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Transcript of Sebastopol SDAT Presentation
Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Team Leader
Ken Buckland, AICP, LEED AP, Land Use
Steve Durrant, PLA, Bicycle and Pedestrian
Christine Carlson, ASLA, Green Infrastructure
Lesley Bain, FAIA, LEED AP, Urban Design
Ian Lockwood, PE, Transportation
Joel Mills, Director AIA Communities by Design
Erin Simmons, Director AIA Design Assistance
Sebastopol speaks• “We are a Subaru and Prius Town”
• “We are deserving of our vision”
• “We don’t suffer from low self-esteem”
• “Our brand is ‘Unique small town’”
• “Want to stay a working class community”
• “I never let my children bicycle to school”
• “Sebastopol goes both ways” downtown streets”
Center of the City
Students: Safeway
sometimes plaza
Main St: Not so muchAdults: the plaza
Sebastopol speaks• Downtown inundated by through traffic
• Streets too highway-like
• Pedestrians and cyclists uncomfortable
• Bicycle trail ends before the destination
• Parking available in the wrong places
• Unattractive downtown gateways
Sebastopol speaks• Design/development should reflect values
• Residential, commercial and industrial mix
• Need new civic center
• Underutilized lots are key opportunities
• Weak downtown-The Barlow connection
• Nature in the city
Bullish on downtown/The Barlow
• Downtown synergy
• City worker/jobs balance (4,000±:4,000±)
• Housing (residents support downtown)
Land UseKen Buckland, AICP, LEED AP
A Cross Roads City
The Community Grows
A Community Over Time
Greenbelt
Core
Corridors
Transitions
The Opportunities
The Heart of the City
Precedent: Palmer Square
The Opportunities
Frame the Boundaries
The Opportunities
Frame the Boundaries
The Opportunities
Vehicle Storage/ Smart ParkingLocation Units Parking Spaces Parking RatioSouth Orange NJ 200 250 1.3Madison NJ 149 178 1.2Lansdale PA 346 222 0.6Portland OR 288 150 0.5Portland OR 124 93 0.8Gresham OR 90 135 1.5Beaverton OR 185 218 1.2Mission Wells CA 391 508 1.3Montelena Apt CA 188 208 1.1Park Regency CA 854 1352 1.6Verandas CA 282 282 1.0Wayside Plaza CA 156 166 1.1Bethesda MD 497 746 1.5Arlington VA 231 258 1.1Silver Spring MD 406 406 1.0Alexandria VA 457 560 1.2Arlinngton VA 499 499 1.0
Vehicle Storage and Links
Average Parking Ratio 1.1
Average Distance to Transit 994’
Steps to Transit – 47
Steps to Main St - 126
Value Proposition
Cost of Vehicle Ownership
Additional Mortgage Valueof $100,000
Zoning as Land Plan
Zoning as Future Land Plan
General Plan Update Needed, from that process:
• Define Outcomes• Include Flexibility
Defining Success
Pre-Planning Program
• Community-Based Process• Define Desired Public Outcomes• Determine Owner/Developer Benefits
Outreach and Marketing Plan
Market to Successful Businesses Market to Quality Developers Create Marketing Materials:
Context What is required What is desired What is offered How to proceed
Urban Design Lesley Bain, FAIA, LEED AP
Design Review
Frames a conversation between property ownerscommunity membersdesigners and regulators
Design Review
Allows the conversation to happen before you need it to happen
NATURAL SETTINGOak and redwoodTopographyViewsCreeklands
Designs reflect Community Values: Character
NATURAL SETTINGOak and redwoodTopographyViewsCreeklands
Designs reflect Community Values: Character
HISTORY Apples Warehouses Trains
Designs reflect Community Values: Character
ICONSENTRIES
Designs reflect Community Values: Character
HISTORYMain StreetFine grain scale
Designs reflect Community Values: Character
ARCHITECTURAL LEGACY
Designs reflect Community Values: Character
Ability to create for the future
Designs reflect Community Values: Character
Human scaleComfortableInteresting
Designs reflect Community Values: It’s About People
Quirky!
Designs reflect Community Values: It’s About People
Artistic
Designs reflect Community Values: It’s About People
SolarEdibleShaded
Designs reflect Community Values: Sustainable
Filling in gaps, needs Adding landscaping,
seating, activity
Designs Contribute to Community
Making connections
Designs Contribute to Community
Making connections
Designs Contribute to Community
Making connections
Designs Contribute to Community
Main Street Industrial heritageInner corridorEntry corridorSingle family area
Tailor Guidelines by districts
Identify places of high significance:
GatewaysViewsKey sites
Tailor Guidelines by districts
Main Street typology Industrial heritage
Tailor Guidelines by districts
Tailor Guidelines by pedestrian priority
Existing conditions
Tailor Guidelines by pedestrian priority
Pedestrian priority in red--near term
Tailor Guidelines by pedestrian priority
Pedestrian priority in red--longer term
1. Site Analysis
Each site has unique attributes.
What are the specific opportunities for each project to contribute?
What is the best approach to design?
Design Review Process
2. Design Concept
Addresses unique attributes.
Identifies the specific opportunities for each project to contribute
Design Review Process
3. Execution
Parts complement the whole.
Details, materials, and scale are most appropriate.
Design Review Process
Not just Design Guidelines
Humanizing
Not just Design Guidelines
Humanizing
Fingers of space for people
Public Realm
Public Realm
People-scaled connections
Public Realm
People-scaled connections
The Language of the Street
Engineering language
Language of pedestrians and natural systems
The Language of the Street
The Language of the Street
Language of pedestrians and natural systems
The Language of the Public Space
Use your asphalt space well
Design for who you are
Green Infrastructure Christine Carlson, ASLA
Santa Rosa
Sebastopol
GratonFarmland
Atascadero C
reek
Laguna de Santa R
osa
Woodland
ThePlaza
Rialto TrailHigh Street Greenway
The Barlow
To Analy H.S.
Rialto
Pocket Park
Pocket Park
To Rodota Trail
Laguna
Railroad Woods
SebastopolCrossingThe Plaza
Rialto Trail
Rialto corridor
Neighborhood Greenway
60’ foot right-of-way
WayfindingRenaturing
Backyard Nature
Backyard Nature
Street trees
Cluster trees and shrubs for backyard habitat
Connect to streetscape bioswales
Plants for birds & bees
Residential Lots & Streetscape
Bicycle & Pedestrian ConnectionsSteve Durrant, PLA
to Santa Rosa
to Graton
to Petaluma
15 minute walk15 minute walk
High SchoolHigh School
LagunaLaguna
Libby ParkLibby Park
PinecrestPinecrestSchoolSchool
NO
YES
Yes, if only…60%
15 minute bike ride15 minute bike ride
Plaza
LagunaAnaly High School
Rodota TrailIves ParkParkside
Highway Bikeways
Highway BikewaysTrails
Highway BikewaysTrails
Highway BikewaysTrailsBike Lanes
Highway BikewaysTrailsBike LanesNeighborhood Greenways
Plaza
Rialto
Co
rrido
r
Ives Park Connector
High S
treet Neighborhood G
reenway
Buffered Bike Lanes
Cycle Tracks
Analy High
School
The Laguna
Pinecrest School
Broomhaven School
Libby Park Rodota Trail
Cycle Track: A bikeway
protected from traffic by parked
cars or another barrier.
58’
58’
TransportationIan Lockwood, PE
What We Heard:
What We Heard:i)no money for bypass
What We Heard:i)no money for bypassii)no good location for bypass
What We Heard:i)no money for bypassii)no good location for bypassiii)potential network connections
What We Heard:i)no money for bypassii)no good location for bypassiii)potential network connections
What We Heard:i)no money for bypassii)no good location for bypassiii)potential network connections
Conclusions:
What We Heard:i)no money for bypassii)no good location for bypassiii)potential network connections
Conclusions:i)congestion is not the choice
What We Heard:i)no money for bypassii)no good location for bypassiii)potential network connections
Conclusions:i)congestion is not the choiceii)how Sebastopol deals with congestion is the choice
Choices:
Choices:i)Traffic 1st Approach:
Choices:i)Traffic 1st Approach:
maximize motor vehicle throughput & accept damage
to City’s walkability, businesses,character…
Choices:i)Traffic 1st Approach:
maximize motor vehicle throughput & accept damage
to City’s walkability, businesses,character…; or
ii)City 1st Approach:
Choices:i)Traffic 1st Approach:
maximize motor vehicle throughput & accept damage
to City’s walkability, businesses,character…; or
ii)City 1st Approach:advance community “vision”
being cognizant of the crossroads’ challenge
% By Trip Type
----------18.0%
2.6%
20.2%1.5%
24.2%8.8%
24.5%0.2%
100.0%
Doctors & DentistFamily & Personal
Church & SchoolSocial Recreational
Other
Trip Type
----------Work
Work Related
Shopping
Source: Federal Highway Administration & New York Times
Reward the short trip and/or the transit trip
Strategy: Relocate Lefts/Short Cylces
vs Split Through/One-Way Streets
Leverage ExistingRegional Network
(provide routing choices)
ForestvilleRussian River
Source: Colin Doyle
Leverage ExistingRegional Network
(provide routing choices)
ForestvilleRussian River
Source: Colin Doyle
Leverage ExistingRegional Network
(provide routing choices)
ForestvilleRussian River
Source: Colin Doyle
Leverage ExistingRegional Network
(provide routing choices)
ForestvilleRussian River
Source: Colin Doyle
Leverage ExistingRegional Network
(provide routing choices)
ForestvilleRussian River
Source: Colin Doyle
Leverage ExistingRegional Network
(provide routing choices)
ForestvilleRussian River
Source: Colin Doyle
Leverage ExistingRegional Network
(provide routing choices)
ForestvilleRussian River
Source: Colin Doyle
Leverage ExistingRegional Network
(provide routing choices)
ForestvilleRussian River
Source: Colin Doyle
Leverage ExistingRegional Network
(provide routing choices)
ForestvilleRussian River
Source: Colin Doyle
Leverage ExistingRegional Network
(provide routing choices)
ForestvilleRussian River
Source: Colin Doyle
Leverage ExistingRegional Network
(provide routing choices)
ForestvilleRussian River
Source: Colin Doyle
Other Downtown: Parking• On-street parking
– up to $200,000 sales/spot IF customer parking
• Main St. parked up– Employees parking; or– Fees needed
• Empty spaces– regulations too strict; or– too much parking
Other Downtown: Events
• Downtown events, programs, and promotion– Business and city cachet
Get it done!
– Downtown merchants– Occupy Sebastopol– Sebastopol tomorrow
• General Plan Update
• Strategic work starts tomorrow– The Perfect is the enemy of the Good– City Council goal setting
• Partners– Core Project– Sebastopol Citizens– Cittaslow Sebastopol
Quick Start: less than one year• Wayfinding: bicycle trail and downtown• Design: better design AND street standards• Revise bicycle and pedestrian plans• Zoning:
– conditional uses to by-right when possible (e.g., office use above 1st floor The Barlow)
– CB parking to one per residential unit– CB allow 4 stories if 4th story setback
Quick Start: less than one year• Paint: narrow lanes-repurpose asphalt• Pre-Plan: opportunity sites for development &
greening• Parking: rationalize system• Identify greenways and smaller scale
connections
Momentum: within two years• Identify site for housing to replace trailer park
• Marketing: opportunity sites
• Reposition asphalt: parking, sidewalks, parks
• Programmatic: empower partners to coordinate more downtown events
• Build neighborhood greenways
• Improve more crosswalks
• Make bicycle trail connections
Eye on the prize: longer term• Restore two-way livable streets downtown
• Embed findings in General Plan
• Cycle Tracks on major streets
• Buffered bikeways on collectors
• Restore the Laguna edge along Morris St.
• Strengthen connections between Laguna and Rodota Trail. Connect West County Trail and Ragle Park.
Imagine Downtown Sebastopol• Emphasize downtown character
• Downtown development for city values
• Pre-planning program
• Private and public realm design guidelines
• Re-green (green infrastructure)
• Family-friendly connections
• Livable streets not highways
Presentation and (eventually) final report
www.aia.org/about/initiatives/AIAS075426