west main street action plan - West Main Street Charlottesville

WEST MAIN STREET ACTION PLAN
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA
WHAT IS THE WEST MAIN STREET PROJECT?
BUS STOPS
BUMPOUTS
BIKE AMENITIES
STREET TREES
LIGHTING
PUBLIC ART
SIDEWALKS
CONNECTIONS TO
NEIGHBORHOODS
A STREETSCAPE PROJECT
LID/SWM
CREATIVE PARKING
STRATEGIES
SIGNAGE
WHAT IS THE WEST MAIN STREET PROJECT?
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ANALYSIS
NEW DEVELOPMENT
MASSING STUDY
NEW DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS & CODE
A PLANNING PROJECT
PROJECT SCHEDULE
FALL 2013
WINTER 2013/2014
SPRING 2014
SUMMER 2014
Review & Analysis
Public Meetings
Alternative Design
Concepts
Code
Fiscal Impact
Analysis
Master Plan
Construction
Documents
1
2
3
WHO ARE WE?
MASTER PLANNING/URBAN DESIGN/ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
RHODESIDE & HARWELL
SCHULZE + GRASSOV
Streetscape Design Group
Planning and Urban Design Group
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
ARCHITECTURE
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
NELSON\NYGAARD
BUSHMAN DREYFUS
RCLCO
LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT
ZONING & CODE
HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE
CODE STUDIO
SADLER & WHITEHEAD
LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT CENTER
ENGINEERING
TIMMONS GROUP
Our observations
THE STUDY AREA
One Project: Two Tracks
PROJECT HISTORY
NOT STARTING FROM SCRATCH
Not Starting From Scratch
THE CORRIDOR
UNIVERSITY
DOWNTOWN
East West Connections
THE NETWORK
North South Connections
THE TOPOGRAPHY
NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT
DOWNTOWN
Neighborhoods and Special Places
NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT
TRADITIONAL HOUSES
NEIGHBORHOOD
CHURCHES
STEEP TOPOGRAPHY
FINE GRAIN RETAIL
NARROW STREETS
HISTORY & CULTURE
SCULPTURE
BUILDINGS
DISTRICTS
PRESERVATION & ADAPTIVE REUSE
Jefferson School
Bushman Dreyfus (with Mimi Sadler)
THE WEST MAIN TIMELINE
A NEIGHBORHOOD STEEPED IN HISTORY
HISTORY
MANY DESIGNATED & CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS
TWO HISTORIC DISTRICTS
National Register of Historic Places &
Virginia Landmarks Register
A CHANGING URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Emerging Context
A CHANGING URBAN ENVIRONMENT
CONTEMPORARY
TALLER
GREATER MASS
Battle Building
Plaza on West Main
Image: Odell Architects
Image: Niles Bolton Architects
GETTING AROUND
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH…
PARKING
DRIVING CONDITIONS
BIKE AMENITIES
West MainStreet
BUS STOPS
PEDESTRIAN
ENVIRONMENT
COMPONENTS OF THE STREETSCAPE
ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH…
SIDEWALKS
STREET TREES
CROSSWALKS
BENCHES
TRASH CANS
PLANTING
LIGHTS
PARKING
The Future
WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU?
BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE?
BICYCLE
GENEROUS
INFRASTRUCTURE?
SIDEWALKS?
GREEN STREETS AND CREATIVE
STORM WATER MANAGEMENT?
PLAYFUL STREETS?
COLOR AND PUBLIC ART?
MORE PLACES TO GATHER?
A PLACE TO REST? A PLACE TO PLAY?
MAKING NEW PUBLIC SPACES?
SHARED STREETS – FOR BIKES, PEDESTRIANS AND CAR?
BETTER CONNECTIONS TO NEIGHBORHOODS?
Today’s Event
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY!
WHAT DO YOU WANT WEST MAIN TO BE?
THE FORMAT
STATION 1
HISTORY
10.30
WALKING TOUR
STATION 1
TRANSPORTATION
11.30
WALKING TOUR
STATION 3
CHARACTER
NOON
WALKING TOUR WITH
HISTORY FOCUS
STATION 4
GREEN STREETS
A TASTE OF WEST MAIN!
STATION 5
VISION
5 Stations. 4 hours.
Sample the food from West
Main’s restaurants
A TASTE OF WEST MAIN
Thanks to:
WEST MAIN
MAYA
HORSE AND
HOUND
CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE
PEARLS