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BUILDING SCALE LARGER
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10th
27th
43rd
59th
Up to 20 stories
8-10 stories 8 stories
6-8 stories
T5 Mixed Use Core
T6 Urban Center
Zone 1: Causeway - 59th
4-6 stories
4-6 stories
Up to 3 stories
SD Special District
T4 Neighborhood
Zone 4: 27th - 10th
Town Center
Zone 2: 59th - 43rd
(north of Causeway only)
Up to 8 stories 6 stories
Zone 3: 43rd - 27th
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BROADWAY CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN - IMPLEMENTATION WORKSHOP GALVESTON, TEXAS • CITY OF GALVESTON
BROADWAY CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN Design Workshop PLANNING & ANALYSIS
Broadway, Galveston’s primary corridor, has fallen into economic and visual decline and any future investment is threatened by more severe hurricanes brought on by climate change. To restore Broadway into one of the nation’s great streets the plan creates a framework for new development that builds upon the city’s existing historic character, community, and land patterns. The goals of the project are to foster tourism, provide development standards, and catalyze future growth and redevelopment. Plan objectives included retaining and improving businesses and properties, identifying distinct character districts, and stitching together
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these segments through public realm improvements and a unique brand. Broadway was once a nationally renowned “Grand Boulevard.” It holds tremendous potential for revitalization, becoming a standard for economic and environmental best practices as well as hurricaneresilient redevelopment along the Gulf Coast.
