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Designing the Future Pedestrian Mall February 8, 2011 ---PAGE BREAK--- Welcome – Mayor Kimberley Driscoll Background for tonight’s discussion ---PAGE BREAK--- The Big Picture Tonight is the second in a series of meetings ---PAGE BREAK--- Objectives for Tonight • Engage in the design process - Second Step • Provide a framework to think about ‘Great Urban Places’ • Analyze Essex Street in relationship to ‘Great Urban Places’ • Share your ideas for making the mall more of a ‘Great Urban Place’ ---PAGE BREAK--- Agenda for Tonight 6:30 Welcome, background, objectives, agenda and ground rules 6:45 Review of meeting #1 6:55 Great Urban Places – and Essex Street in relationship to ‘Great Urban Places’ 7:30 Your ideas: “What will make Essex Street more of a ‘Great Urban Place’?” 7:50 Summary and Next Steps 8:00 Adjourn ---PAGE BREAK--- Last Month’s Meeting - Summary •Who was here - approximately 150 people attended •We received 99 feedback cards How you identified your location and connection to the mall ---PAGE BREAK--- Last Month’s Meeting - Summary •What you liked about or liked to do on the pedestrian mall – card data ---PAGE BREAK--- Last Month’s Meeting - Summary •What you liked about or liked to do on the pedestrian mall – flipchart themes - Flexibility – Great for festivals, performing arts, walking, people- watching - Sense of Community - Salem's ‘family room’ - Character – Historic, charming, nice ambiance ---PAGE BREAK--- Last Month’s Meeting - Summary •What would you change to make the pedestrian mall better – card data ---PAGE BREAK--- Last Month’s Meeting - Summary •What you would change to make the pedestrian mall better – flipchart themes - A smoother surface and layout for walking - More flexibility (in usage and in access) - Improved cleanliness - More restaurants - Increased security, especially at night - Simplify and re-organize landscape strategies - Better signage throughout ---PAGE BREAK--- Presentation: “Great Urban Places” Utile has given this question some thought and has three topics to present: • What makes a great urban place? • How does a great urban place work? • How does Essex Street compare? ---PAGE BREAK--- What makes a great urban place? ---PAGE BREAK--- How does a great urban place work? walkable and busy. . . Copenhagen, Denmark ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- How does a great urban place work? social and extroverted. . . Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy: Daily activity ---PAGE BREAK--- How does a great urban place work? flexible for public events and activities. . . Piazza del Campo, Siena, Italy: Biannual Palio di Siena horse races ---PAGE BREAK--- How does a urban place work? retail spills onto the streets. . . Campo de Fiori, Rome, Italy: Daily market and cafes ---PAGE BREAK--- How does a great urban place work? open to public leisure. . . Campo de Fiori, Rome, Italy: Evening meeting place and outdoor café culture ---PAGE BREAK--- How does Essex Street compare? ---PAGE BREAK--- Pedestrian Mall Comparison How do we compare to successful pedestrian malls? Successful North American Pedestrian Malls: Church Street (Burlington, VT), Main Street (Charlottesville, VA), 3rd Street Promenade (Santa Monica, CA), Pearl Street (Boulder, CO) Success Factors Include: ‘Critical mass’ (surrounding population density and institutional presence); A high degree of connectedness and openness to surrounding urban fabric; Low regional competition for urban public leisure space; Ground level retail occupancy and engagement with outdoor mall culture ---PAGE BREAK--- Regional Draw one of many regional urban leisure spaces (in a 75 mi radius) ---PAGE BREAK--- Block Length low urban connectivity ---PAGE BREAK--- Street Surface ---PAGE BREAK--- Essex Street Observations How does the pedestrian mall function now? ---PAGE BREAK--- Restaurants lack of 24-hour activity ---PAGE BREAK--- Seasonal Events on Essex Street little seasonal diversity ---PAGE BREAK--- Shared Streets: Flexible Urban Space New Road, Brighton, England (Gehl Architects) ---PAGE BREAK--- Shared Streets: Flexible Urban Space Duluth Avenue, Montreal, Canada ---PAGE BREAK--- Shared Streets: Flexible Urban Space Duluth Avenue, Montreal, Canada ---PAGE BREAK--- Shared Streets: Flexible Urban Space ---PAGE BREAK--- Shared Streets: Flexible Urban Space Wall Street, Asheville, NC ---PAGE BREAK--- Surface Treatments way-finding, traffic calming and place-making ---PAGE BREAK--- Essex Street Dimensions opportunities and constraints ---PAGE BREAK--- Bollards: Strategies for flexibility Financial District Streetscapes, New York, NY (Rogers Marvel) ---PAGE BREAK--- Bollards: Strategies for flexibility Prospect Park Proposal, Brooklyn, NY (Jordan Yamada and Peter Zaharatos) ---PAGE BREAK--- Activity: Defining Essex Street as a “Great Urban Place” • What ideas about Great Urban Places resonated with you? • How might they apply to Essex Street? ---PAGE BREAK--- Closing Comments – Mayor Driscoll