ ^ j ^ ^ g p ^ ,\T-piri]^^KV^bpment Co^rjLta^nfe-y^

Sharon & Rudolph Ali Ali Baking C o m p a n y ^ v ^ ^ ^ ^

Larry Barrf \ V • Kennards

Robert E. Bickman Jackson-Cross of Delaware, I ^ ^ ^ ^ |

William Bundensen iff&Mivl Bundensen, Datner & Paul, Inc.

Mickey Krapf i^p ' ! ' Frederick G. Krapf & Sons, Inc.

Gauge Corporation - ^^^^^^^$. Jim Baker * C i t y Counc i lman ; , ' C i t y of

Wilmington Danny Gonzalez ' ' ^ ^ ^ ^ i ^ ^ ^ ^ f e ^ " David Budson s ^ ^ ' f ^ ^ P ^ ' -Bonnie Anderson' Damon Mills i l $ i P P N ^ Gordon Wirght l l l f f e l Wali Rushdan Oliver Deehan §S|lll($

Wilmington Medica l C e n t e r , Planning/Development .

Norman Alper S t . Francis Bospi ta l , F a c i l i t y Planning

Rowland Elzea Director, Delaware Art Museum

William Faucett Campus D i r e c t o r , D e l a w a r e Technical College

Blake Wilson Chamber of Commerce 1

A. Roy Smith Cityside, Inc.

Sally 0'Byrne Cityside,. mc .

Prisci l la Thonpson Cityside, Inc.

Dr. Jack Freebury New Castle County Schools

Qufri'klBUTOHS

Alfredo Beron, mc . Anderson & Mahaffy, Inc. Audio visual Arts, Inc. Bonner, Funk & Associates Benry I . Brown, I I I Christ iana Cultrual Center of Old

Swedes, Inc. Committee of 100 Continental American Life Insurance

Company Customs Bouse Square Associates Delaware Bistorical Society Delaware Society of Architects Delaware State Arts Council Delaware Technica l & Community

College Eleuthere I . DuPont Mrs. B. B. DuPont Irenee DuPont, J r . E. I . DuPont de Nemours & Company Edward C. Derby, AIA Architects G r e a t e r Wilmington Development. *\ Council BerculeSV i^c / ' lv j Samuel E. Bomsey Victorine Bomsey Peter Jennings' Krapf & Sons, Inc. Lanier.Business Products Center Eugene C. LaSalle Moeckel Carbonell& Partners New Castle County Executive New Castle County Council Parity Development Corporation Rone©. COrporat i^^^ Phyllis Seibel /&$&$£.

' -Buck''Simpers '••jM^)^^^^^^^M State of Delaware S t a t e of D e l a w a r e , Of f i ce of

Management,. Budget and Planning Take-A-Break :: }!$&$&, Tecot Electric Supply Company, Inc. V & S Bomsey, lne^^^j^o '^*t•^feV? r

Charles M. Weymouth WiMan^\'^jteM^"^^'^^ Wilmington Blue Print. Service,. Inc. Wilmingtoii>'Gity Cbuncilftv'.:'.; Wilmington Savings Fund Society Wyman E ^ c ^ i c a l Service I ; j# fp^

Special thanks to the Sews Journal J Papers ^or printing and assistance.

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