City of Tallahassee - South City

Technical Assistance Panel

May 19 & 20, 2015

Tallahassee, Florida

ULI North Florida Panel

• David Powell, TAP Chair – Hopping Green & Sams,

Tallahassee

• Dale Brill, Thinkspot, Tallahassee

• Russ Ervin, Ervin Lovett Miller, Jacksonville

• Michael Frumkin, University of Central Florida, Orlando

• Chris Jones, RDBG Consulting Group, Jacksonville

• Paul Lewis, City of Orlando, Orlando

• Tom Murphy, Urban Land Institute, Pittsburgh, PA

• Wayne Reed, R.A.M. Professional Group, Jacksonville

The Study

Area:

South

City

Project Goals

• Identify the major issues creating obstacles to healthy living in

the South City area.

• Identify long-term goals and objectives for neighborhood

redevelopment.

• Identify short-term objectives that will spur new development

consistent with the long term plan for the area; and,

• Recommend specific strategies for attracting financing and

development to the area to overcome obstacles to healthy

living.

Courtney Atkins, Whole Child Leon

Chris Edwards, City of Tallahassee Business Advocate

Dr. Cynthia Harris, FAMU Institute of Public Health

Ed Murray, NAI TALCOR Real Estate

Torrio Osborne, South City Revitalization Council

Michael Parker, City of Tallahassee

Wayne Tedder, Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Dept.

Kenny & Marie Bryant, South City Neighborhood Association

Karlus & Christic Henry, Kingdom First Realty

Terrence Hinson, Hinson Realty

Betsy Henderson, Innovation Realty

Dr. Jimmy Miller, FAMU

Stakeholders Interviewed

The mission of the Urban Land Institute is

to provide leadership in the responsible

use of land and in creating and sustaining

thriving communities worldwide.

ULI Mission Statement

ULI’s Focus on Health – Launched July 2013

Leverage the power of ULI’s global

networks to shape projects and places in

ways that improve the health of people and

communities.

ULI believes that healthy places are

designed, built and programmed to

support the physical, mental, and social

well being of the people who live, work,

learn and visit there.

What is a Healthy Place?

The Challenge

The Conditions

The Response

Put People First

1) Improve pedestrian facilities by adding sidewalks in appropriate locations and improving pedestrian street crossings, improving signage and wayfinding and incorporating energy efficient street lighting.

4) Provide safe intersections for Pedestrians (traffic calming)

2) Create East/West Putnam Connector 5) Roadway Improvements should include improved lighting and reduction in overgrown vegetation

3) Explore potential new Greenway Trail from Brighton Road over to FAMU; with potential additional green spaces along the Trail

6) Higher community involvement in crime prevention and more police foot patrol

Put People First

7) Provide Safe Pedestrian Connection through FAMU to Bond

10) Develop programs to empowerwomen in this community

8) Utilize existing criminal justice department resources at both Universities for partnership opportunities, as well as university wide volunteer programs

11) Continue to support the Crime Committee and create a police substation in South City

9) Form Partnerships to createeconomic opportunities – particularly in commercial areas, opening a career link facility in the neighborhood (Tallahassee Community College; Tallahassee Economic Workforce Investment Board)

Ensure Equitable Access

1) Make education the Cornerstone of Revitalization!! (cradle-to-career)

5) Provide educational opportunities to elementary, middle school and high school to education comparable to the best in the County.

2) Ensure age in place design philosophy as public housing is renovated.

6) Motivate the family to be engaged throughout the process.

3) Establish a Community School 7) Provide availability to books and reading.

4) Explore innovative models such as Harlem Children Zone and/or Parramore Kidz Zone to provide educational and social support and hope to youth throughout the community. Mentoring, college visits, illustration of unique opportunities.

8) Provide adult educationalopportunities such as Computer Training Facilities within the Community HousingFacilities for family members of all ages.

Recognize the Economic Value

1) Identify brand & promote South City as a place where everyone can celebrate & experience African American history & culture (CRA & partnerships org regular programming)

4) Partner with FSU, FAMU & Tallahassee Community College and other non-profits to find training & access to new job opportunities for South City residents

2) In partnership with CRA, seek opportunities to secure private sector investment along the Adams & Monroe corridors with special emphasis on providing job opportunities for local South City residents

5) Promote awareness of and access to financial incentives to existing businesses (such as new market tax credits and facade grants)

3) Make Health Issues a design consideration in review for development.

6) Establish small business incubator in partnership with FAMU

7) Identify potential catalytic retail sites

Promote Access to Healthy Food

1) Expand the existing community garden at Texas Street/Orange Avenue (pavilions, sheds, supplies)

5) Partner with local organizations to expand food preparation to promote healthy food classes

2) Identify appropriate location and establish a Farmer’s Market within the South City Area to provide access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Provide necessary capital improvements to allow for this to happen

6) Work with NGO’s to promote mobile farmer’s market to serve this area and other neighborhoods which need better access to healthy foods

3) Attract and/or promoting healthy restaurant options

7) Improve how residents within the neighborhood get adequate nutrition

4) Assist commercial development to re-establish a grocery anchor at the Town Center

Empower Champions for Healthy Community

1) Have local universities establish baseline health metrics for South City identify healthy outcomes and assign responsibility for each action

5) Research CRA investments through local banks such as Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Capital City Bank, to create capital investments through partnerships.

2) Have local universities conduct periodic health impact assessments

6) Dedicate staff for these efforts

3) Build on healthy baby initiatives and explore sustainable way to provide quality healthcare such as Federally Qualified Health Care Centers (FQHC’s)

7) Establish and empower a City Commission-appointed Task Force made up of community partners including the City, the County, the School Board, FAMU, residents, health care providers, faith-based community, non-profits, etc., to create and implement a community vision-based strategic plan

4) Strengthen & support the South City Neighborhood Association

Mix It Up

1) Build a strong connection between retail, educational and recreational activities

5) Work to develop COMPLETE streets at Monroe and Adams and program a mixture of uses throughout the corridor

2) Identify Catalytic sites suitable for mixed-use development

6) Encourage FQHC access and connection to this neighborhood. Encourageembedded healthcare in schools

3) Explore opportunity for FAMU to extend its reach into the South City Neighborhood

7) Provide amenities such as bike racks,street lights, public art, murals

4) Encourage the Housing Authority to do mixed income development

8) Ensure that the multi-modal transportation district and other regulatory requirements promote mixed-use development

Making Healthy Choices Easy

1) Increase Mobility (transit, bicycles, walking) to promote maximum access for residents for South City to shopping, job, schools, recreation, etc.

4) Improve pedestrian facilities by adding sidewalks in appropriate locations and improving pedestrian street crossings, improving signage and wayfinding and incorporating energy efficient street lighting

2) Add additional criterion for prioritizing sidewalks in South City and in similar neighborhoods

5) Leverage and partner with FAMU to utilize their recreational amenities for the residents of South City

3) Conduct a walk audit to determine deficiencies of sidewalks in the study area and to prioritize improvements for ADA requirements and overall connectivity

6) Create a culturally sensitive campaign to engage the community in physical activity and healthy eating and connect back to existing trails and infrastructure. (Winter Park Health Foundation)

7) If you build it, we can program it

Embrace Unique Character

1) Build upon the existing retail corridor and unique restaurants that already exist. Celebrate the African American Culture

3) Create a community driven process to identify the Cultural Character for the Neighborhood

2) Utilize existing natural features and proposed parks as a starting point to develop a unique character for the community. Build the best playground in Tallahassee!!

4) Promote a relationship between FAMU and South City through pedestrian corridors and mutually beneficial projects

Energize Shared Spaces

1) Develop a centralized community park for the residents of South City (Country Club Drive & Putnam Drive)

4) Energize and design a shared, unified retail corridor to enhance walkability (Town Center)

2) Accelerate Magnolia Trail Connection to FAMU to Phase 1 (South Adams to South Monroe)

5) Enhance the landscaping along the streets and all public spaces (trees, plants & public art)

3) Develop new greenway Trail from Brighton Road to FAMU using Country Club Creek. Consider development of Trailheads

6) Expand the existing community garden at Texas Street/Orange Avenue (pavilions, sheds, supplies)

Energize Shared Spaces

7) Plan festivals, health fairs, and other community events

9) Design Super Stop with communityinput; preserve tree canopy and create a facility to offer a safe and fun gathering place for residents

8) Work with School Board to better utilize the available space in the Wesson School to offer residents programming, educational classes, health care workshops, after-school programs, etc.

10) Evaluate the capacity for programming and offerings at the community churches

Make it Active

1) Improve pedestrian facilities by adding sidewalks in appropriate locations and improving pedestrian street crossings, improving signage and wayfinding and incorporating energy efficient street lighting.

4) Provide safe Pedestrian Connection Through FAMU to Bond

2) Create East/West Putnam Connector 5) Energize and design a shared, unified retail corridor to enhance walkability (Town Center)

3) Explore potential new Greenway Trail from Brighton Road over to FAMU; with potential additional green spaces along the Trail

6) Plan festivals, health fairs, and other community events

Make it Active

7) Design Super Stop with communityinput; preserve tree canopy and create a facility to offer a safe and fun gathering place for residents

9) Ensure that the multi-modal transportation district and other regulatory requirements promote mixed-use development

8) Identify Catalytic sites suitable for mixed-use development

10) Connect proposed multiple and diverse points of destination

Financing Options There are significant resources for funding:

Utilize existing revenues including Blueprint

New Market Tax Credits

Utility Funds

Community Reinvestment Act

Public Works/Sidewalk Fund

Tree Bank

Philanthropic Grants

Workforce Investment Board

Enterprise Zone

Community Redevelopment Area/TIF District

Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers (FQHC)

Veteran’s Programs

Existing Federal, state and local programs etc.

Preliminary Concepts

Catalyst Map of South City