Working Group Meeting #3 July 27, 2016 Parks Operations Bldg.
Working Group Meeting #3July 27, 2016Parks Operations Bldg.
Meeting Agenda
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7:05 pm Opening Comments7:10 pm Presentation: Transportation Background7:30 pm Presentation: Update on Ongoing Projects8:00 pm Introduction of Planning Consultants9:15 pm Public Comment9:30 pm Adjournment
Master Transportation Plan
Master Transportation Plan (MTP)
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Adopted in eight parts Goals & Policies element and MTP Map –adopted in 2007 Bicycle, Pedestrian and Demand and Systems Management elements -adopted in 2008Transit and Parking and Curb Space Management elements - adopted in 2009 Streets element – adopted in 2011
Significance of MTP
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• 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
Current Vehicle Traffic
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Major Streets:
S Four Mile Run Drive: 15,000 Vehicles Per Day (VDOT 2015)
Shirlington Road: 7,700 Vehicles Per Day (VDOT 2015)
Trail Usage
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(August 2015)
Bicycles Pedestrians Total Daily Average
W&OD Trail 34,572 21,195 55,767 1,800
Four Mile Run Trail
41,440 10,395 51,835 1,700
Planned Future Capital Projects
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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).
Application of MTP Policies
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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 projects (funded in the CIP).
Project Updates
Project Updates
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• Nauck Town Square Design
• Walter Reed Drive bridge project
• Jennie Dean Park interpretive signage
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Nauck Town Square Final Draft Design
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Jennie Dean Park Interpretive Signage
Walter Reed Drive Bridge Project
Other Updates
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• Four Mile Run Drive paving / dog park parking lot re-paving
• LaPorte site temporary parking / relocation to CubeSmart site– ABC Lumber site
• Other
Introduction of Consultants
Consultant Coordination
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Consultant Team
Dover, Kohl & PartnersToole Design Group
WRTHorsely Witten GroupPartners for Economic
SolutionsCox, Graae + Spack
Lardner / Klein Landscape Architects
Rummel, Klepper & KahlGrimm + Parker
Kittelson & AssociatesPartners for Economic
SolutionsRIB U.S. Cost
County Staff Team
Four Mile Run Valley Planning Study
Working Group Meeting
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introduction: a multidisciplinary team
historic
new
retrofit
regions
corridors
transit
codes
Dover, Kohl & Partnersurban design, community engagement & visualizations
• 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
experience
implementationdesign & visualizationconsensus
years of collaboration
Victor DoverFounding Principal
29 years
Joseph KohlFounding Principal
29 years
James DoughertyPrincipal,
Director of Design21 years
Amy GrovesPrincipal,
Senior Project Director14 years
Jason KingPrincipal
10 years
Pamela StacyTown Planner
10 years
Kenneth GarciaTown Planner
9 years
Dorn Avenue, South Miami, FL
making towns more complete
hands-on participation
Columbia Pike, Arlington County, VA
Existing, 2002 Vision Existing, 2010
visualizing change
Columbia Pike, Arlington County, VA
Existing, 2002 Vision Existing, 2010
visualizing change
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
Oakland’s KONO District: Existing Conditions
visualizing change
Oakland’s KONO District: potential future improvements
visualizing change
Oakland’s KONO District: potential future improvements
visualizing change
• Engineers, planners, landscape architects & urban designers• Specialists in active transportation• National firm with extensive experience in Arlington• Woman-owned green business
Toole Design Groupmultimodal transportation planning
Drew Model Elementary School Site Evaluation (2015)
Abingdon Elementary School Transportation Study (2015)
TDG experience in the area
Alexandria Ped/Bike Master Plan (2016)
Shared-Use Trail Study & Concept Designs (2010)
transportation focusRoadways• 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
Experience with Urban Parks and Open Space Planning
Cobbs Creek Vision PHILADELPHIA, PA
The Parklands of Floyds Fork LOUSIVILLE, KY
Glen Canyon Park Improvement PlanSAN FRANCISCO, CA
• 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 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 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
WRTparks & open space planning
Open Space Network Map: willprovide direction for future decisions that shape the overall public open space network in the study area.
public open space planning
Design Engineering
SciencePlanning
Horsley Witten Groupenvironmental analysis & green infrastructure concepts
Site Assessment: Historic Mill Complex, Lawrence, MA
environmental analysis
green infrastructure
Green Infrastructure & Complete Streets
Partners for Economic Solutionseconomic 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