Riverside Comprehensive Plan Update
Information
- Location Riverside, California
- Size 900 acres
- Completion 2010
- Services Architecture
BNIM was selected to complete a Plan Update in late 2009 that focused on the future downtown, a 900 acre undeveloped area called Horizons, and developing a city-wide sustainability plan. An extensive community process and stakeholder involvement led to an exceptional final plan that will guide the City over the coming decades to be a resilient natural oasis in Kansas City’s urban core.
Process
The master plan included a vision for the environment, focused on local and sustainable goods, affordability, health, diversity, safety and natural open space. The goals for environmental sustainability, identified at the final community meeting, included:
– Revise landscape material standards to include native, low maintenance species that maximize benefits to wildlife.
– Restore Line Creek.
– Complete the trail system and promote the trails as a primary mode of transportation.
– Incorporate stormwater infiltration and storage into street design standards and building guidelines.
– Explore opportunities for renewable generation systems in Riverside.
The master plan implemented various tasks within the community. It employs opportunities for residents to engage with the Line Creek Corridor and Missouri River, seek educational opportunities, increase biodiversity and increase recreational opportunities. The plan recommends stream setbacks and tree protection agreements to protect stream stabilization, stormwater quality and reverse degradation.
People
Team
- Beena Ramaswami
- Rachel Stroer
- Zach Flanders
- Stephen Hardy
- Aaron Ross
Client
City of Riverside, Missouri
