Hicksville Downtown Revitalization...
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Downtown
Revitalization
Initiative
Hicksville
An Office of the New York Department of State
Local Planning Committee
Meeting 2 – November 16
Downtown Revitalization Initiative
•Committee Discussion • Vision Statement • Goals • Public Engagement Plan • RFIs from Private Sector Interests • Project Ideas • Next Steps
Agenda
‘Our goal is the creation of a vibrant downtown area that returns to its “main street” character while improving upon opportunities for local business owners, new housing markets to create a model community, and with emphasis on walkability, open spaces, places to congregate and engaging commuters to view Hicksville as a destination and not merely a transit hub.’
Vision Statement
1. Create public open spaces in Downtown
2. Reduce traffic impacts to protect pedestrians and calm traffic
Goals
1. Promote walkability to capitalize on Hicksville’s high level of connectivity
2. Re-configure parking to leverage land use for people-centric activities
Goals
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1. Support business activity and provide new housing in Downtown
2. Foster design quality to enhance the character of Downtown
Goals
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Key Comments from Public Meeting November 9th 2017
1. Reduce Congestion
2. Walkability
3. Small Local Business
4. Pedestrian Amenities
5. Landscaping
6. Green Space
7. Bicycle Infrastructure
8. Housing Options
9. Pedestrian Plaza
10. Pedestrian Bridge
11. Quality of Life
12. Community Gathering Space
Less Support:
12. Elevated Public Space
13. Farmer’s Market
14. More Parking
15. Hospitality Industry
16. Transit Oriented Development
17. Historical Connections
18. Bike Racks
19. Art Space
20. At Grade Crossings
•Public Workshops • Public Workshop 1 – District Priorities • Public Workshop 2 – District Projects • Public Workshop 3 – Strategic Investments
•Mobile Workshops
•Key Stakeholder Interviews
Public Engagement Plan
•A few DRI communities actively sought projects ideas from the private sector
•A Call for Projects process is being considered for Hicksville
Call for Projects – Private Sector
•Downtown Walking Path
•Mini Parks
•Elevated Community Space (highline)
•Pedestrian Plaza (event space)
•Complete Streets Plan
•Signage Program
Project Ideas from DRI Application
Opportunity: (For Discussion)
• Need for the community to have Downtown that feels coherent
• Connecting the Hicksville Public Amenities
• Define local roads which can then take on a character that is treated similarly, and is recognizable as such for both walking and biking
Hicksville Downtown Walking Path
Challenges: (For Discussion)
• Too thinly spread to affect a changed perception of Downtown
• Not the creation of addresses or settings for new development
• Needs to be a completed system to succeed
• Politics of which streets to define and getting a consensus
Hicksville Downtown Walking Path
Hicksville Downtown Path
Gregory Museum
Hicksville Train Station
Hicksville Public Library
Hicksville Community Center
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Opportunity: (For Discussion)
• Greatly enhance the walking experience in the whole of Downtown
• Possibilities for theming with distinct character, different places in Downtown
• Opportunity to coordinate with new development, connecting to public realm ideas
Hicksville Downtown – Mini Parks
Challenges: (For Discussion)
• Staying within the public right-of-way limits what the parks can be
• Too thinly spread to have an impact on downtown
• Continued attractiveness will require extensive
maintenance
• Will need cooperation from adjoining properties
Hicksville Downtown – Mini Parks
Mini Parks
Gregory Museum
Hicksville Train Station
Hicksville Public Library
Hicksville Community Center
Hicksville Athletic Center
Suggested Mini Parks
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Opportunity: (For Discussion)
• Keep commuters on a level walkway which is pleasant, convenient and takes away pedestrian/vehicular conflicts
• Combine with an intermediate-level attractive plaza
• Capture the 2-3 million per year commuters in a well-
designed setting that can be added to with appealing amenities
Hicksville Station – Elevated Path
Challenges: (For Discussion)
• Will be at the cost of having as many pedestrians as possible on street level
• Problem of growth further from the elevated platform wanting to enhance street environment
• Has succeeded (Huntington) where people have better access from platform to the parked car, defeating the goal of having people spend time in Downtown
• Ideal is multiple points of entry
Hicksville Station – Elevated Path
Elevated Community Space
Barclay St
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Kennedy Park
Hicksville Station
From the North
From the South
Rt. 106, Rt. 107 and Jerusalem Ave. cross under the Rail
AVOID VEHICULAR CONFLICTS
AVOID VEHICULAR/PEDESTRIAN CONFLICTS
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North South Section Station – Existing Conditions
Existing Station Section: Circulation
How to separate pedestrians ?
Huntington Station
Go above the Rail to connect everything
How to connect to the Platforms?
Above the Rail
Investigate a mezzanine Level
How to connect to the Platforms?
Investigate a Mezzanine
Elevate over Rt. 106
Up
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Headroom over Rt. 106
Find a way for Headroom over Rt. 106
Elevated Event Plaza
Barclay St
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Kennedy Park
Hicksville Station
Elevated Event Plaza
Terrace from ‘High Line’ to the Community Event Plaza
Terrace Down to Event Plaza Event Plaza – Parking below
Elevated Community Space Options
Mezzanine Option
Above the Rail Option
Event Plaza – Parking below
Event Plaza
Mezzanine
Connect to Barclay St.
Barclay St JFK Park
Event Plaza Section
Elevated ‘High Line’ to Raised Public Plaza to Barclay’s St.
Rail Station with Overpass Event Plaza – Parking Below Barclay St
Opportunity: (For Discussion)
• Sites South of the Railway are primed for redevelopment • Nelson Ave potential for a Special Place close to the
Station • Blocks are appropriate scale for Mixed-Use, New Housing • Potential to connect to an expanded JFK Park • Connects to Historic Broadway • Potentially connects to the Gregory Museum
Create Center around Nelson Ave.
Challenges: (For Discussion)
• Needs the commitment of the property owners and public to work together to maintain the integrity of the vision for the long term
• Needs another layer of ‘operation’ to incentivize public amenity and maintenance
• Needs a traffic entry/service approach to investigate the potential of making Nelson Ave pedestrian only.
• Commitment to making the Elevated Rail Structure part of an attractive environment, up to the Gregory Museum.
Create Center around Nelson Ave.
Nelson Ave District and JFK Park.
JFK Park
Gregory Museum
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Nelson Ave District extends to Gregory Museum
Nelson Ave District extends to Gregory Museum
Combination of ‘High Line’, Elevated Park and Nelson Ave, District.
•Committee Discussion
Other Project Ideas
December 13
District Projects •Local Planning Committee Meeting 3
•Public Workshop 2
Next Steps
December 13, 2017
5pm to 6:30pm
Hicksville Athletic Center 167 Broadway
Hicksville, NY 11801
LPC Meeting 3
December 13, 2017
7pm to 9pm
Hicksville Community Center
28 W. Carl Street
Hicksville, NY 11801
DRI Public Workshop 2
Thank You
Downtown Revitalization Initiative