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CRA consultants present Cordova Street redesign emphasizing pedestrians, stormwater and canopy
Summary
Design consultants briefed the Community Redevelopment Agency on a concept plan to calm traffic, expand pedestrian space, add tree canopy and add stormwater infrastructure along Cordova Street; plan depends on later design work and utility coordination.
Consultants and city staff on Monday presented a concept plan to redesign Cordova Street in St. Augustine’s historic Community Redevelopment Area that prioritizes pedestrians, adds tree canopy and integrates stormwater infrastructure while keeping two-way traffic.
The presentation to the Community Redevelopment Agency came from Viviana Castro, director of landscape architecture at Inspire Placemaking Collective, and was introduced by Jamie D. Perkins, community services director for the City of St. Augustine. Castro said the firm’s work covered Cathedral Place to the Visitor Information Center and included public workshops to collect neighborhood input.
The concept plan breaks the street into segments and uses a “people-first” framework, Castro said: “Pedestrian is a…
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