ABOUT THIS SITE: This is your source for information about the creation of the Cedar Rapids Medical "Self Supporting Municipal Improvement District". It provides property owners within the proposed boundaries, as well as other interested parties, with access to current maps, answers to frequently asked questions, downloadable District Meeting presentations, participant feedback and updates on future events.

MedQuarter: New Name For "The Cedar Rapids Medical SSMID".

Streetscape

December 3, 2010: Cedar Rapids, IA – A new name has been adopted for the emerging medical district. From now on you will be seeing and hearing about the MedQuarter. The new name for the district. The name was a result of branding work done by JW Morton and Associates and the Cedar Rapids Medical District's Economic Development and Marketing Team, formerly the Commuications Team. Rolled out at the November 3rd Informational Meeting, it will be used to help establish the district's brand as a preferred medical destination.

The new logo will be used in marketing as well as integrated into the way-finding and signage applications. 

Medical District Grows In Size With Boundary Extention.

December 3, 2010: Cedar Rapids, IA – Medical District Steering Team agreed to extend the north and east boundaries based on requests from property owners. The requesting owners represent ownership of over 50% of the 1 1/2 block area and want to be of part of the project and also realize the benefits of being within the district.

An updated district map can be downloaded here!

Medical District Informational Meeting Held In Heart of District.

November 3, 2010: Cedar Rapids, IA – The Medical District Steering Team conducted an informational meeting in the Lutheran Fellowship Center, located in First Evangelical Lutheran, 1000 3rd Ave SE..

The purpose of the meeting was to update district property owners on the new name, graphic identity and where the project stands. Property owners learned more about pending traffic redirection and changes, as well as information about establishing a Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District (SSMID) to form a governance system to manage and implement improvements to the medical district. Creation of a SSMID requires a petition drive, which gathers signatures of property owners in support of the proposed medical district.

Once the petition is drawn up – it will specify the physical scope of the district, activities the district can undertake and outlines the maximum tax rate the district is allowed to collect. The medical district steering committee continues to finalize these details and looks to start gathering the required property owner signatures before the end of the year. The steering team aims to get a majority of property owners to back the SSMID.

A full copy of the presentation can be downloaded here (Updated)!

A copy of the informational handout can be downloaded here!

 

Petition Campaign To Create Medical District Is Now Underway!

After a year of planning and soliciting property and business owner input, the Steering Committee has been encouraged by the positive response and is now actively gathering signatures to petition City Council to complete foramtion of the district. All district owners will be contacted in the coming weeks with a copy of the petition. Owners are encouraged to review the petitions and return a signed copy to the Medical District Coordinator.

Learn more by clicking here!

Potential Banners And Sign Concepts For New District

Banners and Signs

The new name and logo for the district will be the core of signage and wayfinding systems for the new district. The illustration below offers potential ways the logo and its color scheme could be used across the district.

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