Instant Impact in Small Towns Instant Impact Workshop September 29, 2017
HAMILTON ST
CHARTRES ST
LUCKY’S
HUTCHINS ST
BASTROP ST
COMMERCE ST
CHENEVERT ST
FRANKLIN ST
INCARNATE
WORD
JACKSON ST
CONGRESS ST
PRESTON ST
PRAIRIE ST
TEXAS AVE
CAPITOL ST
LITTLE WOODROWS
CORK SOAKERS
KIM HUNG MARKET
RUSK ST
SILVER HOUSE THEATER
ST EMANUEL ST
WALKER ST
McKINNEY ST
LAMAR ST
DALLAS ST
POLK ST
CLAY ST
ROOT MEMORIAL SQUARE PARK
HOPE
STAR OF
BBQ
ST CHARLES ST
BELL ST
LA BRANCH ST
HESS TOWER GARAGE HESS TOWER
CENTERPOINT SUBSTATION
TUNDRA GARAGE
DOWLING ST
LEELAND ST
PEASE ST
CRAWFORD ST
ONE PARK PLACE
FIVE HOUSTON CENTER AUSTIN ST
Reconfigure street (remove median and add area to plaza zone on the west side of the GRB) 26 feet wide Bus Loading Zone
YMCA
Oak Bend Medical Center
75
OK LA HO TE M XA A S
Harwood Park
69
Lamar Junior High School
Fiesta
WILLIS ST
DEPO
WILLIS ST
T CE
NTRE
BLVD
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
HOOD ST
TAYLOR ST
HILL ST
LEE ST
River Bend Park
GORDON ST
TAYLOR ST
HILL ST
LEE ST
Fort Bend County
120
120
120
90A
munity ark
75 SEALY ST
SEALY ST SEALY ST
DEPOT CENTRE BLVD
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
HOOD ST
ch
Travis Park
HILL ST
Rosenberg Railroad Museum
US Post Office
TAYLOR ST
36
LEE ST
Jackson Elementary School
69
503
Travis Elementary School Rosenberg Downtown
Taylor Ray School
SIDNOR ST
SIDNOR ST SIDNOR ST
N 0’ 25’
75’
175’
TE TA
RS
INTE
Robert E Lee School Sunset Park Holy Rosary Catholic School
ario Garcia morial Park
Rosenberg
69
Streets City Limits
59
Alvin
Waterways
75
US
82
0
1mi
Denison
3mi
5mi
Event Street Closure Food Trucks Antique Stores
Wayfinding
Traffic Analysis
De-clutter Art Installations Attract Retailers
Bird Watching
Picnics
Time-limited parking
Sports Community Farmers Market Restaurants with outdoor seating
Vacant Space Opportunities
Movie Night Start-up Business Incentives
Baseball Cluster Events Historic Preservation Create Downtown Association Art Wall
Outcome - Vision and Goals Downtown Alvin will be an economically sustainable center that attracts Alvin residents and people from across the region for culture, entertainment, and dining and keeps them engaged with its historic, eclectic, and friendly atmosphere.
5 Opportunities 1 2 3 4 5
Small Governments Local Pride Right-of-Ways Informal Approach Events
1 Small Governments
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
Private / Public Partnerships
SEALY ST
T
DEPOT CENTRE BLVD
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
NOR ST
SIDNOR ST
BLVD NTRE T CE DEPO
GORDON ST
SEALY ST
DEPOT CENTRE BLVD
GORDON ST
2 Local Pride
Public Art
SEALY ST
SEALY ST
GORDON ST
HARDIE ST
SIDNOR ST
SIDNOR ST
DEPOT CENTRE BLVD
Library
3 Right-of-Ways
Negative Space
Alvin
Rosenberg
Denison
Houston
ROW Distribution
Houston
Alvin
Avenue I
2nd Street
Existing
Long-Term Recommendation
4th Street
AVENUE I EXISTING
4th Street 3rd Street
3rd Street
ONE-WAY STREETS
Avenue I
2nd Street
TxDOT Plan
Avenue I
2nd Street
Existing
AVENUE I TXDOT PLAN
BANNERS LIGHTING
4th Street
CROSSWALKS
CYCLE TRACK PLANTING ZONE
AVENUE I EXISTING
3rd Street 4th Street
3rd Street
ONE-WAY STREETS
Avenue I
2nd Street
TxDOT Plan
AVENUE I Avenue I Proposed
BANNERS
2nd Street
TXDOT PLAN
PARALLEL PARKING
AVENUE G
PARALLEL PARKING
6TH STREET
THROUGH TRAFFIC
THROUGH TRAFFIC
ALLEY
ALLEY
2ND STREET
2ND STREET
PARALLEL PARKING
PARALLEL PARKING
AVENUE G 7TH STREET
ALLEY
CAST STONE PAVERS
THROUGH TRAFFIC
CONCRETE PAVEMENT PEDESTRIAN LIGHT WITH HANGING PLANTER
PLANTING AREA
TREE IN PLANTING AREA
CAST STONE PAVERS
METAL BENCH
ALLEY
THROUGH TRAFFIC
THROUGH TRAFFIC
ALLEY
THROUGH TRAFFIC
ALLEY
AVENUE G
ALLEY
THROUGH TRAFFIC
ALLEY
BRICK PAVERS
G
KIN
R PA
CONCRETE PAVEMENT PEDESTRIAN LIGHT WITH HANGING PLANTER
ED
1ST STREET
GL
PLANTING AREA
METAL BENCH
CONCRETE PAVEMENT
PEDESTRIAN LIGHT WITH HANGING PLANTER METAL BENCH
ALLEY
PLANTING AREA
CONCRETE PAVEMENT
PLANTING AREA
PARALLEL PARKING
BICYCLE RACK
TREE IN GRATE
TRASH RECEPTACLE
PLANTING AREA
FESTIVAL CANOPY
PEDESTRIAN LIGHT WITH HANGING PLANTER
SEAT WALL
CIRCULAR PLANTER
ALLEY
BRICK PAVERS
CAST STONE PAVERS
METAL BENCH
CONCRETE PAVEMENT
AN
TREE IN PLANTING AREA
Long-Term Recommendation
THROUGH TRAFFIC
AVENUE G
AVENUE G
Long-Term Recommendation
Phasing for Instant Impact Phase 2
Phase 1
N GORDON STREET
Wells Fargo
N GORDON STREET
Permanent
Temporary
Wells Fargo
1
2
3
2 SEALY STREET
SEALY STREET
4 Library Plaza
3 Library Plaza
4 Informal Approach
Instant Impact Wayfinding P
3rd Street DOWNTOWN DISTRICT
WELCOME TO City of
3rd Street DOWNTOWN DISTRICT Railroad Museum Park and Ride Antique Shops Brazos River Post Office
Formal vs Informal
Houston
Alvin
5 Events
Transforming Spaces
Alvin Downtown Improvement Rating of Project Ideas
Alvin Downtown Improvement
Priority #
Projects
Rating of Program Ideas 7/13/2016
Priority #
NOTE: Prioritize these 1‐11, with 1 most important
Programs
Street Lighting (better lighting at night in the area)
1 39 8
NOTE: Prioritize these 1‐10, with 1 most important 5 4 1 1 6 3 7 1 1 1 1 More Concerts (Tommaso's, Gordon St. Tavern) 1 1 3 3 1 4 10 4 4 3 4
59
Light Nat Oak Park Year Round/Improve Nat Oak Park Lighting
40 6
Food Truck Friday/Thursday 3 5 2 2 2 9 9
65
Iconic Art (gateway to downtown, vacant areas)
72
32
Complete Ugly Corner
46
1
3
6
4
6
44 4
9Promote Market Days (and other elements with it) 3 5 6 3 5 1 9 2 10 8
3
1
Murals (on vacant sides of buildings)
5 50
6Schedule Parks & Rec Events Downtown 6 4 7 9 8 2 8 3
7
7
5
8
73
Bump‐Outs (temp to perm)
3 53
7Art Walk Events 7 9 5
6
5
11
6
8
2
2
4
74
Building Lighting (around tops of city buildings)
6
6
7
9
3
9
7
87
Private Property Sealy at Hardie (partnership)
11
2
5
11
5
92
Create Community Calendar
8
3
9
6
9
7
10
95
Wayfinding Signage (phased in to grow over time)
11 11 2 8 4 5 2 71 Party on the Lawn 2 10 10 6 8 10 7 74 Movie Nights Downtown 10 8 11 11 9 7 1 84 Museum Longer Hours 9 4 8 7 11 11 10
3
7
10
4 11
8
2
97
Downtown Map (part of wayfinding program)
101 7
4
10
11
5 10
6
9
10
5
103
4
Pot Luck on Hardie 2 9 10 10 8
11
5
8
2
Stantons Pancakes Event (and other elements with this)
Questions?
1001 Fannin Street, Suite 4040 Houston, Texas 77002
Christof Spieler, PE, LEED AP Director of Planning Vice President T 713.622.1180 cspieler@huitt-zollars.com Tanvi Sharma Planner T 713.622.1180 tsharma@huitt-zollars.com