September 2022 DowntownStrategicGainesvillePlan Case Studies in Re-Designing Streets in Urban and CulturallyDiverse Communities Florida APA Conference
Downtown needs a critical mass of locally owned businesses that support a vibrant local economy.
Six Key Findings From Our Community Engagement
There is a lack of continuous walking, biking and transit connections in the downtown area.
Strengthen the Relationship with Adjacent Neighborhoods
HousingIncreaseOpportunities
There is a lack of affordable and market-rate housing in the downtown area beyond studentoriented housing.
Establish an entity and implementable action plan to maintain and enhance downtown’s assets.
Neighborhoods around downtown would like to preserve and enhance their existing character.
Downtown needs to establish itself as a regional destination that attracts all Gainesville neighbors.
Create a Supportive Local Business Environment Maintain and DowntownEnhance
ConnecttheDotsBecome Destinationa
16 Ideas for Downtown GNV HousingIncreaseOpportunities Create a Supportive Local Business Environment Maintain and DowntownEnhance Connect the DotsBecome a Destination Strengthen the Relationship with Adjacent Neighborhoods ► Idea 1: Build Investment Around Local Strengths ► Idea 2: Shape Downtown Identity ► Idea 3: Create a Downtown Jewel ► Idea 10: Address Housing at Scale ► Idea 11: Support Affordable and Mixed Income Housing ► Idea 12: Facilitate Market Rate Housing ► Idea 13: Unlock Real Estate Potential ► Idea 14: Increase Direct Small Business Assistance ► Idea 15: Form a Place-Management Organization ► Idea 16: Continue to Build Capacity ► Idea 4: Balance the need for parking with the desire for a walkable, urban core. ► Idea 5: Prioritize Streets to Meet City Standards ► Idea 6: Activate the Sweetwater Corridor ► Idea 7: Create a Greenway Loop ► Idea 8: Connect Neighborhoods to Downtown ► Idea 9: Establish Transition Areas
Idea 8: Connect Neighborhoods to Downtown
► Prioritize the University Avenue, South 4th Avenue, South 2nd Avenue, East 3rd Street, and SW 1st Avenue corridors. the 2nd Avenue South corridor are adjacent to downtown but not always well-
connected or safe for pedestrians
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► Improve the safety, continuity, and character of key corridors connecting neighborhoods to downtown.
into the premier urban street experience in Downtown Enhance Connectivity Between Power District to downtown Core (SE 3rd Street) Transform 1st Avenue into downtown's outdoor dining destination Implement Vision UniversityrecommendationsZeroalongAvenue UniversityAvenue1stAvenue2ndAvenue4thAvenue 3rdStreet Northeast Historic District Pleasant Street Historic District HistoricSoutheastDistrict UF Innovate Neighborhoods
Idea 6: Activate the Sweetwater Corridor ► Design, improve and program the Sweetwater Creek corridor into a network of urban parks, green spaces, trails, and recreation areas for the entire community. NW8thAvenue WUniversityAvenueSW2ndAvenueSW4thAvenueNMainStreet SE11thStreet SW2ndStreet SE9thStreetGainesville-HawthorneSE7thStreetStateTrailSWDepotAvenueQuartersPorters PleasantStreet Depot Park Cora RobersonP.Park LincolnPark Thomas Center Depot Park Sweetwater Park HistoricSoutheastDistrictSpringhill Duckpond Example of natural play elements Trail signage and wayfinding Potential treatmentsintersection
Sweetwater Creek is a largely hidden
asset at the threshold between downtown and the neighborhoods of East Gainesville
Idea 7: Create a Greenway Loop
NW8thAvenue WUniversityAvenueSW2ndAvenueSW4thAvenueNMainStreet SE11thStreet SW2ndStreet SE9thStreetGainesville-HawthorneSE7thStreetStateTrailSWDepotAvenue Depot Park LincolnPark Thomas Center Depot Park Sweetwater Park Roberson Park UF SantaInnovateFeBlount Center Fifth HeritageAvenueTrail Springhill Duckpond HistoricSoutheastDistrict QuartersPorters AvenueFifthPleasantStreet NE 8th Avenue W University Avenue StreetMainN Street11thSEStreet6thSW Street9thSE Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail SE Depot Avenue Sweetwater Park Greenway Loop Main & University Fifth HeritageAvenueTrail Hippodrome Depot Park 10th Avenue CreekSweetwater
Downtown's major attractions and destinations are within a 6-minute walk of each other. However, they feel disconnected due to gaps in walkability.
► Develop a Greenway Loop that connects neighborhoods, links to regional trail networks, and is within 6 min. walk of all downtown destinations.
Project Champions Neighborhood Support Stewardship Entity
Pathways to Implementation
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We seek input from participants in designing how they participate.
We seek to ensure that the public’s contributions will influence the decision.
We seek to ensure that individuals and groups most affected by a decision will be involved in the decision-making process.
We strive to make sustainable decisions by recognizing needscommunicatingandtheandinterestsof all participants, including decision makers.
Core Values for Community Engagement
Source: City of Gainesville Engagement Toolkit (adapted from the IAP2)
The Engagement Brief outlines an inclusive and equitable process to guide engagement with the Gainesville community, which will serve as the foundation for the Downtown Strategic Plan.
We will communicate to participants how their input affected the decision.
We seek out and facilitate the involvement of those potentially affected by or interested in a decision.
We will continuously improve our awareness of power and culture so that we can respect the diverse histories, experiences and needs of local residents.
Neighborhood Support
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Project Champions 800+ Total GNV voices engaged through this process Engagement Tools 2 Community Meetings 3 updates to the GCRA Advisory Board 3 updates to the City 3CommissionNeighborAdvisory Group 15MeetingsStakeholder Focus Groups One-on-one conversations with Commissioners and OnlinestakeholdersSurveys and Activities Paper surveys at community (distributedevents 400 copies) Contacted community leaders in East Gainesville Neighbors attended twoMeetingsCommunityMeetingsCommunityatBoDiddleyPlaza StakeholderGroupsFocus engagedStakeholdersin15focusgroups respondedNeighborsto our Online Survey Neighbor Advisory Group Members participatedNeighborsin our Online theCommentsActivitiesthroughonlineactivitiesonprojectwebsite Neighbors filled out paper surveys at community events Comments on our meeting activities and boards 1502 15 90 47416 17063 32056
Stewardship Entity ► Form a OrganizationPlace-Management ► Prioritize the protection and enhancementofcoreassets (competitive niche) while addressing key viabilitylivabilityandbusiness issues
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Clean and Safe Services Marketing/Branding Streetscapes
Redesigning
Case Studies in Streets in Urban and Culturally Diverse Communities
Florida APA Conference September 2022
Pedestrian Zones
Little Havana
Priority
Pathways to ProjectImplementationAdvocateEnforcementStewardship
• Completed Needs Assessment, 2020 • Ordinance passed, 2020 • Quick improvements, 2020 • Press event and media tour, 2021 • $3M from State, $2.5M from District 3, 2021 • Press event + unveiling, 2021 • Project prioritization and design, 2022 Milestones: How Far We’ve Come
withHCrashes29376KPeople11,421ouseholdschildren12Fatalities Pedestrian Crashes 2012-2016
• Lack of landscaping in existing swale areas and curb extensions. • Poor visibility for crossing major collectors (Avenues). • Faded crosswalks needing repainting. • Lack of crosswalks on local streets. • Crosswalks that don’t align with curb ramps. • One-way streets encourage higher speeds. • Painted and planted medians are being improperly used as mid-block crossings. Verifying the Data: What are the Common Problems?
ZONE 4: MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Lincoln Marti MerrittAda Mater MartiJosePark ZONE 3: RIVERSIDE PARK/ JOSE MARTI SLAM HendersonPark Avenue17th Avenue12th Avenue8th Flagler Street SW 1st Street SW 7th Street SW 8th Street ZONE 1: CITRUS GROVE Avenue13th Avenue10th Avenue7th SW 3rd Street SW 3rd Street SW 5th Street SW 2nd Street NW 3rd Street NW 6th Street Avenue19th Avenue4th ZONE RIVERSIDE2: Avenue22ndAvenue27th The Zones
Design criteria and required approvals which have been vetted by Public Works and Miami Dade County DTPW 1. Intersection treatments 2. Greenway landscape and paving plan 3. Pedestrian signals 4. Midblock crossings greater than 300’ of traffic light 5. Maintenance 6. No right on red light 7. 25 mph on residential roads Codify the Need
Community Awareness: Press Event + Media Tour
Announce State Funding Unveil 25 MPH speed limit signs Press Event: 25 mph Speed Limit Signs
City of Miami Priority One Projects
• one projects Routes to School Routes
Selected priority
based on Safe
NW 3rd Street NW 6th Street Avenue19th Avenue22nd NW 22nd Avenue + NW 6th Street • Greenway on NW 6th Street • Curb ramps with warning strips • High emphasis x-walks • Reduced turning radii w/landscaped curb extensions • Midblock crossings and pedestrian signals on NW 22nd Avenue P ZONE 1: Citrus Grove Schools
SW 12th Avenue, SW 10th Avenue + SW 2nd Street • Greenway on SW 10th Avenue • Curb ramps with warning strips • High emphasis x-walk • Improvements to midblock crossing on SW 12th Avenue HendersonPark Avenue12th Flagler Street SW 1st Street Avenue13th Avenue10th Avenue9th SW 3rd Street SW 5th Street ZONE 2: Riverside Elementary Schools
• Signal study to access Jose Marti Park SW 3rd Street Signal Studies Lincoln Marti Mater MartiJosePark Avenue8thRiversidePark7thAvenue Avenue4th SW Street3rdSW1st Street Flagler Street MerrittAda S ZONE 3: Riverside Park/Jose Marti Park
• Intersection reconfiguration with new crossing and pedestrian island already underway by FDOT • Funded by FDOT Flagler + 24th AvenueBeacom SW 3rd Street Avenue22ndAvenue27th ZONE 4: Miami Senior High School
Planned Improvements Special Intersection Treatment Priority 2: New Crosswalks Priority 1: New Crosswalks Existing School Walking Route Proposed Neighborhood Greenways Existing RedesigningCollectorsGreenwaysPedestrian Crossing Study Midblock Crossing Study Signal Crossing Study New Sidewalk PS ZONE 4: MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Lincoln Marti MerrittAda Mater MartiJosePark ZONE 3: RIVERSIDE PARK/ JOSE MARTI SLAM HendersonPark Avenue17th Avenue12th Avenue8th Flagler Street SW 1st Street SW 7th Street SW 6th Street SW 8th Street ZONE 1: CITRUS GROVE Avenue13th Avenue10th Avenue7th SW 3rd Street SW 3rd Street NW 1st Terrace SW 5th Street SW 2nd Street NW 3rd Street NW 6th Street Avenue19th Avenue4th ZONE RIVERSIDE2: Avenue22ndAvenue27th P S S P
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Wynwood Street After Rain Bomb Event
Miami has always been vulnerable to coastal storms. However, storm surge height and rainfall during hurricanes are projected to increase as the climate continues to warm the atmosphere and ocean, and seas rise.
Urban Heat Island Impact
Flooding
Due to Miami’s high humidity, the number of days with an extreme heat index (days where it feels over 90° F/32.2°C), is projected to increase significantly by 2050. Miami currently has about 25 days a year that feel 104°F (40°C) or hotter. By 2050 that could increase to over 100 days per year. Compared to any city in the U.S. Miami has had the greatest increase in annual average 90oF (32.2°C) days per year since
Today the City of Miami is affected by various forms of flooding: rain, seasonal high tides, and storm surge. While our coastline is particularly vulnerable to storm surge and tidally influenced flooding, the City’s low elevation and its porous limestone bed make inland areas vulnerable as well.
Storm Events
Climate1970. Impact Challenges
NW 3rd Avenue Existing Condition
NW 3rd Avenue Existing Condition
Big Cypress National Preserve
SocialResiliencyConnectivity
Mobility and Safety
Master Plan Overview
26, 2020
September – December 2018 Site Analysis and Data Collection
NRD-1 Amendment Review
16, 2019
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#3 Final Review BID
December 11, 2018
September 10, 2018
Plan Public Process Vol 1. Design Guidelines
BID Board Meeting #2 Board Meeting Board Meeting #4
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April 27, 2018 Award of Contract
July Master Plan Work
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CASE NUMBERS: 7787 NRD-1 Text – Wynwood Streetscape Master Plan, Lot Area Maximum Program, Public Benefit Program –Civic Street Type Improvements, TDD Program, Attainable Mixed Income Housing Program.c
FILE ID NUMBER: 7787
Section 3.5 titled “Wynwood Attainable Mixed Income Program” will continue XXXXXX for the NRD1.
PURPOSE: Amending Section 8 titled “Street Master Plan” and other NRD-1 Section to incorporate a higher level of streetscape design guidelines for the NRD-1 boundary will result in a holistic vision of a “living street” consisting of street trees and other streetscape improvements for the neighborhood.
3.4 titled “Wynwood Transfer of Development Rights and Density Program” will continue encourage development needs for Affordable/Workforce Housing, Civic Open Space, and Legacy Uses for the NRD-1.Amending
LOCATION: NRD 1
DISTRICT: District 2 and 5
INTRODUCTION 09/16/2020
RECOMMENDATION: Approval
PZAB Items 5
Amending Section 3.1 titled “Lots and Frontages” to establish a program to allow lot assemblage exceeding maximum lot area with public benefit contributions to facilitate development that is in the character and vision of AmendingNRD-1.Section
1. Arrange for cost sharing
Public Works Regulation:
2. Acknowledging that the masterplan is adopted.
1. Arrange for cost sharing
Public Works Regulation:
2. Acknowledging that the masterplan is adopted.
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600 s.f. of planter. 12 1800 cubic feet of soil
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20 s.f. 600 s.f. of planter. 12 1800 cubic feet of soil
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