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Corpus Christi, TexasRegional/Urban Design
Assistance Team (R/UDAT)
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Introduction
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R/UDAT Team• Cheryl Morgan, FAIA, Team Leader• Victor Salemann, PE, Transportation• Richard Roark, RLA, ASLA, Landscape• Lindsay Kinkade, Graphic Design/Connections• Judy Taylor, Economic Analysis
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Community Process
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Partnership – THANK YOU!
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Transportation
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Planning
• Refine the travel demand model to more accurately represent the SEA District/Downtown special generators and longer range or build-out land use in the SEA District/Downtown.
• Use these refined traffic forecasts for final design decisions.
• Recognize the local vs. regional travel demand patterns in the final design of the New Harbor Bridge connections.
• Reevaluate the functional classifications of roadways in the project study area
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Bridge Design
• Support the current bridge configuration
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Roadway Design
• Reevaluate the current interchange configuration and improve access and connections to and from the SEA District/Downtown.
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Roadway Design• Enhance the character and condition of Surfside Boulevard to make the longer trip to
the Beach, The Lexington, or the Texas State Aquarium unnoticeable, as the Boulevard itself becomes the Gateway to North Beach.
• Utilize already existing alternative routes that may be slightly longer in distance or travel time (Google even shows them as options today) yet could be even faster alternatives to Interstate 37 during peak events. These routes include:
– E. Port Avenue
– The Agnes Street/ Laredo Street Couplet to North Chaparral and Water Street.
– Power Street (The extension of Fitzgerald Street to North Staples Street
• Consider lower speed designs for the termination of Interstate 37 and the current existing city arterials.
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Transit• Plan for increased operational costs
and travel times.
• Actively participate in the final design of the New Harbor Bridge 181/Crosstown Highway/Interstate 37 interchange
• Investigate additional landings and ferry capacity to support multiple stops along the waterfront and more frequent service across the channel.
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Heavy Rail
• Support increased use of the rail loop and implement enhanced rail crossing surface treatments and signals/crossing controls to safely manage automobile, bicycle, and pedestrian crossings.
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The Key Question…
Where does Interstate 37 end and the SEA District/Downtown begin?
•Answering this question addresses the following:
– Limited access freeway of city arterial– 60 mph or 30 mph– At grade intersections or bridges– Walkable or restricted– A barrier or a connection
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The Big Picture
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CONCEPTS • Capture the potential of the bridge relocation:
– for a new sense of arrival into the heart of Corpus – for newly available development parcels– for reduced barriers between areas in and adjacent to
downtown• Create Connectivity between destination activities and
venues• Create a stronger mix of uses and density that
contribute to the potential for vitality throughout the day and throughout the week
• Create a walk-able environment with places to come together and spend time in the public realm
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LandscapeSurvey
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CLIMATE BASED DESIGN
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CLIMATE BASED DESIGN
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CLIMATE BASED DESIGN
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CLIMATE BASED DESIGN
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CLIMATE BASED DESIGN
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THE SHAPE OF THE LAND
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LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION and PUBLIC ART
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LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION and PUBLIC ART
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NATURAL ASSETS & ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
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LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION and PUBLIC ART
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NATURAL ASSETS & ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
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DOWNTOWN COOL CONNECTORS
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NEW LIVES FOR OLD SITES
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NEW LIVES FOR OLD SITES
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NEW LIVES FOR OLD SITES
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NEW LIVES FOR OLD SITES
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Connections &Recreation
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RIGHT NOW:Cowboy & Cowgirl Bike Ride
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Build Experimental Bikes
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Ride as a Beach Culture
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Or Try On Another Time Altogether
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FUTURE:Shut Down & Open Up
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The $199 Traffic Counter
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RIGHT NOW:Chalk This Way
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FUTURE:City-Defining Canvas
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Inspired by American History
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Scaling Up Our Strengths
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Making City Fabric Beautiful
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Making Industrial Fabric Beautiful
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Strategic Implementation
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Significant growth in Corpus Christi can be captured in the Downtown, SEA District, & North Beach Area
Job Node* Population Jobs
Downtown Los Angeles 71.9% 45.9%
Downtown Chicago 95.6% 10.5%
Downtown Dallas 94.8% 5.1%
Downtown San Diego 65.6% 1.7%
Downtown San Antonio 1.9% -0.8%
*Job Node geographies are defined using Census Tracts.
Percent Change ( 2000 - 2010)
• Why are people moving to downtowns?– Walkability– Amenities - Cultural, shopping– Urban Activity /Social
connectedness– Authenticity
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Money left on the tableBenchmark Retail Metrics
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Weave Together Individual Local and Regional Attractions can move Corpus Christi to the next level
• Improve coordination and marketing between SEA District and Downtown.
• Recommend creating a retail, dining, and entertainment corridor to better connect individual attractions and provide amenities
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Mixed Use development in the study area can be a new focal point for growth in the District similar to American
Tobacco Complex in Durham, North Carolina
• 2004 Redevelopment of the American Tobacco Complex in Durham, NC jump started Downtown revitalization
• City and County provided a $43 million parking structure
• Developer received $40 million in permanent New Market Tax Credit loans
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Mixed Use development in the study area can be a new focal point for growth in the District similar to American
Tobacco Complex in Durham, North Carolina
•Average property sales prices increased by 115% from the period between 2002 to 2004 and 2005 to 2007.•Currently 11 residential projects in Downtown Durham, with over $530 M in investment
American Tobacco Complex
Durham Athletic Park
Convention Center
Center for the Performing Arts
Golden Belt
Historical Durham Athletic Park
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Conclusion
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A Defining Opportunity
When the Harbor Bridge was constructed, it defined the area’s physical character for over 50 years. Removing the bridge provides nothing short of an opportunity to re-define this area for at least a half-century to come.
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Most Communities Today
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The Snowball Effect
“a figurative term for a process that starts from an initial state of small significance and builds upon itself, becoming larger and faster at every stage”
Applied to a community, this is a transformational principle…
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“You gave us hope. Back in 1992, your ideas seemed like dreams. Now we are living those dreams.” – Rick Smith, San Angelo Times-Standard, 2012
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CASE STUDY: Port Angeles, Washington (17K)
2009 Project
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Port Angeles, WA 2009 Project: 2 months later, 43 buildings repainted with volunteers and donated paint,
led to a façade improvement program, then private $
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Today: Millions in New Investments
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Transforming Downtown
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Public PrioritizationPaint 43 BuildingsFaçade ImprovementWayfinding
Waterfront EsplanadeMajor new anchors downtownPeninsula Campus ExpansionDowntown Health ClinicNew Transit Center
Bike/Ped FacilitiesNew small businessesFerry Terminal RenovationRenovated shopping/restaurants at adjacent block
First 3 months-1 year
1-2.5 years
4-5 years
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Snowball Effect: $100+ million
Leveraging Investment for Placemaking
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Waterfront: from Process to Masterplan to…
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Realizing their aspirations
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Award-winning design
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Bringing People Back to the Waterfront
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Creating an Attractive Sense of Place
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And, it keeps going
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CASE STUDY: Newport, Vermont (5K Population)
2009 R/UDAT Project
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Newport - 2009
• Last town in state to receive downtown designation
• double-digit unemployment• Isolated in the ‘Northeast Kingdom’• Citizen: “I’ve seen Newport come, and I’ve
seen it go”
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Community GardenWayfindingDowntown Cleanup
Foreign Trade ZoneRegional Tasting CenterWaterfront ResortDowntown Block ConstructionBiotech companiesMajor Private InvestmentCommunity Farm Program
Form-based CodeTax Stabilization ProgramBike/Ped ImprovementsNew Restaurants sourcing from community gardenTaste of the Town event
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Newport – 2011 (“2-yr Snowball”)
• $250 million in new investment• 2,000 new jobs coming online• “The biggest change here has been one of
attitude. Now we realize that through partnerships, we can do anything. Now, nothing is impossible.”
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Corpus Christi has HUGE civic capacity
• You already know how to collaborate cross-sector successfully
• You already have billions of dollars in new investment coming
• You have the capacity to create whatever physical character and community you aspire to have.
• You are a TEXAS city – be bold and carry forth that tradition!
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Questions?
• 100-page report is online @ www.aia.org/liv_rudat_list
or google “AIA R/UDAT Communities”