Rightsizing in Montclair - Kimberli Craft

RIGHTSIZING IN MONTCLAIR: A CASE STUDY

Presented by:Kimberli Craft, P.E.Montclair Township Engineer

2013 Complete Streets SummitRutgers UniversityOctober 21, 2013

About Montclair…

37,726 population

Six square miles

97.7 miles of road (14.4 County)

Six commuter rail stations

Five local bus routes (NJ Transit)

Two private commuter bus routes

Linear central business district bisected by four lane arterial

Five neighborhood commercial districts

SOUTH PARK STREET

SOUTH PARK STREET: BEFORE

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SOUTH PARK STREET: BEFORE

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SOUTH PARK STREET: BEFORE

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SOUTH PARK STREET: BEFORE

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PROJECT HISTORY

Images: Smith Maran Architects

PROJECT GOALS

FIVE PARAMETERS:

• Function

• Public Space

• Durability

• Retail Growth

• Budget

COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DESIGN PROCESS

FOUR KEY IDEAS…

•The community is the expert

•Not just a street but a destination

•Government can’t do it alone

•Someone always says, “It can’t be done”

Adapted from: Project for Public Space (PPS), “Eleven Principles for Turning Public Spaces Into Civic Places” http://www.pps.org/reference/11principles/

NOT JUST A STREET BUT A DESTINATION…

Photos: Arterial LLC

THE COMMUNITY IS THE EXPERT…

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THE COMMUNITY IS THE EXPERT…SURVEYS

Paper surveys at Open House Online surveys via Survey Monkey

NOT JUST A STREET BUT A DESTINATION…

GOVERNMENT CAN’T DO IT ALONE

Original budget authorization: $750,000 vs. Contract cost: $1,000,000

Township Council

Montclair Center Business Improvement District

New Jersey DBiz Loan

“IT CAN BE DONE!”

FUNCTION

Photo: Arterial LLC

Photo: K. Craft

FUNCTION

Photo: Bevlynn Designs

Photo: K. Craft

FUNCTION

Photo: K. Craft

Photo: Bevlynn Designs

FUNCTION

Photo: Arterial LLC

Photo: K. Craft

DURABILITY

Photo: Arterial LLC

PUBLIC SPACE

Photos: Arterial LLC

Photo: Arterial LLC

RETAIL GROWTH

Photo: Arterial LLC

Photo: K. Craft

BUDGET

Contract budget authorization: $1.0 million

Final construction cost: $1.075 million

Photo: K. Craft

Kimberli Craft, P.E.Montclair Township Engineerkcraft@montclairnjusa.org

RIGHTSIZING IN MONTCLAIR: A CASE STUDY