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Owensboro
Riverfront District Master Plan Report
December
18, 2001
Prepared by EDSA, PDR, Applied Technology and Management,
Economics Research Associates, The Waterfront Center,
Thomas L. Tapp
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Master Plan Report
Documents
 Preliminary Schematic Design Presentation (3/24/04)
Aesthetic Issues Related to Riverfront Design (4/5/04)
Riverfront
Focus
Over
the past fifty years, the community has developed a number
of plans for the Ohio riverfront, exhibiting a range of different
priorities. Some were implemented, many were not. Most recently,
the City has refocused on discovering the riverfront. This
commitment has included securing federal and state dollars
to fund a Riverfront master planning process as well as funding
for further planning and design of an initial project.
Grassroots
support for the riverfront has been building within the community.
PRIDE, a non-for-profit organization committed to public participation,
Downtown Owensboro, Inc., and other community organizations
have made promoting the Riverfront Master Plan project a priority
within their organizations.
The Comprehensive
Plan for Owensboro, Whitesville, and Daviess County has long
recommended that a special interest district plan be developed
for the Ohio riverfront. The goal is to enhance public access
to the riverfront and to increase residential, recreational,
festival and tourist opportunities in the vicinity of the
river. The Comprehensive Plan calls the Ohio River the most
physically and historically significant feature of our community.
The City further established these main objectives:
Build a world-class riverfront that will be enjoyed
by Owensboro residents as well as citizens from surrounding
regions now as well as for future generations
Enhance downtown, encourage private development and
business, and promote Owensboro as a riverboat destination
Create a riverfront that accommodates boaters, fishermen,
pedestrians, and nature lovers, as well as to accommodate
"our many festivals, which attract tourism
Seek a partnership with a team who will listen to the
Owensboro Community to gain insight and understanding about
what we want our riverfront to become
Consultant
Team
The City
began the solicitation and selection process for planning
and design consultants in late 2000 and by spring 2001, selected
the EDSA team for the Riverfront Master Plan. Headquartered
in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, EDSA assembled a multi-disciplinary
team of experts:
PDR/
A Tetra-Tech Company - Civil Engineering and local liaison,
located in Owensboro, Kentucky
Applied Technology and Management (ATM) - Marina Consultants,
located in Charleston, South Carolina
Economics Research Associates (ERA) - Economic Consultants,
located in Chicago, Illinois
The Waterfront Center - Public Consensus Building Consultant,
located in Washington, DC
Thomas L. Tapp - Recreation Consultant, located in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Report
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