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Public Kick-Off Meeting, August 28 th , 2013 6pm AGENDA Project Overview Master Plan Elements Community Preference Survey Interactive Planning Stations PROJECT OVERVIEW STUDY AREA STUDY AREA Study boundary: 228 acres Parcel area: 194

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Public Kick-Off Meeting, August 28th, 2013 6pm

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Project Overview Master Plan Elements Community Preference Survey Interactive Planning Stations

AGENDA

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PROJECT OVERVIEW

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STUDY AREA

  • Study boundary: 228 acres
  • Parcel area: 194 acres
  • Rich history associated with the

railroad and Auburn University

  • Major peripheral streets: College,

Magnolia, Donahue, Glenn, Armstrong and Reese

  • Context: Auburn University, North

College Historic District, Opelika downtown only 7 miles away

  • Key Features: Auburn Railroad Depot

(A Place in Peril), Toomer’s Drug Store, Toomer’s Corner, Historic Downtown Core

STUDY AREA

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Urban Design Master Planning

CONSULTING TEAM

Transportation Landscape Architecture Local Knowledge Market, Zoning Economic Development

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PLANNING PROCESS: SCHEDULE

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MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS

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  • Elizabeth Alraune

“When you are looking at your next step, how can you see where you are going?”

EVEN GOOD DOWNTOWNS ARE NEVER “ DONE”

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MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH &

DEVELOPMENT

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
  • 3. WALKABILITY & STREETSCAPE
  • 4. OPEN SPACES
  • 5. TRANSPORTATION &

CIRCULATION

  • 6. PARKING
  • 7. IDENTITY & VITALITY
  • 8. PARTNERSHIPS &

IMPLEMENTATION

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RELEVANT PLANNING DOCUMENTS

  • Public Works Design and

Construction Manual (2013)

  • CompPlan 2030 – The

Comprehensive Plan for the City of Auburn (2011)

  • Toomer’s Corner Recommendations,

Auburn University

  • Urban Core Design Guidelines
  • Water Resource Management

Design and Construction Manual (2011)

  • City of Auburn Street Tree Master

Plan (1989)

  • Downtown Task Force

Recommendations

  • The Auburn Interactive Growth

Model (2008)

  • Green Space and Greenways Plan

(2003)

  • Auburn 2020 Strategic Plan (1998)
  • City of Auburn Street Tree Master

Plan (1989)

  • Sidewalk Master Plan
  • Major Thoroughfare Plan
  • Bike Plan
  • Downtown Parking Phase I and II

Projects

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EARLY STAKEHOLDER DISCUSSIONS

  • City Staff
  • Project Steering Committee
  • Early Stakeholder Interviews – more

to come

  • Public Kick-Off Workshop Tonight!
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MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH &

DEVELOPMENT

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
  • 3. WALKABILITY & STREETSCAPE
  • 4. OPEN SPACES
  • 5. TRANSPORTATION &

CIRCULATION

  • 6. PARKING
  • 7. IDENTITY & VITALITY
  • 8. PARTNERSHIPS &

IMPLEMENTATION

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  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
  • The geography of

Downtown Auburn grew substantially in the early 1900’s

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  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

1946 1946 2012 2012

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  • Constant block pattern except the

addition of Wright Street

  • Major expansion of downtown was

driven by the university growth – single family homes were replaced by barrack style student housing and student-oriented retail

  • Tremendous population growth in the

city since 1960s, but the Downtown Core is relatively the same geographic size

1940 4,652 66.1% 1950 12,939 178.1% 1960 16,261 25.7% 1970 22,767 40.0% 1980 28,471 25.1% 1990 33,830 18.8% 2000 42,987 27.1%

2010 53,380 24.2%

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

2012 2012

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CURRENT LAND DEVELOPMENT

43% Residential 16% Commercial 14% Institutional

Churches and public buildings

6% Office 5% Parking 5% Mixed-use (Res+Comm) 4% University 4% Parks/green space 3% Vacant land + vacant buildings

  • Majority of the commercial and

residential uses are geared towards college students

  • Land uses / development in the

expansion areas are primarily residential

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
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Mixed market composition (all market areas – primary, secondary & tertiary)

  • Population size & growth rate strong
  • Income levels somewhat weak

(considering large student population)

  • Solid workforce ages, but little age

diversity

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

“CUSTOMER” PROFILE

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Market Performance

  • “Retail Gap” represents an
  • pportunity
  • “Surpluses” represent strong retail

destinations & some saturations

  • Mostly well-served & relatively

balanced markets overall

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

CONSUMER EXPENDITURE

Market Defin Market Definitio tion 5-minu 5-minute drive time drive time 10-min 10-minute te drive time drive time 20-min 20-minute te drive time drive time Ret Retail G il Gap o p or Su Surplus rplus + 30.6% + 30.6% (gap) (gap)

  • 6.6%

6.6% (surpl (surplus) us)

  • 10.0%

10.0% (surpl (surplus) us)

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MAJOR DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

  • Development outside the downtown

core is generally not contributing to a positive character for downtown

  • Expansion areas lack a diversity of

land uses – dominated by student housing

  • Most student housing is aging
  • Some underutilized buildings/lots
  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
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MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH &

DEVELOPMENT

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
  • 3. WALKABILITY & STREETSCAPE
  • 4. OPEN SPACES
  • 5. TRANSPORTATION &

CIRCULATION

  • 6. PARKING
  • 7. IDENTITY & VITALITY
  • 8. PARTNERSHIPS &

IMPLEMENTATION

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TYPE OF HOUSING

76% Multifamily Housing Renter Occupied 23% Single Family Housing Renter Occupied 0.6% Single Family Housing Owner Occupied

  • A lot of the multifamily housing built in

barrack style, ± 50 years old

  • Some newly built student oriented midrise

condos in mixed-use configuration

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
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HOUSING UNIT COUNT

Buildings: 37 Single unit 29 2-4 units 22 5-10 units 29 11-25 units 21 26-50 units 7 51-100 units 2 100+ units (356 highest) ±2,400 Total Housing Units

  • Genelda Avenue – student area with

complex pattern of housing development

  • Mix of housing unit density on smaller

single family parcels and larger parcels with midrise buildings

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
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TYPE OF RETAIL / COMMERCIAL

  • What’s Generally Missing:
  • Grocery store
  • Fine dining options
  • Family-oriented retail
  • Downtown movie theater /

entertainment

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
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MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH &

DEVELOPMENT

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
  • 3. WALKABILITY & STREETSCAPE
  • 4. OPEN SPACES
  • 5. TRANSPORTATION &

CIRCULATION

  • 6. PARKING
  • 7. IDENTITY & VITALITY
  • 8. PARTNERSHIPS &

IMPLEMENTATION

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VERTICAL CLUTTER AT CORNERS Excess of vertical elements at corners hides historic buildings, creates issues for crowds, and impedes both pedestrian and driver visibility:

  • 1. Traffic signal pole
  • 2. Game day wire pole
  • 3. Roadway light pole
  • 4. Tree
  • 5. Pedestrian signal Pole
  • 6. Trash and Recycling cans
  • 7. Parking ticket paybox
  • 8. Fencing
  • 9. Shrubs/groundcover

3 6 1 7 2 4 5 8 9

  • 3. WALKABILITY & STREETSCAPE
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DRIVER VISIBILITY , AWARENESS & PEDESTRIAN SAFETY 1. Tree canopies too low, restricting driver visibility 2. Stop bars located too far back to see oncoming traffic for rights-on-red 3. “Vehicles Yield to Pedestrians” signs placed too far in front of stop bar 4. Visibility issues cause vehicles to pull into crosswalks, creating safety issues for pedestrians 5. Pedestrian signal phase not “automatic” (have to push button) 6. Pedestrian signal head difficult to see from other side of street

  • 3. WALKABILITY & STREETSCAPE
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MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH &

DEVELOPMENT

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
  • 3. WALKABILITY & STREETSCAPE
  • 4. OPEN SPACES
  • 5. TRANSPORTATION &

CIRCULATION

  • 6. PARKING
  • 7. IDENTITY & VITALITY
  • 8. PARTNERSHIPS &

IMPLEMENTATION

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  • 4. OPEN SPACES
  • Only 4% of the study area has park /
  • pen space!
  • Felton Little Park – not easily accessible

from downtown core, and it needs improvements

  • College Street and Magnolia Avenue are

closed for community events – extremely successful for the most part

  • Samford Lawn and adjacent campus

greenspace – a resource, but perceived as University-oriented

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MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH &

DEVELOPMENT

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
  • 3. WALKABILITY & STREETSCAPE
  • 4. OPEN SPACES
  • 5. TRANSPORTATION &

CIRCULATION

  • 6. PARKING
  • 7. IDENTITY & VITALITY
  • 8. PARTNERSHIPS &

IMPLEMENTATION

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Vehicles

  • Traffic congestion is recurring and
  • n multiple streets
  • Speeds are low - 25 mph typically

Pedestrians

  • Hard to walk over railroad tracks
  • Significant pedestrian activity along

Magnolia

  • Sidewalk and crosswalk deficiencies
  • n Gay St
  • Perception of safety and comfort is

low in most places

  • 5. TRANSPORTATION & CIRCULATION
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Bicycles

  • Bike lanes along Gay St south of

Samford Ave

  • Bikes must ‘share the road’
  • Some cyclists use sidewalks
  • Bike parking/racks in some places

Transit

  • Tiger Transit runs along College,

Gay, Glenn, Magnolia

  • Ridership is significant
  • No/Limited stops on College St. and

Glenn Ave. in study area

  • Tiger Transit to/from University not

necessarily the downtown

  • 5. TRANSPORTATION & CIRCULATION
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MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH &

DEVELOPMENT

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
  • 3. WALKABILITY & STREETSCAPE
  • 4. OPEN SPACES
  • 5. TRANSPORTATION &

CIRCULATION

  • 6. PARKING
  • 7. IDENTITY & VITALITY
  • 8. PARTNERSHIPS &

IMPLEMENTATION

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  • 6. PARKING

± 680 Public Parking Spaces ±1200 Private Parking (Non-Residential)

  • Major concerns with public parking

signage and wayfinding

  • Parking issues during major events in

downtown

  • Significant need to improve parking

management

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MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH &

DEVELOPMENT

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
  • 3. WALKABILITY & STREETSCAPE
  • 4. OPEN SPACES
  • 5. TRANSPORTATION &

CIRCULATION

  • 6. PARKING
  • 7. IDENTITY & VITALITY
  • 8. PARTNERSHIPS &

IMPLEMENTATION

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  • 7. IDENTITY & VITALITY

Overall

  • Special events greatly enhance the

identity and vitality of the downtown core

  • The expansion areas have no clear

identity other than “student housing”

  • Downtown does not have a clear role

from market perspective

  • What is the vision for Glenn & Gay

corridors?

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MASTER PLAN ELEMENTS

  • 1. DOWNTOWN GROWTH &

DEVELOPMENT

  • 2. HOUSING & MIX OF USES
  • 3. WALKABILITY & STREETSCAPE
  • 4. OPEN SPACES
  • 5. TRANSPORTATION &

CIRCULATION

  • 6. PARKING
  • 7. IDENTITY & VITALITY
  • 8. PARTNERSHIPS &

IMPLEMENTATION

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  • 8. PARTNERSHIPS & IMPLEMENTATION

Key Partners

  • Auburn University
  • Downtown Merchants Association
  • Downtown Churches
  • Banks
  • Property owners
  • Others?
  • Public-private partnership will be the key

to implementation

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www.auburnalabama.org/downtown