Design Program

monwealth, while fostering a collective belonging to the community and region.

Design Program

Common Considerations:

• Wayfinding • Visual Connections • Connectivity to urban spaces • Visual corridors to new & existing Amenities • Designated greenspace

Green Infrastructure

• Food Garden • Bee Farm • Green Roofs • Vertical Gardens • Composting Station • Solar Fields • Food Storage

Plaza Space & Parking Areas

• Gathering Spaces • Transformative infrastructure for flexible program • Recreational space • Outdoor Dining • Vendor spaces • Outdoor stage/performance area • Learning kitchen • Public playground • Rental vendor spaces • Market spaces • Seasonal spaces for festivals, and community gathering

Pedestrian Network

• Connection to surrounding areas • Designated/material-oriented pathways • Traffic-calming crosswalks • Lighting along pathways

Vehicular Circulation

• Distinct access/wayfinding • Pedestrian friendly • On-street parking • Peripheral connections to entire site

Connections to surroundings

• Connection to surrounding commercial locations • Safe access to natural spaces • Network between plaza spaces • Cardinal Greenway connection • Connection to nearby neighborhoods

17THE PROBLEM & ITS SETTING