Segment 3 of Capital Cascades Trail often is referred to as the FAMU Way Corridor. It creates a new east-west roadway from South Monroe Street to Lake Bradford Road, a distance of approximately 1.5 miles. The corridor also provides increased connectivity to the burgeoning Gaines Street and CollegeTown districts, creating a link between FAMU and Florida State University.
Planned Amenities:
Skateable Art:
Community Meeting #2 was held January 20, 2021 and Team Pain presented the final design to the community.
Click here Capital Cascades Trail Skateable Art Community Engagement Meeting to access the video recording of the meeting.
Based on the conversation and chat session among the project team and the attendee, the design was well received and no changes were suggested.
Both community meetings were proceeded by business outreach and robust traditional and social media outreach conducted by Blueprint, Team Pain, and City and County partners.
Community Meeting Summary #1:
Recording of Presentation by Team Pain
Thank you to all who attended the community meeting! Over 120 people logged into the web-based meeting to see what Team Pain may be able to do with this space.
Autumn Calder, Director of Blueprint, gave an introduction and explained the history of the project and plans for the area, including Coal Chute Pond amenities in the future. A Team Pain introduction and company history was let the public know, this team is committed to delivering an artistic, fun, and challenging experience.
After familiarizing attendees with the capabilities of Team Pain Skate Parks along with the restrictions and guidelines of the site, the first conceptualized design was shown in great detail. Meeting attendees were virtually walked around the entire site and explained the specific reasons for the shape of the park’s design. Utilizing space to make the most usable experience is something Team Pain has developed a knack for. After extensive explanation and visual representation of the entire area was shown, questions and answers were addressed.
There was dialogue between Team Pain, Blueprint, and meeting attendees through a typed comment section, as well as verbal questions and answers session. After this awesome interaction with the local users, a link to an online questionnaire specifically for this project was posted to the chat. The questionnaire has 30 questions with detailed photos that will help Team Pain understand what specific elements and material details are desired by the future riders. There is a strong, initial response to the questionnaire, which will remain open until December 1. The questionnaire results will help the team hone in on the design to deliver to the community the specific elements they desire.
Located at the intersection of FAMU Way and Pinellas Street, the Skateable Art maximizes the creative opportunity of the skateable features to function as iconic and landmark public art, with a focus on movement and visual flow.
The preliminary concept includes:
Project Manager: Sue Tanski
History and Culture Trail: The project will honor adjacent resilient neighborhoods, civil-rights advocates and economic engines. It will highlight the culture of these communities and their stories through artistic cultural and historical interpretations.
Interpretive history kiosks will display images, photographs and historic information about the neighborhoods, businesses and people living and working in the area surrounding the Capital Cascades Trail Segment 3 and FAMU Way projects. Through a partnership with the Council on Culture and Art (COCA), artistic installations are planned to complement the educational kiosks.
Project Manager: Tatiana Daguillard Tatiana.Daguillard@Blueprintia.org
Coal Chute Pond Amenities: Improvements will include a multi-use trail around the perimeter of the pond, lighting, seating, landscaping and irrigation, a drinking fountain and a pond fountain. Blueprint also has partnered with Knight Creative Communities Institute’s (KCCI) Red Hills Rhythm Project to bring musical-play features to this new community space. There also will be an informal performance space with entrance to Railroad Square.
Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2020 with completion anticipated in the summer of 2020.
Project Manager: Junious Brown Junious.Brown@BlueprintIA.org
Restroom Facility at FAMU Way Playground: The new restroom facility will feature two family restroom stalls near the existing playground and Railroad Square, on the north side of FAMU Way.
Project Manager: Junious Brown Junious.Brown@BlueprintIA.org
St. Marks Trailhead: Located at the Regional Stormwater Facility, the Trailhead will connect Cascades Trail and St. Marks Historic Rail Trail and will feature on-site parking spaces. The design will feature an open, well-lit trailhead including amenities such as a water-bottle filling station, bike-repair station and drinking fountain.
Community Gathering Space at the Regional Stormwater Facility (RSF): This new public space will overlook the Regional Stormwater Facility. The design team is developing concepts for an expanded community gathering space to be included near the RSF for public input and consideration.
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