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Washington Park Main Street Plan Benjamin Bergenholtz Roger Williams University DOCS@RWU Historic Preservation Community Partnerships Center 2012 Washington Park Main Street Plan Benjamin Bergenholtz Derek Dandurand Valerie Fram Tracy Jonsson Kimberly Lindner See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: http://docs.rwu.edu/cpc_preservation Part of the Business Commons, Historic Preservation and Conservation Commons, Public Economics Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons, and the Urban Studies and Planning Commons Recommended Citation Bergenholtz, Benjamin; Dandurand, Derek; Fram, Valerie; Jonsson, Tracy; Lindner, Kimberly; Reid, Carolyn; Sevigny, D.J.; Skerry, Alexandra; Guimond, Timothy; Kourafas, Brooke; Murphy, Elise; Berry, Matt; Butler, Erik; Nerone, Kayla; Robinson, Arnold; Wells, Jeremy; Coon, Julie; and Cooper, Joel, "Washington Park Main Street Plan" (2012). Historic Preservation. Paper 3. http://docs.rwu.edu/cpc_preservation/3 This Document is brought to you for free and open access by the Community Partnerships Center at DOCS@RWU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Historic Preservation by an authorized administrator of DOCS@RWU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Benjamin Bergenholtz, Derek Dandurand, Valerie Fram, Tracy Jonsson, Kimberly Lindner, Carolyn Reid, D.J. Sevigny, Alexandra Skerry, Timothy Guimond, Brooke Kourafas, Elise Murphy, Matt Berry, Erik Butler, Kayla Nerone, Arnold Robinson, Jeremy Wells, Julie Coon, and Joel Cooper This document is available at DOCS@RWU: http://docs.rwu.edu/cpc_preservation/3 ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY School of Architecture, Art, and Historic Preservation A MAIN STREET IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE WASHINGTON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND Prepared by Roger Williams University HP 682L: Graduate Preservation Planning Workshop Spring 2012 ! This report was compiled as part of a semester long project by the HP682L Roger Williams University (RWU) Graduate Preservation Planning Workshop in the Spring of 2012, under the direction of Dr. Jeremy Wells. To assist them in specific aspects of the report, an undergraduate RUW Criminal Justice course under the direction of Dr. Julie Coon, provided research on crime and safety; while an undergraduate Business class, under the direction of Professor Joel Cooper, provided data on the businesses in the Washington Park area. The students involved are listed below: Preservation Workshop Students: Benjamin Bergenholtz Derek Dandurand Valerie Fram Tracy Jonsson Kimberly Lindner Carolyn Reid D.J. Sevigny Alexandra Skerry Criminal Justice Students: Timothy Guimond Brooke Kourafas Elise Murphy Business Students: Matt Berry Erik Butler Kayla Nerone ! The Preservation Planning Workshop class would like to thank RWU"s Community Partnership Center under the direction of Arnold Robinson for its assistance. We would also like to thank the City of Providence, and the RIEDC for providing information that was included in this report. We would also like to show our appreciation to Casey Family Services and the Washington Park Community Center for providing their facilities for the community charette and the final presentation respectively. ! The class would like would like to say a special thank you to Dr. Jeremy Wells for guiding them throughout this process. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................4 2. BEST PRACTICES.......................................................................................................7 3. BOUNDARY JUSTIFICATION...................................................................................15 4. CULTURAL RESOURCES.........................................................................................17 5. ANALYSIS & RECOMMENDATION FOR PARKING UTILIZATION..........................28 6. STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION & ENGAGEMENT.............................................30 7. ANALYSIS & RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT.....39 8. CRIME PREVENTION / SAFETY...............................................................................50 9. ORGANIZATION........................................................................................................53 10. ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING .............................................................................63 11. DESIGN....................................................................................................................69 12. PROMOTION............................................................................................................81 13. TIMELINE.................................................................................................................88 14. WORK CITED...........................................................................................................93 15. APPENDIX TABLE OF CONTENTS........................................................................94 3 1 - INTRODUCTION ! This report for the proposed Washington Park Main Street was compiled by the 2012 Roger Williams University Graduate Historic Preservation Planning Class to provide research and recommendations to community members of the Washington Park neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island. The class worked on this implementation plan with assistance from Julie Coon and Joel Cooper"s students from Roger Williams University. Roger Williams University"s Community Partnerships Center helped the class to coordinate efforts to select the study area and encourage coordination with Professor Coon and Professor Cooper"s students. This report is the first step in a Main Street implementation process and provided guidelines to assist the community in establishing a Main Street Program in Washington Park. Washington Park was chosen for the Main Street implementation plan because of its mix of residential and commercial properties. Washington Park"s neighborhood has an active business community, a relatively low number of vacant storefronts, and historic and cultural resources that can be capitalized on for economic development. Both the Roger Williams Park and Johnson and Wales University border Washington Park. Within the proposed Main Street borders are a post office, library, elementary school, community center, and a successful, redeveloped industrial park. ! The class did meet some limitations. The amount of work necessary during the creation of a successful Main Street Program was too large to be properly completed by eight students during one semester, with the class only meeting once a week. Other limitations included engaging the local Latino community. Efforts were made to reach out to the community, but as the class learned it takes more than a few months to convert a community into main street believers. ! According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a Main Street Program is a proven strategy for revitalization, a powerful network of linked communities, and a national support program that leads the field. The Main Street Approach has been implemented in over 1,200 cities and towns in 40 states across the nation with the help of the National Main Street Center and statewide downtown revitalization programs. A Main Street is the core of a community and today there are over two thousand Main 4 Street Programs in the United States. Creating a Main Street Implementation Plan is a key strategy for revitalization, created in part by and fully supported by the local community and its members. Without the support of the community and its volunteers, this kind of implementation plan could never be successful. A Main Street Program’s key to success is its Four Point Approach. The Four Points Include Organization: to make sure everyone is working towards a shared goal, Promotion: to market the district’s unique characteristics and provide a positive image, Design: to capitalize on the community’s best assets and allow for an inviting atmosphere for visitors, and Economic Restructuring: to allow for existing businesses to expand while new businesses enjoy success. Each of the Main Street Approach"s Four Points will be explained and referred to further throughout the implementation plan. ! The Main Street Implementation Plan begins with a best practices report. This report is an overview of the Main Street Program and its Four Point Approach. Examples are included of successful Main Street Programs that have been implemented in similar communities to Washington Park. Next is a boundary definition, which identifies the criteria that was considered in defining the proposed Main Street’s boundaries. Following the boundary definition is the identification of Washington Park’s cultural resources. This includes historic resources and cultural assets, and provides recommendations for them. Next, is an analysis and recommendations for the current parking situation in the district. Following that is an identification of the community stakeholders as well as their engagement within the community. This section looks at current partnerships between political leaders, business and property owners, and residents and provides suggestions and possible solutions made by stakeholders. The next section analyses the regulatory environment, including the current zoning districts and financial incentives. Provided are recommendations to zoning and better usage, as well as examples of other cities who implemented financial incentive and special programs to better development. The next part looks at crime prevention in Washington Park. Provided is
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