Alvin Downtown Task Force Presentation to City Council
21 JULY 2016
Downtown Task Force John Baron Henry Dillman Chad Dudley, Chair Chad Gormly Chris Hartman Missy Jordan Johanna McWilliams Ron Mercer Debbie Nance Dr. Drew Nelson Chris Ochoa Lisa Savage Joe Schneider Mary Smith Tom Stansel Paul Stanton John Wennerstrom Kathy Hermann
Organizations Local Businesses Alvin Community College Alvin Museum Society Alvin ISD Alvin Noon Lions Club Alvin - Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce Alvin Noon Rotary Keep Alvin Beautiful Alvin Sunrise Rotary Club
The collaboration of citizens, property owners, business owners, and the city government can achieve Alvin’s fullest potential and shape the future of the city. | July 13, 2016 | Downtown Alvin Task Force
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Downtown Alvin will be an economically sustainable center that attracts Alvin residents and people from across the region for culture, entertainment, and dining and keeps them engaged with its historic, eclectic, and friendly atmosphere. | July 13, 2016 | Downtown Alvin Task Force
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Categories
Improvements for Downtown Alvin
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Placemaking Street Improvements Signage, Wayfinding, and Parking Business Development / Finance Events
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Anchors in Downtown Alvin Focus Corridor
Stanton’s
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HILL ST
LEE ST
WILLIS ST WILLIS ST
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Gordon’s Tavern NTRE
BLVD
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
HOOD ST
TAYLOR ST
LEE ST
HILL ST
Museum
DEPO
City Hall
National Oak Park SEALY ST
SEALY ST
Library
SEALY ST DEPOT CENTRE BLVD
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
HOOD ST
TAYLOR ST
HILL ST
LEE ST
SIDNOR ST
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1 Placemaking
Initiatives 1 Ugly Corner 2 Private/Public 3 Gordon Street 4 Sealy / Gordon Plaza 5 Library Plaza
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HILL ST
LEE ST
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DEPO
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2 SEALY ST
SEALY ST
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
HOOD ST
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LEE ST
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Placemaking Ugly Corner - Unique and Exciting • • • •
Art Wall Gazebo ‘ALVIN TX’ Letters Parking
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Existing Conditions Willis Street looking North
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Proposed Plan Keep Alvin Beautiful Proposed Plan 7
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Placemaking Private / Public Partnerships GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
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BLVD
Reach an agreement with property owner Create pedestrian connections Create a plaza Gradual change - start with movable furniture first
SEALY ST
SEALY ST
DEPOT CENTRE BLVD
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
Precedent Detroit, MI
Existing Conditions Steve Adams’ Property | July 13, 2016 | Downtown Alvin Task Force
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GORDON ST
Placemaking Gordon Street Tavern at Depot Centre Blvd. • •
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Create pedestrian connections Add seating and shade
BLVD
GORDON ST SEALY ST
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Existing Conditions Gordon & Willis Intersection
Precedent McKinney, TX 9
ORDON ST
ARDIE ST
Placemaking Sealy Street / Gordon Street Intersection •
SEALY ST
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Create pedestrian connections Use northeast corner of public parking for iconic art
DEPOT CENTRE BLVD
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
Example Goose Sculpture
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SIDNOR ST
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DON ST
Placemaking Library Plaza •
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Create pedestrian connections Provide interactive exhibits / art-walls
DEPOT CENTRE BLVD
GORDON ST SIDNOR ST
Existing Conditions Library Plaza | July 13, 2016 | Downtown Alvin Task Force
Precedent Art Wall 11
Placemaking Facades • • • •
Preservation of historic buildings and facades Add facade lighting Rehabilitation grants Add awnings to facades
Existing Conditions Storefronts
Historic Awnings on Facades
Precedent Facade Decoration and Lighting | July 13, 2016 | Downtown Alvin Task Force
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2 Street Improvements
1 Bike stations 2 Pedestrian / Bike / Skateboard Lane 3 Planters 4 Trees
Stanton’s
1 GORDON ST
TAYLOR ST
HILL ST
LEE ST
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2 WILLIS ST
WILLIS ST
Gordon’s Tavern
SEALY ST
National Oak Park 2 4 Library 4 1 SEALY ST
3 GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
HOOD ST
TAYLOR ST
HILL ST
LEE ST
SIDNOR ST
BLVD
DEPOT CENTRE BLVD
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NTRE
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
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T CE
HOOD ST
SEALY ST
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TAYLOR ST
HILL ST
LEE ST
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Museum
DEPO
City Hall
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Street Improvements Sealy Street at Gordon St
1 Bump-outs 2 Bike / Skateboard Lane 3 Planters 4 Trees
Phase 2
Phase 1
N GORDON STREET
Wells Fargo
N GORDON STREET
Permanent - Street reconstruction
Temporary - Paint and planters
Wells Fargo
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SEALY STREET
NOTE Willis Street could become main traffic corridor instead of Sealy Street.
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SEALY STREET
4 Library Plaza
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3 Library Plaza
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Street Improvements Sealy Street
1 Bump-outs 2 Pedestrian / Bike / Skateboard Lane 3 Street Lighting
Library Wells Fargo
N Gordon Street
Hardie Street
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City Hall
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Street Improvements Taylor Street
1 Wide sidewalks for pedestrians and bikes 2 Bike Parking Facility
W Sealy Street
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Willis Street
11’-0” 11’-0” 5’-0” 10’-0”
Willis Street
Stantons
N Taylor Street 11’-0”
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3 Signage, Wayfinding, and Parking
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Stantons
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Wells Fargo
Library
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Gateway Welcome to Alvin
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Pedestrian Wayfinding
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Downtown Map Kiosk
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Building Locator
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Vehicular Wayfinding
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Free Parking Signage
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Downtown Parking
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Signage and Wayfinding
National Oak Park CITY OF ALVIN CITY OF ALVIN
City Hall
Museum Stantons
CITY OF ALVIN
Downtown
Library National Oak Park
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1 City Hall 2 Historic Museum 3 Alvin Library 4 National Oak Park 5 Stantons
Pedestrian 2
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6 Wells Fargo - Lillian York 7 Gordon Tavern 8 Fresh Flowers 9 Law Office P Free Parking
CITY OF ALVIN
CITY OF ALVIN
Alvin Historical Museum
Alvin Library System
M M U U S S E E U U M M
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CITY OF ALVIN
Free Downtown Parking CITY OF ALVIN
Downtown City Hall Free Parking Santons Sealy Street National Oak Park
1 Gateway
Precedent Ybor City arch entrance gateway sign
Vehicular
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Proposed Branding North Gordon Street at Railroad looking southwest | July 13, 2016 | Downtown Alvin Task Force
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Parking
Parking Recommendation Restrict on-street parking with a 3-hour time limit to encourage visitor parking. Designate off-street parking for employee parking.
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Downtown Parking Statistics Public Parking 363 Spaces, 21 Handicap Private Parking 551 Spaces, 14 Handicap Total Parking 914 Spaces, 35 Handicap
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CITY OF ALVIN 2016 DOWNTOWN PARKING SURVEY EXISTING PARKING AREAS PROJECT NO. 0000-0000-0000 SEAL
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4 Business Development / Finance
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Rehabilitation grants
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Encourage temporary businesses and pop-up stores City to provide an inventory of available spaces for short term/long term leases City to actively recruit tenants and connect to potential landlords 4B Sales Tax
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TAYLOR ST
HILL ST
LEE ST
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SEALY ST SEALY ST
DEPOT CENTRE BLVD
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
HOOD ST
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5 Events
1 Concerts 2 Picnics 3 Movie showings 4 Farmer’s Market 5 Food trucks 6 Potential additional off-street parking 7 Restrict on-street parking in key areas with 3-hour time limit to encourage visitor parking. Designate off-street parking for employee GORDON ST
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LEE ST
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8 Car Shows
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DEPO
WILLIS ST
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SEALY ST
DEPOT CENTRE BLVD
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HARDIE ST
HOOD ST
TAYLOR ST
HILL ST
LEE ST
SIDNOR ST
NTRE
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
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W Sealy Street at N Gordon Street, Looking East Existing Conditions
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W Sealy Street at N Gordon Street, Looking East Proposed
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The following are the results of visioning, conversation, opportunity to meet, and collaboration.
Event Street Closure Food Trucks Antique Stores
Wayfinding
Traffic Analysis
De-clutter Art Installations Attract Retailers
Bird Watching
Picnics
Time-limited parking
Sports Community Farmers Market Restaurants with outdoor seating
Vacant Space Opportunities
Movie Night Start-up Business Incentives
Baseball Cluster Events Historic Preservation Create Downtown Association Art Wall | July 13, 2016 | Downtown Alvin Task Force
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Alvin Downtown Improvement
Priority #
Rating of Project Ideas
7/13/2016
Projects NOTE: Prioritize these 1‐11, with 1 most important
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Complete Ugly Corner
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5
4
1
1
6
3
7
1
1
1
1
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Street Lighting (better lighting at night in the area)
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1
1
3
3
1
4
10
4
4
3
4
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Light Nat Oak Park Year Round/Improve Nat Oak Park Lighting
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3
5
2
2
2
9
9
5
8
2
6
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Iconic Art (gateway to downtown, vacant areas)
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9
3
5
6
3
5
1
9
2
10
8
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Murals (on vacant sides of buildings)
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6
6
4
7
9
8
2
8
3
7
7
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Bump‐Outs (temp to perm)
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7
7
9
5
4
6
5
11
6
8
2
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Building Lighting (around tops of city buildings)
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11
2
8
4
5
2
6
6
7
9
3
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Private Property Sealy at Hardie (partnership)
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10
10
6
8
10
7
11
2
5
11
5
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Create Community Calendar
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8
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11
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7
1
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3
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6
9
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Wayfinding Signage (phased in to grow over time)
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4
8
7
11
11
10
3
7
10
4 11
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Downtown Map (part of wayfinding program)
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2
9
10
10
8
11
4
10
11
5 10
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Alvin Downtown Improvement
Priority #
Rating of Program Ideas
7/13/2016
Programs NOTE: Prioritize these 1‐10, with 1 most important
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More Concerts (Tommaso's, Gordon St. Tavern)
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3
1
2
8
5
5
3
1
2
5
3
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Food Truck Friday/Thursday
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6
2
6
2
3
1
2
6
1
3
4
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Promote Market Days (and other elements with it)
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1
5
7
7
1
2
4
4
7
1
2
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Schedule Parks & Rec Events Downtown
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8
4
1
5
7
4
7
3
3
2
1
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Art Walk Events
2
4
6
5
6
4
3
1
7
4
4
7
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Party on the Lawn
9
7
7
4
4
8
7
5
2
5
8
5
74
Movie Nights Downtown
7
10
3
3
3
6
6
9
8
6
6
7
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Museum Longer Hours
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2
10
10
1
2
10
10
5
10
7
9
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Pot Luck on Hardie
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9
8
9
10
10
9
6
10
8
10
6
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Stantons Pancakes Event (and other elements with this)
10
5
9
8
9
9
8
8
9
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Alvin Downtown Improvement
Priority #
Rating of Policy Ideas
7/13/2016
Policies NOTE: Prioritize these 1‐9, with 1 most important
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Grant Program (to incentivise façade & other improvements)
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
5
2
3
1
1
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Tax Incentives (for downown specific initiatives)
2
2
3
3
6
3
1
1
1
1
2
8
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Address Parking Issues (for events and longterm growth)
1
3
4
1
7
1
3
6
3
5
3
4
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Mural Ordinance Changes
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6
2
4
4
4
5
2
6
4
6
7
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Address Dumpsters (how to best to enclose)
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8
6
8
5
6
6
7
4
2
7
3
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Library Parking (work with staff to open up Sealy parking)
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5
8
6
2
7
8
3
7
6
5
5
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Hourly Parking Rules (for better access to store fronts)
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4
9
5
9
5
7
9
9
8
4
6
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Encourage Downtown Lofts (private development)
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9
7
7
8
8
4
4
5
9
8
2
90
Quiet Zone (trains coming through town)
9
7
5
9
1
9
9
8
8
7
9
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Complete Items
Ongoing Items
FY17
FY18+
Simplified Street Closures
Sidewalk Improvement Project
Assess Downtown Lighting
Construct Downtown Lighting
Food Truck Ordinance
Tax Incentives
Ugly Corner Phase 1
Ugly Corner Complete
Public/Private Partnerships
Assess Parking and Hourly Parking
Develop Plan for Parking
Market Events (Currently 42/year downtown & National Oak Park) Park Events
Access Wayfinding Signage Assess Walkability between Stanton’s and National Oak Research/Develop Grant Program Assess and Introduce Public Art Concepts
Construct Wayfinding Signage Introduce phases of walkability concept Pedestrian Signage Mural Ordinance Changes Permanent Bumpouts
Temporary Bumpouts Grant Programs Access Utility Relocation | July 13, 2016 | Downtown Alvin Task Force
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SUCCESSFUL RETAIL: • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRECEDES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT • FUNCTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE, STREETS, PARKING, LIGHTING • SEAMLESS, PRO-BUSINESS PROCESSES INCLUDING PERMITTING • COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND CODE ENFORCEMENT
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NATIONAL HISTORICAL DISTRICT
5 Destination 1 $ Destination 2 $ Destination 3
5 Library $ Museum $ Park Parking
• WAYFINDING AND SIGNAGE SYSTEMS THAT IDENTIFY RETAIL DISTRICTS • COMMUNITY BRANDING AND MARKETING • SPECIAL EVENTS PROGRAMS TO DRAW RESIDENTS AND VISITOR TO RETAIL CENTERS • COMPLEMENTARY VS COMPETITIVE BUSINESSES
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