East Garden District Streetscape

project overview

The "East Garden District" Streetscape / Jefferson Street Road Diet project includes a road-diet and streetscape improvements to Jefferson Street from Garden Street to Chase Street. The project will be constructed through a public-private partnership with local development firm, Catalyst HRE, in concert with the firm's redevelopment of private parcels along the eastside of Jefferson Street and at the corner of Garden and Jefferson Street. The "East Garden District" project is projected to leverage $40.8M in private investment, in addition to, an estimated $2.8M annual tax impact.

Project features

Alignment with Pensacola's "Complete Streets" Initiative
Road Diet
Underground Utilities
Street Trees and Landscaping
Lighting
Sidewalks with Decorative Elements
Traffic Calming Elements
Enhanced Crosswalks

Project details

CRA District: Urban Core
Est. Cost: $1.4 M (Public) / $40.8 M (Private)

PROJECT PLANS / PRESENTATIONS

project status

Design.

public comment

Closed: October 13, 2020

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upcoming EVENTS

Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting: October 19, 2020
City Council Meeting: October 22, 2020
Construction Commencement: 2020/2021
Completion: TBD

Past events

Oct 6-13, 2020 - Comment Period
July 2019 - CRA & City Council approved the Redevelopment Refunding and Improvements Revenue Bond, Series 2019.
February 2020 - CRA held a public workshop and approved funding for the East Garden District streetscape project from the Redevelopment Refunding and Improvements Revenue Bond, Series 2019.