2-Points to White Rock East Area Plan February 7, 2012 Briefing for the City Plan Commission.

2-Points to White Rock East Area PlanFebruary 7, 2012Briefing for the City Plan Commission

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Study Area

2-Points to White Rock East overviewLocated entirely with Dallas City Council District 7 1,522 acresOnce home to White Rock Airport, Devil’s Bowl Speedway, and Buckner BoulevardDrive-InMost neighborhoodsdeveloped between1950 and 19702010 Population – 19,345Housing units – 8,405 (includes single and multi-family units)

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Study Area (cont)

Study Area boundaries

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Why Do a Plan?

Next steps for the Department of Justice Weed and Seed crime reduction program

Changed demographics – younger and aging population growth

Zoning out of sync with current community needs Older housing stock – single-family and multi-family Appearance of neglect Need for changes and improvements

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Purpose of Plan Protect stable neighborhoods Connect homes and activities Improve safety and mobility Guide redevelopment decisions Support improvements

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Purpose of Plan (cont)

What the Plan does….Reflects the values and desires of residents and businessesProvides very conceptual plans for seven strategic opportunity areasServes as one of the City’s guides for decisionsProvide actions to achieve the area’s goals and objectivesIs a handbook for the community

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Planning Process

forwardDallas!Ferguson Road Initiative

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Community Input

Advisory CommitteeSWOT AnalysisStakeholder InterviewsCommunity Meetings

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Meetings with City of Dallas

DepartmentsStrategic PlanningParks and RecreationHousingWater/WastewaterDallas Bike PlanCity Design StudioTransportationStormwater ManagementEconomic Development

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Lots and lots of Advisory Committee meetings,

meetings with businesses, and with neighborsThe results follow!

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Timeline for Planning Process

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Consensus Vision

A broad view of what the area should be in the future

It must be based on neighborhood perceptions and values

It is an ideal that developed by consensus building over more than a year of working together

Includes themes of renewal, repurposing andrenovation guided the development of the vision

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Consensus Vision Statement

Where crime was once a major concern in 2-Points, what is now called White Rock East is an area of diverse population with safe, stable neighborhoods, quality apartment complexes, exceptional schools, well maintained parks, and local-serving businesses. Within its boundaries is the ability to travel safely on attractively landscaped streets, connected sidewalks, multi-purpose trails, designated bicycle routes, and responsive public transit.

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Did you notice the new name?

White Rock East

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Sections of the Area Plan

Land UseTransportationQuality of LifeUrban DesignEconomic DevelopmentImplementation

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Land Use

Land Use Consensus VisionLand Uses in White Rock East include desirable single

family residences, multi-family units in a safe environment, successful consumer-oriented businesses interspersed in mixed use development, neighborhood parks and schools linked together in a system of attractive roadways, sidewalks and trails.

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Existing Conditions

Land Use (cont.)

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forwardDallas! Building BlocksUsing the Building Blocks in White Rock East

Business Centers or Corridors

Commercial Centers or Corridors

Main Street

Residential Neighborhoods

Urban Mixed-Use

Urban Neighborhoods

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forwardDallas! Building Blocks (cont)

Study Area Building Blocks

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Strategic Opportunity Areas

Strategic Opportunity Area locations

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Strategic Opportunity Areas (cont.)

Creating a Strategic Opportunity Areas conceptualplan through analyzing and repurposing

Existing building footprints Identifying possible street grid

Streetscape treatments and phased in developments

Conceptual plan build-out

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For Example:Strategic Opportunity Area #2

Strategic Opportunity Areas (cont)

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Transportation

Transportation Consensus VisionThe transportation network serving White Rock East focuses equally on the needs and activities of all users. It works in context with adjacent development patterns. Addressing the roadway character of the area’s existing thoroughfare network of safe and attractive roads ensures the positive pedestrian experience by the realization of a continuous sidewalk system, greater value to surrounding land uses, and links various areas of the community through sidewalks bike routes and trails. Ultimate success is found in its desirable streets, highways, sidewalks, and trails that promote the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles while enhancing the community’s image.

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Transportation (cont)

Existing Conditions

Roadway network DART bus routes

Elementary school districts Residential subdivisions

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Transportation (cont)

Community Desires

Greenway and trails Gateways

Draft 2011 Dallas Bicycle Plan

Sidewalks on Ferguson, La Prada,

Buckner,Etc.!

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Quality of Life

Quality of Life Consensus VisionEnhance the quality of life in the White Rock East area through continued crime reduction, responsive public safety, improved parks, new trails, an accessible library, a variety of housing choices with businesses that meet the residents’ needs.

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Quality of Life (cont)

The Q of L sections addressed interest in the following aspects of the residents of the Study Area:PoliceFireCode ComplianceLibraryParks and RecreationSchoolsPublic Works/InfrastructureHousing

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Urban Design

Urban Design in White Rock East focused mostly on creating a positive image of the area by improving the appearance and usefulness of the streetscape, especially sidewalks and landscaping.

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Economic Development

Economic development will require an understanding the market conditions balanced with the needs and desires of the community. Working with the Community Connection (a coalition of neighbors and businesses under the auspices of the Ferguson Road Initiative), property owners, businesses in a market analysis can identify the potential for new ventures while supporting the existing businesses.

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Implementation

The Implementation section defines the responsibilities for accomplishing the goals and measures identified in each section of the plan. In an extensive chart the goals and measures are expanded to include prioritized timeframes and responsibilities. Also identified are the top 10 measures that can be addressed as soon as feasible.

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Implementation (cont.)

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Walkability Survey/Sidewalk inventory Improved traffic signalization and crosswalks at Buckner and John West

and Buckner at Peavy Continuous school zone adjacent to Bishop Lynch and Truett Elementary Sidewalk construction or improvements on major streets (Ferguson Road,

La Prada, Buckner) Consideration of zoning changes in Regional Retail and Limited Office

districts to revitalize both retail and residential areas. Classroom wing for Truett Elementary School TxDOT improvements to appearance on Buckner at IH 30 Lakeland at Ferguson Streetscape improvements (in current NIL) Petition for stop signs on Gross at Rustown Economic Redevelopment Plan for North Buckner beginning with a

market study.

Implementation (cont)

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Next Steps

Hearing for the Dallas City Plan Commission with recommendation to Dallas City Council

Additional Briefings if necessary Dallas City Council submittal for adoption by resolution Get to work on implementation!

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AcknowledgementsWhite Rock East Area Study Advisory Committee

Honorable Carolyn R. Davis, City Council District 7

Ferguson Road Initiative

City of DallasSustainable Development and Construction Department

Strategic Planning Division

Ellen Childress John Childress

Pat Copeland Gus Garcia

Kerry Goodwin Kimberly Humphries

Georgia King Lauren Roberts

Vicki Sanger Desi Tanner

Eileen Williams

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