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Central Avenue Tomorrow Plan which provides a vision for the District was adopted by St. Petersburg City Council, December, 1999. The Plan details the revitalization of the Grand Central District
and addresses urban design, transportation / mobility, streetscape design, land use and zoning, architectural design and marketing.
More on the Vision for Grand Central
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Grand Central District Association (GCDA) formed and gained designation as both a national and state main street community. GCDA has implemented a Main Street Program, and is a Florida Main Street community. The Florida Main Street Program successfully combines historic preservation and economic development in local revitalization initiatives. More than 1,500 communities in America have adopted the Main Street Approach which is one of the most powerful economic development tools in the nation. This an outgrowth of national Main Street Program under the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
More on Main Street Program
Call Steve Graves at the Grand Central District Association Office
at 727.328.7086. The Grand Central Main Street office is located
at 2429 Central Ave., Suite 206, St. Petersburg, FL 33713.
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City . State . National Assistance
St. Petersburg
Economic Development Department
CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG
Florida's Historic Preservation office
provides technical assistance to local
governments, organizations and individuals.
FLORIDA MAIN STREET
Florida's Bureau of Historic Preservation
office provides technical assistance to
local governments, organizations and individuals.
NATIONAL TRUST
MAIN STREET CENTER
In the late 1970s, the National Trust developed
its pioneering Main Street approach to
commercial district revitalization, an
innovative methodology that combines historic
preservation with economic development to
restore prosperity and vitality to downtowns
and neighborhood business districts
For recently updated zoning regulations
pertaining to Grand Central District can be viewed
at...Commercial Corridor Traditional-2 is the
new zoning for Grand Central.
http://www.stpete.org/ldr_final/16.20.080%20-%20CCT.pdf
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