McCormick Arts District

Core Arts District - Rear Facades (Phase 1)

Proposed changes for Phase 1 center around the need to more clearly delineate public spaces from private. Some current residents expresssed a frustration with the public entering into rear areas that were private, and conversly with customers not feeling comfortable approaching a gallery that looked to be the rear of someone's house. These changes are ones we feel residents may be able to implement themselves.

Uniform signs with a McCormick Arts District logo help guide visitors to galleries and restaurants (and away from private back-yard spaces). Signs could include a bulletin board for events postings, historical information and/or maps of the area.
Installation of bike racks and benches help to invite the public to shops and galleries (and further mark those areas as public).
Parking is moved from behind the houses to on-street diagonal parking. (see site plan).
The beginning of the greenspace--former parking lot transfomed into planted riparian area using principles of low-maintenance permaculture. Basins are dug and plants are planted.