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Home My WebLink AboutSubmittal PresentationDR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BOULEVARD STREETSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION MASTER PLAN AND FACADE STANDARDS Presentation to City of Miami Commission January 26, 2006 Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. S - public um�s s; � Ml tip. record i; i cc,ifi s C 6tv !th Rea) rz.It cn 1-N,-o6 Priscilla A. Tt o pson City Clerk C MLKEDC 0S- 6065l Vision Statement Submitted Into the public record in connection with item P2• ID on v• 2s -04 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk • A place that provides a mix of learning, living, working, shopping and entertainment in a Tropical Afrocentric atmosphere. • A place that is active, lively, and provides a distinctive urban lifestyle that reinforces Miami's multi -cultural and multi -generational characteristics. • A place which combines a variety of building heights, shapes, with land uses geared to pedestrians,: encourages window shopping, out -door cafes, restaurants, and human interaction along wide sidewalks, plazas, open spaces, balconies, and arcades. • A place that provides a connection to Model City/ Liberty City from Downtown Miami (via 1-95 and US 441), and from the Upper Eastside/ Biscayne Boulevard to the City of Hialeah (Via MLK Boulevard), provides adequate parking, discourages the use of the automobile; and provides a place that has attractive colors, materials, lighting, and landscaping; that is safe to the public welfare. • A place that provides a variety of affordable housing fo all income and age groups, provides residents, visitors and tourists with a variety of 24 hour services, including among others: restaurants, entertainment, cultural and specialty retail. • A neighborhood corridor that reinforces the messages and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the cultures of all people of African Diaspora, including its music, cuisine, art and traditions. Overview Submitle:-! in!.o li�l public record in ld:D lF!^c i In with item sz-16 on L•240-pie Prisc lia A. Thompson City Clerk • This master plan is part of a larger cultural and economic Initiative called "Reclaim the Dream". • Consists of two primary components: - Public R.O.W. Beautification Master Plan - Private Building Facade Standards • Additional public and private sector projects happening along the corridor. Boundaries of Study Submitted Into t;... public record in connect on with item P2.li on t- 21-0(0 Priscilla A. i homrsson -- _ City Clerk 1 1 1 Part I - Streetscape Component • Bid has already been awarded, construction set to begin in ASAP! • $2.4 million from Homeland defense allocated to Model City improvements. • $1.4 million from County's Transportation Plan being used for milling and resurfacing and fixing sidewalks along MLK Boulevard. vas ,.... mblec rec ri, item ?t.1D On 1.— 2(0-0(0 Pr isciki A. Thompson City Clerk 1 1 1 w W X w z z SPECIALTY PAVERS AND CROSSWALK KFc&j TACO BELL LINEAR PARK ENHANCED THE YAEGER 1 LANDSCAPING COLORED CONCRETE SIDEWALK MOUNT CALVARY MISSIONARY BAP NIS tCf151CN 5IT 60 1Wt Part I - Streetscape Component • Linear Parks were designed with input from community representatives. Submitted Int., the public record in GC:• ne { of with �j:...�c ii "s`l;. item L Z• 40 on 1- -Leo —1"' Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Part 11- Faade Standards Submitted Into the public record n connection with itcmyyPZ. Iv nn ^^ T� rivcii _iA. Thompson City Clerk • SD-1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard amendment was passed by the City of Miami Planning Advisory Board on June 29, 2005 unanimously, recommending amendment to the SD-1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Commercial District. • Will become a part of Miami 21 Smart Code. • Strong emphasis on community input and involvement. Since March 2004, to June 2005, there were multiple public meetings to gather and present information in a collaborative manner. Part II — Faqade Standards • Main Components: — Encourage interaction with street — Promote unity and cohesive design language — Enhance the African -based identity of the neighborhood. Submitted into the public record in connection with item T ..tb on -24e-o4 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Submitted t t` public Into the, public record in connection with item P? • it' on Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Part II —Facade Standards • Main Components: — Encourage interaction with street Part II Facade Standards • Main Components: • — Promote unity and cohesive design language Subm.Inb the public record in connection with item ra 10 on 1. Priscii!a A. Thompson City Clerk SWEET 'ESI-S 1:32'-id,113111. Part II - Faqade Standards • Main Components: — Enhance the African -based identity of the neighborhood. Submitted e u is Into the public record in connection with its m Z. 10 on -a Pritcis,a P . i .log-npson City Clerk Part II -Facade Standards • Several Funded Projects, already under design! Submitted Into the public r.?c,Qrd in u r ,.ct;. h �- ��. Iti:�..=ail with it ,n PZ• to on t -24,64 Pr :;cilia A. Thompson City Clerk — Joint City/ County facade program under implementation. — Derrick Smith, AIA hired for developing Construction Documents. — City to begin permitting soon. Before Floyd House After Part II Facade Standards Before Pall Bearer's Building - .1...1.. .... , „.„..,:. ': ..."" , • ' : ;• '''-- ' - - - - - „ • - • ..‘ -,- . , , '....,,,,,,,,,,,......,.".:.,....,...,•...,„,..,_ ,,,,,,,,,,...,,,, Submitted Into the public record in connection with item rz • to on I- 2-(..-0- Prsci!lo A Thompson City Clerk After Part II —Facade Standards Scott Building itefy,P2. (e 1-2(e040' Priscilla A. Iiic:"i} soi City Clerk Additional Projects Su1b,, Ri:ed pubrc record in connectio.n �vvith item f C. • 10 on - - Priscilla A. Thompson MLK Boulevard City Clerk • Tacolcy Center Improvements — Completed! Additional Projects • Footsteps of Freedom — Conceptual design completed Submitted Into the public record in connection with item Q2. to c`s^et-?0-642 Prisci la A. Thompson MLK Boulevard City Clerk Additional Projects - MLK Boulevard • Transit Village — Major transportation hub, Miami Dade County implementing project. Shopping Arcnde Vk w rrnm Submitted Into the public record in connection with item P2. la on t-34.-0(0 Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk Submitted lido the public caL:6v rc-co;-d connection with item P?_10 on ► • Prisc ;'a A. Thompson City Clerk Additional Projects - MLK Boulevard • Edison Market Place — Under Construction �iiii 0a0'`00 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BOULEVARD Submitted into e. public record in connection with item Ez. la on 1 -)4, 0 L Priscilla A. Thompson City Clerk STREETSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION MASTER PLAN AND FACADE STANDARDS Presentation to City of Miami Commission January 26, 2006 KimleyAssocia-Horn and tes, Inc. }MLKEDC