Location: Akron, OH
Akron Innerbelt Reconnecting Communities Master Plan
Closing: June 10, 2024
Description
The City of Akron is requesting qualifications from experienced urban design consultants to complete a Reconnecting Communities Master Plan for the Akron Innerbelt study area.
In 2022 the US Department of Transportation issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot (RCP) Grant Program, Akron recognized it as an opportunity to create an equitable and healing-centered Master Plan vision for the vacant Innerbelt site. Akron’s RCP proposal is one of only 39 planning grants awarded by DOT out of 435 applications. The City of Akron owns a significant portion of the Innerbelt study area, and extensive community outreach regarding the future of the site has been performed over the past three years. We are now ready to move forward with reimagining the Innerbelt site as a catalyst for positive change in our community. Successful completion of this Master Plan will give Akron a clear strategy for moving forward and will position the city well to apply for a Reconnecting Communities Implementation Grant in the near future.
The purpose of the RCP Program is to reconnect communities by removing, retrofitting, or mitigating transportation facilities that create barriers to community connectivity. The Akron Innerbelt Master Plan will achieve these goals by creating a shared and equitable vision for this land that allows it to contribute to the long-term economic viability and vitality of the city. Through these efforts, we can begin to heal the physical and emotional scars left by the highway, and move forward as a better, stronger community
How to Apply
Qualifications shall be labeled “RFQ 2024 Akron Innerbelt Master Plan CONSULTANT NAME”
Qualifications must be received by the City of Akron no later than 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 10, 2024.
Proposals must be submitted electronically: Upload using the link provided on the Innerbelt Master Plan project webpage.