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PLACEMAKING WORKSHOP
Downtown Tupelo Main Street AssociationOctober 4-7, 2010
Presented by the
National Trust for Historic Preservation and Project for Public Spaces
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Activities this week
● Power of 10 Lunch
Workshop
● Community Workshop
● Statewide Managers
Training
● Committee Meetings
●
Interviews
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OVERALL
RECOMMENDATIONS
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Create more multi-use destinations
that builds on current daily use
● Target key places that
need more things to do● Downtown core● Railroad Park
● Fairpark
● Farmers’ Market
● Court House Square
● Non-event public space
programming
● Upper floor housing
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Increase connectivity on Main
Street• Infill buildings that fit
and engage people onthe street
• Food carts/Markets
• Bikeable/walkable
• Improve alleys
• Connect downtown toEast Tupelo
• No more isolatedsidewalks
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Experiment with stuff
• Traffic cones to test
ideas, including
roundabouts
• Pop-up stores• Parking Day
• Ciclovia
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Rethink parking• Shared parking
• Pedestrian connectionsbetween and within
parking lots
• Don’t tear down more
buildings for parking
• Infill buildings and
parks on some parking
lots• “Sea of opportunity”
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Plan for innovative transportation
that connects people and places● Downtown placemaking
process can be a model
for other parts of the city
● Make all users more safe
by creating a balanced
transportation system
● Define the problem not
the solution● The 85% solution
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Integrate plans
● Many plans● Prevent duplication
● Not always connected
●
Stick to the plan
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Integrate authentic heritage and the
arts with Placemaking
• Interpretation of history
within and through Places
• Placemaking with Music
•
Placemaking with Art• Better treatment of
existing buildings in
downtown and Fairpark
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SITE SPECIFIC
RECOMMENDATIONS
From the Community Placemaking Workshop
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Site #1 - Fairpark
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Fairpark
Assets
• Central location
•
Civic Anchor• Well maintained
• Events
•Fountain
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Fairpark
Issues
• Needs more daily
activity
• Empty spaces
•Unsafe pedestrianaccess
• No food/services
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Fairpark
Short-term Recommendations
• Gaming(horse shoes, croquet)
• Mobile Food Vending
• Pedestrian connections
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Fairpark
Short-term Recommendations
• Landscaping• Seating + Tables
• Signage
• Markets
F i k
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Fairpark
Long-term Recommendations
•
Restrooms• Public art
• Crosswalks/safety
improvements
•
Permanent stage
F i k
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Fairpark
Long-term Recommendations
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Create activity nodeswithin the park
i il d k
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Site #2 – Railroad Park
Assets
• Central location
•
Gateway potential• Existing greenery
R il d P k
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Issues
•
Unwelcoming• Nothing to do
• Vehicular trafficdominates
• Cuts off olddowntown from newdevelopment andCity Hall
Railroad Park
Railroad Park
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Railroad Park
Short-Term Improvements
• Reconfigure seating• Traffic calming experiments
R il d P k
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Railroad ParkShort-Term Improvements
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Public art• Information or food kiosk
• Market in parking lot
R il d P k
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Railroad ParkLong-term Improvements
• Permanent gateway
• Roundabout
• Rebuild Train Depot
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Site # 3 - Farmers Market
Assets● Location
● Historic character
●
Sustainability● Room to expand
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Short-term Improvements
• Murals and banners
• Add vendors
•
Offer more seating,café tables
• Move parkingacross the street
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Short-term Improvements
• Add flowers, herbs, winter greens to planters
• Bicycle parking
• Host live performances
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Long-term Improvements•
Use the Power of 10 tocreate a market district – Potential indoor year-round
market
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Food incubator – Permanent food businesses
including local restaurants
• Connect to Mill Village
and Downtown
Sit #4 C th S
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Site #4 - Courthouse Square
Assets
• History
• Econ Dev. Potential
• Integrity
• Community Hub
Sit #4 C th S
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Site #4 - Courthouse Square
Issues
• Lack of seating
• Vacant and poorly
maintained
surrounding lots and
buildings
C th S
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Courthouse SquareShort-Term Recommendations
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Clean Alleys• Paint/fix-up buildings
• Paint/fix fence on Jefferson
• Add seating
• Water Feature at Justice Center
C th S
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Courthouse SquareShort-Term Recommendations
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Improve surrounding landscaping• Add lighting at Carroll Park
• Integrate Pocket Park
+ outdoor dining
Co rtho se Sq are
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Courthouse SquareLong-Term Recommendations
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Adaptively reuse surrounding buildings, includingthe police building, ex. Jailhouse Rock Cafe
• Create wayfinding system
• Preserve historic quality
• Add entertainment venues
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• City of Tupelo
• TRA
• Gumtree Museum of Art
• Quality of Life Committee
• MAC
• Mississippi Main St.
Potential Partners
• Lee County
• Downtown businesses
• TCT
• Major Thoroughfare
Committee
• Master Gardeners
• Historic Commission
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IMPLEMENTATION
R l f D t T l M i
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Role of Downtown Tupelo Main
Street Association
● Partner with other
organizations which
are implementing
both big and smallprojects
● Engaging people
around specific
places●
Farmers’ Market● Fairpark
● Others
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What you can do next week:
•Give feedbackthrough an online
survey
• Contribute to
Placemap
• Review presentations
•Recruit newvolunteers from
participants
• Post
recommendations on
website
F f k
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For after next week:● Receive written
report● Post on web
● Volunteer drive● festival committees● shoring up standing
committees● farmers’ market
committee
• Committee training, if
necessary• Board Meeting to
prioritize
recommendations
• Committee work
planning
• Recruit a property
owner for an easy“paint up/fix up”
project
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Help from MMSA
• Public Rollout of Recommendations
(MMSA District Director)• Board Meeting to prioritize
recommendations (Organization
Committee)• Committee work planning Based on Board
Prioritization (MMSA District Director)
• Work plan created and adopted by Boardof Directors
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