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Master Plan
District Plan
Master Plan Downtown Temple Charrette 2014
Policy & Program Initiatives
All or most of these policy improvements should be addressed within six months to two years. Policy Initiatives 1. Consider hiring a Downtown Development
Manager 2. Consider updating Downtown Ordinances 3. Consider enhancing or relocating the
City’s Farmers Market to another downtown location
Incentive Program Consider establishing incentives for the following: 1. 2nd Floor Residential and Office
Incentives 2. Facade Restoration 3. Former Hawn Hotel Redevelopment 4. Historic SPJST Redevelopment 5. New Hotel 6. Santa Fe Plaza Park Mixed-use
Development 7. North-side Pharmacy and Grocery 8. Redevelopment along Central, Avenue C and 2nd Street Program Initiatives
1. TISD Administration - Facilitate a new downtown location 2. Chamber of Commerce - Find new location 3. First Baptist Campus - Find new user 4. Historic Post Office - Facilitate a new user 5. Wheatley School - Consider reprogram to
Magnet school Open Space & Trail Network
The goal of the overall open space and trail network is to provide connectivity in areas that have been divided by rail. The Santa Fe district has been strategically expanded but more importantly the Santa Fe Trail has been expanded to run southeast along the rail and connects north towards the MKT Depot and the Mercado. Other parks, plazas and pedestrian promenades branch from the park and trails along the rail to connect downtown to the trail system. Designated improved streetscape completes the loop through the city. Street Network
Master Plan Downtown Temple Charrette 2014
Streetscape Improvements
Every year the City should consider allocating money to improving one town center block. See Recommended Streetscape Improvements on this page. Street Standards
Improving the streetscape must be paired with the proper street types to create a harmony between pedestrian and automobile. This plan recommends that the city update their master thoroughfare plan with modernized urban street standards similar to these. Current street widths are oversized and can be given back to the pedestrian realm for spill-out spaces like sidewalk cafes and retail. Urban Street Type A
Urban Street Type C Urban Street Type B
Urban Street Type D
Due to a concentration of buildings and commercial uses located along South 2nd, 4th and 6th Street, a new town center is proposed just north of the concentration of buildings. East Central Avenue, which is already one of the strongest corridors in terms of significant historic buildings, could serve as a primary street and core of downtown Temple. This district has two key buildings which are ripe for redevelopment, the Historic SPJST and the former Hawn Hotel. The two buildings are the largest in the Downtown area and are adjacent to fairly large expanses of under-utilized or vacant properties which are ideal for new development. This new town center proposes exploring the consolidation of government services into this district. The district is already home to the County government annex and the police station. The plan recommends exploring other consolidation in the future, such as City Hall and other Municipal services. A major land use currently missing in downtown Temple is residential. The SPJST and the Hawn Hotel would be excellent options for adaptive reuse into either a boutique hotel, apartments or condos. District Master Plan Goals:
Re-brand and redevelop this district as core of downtown by focusing renovation efforts towards key historic buildings. Main Ideas
1. Former Hawn Hotel redeveloped 2. Historic SPJST redevelopment 3. Explore consolidating government services into this district 4. Pedestrian-oriented block on Central between 4th & 6th for Festivals
Proposed Projects
1. Consider establishing incentive programs for the following: 2. Former Hawn Hotel Redevelopment 3. Historic SPJST Redevelopment 4. Pedestrian oriented block along Central 5. Consider allocating funds annually to improve our Town Center Block
