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Bellefonte Waterfront District Revitalization Plan

Bellefonte Waterfront District Revitalization Plan. Steering Committee September 10, 2009. Agenda. Introduction of Consultant Team Introduction of Steering Committee Role of Steering Committee Project Overview S.W.O.T. Discussion. Steering Committee .

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Bellefonte Waterfront District Revitalization Plan

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  1. Bellefonte Waterfront District Revitalization Plan Steering Committee September 10, 2009

  2. Agenda • Introduction of Consultant Team • Introduction of Steering Committee • Role of Steering Committee • Project Overview • S.W.O.T. Discussion

  3. Steering Committee • Renee Brown – Bellefonte Borough Council • Vana Dainty – Vice-President, Bellefonte Borough Council • Robert Dannaker – Bellefonte Borough Planning Commission • Richard Fornicola – Waterfront Property Owner • Wendy Fultz – Cool Beans • Stanley Goldman – Mayor, Bellefonte Borough • Erin Hammerstadt – HARB Consultant & Preservation Pennsylvania • Don Holderman – Assistant Manager, Bellefonte Borough • Gary Hoover – Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce • Kim Kowalyck – Café on the Park • Samuel McGinley – Northwest Savings Bank • Gregory Wendt – M&T Savings Bank • Kim Wheeler – PA Department of Economic and Community Development

  4. Steering Committee Role • Serve as a resource for ideas and approaches • Provide direction to the consultants • Review material prepared by the consultants • Provide input on proposed strategies and actions • Participate in the public input process • Provide updates to Council • Review and comment on the final plan and advise Council of the Committee’s recommendations

  5. PARTNERS COORDINATION THE TEAM TASKS THE DETAILS THE RESULT

  6. DCED BELLEFONTE BOROUGH STEERING COMMITTEE • THE MASTER PLAN • IS THE RESULT OF • COLLABORATION • AND • CONSENSUS • OF THE • PARTNERS • AGENCIES • CONSULTANT EXPERTISE • STEERING COMMITTEE • DCED • BELLEFONTE BOROUGH • BOROUGH RESIDENTS MASTER PLAN

  7. Consultant Team Delta Development Group, Inc. Karen Dickinson, Project Manager Teresa Sparacino Chris Johnston EADS Group, Inc. Jake Steinbugl Reynolds Smith and Hills, Inc. (RS&H) George Dickie Ron Sill

  8. Delta Development Group, Inc. Providing Proven Results Since 1988 From Planning to Implementation: Community and Economic Development Real Estate Development Information Technology

  9. Williamsport Central Business District Revitalization & Community Gateway Project • Trade and Transit Center • Downtown movie theater • Public investment = $40 million • Private investment = $100 million • PHMC navigation

  10. Engineering Architecture and Design Services • “Quality Service with Integrity” • The EADS Group: • was established in 1955 • is ISO 9001:2000 Certified • is Employee Owned and Managed • has 200+ Professional and Technical Staff • has 6 Office Locations

  11. THE VISIONING PROCESS

  12. Project Tasks

  13. Understand the Project Area • Review Background Materials • Parcel profiles

  14. Market Assessment and Feasibility • Demographic characteristics • Current and planned retail establishments • Business owner interviews • Consumer profile

  15. Build Public Consensus • Steering committee • Public meetings • SWOT • Conceptual designs • Final plan • Stakeholder interviews • Business • Resident • Community organizations

  16. Implementation and Funding Strategy • Short-, mid- and long-range goals • Private/public partnerships • Creative financing tools

  17. Questions to be Answered Through the Planning Process • What can the site accommodate? • What connections need to be made between the waterfront and core business district? • What traffic and parking impact will development of the waterfront district have on the core business district? • What streetscape enhancements can be implemented to create a cohesive theme connecting the waterfront and core business districts? • What retail and commercial opportunities complement existing business? • What residential opportunities exist in the waterfront and downtwon districts? • What are the market strategy and land use options?

  18. Current Conditions • Demographics • Businesses • Physical site conditions • History of Place • Transformation • Current Conditions

  19. Demographics • 1-mile ring (center of the ring = intersection of High Street & Water Street) • Projected slight population increase over next four year period (2008-2013) • Income is shifting from lower percentage of households in the < $15,000 range to higher percentage of households in the $50K + • Loss in families means lower percentage of persons in the 0-14 age bracket • Higher percentage of persons are in the 45-64 age bracket. • Additional Study: Current downtown consumers to better define market area

  20. Business Mix

  21. Physical site conditions • History of Place

  22. Fragments of the Past

  23. Lost Treasure

  24. Transformation

  25. Current Conditions

  26. Southern Site

  27. Mid Section

  28. North Gateway

  29. Overview from the West

  30. Context & Edges

  31. S.W.O.T. Discussion • Strengths • Assets to build upon • Weaknesses • Challenges to development • Opportunities • Create vibrant waterfront and downtown • Threats • Things that cannot be controlled

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