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WHITE OAK BUSINESS DISTRICT. STREETSCAPE & ROADWAY. PRELIMINARY DESIGN CONCEPTS. Business Owners Workshop. October 11, 2004. WHITE OAK BUSINESS DISTRICT. Business District. PRIMARY DESIGN ISSUES. TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND SPEED Trip Chaining, Left Turns, Curb Cuts, High Rates of Speed
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WHITE OAK BUSINESS DISTRICT STREETSCAPE & ROADWAY PRELIMINARY DESIGN CONCEPTS Business Owners Workshop October 11, 2004
WHITE OAK BUSINESS DISTRICT Business District
PRIMARY DESIGN ISSUES • TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND SPEED • Trip Chaining, Left Turns, Curb Cuts, High Rates of Speed • PARKING • Inefficient use of Aggregate Paved area • PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY • No Sidewalks, Few Crosswalks • BUSINESS DISTRICT ENHANCEMENT • Lack of Cohesiveness throughout the “Business District” Design Issues
CURB CURB CUT CURB (30%)– 627’- 0” CURB CUT (70%) – 1450’- 0” TOTAL CURB LENGTH – 2077’- 0” Curb Cuts
TOTAL PAVED AREA – 266,000 SF APPROX # OF PARKING SPACES – 384 (693 SF PER CAR) AVG. SF/ CAR IN TYP. PARKING LOT – 300 CURRENT PEAK PARKING DEMAND (BUSINESS DISTRICT) - 228 CARS (60% OF CAPACITY) Parking
PRIMARY DESIGN GUIDELINES • TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND SPEED • CENTER TURNING LANE W/ PLANTER MEDIANS AT NON-TURNING AREAS, CONSOLIDATE CURB CUTS (SHARED) • PARKING • CONSOLIDATED PARKING AREAS THROUGHOUT BUSINESS DISTRICT (AVERAGE CLOSER TO 300 SF PER CAR) • PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY • SIDEWALKS AND ADDITIONAL CROSSWALKS WITH ENFORCED YIELD POLICY • BUSINESS DISTRICT ENHANCEMENT • PLANTINGS, UNIFORM STREETSCAPING, LIGHTING, GREENSPACE, PUBLIC PLAZA, PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY, BUSINESS FRIENDLY Design Guidelines
VELTRE’S Option - A Option - B Design Concepts
G E N E R A L Option A - View from Auld St.
A U T O M O B I L E Option A - View from Auld St.
P E D E S T R I A N Option A - View from Auld St.
G E N E R A L Option A - View from McClure St.
A U T O M O B I L E Option A - View from McClure St.
P E D E S T R I A N Option A - View from McClure St.
G E N E R A L Option B - View from Auld St.
A U T O M O B I L E Option B - View from Auld St.
P E D E S T R I A N Option B - View from Auld St.
G E N E R A L Option B - View from McClure St.
A U T O M O B I L E Option B - View from McClure St.
P E D E S T R I A N Option B - View from McClure St.
OPTION A EXISTING OPTION B Parking Spaces 358 384 388 Paved Area(SF) 209,013sf 584 sf/car 266,000sf 693 sf/car 182,388sf 470 sf/car No Yes Center Turning Lane Yes 1450 lf Curb Cuts (LF) 216 lf (9) -85% 168 lf (7) -88% No 12’-0”w Sidewalks 5’-0”w No 3,400sf Public Greenspace 6,200sf No 3,700sf Public Plaza None Comparisons
O P T I O N A O P T I O N B E X I S T I N G Comparisons
O P T I O N A O P T I O N B E X I S T I N G Comparisons
DISCUSSION • INFRASTRUCTURE • ZONING • PROPERTY OWNERSHIP ISSUES • COSTS, CONSTRUCTABILITY • ETC. Discussion