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REZONE ALBANY: CAPITAL SOUTH END DESIGN WORKSHOP 2009 Welcome Back! ---PAGE BREAK--- south end ---PAGE BREAK--- Hands-On Design Workshop Tuesday, December 8 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Open Design Studio Wednesday, December 9 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Work-In-Progress Presentation Thursday, December 10 6:00 to 8:00 PM 2 1 workshop events: location of all workshop events: Capital South Campus Center I 20 Warren Street 3 ---PAGE BREAK--- The Project ReZone Albany a major new initiative to update and streamline the City’s antiquated zoning code. Focused on: o Implementing Albany 2030 o Promoting investment o Protecting established neighborhoods o Drafting form-based controls for key areas o Promoting sustainability & energy efficiency o Streamlining City review and approval 4 ---PAGE BREAK--- 2015 January March May Summer/ Fall August timeline Spring 2016 September December ---PAGE BREAK--- 40+ people Tuesday hands-on design session ---PAGE BREAK--- open studio ---PAGE BREAK--- meetings ---PAGE BREAK--- meetings city staff local developers bike & trail advocates housing representatives transportation reps local businesses realtors homeowners renters residents (from every part of the city) ---PAGE BREAK--- meetings 119+ studio visitors, meeting attendees, hands-on participants ---PAGE BREAK--- media coverage ---PAGE BREAK--- rezonealbany.com Online participation 53,420+ visitors ---PAGE BREAK--- keypad poll ---PAGE BREAK--- Did you attend this week’s Kick-off or Open Studio? Kick-Off Open Studio Both Neither 24% 62% 10% 3% 1. Kick-Off 2. Open Studio 3. Both 4. Neither ---PAGE BREAK--- Next Question ---PAGE BREAK--- What best describes your primary interest in the South End area? Property Owner Business Owner Resident Student Commuter Other 29% 0% 29% 6% 0% 35% 1. Property Owner 2. Business Owner 3. Resident 4. Student 5. Commuter 6. Other ---PAGE BREAK--- what we heard ---PAGE BREAK--- one word card ---PAGE BREAK--- ONE WORD that comes to mind about the South End NOW ---PAGE BREAK--- ONE WORD that comes to mind about the South End IN THE FUTURE ---PAGE BREAK--- big ideas for the south end • strategic infill & redevelopment street-oriented buildings; reconnect historic grid; mix of uses; mix of housing types; focus on blighted properties; vibrant activity • improve access & enhance the waterfront connect the neighborhood to the waterfront; develop the waterfront with market-rate housing, hotels, parks, amenities to create an environment not available elsewhere • lasting economic development diversify local economy; add quality jobs; education & training; redevelop aging affordable housing; mix in market rate housing; add missing housing types • balanced transportation & better connectivity more transit; bike facilities; connect under highways both physically connections and mental connections; utilize underside of 787 to support connections to the waterfront • strengthen neighborhoods & create “gateways” unique sense of place; mix of housing types; community amenities, historic preservation, repurpose the Bath House & St. John’s Church ---PAGE BREAK--- strategic infill & redevelopment 6 out of 6 tables ---PAGE BREAK--- strategic infill & redevelopment Albany Housing Authority ---PAGE BREAK--- strategic infill & redevelopment Habitat for Humanity: Alexander Street ---PAGE BREAK--- strategic infill & redevelopment Owner unknown ---PAGE BREAK--- strategic infill & redevelopment Albany Housing Authority ---PAGE BREAK--- more than just housing… ---PAGE BREAK--- DMV site grand opening of shopping center in 1966 ---PAGE BREAK--- Before Department of Motor Vehicles DMV Department of Health ---PAGE BREAK--- After Department of Motor Vehicles Grocery Store Civic ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- strengthen neighborhoods & create “gateways” 6 out of 6 tables ---PAGE BREAK--- gateway Southern Entry: Green Street & Church Street ---PAGE BREAK--- gateway? Eastern Entry: Eagle Street (looking west) ---PAGE BREAK--- gateway Eastern Entry: Eagle Street (looking east) ---PAGE BREAK--- what if… ---PAGE BREAK--- what if… ---PAGE BREAK--- aging housing stock Lincoln Towers ---PAGE BREAK--- Love it! No opinion Hate it! 45% 40% 15% Do you like this? 1. Love it! 2. No opinion 3. Hate it! 8 ---PAGE BREAK--- Love it! No opinion Hate it! 10% 15% 75% Do you like this? 1. Love it! 2. No opinion 3. Hate it! 8 ---PAGE BREAK--- Before Lincoln Square Lincoln Park ---PAGE BREAK--- Phase 1 Lincoln Square Lincoln Park ---PAGE BREAK--- Phase 2 Lincoln Square Lincoln Park ---PAGE BREAK--- t Before After new skin for towers ---PAGE BREAK--- Before Morton Ave ---PAGE BREAK--- After Morton Ave ---PAGE BREAK--- balanced transportation & better connectivity 5 out of 6 tables ---PAGE BREAK--- waterfront access End of 4th Avenue ---PAGE BREAK--- underpass ---PAGE BREAK--- underpass Urban experience Urban art ---PAGE BREAK--- underpass Urban commerce & recreation ---PAGE BREAK--- lasting economic development 3 out of 6 tables ---PAGE BREAK--- lasting economic development ---PAGE BREAK--- public investment Steamboat Square ---PAGE BREAK--- Before Steamboat Square ---PAGE BREAK--- After Steamboat Square Offices Townhouses ---PAGE BREAK--- After Steamboat Square Offices Townhouses ---PAGE BREAK--- Before Steamboat Square Maintenance Building ---PAGE BREAK--- After Steamboat Square Cafe Civic ---PAGE BREAK--- improve access & enhance the waterfront 6 out of 6 tables ---PAGE BREAK--- Waterfront west of Steamboat Square, looking south down Broadway waterfront ---PAGE BREAK--- waterfront Waterfront west of Steamboat Square, looking north down Broadway ---PAGE BREAK--- waterfront U-Haul ---PAGE BREAK--- waterfront Neglected historic buildings & razor wire ---PAGE BREAK--- waterfront Highway noise ---PAGE BREAK--- waterfront Sewer / Stormwater Outflow ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Albany 2030 Comp Plan Brownfield Appendix Multiple Scenarios ---PAGE BREAK--- Before Waterfront District ---PAGE BREAK--- After Waterfront District ---PAGE BREAK--- After Waterfront District ---PAGE BREAK--- Before Waterfront Square ---PAGE BREAK--- After Waterfront Square ---PAGE BREAK--- keypad poll ---PAGE BREAK--- Public housing... Private housin... Park space Workplaces Places to shop Places to dine Other 0% 13% 3% 19% 9% 38% 19% Which amenities are most lacking in the South End? 1. Public housing 2. Private housing 3. Park space 4. Workplaces 5. Places to shop 6. Places to dine 7. Other ---PAGE BREAK--- Next Question ---PAGE BREAK--- Yes Yes, but if an... No, it should 21% 25% 54% Is the Department of Motor Vehicles an asset to this community? 1. Yes 2. Yes, but if another use or combination of uses was possible we should consider it 3. No, it should be located somewhere else in the City ---PAGE BREAK--- Next Question ---PAGE BREAK--- Low, I never Medium, I occa... High, I often 49% 14% 38% How would you rate your access to the City’s riverfront? 1. Low, I never go to the riverfront 2. Medium, I occasionally go to the riverfront 3. High, I often go to the riverfront ---PAGE BREAK--- Next Question ---PAGE BREAK--- Should the City / State work to “trench” the South End rail line segment? Yes I don’t know No 50% 14% 36% 1. Yes 2. I don’t know 3. No ---PAGE BREAK--- Next Question ---PAGE BREAK--- Should the City / State work to “trench” the South End rail line segment if it will cost $80M? Yes I don’t know No 57% 17% 27% 1. Yes 2. I don’t know 3. No ---PAGE BREAK--- Last Question ---PAGE BREAK--- Improve access... Strategic infi... Lasting econom... Balanced trans... Strengthen nei... Other 26% 46% 3% 37% 23% 46% What are your top 2 priorities for the South End? 1. Improve access & enhance the waterfront 2. Strategic infill & redevelopment 3. Lasting economic development 4. Balanced transportation & better connectivity 5. Strengthen neighborhoods & create “gateways” 6. Other ---PAGE BREAK--- the code ---PAGE BREAK--- Love it! No opinion Hate it! 79% 21% 0% Do you like this? 8 1. Love it! 2. No opinion 3. Hate it! ---PAGE BREAK--- Love it! No opinion Hate it! 5% 0% 95% Do you like this? 1. Love it! 2. No opinion 3. Hate it! 8 ---PAGE BREAK--- frontage standards mixed-use core ---PAGE BREAK--- frontage standards neighborhood general ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan existing aerialPearl StreetDMV DMVWarren StreetMorton Ave Lincoln Lincoln Park ParkGreen StreetCatherine StreetSchuyler Schuyler Mansion MansionElizabeth StreetClinton StreetGrand StreetWesterloStreetBassett St ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan existing aerial DMV Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan primary streets DMV Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan potential new streets DMV Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan secondary streets DMV Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan tertiary streets DMV Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan BRT node DMV Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan core DMV Lincoln Park Steamboat Square Lincoln Towers Schuyler Mansion Giffen Memorial Elementary School ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan core DMV Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan center DMV Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan general DMV Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan potential street connections DMV Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan potential street connections DMV Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan potential greens Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan secondary streets Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- regulating plan tertiary streets Lincoln Park Schuyler Mansion ---PAGE BREAK--- the code facilitates investment Morton Avenue ---PAGE BREAK--- keypad poll ---PAGE BREAK--- Yes Probably yes Can’t tell yet No 43% 3% 11% 43% 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