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Mayor Joshua J. Cohen announced on September 17, 2010 that the City of Annapolis was forming a citizens committee to advise the City on revitalizing City Dock.  This was the administration’s first step in a yearlong planning effort to re-envision and renew Annapolis' signature public space. 

The City Dock Advisory Committee (CDAC) serves as the foundation for public involvement throughout this visioning and planning effort. The objectives of the CDAC include:

1. Establish the guiding principles for the use and redevelopment of the City Dock area
2. Develop and define a design plan for City Dock based on those principles
3. Encourage and coordinate public participation via a series of public events throughout the process. The CDAC will help to determine the exact nature and timing of those public events.

The CDAC presented their phase one report, "Visions and Guiding Principles" to City Council on July 21, 2011. 

• Visions and Guiding Principles Report
• Talking Points for July 21, 2011 Presentation

Comments on the report can be sent to CityDock@annapolis.gov.

In addition to CDAC, there are other elements of this planning effort.  The Department of Planning and Zoning, which oversees the City Dock redevelopment process, held a two-day event in November 2010 to kick off public engagement. A panel from the Urban Land Institute, a national authority on land use and economic revitalization, was invited to offer a neutral assessment of the City Dock area.  Their Technical Assistance Panel made numerous recommendations for City Dock.

The Bicycle, Automotive and Pedestrian Safety Evaluation, a study commissioned by the City and undertaken by Sabra, Wang & Associates with Toole Design Group was completed in May 2011.  This study looked at traffic conflicts throughout downtown and made preliminary suggestions on how to make downtown more pedestrian and bicycle friendly.  Concepts were refined further with additional traffic analysis in October 2011. The Refined Concepts and Analysis were presented to the CDAC. 

Plans for the renovation of Hopkins Plaza and Market Space (adjacent to Market House) are nearing completion, and construction is scheduled to occur in the spring of 2012. The Hopkins Design Committee, a sub-committee of the CDAC, worked with the Department of Public Works and Fourth Street Design Studio to complete these plans.

“We have a unique opportunity to breathe new life into City Dock,” Mayor Cohen said.  “Public participation is essential to this process because a vibrant City Dock needs to reflect our collective wisdom as Annapolitans.”

Background Reference Material for City Dock Planning

1. Map of Study Area
2. Map of City-Owned Properties near City Dock
3. Historic District Design Manual
4. 2009 Comprehensive Plan City Dock Policy
5. Excerpt from Ward One Sector Study, 1993
6. Excerpt from Waterways and Harbor Plan, 2003
7. Downtown Parking Map
8. Main Street Route Reversal Study, 1994
9. Previous Studies Timeline
10. The Shorelines of Annapolis Market Slip research complied by CDAC member in 2010
11. Flood Mitigation Strategies for the City of Annapolis, MD: City Dock and Eastport Area, 2011 

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