Working Group Meeting #3 July 27, 2016 Parks Operations Bldg.
Meeting Agenda 7:05 pm Opening Comments 7:10 pm Presentation: Transportation Background 7:30 pm Presentation: Update on Ongoing Projects 8:00 pm Introduction of Planning Consultants 9:15 pm Public Comment 9:30 pm Adjournment 2
Master Transportation Plan
Master Transportation Plan (MTP) Adopted in eight parts Goals & Policies element and MTP Map – adopted in 2007 Bicycle, Pedestrian and Demand and Systems Management elements - adopted in 2008 Transit and Parking and Curb Space Management elements - adopted in 2009 Streets element – adopted in 2011 4
Significance of MTP • Part of Arlington County’s Comprehensive Plan . Similar to the General Land Use Plan (GLUP) and Public Spaces Master Plan • Provides policy guidance for development of other plans and projects • Periodic reviews and amendments to the MTP undergo a public review process including hearings at commissions and County Board 5
Current Vehicle Traffic Major Streets: S Four Mile Run Drive: 15,000 Vehicles Per Day (VDOT 2015) Shirlington Road: 7,700 Vehicles Per Day (VDOT 2015) 6
Trail Usage Bicycles Pedestrians Total Daily Average W&OD Trail 34,572 21,195 55,767 1,800 41,440 10,395 51,835 1,700 Four Mile Run Trail (August 2015) 7
Planned Future Capital Projects Walter Reed Drive - Complete Streets Project from Four Mile Run to Arlington Mill Drive, currently in design. Shirlington Road Bridge – reconstruction proposed for design in 2016-2017. Walter Reed Drive – Complete Streets Project from Glebe Rd. to S. Pollard St. (likely to begin design in 2018 or 2019). 8
Application of MTP Policies County policies call for: • planning integration of land uses and transportation, • developing “Complete Streets”, and • managing travel demand Typical applications: • upgrading streets with enhanced sidewalks, new street lighting, bicycle lanes, better bus stops, traffic signals and safety features. • New streets or alleys may required with redevelopment of large properties. • Traffic demand reduction and/or traffic speed calming • Community and project team will seek to identify the transportation desires and deficiencies for the 4MRV area. • Implementation of proposed improvements would likely occur as part of property redevelopment (private funding) and through County-initiated 9 projects (funded in the CIP).
Project Updates
Project Updates • Nauck Town Square Design • Walter Reed Drive bridge project • Jennie Dean Park interpretive signage 11
Nauck Town Square Final Draft Design 12
Jennie Dean Park Interpretive Signage 13
Walter Reed Drive Bridge Project
Other Updates • Four Mile Run Drive paving / dog park parking lot re-paving • LaPorte site temporary parking / relocation to CubeSmart site – ABC Lumber site • Other 15
Introduction of Consultants
Consultant Coordination County Staff Team Consultant Team Lardner / Klein Dover, Kohl & Partners Landscape Architects Toole Design Group Rummel, Klepper & Kahl WRT Grimm + Parker Horsely Witten Group Kittelson & Associates Partners for Economic Partners for Economic Solutions Solutions Cox, Graae + Spack RIB U.S. Cost 17
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introduction: a multidisciplinary team
Dover, Kohl & Partners urban design, community engagement & visualizations retrofit historic transit regions new codes corridors
experience • Oakland CA • Yellow Springs OH • Atlanta GA • Charleston SC • Montgomery AL • Buena Vista CO • Antigua Guatemala • Arlington County VA • St Thomas USVI • Maui HI • El Paso TX • North Augusta SC • Alexandria VA • Weymouth MA • Winter Garden FL • Richmond VA • Ocean Springs MS • College Park, MD • Middletown PA • Davidson NC • Oklahoma City OK • Hampton VA • Flagstaff AZ • Brunswick MA • Fairfax VA
consensus design & visualization implementation
years of collaboration Victor Dover Joseph Kohl James Dougherty Amy Groves Founding Founding Principal, Principal, Principal Principal Director of Design Senior Project Director 29 years 29 years 21 years 14 years Jason King Pamela Stacy Kenneth Garcia Principal Town Planner Town Planner 10 years 10 years 9 years
making towns more complete Dorn Avenue, South Miami, FL
hands-on participation
visualizing change Existing, 2002 Vision Existing, 2010 Columbia Pike, Arlington County, VA
visualizing change Existing, 2002 Vision Existing, 2010 Columbia Pike, Arlington County, VA
visualizing change Albany’s Warehouse District: existing conditions
visualizing change Albany’s Warehouse District: existing conditions
visualizing change Albany’s Warehouse District: future conditions
visualizing change Albany’s Warehouse District: future conditions
Glenwood Park, Atlanta, GA
Glenwood Park, Atlanta, GA
Glenwood Park, Atlanta, GA
visualizing change Oakland’s KONO District: Existing Conditions
visualizing change Oakland’s KONO District: potential future improvements
visualizing change Oakland’s KONO District: potential future improvements
Toole Design Group multimodal transportation planning • Engineers, planners, landscape architects & urban designers • Specialists in active transportation • National firm with extensive experience in Arlington • Woman-owned green business
TDG experience in the area Drew Model Elementary School Site Evaluation (2015) Shared-Use Trail Study & Concept Designs (2010) Abingdon Elementary School Transportation Study (2015) Alexandria Ped/Bike Master Plan (2016)
transportation focus Roadways • Shirlington Road • S Four Mile Run Dr. • S Arlington Mill Dr. Intersections • Many serve as neighborhood gateways Transit / Bikeshare • Shirlington Station • 6 bikeshare stations Bike / Ped • Local streets • W&OD Trail • Four Mile Run Trail
transportation focus Safety and comfort for all users • Crash data • Key destinations • Public input • Transit access & ADA Vehicle circulation and congestion • Signal timing, design changes & LOS Truck traffic and parking • Mitigate conflicts Parking • Current constraints & future needs
multimodal atmosphere • Complete Streets approach • Enhance existing assets • Low hanging fruit + visionary ideas • Phasing and cost estimates
WRT parks & open space planning • WRT’s Commitment to Designing with Nature and Sustainable Design • Our commitment is expressed in our design work as sensitivity to the environment, inclusion of community values through public engagement and recognition of The Parklands of Floyds Fork LOUSIVILLE, KY the need for identity, and economic leveraging of fiscally sound parks to support the surrounding community. • WRT’s Parks and Open Space Experience • WRT has completed over 200 park and open space Glen Canyon Park Improvement Plan SAN FRANCISCO, CA assignments ranging from POS elements of comprehensive plans to system plans, park master plans and landscape design. • Arlington County POPS Master Plan • WRT is currently leading Arlington County’s POPS: A Plan for Our Places and Spaces Cobbs Creek Vision PHILADELPHIA, PA Experience with Urban Parks and Open Space Planning
public open space planning Open Space Network Map: will provide direction for future decisions that shape the overall public open space network in the study area.
Horsley Witten Group environmental analysis & green infrastructure concepts Design Engineering Science Planning
environmental analysis Site Assessment: Historic Mill Complex, Lawrence, MA
green infrastructure Green Infrastructure & Complete Streets
Partners for Economic Solutions economic analysis & implementation strategy • Offering financial feasibility analysis to make the case for transformative change • Certified woman-owned business • Recent collaborations with DKP in Arlington County include Lee Highway & Columbia Pike
4MR: finding a balance • Who’s here now? • Where else could such uses locate? • How compatible are they with other uses? • What are the County’s critical service facility needs?
comparable experience • Baltimore • Montgomery County • DC’s Ward 5 • Prince George’s County Inner-Beltway industrial lands
ward 5 industrial lands • Lands following the railroads • Serious land use conflicts • Pressure to convert to other uses • Municipal service facilities being squeezed out
case studies • Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and W. Berkeley/ San Francisco • Emergence of the maker economy • Reuse of industrial facilities • Strategies to protect industrial land
production, distribution & repair (PDR) • Small business, entrepreneurial opportunities • Access to repair and other services • Living-wage jobs • Public sector operational needs
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