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TEAM INPUT SUMMARY Postcard Image? A nice neighborhood The main city center with government buildings Mauldin entry sign, high school, Cultural Center, Sunset Park, Hall s barber shop City hall and cultural center Don t have such an image Cultural center, sports center, gilder creek The Open Air Market Fire Dept. Speedtrap City Hall w/ a collage of smaller photos of local sites Collage of new park/ball park at Conestee, Rec Center, City Hall, friendly faces City Hall, pastureland, baseball fields Mauldin doesn t really have an essence at this time Don t think that Mauldin has anything that stands out City Cultural Center A family, small business or a public event at the cultural center or other park

TEAM INPUT SUMMARY Dignitary Tour Sites? Cultural Center, Recreation facility Main city center with government buildings Breakfast at Kellett s, tour ICAR, Cultural Center and Sports Center, worship centers, schools, recreation areas, dinner at Ryan Nicholas Inn Cultural Center, Mauldin High, City Center ICAR, Conestee Park, Mauldin Sports Center & Cultural Center Open Air Market, Rec Center, the park Rec Center Not much to see, maybe ball field or new Veterans Memorial High School football game, area parks, Cultural Center City Cultural Center Cultural Center, Sunset Park, Brookfield Corporate Park

When you have arrived? TEAM INPUT SUMMARY Hard to tell Around the area on Laurens where Pumpers is Hwy 276 from I-85 to I-85 and Butler Rd from GCRD baseball fields to I-385 On 276-south of I-85 and north of I-385, don t have an east-west boundary Mauldin High School When I hit the strip on Laurens Rd At the corner of Butler and Laurens When I see City Hall and Fire Station 276 and Mauldin Rd & Mauldin High School at the other end Butler Intersection Coming from Greenville on 276 when I am approaching Kellet s gas station Intersection of Butler Rd and Main Street

TEAM INPUT SUMMARY One Change? Pedestrian friendly area of shops and restaurants Create a Town Center near Butler s Crossing with great shops, restaurants, high-rise apartments and offices adjacent to a rail/bus transit station Have more to do Create a walkable/ev friendly center where people can live, work, dine, shop and play Pedestrian friendly streets, shops, cafés etc. Make an arts hub Better shopping and café like dining A more DEFINED city center; street front buildings instead of strip malls Improve aesthetics of buildings and landscaping Have a downtown with more mom/pop stores Physical aesthetics specifically storefronts, building styles and signage Power lines buried Two and three story buildings New signage

TEAM INPUT SUMMARY Qualities you Like About Mauldin Public buildings, Churches, essential shopping Friendly Several nice grocery stores w/ ample parking, nice residential communities, great High School, daffodil emphasis, wonderful friendly people Convenient to Greenville, ICAR Has a lot to offer Variety None You don t have to go far to get what you need Location Walkable

TEAM INPUT SUMMARY Qualities you DON T Like About Mauldin Not a Destination Architecture and Buildings deteriorated, Main Street looks like one big Strip Mall Most Commercial Growth skipped from north of I-85/Woodruff to Simpsonville; Mauldin needs more and nicer restaurants, needs more businesses (jobs), easier transportation No Downtown Core Hwy 276 and Butler Road divide the Town and create traffic jams at peak periods Ugly, Cluttered, too much traffic Traffic/ ghetto parts that are just doing nothing Not enough lighting No green area Lack of connectivity

TEAM INPUT SUMMARY How Would You Improve Mauldin? Have a Main Street feel with a pedestrian area Bury overhead powerlines Focus on developing Butler Road as a mixed-use commercial corridor Make a great downtown Create a pedestrian/bicycle friendly traditional downtown More Landscaping Clean up vacant buildings Create a clearly defined downtown with shops, restaurants, etc. Trees along roads, nicer walkways, street-front buildings, on-street parking along the strip Be more selective on business recruitments Program more public events, things to do Be patient to create a downtown the right way not the quick way

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RETAIL LEAKAGE $14,000,000 in Retail Categories $14,000,000 in Dining Average sales in Retail is $400 = 35,000 sustainable square feet. Average sales in Restaurants in $800= 17,750 sustainable square feet.

TRAFFIC RECOMMENDATIONS 10 5 6 ALEXANDER ST. 3 4 NORTH MAIN ST. 8 9 EVENING WAY JENKINS COURT 2 7 1

MASTER PLAN ALEXANDER ST. JENKINS COURT NORTH MAIN ST. EVENING WAY

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MASTER PLAN JENKINS COURT NORTH MAIN ST.

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MASTER PLAN ALEXANDER ST. JENKINS COURT NORTH MAIN ST. EVENING WAY

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CREATE HUMAN SCALE DRAFT DESIGN GUIDELINES Height, setback and mass of buildings are coordinated with street width, parking and other elements to create a human scaled zone of activity. Architectural elements and façade articulation are used to reduce building mass, particularly at first floor level. Elements such as shade trees, awnings, canopies, arcades, etc. are used to define and create inviting pedestrian corridors. SENSE OF PLACE Site plan is organized around an integrating concept that presents a distinctive character that can be extended and connected as additional development occurs. Gateways are marked with signature architecture, public art, landscape and streetscape elements. Elements such as shade trees, awnings, canopies, arcades, etc. are used to define and create inviting pedestrian corridors.

CONNECT USES DRAFT DESIGN GUIDELINES Urban centers are a mixture of commercial, office, residential and institutional uses linked by conveniently connected patterns of streets, sidewalks and shared open spaces. Internal vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle connections are provided between buildings in a single development project. Strong connections are provided between the buildings with roads, walkways, landscape amenities and architectural design. CONTROLLED TRANSITIONS Building mass is modulated and building height reduced in order to reduce scale from higher density to lower density uses. Architectural elements and treatments are used to create transitions between different uses and intensities. When transitions can t be controlled architecturally, landscape and/or open space transitions are used to reduce impacts between different uses.

REDUCE PARKING IMPACTS DRAFT DESIGN GUIDELINES A minimum of 60-70% of the required parking is placed to the side or rear of the development projects, reducing large expanses of parking in front of developments. Parking lots are screened with landscaping or decorative walls that also serve to define the character of the district. Parking structures may be provided for denser developments. Parking is shared and/or consolidated between compatible adjacent uses. PLAN FOR PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLISTS AND TRANSIT USERS The layout of buildings, streets and pedestrian paths emphasize pedestrian convenience and provide for direct pedestrian routes by providing breaks in building masses. Pedestrian and bicycle connections are made with sidewalks and paths between buildings to adjacent developments and neighborhoods. Pedestrian amenities such as walkways, crosswalks and shade are included in parking lot designs. Buildings are arranged to invite pedestrian activity Area for future transit stops are reserved in focus. Bicycle storage facilities are provided.

DRAFT DESIGN GUIDELINES PROVIDE OPEN SPACE Public gathering spaces are provided in a convenient central location as an integral part of the urban core. Generous sidewalks are used to create a Main Street experience. Courtyard connections are provided to link parking areas to street fronts and provide flexible programming spaces for community interactions.

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