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The St. Petersburg renaissance has been in full swing for more than a decade. We’ve excelled in many areas and struggled in others. In our series St. Pete 2.0, we’re partnering with the St. Pete Catalyst to explore what lies on the other side of our potential – what will it take to move to the “next level” as a city? Through this series, we’ll dig into specific topics with the hope that you, our thoughtful citizens, will share your insight, experience and wisdom.
The planned redevelopment of the 86-acre Tropicana Field site hit a new milestone in late July when the City issued a request for proposals to find a master developer. Officials have described the publicly-owned land as an unparalleled, generational opportunity to meet many needs and create a vibrant place accessible to all. Based on years of community outreach, the City has developed a list of priorities for the site.
We used the forum of St. Pete 2.0 to get a sense of what’s most important to the community as the site is redeveloped. On a scale of one to nine, we asked participants to rank how they prioritize issues ranging from job creation to housing choice to honoring the legacy of the Black community. We then asked a few open-ended questions about how we should measure the success of the redevelopment, whether Covid-19 has changed the way we think about the project (spoiler alert: not really) and what advice we would give to community leaders going forward. Finally, we tossed the ball to our participants and encouraged them to share their ideas for the site.
Click here to read what we found on St. Pete Catalyst.
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