| www.FutureofFortLauderdale.com A list of links to web sites related to Downtown Fort Lauderdale's future. Click HERE to send comments and to recommend web links. Return to MAIN PAGE Setbacks set back our city. We need "at grade" retail. We want shops on the ground floor. |
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Some observations about set backs (some of these comments come from a meeting of the Center for Creating the Future). Setbacks are required by the city to make the streets look nice from the driver's view point. But setbacks do little to help make a street more walkable. 1. If a street is too wide, people won't cross the road. People won't want to walk across a wide space without protection. REMEDY: Create an island of safety in the middle of the road (see Las Olas and its trees in the median) and create shade over the sidewalks. 2. Siena doesn't have a single tree in its town square. There are virtually no setbacks, yet people flock there. There are destinations along the square's perimeter. 3. Riverwalk is boring to walk along. Things don't change much and there's virtually no retail to look at when you walk along the river's edge. The public says that it wants a park along the river... but they also like things to do and see when they are walking. Why not provide retail space along the Riverwalk? 4. It is a loss that the Las Olas Grand and other highrise residences won a variance from providing ground-level retail space. It woudl have provided interesting things to look at while you walked along the river. REMEDY: At-grade (ground level) retail or art displays make walking more interesting. 5. It is sad that Florida Atlantic University and BCC both decided NOT to put retail on the ground level of their towers. 6. New construction needs to make space for retail and display windows. The pedestrian needs something interesting to look at. 7. Public officials (elected officials and planning professionals) have many opportunities to support development for the future. How can we stop designing urban areas with suburban specifications? (A question raised at the Wednesday breakfast meeting hosted by Center for Creating the Future) Send your comments to englishlesson@mail.com and we'll post your comments here. This page is supported by Pedestrians in support of Arts, Shops and Other Distractions PisoASOD |
| http://www.goriverwalk.com/arts.htm List of organizations that are associated with Fort Lauderdale's down town... http://www.flausa.com/destinations/location.php/location=ci-fld How does FLAUSA.com see Fort Lauderdale? Fort Lauderdale Historical Society Enclave of historical houses dating back to the early 1900’s known as Old Fort Lauderdale. The Old Fort Lauderdale Museum of History and King Cromartie House showcase the Society’s permanent collections and changing exhibitions reflecting the history and heritage of the Fort Lauderdale community. 219 SW 2 Street (954) 463- 4431 www.oldfortlauderdale.org Quality reproductions of these historic photographs are available for purchase at reasonable prices. Proceeds from the sale of photographs supports the programs and activities of the Historical Society. CLICK HERE for photos www.flhsphotos.org |