Micanopy Cultural Center

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Micanopy Cultural Center

• Our Goal To locate a cultural center in an
  environmental and socially conscious way.

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Social Criteria

• Provide equal access for residents
• Locate near complimenting land uses
• Locate near existing historical facilities.
• According to our data, there are no schools in
  Micanopy

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Environmental Criteria

• Locate away from existing flood plains
• Locate away from environmentally sensitive areas
• Locate in an area with well drained soil

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Our Process
Census Block Data Select by Attribute.
Population Density Gradient (Locate Highest
population densities)
Census Block Data Select by Attribute
Historical Locations .25 mi. buffer (walking
distance)
Locate Outside of Flood Plains and Wetlands
Locate outside of Conservation Areas
Locate Outside of Poorly Drained Soils
Locate Site using Geoprocessing, Clip where .25
mile walking distance buffer overlap, and outside
of environmentally sensitive areas.
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Where is Micanopy

• 11 miles South of Gainesville
• Off exit 374 on Interstate 75.
• 1 square mile.

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Population Density

• The most dense population areas are on the west
  side of 441.
• Total Poplulation 650

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Population Age and Sex

• Most of the population in Micanopy is between
  the ages 35-55 years old.
• Fifty/ Fifty male/female ratio.

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Historical Points of Interest

• Downtown Micanopy is itself a historic district.
• William Bartram wrote about Micanopy in the
  seventeenth century.

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Historical Downtown Sites

• Most of buildings in downtown Micanopy are
  historical.
• This walking tour points out 22 different sites.

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Historical and Density Relations

• The high density population on the west side is
  outside the quarter mile walking distance of the
  historical town center.

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Flood Plains

• Micanopy is surrounded by floodplains and marsh.
• Within the city limits is only small areas of
  flooding.

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Conservation land

• There is a large conservation zone on the South
  West side of town.
• There is to be no building here.

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Poor Drained Soils

• Most of the poor drained soils inside the city
  limits are on the North and East side of town
  where there is less population density.

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Synthesis

• We want a site within walking distance of the
  existing historical facilities.
• Near highest population densities.
• Not in environmental sensitive areas or poorly
  drained sites.

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Proposed Site Location
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Looking Back

• Data of Micanopys land use or data of their
  vacant lands would help us determine a more
  specific spot for the cultural center.
• Micanopy is already a well centered town whose
  cultural center is well placed within the town in
  respect to its environmental and cultural
  features.

Environmental
Proposed site
Cultural
Cultural