sarasota new urbanism & complete streets
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July 22, 2008 Forum of the Downtown Partnership
WHAT DOES NEW URBANISM MEAN FOR DOWNTOWN SARASOTA?
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New Urbanism
Summary: American planning movement re-formulated during 1980s toward creating and promoting walk-able, neighborhood based development as an alternative to suburban sprawl.
Implementation: Zoning and land development codes toward future development. Based around the urban centers of the past.
Principles of New Urbanism: Walkability Connectivity Mixed-Use & Diversity Mixed Housing Traditional Neighborhood Structure Quality Architecture & Urban Design Smart and Balanced Transportation Sustainability
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“Walkability”
10-minute walk of most needs Pedestrian Orientated Design
Slow speed streets Buildings orientated toward public space Increased Density of buildings
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Connectivity
Interconnected streets grid to disperse traffic
Hierarchy of boulevards, streets and alleys
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Mixed-Use and Diversity
Mixture of residential, retail and office within the neighborhood
Diversity of people promotes safer neighborhoods Mixture of single-family and multi-family dwelling units
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Mixed Housing
Provide a range of types, sizes, and prices within close proximity
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Quality Architecture & Urban Design Emphasis on quality workmanship, aesthetics,
and creating a sense of destination Human scaled architecture
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Traditional Neighborhood Structure Clearly defined center and edge of urban area Public space and activity located at the center
of town
Transect Plan9
“Smart and Balanced" Transportation
Quality transit alternatives Bicycling and walking as realistic daily
alternatives
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“Smart and Balanced" Transportation
COMPLETE STREETS11
“Smart and Balanced" Transportation
COMPLETE STREETS More information available at ww.completestreets.org
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Sustainability
Minimal environmental impact of development and its operations
Eco-friendly technologies, respect for ecology and value of natural environment
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Upcoming Milestones
Consultant Authorization and Kick-off Identification of Concepts Technical Research of Each Concept Conduct Charrette Summarize Findings and
Recommendations
Total Schedule: About 8 months
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CONNECTING DOWNTOWN TO THE BAYFRONT PROJECT
City of Sarasota RFP#08-10K
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Project Objectives
Develop measures that reconnect the Downtown to the Bayfront using the most effective and efficient means with an emphasis on pedestrian comfort. This goal requires changing the current relatively high-speed, pedestrian-unfriendly character of US 41.
Efforts are focused toward developing an action plan that guides the design and construction process of improvements, which will utilize progressive concepts including, but not limited to, Complete Street Design, Context Sensitive Design, and those related to New Urbanism.
Improvement measures shall be phased as short-term (0 – 3 years) as well as long-term measures (3+ years).
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Geographic Scope
Public Right-of-Way located within US 41 between 14th Street to the North and Osprey Avenue to the South
Project influence area extends beyond geographic scope
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Project Participants
City residents and local stakeholders Florida DOT Sarasota-Manatee MPO
People who want to be involved toward creating solutions!
Recommendations based upon public feedback and technical merit
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