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 Carson Street Master Plan Community Meetings |
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Summary of
Previous Workshops: |
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3rd (and Final)
Community Workshop: Carson Street Mixed-Use District Master Plan |
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2nd
Community Workshop: Carson Street Mixed-Use District Master Plan |
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1st
Community Workshop: Carson Street Mixed-Use District Master Plan |
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3rd (and Final)
Community Workshop: Carson Street Mixed-Use District Master Plan |
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The 3rd and final workshop was held on Wednesday, November 10, 2004 from 6pm -
9pm. This workshop was held in the Carson Community Center located at 801 E.
Carson Street, Carson, CA. |
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The Third Community workshop was attended by about 80 participants from the
Carson community. The Honorable Jim Dear, Mayor of Carson welcomed the
participants. Sheri Repp-Loadsman, Carson Planning Manager outlined the project
status, and introduced the city staff and consultant team to workshop attendees.
The design team began their presentation with a summary of results from the
second community workshop held on March 25, 2004. The presentation also focused
on the general criteria for implementation of public improvements as well as
private development options. This included a discussion of Circulation Strategy
as well as Public Art. |
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Participants had the opportunity to indicate preferences in both Public
Improvements and Private Development. Immediately following the first half of
the presentation, the design team held a question and answer session, where
audience members raised questions to clarify streetscape issues outlined in the
presentation. A similar opportunity was also available at the end of the
presentation regarding private development options. Workshop participants
completed a four-page questionnaire indicating their preferences on the
implementation strategy of the Master Plan. They also had opportunities to
complete comment cards to provide their opinion of the workshop process itself. |
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Participant preferences are summarized below. |
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Streetscape / Landscape |
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Streetscape Improvements: Streetlights, Street Trees and Enhanced
Crosswalks were identified as the top three preferred improvements
once sidewalks had been widened in appropriate locations.
Street
Trees: The Chinese Flame was identified as the most preferred street
tree by more than a third of the participants. The Pink Cedar and
the London Plane Tree were also preferred as alternatives by at
least a quarter of other participants. More than a third preferred
the same shade tree along the entire street.
Gateways
Trees: Palm trees were preferred at the East and West Gateway
Districts with more than 27% preferring the Date Palm to other
alternatives.
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Lights: Historical street lights (fourth option in questionnaire)
were preferred over the others.
Cross-Walks: The Duratherm crosswalk option was preferred by almost
40% of participants. Enhanced crosswalks were preferred at all
intersections rather than at major intersections only.
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Environmental Graphics |
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Sign
Family: Sign Family 1 (with gentle curve) was the preferred choice.
Environmental Graphics: More than 80% of the participants supported the
implementation of Environmental Graphics on Carson Street and Citywide.
Public
Art: More than 80% of the participants supported the implementation of Public
Art on Carson Street and more than 60% preferred the implementation Citywide.
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Development Strategy |
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Residential First: More than four-fifths of participants supported the
prioritization strategy of implementing residential development first.
Main Street: More than 80 % of participants supported the creation of a “Main
Street” environment as well as the use of public funds to support this effort.
Commercial Rehabilitation Program: Participants agreed that the Commercial
Rehabilitation Program can create a positive image along the Carson Street
corridor and that they would recommend that business owners participate in the
program.
Design Guidelines: Participants agreed that the enforcement of Design Guidelines
would support the creation of a “Main Street” environment.
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Phasing / Implementation |
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Proposed
Phasing: More than four-fifths indicated that they agreed with the proposed
phasing as presented at the workshop.
Boulevard Residential District: Almost a quarter of the participants indicated
that the Boulevard Residential District should be implemented in the first
phase.
Downtown / East Gateway: The Downtown District and the East Gateway were equally
considered as the next districts to be implemented by about a fifth of the
participants.
Community Shopping District / West Gateway: The Community Shopping District and
West Gateway were equally considered as the final two districts to be
implemented.
Short-Term: In order of priority, commercial rehabilitation and streetscape
improvements were identified as those that should be implemented immediately in
the short-term
Intermediate-Term: Residential development and environmental graphics were
considered as those that should be phased in over the intermediate term.
Long Term: The development of downtown is one that was considered as a long-term
investment.
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Click here to view the Development Strategies with community preference
survey. Caution, this is a VERY large file (PDF format, 9 MB)! |
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Click Here for Workshop Questionnaire and results. (PDF format, 1 MB) |
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2nd
Community Workshop: Carson Street Mixed-Use District Master Plan |
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The design team began the presentation with a summary of results from the first
community workshop held on October 16, 2003. The team went on to make a
45-minute powerpoint presentation describing issues and proposals that workshop
participants would be asked to state preferences on. Topics discussed included:
development strategies, market economics, architectural proposals for
Redevelopment Agency owned demonstration sites, landscaping in the public right
of way, environmental graphics and signage programs, circulation implications
and impacts to existing utilities. |
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Following the presentation, the design team opened the floor to a question and
answer session, where the audience asked direct questions to clarify issues
raised in the presentation. |
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Immediately after the question and answer period, workshop participants took
about 30 minutes to visit five information stations. At each station, they
viewed presentation boards and asked questions of the design team, in order to
evaluate the numerous topics and indicate a preference for proposals that they
would like to see developed further in the next workshop. |
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The design team then reviewed and recapped the results of the preference survey
and briefly discussed the apparent voting. |
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After the recap, Studio One Eleven (consultant to the City of Carson) discussed
points to be addressed in the next workshop and future steps in the process. |
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Concept & Visualization: |
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Residents all seemed to be in favor of the overall conceptual vision for the 5
districts as well as the streetscape improvements.
Everyone seemed to understand and agree with the need to increase the population
density along Carson Street in order to raise the spending capacity to a
necessary level that will attract commercial development (housing first).
Even with desired need for additional housing density, residents still expressed
a desire for more retail, restaurants and a movie
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Development Strategies: |
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Residents
seemed to be in favor of implementing a façade revitalization program for the
existing businesses.
Residents
preferred incremental development along the corridor rather than all at once.
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Click here to view the Development Strategies with community preference
survey. Caution, this is a VERY large file (PDF format, 9 MB)! |
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1st
Community Workshop: Carson Street Mixed-Use District Master Plan |
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The workshop, held on October 15, 2003, was attended by over 200 members of the
community. There were two components of the workshop: an informational
presentation of the project to date, and a forum for participants to discuss the
Carson Street Master Plan, exchange ideas, and provide input to City
representatives and the design team. The consultant team presented a brief
overview of the project, focusing on the concepts and ideas for the Carson
Street Corridor published in Carson Street Conceptual Visualization (CSCV),
adopted by the City Council in 2003. Participants then broke up into groups of
about 10 individuals. The groups were asked to respond to the concepts outlined
in the CSCV and share any additional ideas about the proposed Master Plan. Each
of the 13 groups or “teams” provided input on the following categories: Existing
opportunities and challenges along Carson Street; the Conceptual Vision
Statement and Implementation Strategy of the Master Plan; and comment on
specific proposals outlined in the Carson Street Conceptual Vision. The
following is an executive summary of the participant input: |
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District Concept |
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Workshop
participants generally approved of the District Concept, which proposes the
creation of five distinct segments or “districts” along the Carson Street
corridor.
Some
participants expressed concern about the status of existing land uses that are
incompatible with those identified in the proposed master plan mixed-use
district. Specifically, a few participants were resistant to relocating their
businesses.
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design team clarified that the intent of the District Concept is primarily for
use as an organizational tool and is not meant to revise current zoning and land
use ordinances within the general plan.
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Housing |
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The need to provide for more market rate housing was identified by workshop
participants.
There was general agreement on the desire to develop of a variety of housing
types, including for-rent senior and workforce housing units, as well as
for-sale and upscale housing at urban densities.
Some residents expressed resistance to the relocation of mobile home parks.
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Retail |
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Participants preferred lifestyle oriented retail such as bookstores and coffee
shops.
Desirable stores specifically identified included Trader Joe’s, Pier One and
Bristol Farms.
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Restaurants |
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Participants expressed overwhelming preference for family style, sit-down
restaurants, and discouraged further development of drive through and other fast
food restaurants.
Claim Jumper, Red Lobster, Marie-Calendar and Chilis were specifically
identified as the preferred restaurants of choice.
Participants also generally agreed on the preference for including a variety of
ethnic food restaurants.
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Recreation |
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Participants expressed a desire for the creation of recreational opportunities
for children and youth.
Stated preferences included the expansion of the existing library, developing
bowling alleys, skating rinks, bookshops, jazz bars, teen centers, and movie
theaters (if feasible).
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Traffic and Parking |
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Participants were concerned about the lack of parking in certain areas.
Participants generally requested additional traffic analysis to mitigate future
traffic growth, its impact on the Carson Street corridor, and nearby streets.
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Streetscape Improvements |
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Participants preferred lush landscaping; and identified the creation of city
gateways as a first priority.
Participants recommended extending landscape improvements to the intersecting
streets that connect to the Carson Street corridor.
Desirable streetscape elements were identified. These included wider sidewalks,
ornamental streetlights, safer crosswalks, medians, signage, more pedestrian
safety lighting and the incorporation of public art.
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For more information, see
workshop comments. |
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