Summary and Status Report

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• Summary and Status Report
• December 5, 2005

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Were here to
Build you up!
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The Process

• Compressed Planning Process
• Team of Planners, Designers, Economic Specialists
  and Engineers
• Public Meetings held September 19th 22nd, 2005
  
• Stations were setup to gather input
• Team worked with input to formulate conceptual
  plans
• Summary / Status Report

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The Study Areas

• 4 Areas
• Broad St. / Poplar St
• South Poplar St.
• MLK Business District
• Peanut Rd. / Broad St.

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The Meetings
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The Issues

• Three Common Themes
• Community Appearance Character
• Traffic, Parking Pedestrian Access
• Building Land Use Development / Redevelopment

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The Vision

• Community Appearance Character
• Overhead Utilities
• Lighting
• Landscaping
• Building Improvements
• Community Entranceways
• Signage
• Screening/Buffering

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The Vision

• Traffic, Parking and Pedestrian Access
• Sidewalks
• Traffic Movement/Patterns
• Parking (potentially more needed)
• Lack of Parking Lot Landscaping
• Crosswalks

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The Vision

• Building and Land Use Development / Redevelopment
• Vacant Building Reuse
• Redevelopment / Expansion Opportunities
• Youth Facilities
• Tory Hole Park/Cape Fear River Connection
• MLK Park
• Vacant Land Redevelopment

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Area One
Cape Fear River Project
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Area One
Restaurant / Retail / Landscaping Project
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Area One
Infill Business Development
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Area One
Broad Street Median Project
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Area Two
King and 701 Project
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Area Two
Landscaping
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Area Two
Infill and Access Management
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Area Two
Infill Development
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Area Two
Pedestrian Access, Median Landscaping
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Area Three
Martin Luther King Park Area
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Area Three
Martin Luther King Park Area
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Area Three
Martin Luther King Crosswalks
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Area Four
Farmers Market - Preservation
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Area Four
Other Improvements
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The Four Point Approach

• Organization
• Promotion
• Design
• Economic restructuring

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Organization

• Organizational Structure
• Vision
• Mission
• Goals and Objectives

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Organization

• Area One
• Downtown Development Organization
• Chamber Committee (Initially)
• Area Two
• Chamber Committee
• Area Three
• Neighborhood Association
• Area Four
• Chamber Committee

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Promotion

• Special Events
• Advertising Campaigns
• Window Displays
• Over all Image Building

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Promotion

• Area One
• Downtown Festival
• Tie in with Tory Hole Park and the River
• Area Two
• Health Fair with Hospital
• Area Three
• Heritage Festivals
• Area Four
• Agricultural Fair at Farmers Market

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Design

• Facades
• Signage
• Streetscapes
• Public Space

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Design

• Overall
• Landscaping
• Sign improvements
• Lighting
• Sidewalks
• Utilities
• Site Layout
• Entranceways
• Façade (Storefront enhancements)
• Crosswalks

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Economic Restructuring

• Increase tax base
• Increase loan demand and deposits in local
  financial institutions
• Enhance property values
• Generate additional sales of goods and services
• Create jobs

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Economic Restructuring

• Business and Development Plan

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The Next Steps

• Prioritization Exercise (Jan. 06)
• Community Meeting
• Council Retreat (Feb. 06)
• Draft plan review and revision
• Final Plan Prepared (Feb. 06)
• Plan Adoption (Date ?)
• Plan Implementation (On-going)