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| New Town Center Design Concepts Concept 1 | Concept 2 | Concept 3 |
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Three concepts for the development of Centerville’s new town center emerged. All of the solutions adhere to the over arching guiding principles of this report but take slightly different approaches in applying those principles. Concept 1 (read more...)
Concept 2 (read more...)
Concept 3 (read more...)
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Concept 1 Concept one envisions a dense commercial and residential node for Centerville’s new town center. Buildings are illustrated in pink with parking in grey. Parking is located on-street and in the interior of blocks. This configuration allows for the building facades to front the tree lined streets, as is typical of traditional downtowns.
The proposal envisions the intersection of Margie Drive and Gunn Road replaced with a roundabout traffic circle to calm traffic and provide additional access to the new town center. The vision for Margie Drive is a beautiful, walkable avenue; Houston Lake Road is transformed into a four lane boulevard with a central tree-lined median. Urban style parks anchor the new town center near the current intersection of Bassett St. and Houston Lake Rd., and at the intersection of Houston Lake Road and Gunn Road. A new, pedestrian walkway is proposed to connect the residents of Eagle Springs neighborhood to the new town center. The proposed mix of business uses in all three concepts includes office, retail and housing. Additional uses such as civic, governmental or educational are encouraged and will positively contribute to the function of the downtown. The mix of building uses is essential for the city to realize its goal of an active, thriving, downtown district. Future studies should include market analysis to determine the square footage of each type of land use that can be accommodated. Sidewalks and tree lined streets form an interconnected grid throughout all three concept plans. Downtown streetlights should be designed to support the character of downtown, control glare, minimize direct upward light emission, and promote effective security. Light fixture and pole height should be scaled proportionally to the adjacent buildings. Business signs should make a positive contribution to the general appearance of the street. The scale of signs should be proportional to the building on which they are placed. Pedestrian oriented signs that are designed to be easily readable from the sidewalk are encouraged.
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