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Lost Creek NeighborhoodPhotographs Taken for CodeNEXT Character in a Box Exercise
Paul SchumannSeptember 25, 2014
Community Character in a Box Project
Photographs and WorkshopAnn McCormickChuck McCormickWayne WhitneyPaul SchumannWorkshopDeborah CastroBarbara GastonMathew Vaughn
Community Character in a Box Workshop
Two Maps of the Area
Identify on the Maps (sticker and writing)Things that are assets (strengths)
Things that are constraints (weaknesses)
Opportunities for improvement (things that have potential)
Follow-up with photographs that characterize the neighborhood
Turn all of that in to the City
Neighborhood Schools
Having two public schools just across Loop 360 and a high school a short distance away are real assets to the community
Not having a safe way for students to walk to a neighborhood school is a potential for improvement
View
The view of the city from Loop 360 is an asset
The presence of power lines along Loop 360 is a potential for improvement
Office Buildings
The office buildings on the east side of Loop 360 fit into the environment better than any other buildings near Lost Creek. These are in the city of West Lake Hills. Power lines are still a distraction.
Lost Creek Commercial Area
All are clustered around the entrance
Most fit reasonably well into the environment
One is way to large for the environmentToo high
Required lawsuit to control
Changed some of its use from office to medical over objections from neighborhood
Entrance Into Lost Creek
The entrance is an asset
Power lines are not
Boulevard has been improved since these pictures
Some recent condominium development is not an asset
Condo Project
The condo project was approved even though 70 residents wrote letters opposing it
It has essentially zero set back
Not enough parking
Commanding views of residential neighbors across the street
Property is too small for size of project
Construction quality is suspect
Sidewalks
Sidewalks are an asset
Sidewalk stopping before Loop 360 is not
Lack of safe crossing across and along Loop 360 is not
Not all neighborhood sidewalks have been completed
Vistas
Vistas, hills and curved roads are assets
Trees are an asset
Neighborhood Parks
Neighborhood parks are an asset
But we don't have enough parkland
We do have access to greenbelt
Greenbelt
MUD Building
A well functioning MUD is an asset
MUD board room and community room is an asset
Housing
Housing is an asset
About 1,200 homes
Wide variety of designs
Quality construction
Most 20 to 30 years old
Average value ~$500,000
Utilities under ground
Marshall Tract
Largest potential (good or bad)
37.4 acres undeveloped
Zoned residential (SF2)
Historical land
Fronted on two sides by residential
Environmentally sensitive
Ecologically valuable
Important cemetery
Highest point in Lost Creek (1003 ft)
On Lost Creek Blvd near entrance
Planned PUD is not compatible with Lost Creek
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