MOBILITY35 AESTHETICS Aesthetics Working Group 1 December 1, 2015 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

MOBILITY35 AESTHETICS Aesthetics Working Group 1 December 1, 2015 Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015

Introduction & agenda 1 Introductions and project overview 2 Activity: What is the corridor to you? 3 Discussion of project elements; working dinner 4 Activity: Identifying corridor assets 5 Discussion of themes and impacts 6 Activity: Survey development Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 2

Design team members Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 3

Aesthetics working group invitees  ADAPT  Huston-Tillotson University  Art in Public Places (City of Austin)  Keep Austin Beautiful  Austin Community College – Highland Campus  Mexic-arte Museum  Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau  North Central I-35 Neighborhood Coalition 2 (NCINC2)  Austin Independent Business Alliance  Organization of Central East Austin  Austin Neighborhoods Council Neighborhoods (OCEAN)  Austin Parks Foundation  Pedestrian Advisory Council (City of Austin)  Bicycle Advisory Council (City of Austin)  People Organized in Defense of Earth and her  Bike Austin Resources (PODER)  Central Health  Real Estate Council of Austin  The Congress for the New Urbanism - Central Texas  Reconnect Austin  Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA)  The Trail Foundation  Friends of Austin Neighborhoods  Travis County  Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce  The University of Texas at Austin  Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce  Urban Land Institute Austin  Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce  Waller Creek Conservancy  Hays County  Williamson County Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 4

Overview of the Mobility35 corridor  Program limits: SH 130 (north of Georgetown) to Posey Road (south of San Marcos)  Program always evolving: 25-30 active projects – Planning studies – Environmental/schematic and design – Construction  TxDOT cannot accomplish a program of this magnitude alone Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 5

Goal of the Aesthetics Working Group  Goal is to create guidelines for aesthetic concepts along the corridor and within the existing I-35 right-of-way (ROW)  Final product will be an aesthetic guideline document  The project is not: – Part of the NEPA environmental process – A discussion about the “caps” Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 6

12/01/2015 Mobility35 Aesthetics Project limits Woodland A Ave. Ri Riverside D Dr. Cesa sar Chavez S St. th St. 6 th t. ML MLK Jr. B Blvd. d. Airp rport B Blvd. st St. 51 st t. US 290 290 US 18 183 Rund undberg L Ln. n. 7

Example aesthetic guidelines - Kyle, Texas Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 8

Aesthetics Working Group schedule and goals We are here Meeting 1 Meeting 2 Meeting 3 December 1, 2015 Winter 2016 Spring 2016 Project overview Develop up to Develop up to • • • Corridor assets three potential three draft • Themes aesthetic themes aesthetic concepts • Public input needed! Additional Take online outreach survey opportunities Dec. 3, 2015 Spring/ to Jan. 15, Summer 2016 2016 Next steps Meeting 5 Meeting 4 Fall 2016 Design team develops: Summer 2016 Summer 2016 Final working group • Review final draft Determine • • summary report of refined preferred draft Final aesthetic • preferred concept concept guideline document Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 9

Other plans for the area  Airport Boulevard Corridor Development Program (2014)  Austin Strategic Mobility Plan (2014)  Downtown Austin Plan (2011)  East 51 st Street Vision Plan (2012)  Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan (2012)  Mueller Design Book (2004)  National Strategy to Promote the Health of Honey Bees and Other Pollinators (2015)  Plaza Saltillo  Reconnect Austin  The University of Texas at Austin Medical District Master Plan (2013)  Waller Creek District Master Plan (2010) Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 10

Activity: What is the corridor to you?  What are the community assets?  What assets are missing from the map?  Do you notice any themes? Which areas? Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 11

Structural elements to remain US 183 Interchange  Some textured walls  Segmental construction of US 183  Southbound US 183 to southbound I-35 flyover Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 12

Structural elements to remain US 290 Interchange  Retaining walls  More than one aesthetic treatment exists Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 13

Structural elements to remain 51 st Street  Turnaround and overpass  All northbound retaining walls  Southbound retaining wall (segment with exposed aggregate) Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 14

Structural elements to remain Upper Decks between MLK Blvd and Airport Blvd  Bridge structure including columns  More than one aesthetic treatment exists  Some exposed aggregate walls particularly between mainlanes Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 15

Structural elements to remain Lady Bird Lake Bridge  Bridge structures  Northbound and southbound retaining walls (segment with exposed aggregate)  Boardwalk Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 16

Activity: Identifying corridor assets  What community assets are most important or influential to you? Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 17

Activity: General themes and a concept of place  Community  Multi-cultural  History  Technology  Music  Capital city  …  …  … Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 18

What can be impacted by the Aesthetics Working Group? Examples:  Hardscape  Landscape  Retaining wall aesthetics  Bridge aesthetics  Barriers Illuminat ation on Retai aining w wall t ll treat atment with l landscape  Illumination Columns Retai aining w wall a ll aesthetics Pedestrian an r rail Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 19

Aesthetics Working Group schedule and goals We are here Meeting 1 Meeting 2 Meeting 3 December 1, 2015 Winter 2016 Spring 2016 Project overview Develop up to Develop up to • • • Corridor assets three potential three draft • Themes aesthetic themes aesthetic concepts • Public input needed! Additional Take online outreach survey opportunities Dec. 3, 2015 Spring/ to Jan. 15, Summer 2016 2016 Next steps Meeting 5 Meeting 4 Fall 2016 Design team develops: Summer 2016 Summer 2016 Final working group • Review final draft Determine • • summary report of refined preferred draft Final aesthetic • preferred concept concept guideline document Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 20

Activity: Survey development  Purpose: Public input for themes discussion Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 21

Aesthetics Working Group 2  Public outreach survey will be open from December 3 rd 2015 to January 15 th 2016  Three (3) outreach opportunities in December 2015  Potential meeting dates: Feb. 2 nd through 10 th 2016  Meals  Feedback on tonight (notes) Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 22

We need your help  Identify elements from other transportation corridors and identify what you like prior to Aesthetics Working Group Meeting 2  Drive the I-35 corridor and think about various themes  Take the survey or visit one of the three traveling outreach opportunities  Visit with each of your organizations about the Mobility35 aesthetics project  Encourage community members to take the survey Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 23

Stay involved: Web: www.My35.org/Capital Facebook: www.facebook.com/TxDOT Twitter: @TxDOTAustin Email: info@mobility35.org Mobility35 Aesthetics 12/01/2015 24