The Urban Land Institute (ULI) North Florida released its Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) Report today, summarizing recommendations to assist Clay County in the redevelopment of College Drive. The report concludes a study that included interviewing several stakeholders and a two-day meeting of real estate and land-use professionals, urban planners, and other experts.

The interdisciplinary panel of volunteer experts, at the request of Clay County, studied county-owned property between County Road 220 and Blanding Boulevard on College Drive to explore options for redevelopment. The panel was asked to recommend:

• A long-term vision and development program for the study area that would promote economic growth, sound development practices, livability and access to entertainment venues.
• Highest and best uses for the study area, including identifying a range of uses that would be compatible with existing, committed, and planned uses and public facilities within the College Drive area.
• Strategies for public facilities to promote mobility to, from, and within the study area as well as any resulting adjustments to current land use, transportation, recreation and open-space plans.

ULI Expert Volunteer Panel:

• Barry Wilcox, Director, Leon County Growth Management Department
• Michael Antonopoulos, President, Michael Antonopoulos, LLC
• Owen Beitsch, Senior Director, GAI Consultants, Inc.
• Cherie Bryant, Special Project Coordinator, City of Tallahassee Growth Management Department
• Fred Jones, Director, Planning & Design Collaborative, The Haskell Company
• Martha Moore, Senior Project Manager/Planning Group Manager, Alfred Benesch & Company

About ULI North Florida

The Urban Land Institute is a nonprofit education and research institute whose mission is to shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide.  Established in 1936, ULI today has more than 48,000 members around the world representing the entire spectrum of land-use and development disciplines including developers, builders, property owners, investors, architects, public officials, planners, attorneys, engineers, academics, and others engaged in the land-use field.  There are nearly 600 professionals in our North Florida Region that serves 34 counties from Flagler to Escambia, including Gainesville, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Tallahassee, Panama City and Pensacola.  For more information, visit northflorida.uli.org.

Learn more about the ULI North Florida Technical Assistance Panel program here.