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Martin is being redeveloped under a community-based approach in
which citizens are partners with the Corps of Engineers and the
Floyd County Fiscal Court in the redevelopment's planning and design.
Through extensive interviews and meetings, Martin's citizens have
stressed that the redevelopment must retain the character and cohesiveness
that has always been the strength of their community.
The redevelopment honors this heritage through the use of traditional
planning principles that foster community interaction and address
the primary goals citizens have established for redevelopment. These
goals are:
- Livability: The close-knit feeling that Martin's
citizens want preserved comes in part from living, working and
shopping in a community where residents do not commute long hours
from their homes to distant jobs and stores. The redevelopment
preserves this strength by integrating residential, retail, commercial
and office buildings. Mixed use creates a strong tax base and
new opportunities for revenue and employment that will sustain
Martin as a viable community for years to come and allow the city
to provide improved and increased public services.
- Accessibility: Martin's residents have said
they want attention paid to both vehicular and pedestrian access.
This has been achieved by a street grid with primary and secondary
accessways that provide easy entry and exit to the redevelopment
as well as connections to KY 1428 and other routes. At the same
time, pedestrians are accommodated with walkways throughout the
redevelopment. And all sidewalks, ramps, buildings, entryways,
etc. comply with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA).
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