Preserving the Best of Spring Hill’s Past while Creating the Best for Spring Hill’s Future
What is a Mixed-Use Community?
An important aspect of enhancing the City’s quality of life is mixed land uses. Mixed-use communities bring together residential, commercial, office and recreational uses in an integrated community where people live, work, shop and play. Well-designed mixed use communities:
- Deliver a mix of desired land uses in a walkable pedestrian-friendly environment
- Create a more diverse and sizable population base to support commercial activity
- Enhance the vitality and security of the area by increasing the activity of people on the streets
- Revitalize community life by making public spaces, streets and shops places where people gather
- Provide alternatives to driving, such as walking and biking
- Promote active and healthy lifestyles
Smart Growth
Central to the design of Kedron Square is fostering a distinct and charming community with a strong sense of Spring Hill’s unique identity. Kedron Square is a high-quality development that reflects the values, culture and interests of the people who reside in Spring Hill. Respecting the natural beauty of Spring Hill, Kedron Square is an interesting and unique physical environment that fosters a cohesive community fabric. Natural and man-made boundaries and landmarks define Kedron Square and the broader area. Gracefully blending natural and historic elements with high-quality architectural elements preserves the unique “look and feel” of Spring Hill.
Kedron Square strengthens development in the downtown area so that the community benefits from closer proximity to jobs and services, increased use and enjoyment of the downtown area and a stronger tax base. In addition to serving as one of the largest commercial districts in the City, Kedron Square provides a range of quality housing options to support a diverse population base. A diverse range of housing options enables the community to manage growth in a way that mitigates residential sprawl, supports local commercial centers, mitigates environmental costs of automobile-dependent areas, ensures a healthy job-housing balance and efficiently utilizes infrastructure resources.
Walkability
Key to the success of Kedron Square is a pedestrian-friendly, walkable environment. The basic framework of a walkable community is created by compact building designs located within close proximity to each other. Kedron Square weaves together various land uses by seamless vehicular and pedestrian circulation that calms traffic and promotes pedestrian activity, access and safety. Some of the benefits of a smart growth, walkable community include:
- Provides pedestrian access to shops, restaurants and other goods and services
- Fosters charming and vibrant streetscapes for pedestrians, bicyclists and other users.
- Promotes the charm, vitality and character of Spring Hill
- Encourages social interaction and cohesiveness
- Promotes personal and environmental health
- Enhances common areas for recreation, community events, concerts and other public activities
- Preserves natural open space, environment and beauty
- Supports efficient use of land and resources
- Mitigates traffic and transportation costs
Kedron Square’s mixed-use design enhances the economic health of Spring Hill. Commercial uses located in close proximity to existing and new residential areas often increase property values. Employers recognize the benefits of locations that attract more people and increase economic activity, while employees who consider quality-of-life are attracted to mixed-use communities.
Creating Our Future
Kedron Square is a distinct and beautiful place that residents will call “home” for generations to come. The vision of Kedron Square is a compact and walkable “live, work, shop and play” community. It fosters a small-town feel, sense of identity and culture of belonging for everyone. Vibrant, bustling and charming, Kedron Square connects people with each other, creates a lively environment, promotes active and healthy living and celebrates quality of life. The master planned community is a designed-controlled environment that reflects the history and architectural heritage of the community.
As a new urbanist mixed-use community, Kedron Square includes retail, restaurant and office space, live-work units, corporate offices, hospitality and a variety of residential options including senior assisted living, single-family residences, townhomes, residential cottages and multifamily apartments. The diverse land uses are interconnected by a well-designed network of sidewalks, trails, bike lanes, pedestrian connections, lighting, signage and other way-finding features.
Unique Character
Celebrating Spring Hill’s unique character, the master planned community features:
- Pedestrian plaza and trailhead overlooking the lake
- Community park bordering the waterfront
- Community park on Main Street in front of Ferguson Hall
- Activated use and preservation of historic Ferguson Hall
- Availability of the main commercial boulevard for community festivals and events
- Common green area within the main commercial boulevard featuring a memorial to the Tennessee Children’s Home
- Creative design features that preserve the community’s unique history and identity
- Pocket parks and other green spaces preserving the beauty of the area
Spring Hill Rising: 2040
Kedron Square strongly aligns with the vision and design criteria of the “Downtown/City Center” land use classification set forth in “Spring Hill Rising: 2040” (the “Comprehensive Plan”). The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan is to establish a collective vision for the development of Spring Hill over the next twenty-five years. The Comprehensive Plan was created through a comprehensive process that included participation of a wide range of stakeholders in the community, including residents, property owners, business owners and others.
Smart Design
Reflective of a downtown area, the design of Kedron Square includes:
- Commercial area designed to feel and function as a downtown area
- Buildings of traditional pedestrian-scale that frame streets with shallow setbacks
- Building setbacks of ten feet or less
- Residential access by either private drive or alley
- Moderate to high lot coverage
- Parking lots not located along street frontage
- Pedestrian-scale along streetscapes
- Public spaces for the community to gather, recreate and attend festivals and other public events
- Pedestrian connectivity that includes sidewalks, trails, connections, lighting and signage
- Complete and integrated street network with on-street parking and roundabouts
- Formal landscaping to include street trees, bushes, planters, planting strips and pocket parks
Interactive Map of Kedron Square
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