MESA DID MESA DOWNTOWN INNOVATION DISTRICT 1
MESA DOWNTOWN INNOVATION DISTRICT P R O J E C T D E S C R I P T I O N Geographic areas where leading-edge anchor institutions and companies cluster and connect.
MESA DOWNTOWN INNOVATION DISTRICT P R O J E C T D E S C R I P T I O N Outside of ASU, who will be Anchor Institutions or Anchor in DID? What Industry/Industries leads out?
ARIZONA: EMERGING HUB OF AUTONOMOUS TESTING P R O J E C T D E S C R I P T I O N MESA UNIQUELY POSITIONED AUTONOMOUS TESTING IS DEPENDENT ON STATE LAWS. THE INDUSTRY FLOWS THROUGH SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN - BOB WORSLEY
ARIZONA: EMERGING HUB OF AUTONOMOUS TESTING P R O J E C T D E S C R I P T I O N OPPORTUNITY: No clear epicenter within Arizona MESA DOWNTOWN INNOVATION DISTRICT
Ongoing Conversations with:
SMALL WORLD: SMALL FAMILY TREE NEARLY ALL PRIMARY PLAYERS EMERGE FROM 2005/2007 DARPA CHALLENGE
SECURE PARKING
CONSTRUCTED LATE 90 s BY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AS SECURE LOCATION TO STORE NEW VEHICLES WAITING TO BE SOLD ONLY 1 ENTRY/EXIT POINT ELECTRIC MOTORIZED ACCESS GATES WITH SECURITY GUARD BOOTH LOCATED ON THE INTERIOR ROBUST METAL ENCLOSURE OVER ALL OPENINGS. ACCESS ONLY THROUGH THE ENTRY/EXIT ENTRY/ EXIT SHADE CANOPIES COVER MOST OF TOP LEVEL LIMITING DIRECT SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE SOLID CEMENT BLOCK CONSTRUCTION GROUND FLOOR CLEARANCE - ROOM FOR PORTABLE OFFICE TRAILERS IF NEEDED
OWNED BY SUNBELT HOLDINGS CURRENTLY VACANT - NO IMMINENT USE APPROX 300k SQUARE FEET OVER 3 LEVELS
TEST TRACK A new simulated city to help speed the development of driverless and connected cars
COMPARABLE TRACK: MCITY - U OF MICHIGAN TRACK AREA: < 25 ACRES 850 Though the entire campus is 32 acres, the track itself only occupies less than 25 acres (16 acres if you measure only exact track area rather than rectangle DIMENSIONS: NEARLY IDENTICAL Though inverse, the length and width dimension are nearly the same as Site 17 1,350
SITE 17 TEST TRACK UNIVERSITY AVE 25+ ACRE PARCEL UNDEVELOPED IN DOWNTOWN MESA LARGEST LENGTH: 990 1,325 SITE 17 990 MESA DR WIDEST POINT: 1,325 ONCE A NEIGHBORHOOD SO SOME ROADS, CURBS, GUTTERS ALREADY EXIST. CAN ALSO BE BLANK SLATE TO START DESIGN FROM SCRATCH TEMPORARY USE FOR SITE-17. TRACK ONLY NEED FOR PERHAPS FIVE YEARS THEN INDUSTRY WILL HAVE MATURED BEYOND ITS USE. THEN SITE-17 AVAILABLE TO REDEVELOP TO FULL POTENTIAL WITH A MATURE DOWNTOWN MESA DRIVING DEMAND
UNIVERSITY AVE APPROXIMATE OVERLAY OF MCITY ON SITE 17 MESA DR
SITE 17 & SECURE GARAGE ¼ MILE APART WHAT ELSE IS NEEDED? ¼ MILE Supportive/lightweight legal/regulatory environment Willingness to dedicate roadways/sections of city to self-driving Curb access support Real opportunity for a commercially-viable business to grow out of the pilot. Best way to get comfortable with this is to put in place a plan whereby areas of AV operation expand over time. Sterling Anderson Co-Founder Aurora Innovations
DAYLIGHTING INNOVATION: DEDICATED AV MAIN STREET UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITY PARTNERSHIPS: Mesa wide streets - First city in America to deploy dedicated lanes exclusively for autonomous vehicles? Could start in downtown entertainment district along Main V to I software coordination for streets in downtown district - SMART CITIES Companies like Blyncsy to sensor-up downtown Potential for on-site downtown data center(s) to drive autonomous vehicle research. City owned utility provides advantage. Renewable energy available if required.
EXPANDED DEDICATED AV LANES
ASU: RESEARCH ANCHOR OF INNOVATION DISTRICT EARLY ENOUGH IN PLANNING TO ADVOCATE AUTONOMOUS PROGRAMS TO DOWNTOWN MESA. CARNEGIE-MELLON OF AUTONOMOUS RESEARCH HIGHLY SKILLED WORKFORCE
AUTONOMOUS INCLUDES AIR: DRONES MESA AS THE HEART OF DRONE TESTING WORLD
MESA AS AN APPLICANT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE OF ARIZONA
MESA HAS ONLY DOWNTOWN AREA FREE FROM AIRPORT RESTRICTIONS ON DRONE USAGE
MESA HAS ONLY DOWNTOWN AREA FREE FROM AIRPORT RESTRICTIONS ON DRONE USAGE.
Si Se Puede First Robotics Program
Carl Hayden Robotics Program Director Joining Si Se Puede
Former federal building available for Robotics Institute
P R O J E C T D E S C R I P T I O N SERENDIPITOUS ENCOUNTERS The social side of collaborative innovation. Cafes, Co-work, Apartments, Entertainment
FOUND:RE HOTEL & LUXURY LIVING /MESA/ RE:DEFINING AN ENTIRE CITY With a population of over 500,000, Mesa, Arizona is larger than Miami, Atlanta, and Kansas City. It is a city ripe for an explosion of amenities. Most importantly, it is a city steeped in art of all forms. FOUND:RE Hotel & Residences is an art themed boutique hotel with luxury residences in Downtown Mesa, Arizona.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL: 75-90 KEYS LUXURY APARTMENTS: 75-90 UNITS HOSPITALITY RESIDENTIAL
RESIDENTIAL STACKED ON HOSPITALITY 2 USES 1 TOWER
FOOD / RETAIL / EVENTS / 29W - GOURMET FOOD HALL
BREAKING GROUND SUMMER 18. PROJECTED COST: $50 MILLION
FOLLOW THE INVESTMENT 2 0 1 7 G R O U N D B R E A K I N G S TEMPLE DISTRICT $200MM - Mixed Use ASU - MESA CPLC FOUND:RE ARTSPACE LOFTS $75MM - Phase 1 $40MM - Residential $50MM - Hotel/Res $20MM - Res/Gallery
P R O J E C T D E S C R I P T I O N $385 MILLION BREAKING GROUND 2017
P R O J E C T D E S C R I P T I O N A PIPELINE OF SIGNIFICANT SCALE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF MESA ASSURES A PIPELINE OF 4 LARGE SCALE PROJECTS WHICH WILL FURTHER DRIVE MAIN STREET VALUES HIGHER