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FONES ROAD VALUE PLANNING
CITY OF OLYMPIA
City of Olympia | Capital of Washington State Presented by:
Mark Russell, Transportation Director Sophie Stimson, Senior Planner City of Olympia Public Works Department
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FONES ROAD VALUE PLANNING CITY OF OLYMPIA Presented by: Mark Russell, Transportation Director Sophie Stimson, Senior Planner City of Olympia Public Works Department City of Olympia | Capital of Washington State THE PROBLEM $14M project
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THE PROBLEM
- $14M project to widen and
add sidewalks and bike lanes
- In CFP for 10+ years
- Public raised concerns
recently, mostly about widening
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RE-ENVISION FONES
- Meet community vision
- More value relative to cost
- Rethink approach to a transportation project
- Meet economic, environmental and livability goals
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2-DAY PROCESS PLANNED
Charrette:
- Generate conceptual solutions
- Draw on diverse expertise
Consultant team:
- Rhys Roth, Director
Center for Sustainable Infrastructure
- Andrea Ramage, CEO
Somersault Consulting LLC
- Steve Moddemeyer, Principal
CollinsWoerman
- Jemae Hoffman, Director
VIA Architecture
- John Gibson, Owner, Gibson Economics
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A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE
Staff/others:
- Land Use planners
- Economic development specialists
- Parks planners
- Utility engineers
- Habitat specialists
- Transportation engineers
- Former City Council member/advocate
- Thurston Regional Planning Council staff
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BRIEFING BOOK
- Zoning
- Transportation features
- Utilities
- Natural systems
- Topography
- Employment and residential data
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DAY 1: FIELD TRIP TO FONES
Process to record observations:
- Land Use
- Commerce
- Transportation
- Environment
- Social
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DAY 2: CHARRETTE | NEW IDEAS
Morning:
- Recorded ideas for
improving Fones
- Organizing solutions
into themes
- Choose up to 5 themes
to focus on
- Developed success
criteria
Afternoon:
- 5 geographic areas
- Create concepts with
maps, drawings
- Compare concept to
success criteria
- Presented concepts to
group
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WHAT WE LEARNED
- Who the street serves
- Hidden assets in the landscape
- Potential for stormwater
- Land use and transportation
considered together
- Interdisciplinary
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FINAL REPORT
Synthesis alternative:
- Fewer lanes in some areas
- Another roundabout
- Improved trail crossing
- Protected bike lanes
- Street connectivity
- Green stormwater improvements
- Pathways for people walking and biking
- New street connections
- Zoning modifications
Triple Bottom Line Analysis:
- Synthesis alternative
- Business as usual alternative
- Social, environmental and financial impacts
Next steps:
- Engineering firm to vet ideas
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INSIGHTS ON VALUE PLANNING
- Do early, when a project is first identified
- Best for large-scale projects
- Use to promote collaboration, interdisciplinary interaction
- Use to integrate land use, transportation and utility planning early
- Ideal for comp plan study or sub area plan
City of Olympia | Capital of Washington State