A plan for Old South Baton Rouge
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Select list of recommended projects included in the Neighborhood Strategic Vision Plan for Old South Baton Rouge
Published: Apr 2, 2006
NORTHEAST AREA
Includes Terrace, Delpit, Swart and Lincoln Theater/Eddie Robinson areas.
N1 — Neighborhood parks along Deplit commercial corridor.
N2 — Streetscape improvements on prominent streets: Terrace, Louise, Myrtle, South, Napoleon and Braddock streets, Thomas Delpit Dr., Highland Rd., Eddit Robinson Dr., Julia, 14th, Braddock and McCallop..
N3 — Residential park square on Napoleon St.
N4 — Outdoor recreation facilities for Baranco-Clark YMCA.
N5 — Public park at Washington St. and Delpit Dr. intersection.
N6 — New ‘Lincoln Square’ community park.
N7 — New park square between Swart and Pecan streets.
N8 — New park square between Smith and Apple streets.
N9 — Natural development buffer along the railroad tracks.
N10 — Prepare a Brooks Park improvement plan.
N11 — ‘Gateway Commons’ community park improvements.
N12 — Relocate residents in substandard homes to new/renovated homes in same area.
N13 — Conserve existing homes between South and Washington streets and establish a receiving area for endangered structures.
N14 — Remove blighted buildings and replace with new home types.
N15 — Develop new homes along the Highland Rd. corridor.
N16 — Preserve contributing businesses, residences and social organizations along Terrace and Delpit corridors.
N17 — ‘Nicholson Gateway’ apartments, condominiums and lofts.
N18 — ‘Washington Gateway’ commercial/medical office development.
N19 — ‘Washington Gateway’ co-op grocery store.
N20 — Preserve businesses and residences at Lincoln Theater blocks.
N21 — Construct mixed-use buildings around Lincoln Square.
N22 — Complete Lincoln Community Theater building revitalization.
N23 — Lincoln II building re-use as Neighborhood Arts and Cultural Center.
N24 — Build out commercial services around the new ‘Lincoln Square.’
N25 — Relocate Ice Company to employment development area.
N26 — Relocate existing homes between Terrace and Louise to vacant Lincoln Square sites.
N27 — Remove vacant/blighted residences and build new homes to the north and south of the new McKinley Middle School campus.
CENTRAL AREA
Includes Delpit Dr., Highland Rd. and Roosevelt Park neighborhood areas.
C1 — Corporation Canal would be widened, realigned and naturalized to create a linear canal park and greenway corridor with associated north-south bike trails.
C2 — Streetscape improvements on connecting prominent streets: Highland Rd., Thomas Delpit Dr., Washington, Van Buren, E. Harrison, E. Polk, W. Taylor, Harding, Arizona, Nebraska, Kansas, Georgia, Maryland, McKinley, Indiana, Illinois, Daniel Webster and Roosevelt streets.
C3 — New Gateway Park at E. Polk St. and Highland Rd.
C4 — New park triangle on Arizona St.
C5 — New park square on Colorado St.
C6 — New park square on Kentucky St.
C7 — Relocate Buchanan Park as an amenity for new residential.
C8 — Reconfigure and program events at E. Polk St. Park to accommodate surrounding new homes and to make it safer.
C9 — Potential community garden plots at Polk Elementary.
C10 — New park area around a new high school vocational wing.
C11 — Reconfiguration of Roosevelt Park as passive/active open space amenity for new residential development.
C12 — Relocate viable Highland Rd. businesses between Washington and E. Polk streets to buildings proposed between Johnson and Aster.
C13 — Remove vacant/blighted homes and develop new single-family, duplex, townhomes, apartments, condos and lofts.
C14 — New or renovated single-family homes on stand-alone or grouped parcels re-subdivided to allow larger lot homes.
C15 — New single-family duplex homes in areas where two to six smaller undevelopable parcels can be combined.
C16 — New alley-loaded townhome development along the Washington St. and Highland Rd. corridors.
C17 — New multi-family development proposed for key locations along Highland Rd., Roosevelt St. and Canalside Dr.
C18 — New single family homes with driveways proposed for the frontage streets around the new Roosevelt Park.
SOUTH AREA
Includes North Gates development area.
S1 — Old South Baton Rouge Gateway Triangle Park at Highland Rd. and Delpit Dr.
S2 — Corporation Canal Greenway Trail.
S3 — Gateway Plaza at Highland Rd. and State St. intersection.
S4 — Streetscape and pedestrian crossing enhancements: Nicholson Dr., Highland Rd., State, Vicaro, Georgia, Roosevelt, McKinley, Chimes and Alaska streets.
S5 — Boulevard enhancements for the South end of Delpit Dr.
S6 — Boulevard enhancements for the South end of Nicholson Dr.
S7 — Future expansion of Alaska Street Park and recreational facilities.
S8 — New ‘Delpit Place’ apartments, condos and lofts.
S9 — ‘Highland/Delpit Gateway’ commercial/mixed-use development.
S10 — North Gate commercial development along State St. and Highland Rd. intersections.
S11 — Potential Phase 3 residential expansion for the venue development.
S12 — Aster Court and roosevelt Court apartments, condos and lofts located on LSU’s current band practice field.
S13 — Retention of existing neighborhood business on Highland Rd. between Roosevelt and McKinley.
S14 — Highland Road Shopping Center redevelopment.
S15 — Potential locations for commercial buildings on South Nicholson.
S16 — South Nicholson Gateway Apartments, condos and lofts.
S17 — Alaska Park Apartments, condos and lofts.
S18 — Alaska Street Apartments proposed along McKinley St.
NORTHWEST AREA
Includes Nicholson Gateway and Riverfront area redevelopment actions.
W1 — Outdoor Plaza Festival Marketplace at Brickyard Station.
W2 — Outdoor Performing Arts State/Amphitheater.
W3 — Pedestrian bridges over railroad connecting to Levee Trail.
W4 — New Levee Promenade/Arrival Court to ‘Brickyard Landing.’
W5 — Streetscape enhancements on Nicholson Dr., Terrace St., Oklahoma St., St. Philip St., Brickyard St. (new), River Rd. and South Blvd.
W6 — Nicholson Drive Boulevard Extension from McCling St. to South Blvd.
W7 — River Road Gateway at South St.
W8 — River Road Parks and open space for new development.
W9 — ‘Brickyard Landing Discovery Center’ at Old City Dock.
W10 — ‘Nicholson Gateway’ apartments, condominium and lofts.
W11 — Canal side residential aparments and lofts.
W12 — ‘The Brickyard Shops’ — factory outlet retail center.
W13 — ‘Brickyard Place’ mixed-use development with structured parking.
W14 — ‘St. Philips Place’ mixed-use development with parking garage.
W15 — ‘Nicholson Boulevard’ mixed-use/commercial development.
W16 — ‘Brickyard Street’ apartments, condos and lofts development.
W17 — River Rd. themed restaurants.
W18 — Riverfront commercial/mixed-use development on New River Road Blvd.
W19 — Riverfront residential development along New River Road Blvd.
W20 — Riverfront employment development.