kwa presentation for the georgia conservancy / 2015.12.08

PLACEMAKING = VALUE MAXIMIZATION

conscious urban placemakers


WHAT IS MORE VALUABLE?

h�p://www.urban-three.com/


http://www.strongtowns.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzZH7GuLOMk


PLACE A sense of place is that which makes our physical surroundings worth caring about. If you can’t differentiate your town from other towns, you will have no competitive advantage. – Ed McMahon h�ps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qB5tH4rt-x8


ADAPTIVE RE-USE Adaptive Re-use projects are really great, unique, character-building elements, specifically great because they are rooted in the history of the city, changing for a new use, and tie together past and present and distinct to the place. You can’t get that root of the city usually with new construction. –Mark Nickita, Mayor of Birmingham MI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwBJMzRbICw


REDEVELOPMENT IS HARD Ordinances & policies often make it unnecessarily hard.


ZONING Originally about separation of uses- keeping evil, nasty commercial uses away from single family. Value comes from walkability. Walkability comes from proximity and connectedness, not separation. Many great walkable, connected places and buildings are currently illegal under current zoning laws.

h�p://kronbergwall.com/big-picture-zoning-thoughts/


GRANDFATHERING What you have is OK if you don’t change it. If you like the grandfathered condition, consider making it legal.


CHANGE OF USE Typically kills Grandfathering Affects Zoning & Building Code


ADDITIONS Typically kills Grandfathering Affects Zoning & Building Code


REDEVELOPMENT WITHOUT GRANDFATHERING = THUNDERDOME HARD


PARKING, USUALLY #1 ISSUE

h�p://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Parking-Updated-Edi�on/dp/193236496Xh�p://kronbergwall.com/placemaking-v-parking-part-1/h�p://kronbergwall.com/placemaking-v-parking-part-2/


JUSTIFY THE PARKING REDUCTION

h�p://kronbergwall.com/read-richard-willson-case-against-minimum-parking-requirements/


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ADA & 20% RULE

StevenR.JonesSeniorADAArchitectGeorgiaStateFinancingandInvestmentCommissionTheConstruc�onDivisionStateADACoordinator'sOffice270WashingtonStreet,SecondFloorAtlanta,Georgia30334Phone:404.463.5647Mobile:404.710.7597Fax:770.408.5913Email:[email protected]:h�p://ada.georgia.gov/


ADOPT THE EXISTING BUILDING CODE

h�p://kronbergwall.com/in-praise-of-the-exis�ng-building-code/


HISTORIC TAX CREDITS

h�p://www.preserva�onna�on.org/resources/training/awards/2014-na�onal-presrva�on-awards/iberville-offsites.html#.VmreFBorIUE


HISTORIC DESIGNIATION + EX. BLDG CODE

h�p://ebnola.net/


INCREMENTAL PROGRESSION

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www.incrementaldevelopment.org

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/walkable-neighborhoods-developers-community-wealth

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What Are We Talking About?


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STREETS

h�p://www.placemakers.com/2015/04/06/be�er-streets/


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h�p://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2015/10/28/show-258-understanding-conges�on


http://www.governing.com/columns/smart-mgmt/col-fire-departments-rethink-delivery-emergency-medical-services.html


h�p://shoutengine.com/StrongTownsPodcast/just-another-pedestrian-killed-5511


h�p://www.placemakers.com/2015/11/23/walkability-good-money-a�er-bad/

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