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Home My WebLink AboutTavares Visioning Part Two Vision workshop 5 16 07 Tavares: The Visioning Process Part Two 1 The Call for Visioning After the Tavares Station plan was unveiled, the city of Tavares realized that, while it had planning and zoning and a Community Redevelopment Area, it really had no vision for downtown redevelopment. 2 The 2006 streetscape project is lovely, but has not increased downtown traffic. The right “mix” is not there-yet. 3 Tavares Downtown: Strengths Great grid street system, great city park on the lake and other downtown parks. 4 Please- think about: How tall are these buildings? What do you like about this scene? What do you not like? What could be changed? What should stay the same? 5 Strengths, cont. If you live downtown you can walk to everything except the grocery. Downtown children can walk to school. County campus and all its employees are a strong market that is largely untapped. 6 Tavares Downtown: Weaknesses City is reactive, not proactive. Losing our history. Black community feels left out- not a part of Tavares anymore. 7 Downtown Tavares: Opportunities Have many of the elements of Wyomissing PA (ideal TND), so Old Tavares can be a true town center. Needs the return of the butcher, baker, shops, restaurants and grocery to the downtown. Has assets and infrastructure other places do not- can be redeveloped more easily as a transportation hub. Downtown lakefront living- great spot for condos. County campus is an untapped market. 8 November 20, 2006 Attendees placed Colored dots onto the CRA map; red dots were placed where the highest intensity development was preferred, followed by blue, green and yellow for the least intense. Conclusion: there are neighborhoods within the CRA District. Question: Intensity means…..? 9 Using Visual preferences to define intensity Red district preferences- maybe this for downtown by the lake. 10 Or maybe this… 11 Of course these were OK downtown… All agreed. The 1922 courthouse The 1990 City Hall 12 This was popular for the “Red District” downtown 13 Not this kind of use and building in the red zone one block from the water. 14 Too tall and too wide for CRA in Tavares 15 Preferred for Blue district 16 Preferred in Green District 17 Preferred in Yellow District 18 Tavares’ Visioning Session, May 15, 2007 This workshop is specifically focused on developing a vision for our downtown redevelopment area. The city has a redevelopment board (CRAAC-Community Redevelopment Area Advisory Committee) that is ready to develop a plan that supports a community developed vision for the CRA. We are here today to develop that vision. 19 When no vision is present in a community, then the parts which make up that community will appear to have no purpose. 20 When a clear vision is present in a city, then each part plays a vital role in defining the community. = 21 22 = ? Vision Our community has many parts. An opportunity is present to shape each part so that they all play a vital role in achieving the vision of our community. We must define the vision before we can shape the parts. This is the purpose of these workshops. Today we will work to define our Vision! 23 ???? Historic Railroad Community Lake Front Community Any Town USA ???? The vision The vision statement for the CRA The plan Government Campus Codes Projects Idea and “visioning” Center “Where image and reality align” Schools Main Street Neighborhood Residential Community Water Front Zone Mixed Use- Residential Business Business Industrial Trade District Park Areas Codes Projects Codes Projects Codes Projects Codes Projects Codes Projects Codes Projects Codes Projects Codes Projects 24 VISION A vision should contain elements that are valued most through a 50 year outlook. Communicate the most important elements. Identify elements that establish the community’s identity. 25 Common elements of great communities: It’s always the same elements that make “plain space” into a “great place” 26 Traditional neighborhoods: Higher density, shallow setbacks, grid street pattern, sidewalks with street trees, architectural variety, and architectural detail, mixed uses 27 Central open public spaces in every neighborhood Chain of Parks, Tallahassee, FL Central Square , Savannah, GA. Forsyth park, Savannah GA 28 Retention of history through reinvestment & restoration of structures 29 Classic architecture w/ a variety of elements & materials: pillars, cornices, deep overhangs, quoins, varying relief, brick, siding, natural and man-made building materials 30 Fine grained signage with themes, no plastic internally lit pole signs 31 Context is as important as height and bulk: evaluate both 32 Awnings as signage and shade 33 Wide commercial sidewalks with cafes and restaurants 34 Residential sidewalks with street trees 35 Restrained but varied color palette. 36 Human scale street lighting 37 Retention of grid pattern, slow traffic, short blocks, angled parking, landscaped islands, people walking about 38 Small shops whose physical space is deep rather than wide 39 Compact blocks where there is no rapid through traffic, where through traffic exists, with treed boulevards 40 Interesting, functional alleys and crannies. 41 To stimulate the visioning process, Aurelio Posada, Sr. Architect with Hunton-Brady, volunteered his time by creating one architectural sketch of what our community could look like. 42 Renderings by: Aurelio Posada 43 Sample Vision Statement We envision a walkable lakeside community that encourages architectural standards that reflect its natural aquatic surroundings and history, where its citizens live among a mix of work, recreation, and other such quality of life amenities. 44 May 15, 2007 Councilwoman Nancy Clutts giving guidance City Manager John Drury leading the session 45 50 Citizens crafting vision statements, May 15, 2007 46 Crafting a vision statement 47 Working Group vision statement "Attract commerce, including shoreline restaurants and cultural attractions. Desirable commerce would include spas, coffee shops, and entertainment and concerts. Historic, walkable lakeside community in the scenic heart of Lake County with an eye on the past and vision for the future, emphasis on Florida vernacular architecture." 48 Tavares Its’ Authentic! TAVARES… is a community that possesses a distinct and authentic downtown enriched by centers of activity where residents and guests can walk, bike, take the train, gather for events, and utilize the water; a community which attracts desirable commerce such as spas, coffee shops, specialty boutiques, shoreline restaurants, cultural attractions, entertainment and concerts; a community which places a priority on redeveloping the downtown with a mix of live and work uses; a lake-side community in the scenic heart of Lake County whose architectural standards reflect a waterfront and Florida vernacular with a focus on history and an eye on the future. 49 50 How about your community? Do you have a clear vision of what you want to be when you grow up? Do you know how to get there? 51