Port St. Joe Fieldcourse Student Presentations to Florida Housing Coalition

Florida Resilient Cities: Port St. Joe Field Course

Presenters: Jeff Carney Cleary Larkin Isaac Graham, Sustainability in the Built Environment Moritz Cleve, Journalism

Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER) Florida Climate Institute College of Journalism and Communications

Florida Resilient Cities Program: Port St. Joe

Florida Resilient Cities (FRC) helps communities across Florida develop the capacity to be more prepared for, and more resilient to increased risk. The program bridges community needs with design research through the College of Design, Construction and Planning, partnered with faculty from across the University of Florida.

Phase 1: Needs Assessment Themes and areas for focused research EXERCISE #1: Reflecting on the Past EXERCISE #2: SWOT Analysis EXERCISE #3: Visions, Projects, Champions

GOAL: to shape ideas to form projects around that connect UF faculty with community of Port St. Joe.

Phase 2: Building Partnerships The Proposal Process Funding Provision: FRC will provide funding not exceeding $10,000 each for six to eight place-based projects to be conducted during the Spring semester 2020. The following project types are eligible: ▪ Courses and studios ▪ Faculty research ▪ Faculty-mentored student research

Phase 3: Research and Course Operation

Eight place-based projects ▪ Courses and studios ▪ Faculty research ▪ Faculty-mentored student research

• Community Narratives group comprises three teams who will focus on community significance, the strength of social networks and the building of resilience as it relates to historic neighborhoods, natural resources and place-making.

• The Built/Natural Landscapes group comprises three teams who will focus on green infrastructure, stormwater management, sustainable park systems, and home-sharing • The Housing and Policy group comprises two teams and will focus on affordable manufactured housing and housing policy.

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Florida Resilient Cities Program: Port St. Joe Field Course

The Field Course introduces students from many disciplines to the challenges of recovery and long-term resilience that communities face following disasters. landscape architecture – journalism – architecture – law – planning – sustainability – engineering

The Field Course

1. Lectures

2. Field Study

3. Final Project

Spring Break Field Study

The Field Course: 4 Projects

Regional Impacts on St. Joseph’s Bay

Housing and Neighborhoods

The Field Course: 4 Projects

Parks Network Civic Core and Water Management

Florida Resilient Cities: Port St. Joe Field Course Resilience Through Environmental Systems

Morgan Allison Sustainability in the Built Environment Joshua Baker Journalism Andrea Bonvecchio UF Law Xiaoyu Chen Urban and Regional Planning

Vision Statement & Issues to address The natural resources available in and around Port St. Joe are vital to the economic and environmental resilience of the city and Gulf County.

However, there are threats and vulnerabilities to the region that need to be assessed in order to preserve the area.

Future Projections

Hydrological Systems

Agricultural Systems

Population

St. Joseph Bay

History of Land Purchases

Land ownership over time

Fishing and Scalloping

Effects of Cattle Ranches

Water Control Structure

Best Management Practices Proposed Solution

The Water Control Structure • Keeping St. Joseph Bay and Apalachicola Bay systems separate • Lock, dam, or something else?

• Baysavers • Army Corps of Engineers • Engineering with Nature program

Photo: Bluepoints Marina

Land Ownership: Land Use Transition

St. Joe Company, 2000

Deseret Ranches, 2019

Next Steps

Hydrological Systems Obtain more data on water quality and occurrences in the Bay Ensure sustainability for fishing, scalloping and ecotourism Keep the Apalachicola and St. Joseph Bay systems separate

Agricultural Systems Partner with UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) to coordinate citizen science initiative Maintain best practices for agriculture and land management

Florida Resilient Cities: Port St. Joe Field Course Resilient Urban Design and Flood Management Strategy

Hyunji Yoon Neisha Pierre Oscar Lafontaine Rama Hiba

College of Journalism and Communications College of Design, Construction and Planning Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering College of Design, Construction and Planning

Vision Statement Port St Joe is currently facing disparities worsened by Hurricane Michael.

Our vision for Port St. Joe is to see the city reconnected as one by creating a civic corner, with stormwater improvements, pedestrian and bicyclist walkways, connecting North Port St. Joe to downtown and to the marina.

We believe connection will improve congruent traffic and activity creating unity increasing community resiliency.

North Port St. Joe

MLK Blvd

New Civic Center site

David Langston Drive

New bioswale parks

Reid Avenue Williams Avenue Marina

Downtown

Martin Luther King Blvd North Port St. Joe Project Area Coalitions (PAC) • Adopting the Redevelopment Plan • Potential funding options for completion

Suggested Streetscapes

David Langston Drive & Williams Avenue

Reid Avenue & Connecting Streets

The Marina • Developing the Civic Center site with the marina in mind • Connecting First Street and Marina Drive on Constitution Drive.

Florida Resilient Cities: Port St. Joe Field Course The Parks Network

Kanglin Chen Amy Fu Isaac Graham Brandon McKinley Blake West

College College College College College

of Design, Construction & Planning of Journalism & Communications of Design, Construction & Planning of Journalism & Communications of Design, Construction & Planning

Vision Statement

Utilize existing green spaces to...

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Generate sense of community ownership Create connectivity between the city and the bay Integrate Port St. Joe’s history, nature and urban environment Maximize use of land

Park Network Survey

•75% think PARKS ARE IMPORTANT •58% •50% visit parks at least once a month

think Resilient park strategies are VERY IMPORTANT

Peters’ Park

Lighthouse George Core Park Maddox Park “Pocket” Park

Parkers Park (Disc-Golf)

Design Ideas Connect promenade to Maddox Park and reestablish walking paths and seating Re-build footbridge to Connect Maddox park and George Core Park Find the best spot for an Outdoor Stage â—? Event Space, outdoor theater

Florida Resilient Cities: The Panhandle after Hurricane Michael Housing and Neighborhoods in Port St. Joe

Moritz Cleve

Journalism and Communications

Kim Fowler

Communications

Sophia Palombo

Sustainability in the Built Environment

Carlee Simon

Design, Construction, and Urban Planning

PSJ: Housing and Neighborhoods

Goals & Objectives

PSJ: Housing and Neighborhoods

Diversify Housing Response Housing Typologies 1. Multifamily Housing 2. Up-Zoning 3. Infill Housing 4. Affordable Single-Family Housing One possible solution: Pre-fab container homes Community amenities

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