Transcript Planning for New Neighborhoods linked to Transit: Santa

Planning for New
Neighborhoods
linked to Transit:
Santa Monica’s
Bergamot Area
Plan
APTA Sustainability & Public
Transportation Workshop
August 2, 2011
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Francie Stefan
Strategic & Transportation Planning
City of Santa Monica
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BERGAMOT AREA PLAN
RECEIVED HUD COMMUNITY
CHALLENGE GRANT
 Addresses Priorities of 3 Primary
Agencies: HUD, DOT, NEA
 Replicable model for sustainable,
integrated planning, growth of creative
economy
HUD Secretary Shaun
Donovan at Bergamot Station
6.2.11
 Collaborative Effort: Among City of
Santa Monica Departments (Planning
& Transportation, Big Blue Bus,
Cultural Services), Metro, Expo
Construction Authority, private
property owners
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CONTEXT: WHY THE TIMING IS CRITICAL
EXPO LIGHT RAIL ARRIVING IN 2015
 62,000 daily
ridership systemwide
 3,500 daily
ridership @
Bergamot Station
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CONTEXT: COMPLETED CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AWARD-WINNING LAND USE &
CIRCULATION ELEMENT
 Framework for Citywide planning
and projects
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Consensus built from 6 years of
active public participation.
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Calls for more detailed planning
for districts
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Guides public/private projects in
coordinated long-range planning.
 No Net New PM Peak Trips
AB 32 Target
Sustainable City Target
 Community Benefits
 New complete neighborhoods
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Per capita GHG reduction
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WHY PLAN THE BERGAMOT AREA?
 Transitioning industrial
area
Expo Light Rail Station
 Lack of a street grid.
Large super blocks
inhibit circulation and
access
 Lack of neighborhood
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environment – no
community amenities
 Piecemeal development
eroding character of
area
 Large scale proposals –
not transit oriented, and
include no open space
or retail
 Bergamot Arts Center
disconnected from area
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LUCE VISION FOR BERGAMOT AREA
VISION: A new vibrant, transit oriented neighborhood that preserves
and builds on the existing Bergamot Station character
 Focus on jobs/housing
balance – 60/40 &
50/50 targets
 Creative arts, biotech
 Create a new parking
district
 Reconnect street grid
 Local serving retail
locations
 Enhance Arts Center
 Integrate Light Rail
Station
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TRANSFORMING BERGAMOT STATION
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AREA PLAN NEEDED TO ADDRESS:
THE CREATION OF AN URBAN TRANSIT
VILLAGE AND THE MIXED-USE CREATIVE
DISTRICT
 Land Uses – achieve 50/50 and 60/40 use
targets, location & mix of residential,
commercial, daily-needs retail, open space
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 Transit Connections – identify priority
connections and roadways for maximum
integration of Light Rail & Bus
 Circulation –create walkable blocks for
pedestrians, bicycles, vehicles and transit
New Roads and
Pedestrian/Bike
Pathways
Mix of Land Uses and
Community Benefits
 Urban Form and Scale – Open Space,
Streetwalls/Facades, Building Articulation,
Skyline Variety, Ground Floor Quality
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AREA PLAN NEEDED TO ADDRESS:
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Area wide parking district – consolidated
and shared parking facilities to encourage
“park once” environment
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Integrated Transportation Demand
Management – establish aggressive trip
reduction targets, creation of a TMA/O
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Community Benefits – priorities for new
neighborhoods and the transit village
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Area wide infrastructure planning –
location of roads, cost sharing, maintenance
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Coordinated Implementation Sequencing for balanced public/private
creation of housing, amenities, infrastructure
Open Spaces for
Gathering
Design Guidelines
and Standards
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PLANNING STRATEGIES
CONSOLIDATE SURFACE
PARKING TO CREATE NEW
ROADS and PATHWAYS
50% of Transit Village Land Area is
Surface Parking
 Approximately 1200 surface
parking spaces cover about 8
acres
 Moving parking into centralized
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facility permits for new streets –
with or without redevelopment
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PLANNING STRATEGIES
NEW ROADS PROVIDE
ACCESS, CREATE VALUE &
MITIGATE TRAFFIC
 Access - direct pedestrian and
bicycle connections to Expo
 Walkable Blocks - reduces
large industrial superblocks
 Value Creation – New frontage
creates visibility and access
which enhances the value
 Disperses Traffic
Nebraska Extension
Pennsylvania
Extension
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Central retail street in
Transit Village
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PLANNING STRATEGIES
PREFERRED LOCATIONS OF
NEW INTERSECTIONS
CONVERTING OLYMPIC TO
URBAN BOULEVARD
Critical new intersection locations for
pedestrians and bikes
 Address increase in
pedestrians and bicyclists
using new streets
 Provide “front door” to
Bergamot Art Center and new
Expo station
 Walkable urban block size and
vehicle flows to/from Olympic
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THE STRATEGY
OPEN SPACE PROVIDES
FRAMEWORK FOR
BUILDINGS & STREETS
 Green Streets – living rooms of
the City. Safe, walkable and
bikeable
 Flexible Public Spaces –
adaptable to special events like
festivals and farmers markets
 Community Places – design
buildings and streets around
open space
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WORKING WITH PROPERY OWNERS
Initial meetings with Area
property owners to:
 Share LUCE vision
Proposed Development (green)
 Generate interest
 Evaluate potential for
shared parking, open
space new roads, and
other community benefits
 Results:
 Very positive reaction
 Interest in centralized
shared parking facilities
 Willingness to move
forward with City & the
community to shape
area development
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WORKING WITH CITY
STAKEHOLDERS:
BERGAMOT ART CENTER
Agensys
Ped. Path
 Land purchased in 1980s by Big Blue
Bus
 Houses over 30 art galleries, creative
offices, gathering space
City
Owned
5.6 Acres
 Beloved community asset, nationally
recognized arts destination
 Visioning underway for sustainable
self-financing art center model –
endowment from adjacent uses (hotel,
restaurant), new development, others
 Embracing and integrating light rail
station
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Privately
Owned
1.3 Acres
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WORKING WITH TRANSIT: EXPO STATION: BEFORE
Ramp
Center Platform
Fencing
Bergamot Station Expo FEIR Drawing
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WORKING WITH TRANSIT: EXPO STATION: AFTER
Side Platforms
Stairs & Ramp
Stairs & Ramp
Ramp
New Crossing (subject to PUC)
Bergamot Station with City Betterments
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WORKING WITH THE
COMMUNITY
 February 2011- Bergamot
Transit Village Principles
 July 2011 – Creating a
Sustainable Arts Center
 Winter 2011 – Mixed-Use
Creative integration
 Additional workshops,
meetings, surveys, project
website, etc.
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MONITORING TO ACHIEVE THE VISION
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VISION: A new vibrant, transit oriented
neighborhood that preserves and builds
on the existing Bergamot Station
character
• LUCE performance monitoring –
land use mix, complete
neighborhoods, open space
 Jobs/housing balance: 60/40 &
50/50
 Travel Demand Model – mode
split, citywide PM peak trips,
GHG emissions
• Meeting and exceeding Expo & BBB
ridership targets
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NEXT STEPS
 Complete Draft Area Plan
 Implementation strategies, market demand
analysis, shared parking management
options, community benefit priorities
 Principles and standards integrated into
Development Agreements & project review
 Establish Zoning Ordinance standards for
district development
 Potential RFP for Arts Center
 Establish Transportation Management
Association/Organization
 Establish fair-share infrastructure fees –
transportation, utilities
 On-going LRT Connectivity Coordination
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Planning for New
Neighborhoods
linked to Transit:
Santa Monica’s
Bergamot Area
Plan
For More Information Please Contact:
Francie Stefan
Strategic & Transportation Planning Manager
City of Santa Monica
(310) 458-8341
[email protected]
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