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NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONWHERE IT IS

THE LUMBER INDUSTRY

THE HARBOR STRUGGLES: 1838-1975

THE RAILROAD BOOMS: 1847; 1870

TOURISM THRIVES 1900-present

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONWHERE IT’S BEEN

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONWHY PEOPLE COME

Th N B ff l / Vi iThe New Buffalo 20/20 Visionworks within natural systems to reveal and capitalize on the

region’s unique natural resources :

•hydrology•wind

•circulationmigration•migration

•vegetation•growth

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONWHERE IT’S GOING

ASSUMPTIONS:• population increase to 10,000 residents by 2020

• transportation improvements with new Amtrak station• movement toward a more permanent community

• increased recognition of what it wants to bec e sed ecog o o s o be

STRATEGIES:STRATEGIES:• improve natural and designed infrastructure

• reference history and natural resources i l h h d h h ld• sequence arrival through gateways and thresholds

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISION

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONLAND USE FRAMEWORK

Jetty

T i St ti

Galien River Bridge

Whittaker Street

Train Station

Gateway Bridge

Visitors’ Center

Natural Greenway Connection

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONMASTER PLAN

Gateway Bridge

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONGATEWAY BRIDGE

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONVISITOR CENTER

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONMAIN STREET

section plan

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONWHITTAKER STREET

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONTRAIN STATION

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONGALIEN RIVER BRIDGE

NEW BUFFALO 20/20 VISIONJETTY

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