C10 area, a music and live acts stage, a food court, and a children’s area. It is suggested that Troy expand its venue options for live acts with construction of an amphitheater space that can be used for casual gathering and recreation space when concerts are not taking place. The proposed location for an amphitheater is north of the Pike County Courthouse on land that is currently not suitable for intense structural development due to the topography. As proposed, the venue would have an amphitheater, splash pad, playground, walking trail, overlook, picnic tables, and a water feature making the space multifunctional for both daytime casual use and daytime and nighttime concert/event use. A facility like the one proposed would greatly increase the use of Downtown Troy for recreation purposes, bringing more traffic to the area. Another outdoor space is proposed at the location of the historic water tower on East Walnut Street as a small parklet. A parklet would provide a resting area and a marker that highlights the value of the water tower and the role that it played in the development of Downtown Troy. Small gathering spaces such as the parklet are invaluable in improving
the overall visitor experience in downtown. The water tower parklet would be a small beautification effort that would have a big impact on the area by providing a resting and gathering space and improving the appearance of an otherwise utilitarian historic structure.
ACTIONS 1. Develop a tourism and strategy for Downtown Troy.
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2. Establish Downtown Troy as a destination. 3. Continue networking efforts with other tourism and destination marketing organizations across Alabama. 4. Explore recruiting a hotel into one of the historic structures downtown. 5. Evaluate construction of a multi-purpose amphitheater/park venue on undeveloped land north of the Pike County Courthouse. 6. Construct a small parklet at the location of the historic water tower on Walnut Street. 7. Showcase the water tower parklet as an example of how small spaces can provide big amenities to downtown visitors. 8. Promote event and recreational activities to help make downtown a destination for both residents and travelers.
Appearance STRATEGY 7
The site of the water tower on Walnut Street offers an opportunity to build a small “parklet”.
Strengthen areas of downtown into mini-districts of activity through clustered and complementary activities that support and build upon one another.
APPENDIX C: STRATEGY NARRATIVE