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Titusville CRA approves Broad Street curbless streetscape project to create festival-ready pedestrian corridor
Summary
The City of Titusville Community Redevelopment Agency unanimously approved a curbless streetscape for Broad Street on Aug. 12, directing staff to return with financing options. The project emphasizes pedestrian amenities and festival use; parking studies and cost questions were raised during the debate.
The City of Titusville Community Redevelopment Agency voted unanimously Aug. 12 to move forward with a curbless streetscape project on Broad Street and directed staff to explore financing options for completing the work at once.
The vote came after a staff presentation describing the proposal as a streetscape and festival-oriented concept that would add continuous 12-foot sidewalks on both sides of Broad Street, street lighting, street furniture, additional landscaping and a curbless roadway designed to be used for festivals and special events. Sue Williams, CRA planner, told the board the conceptual improvements are intended to “transform the downtown from an automobile centric into an active pedestrian oriented downtown” and to maximize Broad Street’s utility for events and residential development.
The project was presented as the top priority among several capital projects listed in the CRA plan because seven of the plan’s 11 opportunity sites lie along Broad Street. Staff and consultants emphasized the streetscape character—rather than adding significant new…
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