City of Virginia Beach Resort Area Strategic Plan Update August 22, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

City of Virginia Beach Resort Area Strategic Plan Update

August 22, 2019

Consultant Team:

Mel Price, AIA Peter Johnston Zachary Robinson Mike Fox, ASLA

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Guy K. Tower, City Council Billy Almond, RAC PDRC Elizabeth (BJ) Baumann, RAC Linwood Branch, Days Inn Laura Habr, Virginia Green Alliance George Kotarides, Atlantic Avenue Assoc. Nancy Parker, Resort Beach Civic League Mina “Gary” Ryan, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Randy Thompson, VA Restaurant & Travel Assoc. Gerri West, Dills Architects George Alcaraz, Planning Commission Bill Gambrell, Restaurant Association Star Boyles, Shadowlawn Civic League Kristina Chastain, 17th Street Gateway Association Russell Lyons, Hotel Association Preston Midgett, Virginia Beach Vision Kate Pittman, ViBe Creative District Mike Standing, Jr. Waterman’s Surfside Grille Sal DaBiero, VAQ Foundation Kathy Warren, SGA Manager

RASAP Update Steering Committee:

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 . Create a unique sense of welcome & arrival Provide a safe and comfortable place for residents and visitors Retain the feel of an oceanside resort with a sense of community Preserve the feeling of Virginia Beach identity and history Provide a simultaneous sense of calm and renewed energy for residents and visitors Address sea level rise and coastal resilience Rehabilitate and preserve historic structures

Steering Committee Vision for the Plan Update:

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Today’s Workshop

2008 STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN

Virginia Beach Resort Area Virginia Beach Resort Area

STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN

Adopted by City Council December 2, 2008

ACCOMPLISHMENTS YOUR IDEAS

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2008 Resort Area Strategic Action Plan (RASAP)

Virginia Beach Resort Area Virginia Beach Resort Area

STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN

Adopted by City Council December 2, 2008

ERA Kimley-Horn HCD

TOP 8 PRIORITIES: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 . 8. Develop Dome site as major entertainment venue Build the Convention Center Hotel Complete the Laskin Gateway street project Conduct EIS for Light Rail extension Design & build Rudee Walk Streetscape Improvements for 19th Street & Central Beach Form a management entity Develop zoning revisions for Resort Area - RT (form-based code)

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Projects Accomplished or Underway:

TOP 8 PRIORITIES (ACCOMPLISHED or UNDERWAY): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 . 8. Develop Dome site as major entertainment venue Build the Convention Center Hotel Complete the Laskin Gateway street project Conduct EIS for Light Rail extension Design & build Rudee Walk Streetscape Improvements for 19th Street & Central Beach Form a management entity Develop zoning revisions for Resort Area - RT (form-based code)

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Resort Area Development 2008 - 2018

So....what’s next?

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New Topics and Trends since 2008:

• Sea Level Rise
• Coastal Flooding
• Resilience
• Sustainability
• Transportation choices (bikes, scooters, rideshare, autonomous vehicles)
• Mixed-use development
• Walkability
• Traditional retail in decline; experience-based retail succeeding
• Social media as a design and tourism driver
• Marketing to regional tourists/visitors (“weekenders”)

90 minutes, 7 Exercises

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Reference Map: Resort Area Boundary

• S. LAKE HOLLY
• N. LAKE HOLLY

Resort Area Boundary Water Building Uses Commercial Residential Church Government Parking Garage School

LEGEND

• Comm. Park

• Comm. Park

• Rec. Center

• Rec. Center

• VA. B ach

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G E N E R A L B O O T H B L V D G E N E R A L B O O T H B L V D

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Reference Map: Districts and Connecting Corridors

• S. LAKE HOLLY
• N. LAKE HOLLY

LEGEND LEGEND

Resort Area Boundary Water Building Uses Commercial Districts and Corridors Marina District Central Beach District Laskin Gateway District Oceanfront Corridor ViBe District Residential Church Government Parking Garage School

VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD 2 2 N D S T 2 2 N D S T 2 1 S T S T 2 1 S T S T N B I R D N E C K RD L A S K I N R D L A S K I N R D O C E A N A B L V D O C E A N A B L V D S BIRDNECK RD ATLANTIC AVE ATLANTIC AVE RUDEE LOOP RUDEE LOOP 42ND ST 42ND ST NORFOLK AVE NORFOLK AVE

G E N E R A L B O O T H B L V D G E N E R A L B O O T H B L V D

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The Virginia Aquarium is the most visited cultural attraction in the Commonwealth of Virginia with approximately 700,000 visitors each year. The Aquarium’s expansion plans include:

Warm-Up Exercise: The Virginia Aquarium

• A new entry with a new exhibit for sea lions, seals, and other pinnipeds
• Addition on the existing parking lot
• Interior renovation
• Landscaped pedestrian bridge
• New 1,800 space parking structure across the street (multi-purpose serving the
• ceanfront during events, with shuttles to the center of the resort area)

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Warm-Up Exercise: The Virginia Aquarium (5 mins)

A C D B A’

What are you most excited about in the Virginia Aquarium’s proposed expansion plans?

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Exercise 1: Gateways / Sense of Arrival

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Exercise 1: 21st Street Gateway - Sense of Arrival

GATEWAY CONCEPT

AUGUST 21, 2019OCEANFRONT SENSE OF ARRIVAL

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Exercise 1: 21st Street Gateway / Sense of Arrival (10 mins)

• 1. The 21st Street Gateway was selected as the most important to create

a sense of welcome and arrival to the Resort Area. Take a look at the rendering and tell us what your top fjve favorite items are:

• 1. Naturalized Area
• 2. Stormwater Pond
• 3. Deck Overlook
• 4. Looped Trail
• 5. Public Park
• 6. Public Art - Gateway Sculpture
• 7. Horticultural Display Gardens
• 8. Parking Area for special

events

• 9. Fountain & Interactive Art
• 10. Projected Art (images/video

projected onto structure)

• 2. What other features would you include?
• 3. What features would you specifjcally not want to include?
• 11. Visitor Center/MOCA campus

extension

• 12. Welcome Arch/Pergola
• 13. Perimeter Trees & Lights

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Exercise 2: Getting Around the Resort Area (10 mins)

A comprehensive mobility plan has been requested to address issues like parking, traffjc-calming, pedestrian circulation, shared mobility devices (bikeshare, e-scooters, etc.), curbside management, public transit, vehicular circulation, etc.

• 1. What streets should be emphasized for bike/pedestrian/micro mobility

routes?

• 2. What streets should be emphasized for public transit circulation

(predictable, convenient trolley routes or shuttles)?

• 3. What streets should be emphasized for free- moving vehicular circulation

(clear routes to avoid congestion)?

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Exercise Map: Mobility & Transportation Routes

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• 1. Take a look at the parking shown on the map. Mark on the map (or list

locations within the Resort Area) where you think additional parking is needed?

• 2. Mark on the map (or list locations) for parking farther away from the beach

and event areas if a fun, free, predictable, air-conditioned shuttle (with enough room to hold beach stuff) were provided.

Exercise 3: Parking (10 mins)

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Atlantic Avenue Concept - Summer Season (trolley)

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Atlantic Avenue Concept - Off-Season (on-street parking)

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Exercise 4: Pedestrian-friendly Streetscapes - Atlantic (10 mins)

• 1. Atlantic and Pacifjc Avenues from 15th to 25th streets have been voted in

need of the most immediate streetscape improvement. Take a look at the interim rendering (existing curbs remain in place) and give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down to the following ideas:

• Wider sidewalk with decorative pavers and improved street furnishings (benches, bike

racks, trash cans, pedestrian lights)

• Southbound trolley lane in the summer turns into on-street parking in the off-season
• Designated bike lanes
• Opportunities for fmexible seating and micro performance spaces in-between landscaped

areas at street edge

• Permanent Signage for Placemaking & Wayfjnding
• Shade Structures

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Exercise 4: Pedestrian-friendly Streetscapes - ViBe (10 mins)

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• 2. 19th Street improvements

are underway and 17th & 18th (Pacifjc to Cypress)are now fully funded. The ViBe Creative District is thriving, and its Connectivity Plan from 2017 still needs to be

• implemented. Take a look at

the plan. What do you think are the fjve most important aspects?

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Exercise 4: Pedestrian-friendly Streetscapes - ViBe

• Permanent signage for placemaking & wayfjnding
• Connection between ViBe Creative District and Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
• Crosswalks at every intersection
• Additional street trees and pedestrian-scaled lighting
• Two primary north/south corridors - on-street bike lanes on Cypress Avenue and wide

sidewalks Mediterranean Avenue

• Two primary east/west corridors - 8’ wide multi-use path on 18th Street and wide

sidewalks and on-street bicycle facilities on 17th Street.

• More on-street parallel parking on Mediterranean Ave, 18th, 19th & 20th Streets
• Designated open spaces along 18th Street for informal gatherings, events, outdoor art

displays, and environmentally-friendly stormwater amenities (water storage parks, etc.)

• Stormwater and utility infrastructure upgrades (underground power lines, mitigate

fmooding)

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Exercise Map: Connected Open Spaces | Parks and Recreation

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Exercise 5: Connected Open Spaces | Parks and Recreation (10 mins)

• 1. We’ve heard consensus that more parks and green space are needed both

at the Oceanfront and connecting west into the neighborhoods. Take a look at the proposed open space map and mark areas/list where additional green space is needed and how it should be used.

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2008 Vision - Hotels + small park

Exercise 5: Rudee Loop Park - 2008 RASAP Vision

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Exercise 5: Rudee Loop Park - Existing Conditions

Town Point Park - 5 acres Rudee Loop - 11 acres

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Exercise 5: Precedent Study (South Pointe Park - Miami)

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CONCEPTUAL PARK PLAN

RUDEE LOOP PARK

AUGUST 22, 2019

Exercise 5: Rudee Loop Park - Conceptual Rendering

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Exercise 5: Rudee Loop Park (10 mins)

• 1. Rudee Loop was voted the park to design and implement fjrst. Take a look

at the rendering and tell us what your top fjve favorite items are.

• 2. What other features would you include?
• 3. What features would you specifjcally not want to include?
• 1. New Development & Parking Garages
• 2. Fishing Area
• 3. Dog Park
• 4. Public Seating
• 5. Skate Park
• 6. Bike Racks
• 7. Discovery Meadow
• 8. Restrooms
• 9. Game Deck
• 10. Playground
• 11. Sculpture & Shade

Structure

• 12. Accessible Parking
• 13. Surfboard Lockers
• 14. Outdoor Showers
• 15. Sculptural Alley
• 16. Stage & Plaza
• 17. Basketball Courts
• 18. Surfjng Area

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Exercise 6: Central Management Entity

The City of Virginia Beach uses the Tourism Investment Program (TIP) fund to fund services and projects in the resort area. The Resort Area is both high density and highly-traffjcked, and therefore additional services are needed to keep it green, clean, safe and welcoming. The City is considering layering on additional services to expand and improve resort amenities and services.

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Exercise 6: Central Management Entity (10 mins)

• 1. What additional amenities and services do you think are needed in

the core of the resort area?

• 2. Where are these additional services needed?
• Placemaking and Wayfjnding
• New types of Special Events / Parades

& Festivals

• Strategic Initiatives
• Street and sidewalk improvements
• Enhanced Maintenance (street

cleaning, litter pickup)

• Visitor Engagement
• Ambassador Program
• Vibrancy Grant Programs
• Beautifjcation
• Public Art
• Other

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Exercise 7: Potential Redevelopment Opportunities

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Exercise 7: Potential Redevelopment Opportunities

• 1. Currently, there are limited places for people to live in the Resort Area.

Adding new apartments, condominiums, and townhouses enlivens the Resort Area during the off-season and helps support area businesses. Where would you locate new housing?

• 2. Where should housing be limited/prohibited?
• Rudee Loop
• Laskin Gateway
• Central Beach
• ViBe District
• Marina District
• Pacifjc Avenue
• Atlantic Avenue (both east and west sides or

west side only?)

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Exercise 7: Potential Redevelopment Opportunities (10 mins)

• 3. There is currently only one new workforce housing development in the

Resort Area (18th Street). Integrating workforce housing for teachers, police, fjre-fjghters, and hospitality-industry employees into the Resort Area will support a walkable community and will help alleviate congestion and parking issues. Where are key places to start to develop workforce housing?

• 4. Where should workforce housing be limited/prohibited?
• Rudee Loop
• Laskin Gateway
• Central Beach
• ViBe District
• Marina District
• Pacifjc Avenue
• Atlantic Avenue (both east and west sides, or

west side only?)

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Schedule

MAY NOVEMBER OCTOBER SEPTEMBER AUGUST JULY JUNE

• RASAP Steering

Committee Meeting

• Internal

Stakeholders Meeting & One-on-one Interviews

• WPA to provide

a Recommended Outline for Document

• RASAP Steering

Committee - Interview Debrief and Workshop Brief

• 1st Public Workshop
• Workshop follow-

up/debrief

• RASAP Steering

Committee - Summary of Open House/Workshop

• Draft RASAP

Update due

• RASAP Steering

Committee - Final Draft RASAP Document

• Planning

Commission Public Hearing

• City Council Public

Hearing/Vote

• RASAP Steering

Committee

• 2nd Public Open

House

• Initial Draft RASAP

Document

• RASAP Steering

Committee - Summary of Public Meeting /DRAFT RASAP update

• Final Draft RASAP

Update Document

• Brief Planning

Commission – Informal Session

• Brief City Council

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Next Steps:

• Take the Survey: (it will be up for 2 weeks)

www.publicinput.com/RASAP

• See the website for monthly updates:

www.vbgov.com/resortsga

Thank you!