The Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan

Welcome toWorkshop II

OptionsAnd

Ideas

Civic Center East WingJanuary 16, 2014  6:30PM – 9:30PM

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanWorkshop 2 ‐ January 16, 2014

Workshop Agenda1. 6:30 PM ‐Welcome and Introduction

2. 6:35 PM – Presentation

3. 7:05 PM ‐ Break‐out Tables review options and prioritize

4. 8:30 PM ‐ Break‐out Table Reportsbreak‐out table recommendations reports

5. 9:00 PM – Next Steps

6. 9:30 PM ‐ Adjourn

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanWhat is the Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan (MPNP)?

• Focused on area around park and adjacent to Expo line

• Linkages & Connections

• Expo Station Access

• Open Space Additions

• Sustainability  Strategies

• Diversity of Uses and Types

• Enhancing District Character

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanWhy MPNP now?

2015: 17th Street / SMC station / Plan Now.

The MPNP is not a design for 

Memorial Park.

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanWhat is the MPNP?

photos fromthe

Industrial Lands Workshops 

Photos from Workshop 1

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanMPNP Beginnings: Shaping the Future; 2007 – 2008.

Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan“Memorial Park Activity Center Low”

• Community focused

• Local‐Serving

• Affordable

• Additional Open Space

• District Parking

• Enhanced Transit

• TDM

• “Low”

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanStarting Points

• 1 & 2 stories existing• Transition @ Residential

• Wider sidewalks• Lower along Colorado

• More intensity@ Expo Station

• Conservation of small business

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanMoving Forward ‐ Listening: August 2013 – January 2014

Field Sports Advisory Council

Landmarks Commission

Taskforce on the

Environment

Recreation and Parks

CommissionArchitectural Review Board

Pico Neighborhood

AssociationMid City

NeighborsPolice

Activities League

Boys and Girls Club

Santa Monica Walks

Santa Monica Spoke

Chamber of Commerce SMMUSD St. John’s

HospitalVirginia Park

Advisory Group

VAP Parent Advisory

GroupCity

Departments

SMCTransportation

Task Force

What’s happening now?Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanWhat is the process?

LISTENINGObservation & ResearchStakeholder Interview

Workshop 1Boards and Commissions

OPTIONS & ALTERNATIVESWorkshop 2

Technical StudiesPlan Development

DRAFT PLANPolicies

Standards & GuidelinesImplementation

Final Plan Hearings ‐Winter  2014/2015EIR Analysis

• Fisher Lumber  ‐ open space & recreational facilities

• Control access to Memorial Park• Establish bike connections• Create Memorial Park drop‐off• Reconsider Park and Ride• Create parking• Study freeway cap• Connect Colorado stub streets• Explore storm water infiltration• Honor the “hidden gem”• Respect  “authenticity”

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanWhat We Have Heard: August 2013 – January 2014

What’s happening now?Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanEmerging Themes – Preliminary Options

Four Emerging Themes

Get There!

Expo Station: A There, There!

Neighborhood Authenticity!

Open Space “Gems”!

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanPreliminary Options

Get There!Pedestrian Improvements17th Street Cycle Track

Parking District16th Street Drop‐Off/Kiss and Ride

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanPedestrian Improvements

• Block by Block “Complete” Streets• Landscape and Street Trees

• Sidewalk Activities• Stormwater Infiltration

Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan17th Street 2‐Way Cycle Track

• 2‐Way Cycle Track• Bridge Improvements

• Connection To Bike Network• Stormwater Infiltration

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanDistrict Parking

• Dispersed District Parking• Project by Project

• Concentrated District Parking• Public / Private

OR

Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan16th Street Drop‐Off / Kiss and Ride

• Park Patron Parking• Access to District Parking

• Improved Sidewalks and Crossing• 16th/Olympic Access

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanPreliminary Options

Expo StationA There, There!

Transit PlazaBike Center

Expo Path ExtensionMemorial Park Expansion

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanTransit Plaza

• Connections to, from and across plaza

• Plaza Uses

• Activity: day to night• Adjacencies: retail, café’s, parking, etc.

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanBike Center

• Complete Bike Center• Storage• Repairs• Showers

• Bike Facilities• Kiosks• Sharing

• Center Location• At Plaza• At Expo Path Terminus

OR

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanExpo Path Extension

• From Expo Path Terminus• Across Transit Plaza?

• Across Memorial Park Frontage?• Along Colorado? (to 11th; to Broadway)

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanMemorial Park Expansion

• Across former Fisher Lumber Site

• Window to Memorial Park• Sidewalks & Bike Paths

• Relocated/Consolidated Facilities• Control Access

Rec Ctr./Gym/Access to ParkRec Ctr./Gym/Access to Park

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanPreliminary Options

Neighborhood Authenticity!

Conserve Character – Adaptive ReuseExpo Station PlacemakingNeighborhood Mix of Uses

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanConserve Character ‐ Adaptive Reuse

• Authentic Character• Creative Uses• Mixed‐Uses• Conserve Feel• Incentives

• Off‐Site Parking

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanExpo Station Place‐Making

• Station Uses, Activities, and Benefits

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanNeighborhood Mix of Uses

• Old + New• Sidewalk Character

• Ground Floor Heights

• Setback Heights• Building Scale

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanPreliminary Options

Open Space “Gems”!Colorado Connectors

Stormwater Management16th Street GreenbeltFreeway Cap Potentials

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanColorado Connectors

• Connect the street grid• 9th, 10th, 12th, and Euclid

• Pocket parks• Pedestrian Easements• Curbside Parking

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanStormwater Management

• Parkways• Buffers• Additional Street Trees

• Pervious Paving• Street Pollutant Capture• Reducing Mobility Conflicts

Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan16th Street Greenbelt 

• Vacate 16th Street• 14th Street Drop‐Off

• Bike Path Option to bike network• Stormwater Infiltration

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanFreeway Cap Options

• Modular Components• Phase construction• Phase 1 – “Green” Existing Bridges

• $1000/SF for Architectural Bridges• $500 ‐ $850/SF for cap

Memorial ParkFreeway Cap

The Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan

Civic Center East WingJanuary 16, 2014  6:30PM – 9:30PM

Which ideas/options make the most sense?How do we prioritize?

How do we define directions?

1. Find Your Assigned Table2. Discuss Options3. Prioritize Options4. Develop Additional Comments5. Summarize6. Report Back at 8:30 PM

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanWorkshop

The Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan

Civic Center East WingJanuary 16, 2014  6:30PM – 9:30PM

Report Back

The Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan

Civic Center East WingJanuary 16, 2014  6:30PM – 9:30PM

Next Steps

1. Consider Priorities2. Develop DRAFT Concepts3. Present DRAFT Concepts to Boards and 

Commissions4. Workshop 3 – DRAFT Concepts

late spring 20145. Prepare and Circulate DRAFT Plan6. Refinements7. Adopt Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan

Memorial Park Neighborhood PlanNext Steps

The Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan

Civic Center East WingJanuary 16, 2014  6:30PM – 9:30PM

Good Evening!