City of Whitesburg, KY: Downtown Section of the Tanglewood Downhill Trail Conceptual Master Plan

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dc.contributor.authorGilboy, Elizabethen
dc.contributor.authorGray, Shaneen
dc.contributor.authorPhilen, Melissaen
dc.contributor.authorNiland, Joeen
dc.contributor.authorBrowning, Laraen
dc.contributor.authorSouza de Souza, Aline Soaresen
dc.coverage.cityWhitesburg (Ky.)en
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.countyLetcher County (Ky.)en
dc.coverage.stateKentuckyen
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-24T20:28:40Zen
dc.date.available2016-06-24T20:28:40Zen
dc.date.issued2015-12en
dc.description.abstractThe City of Whitesburg is located within Letcher County, in the eastern portion of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Set in Appalachia along the Pine Mountain, Whitesburg is home to many natural resources including lumber, coal, and the Jefferson National Forest, which includes the Pine Mountain Trail that ultimately connects to the Appalachian Trail. Mountainous topography and the winding Kentucky River define Whitesburg and its development.<br /><br /> The Tanglewood Downhill Trail is a pedestrian and cyclist trail proposed to transect through the City of Whitesburg, primarily along an abandoned railway bed. This trail connects important destinations within Whitesburg, as well as connecting Whitesburg to contextual destinations such as the Pine Mountain Trail.<br /> <br />Because the location and route for the Tanglewood Downhill Trail was predetermined by the City, CDAC’s association with the trail consisted of three ‘focal area’ destinations along the trail, in addition to wayfinding and welcoming signage for Whitesburg along the length of the trail. These focal areas include the Farmers Market area, East Main Street, and a Downtown Trailhead.<br /><br />The Downtown Section of the Tanglewood Downhill Trail Conceptual Master Plan project aims to visualize Whitesburg as a Trail Town and achieve a cohesive downtown experience along the trail, encourage economic growth, and enhance pedestrian experiences. This project comes in the wake of many new programs and efforts, positive energy, and progressive projects. The following list exemplifies such efforts and includes the connectedness of the Tanglewood Downhill Trail, Whitesburg’s Trail Town Initiative, the Whitesburg Health Department, East Main Street and downtown revitalization, the Farmers Market, as well as a Healthy Living Initiative.<br /><br /> In anticipation of Trail Town Certification, the City of Whitesburg applied for a grant from the Kentucky Division of Forestry’s (KDF) Restoring Environmental Quality (REQ) grant program for conceptual design work. With the assistance of this grant, the City of Whitesburg accepted a design proposal for the Community Design Assistance Center to assist the city with the following goals and objectives, as outlined by the city and city stakeholders:<br /><br />1. To create a vision toward their desire for ‘Trail Town Certification’;<br /> 2. To plan for the downtown section of the Tanglewood Downhill Trail;<br /> 3. To plan downtown streetscape and greenspace improvements;<br /> 4. To conserve, protect, and enhance community natural resources;<br /> 5. To provide opportunities for ‘Healthy Living’ and alternative modes of transportation;<br /> 6. To visualize a downtown gateway experience;<br /> 7. To provide places where the city could showcase local arts and culture;<br /> 8. To locate an access to the Kentucky River;<br /> 9. To conceptualize signage and wayfinding design along the Downtown Section of the Tanglewood Downhill Trail<br /><br />The goals and objectives, as outlined by the City of Whitesburg and city stakeholders align with CDAC’s core goals and principles of design for communities that CDAC partners with, as evidenced by CDAC’s mission statement below. The CDAC team worked closely with the Whitesburg community throughout the design process in order to provide the most appropriate design concepts for the Whitesburg community.en
dc.description.notesCover title.en
dc.description.notes"Prepared for the City of Whitesburg, KY July 2015."en
dc.description.notesCDAC project team: Elizabeth Gilboy, director; Shane Gray, Melissa Philen, Joe Niland, Lara Browning, Aline Soares Souza de Souzaen
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Forest Serviceen
dc.description.sponsorshipKentucky. Division of Forestryen
dc.format.extent131 pages : illustrations, maps, plansen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otherCDAC_Whitesburg_FinalReport.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/71444en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Centeren
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderVirginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Centeren
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectLandscape architecture – Kentucky -- Whitesburg -- Designs and plans.en
dc.subjectParks -- Kentucky -- Whitesburg -- Designs and plans.en
dc.subjectCity planning -- Kentucky -- Whitesburg -- Designs and plans.en
dc.subjectWhitesburg (Ky.) -- Planning.en
dc.titleCity of Whitesburg, KY: Downtown Section of the Tanglewood Downhill Trail Conceptual Master Planen
dc.typeReporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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