PROSPECT HILL PARK Image by Eric Kilby kzla COMMUNITY MEETING #3 - DECEMBER 12, 2017
PROSPECT HILL PARK DESIGN TEAM Mayor’s Offjce of Strategic Planning & Community Development : • Luisa Oliveira, ASLA, Senior Planner for Landscape Design • Sarah White, Preservation & Zoning Planner • Somerville Historic Preservation Committee Design Team : Kyle Zick Landscape Architecture, Inc. • Kyle Zick, ASLA, Principal-in-Charge • Danielle Desilets, RLA, Project Manager Structures North Consulting Engineers, Inc. - Structural engineers Design Consultants, Inc. - Civil engineers Sarkisian & Associates, Inc. - Irrigation consultant Allied Consulting Engineering Services, Inc.- M/E/P engineers kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK AGENDA & GOALS 1. Review feedback from Community Meeting #2 and on-line survey 2. Discuss design alternatives for park components and overall park 3. Understand next steps kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK COMMUNITY MEETING #2 & ONLINE SURVEY FEEDBACK Feedback from meeting #2: community accommodate behavior boston calming city climb hill crosswalk ecosystem experience gets graffiti group hang historic interpretation lights issue landscape lit mowed native ospcd path plantings people possible project several slope prospect restore retaining shed space square stairs street tower trees turf summer traffic union urban walls wooded viewshed weddings kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK COMMUNITY MEETING #2 & ONLINE SURVEY FEEDBACK Survey feedback • What is your favorite thing about the park? • What activities have you participated in at PHP? • Are there problems in the park that we should be aware of? • What are your most pressing concerns related to traffjc near Prospect Hill Park? • Would you be in favor of up-lighting the tower with difgerent colored lights? kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK SURVEY FEEDBACK 5. What activities have you participated in at PHP? Enjoying the view 91% Enjoying sunrise/sunset 66% Playing on the lawn 41% 32% Playing with children Playing with pets 25% Learning about the site’s history 58% Walking/running through the park 65% Just relaxing, hanging out 74% Reading 40% Meeting other members of the community 42% Spontaneous group activities 17% Sunbathing/picnicking/enjoying the breezes 44% Climbing or parkour 17% Playing in the wooded area 18% kzla Other 19%
PROSPECT HILL PARK SURVEY FEEDBACK 8. Are there problems in the park that we should be aware of? lighting dogs litter building deals drug noise steps trash safety retaining scary smell stone trees ugly wall kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK SURVEY FEEDBACK 9. What are your most pressing concerns related to traffjc near Prospect Hill Park? Drivers ignoring stop signs 32% Sidewalks in poor conditions 29% Lack of bicycle accomodations 27% Not enough crosswalks 27% 26% Not enough street trees Excessive cut-through traffjc 26% Drivers speeding mid-block 24% Other 18% Not enough parking 9% Streets in poor conditions 5% Drivers side-swiping parked cars 5% Wrong-way driving 3% kzla Crashes at intersections 1%
PROSPECT HILL PARK SURVEY FEEDBACK Summary • Views, green space & site’s history are important to the park • Safety improvements needed: lighting & stairs, especially • Access to the park is a challenge • Plantings are an important aspect of the park’s character kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK SITE USES Prospect Hill Parkway Senator Corbett Playground Munroe Street e u n e v bigelow Street a l greenville St l i h t c e p s o r p kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK SITE USES the Woods the Slope Tower & the Lawn the Overlook Observatory the Sidewalk kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK LANDSCAPE CONCEPTS - #1 Slope w/ low trees Woodland to frame views & w/ some restoration planting, Walk around wall meadow-like planting including herbaceous understory Reconstructed Reconstructed stairs stairs (No access) Shed & walk removed; woodland restoration Continuous tree lawn Tower & Performan space/ Observatory seating w/ silhouettes Open Lawn on wall Seating/Viewing Area w/ silhouettes on wall Reconstructed accessible sidewalk Continuous tree lawn at curb 0 15 30 60 kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE LAWN - OPTION #1 • Improves soil structure & health • Adds irrigation system kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE TOWER - OPTION #1 • Creates performance space • Adds interpretive elements along wall kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE OVERLOOK - OPTION #1 • Passive overlook with shade & seating to enjoy views • Retains existing trees kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE TOWER & OBSERVATORY - OPTION #1 kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE SLOPE - OPTION #1 • 1903-inspired planting • Meadow-like planting kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE SLOPE - OPTION #1 Meadow-like planting/turf alternatives kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE WOODS - OPTION #1 • Removal of shed and non-historic walkway • Restoration of woodland with herbaceous understory kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE WOODS • Selective clearing & pruning of trees • Introduction of herbaceous understory kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK LANDSCAPE CONCEPTS - #2 Woodland Slope Existing pathways w/ some restoration planting, w/ crab orchard & maintained including herbaceous understory fescue planting Terrace open to Woodland access w/ guardails w/ restoration planting Open Lawn (down to shed) Tower & Overlook Observatory Terraced seating & w/ seatwalls steps to upper level Interpretive area w/ reclaimed Seating area granite & cobble w/ benches & seatwall Street trees in lawn/reclaimed granite block retaining lawn 0 15 30 60 kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE LAWN - OPTION #2 • Improves soil structure & health • Adds irrigation system kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE TOWER - OPTION #2 • Creates terraced seating • Maintains existing central walkway kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE OVERLOOK - OPTION #2 • Passive overlook with shade, seating & interpretation • Retains existing trees kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE TOWER & OBSERVATORY - OPTION #2 kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE SLOPE - OPTION #2 • Expands tree planting with orchard • Introduces fjne fescue planting kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE SLOPE - OPTION #2 “No mow” fjne fescues Crabapple planting kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK THE WOODS - OPTION #2 • Removal of non-historic walkway • Restoration of woodland with herbaceous understory kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK SURVEY FEEDBACK 9. What are your most pressing concerns related to traffjc near Prospect Hill Park? Drivers ignoring stop signs 33% Sidewalks in poor conditions 29% Lack of bicycle accommodations 28% Not enough crosswalks 27% 27% Not enough street trees Excessive cut-through traffjc 26% Drivers speeding mid-block 26% 18% Other Not enough parking 9% Streets in poor conditions 6% 5% Drivers side-swiping parked cars Wrong-way driving 3% kzla Crashes at intersections 1%
PROSPECT HILL PARK TRAFFIC CALMING Prospect Hill Parkway Senator Corbett Playground Munroe Street kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK STREETSCAPE - OPTIONS kzla PARK W/ SEATWALL PARK SIDEWALK TREE LAWN MUNROE STREET TREE LAWN SIDEWALK MUNROE STREET
PROSPECT HILL PARK TRAFFIC CALMING Pinchpoint • Adds green space and narrows roadway, even when cars aren’t parked nearby. kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK TRAFFIC CALMING Pinchpoint with crosswalk • Provides a legal crossing location to access the park, while also shortening the distance required to cross. • May also provide opportunities to add green space. kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK TRAFFIC CALMING Curb extensions • Shortens the distance required to cross at an intersection, while also slowing down turning vehicles. • May also provide opportunities to add green space. kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK EXISTING SITE LIGHTING kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK SITE LIGHTING - OPTION #1 kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK SITE LIGHTING - OPTION #2 kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK TOWER LIGHTING kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK TOWER LIGHTING kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK TOWER LIGHTING kzla
PROSPECT HILL PARK SITE OPTION #1 Slope w/ low trees Woodland to frame views & w/ some restoration planting, Walk around wall meadow-like planting including herbaceous understory Reconstructed Reconstructed stairs stairs (No access) Shed & walk removed; woodland restoration Continuous tree lawn Tower & Performan space/ Observatory seating w/ silhouettes Open Lawn on wall Seating/Viewing Area w/ silhouettes on wall Reconstructed accessible sidewalk Continuous tree lawn at curb 0 15 30 60 kzla
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