Our proposal

We ask that any sale, lease or management agreement for the Browning Hangar include written public-access protections, whoever owns or runs it. This is the short version we shared with the City's Mueller Plan Implementation Advisory Commission (PIAC) in October 2026:

1. Keep the entire covered floor and its grounds open as public space, shown on a map in the controlling documents.
2. Allow everyday use without a purchase, membership or reservation.
3. Guarantee minimum public hours, not limited to a business's operating hours.
4. Bind every future owner, tenant and operator.
5. Require City Council approval, after public notice, for any change that reduces these protections.

Download: Short PIAC Recommendation — Browning Hangar Public Access (October 15, 2026, PDF)

Earlier drafts (September 2026), kept for the record
- Draft PIAC Recommendation — Public Access and Governance (September 28, 2026, PDF)
- Public Access Principles (September 28, 2026, PDF)
- Background Note (September 28, 2026, PDF

These earlier drafts asked that "the overwhelming majority" of the covered floor stay public. Our position now is the entire covered floor.
None of these documents has been adopted by PIAC or the City Council.

CORE CONCEPT

"The Hangar remains public space into which limited compatible commercial and programmed uses may be introduced, not commercial space from which a small portion is set aside for the public."

Questions: info@browninghangar.org