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How Placemaking Can Transform Transit Facilities into Vibrant Destinations that Support Biking and Walking
Presented by Cynthia Nikitin, Senior VP PPS Long Beach, CA Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place September 12 2012
We shape our buildings and thereafter, our buildings shape us. – Winston Churchill
We shape our transportation systems and thereafter, our transportation shapes us. — Transportation and Livable Communities Consortium
What Makes a Great Transit Place?
sociability uses & activities
access & linkages comfort & image
Welcoming
evening use volunteerism
street life
transit usage
parking usage patterns pedestrian activity
Walkable Convenient Accessible
Charm Clean Attractive
Historic
Safe
building conditions environmental data
sanitation rating crime stats
Cooperative Neighborly
property values land-use patterns
retail sales
business ownership
Special Real
Fun Active Vital
Connected
Key Attributes Intangibles Measurements
PLACE
Placemaking is a process that fosters the creation of vital, multi-use public destinations. These multi-use destinations are not defined just by architecture or design features, but rather by the public uses and activities that engage people's participation within he space and encourage them to return again and again. Placemaking leverages the investments in existing infrastructure as well as a broad range of local assets. Through the combination of lower-cost, short term physical improvements, combined with public space programming, the use and perception of public space can be transformed.
What is Placemaking?
Community/Place Driven Approach
The Placemaking Process around Transportation
Before After
Community Destination and Transit Route Mapping
Walk-It Audit
Place Imagination Exercise
Digital Placemaking Applications
Place Evaluation Exercise: Place Game and Place Audit
Twenty Strategies
For Thinking Beyond the Station: Building Walkable Places Around Transit
Rail stations and bus stops can serve as community focal points while providing a safe, comfortable, and attractive experience for transit passengers
Design, Build & Manage Stations as Places
Transit facilities are active, attractive, community public spaces that attract people on a regular basis, at various times of day, and days of week.
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Bus, rail, and light rail stations function as community destinations.
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Transit facilities are programmed as venues for a wide range of community activities and events.
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A variety of amenities and retail are provided, such as news/sundry stands, coffee carts, comfortable seating,
restrooms, and information kiosks that serve residents and commuters alike.
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Amenities are clustered together in centralized areas to create synergy, enhance their impact, and maximize use.
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The transit facility is attractive and visible from a distance. 6
Design Great Boulevards and Transit-Friendly Streets
Roads, streets, and transit stops are public spaces and places that can benefit communities socially, economically, and environmentally.
Transit planned as part of a transportation system linked to the street network
From Indianapolis Region Multimodal Corridor and Public Space Design Guidelines
Supporting Community and Mobility
Supporting Community and Mobility
PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES
New Manuals Add Context in
Roadways adjacent to transit facilities are pedestrian-friendly boulevards. 13
14 Transferring between train, buses, and cars is both convenient and pleasant.
There are safe and pleasant ways for pedestrians and bicyclists to reach the station - from many directions. 15
Streets that connect neighborhoods to transit facilities are attractive, comfortable, and safe feeling.
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Signage and information helps people find their way to the correct bus or train and destination, and
promotes local businesses and attractions. 17
Grade-separation projects create connections, rather than barriers, within a community.
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Neighborhoods are inclusive and accessible to all
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20 Transit Links and is Integrated into Community Anchors and Destinations
What is Transit-Oriented Development
(TOD)?
Approach to areas around existing and new transit that
– Helps communities control and shape growth
– Is sensitive to existing neighborhood character
– Is connected to regional employment centers
– Creates local jobs and a stronger tax base
– Is built through collaborative partnerships
Bethesda, MD
What it is not • "One size fits all"
• Only high-density housing
• Only targeted to certain market segments
• Disruptive of existing historic centers
Components of Transit-Oriented Development
• Walkable Neighborhoods
• Accessible Mix of Uses
• Travel Options • Quality Public Spaces • Community
Engagement Village of West Clay, IN
TOD Opportunities from the Community Perspective
• Lower Housing and Transportation Costs
• Jobs and Value Premiums • Preservation of
Community Identity • Social Engagement • Public and Environmental
Health • Multi-Generational
Communities South Orange, NJ Train Station
TOD Opportunities from the Municipal Perspective
• Economic Development and Expanded Tax Base
• Congestion Mitigation • Reduced Greenhouse
Gas Emissions • Air Quality
Improvements • Open Space
Preservation • Efficient Transportation
Investments
Tuckahoe, NY
Implementing TOD
Community engagement and visioning
Public investment in transit, streets,
parks
Private investment in existing places and new development
• Station Area and Development Plans
• Community benefits agreements
• Capital improvement plans
• Programming and management
• TOD Zoning • Joint Development • Financing tools (IDA, TIF)
Benefits of Transit-Oriented Development
1. Economic Development 2. Lower Housing and Transportation Costs 3. Placemaking 4. Environmental and Public Health 5. Community and Historic Preservation 6. Meet Market Demand 7. Improved Transportation System Performance 8. Transportation Choice
Benefits of a Placemaking Approach for Community Supportive Transit • Transit stations become community assets and destinations
• Pressure to increase parking capacity is reduced
• Station areas become more desirable as places to live and operate businesses
• Ridership increases – alleviating auto dependence
• Real estate near train stations becomes more valuable
• Opportunities for partnering with other agencies, cities and civic groups
• A sense of ownership is generated in the community
• Transit investments and assets are leveraged to achieve community benefits
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