Cornell University

Department of City & Regional Planning

Building Rural Communities
Workshop
Community
Presentation
Parksville, New York
May 7, 2009
INTRODUCTION
Parksville: Historic

by Linda Kempton Armstrong

Parksville
Parksvill
e
1924-1941
Sanborn
Fire
Insurance
Co.
Parksville: Regional
Context
Parksville: Regional
Context
Developme
nt
A wide range of
factors that can
affect whether a
site is capable of
being
developed.

Floodplains
CONSTRAIN
Steep Slopes
• Major problems
include erosion and
runoff control

• Landslide danger

• Costs of building on
steep slopes can be
very high and
uneconomical

• Special designs to
resists wind

CONSTRAIN
Lack of Public Sewer Service

•Hazard of
groundwater pollution

•Oversized lots are

the result of a need
for septic

CONSTRAIN
Goals &
Goal: A desired
outcome

Objective: Attainable
steps toward goals
Economy:
Business
Development
•Stay Central
•Stay Local
•Growth
•Renew

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Community Character:
•Design
Standards
•Family
Amenities
•Walkable
•Maintain

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 Community Character:
•Older Buildings
•Hidden Utilities
•Open Areas
•Parking

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Community Character:
•Partnerships
•Activities
•Festivals

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ZONING: Opportunity
for…
•a walkable
hamlet
•growth

•mixed use
•preservati
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Infrastructure:
•Traffic Control
•Sidewalks
•Lighting
•Barriers
•Trees

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Infrastructure:

•On street
parking
•Signage
•Repair
•Parking in rear

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Infrastructure:
•Delineate
intersections
•Landscape
•Recycling &
Compost
•Info Signage
•Sewer

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Community Park
•Festival Space
•Connect to
trails
•Playground
•Parking

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Environment
•Encourage
alternative
energy use
•Education
•Preserve open
space
•Erosion &
flood control

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NYSDOT Interstate 86 Bypass

Request tree planting to mitigate visual

impacts
Housing
Promote
development of
housing in the
hamlet to meet
community
needs while
preserving the
hamlet’s
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 Housing
Zoning regulations
that encourage
mixed use
development

Zoning regulations
that allow artist
homes and
galleries

Promote public
cooperation to
create affordable
housing credit

Promote
development of
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Recommendatio
ns
Welcome to Parksville
• Create visually
appealing
welcome sign
at the main
gateways to
the hamlet
core area.

RECOMENDATIO
Visibility Signage
•Increase visibility
of local businesses
and attractions by
introducing signage

RECOMENDATIO
The Catskills:
A Natural and Historic
•Emphasize
recreational
opportunitie
s in close
proximity to
Parksville

RECOMENDATIO
Increase Pedestrian
•Add
Sidewalks
•Add Trails
•Fix Roads
•Create
Barriers
•Increase
Age-
Friendliness
RECOMENDATIO
Possible Sidewalk
Parameters:

RECOMENDATIO
Possible Sidewalk
Parameters:

RECOMENDATIO
Parksville Rail
Trail Widen &
Extend

RECOMENDATIO
Parksville Rail Trail : Old Railroad
Grade
•Clear brush to create 14 to 16 foot trail
for two-lane bicycle and pedestrian traffic,

•Remove obstructions and increase sight

distance

•Repair culverts to remove water from trail

surface

•Grade and compact trail surface for wider

usability

•Provide screening for adjacent properties

•Enhance signage

•Improve the parking lot

Footbridge
•Footbridge
joining the
former Rt. 17
to the
proposed Rail
Trail bike path
•Pedestrian-
friendly
The Waterfall by Former
Rt. 17

RECOMENDATIO
minate Vehicular Danger

RECOMENDATIO
SEWER

RECOMENDATIO
 Main Street Programs

• Preservation
• Design
• Promotion
• Economic
Restructurin
g
• Organization

Beacon, NY

RECOMENDATIO
Vision for Parksville’s
Community Park

RECOMENDATIO
 REMINDER
• Make Future land use Slide!!!!
Thank you for
Questions and
coming!
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