Streetscapes + Urban — Marquis Latimer + Halback

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The visioning effort focused on appropriate ‘gateways’ that signal entry to downtown, efficient traffic movement, on-street parking, designated travel lanes (trams and carriages), improved walkability, and aesthetics.
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Jax Chamber of Commerce

The JAX Chamber redesign includes a city block of urban parks and a new multi-purpose sustainable parking area with bio-filtration systems for stormwater treatment. The Chamber of Commerce headquarters has been transformed into a progressive, forward-looking urban landscape and gateway to downtown.
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Heritage Square at the Orange County History Center

An abstraction of a bald cypress dome and “spring” help to tell the story of the natural landscape in the heart of downtown Orlando.
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Additional Projects Urban

St. Augustine Historic Downtown Multi-Modal Transportation Facility

With millions of visitors to the nation’s oldest city, the community needed to provide a focal point and anchor for visitors and residents while creating an organized arrival experience adjacent to the historic downtown. Marquis Latimer + Halback, Inc. designed pedestrian streetscapes and plazas using placemaking techniques that included local art and uniquely detailed fixtures. An adjacent festival park also needed re-purposing as an anchor for downtown events.

With the community’s support, St. Augustine was able to successfully complete this multimodal, 1,100-car parking facility. The project merges automobiles, tour trains, horse carriages, buses, city transit, and pedestrians with an enlarged visitor information center.

Canal Street Redevelopment

Canal Street’s stylized streetscape in downtown New Smyrna Beach celebrates the unique materials of this oceanfront community. Coquina shell, tabby concrete, custom ironwork, palms, and live oaks are used throughout the ten-block area.

For over 20 years, these streetscape projects have stood the test of time, creating the signature redevelopment feature for each community. Each project has added a rich, pedestrian oriented, experience for residents and visitors.

Executed by Frederick Halback as Founder & Senior Principal of Herbert-Halback, Inc.

Orlando Streetscape System and Lymmo Transit System

Over twenty blocks of Downtown Orlando and 4.3 miles of a downtown circulator were inspired by the original streetscape guidelines co-authored by Frederick Halback. The guidelines were utilized in the design and implementation of numerous blocks of pedestrian streetscape improvements in the downtown core. Serving as a horizontal elevator, Lymmo is a bus transit system in a dedicated lane. Streetscape treatments and stations throughout the route provide a continuous landscape, public art, and lighting program.

These projects included the complete upgrade of underground utilities, the reduction or reorientation of traffic lanes, widened pedestrian sidewalks and site amenities, and shaded tree canopies. The Lymmo Transit System provides fast, frequent, fun, and free mobility to the downtown core.

Performed by Frederick Halback as Founder & Senior Principal of Herbert-Halback, Inc.