North Spokane Corridor Executive Advisory Committee Meeting November 13, 2018
Topics • NSC Project Status • NSC Placemaking and Children of the Sun Trail – Overall Process – Results • Illinois Street Auxiliary Pedestrian Route • NSC Visual Wall Typology • Next Steps 2
Connecting Washington Segments • Columbia to Freya – Under Construction 2 nd BNSF Rail Realignment – 2019 • • Wellesley Ave Improvements - 2020 • Spokane River to Columbia - 2020 • Spokane River Crossing - 2021 • Sprague Ave to Spokane River – 2020/2022 • I-90 to Sprague Ave - 2023 3
NSC Engagement Schedule 4
Engagement To Date • Kick – Off Workshop July 25, 2017 • Charrettes Bemiss & Whitman February 24, 2018 Minnehaha March 10, 2018 Hillyard March 24, 2018 Children of the Sun Trail April 7, 2018 • Collaboration Team Meeting July 2, 2018 • Collaboration Team Workshops July 16 & 30, August 27, September 17, & October 1, 2018, November 05, 2018 • Public Meeting 1 August 13, 2018 • Public Open House September 10, 2018 • Public Meeting 2 October 15, 2018 5
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Task Sequence Q3 & Q4 2018 1 2 Children of the Sun Trail: Completed Placemaking First in response to WSDOT Considered in relation to Trail project schedule Focus Areas Type, Size, Location Place Links => Kit of Parts/”DAG” Segment - River Crossing 30% Design - Selected Concepts Relation to Placemaking 8
Children of the Sun Trail 9
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Analyzing Placemaking Data to Discover Placemaking Focus Areas 11
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NSC Placemaking Focus Areas 13
NSC Placemaking Focus Areas Summaries 14
Collaboration Team Placemaking • EWU Staff Interpreted Focus Area Results • Lists of desired Placemaking Features grouped into “buildable” concepts and space relationships • Created two products for Collaboration Team Workshop #4 • Product #1: “Matrix” • Focus Area Characteristics (for input) • Placemaking Program Matrix, Kit of Parts (DAG) Information • Focus Area Space Relationships • Product #2: larger and improved Focus Area Base Map • Collaboration Team worked on those products in Workshop #4: • Input characteristics, select relevant features and images, place links/DAG • Considered / edited Bubble Diagram • Located features on Map 15
Focus Area Matrix example 16
Collaboration Team Placemaking • EWU Staff Interpreted Workshop #4 Results • Added / subtracted desired Placemaking Features • Added Team comments to Matrix • Specified conceptual layouts incorporating features on Map • Used concepts to estimate construction costs • Assessed Design Assistance Guide (DAG) for “Place-Links” • Collaboration Team worked on those products in Workshop #5 • Reviewed EWU Staff work for errors & omissions • Reviewed estimated costs • Reviewed conceptual layouts • Performed initial prioritizations 17
Focus Area Matrix edited 18
Focus Area Concepts example 19
Collaboration Team Placemaking • EWU Staff Interpreted Workshop #5 Results • More formally drew desired Placemaking Features on Map • Corrected items as noted by Collaboration Team • Interpreted priorities • Collaboration Team employed this information to produce the displays for the Public Meeting • Identified items preferred by ALL, creating basic Placemaking Infrastructure (Priority 1) • Grouped “sub-features” and costs shown in Workshop #5 and calculated ranges of costs. Shown in Table on Display and in Surveys • Added top images representing concepts for features, focus area summary information & thematic characteristics from past work. 20
Focus Area Concepts Display • Incorporated Matrix, Concepts, Feedback • Costs Categorized and expressed as a 30% +/- $range • Includes Focus Area Program Summary and Top Images from previous work • Conceptual feature drawn to scale for cost purposes – not a “design” 21
Placemaking Focus Area Survey 22
Focus Area Survey Results • Obtained citizen feedback regarding priorities for Focus Area features. • Respondents asked to rank 3-5 choices per Area • Paper Survey at Public Meeting and on-line via Survey Monkey (17-31October) • 153 total respondents / 143 completed • High Survey Monkey Score = Highest Priority 23
Focus Area Survey Priorities 24
Focus Area Survey Priorities 25
Focus Area Survey Priorities 26
Focus Area Survey Priorities 27
Focus Area Survey Priorities 28
Focus Area Survey Priorities 29
Focus Area Survey Priorities 30
North Hillyard Conceptual Focus Area Program • 13,000 Ft 2 Plaza at Stormwater Facility • Connects Trail to Market Street • Historic Railroad Theme 31
Historic Hillyard Conceptual Focus Area Program 14,000 Ft 2 Plaza • • At the heart of Hillyard @ Queen Street • Historic Railroad Theme 32
Wellesley Conceptual Focus Area Program • 9,000 Ft 2 Plaza • Connects Trail to Market Street • Transition Historic Railroad Theme to Historic Wild Horses 33
Garland Conceptual Focus Area Program • 3,000 Ft 2 Plaza • Connects west side to wild Horse Park on the east • Historic Wild Horses Theme 34
S.Market-Euclid Conceptual Focus Area Program • 19,000 Ft 2 Plaza • Connects trail to Market & Schools • Historic Wild Horses Theme 35
Illinois Street Conceptual Focus Area Program • 14,000 Ft 2 Plaza • Addresses complex pedestrian routes • Historic Wild Horses Theme 36
Greene Street Conceptual Focus Area Program • 12,000 Ft 2 Plaza • Connects many trails & requires traffic calming • Natural Features / River Theme 37
Illinois Street Auxiliary Route • People were concerned about what would happen to the Illinois AV Auxiliary Route Features if they were on the 10% list. • There was a motion & positive vote to “take the Illinois Ave. Auxiliary Route Features to The City and the County.” … The community does not want to lose sight of this area. • Mr. Meuler agreed to be the champion at the City to help bring forth the Collaboration Team comments about the Illinois Ave. Auxiliary Route Features. • Additional comments for The City to enhance the East/West connection- “to improve Euclid and Regal” or improve sidewalks on west side of Greene Street. Louise replied that there are already bike lanes. • Support for original WSDOT concept for West Side of Greene • Very Important issue 38
Illinois Street Auxiliary Route 39
Illinois Street Auxiliary Route 40
Pract ctical Pl Place cemaking S Solutions - NS NSC Wa Wall Visual T Typology En Engagement Pro rocess Louis Meuler / Dean Gunderson City of Spokane Planning 41
Next Steps • EWU Production of Final Recommendations document • Placemaking & CoS Trail south of Spokane River • Engagement process on further (>30%) design work – Focus Areas – River Crossing • Open House (December 3, 2018) 42
NSC Place Social Media Engagement Facebook Page NSCPlace GIS Story Map Page www.NSCPlace.com 43
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