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<br />INCREMENTAL REDEVELOPMENT <br /> <br />Change within the Southdale Neighborhood is anticipated <br />to occur incrementally over time as land is assembled <br />and redevelopment and development initiatives are <br />brought forward. .Much of the area within the Southdale <br />Neighborhood planning boundary has been developed. <br />The neighborhood already has single family homes, <br />apartment complexes, small and regional businesses, <br />neighborhood parks and other uses. <br /> <br />There are a few infill parcels in the Southdale <br />Neighborhood that have not been developed, but these <br />are surrounded by developed areas. At the edge of a <br />city where there are large undeveloped sites (known <br />as "greenfields"), change can happen quickly. Large <br />parcels, typically farm fields, can be transformed into fully <br />functional and planned neighborhoods in only a matter of <br />months. <br /> <br />However, redevelopment within a city, such as in the <br />Southdale Neighborhood, happens in a slower, more <br />complicated and incremental manner. Developed <br />areas consist of smaller subdivided parcels, forcing <br />redevelopment to happen on a smaller scale. Small parcels <br />can be combined into larger ones that are more easily <br />redevelopable, but that process takes time, patience and <br />resources. <br /> <br />\'\ben a neighborhood has a long-term vision that is <br />different from the existing conditions, the planned <br />incremental changes will seem disruptive. For example, <br />if taller buildings are desired in the long term, the first <br />redevelopment project will be a taller building among <br />shorter existing buildings. <br /> <br />During the redevelopment process that will result <br />in achieving the long-term neighborhood vision, the <br />day-to-day livability of the neighborhood needs to be <br />maintained. For example, unlike vacant greenfields, people <br />now work and live .within the neighborhood, so when a <br />parcel is redeveloped, those jobs and homes should be <br />accommodated elsewhere in the neighborhood or nearby. <br /> <br />\'\'hen the initial redevelopment occurs, the associated <br />increased density and building heights will need to function <br />within the context of existing density, physical scale and <br />available infrastructure. Again, for example, when the <br />first taller building is constructed among shorter existing <br />buildings, that redevelopment project should be designed <br />so that remainder of the existing neighborhood still <br />functions well during the interim years. <br /> <br />_ JULY 2008 <br /> <br />Redevelopment is difficult and is often disruptive. \'\'hen <br />planned and constructed, each redevelopment project has <br />a short-term focus, exhibiting the specific characteristics <br />of the physical site, the economy and the market trends <br />reflecting the time frame when it is implemented. Yet, <br />when each redevelopment project is guided by a long- <br />term neighborhood vision that promotes everyone's <br />interests, redevelopment is also beneficial. This <br />Southdale Neighborhood Plan describes that long-term <br />neighborhood vision. <br /> <br />1& <br />