Subplanning Profiles: Frayser Town Center and Transportation Hub Plan

Community LIFT has been selected for a subplanning award to produce the Frayser Town Center and Transportation Hub plan. Ray Brown Urban Design, Universal Commercial, and Frayser Neighborhood Council are partnering in this process. Together they will development a plan that allows stakeholders to identify a site in Frayser for a town center and transportation hub with retail space and create a conceptual design plan for the site.


As a part of the Building Neighborhood Capacity Program, a federally-funded neighborhood planning initiative, the Frayser community has determined a primary need for the community is a gathering space including a transportation hub and retail opportunities. The community’s vision is to transform an old strip mall in one of four possible locations into a bustling, pedestrian friendly town center that provides multi-modal access routes. The team will begin by creating a detailed land use plan to identify the best location for a town center and future employment districts. Then they will engage diverse individuals in the process by hosting public meetings and at least three charrettes.


Community LIFT will assess current site conditions including topography, road conditions, zoning, and development restrictions and conduct a retail sub market analysis. Community LIFT and its partners will hold monthly meetings and develop a land use plan for the selected site. The final product will be a Town Center conceptual design plan. Estimated completion date is June 2014.