Corey Avenue District Vision Plan

City Commission Presentation

June 24, 2014

Downtown Study Area

Review Previous Planning Efforts

Assess Existing

Conditions

Community Design

Workshops

Process and Schedule

Develop Conceptual

Plans

Community Review

Refine Conceptual

Plans & Design

Concepts

Conceptual Final

Concept & Approval

Oct – Nov 2013 Dec 2013 – Mar 2014 Mar –June 2014

November 19-22, 2013

March 26-27th, 2014 March 26

Mosaic

Everyone’s Downtown Upscale beach

Relaxed, but not lazy

Colorful

Comfortable

Walkable

Hotels

Mixed use

Diversity - architecture, color, & scale

Shade features

Retain character

Quality signage

Safe

Outdoor dining

Bikeable

Sunrise to sunset

A Vision . . .

• Paints a vivid and positive picture of the future • Accommodates ideas clearly and concisely • Uses positive images and words • Is challenging and inspiring!

“ V i s i o n w i t h o u t a c t i o n i s a d a y d r e a m . A c t i o n w i t h o u t v i s i o n i s a n i g h t m a r e . ”

- J a p a n e s e p r o v e r b

ONE WAY COUPLET

SIDEWALK DETAILS

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE GATEWAY

• Arch & signs ARCHITECTURE & SIGNS

Two-way street

Alley enhancements

Additional public parking

Two-way street

Alley enhancements

Additional public parking

Protected bike lane

Two-way street

Alley enhancements

Additional public parking

Reduced building heights

Protected bike lane

STREETSCAPE FURNITURE

No freestanding shade structures (bus shelter only) Host a bench design “competition”

Integrate more native

plants

No street spanning gateways at intersections

Vision Plan Document

WHAT NEXT?

Implementing the Vision!

• Share & market the vision • Prioritize public improvements • Pursue/identify funding • Construction documents & final designs • Develop loan program for façade &

signage improvements • FDOT – couplet implementation,

ownership transfer, intersections . . . • Update comp plan/zoning

THANK YOU!

“ Each community boasts a unique combination of assets upon which to build its future”.

- Building Communities from the Inside Out