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CRA board approves Cordova Street conceptual design focusing on walkability and historic materials
Summary
The CRA unanimously approved a conceptual redesign of Cordova Street emphasizing stormwater planters, tree cells to support canopy growth, crosswalk clarity and historic materials; commissioners asked for refinements on bike-lane delineation, sight lines, and tree species before final design.
The City of St. Augustine Community Redevelopment Agency approved a conceptual design for Cordova Street that emphasizes pedestrian safety, stormwater management and historic materials.
Viviana Castro of Inspire Placemaking presented updates that included stormwater planters and underground stormwater cells intended to reduce soil compaction and allow larger root volumes for street trees. Castro said those cells are a way to reconcile healthy tree canopy with the automobile and loading constraints of the narrow corridor.
"The goal of them is to…
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