Bates Alley

Streetscapes
Written By Chelsie Wyse

Home to numerous restaurants and bars fronting on Michigan Avenue and adjacent to two large public parking lots, Bates Alley was an asphalt paved back alley used for deliveries and parking by business owners.

The Downtown Partnership saw the opportunity to create a lively pedestrian area with outdoor seating, overhead lighting, and a brightly painted walkway that would serve as the businesses’ second front entrance and not be open to vehicular traffic.

OCBA was retained to develop a plan that identified simple, inexpensive options and alternatives for lighting, paving, and dumpster relocation and screening so that short-term improvements could be implemented. The Downtown Kalamazoo Partnership worked directly with a project manager to implement the improvements once the funding was in place.

 

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Master Planning

  • Sketch for Crowdfunding

  • Consulting During Implementation

 SUB CONSULTANTS

Progressive AE - Electrical Engineering


YEAR COMPLETED

2018

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Chelsie Wyse

Chelsie Wyse is an experienced advertising professional with a demonstrated history of working with animation, video, digital design, print design, photography, and copywriting.

Chelsie possesses 5+ years experience owning and operating a small business, never once paying for Facebook ads or Google ads. All through cultivating meaningful relationships and creating great content.

Skilled in Art Direction, Adobe Creative Suite, Brand Development, Content Development, Marketing Strategy, Communication Strategy, and Social Media Algorithms.

Strong educational background with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Advertising from Grand Valley State University, an Associates in Communications from Grand Rapids Community College, and has volunteered on boards in a 'communications specialist' capacity.

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