FundamentalsofSuccessfulTransitSystems

TodaysTopic:TRANSITORIENTEDDEVELOPMENT
PresentedbyRobertaFox,AIA,RaleighUrbanDesignCenter March17,2010

 UnderstandtheinterrelationshipofIntermodal Planning,TransitPlanning,TransportationPlanning, StationDesignandTransitArchitecture,and DevelopmentaroundStations ProvideexamplesofDevelopmentaroundStationsand casestudiesofTODs,showingdifferentmodetypes, uses,andscales DetermineacommonvocabularyforTODdiscussions

Ourintendedtakeaways fortoday

Thewholeis morethanthe sumofthe parts

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TransitSystemDesign
Route/Alignment VehicleTechnology StationLocations LevelofService Headways

MultimodalPlanning
HighSpeedRail RegionalRail RegionalBus LocalBus BusRapidTransit Greenways

TransportationPlanning
RoadwayDesign StreetHierarchy BikeLanes Signalization

StationDesign
ElementsofContinuity Platform PlatformEdges FareCollection VerticalCirculation Signage ElementsofDistinction Roofline Canopies Skin PublicArt

DevelopmentAround Stations
RegulatoryEnvironment Zoning DevelopmentOrdinance OverlayDistricts OpenSpace PublicRealm MixedUseBuildingTypologies TransitOrientedDevelopment

 PedestrianFocused BalanceNode vs Place HighQualityDesign

technology&alignment typehavethegreatest effectonthepedestrian environmentaround stations

BeaconHillStation,Seattle,WA

TacomaDomeStation,Tacoma,WA

CommercialStation,Vancouver,BC

DefinitionsofTOD
Apublicandprivatedevelopmentsupportingtransituse byemphasizingpedestrianandtransitaccess,clustering development,andmixinglandusesandactivities." SoundTransit,WA Highqualityurbanenvironmentsthatarecarefullyplanned anddesignedtoattractandretainridership.Typically,TODs provideforapedestrianfriendlyenvironment CharlotteAreaTransitSystem,Charlotte,NC Theintegrationoftransitfacilitiesorelements,eitherbusor rail, throughoutthedevelopmentofintensive,highqualityusesoriented towards[transit]facilities TransitOrientedDevelopmentsharesa functionalorfinancialrelationshiptothetransitsystem. DallasAreaRapidTransit,Dallas,TX

TransitOrientedDevelopment vs. TransitUnRelatedDevelopment

CommonFeaturesofTOD: PublicPrivatePartnership AlternativelyFinanced LowerParkingRequirements

TransitOrientedDevelopment focuspeopleandneedsaroundtransitstation legiblestreetpattern integrationwithmultimodalnetworks pedestrianfocuseddesign mixedusezoning&multifamilyhousing minimalparking integratedopenspacenetworks

TransitOrientedDevelopment focuspeopleandneedsaroundtransitstation legiblestreetpattern integrationwithmultimodalnetworks pedestrianfocuseddesign mixedusezoning&multifamilyhousing minimalparking integratedopenspacenetworks

TransitAdjacentDevelopment dispersedfocalpoint withincloseproximitytoTOD hybridstreetpatterns areasofmixeduse single&multifamilyhousing moderateamountofparking

TransitOrientedDevelopment focuspeopleandneedsaroundtransitstation legiblestreetpattern integrationwithmultimodalnetworks pedestrianfocuseddesign mixedusezoning&multifamilyhousing minimalparking integratedopenspacenetworks

TransitAdjacentDevelopment dispersedfocalpoint withincloseproximitytoTOD hybridstreetpatterns areasofmixeduse single&multifamilyhousing moderateamountofparking

TransitUnRelatedDevelopment nofocalpoint suburbanstreetpattern lowdensitydevelopment vehiclefocuseddesign singlefamilyhousing highamountof(surface)parking unconnectedopenspace

#1
ConcordPacificPlace,Vancouver,BC

CommunityCenter DavidLamWaterfrontPark Playgrounds MultiFamilyHousing NonMarketHousing Schools GroceryStore

ConcordPacificPlace,Vancouver,BC

Whyisthisprojectsuccessful? SuccessfulPublicPrivate Partnership PublicInvolvement PedestrianFocusedDesign HighQualityEnvironment

ConcordPacificPlace,Vancouver,BC

#2
FruitvaleBARTStation,Oakland,CA

PedestrianPlaza Retail/Offices MultiFamilyHousing Clinic ChildDevelopmentCenter SeniorCenter Library

FruitvaleBARTStation,Oakland,CA

Whyisthisprojectsuccessful? EffectivePublicPrivate Nonprofitpartnership PublicInvolvement CreativeFinancing QualityDesign&Construction

FruitvaleBARTStation,Oakland,CA

#3
ThorntonPlace,Northgate,Seattle,WA

Retail/Offices Apartments Condominiums Cinema OpenSpace PedestrianAmenities

ThorntonPlace,Northgate,Seattle,WA

Whyisthisprojectsuccessful? EffectivePublicPrivate Partnership AdaptiveReUseofLand CreativeFinancing BuildsoffofExistingTransit Infrastructurewhile AnticipatingFutureTransit

ThorntonPlace,Northgate,Seattle,WA

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WhatdoesTODlooklikeinRaleigh?

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StationAreaPlanning

ContinueCoordination acrossAgencies& Departments CoordinateRegionally todevelopoverall StationDevelopment Guidelines&Principles CommenceStation AreaPlanning

STEPSFORSUCCESS

Stepsinvolved inStationAreaPlanning
Inventory ClassificationofStation Types&Development Intensity VisioningExerciseinthe Community ImplementationStrategy

 TODisaMixedUseBuildingTypologywhichtypically features:
PublicPrivatePartnership AlternativelyFinanced LowerParkingRequirements

TODCreatesaDevelopmentPatternthatisCompact, Walkable,andPedestrianOriented StationAreaPlanningistheToolwhichWillAllowa TransitOrientedDevelopmentinRaleigh StationAreaPlanningfocusesonthe to MileRadius aroundStationLocations InSummary StationAreaPlanningstartsafterRoute,Alignment,and StationLocationsareDetermined(Late2010Early2011)

imagesprovidedby: Clickston BrunnerArchitectswww.clinkstonbrunner.com Otak www.otak.com ViaArchitecturewww.viaarchitecture.com AdrianneJoergensen,FWDCreativeServices DanCorson,CorsonStudios,PublicArtist JohnWalser,AIA,SoundTransit JordanPetersen,NCSUMLACandidate ScottTaylor,AIA

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