RE-VISIONING
OVERLAND AVENUE The proposal involves collaborating with the Palms Neighborhood Council to draft a proposal, to be submitted to the Mayor’s office, calling on the selection of the Palms section of Overland Avenue to be one of the Mayor’s “Great Streets”.
Washington Blvd
McCune Ave
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SITE VISITS
[1] ACCESSIBILITY CHALLENGES with respect to establish neighborhood identity
implement green practices
STREET DESIGN CHARRETTES
engage with the community to plan for potential pedestrian, transportation and business improvement concepts along Overland Avenue
TIMELINE
regarding its general attractiveness and its environmental layout
improve pedestrian & bicyclist safety
enhance walking & bicycling experiences
examine and document existing conditions, street widths, vacant lots, and walkability along Overland Avenue
METHODS
its walkability, parking and lack of open spaces for communal association
[2] AESTHETIC ISSUES
INITIATION & ASSESSMENT
CONCEPTS DEVELOPMENT
REFINEMENT & SELECTION
PLAN PREPARATION
fall 2014/winter 2015
winter 2015
winter/spring 2015
spring 2015
project scope, site visits
bolster local businesses
improve connections to nearby transit
TRANSPORTATION
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT & AESTHETICS 89
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80
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54
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METERED PARKING
TREE WELLS
REGULAR STREET CLEANING
ADD’L LANDSCAPE FEATURES
ADD’L STREET FURNITURE
CORRIDOR IDENTITY SIGNAGE
MURALS & PUBLIC ART
UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES
ADAPTIVE REUSE OF BUILDINGS
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TRANSIT ENHANCEMENTS
SPOT MEDIANS
ADD’L BIKE FACILITIES
14
BIKEWAY ENHANCEMENTS
OFF-STREET PARKING TOOLS
ON-STREET PARKING TOOLS
Bikeway Enhancements add bike lanes, sharrows where possible
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ADD’L STREET TREES
PEDESTRIAN-SCALED LIGHTING
PARKLETS
FREEWAY BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS
IMPROVEMENTS @ ROSE AVE
WAYFINDING SIGNAGE
27
26
50
43
40
3 IMPROVEMENTS
Additional Landscape Features encourage native landscaping in parking lots, bulb-outs, and along storefronts
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CROSSING ISLANDS/SPOT MEDIANS
TOP
77
73
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proposal write-up
personal field notes
PEDESTRIAN REALM
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recommendations based on outreach
street design charrette @ motor ave farmer’s market
CHARRETTE RESULTS
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community outreach, design charrettes
improve overall aesthetics & livability
2 STREET DESIGN CHARRETTES with a total of 125 STAKEHOLDERS. FINDINGS 24 IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS provided. Each stakeholder casted their TOP 10 VOTES.
WIDER SIDEWALKS/CURB BULB-OUTS
PALMS
CHALLENGES
GOALS
ENHANCED/ADD’L CROSSWALKS
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The proposal will showcase the street’s positive features and valued place in the community, while also envisioning an Overland Avenue that embraces the ideas and visions recognized under the Mayor’s Great Streets Initiative.
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THE PROPOSAL
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Tabor St
Westminister Ave
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STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROPOSAL
Additional Street Trees provide continuous tree canopy
NEXT STEPS Based on the results from the street design charrettes, the preliminary proposal will contain both a
LONG-TERM, GRAND VISION
as well as
SHORT-TERM, PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS
that abide to the needs and desires expressed by the community.
MELODY WU, MURP 2015 Candidate FACULTY ADVISOR: Ryan Snyder, Ryan Snyder Associates CLIENT: Neal Anderberg & Eli Lipmen, Palms Neighborhood Council