redeveloping north port st joe - workshop 1
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Updating the North Port St.Joe Master Plan
July 2016
North Port St. Joe
P . A . C project area committee
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2009 Master Plan existing conditions
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The implementation process
Public meeting
No. 1
Public meeting
No. 2
Public meeting
No. 3
Laying the foundations of redevelopment
Defining the identity of the community
The illustrative master plan
PHASE TWO
Creating the redevelopment tools for North
Port St. Joe
Commence PHASE ONE
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Laying the foundations of redevelopment
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Wider community
support
Project area committee
An implementatio
n arm
Other stakeholders
Local property owners
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Today’s Agenda
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✦ Six opportunity zones
✦ Six points of focus
✦ Four new potential priorities
Updating the 2009 Master Plan
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
But above all….
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Martin Luther King Boulevard
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✦ Historical significance
✦ Infrastructure
✦ New mix of uses ✦ Security & affordability ✦ Linkages & access
2009 PRIORITIES & THEMES
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Martin Luther King Boulevard
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✦ Loss of ‘town center’ connector to Reid Avenue
but
✦ A growing number of MLK property owners want to take an active role in redevelopment
WHAT HAS CHANGED?
M I L L R E D E V E L O P M E N T
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Martin Luther King Boulevard
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✦ MLK Boulevard has more importance than ever as a driver of redevelopment.
✦ What is our inspiration?
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGE?
A v e n u e A
A v e n u e D
M L K
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Martin Luther King Boulevard
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REMEMBERING MAIN
STREET
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Gant’s Preschool
Starlight Restaurant
Eara Buie’s Beauty Shop
Mary Riley’s Beauty Shop
Adele Jackson’s Boarding House
Driesbach’s Dry Cleaners
Alma Bryant’s Beauty Shop
Ike Mincy’s Taxi Service
Mamie Gafney’s Beauty Shop
Eva Gant’s Beauty Shop
Peters’ Laundromat
Eddie Beverly’s Bait Business
Allen’s Grocery
King’s Barber Shop
Georgie Boy’s Restaurant
Portia’s Beauty Shop
Dow McNair’s Store
Gardner’s Store
Club Heatwave
Clara’s RestaurantJones’ Market
Russ’ Hair Care
Big 10 Club House
Hall’s Dentistry, Drug & Liquor Store
Williams’ Funeral Home
King’s Service Station
Bell’s Store
Harris’ Beauty Shop
Campus Corner
Dixie Jewelry
Peters’ Grocery
The Tavern
The Pool Room
Walter Duren’s Grocery
Sanders’ Grocery
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Stallworth’s Grocery
Junior Davis’ Barber Shop
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THE REBIRTH OF
MAIN STREET
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Bourbon Street, New Orleans
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Martin Luther King Boulevard
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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Highway 98
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✦ A network of gateways
✦ Infrastructure upgrade
✦ Retail uses
2009 PRIORITIES & THEMES
M I
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H i g h w a y 9 8
M L K
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Highway 98
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✦ A network of gateways
✦ Infrastructure upgrade
✦ Retail uses
2009 PRIORITIES & THEMES
M I
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R E
D E
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L O
P M
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M L K
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R e t a i l a n d o f f i c e s
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Highway 98
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✦ The proposed Port’s industrial land use has replaced the mixed use waterfront that the St. Joe Company envisioned.
WHAT HAS CHANGED?
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Port Planning Area
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✦ The gateways and the Highway 98 frontage must be rethought.
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGE?
Highway 98
P O R T S T U D Y A R E A
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M L K
BC AD
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B u f f e r
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Highway 98
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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George Washington High School
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✦ Preserve buildings.
✦ Add new service-based uses.
✦ Connect Robbins and Garrison Avenues.
2009 PRIORITIES & THEMES
Garrison Avenue
Robbins Avenue
Highway 98
Washington H.S. campus
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✦ The proposed Port’s rail system will be difficult to cross.
✦ Port City Trail is being promoted to the growing Tourism market
WHAT HAS CHANGED?
George Washington High School
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✦ Nathan Peters Jnr. Park should be connected to the City Trail.
✦ The High School campus remains an underutilized citywide and regional resource
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGE?
George Washington High School
Existing PORT CITY TRAIL
system
Extended PORT CITY TRAIL
system
Washington H.S
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George Washington High School
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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Avenue A & the new town center
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✦ Ball field: a park and entertainment center
✦ Open air commercial uses ✦ Neighborhood
connectivity ✦ Government &
institutional uses
✦ Connecting MLK Boulevard to Reid Avenue
2009 PRIORITIES & THEMES
M I L L R E D E V E L O P M E N T
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Avenue A & the new town center
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✦ Ball field has been dismantled
✦ St Joe Company’s ‘armature’ concept has gone.
✦ Reid Avenue connection was a missed opportunity
WHAT HAS CHANGED?
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✦ The St Joe Company remains the major stakeholder
✦ Create a new set of priorities for Avenue A
✦ Explore the potential for joint ventures with the Company as landowner
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGE?
Avenue A & the new town center
DC EA B
Avenue AMLK
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Avenue A & the new town center
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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The railroad corridor
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✦ Provides a means of public access throughout North Port St. Joe
✦ Has a historical aspect that could be promoted
2009 PRIORITIES & THEMES
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The railroad corridor
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✦ If the Port is built, the rail corridor will become much more active.
✦ This raises the need for health & safety planning for the local community
WHAT HAS CHANGED?
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✦ The community should work with the railway operator to devise alternative plans for public access and buffering of the railway corridor.
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGE?
The railroad corridor
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
The railroad corridor
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Vacant land
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✦ Parking
✦ Green space
✦ Street vendors
✦ Music
2009 PRIORITIES & THEMES
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Vacant land
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✦ An increase in vacant land
✦ The opportunity for land assemblies
WHAT HAS CHANGED?
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✦ Land assemblies allow comprehensive and financially sustainable community redevelopment
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGE?
Vacant land
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Vacant land
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The master plan’s six points of focus
Mixed use development
Community identity
Smart Streetscapes
Open spaces
Jobs
Assemblies
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Mixed use development
Assemblages
Jobs
Open space Smart streetscapes
Community identity
Mixed use
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Community identity
Assemblages
Jobs
Open space Smart streetscapes
Community identity
Mixed use
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Smart streetscapes
Assemblages
Jobs
Open space Smart streetscapes
Community identity
Mixed use
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Smart streetscapes and the watershed
Assemblages
Jobs
Open space Smart streetscapes
Community identity
Mixed use
D e p o t C r e e kG e o r g e W a s h i n g t o n S w a m p
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Open space
Assemblages
Jobs
Open space Smart streetscapes
Community identity
Mixed use
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Mixed use development
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Smart streetscapes
Community identity
Open spaces
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Land Assemblies
Assemblages
Jobs
Open space Smart streetscapes
Community identity
Mixed use BEFORE
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Land Assemblies
Assemblages
Jobs
Open space Smart streetscapes
Community identity
Mixed use AFTER
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Employment opportunities
Assemblages
Jobs
Open space Smart streetscapes
Community identity
Mixed use
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Employment opportunities
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Land assemblage
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New priorities for discussion
Local tourism
Local culture
Local resources
A place for everyone
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Local tourism
Local resources
A place for everyone
Local culture
Local tourism
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Heritage & culture
Local resources
A place for everyone
Local culture
Local tourism
Project Row Houses, Houston, TX
Rick Lowe, artist & community organizer
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Regional natural resources
Local resources
A place for everyone
Local culture
Local tourism
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A place for everyone
Local resources
A place for everyone
Local culture
Local tourism
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Local tourism
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Local resources
Heritage & culture
A place for everyone