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PUBLIC SPACES MASTER PLAN UPDATE (POPS)

POPS Advisory Committee March 26, 2019

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NOTE: This presentation is a working document, and some recommendations or ideas may have evolved or changed based on continued discussions and additional analyses.

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AGENDA

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• Proposed PSMP
• Approval Process
• Input Received/Discussion
• Next Steps

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Winter 2015-16

strategic directions, actions, action steps + implementation strategy

PUBLIC MEETING SERIES POPS POPPING UP EVENTS

definitions, strategic direction prioritization

FINAL DRAFT ONLINE + OPEN DOOR EVENTS

present final draft plan present preliminary recommendations

• ptions forclassification

+ LOS standards vision statement + strategic directions

FOCUS MEETINGS STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT

POPS CHARRETTE

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT

land acquisition strategy draft plan discussions draft plan

COMMISSION REVIEWS COUNTY BOARD ADOPTION

GROUP

PUBLIC MEETING SERIES

Spring / Summer 2016 Jul - Aug 2016 Dec 2016 Feb 2016 Summer 2017 Fall 2018

present vision, discuss + prioritize strategic directions, ask targeted questions to inform actions

ADDITIONALPUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS

Dec 2017 Winter 2018/2019

POPS TIMELINE

WE ARE HERE

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NEXT STEPS

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Final Approval Process:

• March 2019- Request to Advertise (RTA):
• Planning Commission: March 6
• County Board: March 19
• April 2019- Action:
• Planning Commission: April 10
• County Board: April 23 or 25

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SD1 (PUBLIC SPACES)- PLANNING COMMISSION FEEDBACK

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• Priority Action 7 (1.5.9., page 68)

Develop park master plans for all new parks or when renovation of an existing park requires a major rearrangement of park amenities.

Several parks have been identified that are of high importance to the park system over the next decade. Master planning efforts should be focused on those parks identified below:

• Bon Air Park
• Bluemont Park
• Drew Park
• Future parks in Crystal City & Columbia Pike (identified in adopted Sector and Form Based Code Plans)
• Gateway Park
• Maury/Herselle Milliken/future new properties
• Quincy Park
• Rosslyn Plaza
• Thomas Jefferson Park
• Virginia Highlands Park
• 15th Street South (Crystal City)

Planning Commission discussion: When does the increase in footprint of renovated amenities require a master plan?

Notes:

• * Page numbers indicate locations in the proposed 2019 PSMP
• Text in beet red color represents changes made since the Final 2018 Draft
• Text in green color represents discussion at the Planning Commission meeting (03/06/19)
• Text in blue color represents community discussion at the County Board meeting (03/19/19)

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SD1 (PUBLIC SPACES)- REVISIONS SINCE THE FINAL 2018 DRAFT & PLANNING COMMISSION FEEDBACK

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• 1.4.2. Explore Identify the locations for two new multi-use activity centers

to provide year-round access to indoor athletic courts and fields. (page 64) Planning Commission discussion: should the language be strengthened to include a more declarative statement?

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APPENDIX II (LEVEL OF SERVICE) REVISIONS SINCE THE FINAL 2018 DRAFT- LOS TABLE

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Figure 27. Baseline data and factors taken into consideration when developing recommended LOS (page 176) Figure 28. Estimated future LOS targets (page 177)

Long term future needs using arrows

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APPENDIX II (LEVEL OF SERVICE) REVISIONS SINCE THE FINAL 2018 DRAFT & COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

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Figure 28. Estimated future LOS targets (page 177)

Long term future needs using arrows

Community feedback: remove any reference to the numbers that represent the field needs estimated by 2035 Example (page 197): Combining Arlington’s active adult

population with continued growth in the school age population results in heavy demand and a high level of scheduled and unscheduled use for County and Arlington Public Schools athletic fields. The population- based Level of Service standards show that Arlington could need an additional 11 rectangular fields and 2 diamond fields by 2035 in order to generally maintain the current Level of Service. At roughly 2 acres needed per field, Arlington would need to identify space within existing parks or acquire 26 acres of land for new fields, which is not physically

• r financially practical. Increasing the number of synthetic fields,

adding lights, and/or the combination of synthetic fields with lighting provides the best opportunity for the County to meet the demand (see Figure 32) by expanding the hours of play capacity of existing fields.

Example (page 181)

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SD2 (TRAILS)- REVISIONS SINCE THE FINAL 2018 DRAFT & COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

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New action step:

• 2.1.7. Explore opportunities to provide a space for pump tracks and cyclocross on a

temporary or permanent basis, while balancing potential impacts on natural resources and trees.

Arlington does not currently provide opportunities for pump tracks or cyclocross. As part of the PSMP Update process, the community expressed interest in this type of amenity as that can provide additional experience for cyclists to recreate and practice their riding skills. Interest was also expressed in mountain biking, however, mountain biking would need to have a more robust and broad community conversation to understand the needs of the users and impacts on the natural environment prior to serious exploration of identifying a specific location. (page 87)

Community/commission feedback:

• mountain biking/impact on natural resources;
• PSMP & Bike Element consistency

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ATHLETIC FIELDS- LIGHTING MITIGATION MEASURES REVISIONS SINCE THE FINAL 2018 DRAFT & COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

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Community feedback: lighting mitigation measures

Description added after the Final 2018 Draft & Proposed edits:

• As part of any future capital lighting project initiative or the development of a field lighting program in

the County’s CIP, with direction from the County Board, staff will take the top 3 to 5 candidates from the list of fields scored against the lighting criteria and conduct an analysis of the impact of adding lights using the Standards and Mitigation Measures described in this Appendix III. Impacts analyzed may include those from light spill, glare, and noise and those on natural resources, such as trees, tree canopy, and wildlife. Additionally that analysis will evaluate the candidate fields for certain key considerations as described in Section IV Follow-on Recommendations of the Williamsburg Field Site Evaluation Workgroup Report, particularly those key considerations related to state of development of the area; topography, physical features and the presence of existing lighting in the area; the proximity

• f homes; and environmental impacts. This analysis will be integral to and include the input from any

civic engagement process for adding lights to athletic fields as that process is defined at the completion of Action Step 1.5.5. Based on that more detailed analysis, the appropriate field(s) to be lighted will be presented to the County Board for future funding opportunities. (page 216-217)

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APPENDIX III: PRIVATELY-OWNED PUBLIC SPACE DESIGN GUIDELINES

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Community/commission feedback: Include biophilic principles

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NEXT STEPS

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Final Approval Process:

• March 2019- Request to Advertise (RTA):
• Planning Commission: March 6
• County Board: March 19
• April 2019- Action:
• Planning Commission: April 10
• County Board: April 23 or 25

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