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ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TRATEGY 2: Promote and incentivize the
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Bringing together Greater Hilton’s diversity of repurposing and redevelopment of the
neighborhoods, history, cultures, and business former UPS Call Center and Lidl store site as
interests is encouraged. Such efforts encourage well as other vacant properties in the corridor.
all in the plan area to work together to achieve
the shared vision for the community. The majority STRATEGY 3: Continue the redevelopment
of commercial activity is located along Warwick of Camp Morrison into Hilton Commons.
Boulevard where some of the original Hilton Village
commercial buildings remain. Many of the uses STRATEGY 4: Provide incentives to foster
that once occupied the Warwick Boulevard corridor the repurposing of vacant structures along
have since closed. However, revitalization of the entire the Warwick Boulevard corridor.
commercial corridor will provide opportunities to
attract new economic investment in the plan area. SAFE ENVIRONMENT AND ACCESSIBILITY
Creating safe, functional places for people to
Various city departments administer loan and walk and bike can have a profound impact on
assistance programs, identified in Appendix the health and well-being of Greater Hilton
3, that target both new and existing small residents. Designing streets that prioritize the
businesses. Expanded outreach efforts and pedestrian with access to transit and cycling
broader eligibility criteria are needed to increase are important to increase physical activity while
awareness and meet the needs of a wider variety reducing traffic congestion and improving air
of workers and local businesses in the plan area. quality. Therefore, the plan strives to create a
transportation network designed to maximize
the use of transit, pedestrian and bicycle
GOAL 1 – Improve Rivermont commercial amenities and to encourage a shift from private
area. automobiles to more sustainable modes of
STRATEGY 1: Create a zoning overlay district transportation.
for the commercial area of Rivermont.
GOAL 1 – Establish Warwick Boulevard
STRATEGY 2: Include provisions in the
as a safe multimodal
overlay district that preserve the remaining
transportation corridor.
Mid-century Modern signage and require STRATEGY 1: Conduct a transportation
new signage to be of similar character. corridor study to assess options for
developing a complete street profile with
STRATEGY 3: Reduce or eliminate parking protected bicycle lanes, sidewalks, and
minimums for commercial uses and shared use paths, to include a reduction in
explore opportunities for shared parking. vehicular lanes between Main Street and
Harpersville Road.
STRATEGY 4: Utilize the city-owned vacant
parcel at 9809 Warwick Boulevard to STRATEGY 2: Add transit passenger
create a public parking lot. amenities at strategic locations.
GOAL 2 – Explore specific redevelopment STRATEGY 3: Install bicycle parking at all
opportunity areas. city-owned facilities and other strategic
STRATEGY 1: Preserve and repurpose the
locations such as near transit stops and
former Warwick Fire Department building community facilities. Require bicycle
(built in 1937) into a local business that pays parking in appropriate quantities and
homage to the historical role of the Hilton locations on all new and redeveloped sites.
Fire Station.
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