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PRINCE GEORGE’S PLAZA TRANSIT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE
CHARRETTE (COMMUNITY DESIGN WORKSHOP)
KICK-OFF MEETING • SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
Prince George’s County Planning Department
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC)
In partnership with the City of Hyattsville, the Town of University Park,
and Prince George’s County
BRAD FROME ASSISTANT DEPUTY CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
& PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
BILL WASHBURN PROJECT MANAGER
THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK
AND PLANNING COMMISSION
To create a new downtown that is:
WHY WE ARE HERE TONIGHT (THE SHORT VERSION)
VIBRANT
WALKABLE
TRANSIT-ORIENTED
ATTRACTIVE GREEN
WELCOMING
ECONOMICALLY STRONG
REGIONALLY
COMPETITIVE
NEIGHBORHOOD
SENSITIVE
INTERCONNECTED
SAFE
SUSTAINABLE
Implement Plan Prince George’s 2035 ’s vision for a regionally competitive walkable, transit -oriented center that attracts investments, jobs, visitors, and residents
Identify important investment opportunities and strategies in support of the County Executive’s priority TOD locations
Promote Complete and Green Streets that serve pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders, along with motorists
Ensure that new development helps tie together the community’s disconnected parts and creates a great urban place
Provide a roadmap of what needs to be done, when, and by whom (plan implementation and phasing)
WHY WE ARE HERE TONIGHT (THE LONG VERSION)
• Plan outreach
• Analysis
• Visioning
• Draft plan
March-December
2014
• Public review
• PB public hearing
• Plan adoption
January-April 2015
• DC public hearing
• Plan approval
May-July 2015
PLAN PROCESS
• Plan outreach
• Analysis
• Visioning
• Draft plan
March 2014-
Summer 2015
• Public review
• PB public hearing
• Plan adoption
Summer-Fall 2015
• DC public hearing
• Plan approval
Winter 2015- 2016
Six-Month Extension Request:
STEVE BRIGHAM PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ASSOCIATES
Educating and Informing Residents: Introduce the
TDDP planning process and county goals; share key
consultant background findings with residents and
broader community
Guidance and Input on Key Issues: Listen to the
community’s input on opportunities and concerns
related to key sites in the Prince George’s Plaza
area and on Transportation, Urban Design, and
other issues
KICK-OFF MEETING GOALS
Table Introductions
Who’s in the room?
Findings from the plan
Transportation Issues and Opportunities
Place-making: Creating a Downtown
Other Issues
Next Steps
TONIGHT’S AGENDA
Table Discussions
Table Facilitators
Worksheets
iPads
Theme Team
Keypad Polling
HOW TONIGHT WILL WORK
Speak openly and honestly
Listen carefully and respectfully to each
person
Keep comments brief and stay focused
on task
Explore differences respectfully
Turn off cell phones and other wireless
devices
HOW TONIGHT WILL WORK
1. Name
2. Where you live
3. What is your favorite place in the
Prince George’s Plaza area?
TABLE INTRODUCTIONS
University Town Center
Hyattsville Branch Library
Trails, Duck Pond, wooded areas
CVS, Giant shopping center
Movie theater, restaurants
Looking forward to places “still to come”
EXAMPLES OF FAVORITE PLACES
IDENTIFIED DURING TABLE DISCUSSIONS
WHO’S IN THE ROOM
POLLING
What is your gender?
39%
61% 1. Male
2. Female
What is your race/ethnicity?
0%
2%
2%
0%
7%
66%
5%
20% 1. African-American/Black
2. Asian/Pacific Islander
3. White/Caucasian
4. Hispanic/Latino
5. Native American or Alaskan Native
6. Native Hawaiian
7. More than one race
8. Other race
What is your age?
17%
25%
20%
17%
20%
0% 1. 15 – 24
2. 25 – 34
3. 35 – 44
4. 45 – 54
5. 55 – 64
6. 65 and better
What community do you live in?
40%
0%
0%
3%
2%
0%
10%
45% 1. Hyattsville
2. University Park
3. Riverdale Park
4. College Park
5. Lewisdale
6. Langley Park
7. Chillum
8. Some other community
How would you describe your
relationship with the Prince George’s
Plaza area? (choose as many as apply)
43%
26%
34%
67%
18%
16% 1. I live inside the Plaza area
2. I work inside the Plaza area
3. I shop at the Plaza area
4. I bike, walk, and/or spend leisure time
inside the Plaza area
5. I own property inside the Plaza area
6. Other
How long have you lived in this
area of the county?
30%
25%
14%
5%
21%
5% 1. Just within the past year
2. 1-5 years
3. 5-10 years
4. 10-20 years
5. More than 20 years
6. I don’t live in this area of the county
FINDINGS FROM EXISTING
CONDITIONS VIDEO
What is the one thing that
stands out for you about the
information that was presented
in the video?
TABLE DISCUSSION: FINDINGS
“Lack of bike infrastructure”
Storm water management issues – there
is a need for “green infrastructure”
Under-utilization of Metro parking spots
Need to create a downtown that
connects transit to shops and other
places like trails - “significant barriers to
bike/pedestrian connections”
FINDINGS – EXAMPLES OF WHAT STOOD OUT
IDENTIFIED DURING TABLE DISCUSSIONS
Safety & security issues (ie, pedestrian
bridge, roads with no sidewalks, & no bike
lanes)
Seeing the differences between Queen’s
Chapel Road and East-West Highway
High volume of cars - seems like
everything is currently built for access by
cars
Would like to see a balance between new
and affordable housing
FINDINGS – EXAMPLES OF WHAT STOOD OUT
IDENTIFIED DURING TABLE DISCUSSIONS (CONT.)
TRANSPORTATION
ISSUES AND
OPPORTUNITIES
WHAT ARE WE AIMING FOR?
Transportation is
not an end in
itself.
It is a means to
an end,
supporting:
Economy
Opportunity
Health
“END” DEPENDS ON PERSPECTIVE
PERSPECTIVE DEPENDS ON SCALE
M
….AND MEASURE
Engineer’s LOS: F A
A F Economist’s LOS:
Level of Service (LOS) depends on who you are asking:
Maintain & enhance mobility (“through” travel)
Expand access (“to” travel)
Position for the future
Optimize available resources
TRANSPORTATION OBJECTIVES
50% Of household trips are less
than 2 miles
83
%
Made by automobile
83% OF SHORT TRIPS ARE DRIVEN
SCHOOL
WORK
HOME
PARK
DINING
GOODS GROCERY
Planning for a future of growth Strategies to remember
PEOPLE (AND CITIES) ARE DYNAMIC PAST IS NOT PROLOGUE
10,500
10,000
9,500
9,000
8,500
8,000
7,500
7,000
1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) per
capita for the United States.
Source: FHWA and Census Bureau.
USE SPACE WISELY SPACE IS ABSOLUTE; CAPACIT Y IS RELATIVE
USE SPACE WISELY
TRADIT IONAL PRACTICE: 3 -8 PARKING SPACES FOR EVERY 1 CAR
46%
1 space at home
.8 space at work
.3 space at retail/dining (x4 retail)
+ doctors, churches, schools, etc.
MORE DOES NOT ALWAYS RESULT IN
(MUCH) MORE
800
600
400 Ca
pa
cit
y o
f A
dd
itio
na
l
Th
rou
gh
La
ne
(V
PH
)
2-lanes 2-lanes +
turn lane
4-lanes +
turn lane
6-lanes +
turn lane
8-lanes +
turn lane
NETWORKS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
Total hourly capacity: 6200 Total Hourly capacity: 6100
DESIGN
MATTERS
Scale
Speed
Refuge
EXPECTATION
NOT EVERYONE NEEDS TO CHANGE
(BUT SOME WANT TO)
40
IT ONLY
TAKES
10%
Theoretical
Capacity
Free flow
condition
Additional growth
TRANSPORTATION
POLLING
How do you typically get to the
Prince George’s Plaza area?
5%
8%
63%
6%
6%
3%
8%1. Walking (all or most of the way)
2. Bicycling (all or most of the way)
3. Bus/Metro - even if you walk/bike to/from
4. Local shuttle service
5. Driving myself
6. Driving or riding with someone else, or
being dropped off/picked up
7. I do not go to the Prince George’s Plaza
area
Our initial research shows that the Metro
station is underutilized. What changes
would encourage you to use the Metro
more frequently? Pick your top two
10%
31%
20%
10%
31%
49%
12% 1. If it ran more frequently
2. If it were easier and safer to get to
3. If it was easier to walk to
4. It there was more bike storage
5. If it went directly to where I need to go
6. If it didn’t cost so much
7. I will not use the Metro
What would encourage you to walk more
to and within the Prince George’s Plaza
area? Pick your top two
8%
13%
16%
43%
34%
31%
33% 1.If it felt safer
2.More direct routes to where I need to go
3.Better and more continuous sidewalks
4.Safer intersections along East-West Hwy
5.More lighting for sidewalks, trails, and in parking lots
6.More shade trees in the Mall parking lots
7.Nothing would encourage me to walk more
What would encourage you to bike more
to and within the Prince George’s Plaza
area? Pick your top two
34%
31%
30%
21%
20%
8%
25% 1.If it felt safer
2.More direct routes to where I need to go
3.More bike parking facilities
4.Community bike sharing program
5.More bike lanes
6.Bike network connected to North Western Branch Trail
7.Nothing would encourage me to bike more
What advice do you have to ensure
this downtown area becomes more
accessible through different modes
of transportation, i.e. walking,
biking, bus, Metro, etc.?
TABLE DISCUSSION: TRANSPORTATION
“More people means more safety”
Ensure safe and well-marked bike lanes
(ie, buffered bike lanes)
More bus service (ie, increase circulator
buses)
“Complete streets that facilitate all
modes of transportation - walking –
driving - biking - hiking - rapid transit”
TRANSPORTATION – THEMES IDENTIFIED
DURING TABLE DISCUSSIONS
Make access to Metro safe and more
accessible
More travel shelters needed
Incentivize car-sharing services & mass
transit use
“Safe, well lit and direct pedestrian
paths are the best”
TRANSPORTATION – THEMES IDENTIFIED
DURING TABLE DISCUSSIONS (CONT.)
In the near term, what would improve your
way of getting around the Prince George’s
Plaza area the most? Pick your top two
38%
3%
34%
18%
31%
57% 1. Safer street intersections and crossings
2. Wider and continuous sidewalks
3. More bike lanes
4. Better shuttles
5. Safer routes to schools
6. Better connections to surrounding neighborhoods
Which would make you feel like transportation
in the Prince George’s Plaza area is more
plentiful and meeting more community needs?
Pick your top two
30%
23%
38%
30%
9%
34%
25% 1. If I can bike through the area without interruption
2. If I can walk five minutes to the grocery store
3. If my children can safely walk to school
4. Transportation options other than driving
5. Better access from the surrounding communities
6. Prevent commuter traffic cutting through community
7. If bus service was more frequent and more
convenient
PLACE-MAKING:
CREATING A DOWNTOWN
MAKING PLACE
DOWNTOWNS ARE ABOUT BUILDINGS
DOWNTOWNS ARE ABOUT PLACES
PLACES: MANY DIFFERENT TYPES
Social
Safe and Comfortable
Have active uses
Are easy to get to
SUCCESSFUL PLACES ARE:
SOCIAL: FOR ALL AGES
SOCIAL: INVITE GATHERING
COMFORTABLE: SAFE AND SECURE
COMFORTABLE: PLACES TO SIT
COMFORTABLE: BUILDINGS MAKE
OUTDOOR ROOMS
ACTIVE USES: RETAIL
ACTIVE USES: PUBLIC BUILDINGS
ACTIVE USES: EVENTS
ACTIVE USES: EVENTS
On well-traveled streets or paths
Near transit
Within walking distance of
major destinations
PLACES ARE EASY TO GET TO
MAKING PLACE
PLACE-MAKING
POLLING
Which activities most often bring you to
the Prince George’s Plaza area?
Pick your top two
24%
2%
9%
0%
26%
17%
34%
38%
41% 1. Grocery shopping
2. Other kinds of shopping
3. Using the Metro
4. Going to a movie
5. Eating at a restaurant or the Food Court
6. Walking my children to school
7. I live near the Mall
8. Walking/visiting the Mall just to be there
9. Personal errands and appointments
What types of activity would you like to see
in the Prince George’s Plaza area? Pick your
top two
20%
5%
25%
5%
20%
18%
8% 1. Walking and strolling on the street
2. Eating in a sit-down restaurant/outdoor café
3. Shopping at new stores
4. Bicycling
5. Relaxing in a public plaza or urban park.
6. Visiting a playground or dog park.
7. Watching a performance in an outdoor space
What place do you know about –
somewhere else in the county, in the
region, or beyond - that you would most
like to see replicated in the Prince
George’s Plaza area and why?
TABLE DISCUSSION: PLACE-MAKING
Bethesda Row
Barracks Row
Old Town Alexandria
Downtown Silver Spring
National Harbor
Columbia Heights
Frederick
Shirlington
Rockville
Charlottesville
Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX
Burlington, VT
South Beach, FL
Rhode Island Avenue
PLACE-MAKING – EXAMPLES
IDENTIFIED DURING TABLE DISCUSSIONS
Elements: “Closed off streets to traffic, to allow for only pedestrian traffic. People would set up shops on the street.”
Elements: “walk and park and see cute little shops and visit different kinds of restaurants that are not chains. There are parks and lots of public spaces. There is a shuttle.”
Elements to Avoid: Avoid sterile, gigantic buildings that have no personality
PLACE-MAKING – ELEMENTS IDENTIFIED
DURING TABLE DISCUSSIONS
Which of these photographs show the character of p lace you would
most l ike to see in the Pr ince George’s P laza area ?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
28%
47%
16%
9%
1 2
3 4
Which of these photographs show the character of p lace you would
most l ike to see in the Pr ince George’s P laza area ?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
33%
14%
22%
31%
1 2
3 4
WHAT OTHER ISSUES ARE
IMPORTANT TO YOU?
1. What other issues are important to you
and why?
2. IF YOU HAVE TIME: What do you think
should happen first to make the Prince
George’s Plaza area a new Downtown?
TABLE DISCUSSION: OTHER ISSUES
More emphasis on safety, safety, safety – it’s not been fully discussed “Folks won't come without it.”
Green infrastructure needs to be emphasized
Concern about impact on existing neighborhoods with the development of tall buildings
Address East-West Highway: slow down traffic, make it safer
Redo pedestrian bridge, add more pedestrian walks
In closing …. Start with safety
OTHER TOPICS – EXAMPLES IDENTIFIED
DURING TABLE DISCUSSIONS
What would make you visit the Prince George’s
Plaza area more often? Pick your top two
31%
2%
29%
40%
23%
12%
54% 1. New stores and restaurants
2. A new public facility
3. Better sidewalks and intersections
4. More “places”
5. A safer environment
6. Better bike access
7. Better connections to the neighborhoods
and housing around it
NEXT STEPS
Present two development alternatives for
community comment – September 20, 2014
Refine development vision with community
input – October 14, 2014
Develop goals and strategies – Winter
2014/Spring 2015
Release preliminary plan for public review –
Spring/Summer 2015
NEXT STEPS
CONTACT US!
William Washburn, AICP, Project Manager
301-952-3972
Tamara Jovovic
www.pgplanning.org/PGPlazaTDDP.htm
@gopgplaza
