ColeJenest & Stone Kimley-Horn & Associates Rose & Associates

ColeJenest & StoneKimley-Horn & AssociatesRose & Associates

Tax Exempt Property

“Spartanburg is a rare blend of great people, wonderful institutions, remarkable philanthropy and a very special quality of life.”

- Bill Barnet, Mayor of Spartanburg

Variety of Public Space

Public Art

Lush Landscaping

Street Life

New Civic Investment

New Private Investment

New Retail & Restaurants

Downtown Area Colleges

5 Minute Walk

20 Minute Walk

15 Minute Walk

10 Minute Walk

Fragmentation & Dispersion

Existing Built Environment

Car Domination

Dead Blocks

Goals for this Process

H + C + E + P + I = Quality of Life

Housing + Housing + Housing

• Urban Infill & Lofts• Stable, walkable

neighborhoods• Decent Affordable Housing• Upscale Urban Housing

Connectivity & Circulation

• Active Living Opportunities • High quality pedestrian

environment • Access from the surrounding

neighborhoods & colleges• Access from the region• Manage the moving cars• Manage the parked cars• Wayfinding

Economic Development

• Maximizing the Infrastructure Investment

• Adaptive re-use of historic buildings

• Contextual infill• Jobs – Retail – Housing

Balance

Placemaking & Identity

• Mix of Uses– Things to go buy– Things to go do

• Walkable Streets + Public Spaces

• Signage & Wayfinding (City vs. Downtown?)

• Public Art• Creating a Positive

Image/Spin• Events + Marketing

Implementation

• Market-driven master plan• Realistic Public Improvements• Achievable Catalyst Projects (not the

big fish)• Development/ Redevelopment

Opportunities• Predictable Development Process

(New Urban Code)• Economic Incentives• Financing Strategies

Ripe & Firm AnalysisFirm (Little or No Intervention Necessary)

Ripe for Development/ Redevelopment

Possible Future Opportunity

Charrette Schedule

October 17th – 24th

The Charrette

The Charrette

Master Strategy Map

Street Circulation Plan

Street Upgrade Plan

Bike and Pedestrian Plan

The Conceptual Plan

Montgomery Building

East Main Street between Church and Liberty

East Main Street 1 – Converse to Pine

East Main Street 1 – Converse to Pine

East Main Street 2 – Converse to Pine

East Gateway

New YMCA

Hub-Bub Neighborhood

South Daniel Morgan Avenue

Hub-Bub Neighborhood

South Church Street

Renaissance Park

St. John at Renaissance Park

Looking West on St. John Street

St. John/Converse Intersection

North Converse Street

Liberty Street in Renaissance Park

The Renaissance Plaza

Looking North on Church Street

Beaumont Mill

Beaumont Mill

Beaumont Condos22 Residential Condos + 27,500 sf Office

Beaumont Condos

22 Residential Condos

Auditorium Area

Spartan Mill Neighborhood

Courthouse District

West Main Street

Potential City Hall Locations

Broad Street

City Hall/Richardson Park

Reflecting Pool

Proposed City Hall at Broadwalk

with the Reflecting Pool

The Conceptual Plan