SNEAPA 2013 Thursday session creating vibrant places draft 5.1

CREATING VIBRANT PLACES: Putting Together All The Pieces of Diverse

Neighborhoods and Village Centers Presented at

Southern New England APA Conference October 17, 2013

Presented by

Ted Brovitz, Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc. Russell Preston, Principle Group

George Proakis, Director of Planning, Somerville, MA. Peter Flinker, Dodson & Associates, Inc.

Mike Lydon, The Street Plans Collaborative

The Workshop Panel

Ted Brovitz • Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Manager of

Community Planning and Design

Peter Flinker, AICP, ASLA • Principal, Dodson & Flinker Associates

Russell Preston, CNU-A • Founder of the Principle Group

Mike Lydon, CNU-A • Principal, The Street Plans Collaborative

George Proakis, AICP • Director of Planning, City of Somerville, MA

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Evaluate Existing/Desirable Development Patterns

• Key Dimensional, Design and Use Characteristics

• Building Placement and General Design Characteristics

• Existing Street “Livability” Characteristics

• Parking Demand, Distribution and Occupancy trends

• Potential Integration/Activation of Civic and Open Space

• Performance Standards for Desired Uses and Activities

Define and Translate Community Vision

• Visual (Image) Preference Surveys

• Public Visioning, Scenario Building, and Design Charrettes

• Strategic Conceptual/Illustrative Plan

Based on a Vision


Transect Based Planning, Design and Coding

Rural-Residential/Suburban Village Neighborhood Downtown

• Focus on existing or desired context and spacial patterns of development and the surrounding environment.


Supportive and Compatible Public-Private Relationships • Address the relationships between buildings and the “public realm” (such as streets, open spaces, and civic buildings and places).


• Hierarchy of Purpose and Type

• Buildings Scale and Placement

• Horizontal and Vertical Mix of Uses

• Street Types, Purpose and Activation

• Active Civic and Open Spaces

• Focus on Orientation of Buildings Rather than Specific Uses

Focus on Physical Form vs. Building Use

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Location Description Status Buzzards Bay, MA FBC for older village center Adopted Simsbury Center, CT FBC for historic downtown Adopted Jamestown, RI FBC for Historic small coastal village Adopted

Amherst, MA FBC for two small rural centers Pending Newport, VT FBC for historic village center Adopted Dover, NH FBC for historic downtown core Adopted Damariscotta, ME FBC for historic coastal island community Pending Stratham, NH FBC for historic downtown Area Adopted W. Springfield, MA. FBC for historic Merrick Neighborhood Under Review

Burlington, VT FBC for historic downtown Area Under Review

Form-Based Code and TND Case Studies Historic Downtowns, Villages and Neighborhoods

Location Description Status North Eastham, MA New village center on major arterial (Rt. 6) Under Review Manchester, CT Strip development redeveloped to mixed use Adopted Hamden, CT Commercial highway corridor overlay Adopted Lowell, MA Older mill redevelopment district Adopted Newport, VT Older village center Adopted Tri-Town Area I-93 Interchange Initiative with 3 towns Under Review Malta, NY Replace strip development with new Town Center Adopted

Mashpee, MA Mashpee Commons – TND on 1970s strip shopping plaza

Phased – Partially complete

Location Description Status S. Weymouth/Southfield MA Mixed use TND on former Naval Air station Adopted Windsor, CT Great Pond mixed use TND Adopted Londonderry, NH Woodmont Commons TND Approved

Targeted Redevelopment Areas

Greenfields

Form-Based Code and TND Case Studies

Location Description Status York, ME FBC for corridor retrofit In process Tiverton, RI FBC for corridor retrofit In process Dover, NH FBC for corridor retrofit In process

Shelburne, VT FBC for corridor retrofit In process

S. Burlington, VT FBC for new Town Center/corridor retrofit In process

Clifton Park, NY FBC for new Town Center/corridor retrofit In process

St. Albans, VT FBC for historic downtown In process

Claremont, NH FBC for historic downtown In process

Goffstown, NH FBC for Pinardville village center In process

Penacook Village/Concord NH FBC for historic village center In process

Riverside Village/Jericho VT FBC for historic village center In process


New Codes In Process

653 Acres Total Site 365 Acres in Open Space 4,010 Residential Units 85,000 SF Neighborhood Comm. 640,00 SF Comm. Office 128,000 SF Civic and Institutional

Great Pond TND and FBC, Windsor CT


Great Pond TND and FBC, Windsor CT


Regulating Plan, Lot, Use

and Building Standards

Complete Street Network

and Design Hierarchy Parks, Open Space and Conservation Plan

Form-Based Code and TND Case Studies Linden Street TND – Sprawl Retrofit - Wellesley, MA

Infill Development Oriented to Street and Pedestrians

New On-Street Public Parking Added

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Existing Conditions Illustrative Plan Regulating Plan

Existing Settlement Patterns and Design Character Examples


Current Zoning vs. Existing Conditions


“What If” Scenario-Building

Redevelopment and Reuse Scenarios Under New Form-Based Code

Existing Apartment Building Cottage Court at Same Density


Building Types • Detached Home • Cottage Court • Carriage House Unit • Multi-Family Building • Live/Work Unit • Rowhouse • Multi-Use Building (Small to Large) • Flex Commercial Building • Civic Building and Space Design and Development Standards • Lot Standards (Frontage, Depth Area) • Building Placement (Setback and BTZ) • Parking Placement • Open Space Types • Building Design Standards and Guidelines • Street Activation Standards

Building and Lot Design Standards


Street and Thoroughfare Types • Neighborhood Business Street • Mixed Use Street • Neighborhood Residential Street A and B • Business Park Street • Access Street and Alley • Multi-Purpose Pathway Design and Development Standards • Zone Applications • Street Design Standards

• Movement, Traffic Flow, Design Speed • ROW and Pavement Width • Travel Lane and Parking Lane • Curb Radius and Type • Bike and Pedestrian Facilities • Transit Facilities

• Streetscape Characteristics

Complete Streets Hierarchy Design and Standards


1. Lawn 2. Garden 3. Terrace/Outdoor Dining Area 4. Pocket Park 5. Playground 6. Plaza or Square 7. Park 8. Common or Green 9. Ballfields 10. Community Garden

Open Space Types (Public and Private)


Malta NY Town Center FBC


The Void Between the Vision, the Regulations and Reality

Design Charrette


Illustrative Planning – Future Street Network – Regulations Plan


Existing and Desirable Character Examples


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Village Centers FBC – Amherst MA - Atkins Corner


Small Hamlet with Large Duel Roundabout and Limited Access

Placemaking Audit/Case Studies

An Evaluation of the Qualities and Characteristics of Authentic and Well Known Downtowns, Villages and Neighborhoods


1. Context, Patterns, & General Characteristics of Place

2. Street Design Characteristics & Indicators

3. Building Design Characteristics & Indicators

4. Walkability & Street Activation Factors & Indicators

5. Parking Patterns, Characteristics & Indicators

6. Civic Space Design Characteristics & Indicators

Traditional Downtown, Village Center, and Neighborhood

Design Characteristics, Indicators & Principles


1. Context, Patterns, & General Characteristics of Place

• Tight Settlement Patterns (Higher Building Coverage and FAR)

• Moderate to High Occupant Density (Residents and Workers)

• Higher Degree of Vertical and Horizontal Mix of Uses

• A “Place of Necessity”

• Clustering of Complimentary Uses

• Strong Terminal Views

• Intermodal Connection to Surrounding Areas



• Street Hierarchy

(Purpose, Capacity, Scale)

• Moderate Block Size

• Good Connectivity

• Circulation, and Access

• Intermodal Facilitation

• Gateway

Treatments/Wayfinding

Systems (Attractive,

Visible and Intuitive)



Burlington, VT

Lighting, Landscaping , and Furnishing




Driver Perspective

• Auto Speed and Cone of Vision

• Storefronts

• Signs

• Window Treatments

• Displays

• Outdoor Uses


Placemaking Audit

Driver Perspective

• Auto Speed and Cone of Vision

• Projecting Elements

• Streetscape

• Displays

• Outdoor Uses

• Parking Availability

• Directional Signage




Saratoga Springs, NY

• Pedestrian Orientation

• Access to Side and Rear

• Building Encroachments (i.e. Stoops, Terraces, Awning, Signs, Bay Windows, Balconies, etc.)

• Generally Consistent Scale and Height

• Compatible Ground Floor Uses

• Good Storefront Components

• Adaptive Reuse


Street Activation

• Storefronts

• Signs

• Window

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• Outdoor Uses


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Example interpretive mural highlighting the village’s heritage timeline along the Erie Canal, Lyons NY

Clematis Street, West Palm Beach FL Northampton, MA

Placemaking Audit/Case Studies 4. Walkability & Street Activation Factors & Indicators


5. Parking Design Characteristics & Indicators

• Well-Distributed

• Public and Private Mix

• Balance of On-Street

and Off-Street

• Parking Placement to

Side or Rear

• Shared Access

• Internal Connections

• Connectivity to

Building and Sidewalk



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Passive Open Spaces

• Public/Civic Buildings

(Venues for Services and

Events)

• Highly Programmed Civic

Spaces

• Other Civic Attributes,

Landmarks, Public Art

Installations, and “Third

Places”.


No Fun Allowed Here!!!


The Common is Not Just for Cows Anymore



Let the Good Times Roll!!!



Davis Square Somerville, MA

Placemaking Putting All The Pieces Together


Neighborhoods and Village Centers

Presented at


Contact Information: [email protected] (617) 348-3308 Check out HSH’s blog on Complete Streets, Ways & Means:

www.hshassoc.com/blog

PETER FLINKER

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.hshassoc.com/blog

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DEVELOPMENT & REDEVELOPMENT

Opportunities for Housing, Business &

Community Use

Improving the PUBLIC REALM

Streetscape, Parking, Civic Spaces and

Connectivity

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING &

BRANDING

THEMES

Groton Town Center Project

Existing Conditions

Proposed

Proposed – with Bike Lane

Existing Street

Complete Street – with Turning Lane

Complete Street – with Bike Lane

Existing Streetscape

Complete Street – with Bike Lane

Complete Street – with Turning Lane



Presented at




RUSSELL PRESTON



PRINCIPLEwww.principleplaces.com | [email protected] | @russellpreston

Creating Authentic Places10 Essentials

http://www.principleplaces.com




CREATING AUTHENTIC PLACESPeople + Spaces

DEMOGRAPHIC WAVETwo converging generation are looking for similar urban neighborhood to call home. These places are desirable because of the walkable lifestyle they provide as well as the mix of use, diverse activities and unique amenities they possess.

By Steve Rhode

PLACEMAKINGPlacemaking is the process of uncovering a local community’s asssts, inspiration and potential, that ultimately can be focused on creating an authentic place that improves people’s lives, health and well being.

TACTICAL URBANISMTactical Urbanism is improving the livability of a place at the street, block, or building level using small scale, incremental improvements that set the stage for more substantial investments.

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SPACES- Can Authentic Places be created? -

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2.) SPACES FOR PASSIONATE PEOPLE- How can the unique prosper? -

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ENLIGHTENED COMMUNITY LEADERS- How can you be one? -

1. COMPELLING REASON TO BE THERE2. SPACES FOR PASSIONATE PEOPLE3. GREAT VARIETY IN A NARROW RANGE4. COST APPROPRIATE5. FRAMEWORK FOR CULTURAL GROWTH6. INTEGRATED PROJECTS7. SOMETHING IS BEING MADE THERE8. ENABLE A LOCAL ECONOMY9. GROW SUCCESSIONALLY10. GENERATIONAL INVESTING11. LEADERSHIP

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MIKE LYDON



@MikeLydon!@streetplans!

#tacticalurbanism

Short-Term Action || Long-term Change SNEAPA 2013

“The idea of the planned city as a knowable utopia is a chimera. Nevertheless, we continue to try to plan in the belief that the world will be a better place if we intervene to identify and solve issues that are widely regarded as problematic. But this must be tempered with an awareness of the limitations of planning, not least through an awareness of the evolutionary nature of urban change.”!

- Stephen Marshall

The American City Still Looks Like This…!

Largely Because We Built Too Much of This…!

Dull, dangerous, and single-purpose environments!Dull, Dangerous, and Single-Purpose Environments !

Innovation: Roadblocks at Every Turn!

Let’s Do Better.

Strategy Without Tactics: Pedestrianize Broadway for More Livability (1969)!

Step 1: Disrupt! Times Square (2009)

Image: NYC DOT

Step 2: Iterate in Increments Times Square (2010)!

Image: NYC DOT

Step 3: Measure + Learn Times Square (2012)!

Step 4: Integrate Findings, Build Permanently (Coming in 2014…)

Image: NYC DOT

Strategy: Build. Measure. Learn.!

Adapted from The Lean Startup by Eric Ries!

Images: NYC DOT

“As inexpensive hacks, tactical interventions producing great affects, we here at FASLANYC greatly admire them, especially because they are part of larger innovative strategies.” – Brian Davis !

Tactic: Temporary “Pilot” Plazas!

“...it is about getting it right for now and at the same time being tactical and strategic about later...and about disturbing the order of things in the interests of change.”!

- Nabeel Hamdi author: about the art of practice and the limits of planning in cities

We Need Strategy and Tactics!

Vol. 1 + Vol. 2!

Ahora Disponible Espanol!!

This is Not Tactical Urbanism, Itʼs Opportunistic!

Image: Middle Gerselamina!

Tactical Urbanism has become a ! global movement owned by no one, ! that can involve anyone, and ! that is intended to improve the lives ! of everyone. !

DIY!

Guerrilla! Lean! Pop-Up!

Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper!

Adaptive!

City Hacking!

City Repair!

Bottom-Up!

Generative!

A Movement With Many Names!

Pilot!

Temporary!

Spontaneous!Everyday!

Unsanctioned!Insurgent!Beta!

Meanwhile!

Grassroots!

Wiki!

Democratic!Incremental! Ad-Hoc!

Open Source!Collaborative!

Ephemeral!User-Generated!Pre-Vitalize!

Aspirational !

Tactical Urbanism: A city and citizen-led

approach to neighborhood building using !short-term, low-cost, and scalable

interventions intended to catalyze long-term change. !

1. Vision: A deliberate, iterative approach to instigating change 2. Context: !e o"ering of local ideas as a response to local challenges

3. Agility: Short-term projects

4. Value: Low risk, high reward

5. Community: !e development of social capital and the building of organizational capacity

Image: Neighborland

Case Studies

DIY Crosswalks!

Image: Pittsburgh-Post-Gazette

Our Challenge: What We Have vs. What We Want

Citizens: Walk Raleigh Walk [Your City] !

Miami Rochester New Orleans Dallas Memphis

Image: Raleigh News

Good Projects Go to Scale!

Developer: Site Pre-Vitalization!

Other Examples!

Proxy, San Francisco The Fairgrounds, Washington DC

University: Pop-up Rockwell - Build. Measure. Learn.

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Coalition: Park-Making

City: Pavement to Plazas!

Retails Sales: Up 172%

Working from the Outside In: Hamilton, Ontario!

Hamilton Economic Development!

April 19th: Tactical Urbanism Workshop!

Strategy!

Locke St. + Herkimer St. !

April 30th: Locke St. + Herkimer St.!

Image: Tactical Urbanism Hamilton

Why Not Here? !

Hamilton Economic Development Image: Philip Toms

“I Like it! It really controls the traffic. ! It was getting scary.” – Crossing Guard!

May 1st!

May 2 - Doors Open Hamilton Lecture !

May 7th!“You may have noticed the article in the Hamilton Spectator last week about various citiesʼ experiences with ʻtactical urbanism,ʼwhich appears to be an activity similar to what Hamilton is experiencing.” #

May 8th!

May 9th !

May 10th !

May 19th!

May 23rd !

May 28th !

June 7th !

September 24th !

1.! Embed Strategies + Tactics within Project Delivery Process ! 2. !Daylight Plans Sitting on the Shelf!

3. !Find Cross-Sector Partners!

4. !Use Existing Initiatives To Test Ideas + Find Multipliers! 5. !Scale Down to Scale Up !

[email protected] !streetplans.org!

@MikeLydon!@streetplans!

@Open_Streets!



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