Page 72 - Bernardon Dover Master Plan Booklet

KEY FINDINGS

DESIGN

-IDENTIFIED SEVERAL POTENTIAL KEY DEVELOPMENT SITES

-WELL DEVELOPED SITES CAN ENERGIZE DOWNTOWN DOVER
-ADOPT A UNIFIED AND APPROVED DESIGN LANGUAGE

TRANSPORTATION - ARRIVAL &

DESTINATION

-THERE ARE NO DEFINED GATEWAYS

-CURRENT STREET GRID IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO MULTI-MODAL TRAVEL

-ANCHORS ARE NOT FULLY CONNECTED TO DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
-SOLVING LOOCKERMAN IS A CENTRAL CONNECTION

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

-WHILE THERE ARE SOME FINANCIAL PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT
DEVELOPMENT, THEY ARE NOT SPURRING SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT
-OTHER PROGRAMS ARE NECESSARY TO JUMP START "AT RISK"
DEVELOPMENT

-KEY INCENTIVES SHOULD FOCUS ON JOB CREATION, ENHANCED

DENSITY, AND ADAPTIVE REUSE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS

-THERE SHOULD BE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR JOB TRAINING WITHIN
THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

-MANY BUILDINGS ARE IN NEED OF SIGNIFICANT RENOVATION

INVESTMENT

-SOME BLOCKS LACK ADEQUATE UTILITIES

-MANY SIDEWALKS ARE NOT PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY

-NEED COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS