Seventh Street Corridor Streetscape Improvements

SIG-5

Observation

The two neighborhoods Downtown do not have a pedestrian link to each other, to basic services or to other downtown districts and corridors.

Discussion

At the request of residents of both neighborhoods, Napoleon and Seventh Street is proposed as the pedestrian cor-ridor connecting Beauregard Town with Spanish Town with a proposed neighborhood shopping district on Main Street. It is recommended that the Pedestrian Way follow this designated street.

Recommendation

A. Define a Pedestrian Way

The Seventh Street Corridor can be connected to the Pedestrian Way from Catfish Town along France Street to Napoleon, and from Spanish Town Road to Seventh Street. Connections to the Riverfront, to the Old State Capitol, to State Capitol Grounds, to Catfish Town, to Downtown, and to Third are also provided by the Pedestrian Way.

[The Charles Manship Memorial Planting has en-hanced Seventh Street Corridor.]

Identify Parking: On-street parking is available for neighborhood residents and their visitors. The Galvez Parking Garage will be located close to the Seventh Street Corridor for additional parking at designated hours.

Provide Safe Crossings: Provide Safe Crossings at intersections of Napoleon, Government, North Boulevard, Convention, Florida, Main and North Street, and Spanish Town Road.

B. Create Pedestrian Scale

Street Furnishings: Benches donated by individuals, churches, and other organizations for the Seventh Street Corridor could include a plaque with the donor’s name and some inscription. This would increase neighborhood awareness of neighborhood resources.

Signs and Banners: A logo should be designed for the Seventh Street Corridor and banners with the logo should be installed on the light posts along the Corridor.

Landscaping Design: Landscape design should be consistent with neighborhood and district character and be compatible with existing vegetation. The Signature Tree recommended for Seventh Street Corridor is Green Ash: Fraxinus pennsylvania. Proposals of the LSU Landscape Architecture Graduate School for a “New Town” between the two neighborhoods with urban forest restoration plantings should be given further consider-ation.

C. Enhance District Identity

The following features are recommended to strengthen the identity of the Seventh Street Corridor.

Entrance: Entrances to the Corridor should be created by Lake Park and by the Police Headquarters on Mayflower. The neighborhood park on Mayflower should serve as an appropriate entrance for the south end of the Corridor. Entrances can be cre-ated with tree plantings, a different paving pattern, an arch over the street, or a well-designed sign. A pavilion with restrooms and a drinking fountain should be constructed at the terminus of Lake Park and will become the pedestrian entrance to the Corridor from the North.

Project Status

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Implementation

Explanation of Terms

Product

Streetscape Improvements

Responsibility

PBR & DDD

Implementing Agent

DPW

Feasibility Analysis

DDD

Initial Financing

PBR

Project Financing

CPF

Timing