Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 10-12-2006 ‎(regular)‎ — reading text

I' the Historic Downtown District I and City' s Waterfront chain of I parks. I I j Waterfront Park Concept Plan i GENESIS GROUP 11'. 0... "".' 0.. ' 0 ..'..... f" www. Genes; sGroup. com Capitol Cascade T."\. 1i1 Moster Plan Tallahassee, FL The Capital Cascade Trail Mas- Client and BluePrint 2000 & Beyond ter Plan is a stormwater greenways plan for a 5. 2 mile Intergovernmental Agency corridor through Tallahassee, with the City of Tallahassee Florida. The project entails and Leon County) planning for trails, parks and greenway amenities in combi- location nation with a stormwater retro- Tallahassee, Florida fit master plan project. The project includes the St. Size 5. 2 Mile Corridor Augustine Branch and the Cen- tral Drainage Ditch with a total contributing drainage area of Service approximately 5, 146 acres. Public & Civic Infrastructure The project involved perform- ing a SWMM model of the Highlights basin and Amenity Design contributing using the model to analyze the effec- Engineering Design & tiveness of proposed improve- Permitting ments. Proposed stormwater improvements include: Landscape Design Box culverts Park Amenities Stilling pools Wet detention facilities Park Master Planning Off-line treatment ponds Stream morphology Parks and Recreation enhancements Planning Trash collection devices Parks Design Conveyance econstruction and enhancement Passive Recreation Design Construction of wetland Stormwater Analysis & habitat. Solutions Design Stormwater Master Planning I I Surveying The proposed improvements will: provide much needed flooding relief, Walkable Community water quality enhancements, channel Water & Wastewater stabilization, greenways and trails, Engineering and passive recreational facilities. In addition, the highlight of the project' isCapital Cascade Park which will provide opportunities for community cultural facilities. I. ~ .~ ~.<? l:I.~ GenesisGroup. com MN.~ ~. www.  Blair Stone Parkwa) Tallahassee, FL Client City of Tallahassee Location Tallahassee, Florida Size 2. 2 Mile Corridor Service Transportation & Mobility ig~ fig~ts f:.~.. c:~~pre~()~~ot ~e~ign et:~:~:~:::." - "':. . - . '. Sur.; This is a 2. 2 mile, 4 lane, divided ur- The project included a significant Y".:i ~"_ .'..,: ;.)~~:~ :..:~ ,"}::~:..:' t~:; . ban Ro~dway:arid: Drainag'e roadway project with curb and amount of public involvement, includ- f~~~~ gutter, sidewalk, bike lanes, retaining walls and signalization at three major ing: Public workshops; TY:" lt:"~': Langscape Design: intersections. Stormwater treatment Property owner meetings; if~:!~~~.:);:': ;::~: :': .~-.~:':. . i.' -:;;". included conveyance in a closed sys- Numerous meetings with individ- lighting Design tem, approximately 800 feet of a dou- ual property owners; and ble 5' x 7' box culvert which encloses Coordination with City and Coun- Signaliz~tion a portion of the City's Northeast drain- ty officials. age ditch, and construction of four Genesis prepared an interactive UtilitY R~ i~ cation Coordination Stormwater Management Facilities. three-dimensional model of a portion of the project for use at public meet- City/ County Permit In addition to the roadway, a 1000 ings. The computer generated model Coordination foot low-level bridge was constructed allowed residents and business own- to span a wetland area. Screening ers to view the completed project for walls and landscape buffers were in- various locations along the corridor. cluded with the project to enhance the aesthetic quality of the roadway corridor. Bicycle/ pedestrian facili- ties werealso included and will in- corporate the City' s Goose Pond Bike Trail for access to local parks. 3D Rendering of Blair Stone Parkway N.~~,~~ ,~~. 9,Y,~ www. G~ nesisGroup. com Traffic Calming Pro~ ram Tallahassee, FL Client City of Tallahassee Chicane w, .- LEGENI> Location Tallahassee, Florida f"' ca.iIIc~""'" r.., 01IIII c:.-.. ~