2018 APA Florida Project Award Winners

West Palm Beach 2018 SEPTEMBER 11-14, 2018

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2018 APA FLORIDA PROJECT AWARDS AWARDS OF MERIT Paw Park Village Category: Planning Project Paw Park Village was designated by the City of Sanford in 2013 as the centerpiece of the four-phase Downtown West Conceptual Plan. In 2014, the Department of Economic Opportunity awarded Sanford a Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant for the Master Plan design of Paw Park Village.

The Paw Park Master Plan was largely implemented and unveiled in 2017.

Citizen involvement in creation of public art for Paw Park Village was a major component of the project. The project’s success has laid the groundwork for the next phase of the Downtown West plan, the vision for the “Downtown West Trail and Pedestrian Overpass,” which will encourage economic development in this area between the historic African American community of Goldsboro and Downtown Sanford.

Ludlam Trail Corridor District Category: Comprehensive Plan (Large) The Ludlam Trail Corridor District (LTCD) amendment to the Miami-Dade County Comprehensive Development Master Plan established the framework for the conversion of a privately-owned inactive railroad corridor connecting key areas of the County into a continuous bicycle/pedestrian trail linking vibrant open spaces. The application, filed by County planning staff, reflected the result of an extensive public engagement process that bridged the interests of the private property owners, neighboring residents and trail advocates. The Ludlam Trail is expected to enhance overall accessibility to schools, parks, and transit for as many as 30,550 people living within two miles of the corridor.

OBTNext Category: Neighborhood Planning The OBTNext Project is the first-ever comprehensive master and implementation plan prepared for an 8.3-mile segment of the Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) in Orange County, FL. Funded by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunities (DEO), the Orange Blossom Trail Development Board (OBTDB) initiated a planning effort to address issues impacting the OBT corridor and the surrounding neighborhoods’ viability through a series of plans and studies: 1) The OBT CRA Plan Update; 2) OBT Safe Neighborhood Plan Update; and 3) Master Implementation Plan. All three plans are complementary, but only the Master Plan illustrates the overall vision and framework for the entire corridor while addressing existing issues that impact the corridor’s viability.

2018 APA FLORIDA PROJECT AWARDS AWARDS OF MERIT William Burgess Overlay District Category: Best Practices The William Burgess Overlay District (WBD) and associated Vision Book represent a philosophical shift in landuse planning in Nassau County away from the auto-dependent development pattern that has dominated growth and towards a sustainable, compact, mixed-use and multimodal development pattern. The intent of the WBD is to utilize the built environment to promote strong social ties and the cultivation of community, highlight Nassau’s railroad history to facilitate an authentic sense of place experience, and take advantage of multi-modal transportation opportunities in a growing part of Yulee.

South Florida Avenue (SR 37) Complete Street Charrette and Master Plan Category: Best Practices The Florida Department of Transportation, District 1 (FDOT), with Central Florida Regional Planning Council, supported by Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council staff, and City of Lakeland, studied and evaluated implementation strategies to improve mobility, quality of life, and economic vitality along the South Florida Avenue (SR 37) corridor (Ariana Street and Pine Street) in Lakeland, Florida. A significant public involvement process including a “Complete Streets” public design charrette was conducted, along with an economic development analysis and detailed traffic study on South Florida Avenue to assist FDOT with goals of promoting safety, quality of life, and economic development.

Connected City Plan & Land Development Code Category: Best Practices Pasco County’s Connected City is America’s first Gigabit community built from the ground up that will have roads ready for driverless vehicles, multi-modal transportation options, flexible zoning attracting high tech companies, an incremental approval process that significantly reduces construction costs, new school and startup funds, builder credits for incorporating gigabit technologies and solar power, and the first community in America with a Crystal Lagoon. The public private partnership created the necessary enabling documents (Comprehensive Plan, Land Development Code, Stewardship Ordinance, Financial Plan, Master Roadway Plan and Conceptual Utilities Plan), demonstrating a successful model of how counties and private sector can work together to create new plans, codes, and review processes, and how counties can offer mobility fee credits rather than cash investments to motivate the private sector to install gigabit fiber and other high tech improvements in future communities.

2018 APA FLORIDA PROJECT AWARDS AWARDS OF MERIT City of Venice 2017-2027 Comprehensive Plan Category: Comprehensive Plan (Small) The City of Venice’s 2017-2027 Comprehensive Plan represents a significant shift in the status quo, and from the City’s previous plan which was more regulatory in nature. The new plan revised hundreds of items to improve readability and enhance predictability. To begin, the City took the approach of planning for neighborhood contexts through the identification of 7 distinct neighborhoods based on geography and other unique characteristics. Also, to reflect the City’s desire to see tangible results, the plan was structured utilizing “Vision, Intent, and Strategies” in lieu of the “Goal, Objectives, and Policies” structure typical of comprehensive plans.

Smokey Hollow Barbershop Category: Grassroots Initiatives The Smokey Hollow Barbershop is the only commercial structure remaining from an established African-American neighborhood in Tallahassee dismantled by midcentury urban renewal. Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency partnered with former residents to include the building’s restoration in one of its projects and return the displaced Barbershop to Smokey Hollow. From the support of the community, to the active participation of former residents, to the creative inclusion of vocational students at our local technical school, the Barbershop is an example of how the community leveraged the planning process to preserve a piece of history.

MPO Policy and Planning Guidance for Transit Applications of Automated Vehicles Category: Student Project Utilizing an innovative and collaborative process, a team of faculty and students from Florida State University developed a policy guidance document that provides practice-ready recommendations and policy language that MPOs can incorporate into their long-range transportation plans today to address the state’s mandate to incorporate AV technology into LRTPs and to capitalize on the exciting opportunities that AV technology provides.

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