Midtown Neighborhood Action Plan This section of the plan summarizes the recommendations derived from the project findings into the Midtown Neighborhood Action Plan. These actions follow the direction put forth in the City’s Strategic Plan and Temple By Design, 2020 Comprehensive Master Plan. In accordance with those plans, the actions are organized by the focus areas Smart Growth, Public Safety, Places and Spaces, and High-performing Organization. The recommendations in the Action Plan will reference the respective Comprehensive Plan initiative they help to realize. The Action Plan will identify the implementation method, priority, and department involvement. SMART GROWTH INITIATIVES
Action Type
Comprehensive Plan Initiative
Priority
Involved Departments
SMART GROWTH INITIATIVES ST.12
Remove poor condition sidewalks from plan area. Repair and add sidewalks in areas identified for sidewalk improvement.
ST.13
Implement a sidewalk condition evaluation on a 5-year cycle to assess for ADA compliance and connectivity. Schedule repairs and additions through the CIP plan or identify funding through other programs.
Develop corridor plan for 3rd Street/1st Street/ Veterans Memorial Boulevard, including design standards and incentivize business to meet those design standards.
DD.2
Residential Infill. Address zoning regulations to allow for construction of desired housing types within the Residential Growth Focus Area. Compliment this effort with incentives to promote housing choice, such as urban apartment/condos, townhouse, and other attached single-family.
Coordination, Program, Regulation
1.3.7
High
Planning
DD.3
Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District. Initiate Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District for Neighborhood Conservation Focus Area.
Coordination, Program, Regulation
1.3.7
High
Planning
Capital
2.2.2 2.2.3
Study
1.1.1
High
IS.1
Lighting Plan. Implement lighting plan within the Midtown Neighborhood. Evaluate high needs areas to receive lighting priority.
IS.2
Expand the capabilities at the Recycling Center to include other green practices such as education, mulch, trees, shrubs, sustainable living, urban gardening.
Planning
Avenue H. Plan, design, and construct improvements and/or enhancements to Avenue H. This includes enhancement to key intersections. Intersection improvements should promote traffic calming measures and ensure ADA compliance.
Priority
Involved Departments
Capital
2.3.3
High
Public Works
Policy, Study
2.3.3
Medium
Planning, GIS, Public Work
Coordinate
1.2.6
High
Oncor Public Works
Program, Coordination, Capital
1.2.6
High
Public Works
Study, Capital
1.5.1
Medium
Public Works
Capital, Coordination, Study
1.4.4
High
Parks
Drainage D.1
Evaluate localized flooding issues along BNSF railway rightof-way. Design and construct stormwater detention to reduce impact on surrounding properties.
Parks and Trails PT.1
Streets and Thoroughfares ST.1
Comprehensive Plan Initiative
Infrastructure Systems
Design and Development DD.1
Action Type
Jones Park. Acquire additional property to master plan full block vision for Jones Park. Interim improvements identified in the 2020 Park bond should complement with any future master plan.
Workforce Training and Development High
Public Works
WT.1
Develop a partnership with Temple College and create a workforce development and job training program to recruit, train, and place unemployed and under-employed residents.
Program
3.2.1
High
Neighborhood Services
WT.2
Develop a partnership with the City of Temple and local large employers to provide adult vocational training and opportunities.
Program
3.2.3
High
Neighborhood Services
WT.3
Partner with the construction program at Temple High School’s Vocational Training Program to provide educational opportunities for adults and high school students in the Midtown Neighborhood.
Program
3.2.3
High
Neighborhood Services
Action Type
Comprehensive Plan Initiative
Priority
Involved Departments
Improve neighborhood relations by evaluating patrol techniques and work with residents to develop neighborhood-specific plans for addressing crimes and other issues of concern within the Midtown Neighborhood.
Coordination, Program
4.1.4
High
Police, Transform Temple
Avenue M. Plan, design, and construct improvements and/or enhancements to Avenue M. This includes the addition of a cycle track facility and enhancement to key intersections. Intersection improvements should promote traffic calming measures and ensure ADA compliance.
Capital
ST.3
25th Street. Coordination reconstruction of Central District 25th Street from four lane to two lane with on-street parking and sidepath. Extent of lane reduction should continue to Avenue H.
Capital
2.2.2 2.2.3
ST.4
Avenue G. Plan, design, and construct improvements and/or enhancements to Avenue G. This includes enhancement to key intersections. Intersection improvements should promote traffic calming measures and ensure ADA compliance.
Capital
2.2.2 2.2.3
High
Neighborhood Collector. Construct/reconstruct sidewalks along Avenue E, 19th Street and 5th Street. 5th street should include bicycle route markings and Signage.
Capital
2.2.2 2.2.3
Medium
Public Works
Pedestrian Priority Corridors. Construct/reconstruct sidewalks along 3rd Street, 9th Street, 23rd Street, Avenue L, Avenue I, and Avenue E.
Capital
2.2.2 2.2.3
Medium
Public Works
PS.2
Encourage increased activity with the existing Neighborhood Watch Program.
Coordination, Program
4.1.4
Medium
Police
2.2.5
Low
Planning, Public Works
PS.3
Develop a plant to assign a school resource officer to Saint Mary’s Catholic School.
Coordination, Program
4.1.4
Medium
Police, Saint Mary’s Catholic School
Coordination, Program
4.2.7
Medium
Fire, Community Development
Coordinate, Program
4.3.1
Medium
TISD, Bell County Public Health District
Coordinate
4.3.2
Medium
Animal Services
Program
4.3.4
High
Transform Temple
ST.2
ST.5 ST.6
2.2.2 2.2.3
Medium
Medium
Public Works
Public Works
PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVES Public Works
Police Safety PS.1
ST.7
Tree Program. Encourage new street trees and street tree replacement as needed throughout the plan area.
Program
ST.8
Evaluate ROW reduction and sidewalk location/placement to improve street configurations and lot layouts. This effort should be coordinated with the utility line upgrades, street reconstruction, or infrastructure related projects and ensure outreach to impacted residents.
Policy, Coordinate
2.2.5
Medium
Planing, Finance, Public Works
ST.9
Mama Dog Circle. Construction sidewalk and add buffering along Mama Dog Circle.
Capital
2.2.5
Medium
Public Works
ST.10
25th Street Multi-use Alley Path. Design and construct multiuse path in alley as a continuation of the 25th Street Trail. Coordinate work with 25th Street and Avenue M projects.
Capital
2.2.3
Medium
Public Works
ST.11
Review alleys in terms of use and location, then determine appropriate approach for future application and desired improvements.
Study, Capital
2.2.6
High
Planning, Public Works
Fire Safety FS.1
Develop a program through the Temple Fire Dept to check/ install smoke detectors in the Midtown Neighborhood.
Community Health CH.1
Build drug-free community coalition.
CH.2
Increase animal control efforts.
CH.3
Actively seek out absentee owners of abandoned or blighted properties and require needed repairs to be performed, the building to be secured, and administer minimum maintenance standards.
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