Book 1 - City of St. Petersburg

BASIS OF DESIGN BOOK 1
3 GENERAL PLANNING CRITERIA
SITE AND URBAN
DESIGN CRITERIA
(continued)
Adjacent Land Uses
The St. Petersburg Pier is located in the City’s downtown
waterfront area, a dense urban location on Tampa Bay adjacent
to several cultural, commercial and recreational amenities.
Immediately west of the Uplands, between Bay Shore Drive
NE and Beach Drive NE, is Straub Park, which is the site of the
Museum of Fine Arts and a short walk from the Uplands’ St.
Petersburg Museum of History. Straub Park hosts a variety of
community events throughout the year including Movies in the
Park, the Holiday Tree Lighting Festival, Santa’s Wonderland and
numerous running and walking events.
Just north of the Uplands are Vinoy Park and the North Basin.
Vinoy Park hosts a large variety of community events throughout
the year including the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, food festivals,
concerts, art festivals and the internationally acclaimed St.
Anthony’s Triathlon.
To the south of the Pier are Demens Landing Park and the
St. Petersburg Municipal Marina, one of the largest marinas
in the Southeast with more than 600 rental boat slips. The St.
Petersburg Sailing Center is located at the south-west corner of
Demens Landing. Events such as American Stage in the Park are
also held at Demens Landing Park.
Adjacent to the Marina and west of Bay Shore Drive Southeast
are the Salvador Dalì Museum, the Mahaffey Theatre, Al Lang
Field and a lot that currently hosts the Saturday Morning Market.
Albert Whitted Airport is located across from the Dalì Museum
at the end of Bay Shore Drive S.E. Albert Whitted Airport Park
anchors the waterfront park system to the south.
Appendix I: Vision/Guiding Principles and Context for
the Preparation of a Downtown Waterfront Master Plan,
December 2011 of this Report lists the guiding principles for
the development of the downtown and waterfront areas of St.
Petersburg and its connections to the greater urban context.
Figure 3.6 locates the aforementioned areas of interest in
proximity to the St. Petersburg Pier.
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THE NEW ST. PETERSBURG PIER