FUTURE PLANNING

Planning for the future of the site was based around a few key assumptions about its environment. First, we assumed some 15 feet of sea level rise that would flood the existing bioswales and integrate them into the sea.

Second, we assumed that the neighborhoods surrounding the site would continue to densify and develop past their industrial origins, resulting in more pressure for our large site to serve a role in the community.

Third, we wanted to take advantage of the hexagon grid’s flexibility to design a plan based on the oblique sides of the hexagon rather than its orthogonal ones, creating a different orientation within the same building.

The result is a multimodal transit station connecting future East Deering with future downtown Portland on land and sea. The train platforms use the oblique sides of the hexagon to squeeze more platform length into the same massing, and the pier-inspired front patio manifests its origins by becoming host to a water taxi pier.

Passenger information and direction posted in easily viewable locations Platforms shall be 400ft in length. AMTRACK Stations shall have a minimum platform length of 100 ft

The Ticket Vending Machines (TMV) enclosure of at minimum three walls shall accommodate five kiosks, each within a 3’6” x 2’6” footprint. Pavement under kiosks shall be designed to handle 1200 pounds of load from equipment. Electrical shall be isolated.

Distance between stairs shall not exceed 250 ft

Envelope provide protection against 30 degree rain angle while providing transparency between interior and exterior passengers

12’x12’ Ticket Agent Office

Bus platform to be formed of Portland Cement to prevent rutting in an area sufficient to cover the parked space and the approach.

The table on following pages which exemplifies the necessity for program dependent on the predicted volume of use: wc, wash basins, admin, kitchen, food court.

Stations should remain well lit for safe use at all times at a minimum of 4 ft

12’ min from the middle of the rail bed to the structural column

1’ min wide landscape median of native plantings for a well curated appealing exterior with minimal required maintenance necessary to control heat from machinery and reduce exhaust inhalation odor

Transite centers are concentrated in one central location in Portland. A new station adjacent to residential neighborhoods and connected to a shared path of Greater Portland METRO Local services and the METRO BREEZE Express would provide ample access and connect two halves of a divided city.

The Portland Transit armature arcs west to North. A station on site continues this armature. There are plenty of transit options which connect Portland south to Scarborough, west to currently unconnected Westbrook, north to Falmouth, and east to neighboring islands. The station could serve as a starting point for new routes connecting residential areas with urban ones and with their isolated island neighbors.