9/8 thur 10:45 | abacoa- if you plan it, they will come 3
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Dana Little Explore the evolution of a 16 year old new urbanist development. Topics discussed include how Abacoa was shovel ready as the center of the regional bioscience cluster for Palm Beach County, how design and planning can withstand market forces and the challenges of integrating mixed uses including specific discussion of the follies of the Town Center.TRANSCRIPT
TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCILTREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL
Abacoa, Town of Jupiter
A Regional Model
Florida Chapter of the American Planning AssociationSeptember 8, 2011
A Personal Journey
Different Perspectives Over Time
1995 Charrette Master Plan
More Than a “Development”
Abacoa Broke the Mold For Large-Scale TND’s
Broke from the Rigid Sub-Urban Standards of the
TimeMixed-Use Buildings
AlleywaysNetwork of Public Streets
Garage ApartmentsMix of Housing Types and
Price PointsTownhouses
On-Street ParkingIntegration of Residential and
Non-Residential UsesAll of These were Taboo or Prohibited in 1995
Abacoa is a Regional Model
Dense Network of Publicly Accessible Streets
~ Streets can be small~ Services have easy access (school buses)~ Many ways to move around~ Is not a burden on the roadway network outside of Abacoa (does not jettison its impacts off-site)
Abacoa is a Regional Model
Integration of Varying Housing Types and Living Opportunities
~ Single Family~ Townhouse~ Multi-family~ Garage Apartments~ Home Ownership~ RentalsOne Does Not Have to be Fractured From
Their Community Due to Personal Circumstances
Abacoa is a Regional Model
Wide Range of Uses Internal to Abacoa
~ Residential~ Commercial/Office~ Retail/Restaurants~ FAU~ Schools~ Golf and Recreation~ Scripps & Max Planck
Abacoa is a Regional Model
Network of Public Greens, Parks and Open Spaces
~ Well Connected~ Identifiable Neighborhood Centers Framed by Buildings (FRONTS!!)~ Highly Sophisticated in their Design
Abacoa is a Regional Model
The Basic Design of Abacoa Allows it to Improve Over Time
~ Street and Block Network~ Mix and Proximity of Uses~ Publicly Accessible Streets and Open Spaces
Conventional Subdivisions are as good as they are ever going to get
the day they are done.
Abacoa is a Regional Model
Heavily Influenced the Strategic Regional Policy Plan
~ 1995 SRPP is “Comp Plan” for the Treasure Coast Region~ Shares the Design Principles of Abacoa~ Abacoa has Remained a Point of Reference and a Place of Pilgrimage for new Projects in the Region
We Have Not Been Good Shepherds of Our Regional Growth Patterns
The SRPP is an Anti-Sprawl Field Guide
Abacoa is a Regional Model
Provides Learning Opportunities
FAU ~ Limited Integration into Town Center
Greenway System tends to Separate Neighborhoods
Town Center Struggles
Scripps – Basically Kept Old Mecca plan
Abacoa is a Regional Model
Has Changed the DNA of Jupiter
~ Influenced Other Parts of Town~ Is a Living Laboratory of Urbanism in PBC~ Has Enabled the Town to Consider Other Possibilities (Scripps, Rail Transit, etc)
Abacoa is a Regional Model
Has Changed the DNA of Jupiter
~ Influenced Other Parts of Town~ Is a Living Laboratory of Urbanism in PBC~ Has Enabled the Town to Consider Other Possibilities (Scripps, Rail Transit, etc)
Alleyways Provide Appropriate Transitions of Densities and Uses
Abacoa is a Regional Model
Has Changed the DNA of Jupiter (Military Trail in Jupiter)
The daily walk home
Abacoa is a Regional Model
Military Trail Treatment in other Parts of Palm Beach County
Abacoa is a Regional Model
The Design of Abacoa has Enabled the Town to Improve Over Time
~ Inlet Village~ Military Trail/Botannica~ Toney Penna Station
The Capitol and The Mall (looking east), 1850
The New Civic Art, 2003
Abacoa is a Regional Model
Patience ~ A Principal Ingredient of Good Urbanism
City-Building is Never Complete
Abacoa is Still a Work-In-Progress
ThankYou
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