Five Points SmartCode

Newman Park Neighborhood Association

February 20, 2013

Five Points Proposed SmartCode Zone

Five Points Transfer Station

Neighborhoods in Transition
Pre-WW2 neighborhoods across the country share similar characteristics:
Small and rectangular blocks, alleys, streets grids, mix of housing types, homes/offices/retail all within the same neighborhood.

Post-WW2 development separated uses into pods, requiring long commutes between. Developed in isolation, neighborhoods lost interesting character as they began to be built in cookie-cutter style.

El Paso Traditional Neighborhood

Memorial Park

Piedras

Five Points

El Paso Sprawl

Zaragoza & Joe Battle

What does SmartCode look like? like??

SmartCode is a form based code

The Transect

Appropriate Buildings and Uses in Appropriate Places

Five Points Transfer Center

Existing Conditions: Montana Avenue

Five Points Transfer Center

Sidewalks, Street Trees, and Bicycle Lanes

Five Points Transfer Center

Public Reinvestment: Mixed Income Housing, Government Offices

Five Points Transfer Center

Private Reinvestment: Storefronts with Arcades or Awnings for Pedestrians

Complete Streets

Five Points Proposed SmartCode Zone

Five Points Transfer Station

Five Points SmartCode

Newman Park Neighborhood Association
February 20, 2013