Public Realm Working Group - seattle.gov · Presentation overview • Existing Conditions • Group...
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Public Realm Working GroupChinatown International District
Aditi KambujPrincipal Urban DesignerFebruary 22, 2018
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Presentation overview
• Existing Conditions• Group Exercise
– Identify/confirm public realm needs (what and where?)– Identify improvements to address these needs (how?)– Suggest phasing (near, mid, long term) for these desired
improvements (when?)
• Report Back
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Defining Public Realm
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Additional elements:
• Existing plazas and public-private spaces• Public art elements• Character elements (brick inlays, bronze inlays,
decorative tree grates)• Seating (formal – benches; informal- ledges,
personal folding chairs and stools, seat walls, steps)
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Group Exercise
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• Identify public realm needs (what and where?)
• Identify elements/improvements to address needs (how?)
• Develop phasing (near, mid, long term) for these desired improvements (when?)
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Public realm elements
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• Condition of sidewalk (repair, material, design, width)• Land use/building facades (active edges)• Landscaping/street trees• Pedestrian lighting • Activation (sidewalk cafes, parklets, streateries,
pavement to parks, festival streets, etc)• Public art • Seating • Character elements (pavement inlays, decorative tree
grates etc)• Sense of place improvements