Connecting with our Guiding Principles

The visualizations demonstrate the following guiding principles, showing how their application sets an aspirational vision for future improvements in these specific places and also informs policy changes to encourage widespread adoption throughout St. Croix.

  • Sustainability and Stewardship

    • Adapt infrastructure to restore the natural gut conveyance through Sunny Isle and reduce runoff impacts using nature based solutions

    • Adopt development standards to filter, store, and conserve water

    • Consider the effects of climate change in infrastructure upgrades and development standards

    • Protect existing tree canopy and reduce development footprint in the Five Corners area near the Nature Conservancy

    • Expand urban and community forestry programs to plant more trees

  • Connect People, Commerce, and Places

    • Improve pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure within the Sunny Isle area and to the surrounding community

    • Retrofit the Five Corners intersection to improve safety and serve as a community space

    • Coordinate with VITRAN to better service Sunny Isle and Five Corners

    • Include green stormwater infrastructure and street trees as part of street reconstruction and private redevelopment standards

  • Provide Homes for Everyone

    • Introduce a range of housing types as part of an expanded mix of uses at Sunny Isle, and co-locate senior housing with healthcare facilities

    • Improve accessibility to local retail, healthcare, and other community needs by locating housing in mixed-use centers and corridors

  • Improve & Maintain Quality of Life

    • Retrofit large Sunny Isle parking lots into blocks and walkable streets

    • Maintain and improve existing valued community spaces, and add new community spaces serving local needs