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FRANK SINATRA DRIVE VISIONING AND CONCEPT PLAN DESIGN
Public Workshop #1 May 15, 2014
Project Website: http://www.hobokennj.org/sinatradrive/
Team Introduction
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FRANK SINATRA DRIVE VISIONING AND CONCEPT PLAN DESIGN Public - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FRANK SINATRA DRIVE VISIONING AND CONCEPT PLAN DESIGN Public - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
FRANK SINATRA DRIVE VISIONING AND CONCEPT PLAN DESIGN Public Workshop #1 Project Website: http://www.hobokennj.org/sinatradrive/ May 15, 2014 Team Introduction Frank Sinatra Drive Visioning May 2014 and Concept Plan Design Project
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Project Overview
- Evaluate existing conditions for ADA, NJDOT, and AASHTO
compliance
- Evaluate and observe traffic and parking patterns
- Evaluate the existing topography of the project area relative to
flooding events and impacts
- Assist the City in developing an overall Vision for the corridor,
incorporating public comment and feedback for implementation
- Explore low impact design elements to incorporate within the
Vision for the corridor
- Develop conceptual plan alternatives that help implement the
City’s “Complete Streets” policy and adopted Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
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Project Process / Schedule
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Project Area/Key Issues
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Key Issues - Continued
Class I bike lane ends abruptly at Pier C Stopping sight distances issues around the Horizontal Curves Wooden stairs to Stevens Institute of Technology Perceived speeding along the roadway Privately owned properties along Frank Sinatra Drive. Frank Sinatra Drive Visioning and Concept Plan Design
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Key Issues - Continued
Narrow sidewalk and overgrown landscape/physical barriers Unsignalized, mid-block crossings with no ADA access ADA non-compliance
HRWW ends at Dry Dock
Iron fence along walkway, from fishing pier to Union Dry Dock, is deteriorating and in desperate need of repair
Split phased signalized intersection Frank Sinatra Drive Visioning and Concept Plan Design
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Current Initiatives
Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Complete Streets Policy City of Hoboken Master Plan
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What is a Complete Street?
- A complete street is one that is
designed and operated to enable safe, attractive, and comfortable access and travel for all users, including:
- Pedestrians
- Bicyclists
- Transit Riders
- Motorists
- Makes places and streets more
livable, desirable, safer, and accessible
- Elements of a complete street include:
- Wider Sidewalks
- Minimized crossing distances at
intersections
- Bicycle accommodations
- Accessibility to transit
- Public Amenities
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Exercise #1: Dream Street
Use the provided tiles during the exercise to develop your “Dream Street” for Frank Sinatra Drive. Provided are two “typical” existing cross sections, one located at the Union Dry Dock and the Point areas. How would you balance the space provided, with the program elements necessary for a complete street on Frank Sinatra Drive? Elements such as:
- Vehicular Travel
- Parking
- Bicycle Network
- Pedestrian Spaces
- Pedestrian Amenities
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Exercise #2: Program Worksheet
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FRANK SINATRA DRIVE: URBAN DESIGN
HUDSON STREET RIVER STREET WASHINGTON STREET Stevens Institute
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Sinatra Park & Athletic Field Pier C Park Stevens Physical Plant and Parking Lot (privately owned) Union Dry Dock (privately owned) Maxwell Place Park
Elysian Park
HUDSON STREET WASHINGTON STREET 4TH STREET 5TH STREET 6TH STREET 7TH STREET 8TH STREET 9TH STREET 10TH STREET 11TH STREET Fifth Street Park Stevens Park
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HUDSON STREET RIVER STREET WASHINGTON STREET Stevens Institute
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Sinatra Park & Athletic Field Pier C Park Stevens Physical Plant and Parking Lot (privately owned) Union Dry Dock (privately owned) Maxwell Place Park
Elysian Park
HUDSON STREET WASHINGTON STREET 4TH STREET 5TH STREET 6TH STREET 7TH STREET 8TH STREET 9TH STREET 10TH STREET 11TH STREET Fifth Street Park Stevens Park
FIVE ZONES
“SOUTH CONNECTOR”
ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 ZONE 5 ZONE 1
“STEVENS CORRIDOR” “THE POINT” “UNION CORRIDOR” “ELYSIAN CONNECTOR”
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FLOOD RISK
ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 4 ZONE 5 HUDSON STREET RIVER STREET WASHINGTON STREET 4TH STREET 6TH STREET 8TH STREET 9TH STREET 7TH STREET 10TH STREET 11TH STREET
Source: FEMA 12/2013 Preliminary FIRM for Hudson County NJ.
0.2% ANNUAL FLOOD RISK 1.0% ANNUAL FLOOD RISK SURGE ZONE SURGE ZONE
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ZONE 1: SOUTH CONNECTOR
HUDSON STREET RIVER STREET 4TH STREET 5TH STREET 6TH STREET Stevens Institut Physical Plant & parking lot Sinatra Park Fifth Street Park Stevens Park RIVER STREET 4TH STREET 5TH STREET Sinatra Park Fifth Street Park Stevens Park
ZONE 1: SOUTH CONNECTOR
- UPLAND GRID CONNECTIONS
- SEPARATED BIKE PATH ENDS
- CONNECTION TO PIER C & SOUTH WATERFRONT
- MULTIPLE ATHLETIC FIELDS
PIER C PARK SINATRA PARK AMPHITHEATER WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL SEPARATED BIKE PATH ENDS 5TH STREET RETAINING WALL
SEPARATED BIKE PATH PUBLIC WATERFRONT TRAFFIC APPROACH NARROW SIDEWALK STEEP SLOPE PRIVATELY OWNED LOT ATTRACTION
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ZONE 1: SOUTH CONNECTOR
5TH STREET INTERSECTION WWII MEMORIAL AMPHITHEATER SINATRA PARK SOUTH CONNECTOR OVERVIEW
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Frank Sinatra Drive Visioning and Concept Plan Design
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Stevens Institute Physical Plant & parking lot ark
ZONE 2: STEVENS CORRIDOR
Stevens Institute Physical Plant & parking lot
ZONE 2: STEVENS CORRIDOR
- PRIMARILY LINEAR CORRIDOR
- STAIR CONNECTION TO STEVENS CAMPUS
- PRIVATE PARKING LOT ACCESS
- STEEP GRADES WITH DENSE FOLIAGE ON WEST SIDE
- NARROW SIDEWALKS
- OUTBOARD PUBLIC WALKWAY
PUBLIC WATERFRONT PIER CASTLE POINT OVERLOOK WOODEN STAIR AND CROSSWALK CONNECTION TO STEVENS CAMPUS
UTILITY CONDUIT PUBLIC WATERFRONT TRAFFIC APPROACH NARROW SIDEWALK PARKING LOT ENTRY STEEP SLOPE PRIVATELY OWNED LOT ATTRACTION
STEVENS UTILITY CONDUIT STEVENS PHYSICAL PLANT AND PARKING LOT (PRIVATELY OWNED)
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ZONE 2: STEVENS CORRIDOR
SIDEWALK BESIDE PARKING LOT NARROW SIDEWALK UTILITY CONDUIT STAIR TO CAMPUS WATERFRONT WALKWAY CONNECTION
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ZONE 3: THE POINT
8TH STREET 9TH STREET Stevens Institute
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PUBLIC WATERFRONT TRAFFIC APPROACH NARROW SIDEWALK STEEP SLOPE PRIVATELY OWNED LOT ATTRACTION
- STRIKING VIEWS
- LACK OF PROGRAMMING
- POOR SIGHT LINES AND STREET CROSSINGS
- NARROW SIDEWALK ON WEST SIDE
- STEEP GRADES WITH DENSE FOLIAGE ON WEST SIDE
CASTLE POINT SKATE PARK PUBLIC WATERFRONT ENDS SYBIL’S CAVE CASTLE POINT LOOKOUT
ZONE 3: THE POINT
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ZONE 3: THE POINT
SKATE PARK AND WALKWAY TERMINUS SYBIL’S CAVE RAISED PLANTERS THE POINT RAILING AND PIER
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ZONE 4: UNION CORRIDOR
9TH STREET
SINA
e Union Dry Dock (privately owned) Maxwell Place Park Union Dry Dock (privately owned) Union Dry Dock (privately owned)
ZONE 4: UNION CORRIDOR
- NARROW SIDEWALK ON BOTH SIDES
- LINEAR ACCESS
- PRIVATELY OWNED SHIPPING YARD WITH MULTIPLE
TRUCK ACCESS POINTS
- NO BICYCLE AMENITIES
- WATERFRONT WALKWAY DEAD-ENDS
- STEEP SLOPE ON WEST SIDE TRANSITIONS TO
CONCRETE RETAINING WALL
UNION DRY DOCK (PRIVATELY OWNED) WATERFRONT PATH DEAD-ENDS CASTLE POINT SKATE PARK
RETAINING WALL PUBLIC WATERFRONT TRAFFIC APPROACH NARROW SIDEWALK STEEP SLOPE PRIVATELY OWNED LOT ATTRACTION PARKING LOT ENTRY
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ZONE 4: UNION CORRIDOR
SIDEWALK AT UNION DRY DOCK SIDEWALK AT UNION DRY DOCK; ELYSIAN PARK RETAINING WALL UNION DRY DOCK YARD
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9TH STREET 10TH STREET 11TH STREET HUDSON STREET
SINATRA DRIVE NORTH
Union Dry Dock (privately owned) Maxwell Place Park Elysian Park
ZONE 5: ELYSIAN CONNECTOR
11TH STREET HUDSON STREET
SINATRA DRIVE NORTH
Maxwell Place Park Elysian Park
ZONE 5: ELYSIAN CONNECTOR
- PUBLIC SPACE ON BOTH SIDES AND TO THE NORTH
- WATERFRONT CONNECTIONS
- RE-ENTRY TO CITY AND STREET GRID
- GRADE CHANGES
- OFFSET INTERSECTION WITH HUDSON & 11TH
STREETS
MAXWELL PLACE LAWN (PUBLIC) PUBLIC WATERFRONT WALKWAY UNION DRY DOCK (PRIVATELY OWNED) 11TH STREET INTERSECTION FRANK SINATRA DRIVE INTERSECTION CONCRETE RETAINING WALL
PUBLIC WATERFRONT TRAFFIC APPROACH NARROW SIDEWALK STEEP SLOPE PRIVATELY OWNED LOT ATTRACTION RETAINING WALL PARKING LOT ENTRY
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ZONE 5: ELYSIAN CONNECTOR
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO MAXWELL PARK ELYSIAN PARK RETAINING WALL MAXWELL PLACE FENCE HUDSON STREET INTERSECTION
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Next Steps
- Concepts Development, based on feedback provided tonight and in
the online survey
- At the next workshop, we will review the developed proposed
alternatives
- Next workshop tentatively scheduled for Saturday, July 12th
- Existing Conditions Report available at the end of May
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Project Website: http://www.hobokennj.org/sinatradrive/