What Makes a Great Neighborhood City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Purpose of Tonight’s Presentation: 1. Provide Overview of Adopted Framework Plan 2. Describe “Placemaking Elements” that make Great Centers and Neighborhoods 3. Explain how “Placemaking Elements support City of Redmond’s Great Neighborhood Policy – “Visioning Redmond 2005” City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Visioning Redmond 2005 & Framework Plan Where We Have Been… Visioning Redmond identifies Centers and Neighborhoods as the primary tools for creating Great Neighborhoods. Centers • Centers will be designed to be pedestrian and bike friendly • Development within Centers will be oriented to public spaces • Centers will include integrated design elements such as gateways, public art, street lighting and pedestrian amenities Neighborhoods • Neighborhoods surrounding centers will provide a variety of housing types. • 5000 residents will live within a 5 -minute walk of each center to provide a stable customer base for area merchants. Redmond Area Framework Plan, adopted by resolution in August 2006, illustrates urban design and development concepts that are consistent with Visioning Redmond (2005) City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
City of Redmond Framework Plan 1. General location (if necessary) of arterial and collector roadways and basic public facilities such as sanitary, sewer and stormwater 2. Location of steep slopes and unbuildable lands 3. Location of mixed use areas, commercial and industrial lands 4. Location of single and multi-family housing sites 5. Location of public open spaces and neighborhood centers 6. Location (if needed) of schools, parks and public meeting spaces 7. Location of Streets 8. Location of natural resources & amenities City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
NAP and HAP Neighborhoods Northwest Area Highway Area City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Principles of Great Neighborhoods… Have a Vibrant Mixed Use Core Are Connected Are Diverse Are Legible Are Sustainable City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Principles of Great Neighborhoods Vibrant Mixed-Use Core • Contains a mix of uses and density to support these uses • Optimizes pedestrian activity • Minimizes automobile-pedestrian conflicts • Focuses on active public space City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Vibrant Mixed-Use Core Buildings that Define the Street Pedestrian-Oriented & Human Scaled Ground Floor Street Corner as a Place to Gather-Meet Friends Well-lit & Transparent Ground Floor that Fosters Street Life City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Vibrant Mixed-Use Core • Minimize pedestrian-automobile conflicts Lakeshore Road (SR 5), Hamburg, NY Reinforce the pedestrian realm by placing parking behind the building or along the side of the building. City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Vibrant Mixed-Use Core • Create dynamic public gathering spaces where streets intersect Reinforcing the corner Corner Entries City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Vibrant Mixed-Use Core • Create Active Public Spaces City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Principles of Great Neighborhoods Well Connected (Connectivity) • Hierarchy of Streets • Walkable • Safe and accessible • Focus on active public spaces • Interesting architecture City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Connectivity: Street Types Mixed –Use Center Main Street Neighborhood Boulevard City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Connectivity : Local and Shared Streets Neighborhood Street Shared Street City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Connectivity: Pathways and Trails City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Connectivity: Streets are for People City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Connectivity: Zones within a Great Street Furniture/ Buffer Zone Walk/Talk Zone The Building “Shy” Zone The Street The Sidewalk City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Connectivity: Elements of a Great Street Also… Bike lanes Good Crossings Narrow roadways Lighting Interesting facades On-Street Parking Street furniture Landscaping Sidewalk buffers Wide sidewalks City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Connectivity: Architecture & Orientation • Design facades and entries to be inviting and easily accessible to passing pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists • Make the ground-floor of the building visible (transparent) to promote interaction between the building and the street City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Connectivity: “Eyes on the Street” City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Connectivity: Parking & Circulation • Locate parking on the side or rear of the building • Buffer parking with landscaping • Make safe pedestrian connections through parking lots City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Connectivity: Paths, Trails and Sidewalks City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Connectivity: Bikeways • Provide safe and attractive access through the use of on- and off-street facilities Shoulder bikeway Shared use path Bicycle lane and separated sidewalk City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Principles of Great Neighborhoods Diverse • A range of building types and levels of affordability • Variety of street and pathway types • Variety of open spaces City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Diversity: Commercial Buildings that define street edge Human-Scale City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Diversity: Live and Work Buildings City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Diversity: Multi-Family Housing City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Diversity: Medium Density Homes City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Diversity: Small Lot Houses / Cottages City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Diversity: Natural Open Spaces City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Diversity: Neighborhood Parks City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Diversity: Active Public Spaces and Plazas City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Diversity: Shared Semi-Public Spaces City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Principles of Great Neighborhoods Legible • Well-defined cognitive elements: i. e. edges, nodes, landmarks, pathways, gateways, and districts City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Legibility: Gateways • Create a clear transition between inside and outside the neighborhood City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Legibility: Lighting and Street Furnishings • Integrate lighting & street furniture into centers City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Legibility: Public Art • Integrate public art as a way of wayfinding and animating centers City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Legibility: Building Signage • Integrate signage into the overall composition of the building façade City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Legibility: Street Signage • Minimize sign clutter • Promote uniformity and consistency City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Principles of Great Neighborhoods Sustainable • Oriented for solar and wind • Ecological infrastructure for storm water, waste water, energy • Local resources for building • Opportunities to decrease fossil fuel reliance City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Sustainability: Ecological Infrastructure City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Sustainability: Ecological Infrastructure Solar Access Block Orientation Building Orientation Rose House City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
Discussion City of Redmond: Northwest Redmond & U. S. Highway 97 Plan - October 11, 2006
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