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Public Meeting of
Greater Philipsburg + Over the Pond / Suckergarden
Welcome to the
Development Plan Sint Maarten
Development Plan Sint Maarten, Greater Philipsburg + Over the Pond / Suckergarden
Februari 20131
Welcome by the initiator of this meeting
Deputy Prime Minister
William V. Marlin:
Ministry of Public Housing,
Spatial Planning, Environment
and Infrastructure
On behalf of Mr. William V.
Marlin we welcome you to this
meeting to discuss the points
of departure of the areas
Greater Philipsburg and
Over the Pond / Suckergarden
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Welcome by the hosts of this meeting
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Louis Brown:
Acting Secretary General VROMI
Tatiana Arrindell:
Moderator
Hans Sellink:
Dept. Head VROMI
Thijs Sommers:
Project Leader VROMI
Mariska Ruiter:
Project Leader Royal HaskoningDHV
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Agenda
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Explanation about the Development Plan
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Topics to discuss:
o Traffic
o Tourism
o Commercial
o Residential
o Nature
o Culture
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Discussion
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Dutch Quarter
Middle Region
Hillside
Conservation
Areas
Hillside
Conservation
Areas
Dawn Beach
Great
Bay
Point Blanche
2 Development Plans
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Purpose of the Development Plan
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Legal framework for possible future development
To designate and/or reserve land for desired use
To prevent undesired development
To offer legal security to residents about future development
It’s not an ‘Action Plan’; it’s a framework plan:
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Map
Regulations
Elucidation
And, we will make it in consultation with you
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Scope of the Development Plan
It is a framework plan: reserve space in terms of zoning with a
scope of 10 years
Not an action plan, a development plan does not include:
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Maintenance policies
Detailed designs of roads, public facilities etc.
Above mentioned issues are also important, but should be
addressed in other plans/ policies with a different scope
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How it is made
The plan will be drawn up in steps:
On tonight’s agenda:
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Present situation
What’s going on
What problems exist
The starting points
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The first meeting tonight
 1st public meeting: tonight
 PPT available on website asap
www.sintmaartengov.org
Sub:
•Government
•Public Housing, Spatial
Development, Environment and
Infrastructure
•Zoning / Development Plans
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View over
Philipsburg and Pond Island, seen from Saint Peter Battery / Vineyard
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View Bay
overand
thefront
valley
Great
of Philipsburg, seen from Bobby’s Marina area
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View Development
overPhilipsburg
the
valley
Boardwalk
Plan Sint Maarten, Greater Philipsburg + Over the Pond / Suckergarden
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View Development
over
the
valley
Nisbeth
Road
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View Development
over area
the
valley
Residential
part
of +Philipsburg
Plan in
Sint western
Maarten, Greater
Philipsburg
Over the Pond / Suckergarden
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Backstreet
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Divi
Little
BayFort
Beach
Resort and Fort Amsterdam (source: Internet)
Divi
Little
BayAmsterdam
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A.T. Illidge
Road
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Over the Pond
Antigua
View Development
over
Drive
the
valley
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Madame
Estate
Over
theDevelopment
Pond
–Plan
Madame’s
Estate
Sint Maarten, Greater
Philipsburg + Over the Pond / Suckergarden
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Industrial
activities
Over Greater
the Philipsburg
Pond + Over the Pond / Suckergarden
Development
Plan Sint Maarten,
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Soualiga Road , Pond Island
Development
Plan Sint Maarten,
Greater
Philipsburg + Over the Pond / Suckergarden
Salt Pond
– westside
Pond
Island
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Developmentlooking
Plan Sint Maarten,
Greater
Philipsburg
Over the Pond
/ Suckergarden
Pond Island,
east
from
the +waste
dump
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View Development
Nipple
over
Cactus
the
Road
valley
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View Development
Hope
over
Estate
the
-Plan
Experiment
valley
Sint Maarten, Greater Philipsburg + Over the Pond / Suckergarden
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Expansion of Sint Maarten
in 40 years time…
Philipsburg /
Suckergarden Road
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Present situation
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Main Topics
TRAFFIC:
Roads and other infrastructure
TOURISM:
Tourism and Recreation
INDUSTRY:
Industry, Commercial and Public functions
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Cultural Heritage and Archaeology
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TRAFFIC:
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objectives:
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Improve accessibility – Reduce congestion
Improve facilities for pedestrians
Enough parking space
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Traffic
Issues to discuss:
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Congestion
New main roads
Parking
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Road design
Numerous sidestreets
Public transport
Boardwalk along Great Bay: one of the few
Busy traffic in Philipsburg
examples of space for pedestrians and cyclists
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Congestion main roads
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W.A. Nisbeth Road
A.T. Illidge Road
Juancho Yrausquin Boulevard
Sucker Garden Road
Arch Road
Sucker Garden Road
A.T. Illidge Road
W.A. Nisbeth Road
Juancho Yrausquin
Boulevard
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New main roads
o
One of the solutions for congestion: improve main road network
(Ring Road / link 3)
Draft design Link 3
Starting point: Designate space to finish link’ 3
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Road Design Ring Rd / W.A. Nisbeth Rd
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Present situation
Circa 65 m available:
Sand for ring road / informal parking
Combined local + through
traffic +parking
No sidewalk
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Draft design Ring Road
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Some locations space available for buildings between
current road and new Ring Road
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Some locations: Circa 100 m available
Use park strip for pavilions, restaurants,
small offices, residential
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Access via local traffic system
Set high demands for architecture and
own parking regulations
Starting point: Designate Ring Road + Use (parts of) space for buildings
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Road design other main roads
‘Beautification’:
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A.T. Illidge Road
Arch Road
Sucker Garden Road
Starting point:
Reserve space for sidewalks along all main roads
No parking directly alongside the road
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Road design
Parking only on parking lots alongside the road
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Numerous side streets
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Secondary roads
Present situation
Solution for
future situation
x
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Secondary roads
Possible secondary
road system
Starting point:
Upgrade secondary
road system (side
walks)
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Congestion Philipsburg
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Car drivers looking for P
Busses (bus stops are used as P)
Pedestrians on the streets
High traffic pressure
Issue:
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Rearranging traffic Philipsburg?
Banning traffic on certain hours / days / moments / areas?
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Rearranging traffic Philipsburg
Development Perspective Sint Maarten
Philipsburg Greater Great Bay Area,
2003
(Sint Maarten, Gemeente Almere en TKA
Architecture + Urban Design)
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Parking Philipsburg
P
P
P
P
Exististing parking space
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P
Extra Parking space along Ring Road
Parking garages in Philipsburg? Where?
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Parking Philipsburg
Starting points: Reserve space for parking:
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Enlargement Ring Road City Parking
Enable Parking garages on (some) empty lots
Set regulations for parking spaces per house, shop and/or hotel
room etc.
Existing Parking area W.A. Nisbeth Road
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Starting point: Preserve the alleys
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Importance of keeping the alleys clear
of buildings: view on the water
Apotheek Steeg
Alley with a view to the water
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Obstruction of the view
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Public Transport
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To relieve congestion
To improve mobility of the people (without cars)
Suggestions:
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Expand / improve bus routes and network
On land and on water
Designated safe and comfortable bus stops
Central bus terminal, somewhere along the Ring Road, close to
Philipsburg?
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Together with the French side
Shuttle bus or trolley from Philipsburg to the harbor
In the Development plan: mostly within space for traffic
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Traffic
Starting points:
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Designate Ring Road / ‘link’ 3
All main roads:
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Reserve space for sidewalks along all main roads
No parking directly alongside the road
Attention for secondary road system
Philipsburg: reserve space for parking:
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Enlargement Ring Road City Parking
Enable Parking garages on (some) empty lots
Set regulations for parking spaces per house, shop
and/or hotel room, etc.
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Alleys Philipsburg: preserve the many alleys
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TRAFFIC:
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
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Tourism and recreation Philipsburg / Great Bay
Main objective:
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Accomodate tourism and
recreation around the
Great Bay
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Diversification and
quality of the tourism
product
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Around Great Bay / Philipsburg
Present situation:
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Main tourist attraction
High potential, but not fully used: connection to the harbour
and to Fort Amsterdam
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Around Great Bay / Philipsburg
Suggestions
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Finish boardwalk western part
Create extra jetty westside
Enhance connection to Harbor Village and Fort A’dam
Create nodes around north-south drives, with commercial
functions
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Waterfront: Possible functions
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Enlargement of the harbor basin, to
accomodate charter sailboats and
yachts
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Boardwalk along the Bay / around
the marinas
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Maintaining Bobby’s Marina
Intensifying and enlarging public
waterfront (EDC property),
diversification of functions:
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Music entertainment: for instance
Great Bay Jazz festival, disco
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Caribbean village
Aquarium, planetarium, museum,
theatre
Development Perspective Sint Maarten
Philipsburg Greater Great Bay Area,
2003
(Sint Maarten, Gemeente Almere en TKA
Architecture + Urban Design)
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Tourism and recreation
Starting points:
Reserve space to:
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Create nodes around north-south drives, with commercial
functions
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Enhance connection to Harbor Village and Fort Amsterdam
Intensify and enlarge public waterfront Bobby’s Marina / EDC
property, with functions mentioned before
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TRAFFIC:
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
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Main objectives:
o
Industry: Find best
location for required
industrial facilities
o
Commercial:
Accommodate
commercial
functions
o
Public Functions:
Maintain and
enhance public
functions
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Bank of Salt Pond
Issues to discuss:
o
Medium / heavy industry (production of building materials) near
residential area and near Salt Pond
o
Discussion: Replacement?
Production of building materials
o
Two possible scenarios
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Scenario 1: Mainly Conservation
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Western side: Commercial, residential
Middle: Green buffer; zoo and possible location for
agriculture/ aquaphonics
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Eastern side: Maintain / Cluster industrial
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Scenario 2: Development Waterfront
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Outplacement of industrial functions
Urban renewal along the Waterfront: Commerical, tourism,
recreation, offices, residential, education, …
Zoo, green
area
Mixed use /
Commercial /
Residential
Mixed use /
Commercial /
Residential
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Pond Island: First atmosphere
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Pond Island: Second atmosphere
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University, sports, Festival Village
Issue: current functions don’t all match the potential of this
location
Festival Village
Soualiga Road, University, Office building
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Pond Island
Waste processing, surrounded by
green buffer
Based on: Development Perspective Sint Maarten Philipsburg Greater Great Bay
Area, 2003 (Sint Maarten, Gemeente Almere en TKA Architecture + Urban Design)
Mixed use: public administration,
larger scale commercial/offices,
residential, parking
Current functions (e.g. TelEm, Gov.
Administration building)
and future Parking garage
‘Soualiga Boulevard’: green
boulevard/ public park
Sport and green area
Current functions (University,
census, Festival Village)
‘Salt Walk’ (reflected in topic
on cultural heritage)
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Philipsburg
Issue / Discussion: Enhance the central axis in Philipsburg
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Urban renewal Clem Lebega square and surroundings:
o
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o
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Redevelopment to a green public park
Improve sightline
Parking (partly) underground or elsewhere?
Options for the location of the current administration building?
Development Perspective Sint Maarten Philipsburg Greater Great Bay Area, 2003
(Sint Maarten, Gemeente Almere en TKA Architecture + Urban Design)
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Philipsburg
Issue: Commercial functions:
Discussions:
Commercial/centre functions: More highrise?
Boardwalk: only Food & Beverage, no new shops?
Offices (large): Cluster in Vineyard area and Pond Island?
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TRAFFIC:
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objectives:
o
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Residential quality mix
Healthy and safe living environment for everybody
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Housing
Issues to discuss, Philipsburg:
o
o
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Increase the liveliness
Maintain authentic atmosphere
Different approach for:
o ‘down street’ (west of Sea Palace Hotel)
o ‘centre and head of town’ (east of Sea Palace Hotel
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Housing
Philipsburg: ‘down street’
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Maintain authentic residential atmosphere, primarily residential
designation
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Building height of ‘palm tree top’ preferably defined as 2 levels
with a sloped roof
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Housing
Philipsburg: ‘centre and head of town’
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Increase the vibrance, mixture of functions
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Enhance nightlife?
Enhance residential use above shops
Higher density, building height: depending on location
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Housing
Over the Pond + Sucker Garden:
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Mixed types of neighborhoods
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Housing
Attention for affordable housing:
o
Foga Housing Project: 32 two bedroom duplexes
Draft
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Housing
Starting Points:
Philipsburg:
o
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Increase mix and vibrance of Philipsburg
Maintain residential character main part of western
Philipsburg
Over the Pond, Sucker Garden:
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Residential mix also in the future
Designate respective area for the Foga affordable housing
project
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TRAFFIC:
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objectives:
o
o
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Maintain / improve attractive living and working environment
Sub-center close to residential areas
Secondary school within the area
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Public space Philipsburg
o
Maintain / improve the quality of public space
Starting point: Attention for quality of public space
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Over the Pond and Sucker Garden - ‘Village Centre’
o
The shops, schools, community facilities are spread out, mostly
along the main road
o
There is no ‘town or village heart’
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‘Village Centre’
Concentration of public facilities in the neighborhood is convenient,
reduces transport movements and strengthens social cohesion
School
Church
Medical centre
Community centre
Playground
Shops
Supermarket
Bar
Parking
Square
Trees
Benches
Artist impression
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‘Village Centre’
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Possible location for a ‘Village Heart’
Other possible locations?
Starting point:
Create / enhance a ‘village heart’ in
Over the Pond and Sucker Garden
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Public functions
Starting points:
o
o
Attention for quality of public space
Reserve space for ‘village hearts’ in Over the Pond and Sucker
Garden
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TRAFFIC:
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objectives:
o
o
Water management: Preservation of ponds and natural gutters
Green hills: Preserve green scenery on Sint Maarten
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Drainage
Issues to discuss:
o
o
Protection / restoration natural drainage system
Ponds
Gutter along Sucker Garden Road
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Natural gutters
o
The ‘natural gutters’
are the lowest places
where rainwater
accumulates
o
Some of these gutters
are built over with
houses and roads
o
These places have a
high risk of flooding
Fresh Pond
Rolandus Kanaal
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Reference
Indigo Bay
Starting point:
Protect, and if possible restore the ‘natural gutters’, and set
regulations for runoff water and flood prone areas
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Ponds
o
o
Fresh Pond, mangrove shores
Great Salt Pond (also reflected in topic on cultural heritage)
Starting point: Protect the ecological value and critical rentention
capacity of Fresh Pond and Great Salt Pond
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Nature: Green hills
Green hills:
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Vital for nature, landscape and tourism on Sint Maarten
Preserve the green areas that are not required for housing,
most of them are part of Development plan Hillside
Conservation Areas
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Nature
Starting points:
o
Protect, and if possible restore the ‘natural gutters’ and set
regulations for runoff water and flood prone areas
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Protect the ecological value and critical rentention capacity of
Fresh Pond and Great Salt Pond
o
Preserve the green areas that are not required for housing
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TRAFFIC:
TOURISM:
INDUSTRY:
RESIDENTIAL:
Housing
Public space
NATURE:
Water and Landscape
CULTURE:
Main objective:
o
Sustainable maintanance of cultural heritage of Sint Maarten
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Culture
Issues to discuss:
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o
o
Heritage elements (monuments and old trees)
Conservation through development
Archaeology
Courthouse
First town on Sint Maarten: Philipsburg
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Culture
o
Conservation through development, references: enable appropriate
use of monuments to help finance maintenance
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Culture
o
Decay of some of the monuments in Philipsburg, how to preserve
them best?
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Salt Walk
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Idea for enhancing cultural
heritage / tourism around
the Salt Pond
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Route: cruise terminal,
Captain Hodge Pier, Central
axis to Pond Island, salt
pans and back
o
Education, recreation,
cultural heritage
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Heritage elements
Starting point: Preserve monuments, wall patterns and old trees
Source: Ministry VROMI –
Sint Maarten Archeologic
Centre
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Archaeology
Starting point:
Research needed for development of areas with
high archaeological expectation, and medium in
case of large development
o
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Culture
Starting points:
o
Preserve monuments (including the salt pans), wall patterns,
and old trees, by the principle of ‘conservation through
development’
o
Research needed for development of areas with:
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high archaeological expectation
medium - in case of large development
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What’s next?
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2nd public meeting:
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Design Development Plan
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Discussion: your input please
P
P
P
P
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Parking garages in and around Philipsburg? Where?
Rearranging traffic Philipsburg?
Banning traffic on certain hours / days / moments / areas?
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Tourism Greater Philipsburg
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o
o
o
Enhance connection to Fort A’dam
Extended boardwalk to harbor village
Intensify and enlarge public waterfront，
EDC property
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Over the Pond/ Suckergarden
Scenario 1:
Mainly Conservation
Scenario 2:
Development Waterfront,
replacement of (heavy)
industry
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Discussion your input please
Enhance the central axis Philipsburg to Pond Island
o
Urban renewal Clem Lebega square and surroundings:
o
o
o
o
Redevelopment of Clem Lebega and to a green public park
Improve sightline
Parking (partly) underground or elsewhere?
Future options for the current administration building?
Development Perspective Sint Maarten Philipsburg Greater Great Bay Area, 2003
(Sint Maarten, Gemeente Almere en TKA Architecture + Urban Design)
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Thank you for your attention
You are invited to give additional input via our e-mail:
[email protected]
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Discussion your input please
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Parking: locations for parking garages?
Tourism greater Philipsburg:
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o
o
o
o
Extend Boardwalk to western side (Great Bay Beach Hotel)
Create extra jetty westside?
Enhance connection with Fort Amsterdam, how?
Development of waterfront and connection to the harbour
Over the Pond and Sucker Garden:
o
Maintain current situation? Development of green buffer between
industrial and mixed use functions?
o
o
o
Or, development of waterfront, replacement of industrial activities ?
Other ideas, suggestions?
Philipsburg, enhance central axis
o
urban renewal of Clem Lebega square and surroundings?
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