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Cornell UniversityCornell University

Department of City & Regional PlanningDepartment of City & Regional Planning

Building Rural CommunitiesBuilding Rural CommunitiesWorkshopWorkshop

CommunityCommunity

PresentationPresentationParksville, New YorkParksville, New York


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INTRODUCTION


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Parksville: Historic

by Linda Kempton Armstrong


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Parksville


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Parksville1924-1941Sanborn

FireInsurance


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Parksville: Regional


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Parksville: Regional


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Floodplains

CONSTRAIN

Development

A wide range offactors that canaffect whether a

site is capable ofbeing


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Steep Slopes

Major problemsinclude erosion andrunoff control

Landslide danger

Costs of building onsteep slopes can bevery high anduneconomical

Special designs to

CONSTRAIN


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Lack of Public Sewer Service

CONSTRAIN

Hazard ofgroundwater pollution

Oversized lots arethe result of a need


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Econom :

Stay Central

Stay Local

Growth

Renew

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Business


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Communit Character:

Older Buildings

Hidden Utilities

Open AreasParking

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Communit Character:

Partnerships

Activities

Festivals

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Infrastructure:

Traffic Control

Sidewalks

LightingBarriers

Trees

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Infrastructure:

On streetparking

Signage

Repair

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Infrastructure:

Delineateintersections

Landscape

Recycling &Compost

Info Signage

Sewer

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Communit ParkFestival Space

Connect totrails

Playground

Parking

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Environment

Encouragealternativeenergy use

EducationPreserve openspace

Erosion &flood control

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NYSDOT Interstate 86 Bypass

Request tree planting to mitigate visual

impacts


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Housin

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Promotedevelopment of

housing in thehamlet to meet

communityneeds whilepreserving the

hamletscharacter


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Housin

credit

Zoning regulationsthat encourage

mixed usedevelopment

Zoning regulationsthat allow artist

homes andgalleries

Promote publiccooperation to

create affordablehousing

Promote

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Recommendatio


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elcome to Parksville

Create visuallyappealingwelcome sign

at the maingateways tothe hamlet

core area.

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Visibility Signage

Increase visibilityof local businessesand attractions byintroducing signage

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The Catskills:

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Emphasizerecreationalopportunities in closeproximity toParksville


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AddSidewalks

Add Trails

Fix RoadsCreateBarriers

IncreaseAge-

Friendliness

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Possible Sidewalk

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Possible Sidewalk

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Parksville Rail

Widen &

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Parksville Rail Trail : Old RailroadGrade

Clear brush to create 14 to 16 foot trail

for two-lane bicycle and pedestrian traffic,

Remove obstructions and increase sightdistance

Repair culverts to remove water from trailsurface

Grade and compact trail surface for widerusability

Provide screening for adjacent properties

Enhance signage

Improve the parking lot


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The Waterfall by Former

Footbridgejoining the

former Rt. 17

to theproposed RailTrail bike path

Pedestrian-friendly

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Footbridge


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inate Vehicular Danger

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SEWER


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SEWER

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Main Street Programs

Preservation

Design

Promotion Economic

Restructuring

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Vision for Parksvilles

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REMINDER

Make Future land use Slide!!!!


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