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Implementing the 2009 North Port St.Joe Master Plan

NPSJ-PAC WIM Associates Inc.July 2016

Implementing the 2009 North Port St.Joe Master Plan

NPSJ-PAC WIM Associates Inc.August 2016

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This evening’s agenda

✦ Restoring Martin Luther King Boulevard.

✦ Proposing a new town center.

✦ Reinvigorating Washington High School campus.

✦ Creating a new destination in North Port St. Joe.

✦ Pathways and gateways.

✦ The illustrated master plan.

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Public meeting

No. 1

Reviewing the 2009 Master

Plan

The implementation process

Public meeting

No. 2

What is community

development? Creating the conditions and tools

for redeveloping North Port St. Joe

Public meeting

No. 3

The conceptual

master plan

PHASE TWO

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The master planning process

✦ Updating the 2009 North Port St Joe master plan.

✦ Creating an updated plan that reflects the community’s future vision of itself.

✦ The community presents their plan to the Redevelopment Agency and the City.

✦ The objective is for the plan to become an important part of the City’s planning process.

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Three elements of placemaking

Identity. How the community expresses what it is.

Culture. The attitudes and behavior characteristic of our community.

Heritage. Valued objects and qualities such as cultural traditions and historic buildings that have been passed to our community from previous generations.

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A faceless place with no identity

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A place you will remember forever

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✦ Where identity, culture and heritage come together.

✦ Bringing enterprise back to North Port St Joe.

✦ Retail and residential uses.

✦ Recreating a unique part of Port St. Joe and different to Reid Avenue.

Restoring Martin Luther King Boulevard

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Martin Luther King Boulevard: A revitalized retail street

810’

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Arcade covered walkway

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Proposed street section

Martin Luther King Boulevard: Covered sidewalks

Bourbon Street


Columbus, Georgia Rosemary Beach, Florida

Martin Luther King Boulevard: Distinctive architecture

Mobile, Alabama


Proposed street section with side walk

810’

Martin Luther King Boulevard: Family homes

Baldwin Park, Orlando

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Walkable Distance

1,620’

Martin Luther King Boulevard: Important buildings

Important Building

Columbus, Georgia

Important Building

Rosemary Beach, Florida

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Arcade/ Covered

walk way

Homes to be

preserved

CAMPUS CORNER

MARTIN LUTHER KING

PLAZA

Martin Luther King Boulevard


Smart Streets and Water Management

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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

Water Management Analysis

Wetlands

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✦ Linking Martin Luther King Boulevard and Reid Avenue

✦ Creating a new heart for the whole community

✦ Inviting visitors to stop and linger in Port St. Joe

Downtown, Uptown: One community


A new town center: Creating the heart of Port St. Joe

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A new town center: Traffic calming by the green


A new town center: Connecting the community


A new town center

City Hall

Hotel

Inn & cottages

Town Green

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Martin Luther King Plaza


✦ Restoring a community gathering place

✦ Creating a new center for enterprise

✦ Making a destination for visitors

✦ Celebrating local natural resources

Reinvigorating the Washington High School campus


Washington High School campus - the four core principles

Enriching the community ✦ Community gatherings

✦ Job training

✦ Recreational facilities

✦ Community pool

Enterprises & jobs ✦ Innovative environment

✦ Start-up businesses

✦ Flexible workspaces

Celebrating local food ✦ Back yard farming

✦ Local products

✦ Process center

Attracting visitors ✦ Destination park

✦ Campus coffee shop

✦ Local culture center


Washington High School campus: community character

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Washington High School campus: Innovation center

Brixton, London


Washington High School campus

Innovation center

Community barn Community

gardens

Gymnasium (adaptive re-use)

Public Park

Community pool

Training center

Mill museum


Washington High School campus: community food


✦ Creating a new way of experiencing North Port St Joe

✦ Harnessing the benefits of smart water management

✦ A new use for City-owned land

The Lake


Paces Foundation apartments

Lake trailLakefront Inn & Cottages

Garden

Farm facilities

The Lake


The Lake: a visitor destination

Fredericksburg, Texas


✦ Pathways that connect the community with itself

✦ Pathways that invite visitors to explore

✦ Pathways to a destination

Pathways through the community.


The Railroad Corridor


Local bike paths & trails

Proposed bike paths & trails

Regional bike path

Existing bike paths & trails


Regional bike path

Proposed bike paths & trails

Existing bike paths & trails

City-wide paths & trails


Parks and open spaces


✦ Remove blight with a highly visible catalyst project.

✦ Preserve existing trees to provide shade.

✦ Create a secure place for family and kids and a pleasant place for adults to meet.

The Pocket Park


30”

6’ fence

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Alley Greenway

Pocket Park

110’

1- Diagonal hard surface

2- Square soft surface

The Pocket Park

Street side 50’ 50’

30” retaining wall

Wood Fence on concrete retaining wall


The Pocket Park: Phase I

Open Lawn/ Play ground

6’ Tall fence

6’ Tall fence

Existing trees

Park benches

Planters with seats

Etched concrete

Toilet

Gravel band

Random pavers


The Pocket Park: Phase 2Toilet

Lawn Area

Drinking fountain

Splash Pad

6’ tall fence6’ tall fenceBenches with canopy

30” retaining wall

Planters

Checker tables

Existing trees


✦ Announcing a historic neighborhood and its heritage

✦ Reflecting the neighborhood’s culture

✦ Reinforcing North Port St Joe’s identity

The gateways


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C

B

A

The gateways: Highway 98


The gateways: Highway 98


Entrance to Washington High School campus

Entrance to Martin Luther King Boulevard

Parks & trailsPotential development sites

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The gateways: Avenue A

Alternative access to apartments

Quiet residential streets


The gateways: Street names and corners

810’


Avenue A – Character

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IDENTITY HERITAGECULTURE


Inn & Cottages

Apartment Complexes

Lake Cottage Resort

Paces Foundation Residences

WetlandsDollar General

GatewaySign Posts

Public Park Existing Gymnasium

InnovationCenter

CommunityFood

Community Pool

Day Care Center

Campus Corner

Heritage Walk

New Town Center & Green

New City Hall

Martin Luther King Plaza

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