This document outlines the history and plans for improvements to Boundary Street in Beaufort, South Carolina. It discusses how $84 million has already been invested to create livable communities and encourage economic development through strategic infrastructure investments like improving safety, traffic flow, and developing a multi-use path. Future plans include designing and constructing a parallel road network, adding street trees, sidewalks, and burying power lines to transform auto-oriented strips centers into a more pedestrian-friendly town blocks. Construction is slated to start in 2013 and be completed by 2015.

5. In 2006, we asked
what if…

6. Boundary Street at Jean Ribaut Square

7. Boundary Street at Jean Ribaut Square

8. Boundary Street at Jean Ribaut Square

9. Boundary Street at Jean Ribaut Square

10. Boundary Street at Jean Ribaut Square

11. Boundary Street at Jean Ribaut Square

12. Boundary Street at Jean Ribaut Square

13. Boundary Street at Jean Ribaut Square

14. …and what if…

15. south side of Boundary Street

16. south side of Boundary Street

17. City of Beaufort Goals for Boundary Street
 Create Livable Communities through Strategic
Infrastructure Investments
 Encourage Economic Development on the Corridor
 Improve Safety and Traffic Flow for Pedestrians,
Cyclists and Automobiles

18. Boundary Street History
Total Improvement Investment to Date:
$84,000,000

19. Boundary Street – Present and Future
Total Benefit to Local Economy:
$137,136,715

20. 2005 Boundary Street Master Plan

21. Boundary Street Redevelopment District Code
Adopted
February 2007
 Provides
Framework for
Private
Development and
Infrastructure

22. Boundary Street Plan – TIGER III Improvements

23. Retrofitting Suburbia
Beaufort Plaza Main Street
 Street Trees
 Lighting
 Sidewalks
 Power Lines
Underground
 On-street
Parking

24. Complete Streets Boundary Street Section

25. Improved Mobility Options
Trailhead Park and Multi-Use Path
 Trailhead 1 Acre Park at Rail-Trail Connection
 Over 1 Mile in Trail Parallel to Boundary Street
 Marsh Repair along Trail Route

26. Enhanced Connectivity
Neil Road and Parallel Street
 Street Trees, Lighting and Sidewalks
 Power Lines Underground
 On-street Parking

27. The Big Moves – Completed and Planned
1. Parallel Road Network
2. Street Trees & Proper Sidewalks
3. “Boulevard-style” Slow Lane + Parking
4. Special Intersections at 2 Key Spots
5. Greenspace: “window” squares, marsh-front,
possible central park
6. Civic Buildings Positioned Correctly
7. Strip Centers Convert to Town Blocks

28. Next Steps
 Design Phase: Feb 2012 – March 2013
 Permitting: April 2012 – Oct 2012
 NEPA Documentation: Feb 2012 – Oct 2012
 ROW Acquisition: Aug 2012 – April 2013
 Bidding: April 2013 – May 2013
 Construction: June 2012 – Jan 2015

29. Boundary Street Engineering Phasing