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2009 REZONE ALBANY: WAREHOUSE DISTRICT DESIGN WORKSHOP Welcome Back! ---PAGE BREAK--- • welcome • why we are here • what happened this week • ideas so far agenda ---PAGE BREAK--- Clarion & Associates p l a n n i n g a n d l a n d – u s e Dover, Kohl & Partners p l a n n i n g a n d d e s i g n Nelson/Nygaard Consulting t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a n a l y s i s Michael Gerrard, Esq. S E Q R A c o m p l i a n c e Sherwood Design Engineers c i v i l e n g i n e e r i n g ---PAGE BREAK--- Studio INSITE g r a p h i c d e s i g n BBC Research & Consulting h o u s i n g a n d m a r k e t a n a l y s i s VHB Engineers e n v i r o n m e n t a l a n a l y s i s Urban Advantage p h o t o – r e a l i s t i c v i s u a l i z a t i o n s ---PAGE BREAK--- 2015 January March May Summer/ Fall August timeline 2016 Winter/Spring Winter ---PAGE BREAK--- Hands-On Design Workshop Tuesday, May 26 6:00-8:00 PM Open Design Studio Wednesday – Thursday, May 27-28 Work-In-Progress Presentation Friday, May 29 6:00-8:00 PM 2 1 designing the future workshop events: 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- draft ---PAGE BREAK--- Warehouse District Hands-on tuesday night: 75+ people ---PAGE BREAK--- open studio ---PAGE BREAK--- meetings ---PAGE BREAK--- meetings mayor city staff developers realtors bike & trail advocates housing representatives transportation officials (MPO, DOT) city councilpersons business owners neighborhood associations residents (from every in the city) housing authority ---PAGE BREAK--- in-person participation to-date 540+ studio visitors, meeting attendees, hands-on participants ---PAGE BREAK--- media coverage ---PAGE BREAK--- rezonealbany.com Online participation 920+ visitors ---PAGE BREAK--- keypad poll ---PAGE BREAK--- QUICK POLL participants ---PAGE BREAK--- Did you attend this week’s Kick-off or Open Studio? Kick-Off Open Studio Both Neither 15% 43% 25% 18% 1. Kick-Off 2. Open Studio 3. Both 4. Neither ---PAGE BREAK--- Next Question ---PAGE BREAK--- District busin... District prope... District resid... Occasional vis... Occasional vis... None of the ab... 24% 9% 0% 20% 40% 7% What best describes your relationship to the Warehouse District? 1. District business owner or employee 2. District property owner 3. District resident 4. Occasional visitor (I live in the City of Albany) 5. Occasional visitor (I live outside of Albany) 6. None of the above ---PAGE BREAK--- what we heard ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- one-word cloud The Warehouse District Now ---PAGE BREAK--- one-word cloud The Warehouse District In the Future ---PAGE BREAK--- ? ---PAGE BREAK--- Warehouse District workplaces ---PAGE BREAK--- tradition of industry ---PAGE BREAK--- central warehouse ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- 1922 once a mixed-use neighborhood ---PAGE BREAK--- Warehouse District residences ---PAGE BREAK--- Warehouse District dining, craft beers, entertainment ---PAGE BREAK--- big ideas • provide cool, varied place with a mix of uses a wider range of options (living, workplaces, entertainment), walkability • protect existing businesses don’t zone-out existing business (when owners are interested), jobs • increase connectivity & create gateways connections to downtown, overall connectivity, underpasses as gateways • improve mobility options bikes, pedestrians, transit, central parking locations • enhance waterfront access advocate for 787 as a surface road, bikes along riverside parks ---PAGE BREAK--- provide cool, varied places & a mix of uses ---PAGE BREAK--- what we heard ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- when you say “warehouse district”… Bricktown, Oklahoma City Warehouse District, New Orleans Pearl District, Portland OR Portland ME ---PAGE BREAK--- when you say “warehouse district”… Wynwood, Miami Leather District, Boston Warehouse District Cleveland, OH Meatpacking District, NY ---PAGE BREAK--- protect existing businesses ---PAGE BREAK--- protect existing businesses ---PAGE BREAK--- Warehouse District Center of Town ---PAGE BREAK--- pleasant street park Existing ---PAGE BREAK--- pleasant street park transformed with new development facing pleasant street park ---PAGE BREAK--- early warehouse district daylighted creekbed along pleasant street park ---PAGE BREAK--- pleasant street park structured parking provides centralized parking for the district ---PAGE BREAK--- river tributary Controlling water, making an amenity ---PAGE BREAK--- pleasant street park small parcels can redevelop with access to nearby parking ---PAGE BREAK--- pleasant street park ---PAGE BREAK--- pleasant street park ---PAGE BREAK--- pleasant street park ---PAGE BREAK--- code ---PAGE BREAK--- A method of regulating development to achieve a specific urban form. Form-Based Codes create a predictable public realm by controlling physical form primarily, and land uses secondarily, through city or county regulations. what are form-based codes? ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan Applying Frontage Types to Existing Street Network Walkable Warehouse Transitional Warehouse Industrial Warehouse Residential Edge Open Space I Public Open Space I Natural DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan Applying Frontage Types to Existing Parcels Walkable Warehouse Transitional Warehouse Industrial Warehouse Residential Edge Open Space I Public Open Space I Natural DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan Applying Frontage Types to Existing Street Network Walkable Warehouse Transitional Warehouse Industrial Warehouse Residential Edge Open Space I Public Open Space I Natural ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan OPTIONS: Potential Street / Bike / Pedestrian Connections Walkable Warehouse Transitional Warehouse Industrial Warehouse Residential Edge Open Space I Public Open Space I Natural DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan OPTIONS: Waterfront Public Space, Re-introduce Erie Canal Walkable Warehouse Transitional Warehouse Industrial Warehouse Residential Edge Open Space I Public Open Space I Natural DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan OPTIONS: 787 to Multiway Boulevard Walkable Warehouse Transitional Warehouse Industrial Warehouse Residential Edge Open Space I Public Open Space I Natural DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan OPTIONS: 787 to Multiway Boulevard, extended Walkable Warehouse Transitional Warehouse Industrial Warehouse Residential Edge Open Space I Public Open Space I Natural DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- frontage types DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- frontage types DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- frontage types DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- frontage types DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- frontage types DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- frontage types DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- frontage types DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- frontage types DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- increase connectivity & create gateways ---PAGE BREAK--- increase connectivity & create gateways ---PAGE BREAK--- underpass Urban experience Urban art ---PAGE BREAK--- underpass Urban experience Urban art ---PAGE BREAK--- underpass Urban commerce & recreation ---PAGE BREAK--- improve mobility options ---PAGE BREAK--- improve mobility options ---PAGE BREAK--- BUS RAPID TRANSIT IS COMING ---PAGE BREAK--- BIKE TRAILS ARE COMING ---PAGE BREAK--- BUT STREET UPGRADES ARE NEEDED ---PAGE BREAK--- Warehouse District walkable streets ---PAGE BREAK--- Broadway walkable streets ---PAGE BREAK--- Broadway walkable streets ---PAGE BREAK--- Safety strip & green infrastructure walkable streets ---PAGE BREAK--- Green infrastructure integrating green infrastructure ---PAGE BREAK--- Warehouse District ---PAGE BREAK--- argus square ---PAGE BREAK--- argus square ---PAGE BREAK--- argus square ---PAGE BREAK--- Warehouse District walkable streets ---PAGE BREAK--- Ferry Street (and other East-West connections to Broadway) walkable streets ---PAGE BREAK--- Warehouse District walkable streets ---PAGE BREAK--- Albany Street walkable streets ---PAGE BREAK--- enhance waterfront access ---PAGE BREAK--- enhance waterfront access ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan OPTIONS: Waterfront Public Space, Re-introduce Erie Canal Walkable Warehouse Transitional Warehouse Industrial Warehouse Residential Edge Open Space I Public Open Space I Natural DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- Erie Canal Basin Controlling water, making an amenity ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan OPTIONS: 787 to Multiway Boulevard, extended Walkable Warehouse Transitional Warehouse Industrial Warehouse Residential Edge Open Space I Public Open Space I Natural DRAFT ---PAGE BREAK--- questions remain… ---PAGE BREAK--- central warehouse ---PAGE BREAK--- keypad poll ---PAGE BREAK--- QUICK POLL draft ideas ---PAGE BREAK--- Do you think the warehouse district could become a vital, hip new center in Albany? Yes Maybe No 4% 22% 75% 1. Yes 2. Maybe 3. No ---PAGE BREAK--- Next Question ---PAGE BREAK--- Do you think it is important to retain jobs and industry in the warehouse district? Yes Maybe No 5% 5% 89% 1. Yes 2. Maybe 3. No ---PAGE BREAK--- Next Question ---PAGE BREAK--- Satisfied Somewhat satis... Neutral Not satisfied 5% 84% 4% 7% How satisfied are you with access to the waterfront in Albany? 1. Satisfied 2. Somewhat satisfied 3. Neutral 4. Not satisfied ---PAGE BREAK--- Next Question ---PAGE BREAK--- Yes Probably yes Can’t tell yet No 44% 0% 20% 36% Do you think the draft ideas presented tonight are on the right track? 1. Yes 2. Probably yes 3. Can’t tell yet 4. No ---PAGE BREAK--- the conversation continues: rezonealbany.COM