Summer 03 We’re Off To An Exciting 2017! My Clearwater This Year, We Launched Pop-Up North Marina: A Community Streets Experiment and Festival. Pop-Up North Marina was a pilot project to test recommendations from the North Marina Area Master Plan. The project featured temporary installations to test future improvements using paint and materials on several existing streets in the Old Clearwater Bay neighborhood. The improvements included sidewalk extensions, bike lanes and markings, planter boxes, crosswalk art and wayfinding signage to calm traffic in the area. Two kids’ art workshops were held at the North Greenwood Recreation Center, led by Clearwater artist Beth Warmath. The kids designed and painted PVC boards that were attached to the planters, located on Fort Harrison Avenue between Georgia and Nicholson streets. The city’s Planning & Development Department also hosted a community meeting and two other events to engage the community, including a Paint and Installation Day and a kickoff event to celebrate the new improvements. Mayor Cretekos and Councilmember Bill Jonson both attended the Paint and Installation Day, working with the community to build the planters and to plant the flowers. They expressed how positive this project is for the neighborhood. The painted sea turtle crosswalk design on Fort Harrison Avenue has become quite popular in the Old Clearwater Bay neighborhood and the Tampa Bay area. Beth Warmath created three crosswalk designs, and attendees at the community meeting voted on their favorite design. Again, thank you to everyone who volunteered their time, shared their ideas and participated in this project. Let’s continue to work together to build stronger neighborhoods in Clearwater. It’s also important to mention that more neighborhoods are getting active and registering their neighborhood associations. Visit myclearwater/neighborhoods to register your neighborhood association and view the map. Your Neighborhood Coordinator, Lawrence Young Jr.
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