Title
SEGRI Special Area Plan (B)
Explanation
The Southeast Gainesville Renaissance Initiative (SEGRI) Master Plan is a conceptual planning tool that outlines the vision and goals for new development in the SEGRI study area. The SEGRI Master Plan process began in March 2007, with a kickoff meeting hosted by consulting firm Wilson-Miller. Over the next several months, Wilson-Miller worked closely with local residents, City staff, CRA staff, and other stakeholders in order to identify a unified vision for future development in southeast Gainesville. Community participation meetings were held on April 18, 2007, June 23, 2007, July 11, 2007 and August 30, 2007, and through this process stakeholders identified challenges, strengths, and goals for the SEGRI area. Stakeholders also identified both the types of uses and the quality of design desired within the SEGRI area.
After receiving excellent feedback from the community, six redevelopment Focus Sites were selected to undergo a full planning analysis. These sites were selected based on their high visibility within the study area, their potential to accommodate redevelopment (sites that are vacant or underutilized), and their ability to spur additional reinvestment and redevelopment throughout the remainder of the SEGRI study area. Each Focus Site received a site planning analysis where consultants provided examples of how the stakeholder's desired uses, architectural standards, and urban design elements could potentially be realized. These conceptual site plans illustrate how new development and infill redevelopment in southeast Gainesville can provided needed amenities to the community while also achieving a high quality of design that is complimentary of and beneficial to the existing neighborhoods. Findings were presented to the City Commission on September 10, 2007, concluding the SEGRI visioning and master planning process.
Although the Master Plan document is complete, there are sti...
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