| Install transit shelter at Adams Ave & S.E. Second St
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• Design and construct a transit shelter at/near S.E. Second Street
and Adams Avenue that will serve as a pilot for other new transit
shelters in the region. The shelter should incorporate respective
neighborhood themes/design considerations and should also
incorporate sustainable design features. The goal of the project is
to use the transit shelter as a pilot to expand the network of transit
shelters across the region as a strategic measure to increase transit
ridership.
Haynie’s Corner Arts District
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• The project must be completed in a manner that keeps pace with
and complements the redevelopment efforts in surrounding blocks.
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• The project must be positioned and timed to leverage investment.
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• Evansville Metropolitan Planning Organization
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• Metropolitan Evansville Transit Authority
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• The location of the transit shelter would be in the vicinity of S.E.
Second Street and Adams Avenue. Value could be realized by
locating the shelter near the trail improvements/amenities that is
referenced in Project 6.
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Location
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ARTS DISTRICT BOUNDARY
Site Adjacencies
The Haynies Corner Arts District is located a half mile from the heart of downtown Evansville and a
quarter mile from Sunset Park on the Ohio River. It is situated at the convergence of four unique neighborhoods and is accessible by many modes of transportation. The District is centered on Washington
Avenue and extends from Second Street to Garvin Street. Haynie’s Corner, however is one block south
of Washington, at the intersection of Second Street, Adams Avenue and the pedestrian walkway portion
of Parrett Street.
NEIGHBORHOODS
CULVER
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GOOSETOWN
WHEELER DRIVE
• Evansville Department of Metropolitan Development
Funding Sources
• Metropolitan Evansville Transit Authority
• Evansville Department of Metropolitan Development
• Community Development Block Grant funds
• Tax Increment Financing funds
• Corporate sponsorships
• Donations
• Advertising revenues
Estimated Cost
• Cost would vary depending on the design components that are
incorporated in the project.
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