Aberdeen Station TOD Master Plan

Design Concept Workshop

August 2, 2011 g ,

Welcome
Introduction to Project Team j
City of Aberdeen Maryland DOT Kittelson & Associates Cho Benn Holback

Workshop Objectives
Review principles of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Identify opportunities and barriers to TOD in Aberdeen Develop implementation items for each agency

Workshop Schedule p
1:00 1:10 1:10 1:25 1:10 1:25 1:25 2:30 2:30 2:45 2:45 4:15 4:15 5:00 Registration Introductions SettingtheStage forTOD Break GroupExercises WrapUp

Values
What do you value about this community? y y Write down three words; one on each sticky note

We will revisit these later later

Setting the Stage for TOD S O

Where We are Now

focusing on the station area

TOD Study Area D y

15 years of planning Aberdeen Station Feasibility Study (2008) Aberdeen Station Area Transit Needs Assessment & Market Analysis (2009) Harford County Multimodal Transportation Center Feasibility Study (2009)

Background

Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) brings new housing, retail, and office demand to Aberdeen
8 200 new positions at APG 8,200 7,500 10,000 indirect jobs (contractors) 28,000 di direct, i di indirect, and d induced jobs in region

Aberdeen

FortMonmouth

Workforce coming from places with transit & towns

Familiar with commuter rail service Interest in transit & convenient commute options

BRAC Popu C ulation

Doctor Nu umberofEmploy yees Associate AveragePay g y 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Master

High School

Bachelor

Educated
Willrentan Notsure Willrenta apartment condo/town home

HigherIncome

Willbuya condo/town home

Willbuya home

Lookingfor housing

Morediverse
Source:AberdeenStationAreaMarketAnalysis,CambridgeSystematics

C Connec ctions to APG o

North APGGate

Middle APGGate

South APGGate

Aberdeen ProvingGround

Re ecent De evelopm ment Activity

Eagles Rest

PlannedDevelopment UnderConstruction

Fieldside VillageCondos Villageat Carsins Run RetirementHome Fieldside Fi ld id Commons

RecentDevelopment

Comfort Suites Office S it RiteAid

Fieldsof RockGlenn

Office Merritt Properties (office/retail)

WinstonsChoice Townhomes

North APGGate Middle APGGate

Royal Farms

Greenway BusinessPark Office

Holiday Inn

South APGGate

Civic Heart of Abe c t erdeen

Keys to a Stron City of the Future ng F

Cities offer a variety of choices of the goods, services, and amenities that people value Density means more goods, services, and people are close at hand, allowing people to travel shorter distances and spend less time Cities expose people to more opportunities to help them p discover consumption opportunities. Cities offer a wider variety of jobs and easier opportunities to acquire additional skills and to t move among jobs j b

Source:CEOsforCities

Principles of TOD
What makes a station area great?

Service Area
Multi-Modal > 5 miles (metro center) Urban Ub < 1/2 mile

Mobility Role
frequent service; connections to other modes

Place-making Role
landmark/ focal point

many stations; walk-up traffic

Integrated into existing development center of g neighborhood

Neighborhood 1/2 mile to 1 mile Community 1 mile to 3 miles walk-up traffic; some kiss &ride

fewer stations; stronger orientation t i t ti to auto-users serves commuter traffic; park & ride locations

may support future development

Regional

> 5 miles (end of line)

may support future development

Elem ments of TOD o

CityofOrlandoCreativeVillageMasterPlan

GreatDesign

GreatPublicSpaces

Goodaccesstostation

Morepeople,morelife

G Great Design D
Source:TroyRuss,Glatting Jackson

G Great Design D
Source:TroyRuss,Glatting Jackson

G Good Ac ccess to the Station t S

StreetsasaCommunitysFramework

Source:AllanJacobs

Acce to Station ess S

HibiscusStreet,WestPalmBeach,Fl

Source:IanLockwood

Acce to Station ess S

HibiscusStreet,WestPalmBeach,Fl

Source:IanLockwood

Acce to Station ess S

UnderstandingthePedestrian=TransitSuccess

7 in 10 people will walk 500 feet

4 in 10 will walk a quarter-mile

Acce to Station ess S

InfluencePedestrianBehavior
1 Improvements in the quality of the walk will increase the average walk distance

Acce to Station ess S

Retailershaveknownthisfact

Mile

500ft.

Land Us and Develop se D pment

Source:www.planthekeystone.com

Land Us and Develop se D pment

Development patternswithin patterns within various transportation contexts

LandUseMix ProductMix Development Patternand Scale Infrastructure Demand Development Contiguity

Land Us and Develop se D pment

Transportation andTransit Implications

TOD Successes

Rahway, NJ

North Jersey Coast Line Rahway Station

NortheastCorridorcommuter stationservicebetweenNYC andTrenton 27,000pop.in4sq.mi. Medianincomeof$61,931 Industrialworkingclass community 4,500employedbyMerck pharmaceutical StrategiclocationclosetoNJ g Turnpike,GardenState Parkway

Source:GoogleMaps

Rahway, NJ

Context

Walkable centralcore Modesthousingstock 15yearsofplanning DesignatedTransitVillage i d i Vill Faadeimprovements Renovation of Train station RenovationofTrainstation

Source:NJTransit

Rahway, NJ

Rahway Town Center Plannedin2008 Institutionalcenters,apublic library,andacentralshopping district Commercial residential and Commercial,residentialand hotel Multiusepublicplaza Received2008NJSmart GrowthAward

Source:NJTransit

Rahway, NJ

Early Achievements

Newparksandpublicspaces p p p Improvedstreetscapes Definedanartsdistrict Multiplefundingsources: brownfieldsgrants,transitvillage funding Severalprivateledmixed useprojects j t

Source:NJTransit

Rahway, NJ

Park Square Apartments Firstlargescaleprivate redevelopmentproject redevelopment project Locatedtwoblocksfromthe station Transformed 2 4acre surface Transformed2.4 acresurface parkingintotworesidential buildings 159apartments 6,400squarefeetretailspace 200+garagespaces Park Complexityoflandassembly 13separatetaxlots,mostlyin differentownership Brownfieldremediation(6yr design,acquisitionapprovals process)

Source:NJTransit

ROCKVILLE, MD

WMATA Red Line Rockville Station

PreTODConditions 12.5acresofagingstripretail andshoppingmall Sh Shortageofmultifamily f l i f il housing Lackedappealingtowncenter environment

R Rockvill MD le,

TODStrategies Redevelopment plan Redevelopmentplan Towncenterdesignguidelines Publicprivatepartnership: p parcelassemblyand y development Civicuses&publicamenities: affordablehousing,library,arts center,andlandscapedplaza 644ResidentialUnits:lowrise flats,townhouse/rowhouse/ maisonette i Establishedacommunitys senseofplace Well integrated public spaces Wellintegratedpublicspaces

Source:http://www.cnu.org/node/1798

ODENTON, MD

MARC Line

FortMeadsBRACchanges bringingnewopportunities MDOTassistedindevelopment ofstationconcept f i Proposedmixof commercial,retailand residentialuses Planconsistentwiththe OdentonTownCenterMaster Plan

ODENTON, MD
$150MillionDevelopment Program : 120roomhotel 74 000 sqft retail space 74,000sqft.retailspace 572apartmentand condominiums 250townhouses 3,500MARCparkingspaces 1,245additionalparking spaces

CHARLOTTE, NC

Blue Line LRT- New Bern Station

PreTODConditions Oldindustrialusesand vacantproperties Large blocks and Largeblocksand disconnectedstreets TODStrategiesEmployed Integratedtransitandland useplanning Cityscommitmentto buildcommunity build community Clearguidelinesand enablinglanduse regulations Closecoordinationamong l d departmentsandagencies Communicationof p p developmentexpectations

Onehalfandquartermilebuffers;Source:ESRIArcGIS

C Charlott NC te,

Building Infrastructure to support Communitysupports TOD Infrastructure that (and Transit)

$50millionbondfunding 14 il Sid 14milesSidewalks lk 1.5milesMultiuseTrail 10milesBicycleLanes 8milesStreetWidening 7StreetscapeProjects 27 Intersection Improvements 27IntersectionImprovements

Source:CityofCharlotte

C Charlott NC te,

Policy that supports TOD

ThreeBaseTransitOrientedDevelopmentZoningDistricts: ResidentiallyOriented(TODR) y ( ) EmploymentOriented(TODE) MixeduseOriented(TODM) SampleCharacteristics: Minimumdensitiesof20DUA(1/4mile)to15DUA(1/2mile) MinimumFARof.75(1/4mile)andFARof.50(1/2mile) Maximumof1.6parkingspacesperDU(residential) Maximumof1.0parkingspaceper300sq.ft.(office) p g p p q ( ) Maximumof1.0parkingspaceper250sq.ft.(retail)

C Charlott NC te,

New Bern Station

CommitmentofCitytobuild newstreet,park Relocationofplannedtransit station ZoningthatallowsforTOD leveldensities

Source:CityofCharlotte/Glatting Jackson

New Bern Station-previous condition

Source:CityofCharlotte/Glatting Jackson

New Bern Station-station area concept

Source:CityofCharlotte/Glatting Jackson

C Charlott NC te,

3030 South TOD

PhotoSource:PhilLaurien,ECFRPC

C Charlott NC te,

Big Box in TOD Format

Source:CityofCharlotte

PhotoSource:CityofCharlotte Photo Source: City of Charlotte

PhotoSource:GoogleMaps Source:PhilLaurien,ECFRPC

Whats possible for Aberdeen TOD

C Connec ctions to APG o

North APGGate APG Gate

Middle APGGate

South APGGate

Aberdeen Proving Ground

Re ecent De evelopm ment Activity

Eagles Rest

PlannedDevelopment UnderConstruction

Fieldside VillageCondos Villageat Carsins Run RetirementHome Fieldside Fi ld id Commons

RecentDevelopment

Comfort Suites Office S it RiteAid

Fieldsof RockGlenn

Office Merritt Properties (office/retail)

WinstonsChoice Townhomes

North APGGate APG Gate

Greenway BusinessPark Office

Holiday Inn

Middle APGGate

Royal Farms

South APGGate

Civic Heart of Abe c t erdeen

Civic Heart of Abe c erdeen

W Bel Air Ave north side

W B l Ai A toward S i overpass Bel Air Ave d Station

W Bel Air Ave Church lot

W Bel Air Ave toward Station overpass

City Hall

Tran nsportation Ne etwork

Tran nsporta ation Ba arriers

Tran nsporta ation Ba arriers

existing views - train tracks, underpasses, overpasses

Scale Prece e edents

Aberdeen, Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland

Scale Prece e edents

Rahway, New Jersey

Silver Spring, Maryland

P Parceliz zation
85% of proper rties in study area are less than -ac a t cre

Zo oning and Lan Use a nd

Zoning Land Use

G Gateway and Views ys

G Gateway and Views ys

Green Space S

Gree enway Networ - Prop N rk posed

example of green boulevard

example of hike bike trail

La Use - Prop and posed

La Us - Proposed and se

existing view - Rt 40 vista from pedestrian bridge

existing view - train station parking lot and overpass TOD Area 1 Station Square

La Use - Prop and posed

proposed farmers market structures

TOD Area 1 Station Square

Rt 40 - example of streetscape plantings, medians

La Use - Prop and posed

example of farmers market structures

TOD Area 1 Station Square

example of amphitheater/plaza and crossing

La Use - Prop and posed

existing view - City Hall, Parke St west

existing view - festival park south

TOD Area 2 - Town Square

existing view - festival park west

La Use - Prop and posed

example of hotel over retail example of hotel

TOD Area 2 - Town Square

examples of academic buildings

La Use - Prop and posed

existing view houses on Market St

TOD Area 3 Townhouses + Park

existing view bowling alley

La Use - Prop and posed

example of live-work over retail

TOD Area 3 Townhouses + Park

example of urban park

La Use - Prop and posed

existing view - W Bel Air Ave north side

existing view - W Bel Air Ave south side

TOD Area 4 - Commercial Infill on W Bel Air Ave

existing view - W Bel Air Ave historic residential

La Use - Prop and posed

example of streetscape p p commercial infill example of streetscape trees and sidewalks

TOD Area 4 - Commercial Infill on W Bel Air Ave

La Use - Prop and posed

existing view E Bel Air Ave multi-family housing

existing view E Bel Air Ave historic residential

TOD Area 5 - Historic Infill and Multi-Family Housing on E Bel Air Ave

La Use - Prop and posed

proposed multi-family housing

proposed historic residential infill TOD Area 5 - Historic Infill and Multi-Family Housing on E Bel Air Ave

V Vision

Where shall we go from here?

Group Exercise - Instructions p

Design Exercise Instructions g
Consider the station concept presented
What are the strengths/challenges? What would you change?

Using your land use puzzle pieces:

Create the proposed concept plan Create a new plan, if desired plan

Synthesize key ideas of your plan by drawing on the trace

Actions Exercise Instructions

Identify key elements of your proposed plan for action Provide as much detail as you can- lead agencies, applicable programs/mechanisms, funding sources, and timing

Select a spokesperson to present for your group

TO Con OD ncepts

Recruit a hotel to locate downtown

Gaithersburg, Maryland Downtown Appeal

http://www.samakowlaw.com/community_gaithersb urg.html

http://www.davidrehunt.com/BORailwayStationGaithjersburgMarylandEphriamFrancisBaldwi n.html

http://www.agoda.com/north_america/united_states/gaithersburg_md/h oliday_inn_gaithersburg_hotel.html

TO Con OD ncepts

Entertainment in downtown
Patterson Bowl, Baltimore MD atte so o , a t o e

www.maps.google.com

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?29532 DuckpinBowling

TO Con OD ncepts

Get University of Maryland annex within TOD

Salisbury MD University Annex

http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prModelDetail?storeId=11301&ca talogId=13251&itemId=297733&modelNo=Content09262008042026717&surfModel=Conten http://salisburymusic.com/page/2/ t09262008042026717

http://www.cbhassociates.com/projects/archive/educational/classrm/salisbury.htm

http://www.salisbury.edu/tetc/fun_facts.html

TO Con OD ncepts

Create frequent service shuttle between downtown, station, and key APG employments

http://www.ftmeade.army.mil/news/2011/march/2/iccbus.html http://www ftmeade army mil/news/2011/march/2/iccbus html

http://www.mtaiccbus.com/ http://www mtaiccbus com/

Shuttle service Gaithersburg to Fort Meade

http://www.mtaiccbus.com/ http://www.mtaiccbus.com/

http://www.mtaiccbus.com/images/pdf/icc_busroute_202.pdf

TO Con OD ncepts

Create a hiker-biker trail along Amtrak

James F Hall Trail . Newark, DE

www.google.com l

http://www.traillink.com/trailphotos/jamesfhalltrail.aspx

http://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/tr ailNRT/JamesHallTrailDE.html

http://www.worldisround.com/articles/11873/photo35.html

Retain and expand downtown community center

La Use - Prop and posed