Downtown Montezuma Capstone Project

CIRCULATION

RESTORATION

INSTALLATION ACTIVATION

CONTEXT THINKING

REGIONAL WATERWAYS LOCAL ROADWAYS AND NETWORKS CONNECTION TO PEOPLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE

MASTERPLAN

TRAIN WATCHING STATION & BIOSWALE

FOOD HALL & OUTDOOR EATERY TRAIL

SEATING

INFILL BUILDINGS

COMMUNITY HALL

TRANSITION PARK BIO-LEVEE FOCUS AREA

BIOSWALE & PAVILLON

BIOSWALE & TRAIN WATCHING STATION

PARK BUFFER

ART ALLEY

DOOLEY STREET ROAD DIET

IMPLEMENTATIONS DOWNTOWN

LEGEND

BIOSWALES & TRAIN

WATCHING STATION

PARK EDGE

FOOD HALL & OUTDOOR EATERY

ART ALLEY

DOOLEY ST ROAD DIET

BIOSWALE + PAVILLON

OUTDOOR SEATING

TRANSITION PARK

BIO-LEVEE FOCUS AREA

GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE DOWNTOWN

DOOLEY STREET

ROAD “DIET” FEATURING INCREASED PEDESTRIAN SPACE, BIOSWALE MEDIAN, SEATING OPPORTUNITIES, PARALLEL PARKING, AND A CROSSWALK

DOOLEY STREET

ROAD “DIET” FEATURING INCREASED PEDESTRIAN SPACE, BIOSWALE MEDIAN, PARALLEL PARKING, AND SEATING “ROOMS”

ART ALLEY

ART INSTALLATION WITH SEATING, PEDESTRIAN PATHS, GREENSPACE, AND INCREASED LIGHTING

FOOD HALL

FOOD HALL TO BE LOCATED WITHIN BANK, ARCHITECTURE TO REMAIN, OUTDOOR IMPROVEMENTS TO CREATE OUTDOOR SEATING OPPORTUNITIES WITH APPROPRIATE SHADE AND PLANTINGS

FOCUSAREA

Bio-Levee park offers a distinctive landscape that can support the native ecology as well as offer an enchanting and lively human experience. Facilitating an environment that supports the health of beaver creek and allows human interaction is key to increasing Montezuma’s appreciation of the local waterway. A shift in perception of the creek from something residents used to drive over to now a thriving destination in Montezuma will foster positive expressions of environmental conservation. Residents would be able to have a stronger connection to Beaver Creek, viewing Beaver Creek from the boardwalk, accessing the creek through the designated entrance points, utilizing the lay out docks, resting in the open green space, and floating down the creek. The park also features a train watching station on the North side of the levee which supports the existing train track adjacent to the levee. Seed mixes are used to support various planting zones within the park; together these mixes will create a soft meadow landscape for interesting views along the boardwalk while supporting the health of the local ecosystem. The meadow will restore soil health and provided habitat for small animals. Other conservation efforts within the park include floating wetlands and live fascines to improve water quality and create a resilient stream edge.

BIO-LEVEE PARK

BIO-LEVEE PARK

Elevated

PLAN RENDERING NATURAL LANDSCAPE CREEK ACCESS POINT

FOCUS AREA: BOARDWALK CUT FROM LEVEE TO CREEK

CREEK RESTORATION EFFORTS

FOCUS AREA: FLOATING WETLAND WITHIN BEAVER CREEK

Elymus virginicus

Echinochloa muricata

Agrostis perennans

Andropogon gerardii

Panicum clandestinum

Panicum anceps

Panicum virgatum

Carex vulpinoidea

Cassia marilandica

Desmanthus illinoensis

Heliopsis helianthoides

SOUTHERN RIPARIAN BUFFER SEED MIX

Liatris spicata

Monarda fistulosa

Silphium perfoliatum

Bidens aristosa

Eupatorium fistulosum

Helenium autumnale

Verbesina alternifolioa

Vernonia altissima

Helianthus angustifolius

SWIMMING TOWARDS RESTORATION

A VISUAL GUIDE TO THE SPECIES WE HOPE TO SEE GREATER POPULATIONS OF IN BEAVER CREEK

*Spotted Base Introduced

Redbreasted Sunfish

Native

Channel Catfish

Native

Flathead Catfish Introduced

Redear Sunfish

Native

Crappie

Native

Laremouth Bass*

Native

Bluegill Native

Shoal Bass*

Native

* indicates one of 10 fish species included in the Bass Slam of Georgia

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