North Third Street Corridor Revitalization
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Client: City of Harrisburg, PA
JMT provided comprehensive planning, design, mapping and
graphics, public involvement and organizational structure
development services to the City of Harrisburg to develop the North
Third Street Corridor Revitalization Plan.
The City of Harrisburg received funding from the PA Department
of Community & Economic Development (DCED) to develop an Elm
Street Plan for the North Third Street Corridor
neighborhoods. The Elm Street study area is located within a
portion of the City that lies between MaClay, Cameron, Front and
Forester Streets. This area is a neighborhood of neighborhoods in
proximity to the City's downtown district and has a defined impact
on local restaurants and businesses, the City's historic integrity
and local attractions. Within the study area there are
several historic districts with commercial, residential and
institutional land use clusters. Historically the
neighborhood has experienced significant revitalization and
continues to identify areas in need of additional investment.
JMT assisted the City of Harrisburg to implement a collaborative
planning process to develop a five-year volunteer-based Elm Street
Plan for the North Third Street Corridor and surrounding
neighborhoods organized around the Elm Street Approach defined by
DCED. One of the primary partners in revitalization
efforts was Harrisburg Area Community College's downtown
campus. Building rehabilitation, streetscape and infill
development concepts were prepared along with housing, business
development and volunteerism strategies to revive the mixed use
corridor and surrounding residential neighborhoods.
The plan is based upon a detailed neighborhood assessment to
determine the readiness and need for participation in planning,
design and implementation phases of DCED's Elm Street
Program. The neighborhood assessment considered the physical
condition of various neighborhood conditions as well as
socio-economic characteristics of neighborhood populations.
JMT utilized GIS and IT capabilities to develop a data collection,
analysis, mapping and reporting tool to support plan development
and ongoing neighborhood assessment to meet program reporting
requirements.
The public involvement program included neighborhood walkabouts,
public meetings and workshops, neighborhood surveys and focus group
discussions. A five year action plan was prepared based upon
the results of public input, neighborhood assessment, analysis and
public-private partnership development.
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