Phase 1 woodbury theater city staff meeting final 20171024

METRO

Gold Line BRTOD Plans

Woodbury Theater Station Constraints and Opportunities

Woodbury City Staff Meeting October 24, 2017

Agenda 1. BRT and BRTOD fundamentals 2. Tamarack Station – Constraints and opportunities 3. Woodbury Theater Station – Constraints and opportunities 4. Discussion 5. Next steps

BRTOD Plans Schedule Woodbury Theater Station -18 Month Process Phase 1-

Constraints & Opportunities Identification

October (2017)

Phase 2-

Preliminary Station Area Land Use & Circulation Alternatives

January (2018)

Phase 3-

Preferred Station Area Land Use & Circulation Alternatives

April (2018)

Phase 4-

Review Draft BRTOD/Small Area Plan

June (2018)

PLAN ADOPTION

September (2018)

BRT Fundamentals

BRT Characteristics—Bus-Only Lanes

Special roadways or lanes dedicated to the exclusive use of buses.

Often considered most like light rail transit.

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BRT Characteristics —Frequent Service

Fewer stops (1/2 mile apart)

Transit priority signal

Bus-only lanes

BRT Characteristics—Train-Like Features

Level boarding to vehicle

Fare payment at the station

BRT Characteristics—Enhanced Stations High-quality Amenities     

Shelters Seating Paving Landscaping Electronic Reader Boards

BRT Characteristics— Specialized Vehicle

Streetcar-like comfort

More passengers per bus

BRT Characteristics—TOD Potential

Lower TOD Potential Mixed Traffic

Higher TOD Potential Exclusive Guideway

BRTOD Fundamentals

Fundamentals – Ideal TOD  Grid of Streets  Complete Streets

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Grid of Streets

Appropriate - Fine-Grained Grid

Inappropriate - Large Sized Blocks

Complete Streets

Pedestrians

Autos

Bicycles

Transit

Complete Streets – Accommodate Essential Functions

HIGH

LOW

INCOMPLETE STREETS

COMPLETE STREETS

Complete Streets – Design Priorities

Complete Streets – Designed for the Most Vulnerable

Fundamentals – Ideal TOD  Station Neighborhood  Station Hub

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Great Townhomes

Townhomes

Apartments Great Rental Apartments

Parks and Open Space

Fundamentals – Ideal TOD  Station Neighborhood  Station Hub

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Station Hub: Mix of Uses Residential and Office Use over Retail/Commercial Storefronts

18 Hour Activity

Station Hub: Retail & Commercial

Neighborhood Serving — Dining and Entertainment

Station Hub: Retail & Commercial

Neighborhood Serving — Sale of Goods

Station Hub: Residential

Apartments and Condominiums

Station Hub: Plaza

5 Minute Trips

Tamarack Station

Constraints & Opportunities

Station Planning Area ½ Mile Radius

Station Neighborhood ¼ Mile Radius

Tamarack Station – Planning Area

MOD Planning Area 1 Mile Radius

Radio Dr.

Bielenberg Dr.

Century Ave.

4th St.

Tamarack Station – MOD Planning Area

MOD Planning Area 1 Mile Radius

Radio Dr.

Bielenberg Dr.

Century Ave.

4th St.

Tamarack Station – MOD Planning Area

Hartford Trail (Private?)

Existing Sidewalk Existing Trail

Existing Trail

Existing Pedestrian and Bike Network

Technology Center

Hartford

Globe University

Tamarack Village Costco

Tamarack Hills

Tamarack Hills

Activity Centers

Comprehensive Plan- Transportation (2010)

Roadway Corridor Design Principles (2009, & 2015)

A Minor Reliever

C Street Designation

City of Woodbury – Bielenberg Road

Bielenberg Drive

Existing Bielenberg Drive

City of Woodbury – Roadway Corridor Design Principles

City of Woodbury – Roadway Corridor Design Principles

Constraints

Long Walking Distance

Low TransitSupportive Use

Major employment use not within a 5-minute walk of the station

Employment use with few employees

Corridor Safety Concerns

Wide roadway, minimal sidewalks or bike lanes, and high speed traffic

Poor Station Access

No direct neighborhood access to the station; existing streets have no sidewalks or bike lanes

I-494 Barrier

Limited access to station from Costco and future development west of freeway

Poor Station Access

Intersection Safety Concerns

Few sidewalks from front doors of businesses to the station

Tamarack Station – Constraints

Intersections spaced far apart, long crossing of wide roads, and heavy traffic discourage walking or biking to the station

Corridor Safety Concerns

Wide roadway, minimal sidewalks or bike lanes, and high speed traffic

Tamarack Station – Constraints

5,000 Daily Trips (2014)

12,700 Daily Trips (2014)

22,000 Daily Trips (2014) 24,900 Daily Trips (2040)

17,700 Daily Trips (2014) 19,900 Daily Trips (2040)

Roadway Traffic and Vehicle Speed– Constraints

Source: Vision Zero NetworkNational Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Traffic Speed – Constraint

Existing wide roads with minimal sidewalks

Speed Limit 45 MPH

Corridor Safety Concerns – Constraint

Intersection Safety Concerns

Tamarack Station – Constraints

Intersections spaced far apart, long crossing of wide roads, and heavy traffic discourage walking or biking to the station

Existing wide roads and traffic

Corridor Safety Concerns – Constraint

Speed Limit 45 MPH

Poor Station Access

Few sidewalks from front doors of businesses to the station

Tamarack Station – Constraints

Landscaping

Parking lot-oriented entries

No sidewalk-oriented entries

Inactive Street Edge– Constraints

No sidewalk-oriented entries

Pedestrian Access – Traffic Impacts

Parking lot-oriented entries

Pedestrian Access – Traffic Impacts

Poor Station Access

No direct neighborhood access to the station; existing streets have no sidewalks or bike lanes

Tamarack Station – Constraints

Incomplete trail and sidewalk network

Neighborhood

Costco

Tamarack Station – Constraints

Poor Station Access – Constraint

I-494 Barrier

Limited access to station from Costco and future development west of freeway

Tamarack Station – Constraints

Technology Center

Hartford

I-494 Barrier

Globe University

Tamarack Village Costco Future Development

Tamarack Hills

Tamarack Hills

I-494 Barrier – Constraints

Long Walking Distance Major employment use not within a 5-minute walk of the station

Tamarack Station – Constraints

Hartford Building Existing Trailhead

Proposed Tamarack Station Platform Location

Long Walking Distance — Constraint

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Hartford Building Existing Trail

Long Walking Distance — Constraint

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Hartford Building Trail

Long Walking Distance — Constraint

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Hartford Building Existing Trail

Long Walking Distance — Constraint

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Hartford Building

No Trail to building entrance

Primary roadway entrance

Long Walking Distance — Constraint

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Low TransitSupportive Use

Employment use with few employees

Tamarack Station – Constraints

Data Center beyond trees

Low Transit-Supportive Use — Constraint

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Long Walking Distance

Low TransitSupportive Use

Major employment use not within a 5-minute walk of the station

Employment use with few employees

Corridor Safety Concerns

Wide roadway, minimal sidewalks or bike lanes, and high speed traffic

Poor Station Access

No direct neighborhood access to the station; existing streets have no sidewalks or bike lanes

I-494 Barrier

Limited access to station from Costco and future development west of freeway

Poor Station Access

Intersection Safety Concerns

Few sidewalks from front doors of businesses to the station

Tamarack Station – Constraints

Intersections spaced far apart, long crossing of wide roads, and heavy traffic discourage walking or biking to the station

Opportunities

Long Term Opportunity

Potential Trail Extensions

Consider future re-use and development intensification

Public and/or private trail connections to the station

Potential Freeway Crossing

Opportunity Sites

Consider shared walking and biking bridge or tunnel

Potential transitsupportive uses adjacent to station

Sidewalks Through Parking Lots

Potential connections from streets to front doors

Potential Street Enhancements

New sidewalks and bike lanes/trails to station

Opportunity Sites

Potential transit-supportive redevelopment of parking lots or vacant sites

Potential Intersection Enhancements

Potential Gold Line Corridor Trail

Consider shared walking and biking trail adjacent to guideway

Pedestrian and bike crossing improvements

Tamarack Station – Opportunities

Potential Gold Line Corridor Trail

Consider shared walking and biking trail adjacent to guideway

Gold Line Trail – Opportunity

Option: Extend existing trail on east side of the roadway

Option: New Trail on West side of roadway

Gold Line Trail – Opportunity

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Potential Street Enhancements

New sidewalks and bike lanes/trails to station

Tamarack Station – Opportunities

Potential bicycle route improvements on key streets

Potential new sidewalks on key streets

Potential Street Enhancement Improvements – Opportunity

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Potential Intersection Enhancements Pedestrian and bike crossing improvements

Tamarack Station – Opportunities

Improve lighting

Shorten crossing distances with midstreet refuges

New crosswalks

Tighten Corner radii

Potential Intersection Improvements—Opportunity

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Sidewalks Through Parking Lots

Potential connections from streets to front doors

Tamarack Station – Opportunities

Connect to existing sidewalks through parking lots and landscaping

Sidewalks Through Parking Lots — Opportunity

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Potential Trail Extensions

Public and/or private trail connections to the station

Tamarack Station – Opportunities

Extend existing trails through existing easements or public right-of- ways

Existing Trail

Potential Trail Extensions— Opportunity

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Potential Freeway Crossing

Consider shared walking and biking bridge or tunnel

Tamarack Station – Opportunities

Potential Freeway Crossing

Consider shared walking and biking bridge or tunnel

Costco

Bielenberg

Proposed Tamarack Station

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Opportunity Sites

Potential transitsupportive uses adjacent to station

Tamarack Station – Opportunities

Opportunity Site

Proposed Station Location

Opportunity Site

Potential Development Sites—Opportunity

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Opportunity Sites

Potential transit-supportive redevelopment of parking lots or vacant sites

Tamarack Station – Opportunities

Vacant Parcel Development —Opportunity

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Parking Lot Redevelopment—Opportunity

Long Term Opportunity

Consider future re-use and development intensification

Tamarack Station – Opportunities

Long Term Redevelopment Sites —Opportunity

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Long Term Opportunity

Potential Trail Extensions

Consider future re-use and development intensification

Public and/or private trail connections to the station

Potential Freeway Crossing

Opportunity Sites

Consider shared walking and biking bridge or tunnel

Potential transitsupportive uses adjacent to station

Sidewalks Through Parking Lots

Potential connections from streets to front doors

Potential Street Enhancements

New sidewalks and bike lanes/trails to station

Opportunity Sites

Potential transit-supportive redevelopment of parking lots or vacant sites

Potential Intersection Enhancements

Potential Gold Line Corridor Trail

Consider shared walking and biking trail adjacent to guideway

Pedestrian and bike crossing improvements

Tamarack Station – Opportunities

Next Steps

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BRTOD Plans Schedule Tamarack Station -18 Month Process Phase 1-

Constraints & Opportunities Identification

October (2017)

Phase 2-

Preliminary Station Area Land Use & Circulation Alternatives

January (2018)

Phase 3-

Preferred Station Area Land Use & Circulation Alternatives

April (2018)

Phase 4-

Review Draft BRTOD/Small Area Plan

June (2018)

PLAN ADOPTION

September (2018)

Tamarack Station TOD Potential Bielenberg Drive TOD Criteria Street-oriented Storefronts 1.

2.

3.

Ground floor retail or commercial (‘18 hour’ uses)……………………………………

Curbside parking (parallel on both sides of the street)………………………………

Appropriate amount of drive-by traffic (8,000-12,000 daily trips)……………..

1.

2.

3.

Building built-to property line (10’ maximum setback)………………………………

Front door entrances along sidewalk (open during business hours)…………..

Transparent ground floor windows (70% minimum opening)..…….…………….

1.

2.

3.

4.

Wide sidewalks with canopy trees (12’ minimum width)…………………………..

Frequent intersections with safe crosswalks (400’ maximum spacing)……….

Safe roadway (30 MPH maximum speed)…………………………………………………..

Bike lanes or trail (protected)…………………………………………………………………….

‘Active’ Building Frontage

Pedestrian & Bicycle-Friendly Environment

Good

Fair

Poor

To be determined

Bielenberg Corridor—Existing Conditions

Tamarack Road

Hudson Road

Tamarack Station

Tamarack Station TOD Potential Bielenberg Drive TOD Criteria Street-oriented Storefronts 1.

2.

3.

Ground floor retail or commercial (‘18 hour’ uses)……………………………………

Curbside parking (parallel on both sides of the street)………………………………

Appropriate amount of drive-by traffic (8,000-12,000 daily trips)……………..

Good

Fair

Poor

To be determined

Existing

Low Drive-by Traffic (5,000 Average Daily Trips)

Retail uses are rare

No curbside parking

Existing Conditions — Typical Street-oriented Storefront Example Bielenberg Corridor—Existing Conditions

Tamarack Station TOD Potential Bielenberg Drive TOD Criteria Street-oriented Storefronts 1.

2.

3.

Ground floor retail or commercial (‘18 hour’ uses)……………………………………

Curbside parking (parallel on both sides of the street)………………………………

Appropriate amount of drive-by traffic (8,000-12,000 daily trips)……………..

1.

2.

3.

Building built-to property line (10’ maximum setback)………………………………

Front door entrances along sidewalk (open during business hours)…………..

Transparent ground floor windows (70% minimum opening)..…….…………….

‘Active’ Building Frontage

Good

Fair

Poor

To be determined

Existing

Buildings are not built to the property line

Front doors are not present

Inadequate window opening size

Bielenberg Drive

Existing Conditions — Typical Active Building Frontage Example Bielenberg Corridor—Existing Conditions

Tamarack Station TOD Potential Bielenberg Drive TOD Criteria Street-oriented Storefronts 1.

2.

3.

Ground floor retail or commercial (‘18 hour’ uses)……………………………………

Curbside parking (parallel on both sides of the street)………………………………

Appropriate amount of drive-by traffic (8,000-12,000 daily trips)……………..

1.

2.

3.

Building built-to property line (10’ maximum setback)………………………………

Front door entrances along sidewalk (open during business hours)…………..

Transparent ground floor windows (70% minimum opening)..…….…………….

1.

2.

3.

4.

Wide sidewalks with canopy trees (12’ minimum width)…………………………..

Frequent intersections with safe crosswalks (400’ maximum spacing)……….

Safe roadway (30 MPH maximum speed)…………………………………………………..

Bike lanes or trail (protected)…………………………………………………………………….

‘Active’ Building Frontage

Pedestrian & Bicycle-Friendly Environment

Good

Fair

Poor

To be determined

Existing

Sidewalks are not present

Intersections are infrequent

Current speed limit is 45 MPH

Trail network is incomplete

Existing Conditions — Typical Pedestrian & Bicycle Environment Example Bielenberg Corridor—Existing Conditions

Tamarack Station TOD Potential Bielenberg Drive TOD Criteria Street-oriented Storefronts 1.

2.

3.

Ground floor retail or commercial (‘18 hour’ uses)……………………………………

Curbside parking (parallel on both sides of the street)………………………………

Appropriate amount of drive-by traffic (8,000-12,000 daily trips)……………..

1.

2.

3.

Building built-to property line (10’ maximum setback)………………………………

Front door entrances along sidewalk (open during business hours)…………..

Transparent ground floor windows (70% minimum opening)..…….…………….

1.

2.

3.

4.

Wide sidewalks with canopy trees (12’ minimum width)…………………………..

Frequent intersections with safe crosswalks (400’ maximum spacing)……….

Safe roadway (30 MPH maximum speed)…………………………………………………..

Bike lanes or trail (protected)…………………………………………………………………….

‘Active’ Building Frontage

Pedestrian & Bicycle-Friendly Environment

Good

Fair

Poor

To be determined

Existing

Tamarack Station TOD Potential Bielenberg Drive TOD Criteria Street-oriented Storefronts 1.

2.

3.

Ground floor retail or commercial (‘18 hour’ uses)……………………………………

Curbside parking (parallel on both sides of the street)………………………………

Appropriate amount of drive-by traffic (8,000-12,000 daily trips)……………..

1.

2.

3.

Building built-to property line (10’ maximum setback)………………………………

Front door entrances along sidewalk (open during business hours)…………..

Transparent ground floor windows (70% minimum opening)..…….…………….

1.

2.

3.

4.

Wide sidewalks with canopy trees (12’ minimum width)…………………………..

Frequent intersections with safe crosswalks (400’ maximum spacing)……….

Safe roadway (30 MPH maximum speed)…………………………………………………..

Bike lanes or trail (protected)…………………………………………………………………….

‘Active’ Building Frontage

Pedestrian & Bicycle-Friendly Environment

Good

Fair

Poor

To be determined

Existing

BRT Location Center BAT Side

Tamarack Road

Hudson Road

Tamarack Station

Bielenberg Corridor—Center Running Guideway

Expand 13’

Bielenberg Drive

Expand 43’

Bielenberg Corridor—Center Running Guideway

Tamarack Road

Hudson Road

Tamarack Station

Bielenberg Corridor— Business Access and Transit Lane (BAT)

Expand 13’

Bielenberg Drive

Expand 38’

Bielenberg Corridor—Business Access and Transit Lane (BAT)

Tamarack Road

Hudson Road

Tamarack Station

Bielenberg Corridor— Side Running Guideway

Bielenberg Drive

Expand 38’

Bielenberg Corridor—Side Running Guideway

BRTOD Plans Schedule Tamarack & Woodbury Theater Station -18 Month Process Phase 1-

Issues/Concerns Identification

October (2017)

Phase 2-

Preliminary Station Area Land Use & Circulation Alternatives

January (2018)

Phase 3-

Identify Preferred Station Area Land Use & Circulation Alternatives

April (2018)

Phase 4-

Review Draft BRTOD/Small Area Plan

June (2018)

PLAN ADOPTION

September (2018)

METRO

Gold Line BRTOD Plans

Tamarack and Woodbury Theater Station Constraints and Opportunities

Woodbury City Staff Meeting October 24, 2017