Tupelo Final Presentation

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PLACEMAKING WORKSHOP

Downtown Tupelo Main Street AssociationOctober 4-7, 2010

Presented by the

National Trust for Historic Preservation and Project for Public Spaces



Activities this week

● Power of 10 Lunch

Workshop

● Community Workshop

● Statewide Managers

Training

● Committee Meetings

●

Interviews





OVERALL

RECOMMENDATIONS



Create more multi-use destinations

that builds on current daily use

● Target key places that

need more things to do● Downtown core● Railroad Park

● Fairpark

● Farmers’ Market

● Court House Square

● Non-event public space

programming

● Upper floor housing



Increase connectivity on Main

Street• Infill buildings that fit

and engage people onthe street

• Food carts/Markets

• Bikeable/walkable

• Improve alleys

• Connect downtown toEast Tupelo

• No more isolatedsidewalks



Experiment with stuff

• Traffic cones to test

ideas, including

roundabouts

• Pop-up stores• Parking Day

• Ciclovia



Rethink parking• Shared parking

• Pedestrian connectionsbetween and within

parking lots

• Don’t tear down more

buildings for parking

• Infill buildings and

parks on some parking

lots• “Sea of opportunity”



Plan for innovative transportation

that connects people and places● Downtown placemaking

process can be a model

for other parts of the city

● Make all users more safe

by creating a balanced

transportation system

● Define the problem not

the solution● The 85% solution



Integrate plans

● Many plans● Prevent duplication

● Not always connected

●

Stick to the plan



Integrate authentic heritage and the

arts with Placemaking

• Interpretation of history

within and through Places

• Placemaking with Music

•

Placemaking with Art• Better treatment of

existing buildings in

downtown and Fairpark



SITE SPECIFIC

RECOMMENDATIONS

From the Community Placemaking Workshop



Site #1 - Fairpark



Fairpark

Assets

• Central location

•

Civic Anchor• Well maintained

• Events

•Fountain



Fairpark

Issues

• Needs more daily

activity

• Empty spaces

•Unsafe pedestrianaccess

• No food/services



Fairpark

Short-term Recommendations

• Gaming(horse shoes, croquet)

• Mobile Food Vending

• Pedestrian connections



Fairpark

Short-term Recommendations

• Landscaping• Seating + Tables

• Signage

• Markets

F i k



Fairpark

Long-term Recommendations

•

Restrooms• Public art

• Crosswalks/safety

improvements

•

Permanent stage

F i k



Fairpark

Long-term Recommendations

•

Create activity nodeswithin the park

i il d k



Site #2 – Railroad Park

Assets

• Central location

•

Gateway potential• Existing greenery

R il d P k



Issues

•

Unwelcoming• Nothing to do

• Vehicular trafficdominates

• Cuts off olddowntown from newdevelopment andCity Hall

Railroad Park

Railroad Park



Railroad Park

Short-Term Improvements

• Reconfigure seating• Traffic calming experiments

R il d P k



Railroad ParkShort-Term Improvements

•

Public art• Information or food kiosk

• Market in parking lot

R il d P k



Railroad ParkLong-term Improvements

• Permanent gateway

• Roundabout

• Rebuild Train Depot



Site # 3 - Farmers Market

Assets● Location

● Historic character

●

Sustainability● Room to expand





Short-term Improvements

• Murals and banners

• Add vendors

•

Offer more seating,café tables

• Move parkingacross the street



Short-term Improvements

• Add flowers, herbs, winter greens to planters

• Bicycle parking

• Host live performances



Long-term Improvements•

Use the Power of 10 tocreate a market district – Potential indoor year-round

market

–

Food incubator – Permanent food businesses

including local restaurants

• Connect to Mill Village

and Downtown

Sit #4 C th S



Site #4 - Courthouse Square

Assets

• History

• Econ Dev. Potential

• Integrity

• Community Hub

Sit #4 C th S



Site #4 - Courthouse Square

Issues

• Lack of seating

• Vacant and poorly

maintained

surrounding lots and

buildings

C th S



Courthouse SquareShort-Term Recommendations

•

Clean Alleys• Paint/fix-up buildings

• Paint/fix fence on Jefferson

• Add seating

• Water Feature at Justice Center

C th S



Courthouse SquareShort-Term Recommendations

•

Improve surrounding landscaping• Add lighting at Carroll Park

• Integrate Pocket Park

+ outdoor dining

Co rtho se Sq are



Courthouse SquareLong-Term Recommendations

•

Adaptively reuse surrounding buildings, includingthe police building, ex. Jailhouse Rock Cafe

• Create wayfinding system

• Preserve historic quality

• Add entertainment venues



• City of Tupelo

• TRA

• Gumtree Museum of Art

• Quality of Life Committee

• MAC

• Mississippi Main St.

Potential Partners

• Lee County

• Downtown businesses

• TCT

• Major Thoroughfare

Committee

• Master Gardeners

• Historic Commission



IMPLEMENTATION

R l f D t T l M i



Role of Downtown Tupelo Main

Street Association

● Partner with other

organizations which

are implementing

both big and smallprojects

● Engaging people

around specific

places●

Farmers’ Market● Fairpark

● Others



What you can do next week:

•Give feedbackthrough an online

survey

• Contribute to

Placemap

• Review presentations

•Recruit newvolunteers from

participants

• Post

recommendations on

website

F f k



For after next week:● Receive written

report● Post on web

● Volunteer drive● festival committees● shoring up standing

committees● farmers’ market

committee

• Committee training, if

necessary• Board Meeting to

prioritize

recommendations

• Committee work

planning

• Recruit a property

owner for an easy“paint up/fix up”

project



Help from MMSA

• Public Rollout of Recommendations

(MMSA District Director)• Board Meeting to prioritize

recommendations (Organization

Committee)• Committee work planning Based on Board

Prioritization (MMSA District Director)

• Work plan created and adopted by Boardof Directors



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