FT. CROOK ROAD RE-DEVELOPMENT

The Fort Crook Road Plan is the result of a two year study commissioned by the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce and the City of Bellevue. The study was undertaken in order to establish a market-driven framework that will assist the corridor in its return to prominence and make it a popular destination within the metropolitan area. The corridor is Bellevue’s “central spine,” and separates older development on the east from newer, suburban style development on the west. Presented with an opportunity to proactively guide the redevelopment of this aging community attribute, the study process developed market-based and design-oriented plan for the corridor, coupled with an implementation strategy that will move the plan from vision to reality.

The planning process began in June 2005 and concluded in June of 2007 with the unveiling of the first draft plan. Throughout the process, a number of meetings where held with the clients, steering committee, major stakeholders, and the general public. Initial meetings were very broad in scope, while later meetings were more focused and served to further refine details from previous meetings. The result was a plan that achieved wide-spread consensus and provided a framework for future growth and development along the corridor.

Based on the results of the meetings, input from the steering committee, and the market assessment done as part of the planning process, it was determined that the Fort Crook Road corridor should evolve into Bellevue’s “Destination Corridor.” This corridor will be unlike any that currently exists within the metropolitan area. Instead of being auto-oriented and dominated by large set-backs, surface parking lots, and one or two uses, the corridor will transform, over time, into a series of lively, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented districts. The three primary districts include the Corporate Village, The Galvin Corner Neighborhood, and the Fort Crook Road Village Center.

When the Fort Crook Re-Development Plan transitions from a “draft” document to a “final” document, the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce will ask the Planning Commission to approve the plan and attach it to the City of Bellevue’s Comprehensive Plan. If the Bellevue Planning Commission does so, then the document will go to the Bellevue City Council for the same vote.

The final document will be available on this site. In the mean time if you are interested in a briefing please contact the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce at 402.898.3000 or e-mail Bellevue@BellevueNebraska.com