The purpose of this request for proposal is to identify a consultant that can supply the City of Monroe, Michigan (the "City") with an interdisciplinary Downtown Master Plan which melds a visionary urban design plan inspired by New Urbanism principles with a market-based economic strategy, combined with a current conditions and future needs analysis for parking. The selected firm is intended to be the primary consultant on the project, but partnering with other professional sub-consultant(s) operating as team members is permissible.
The project will coalesce existing planning documents into one, holistic, long-term, visionary and comprehensive plan which positions the downtown for readiness and efficiency in attracting developer interest, emphasizes pedestrian access and connectedness into and throughout the downtown, improves the ability to attract quality and sustainable growth, raises expectations about downtown’s future, promotes creation of public spaces and addresses parking needs through data-driven decision-making. The plan will specify actions to fulfill the ambitions described and will assign responsible parties and partners.
