MainStreet Roswell Master PlanMainStreet Roswell Master PlanPublic MeetingPublic Meeting

Project TeamProject Team

Consensus Planning, Inc. Consensus Planning, Inc.

Souder, Miller & Souder, Miller & AssociatesAssociates

Studio Southwest Studio Southwest ArchitectsArchitects

Progress to DateProgress to Date

• ResearchResearch• Public meeting / visioning exercisePublic meeting / visioning exercise• Stakeholder interviewsStakeholder interviews• Walking tourWalking tour• Windshield survey & mappingWindshield survey & mapping• Market analysisMarket analysis

Opportunity BuildingsOpportunity Buildings

Purpose:Purpose: To identify existing vacant To identify existing vacant buildings and evaluate their re-use potential.buildings and evaluate their re-use potential.

Opportunities:Opportunities: •Public/private partnershipsPublic/private partnerships•Private sector investmentPrivate sector investment•Meet needs – housing, retail, office, etc.Meet needs – housing, retail, office, etc.

Community Exercise A – Community Exercise A – Opportunity BuildingsOpportunity Buildings

10 Minutes 10 Minutes

Railroad District / Railroad District / Metropolitan Redevelopment DistrictMetropolitan Redevelopment District

• Provides cities with power to correct Provides cities with power to correct blighted conditions and reverse decline and blighted conditions and reverse decline and stagnationstagnation

• OpportunitiesOpportunitieso Vacant Land and vacant buildingsVacant Land and vacant buildingso Provides funding for acquisition, reconstruction, Provides funding for acquisition, reconstruction,

or installation; provision of public services; etc.or installation; provision of public services; etc.

Community Exercise B – Community Exercise B – Railroad District / Metropolitan Railroad District / Metropolitan

Redevelopment DistrictRedevelopment District

10 Minutes 10 Minutes

Arts and Cultural DistrictArts and Cultural District

Benefits:Benefits:•Creates live/work space for cultural workers Creates live/work space for cultural workers & space for cultural and entertainment & space for cultural and entertainment enterprisesenterprises•Provides access to funding and grantsProvides access to funding and grants•Enhanced Historic Tax CreditsEnhanced Historic Tax Credits•Positive Economic ImpactPositive Economic Impact•Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance

Community Exercise C – Community Exercise C – Arts and Cultural DistrictArts and Cultural District

10 Minutes 10 Minutes

Transportation ImprovementsTransportation Improvements

Main Street Main Street •Current Conditions Current Conditions •‘‘Road Diet’ OptionsRoad Diet’ Options

o PedestriansPedestrianso ParkingParkingo LandscapingLandscaping

Richardson / Virginia Richardson / Virginia • Current ConditionsCurrent Conditions• One-way optionOne-way option• Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities

Main Street - No Build AlternativeMain Street - No Build Alternative

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Main Street – Alternative #2Main Street – Alternative #2

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Main Street – Alternative #3Main Street – Alternative #3

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Main Street – Alternative #4Main Street – Alternative #4

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Richardson VirginiaRichardson VirginiaPlan Plan

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Community Exercise D – Community Exercise D – Transportation ImprovementsTransportation Improvements

10 Minutes 10 Minutes

Downtown ParkingDowntown Parking

• On-street parkingOn-street parking• Access to businessesAccess to businesses• Parking lots / alleysParking lots / alleys• Public lots versus private lotsPublic lots versus private lots

Community Exercise E – Community Exercise E – Downtown ParkingDowntown Parking

5 Minutes 5 Minutes