SAND CREEK CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN
SAND CREEK CONCEPTUAL MASTER PLAN | 2001
Coordinates the planning of the Sand Creek area with the design and construction of the Highway 95 Byway.
Resulting Community Priorities
- Marina pedestrian bridge crossing
- Sand Creek dam at railroad bridge or other location
- Shoreline park with sculpture garden
- East shoreline trail extension from Bridge Street to Cedar Street
HUDSON DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN
HUDSON DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION PLAN | 2001
The rerouting of Highways 2 and 95 create an imperative for reclaiming downtown streets for local use.
Recommendations
- Return 1st and Cedar to 2-way traffic
- Explore Pine Street connection options
- Avoid one-way couplet options in downtown
- Improve the pedestrian realm with trees, plantings, ADA access, lighting, and other amenities
- Develop gateways at 5th/Cedar and 1st/Pine
DOWNTOWN STREETS REVITALIZATION PHASE 1 COMPLETED
DOWNTOWN STREETS REVITALIZATION PHASE 1 COMPLETED | 2003
Improvements include 12-foot sidewalks, curb extensions with ADA ramps, street trees with irrigation system, lighting, and select mid-block crossings.
SANDPOINT DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION REPORT (JUB)
SANDPOINT DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION REPORT (JUB) | 2004
Recommends a proactive approach to reclaiming downtown streets in conjunction with the Byway project.
Divides recommendations into four phases covering 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007.
Downtown Recommendations
- Improve City parking lot conditions
- Refurbish Farmin Park and Jeff Jones Plaza
- Foster connections between the Downtown Core and Sand Creek
- Improve streetscape amenities including sidewalks, curb extensions, lighting, and trees/planting
DOWNTOWN SANDPOINT PARKING HANDBOOK (TOM HUDSON)
DOWNTOWN SANDPOINT PARKING HANDBOOK (TOM HUDSON) | 2004 - 05
Findings
• High occupancy rates in downtown parking between 1st and 3rd
• Perception of lack of available capacity because parking is often not adjacent to destinations/businesses
• Many off-street lots are poorly maintained and uninviting, especially to visitors and tourists
Recommendations
• Enhance signage and gateways, improve wayfinding
• Improve pedestrian connections between parking and destinations
• Clarify on-street parking locations and regulations
SANDPOINT DOWNTOWN REVENUE ALLOCATION AREA PLAN
SANDPOINT DOWNTOWN REVENUE ALLOCATION AREA PLAN | 2005
An urban renewal plan for revitalizing Downtown Sandpoint with a focus on project implementation.
Recommendations
• Parking Management Plan, redevelop the City parking lot
• Streetscape improvements (based on JUB study) including
URBAN AREA TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR 2026
URBAN AREA TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR 2026 | 2007
Comprehensive transportation planning for Dover, Sandpoint, Kootenai, Ponderay, and the Independent Highway District.
Select Recommendations
- Assists the ITD in setting project priorities for highways
- Implement projects to serve the transportation disadvantages
- Ensure that transportation facilities preserve natural, cultural, and historic qualities of the area
- Develop and adopt unified street design standards
SANDPOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
SANDPOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN | 2009
A 20-year development and planning guide for Sandpoint and the vicinity.
Key Streetscape Goals
- Enhance civic, cultural, entertainment, and government uses in downtown
- Reduce the visual prominence of automobiles in parking locations
- Develop a primary non-motorized network to connect key institutions, schools, parks, and downtown
- Plan for increase bicycle and pedestrian travel in and around downtown and along recreational routes
DOWNTOWN SANDPOINT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN
DOWNTOWN SANDPOINT URBAN RENEWAL PLAN | 2010
Strategic financing of downtown core improvement projects
Generates Fund to Benefit:
- Street, ROW, and infrastructure improvements
- Parks and open space, pedestrian walkways
- Parking reorganization
- Bicycle access improvements
- Planning and design of underdeveloped parcels
CITY OF SANDPOINT ADOPTS COMPLETE STREETS POLICY
CITY OF SANDPOINT ADOPTS COMPLETE STREETS POLICY | 2010
Policies
- Mandates adequate bicycle and pedestrian provisions in all construction and reconstruction projects unless significant safety or technical challenges exist
- Emphasizes pedestrian, bicycle, and transit access improvements within streets projects
2nd AVENUE STREETSCAPE REBUILD COMPLETE
2011
2nd AVENUE STREETSCAPE REBUILD COMPLETE and SAND CREEK LANDING (NORTH) COMPLETE
“THE CURVE” HIGHWAY 2 CONCEPT REPORT
“THE CURVE” HIGHWAY 2 CONCEPT REPORT | 2011
Existing conditions, goals, and alternatives in the exploration of options for rerouting Highway 2 along the west side of downtown.
Goals
- Provide safe and efficient bicycle and pedestrian mobility along the corridor
- Provide safe automobile movement along the corridor
- Preserve existing features valued by the community, extend urban forest along the corridor, and match the aesthetic design of Sandpoint
HIGHWAY 95 BYWAY AND SAND CREEK IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETE
2012
HIGHWAY 95 BYWAY AND SAND CREEK IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETE
DOWNTOWN STREETS PLAN & DESIGN GUIDE
2013
DOWNTOWN STREETS PLAN & DESIGN GUIDE
The adopted concept plan for the downtown streets based on public feedback, urban design framework analysis and street “typologies”.
Design Principles
- Pedestrian safety and access
- Pedestrian amenities
- Trees and landscaping
- Sustainability
- Maintenance
- Parking
- Bicycle safety and access
- Character and identity
- Year-round activity
- Cost-effectiveness
HWY 2-200 CORRIDOR STUDY
2016
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HWY 2-200 CORRIDOR STUDY