Eight points for the revitalization of Johnson City: 1. Develop a low impact soft infrastructure network to handle water conservation and supply ecosystem services. 2. Connect parks and landscapes into an integrated network for recreation. 3. Establish a distinct identity for Johnson City by integrating a development strategy for the 281 Corridor with a landscape infrastructure system in keeping with the scenic beauty of the Hill Country. 4. Redesign the 290 Corridor infrastructure to meet NACTO standards urban roadway design so as to establish a walkable and economically viable Main Street. 5. Establish Pecan Street as a shared space in order to stage cultural programs and events for the community. 6. Recapture the Courthouse Square as a multifunctional public space. 7. Encourage development in the Historic District to follow the established scale of urban street frontages and 8. Establish policies and procedures to encourage and facilitate additional capacity and density within the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
CONTENTS Regional Overview
Analytical Framework
PARK TRAIL
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CREEK BUFFER
Stormwater & landscape systems 18
FARM/ WINE TASTE CREEK
WILDFLOWERS
Transportation & Streetscapes
WATER
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Main Street
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Pecan Street
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Courthouse Square
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BIO SWALE WATER BIO SWALE
Housing: Dilemma
61
Strategy
64
Analysis
67
Future
70
Site Plan
TUF LABFALL 2014 ACASE STUDY N I THE TEXAS HILLCOUNTRY
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PERFORMANCE REGULATIONS 1.
50’ Riparian Zone
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Covered Sidewalks
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Shop Front-Porch
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Build-to Plane
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Rural Hwy Landscape TUFLAB FALL 2014 A CASE STUDY IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY
Texas Urban Futures Lab
The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture
JOHNSON CITY