The document outlines plans to implement the 2009 North Port St. Joe Master Plan through a series of public meetings and projects aimed at revitalizing the community. Key elements include restoring Martin Luther King Boulevard as a retail corridor, creating a new town center, and reinvigorating the Washington High School campus for community and economic development. The master plan focuses on enhancing community identity, culture and heritage through placemaking and connectivity across the area.

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This evening’s agenda
✦ Restoring Martin Luther King Boulevard.
✦ Proposing a new town center.
✦ Reinvigorating Washington High School
campus.
✦ Creating a new destination in North Port St.
Joe.
✦ Pathways and gateways.
✦ The illustrated master plan.
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Public
meeting
No. 1
Reviewing the
2009 Master
Plan
The implementation process
Public
meeting
No. 2
What is
community
development? Creating
the conditions and tools
for redeveloping
North Port St. Joe
Public
meeting
No. 3
The
conceptual
master
plan
PHASE TWO
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The master planning process
✦ Updating the 2009 North Port St Joe master
plan.
✦ Creating an updated plan that reflects the
community’s future vision of itself.
✦ The community presents their plan to the
Redevelopment Agency and the City.
✦ The objective is for the plan to become an
important part of the City’s planning process.
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Three elements of placemaking
Identity. How the community expresses what it is.
Culture. The attitudes and behavior characteristic of
our community.
Heritage. Valued objects and qualities such as
cultural traditions and historic buildings that have
been passed to our community from previous
generations.
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A faceless place with no identity
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A place you will remember forever
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✦ Where identity, culture and heritage
come together.
✦ Bringing enterprise back to North
Port St Joe.
✦ Retail and residential uses.
✦ Recreating a unique part of Port St.
Joe and different to Reid Avenue.
Restoring Martin Luther King Boulevard
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Martin Luther King Boulevard: A revitalized retail street
810’
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Arcade
covered
walkway

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Proposedstreetsection
Martin Luther King Boulevard: Covered sidewalks
Bourbon Street

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Columbus, Georgia Rosemary Beach, Florida
Martin Luther King Boulevard: Distinctive architecture
Mobile, Alabama

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Proposed street section with side walk
810’
Martin Luther King Boulevard: Family homes
Baldwin Park,Orlando
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WalkableDistance
1,620’
Martin Luther King Boulevard: Important buildings
Important
Building
Columbus, Georgia
Important
Building
Rosemary Beach, Florida
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Arcade/
Covered
walk way
Homes
to be
preserved
CAMPUS
CORNER
MARTIN LUTHER
KING
PLAZA
Martin Luther King Boulevard

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Smart Streets and Water Management
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Depo t CreekGeorge Wash ington
Swamp
Water Management Analysis
Wetlands
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✦ Linking Martin Luther King Boulevard
and Reid Avenue
✦ Creating a new heart for the whole
community
✦ Inviting visitors to stop and linger in
Port St. Joe
Downtown, Uptown: One community

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A new town center: Creatingtheheartof PortSt.Joe
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A new town center: Traffic calming by the green

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A new town center: Connecting the community

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A new town center
City Hall
Hotel
Inn &
cottages
Town Green
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Martin Luther
King Plaza

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✦ Restoring a community gathering
place
✦ Creating a new center for enterprise
✦ Making a destination for visitors
✦ Celebrating local natural resources
Reinvigorating the Washington High School campus

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Washington High School campus - the four core principles
Enriching the community
✦ Community gatherings
✦ Job training
✦ Recreational facilities
✦ Community pool
Enterprises & jobs
✦ Innovative environment
✦ Start-up businesses
✦ Flexible workspaces
Celebrating local food
✦ Back yard farming
✦ Local products
✦ Process center
Attracting visitors
✦ Destination park
✦ Campus coffee shop
✦ Local culture center

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Washington High School campus: community character

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Washington High School campus:
Innovation center
Brixton, London

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Washington High School campus
Innovation
center
Community
barn Community
gardens
Gymnasium
(adaptive
re-use)
Public
Park
Community
pool
Training
center
Mill
museum

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Washington High School campus: community food

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✦ Creating a new way of experiencing
North Port St Joe
✦ Harnessing the benefits of smart
water management
✦ A new use for City-owned land
The Lake

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Paces Foundation
apartments
Lake trailLakefront Inn &
Cottages
Garden
Farm facilities
The Lake

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The Lake: a visitor destination
Fredericksburg, Texas

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✦ Pathways that connect the community
with itself
✦ Pathways that invite visitors to
explore
✦ Pathways to a destination
Pathways through the community.

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The Railroad Corridor

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Local bike paths & trails
Proposed bike
paths & trails
Regional bike path
Existing bike
paths & trails

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Regional bike path
Proposed bike paths & trails
Existing bike paths & trails
City-wide paths & trails

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Parks and open spaces

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✦ Remove blight with a highly visible
catalyst project.
✦ Preserve existing trees to provide
shade.
✦ Create a secure place for family and kids
and a pleasant place for adults to meet.
ThePocketPark

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30”
6’fence
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Alley Greenway
Pocket
Park
110’
1- Diagonal hard surface
2- Square soft surface
The Pocket Park
Street side 50’ 50’
30” retaining
wall
Wood Fence on
concrete retaining
wall

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The Pocket Park: Phase I
Open Lawn/
Play ground
6’ Tall fence
6’ Tall fence
Existing
trees
Park
benches
Planters
with seats
Etched
concrete
Toilet
Gravel
band
Random
pavers

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The Pocket Park: Phase 2
Toilet
Lawn
Area
Drinking
fountain
Splash Pad
6’ tall fence6’ tall fence
Benches
with canopy
30”
retaining
wall
Planters
Checker
tables
Existing
trees

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✦ Announcing a historic
neighborhood and its heritage
✦ Reflecting the neighborhood’s
culture
✦ Reinforcing North Port St Joe’s
identity
The gateways

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D
C
B
A
The gateways: Highway 98

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The gateways: Highway 98

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Entrance to
Washington High
School campus
Entrance to
Martin Luther King
Boulevard
Parks & trails
Potential
development sites
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The gateways: Avenue A
Alternative access
to apartments
Quiet residential streets

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The gateways: Street names and corners
810’

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Avenue A – Character

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IDENTITY HERITAGECULTURE

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Inn & Cottages
Apartment Complexes
Lake Cottage Resort
Paces Foundation
Residences
Wetlands
Dollar
General
Gateway
Sign Posts
Public Park Existing
Gymnasium
Innovation
Center
Community
Food
Community
Pool
Day Care Center
Campus
Corner
Heritage
Walk
New Town
Center &
Green
New City
Hall
Martin Luther
King Plaza