Old Town Neighborhoods Plan Choices Event

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Agenda

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6:00 – 6:10 p.m. Welcome + Sign In 6:10 – 6:30 p.m. Presentation 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Workshop + Open House Seeking your input on:

• Neighborhood Vision • Land Use – Transition Areas/NCB • Land Use – LMN Pockets • Greenways • Mulberry Corridor • Shields Corridor

Old Town Neighborhoods Plan Background

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• Combined update of the 1980’s East Side & West Side Neighborhood Plans

• Nearly 30 years since the original plans were adopted

• Address ongoing or emerging trends (e.g. continued Downtown/CSU growth near neighborhood edges)

• Align community-wide plans & goals at the neighborhood level

Plan Boundaries

Timeline

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Neighborhood Choices

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• Tonight’s Event: Share potential ideas on transportation & land-use choices for the Eastside and Westside Neighborhoods.

• Gather your feedback on the following topic areas:

• Neighborhood Vision

• Land Use: LMN Pockets

• Land Use: Transition Areas

• Neighborhood Greenways

• Shields Corridor

• Mulberry + Magnolia Corridor

Vision

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UNIQUE - LIVABLE - CONNECTED - SUSTAINABLE

Celebrating and enhancing the qualities that make the neighborhoods unique and which foster “Old Town Charm”

Vision

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UNIQUE - LIVABLE - CONNECTED - SUSTAINABLE

Neighborhoods designed for friendly interactions and a high quality of life

Vision

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UNIQUE - LIVABLE - CONNECTED - SUSTAINABLE

Neighborhoods integrated into the community with safe and convenient travel options

Vision

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UNIQUE - LIVABLE - CONNECTED - SUSTAINABLE Neighborhoods with the resources and knowledge to help maintain and improve their economic, social, and environmental vibrancy

Land Use – Transition Areas

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• Land Use refers to the types of activities (residential, commercial, etc.) that exist in an area.

• Zoning refers to the City’s regulations about where those uses are allowed.

• The existing zoning for most of the transition areas is the Neighborhood Conservation, Buffer (NCB) zone.

Land Use – Transition Areas

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NCB Zoning is shown in blue

• What we heard at the Transitions and Buffers Workshop (Nov. 4)

- Don’t expand NCB further into neighborhoods

- Around 3 stories is an appropriate maximum height in the NCB zone

- In general, the types of uses allowed in the NCB zone (housing, office) are appropriate

• Potential option: Explore design guidelines for the NCB zone

• Key question: Which building design elements are most important to consider for the transition areas?

Land Use – Transition Areas

Land Use – LMN Pockets

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• There are several small areas of Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood (LMN) zoning in the Westside Neighborhood.

• LMN zoning allows multi-family housing and small-scale commercial uses.

• These “LMN pockets” are surrounded by Neighborhood Conservation zoning

Land Use – LMN Pockets

LMN Zoning is shown in yellow

• What we’ve heard about LMN pockets

- Analyze pockets individually

- Higher-intensity uses in LMN are not compatible with the interior of the Westside neighborhood

- Non-conforming uses should be minimized

• Potential option: Rezone some of the LMN pockets in the Westside neighborhood to better reflect neighborhood character

• Key question: What do you think about the proposed zoning changes?

Land Use – LMN Pockets

Neighborhood Greenways

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Neighborhood greenways are residential streets with lower volumes of traffic and enhanced bike, pedestrian, and streetscape infrastructure

Remington Greenway, Fort Collins

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Draft Bicycle Wayfinding System Plan Phase 1 – Red Phase 2 – Purple Phase 3 - Orange

Bike Wayfinding

Neighborhood Greenways

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Neighborhood Greenways

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• Sharrows • Residential bike

lanes • Bike cut throughs • Shared use

paths • Traffic Circles

Neighborhood Greenways

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• Street trees • Fruit trees • Bio-swales • Rain gardens • Urban agriculture

Neighborhood Greenways

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• Bulb-out crosswalks

• Parklets • Intersection

treatment • Interpretive signage • Wayfinding Signage

Arterial Corridors

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Shields Corridor

Mulberry Corridor

Examination of conditions and options along the Shields and Mulberry Corridors

Action Zones

Mulberry

Shie

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Action Zones

Action Zones

Action Zones

Buffered Bike Lanes

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Shields Corridor

Mulberry to LaPorte – Existing Condition

Laurel to Mulberry: Existing Condition

Shields Corridor

Shields Corridor

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Mulberry to LaPorte – Protected Bikeway Laurel to Mulberry – Shared Use Paths Requires Moving Curbs In

8’ Paths

8’ Paths

South Riding Only

North Riding Only

Shields Corridor

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Magnolia to LaPorte – Existing Condition

Shields Corridor

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Magnolia to LaPorte – Buffered Bike Lanes

Mulberry & Magnolia Corridor

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Magnolia to LaPorte – Buffered Bike Lanes • Explore road diet on Mulberry, west of City Park Ave

• Explore Magnolia as a parallel bike route east of City Park

• Sidewalk and crossing enhancements

Potential Option: 4-lane to 3-lane conversion on Mulberry, west of City Park Ave

Workshop + Open House

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Magnolia to LaPorte – Buffered Bike Lanes • Visit stations to learn more about potential ideas for neighborhood

land use & transportation

• Use sticky notes & dots to provide additional ideas and feedback on boards and posters

• Utilize comment cards for detailed feedback on specific topic areas

• Place completed comment cards in baskets or return to us using the contact information on the back

Next Steps In Process

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December, 2015 / January, 2016:

Develop strategies and policies to implement plan vision

Upcoming online questionnaire

January-March:

Next rounds of public outreach Develop implementation action plan Final Plan Document

For more information visit: www.fcgov.com/otnp