1. TOWARDS A WALKABLE WATERFRONT
Art Deco PCC Streetcars
a. CONNECTION. Connecting and continuing the east-west streets of San Francisco through to the Embarcadero, allowing for either vehicular or pedestrian thoroughfares that provide better access and visibility to the Embarcadero.
Vintage Trolleys
F-Line Bus
b. CIRCULATION – VEHICULAR. Providing vehicular circulation that is appropriate to adjacent land uses and traffic volumes, such as slow Peter Witt Tram of Milan streets for residential uses, and the creation of alley ways that allow for residents to access their homes.
EXISTING
Pros -Historic significance -Sense of Place Cons -Inaccessible/ADA -Capacity is limited -Slower -Require more infrastructure/ maintenance -Conversion requires expensive lift-based systems
circulation-pedestrian
CBS Building
Pier 15
10’
13’
12’
15’
25’
7’
5’
12’
65’ Pedestrian Space
15’
65’
11’
11’
21’
20’
10’
11’
11’
22’
11’ 5’
33’
34’
51’
40’
38’
10’
176’
EMBARCADERO: EXISTING CONDITIONS: High Floor (Streetcar)/Low Floor (F-Line)--High Platform
1”=20’
circulation-vehicular 3 floors stacked flats residential over retail
Pier 15
New Street Car Dimensions: 7.5 w x 11 h
Pier 15
82X 20’
5’
10’
10’
5’ 4’ 5’
11’
11’
11’
4’
8’
8’
4’
11’
11’
11’
5’ 5’ 5’
20’
10’
SAFETY ZONE
86’ Pedestrian Space
multi-way boulevard
7’
46’
33’
24’
40’
33’
176’
F-Line
EMBARCADERO ALTERNATIVE 1: MIXED TRAFFIC, SAFETY ZONE, Ultra Low Floor-Low Platform
2 floors stacked flats residential over retail
Pier 15
20’
5’
111’ Pedestrian Space
11’
9.75’
10’
14.25’
2.5’ 8’
11’
11’
10’
52.5’
11’
11’
8’ 2.5’ 14.25’
11.75’
20’
10’
58.5’ 176’
EMBARCADERO ALTERNATIVE 2: MIXED TRAFFIC, EASY ACCESS ZONE, Ultra Low Floor-Low Platform
c. CIRCULATION – PEDESTRIAN. Providing greater pedesBombardier Flexity, Toronto trian circulation and permeability through the re-introduction of landscaped mid-block alleys that provide more entrances, Siemens ULF, Vienna greater access, and increased walkability through the neighborhood. d. MULTI-WAY BOULEVARD. Designing for a street that maximizes the existing 170-foot right-of-way along the Embarcadero in providing a gracious public and pedestrian realm while accommodating the current/desired vehicular traffic volume and possible new F-line transportation technology.
PROPOSED
Bombardier Flexity, Vancouver
Inekon, Portland
Pros -Increased accessability -Barrier-free -Turn tighter curves -Climb steeper curves -”Crashworthiness” -Energy-saving/Eco Friendly, Cons -non-exclusive rights of way for pedestrians CBS Building
Pier 15
10’
13’
12’
15’
25’
7’
5’
11’
12’
65’ Pedestrian Space
21’
20’
10’
11’
11’
22’
15’
65’
11’
11’ 5’
33’
34’
51’
40’
38’
10’
176’
EMBARCADERO: EXISTING CONDITIONS: High Floor (Streetcar)/Low Floor (F-Line)--High Platform
3 floors stacked flats residential over retail
circulation-pedestrian
Pier 15
New Street Car Dimensions: 7.5 w x 11 h
Pier 15
20’
5’
10’
7’
10’
5’ 4’ 5’
11’
11’
11’
4’
8’
8’
4’
11’
11’
11’
5’ 5’ 5’
20’
10’
SAFETY ZONE
86’ Pedestrian Space
46’
33’
24’
40’
33’
176’
EMBARCADERO ALTERNATIVE 1: MIXED TRAFFIC, SAFETY ZONE, Ultra Low Floor-Low Platform
circulation-vehicular
2 floors stacked flats residential over retail
Pier 15
82X
20’
5’
11’
9.75’
111’ Pedestrian Space
10’
14.25’
2.5’ 8’
11’
11’
10’
11’
11’
8’ 2.5’ 14.25’
11.75’
52.5’
20’
10’
58.5’ 176’
EMBARCADERO ALTERNATIVE 2: MIXED TRAFFIC, EASY ACCESS ZONE, Ultra Low Floor-Low Platform
F-Line
multi-way boulevard
3 floors stacked flats residential over retail
Pier 15
15’
5’
12’
7’
10’
8’
5’
11’
11’
11’
10’
29’
80’ Pedestrian Space
11’
11’
11’
5’
8’
10’
5’
20’
10’
35’
35’
45’ 176’
EMBARCADERO ALTERNATIVE 3: MIXED TRAFFIC, BOLLARD ZONE, Ultra Low Floor-Low Platform