Brown University: Institutional Master Plan Amendment #2. CPC Meeting: December 1, 2009

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1 Brown University: Institutional Master Plan Amendment #2 CPC Meeting: December 1, 2009

2 Jewelry District Planning

3 Background Studies Goals Strong transportation links Streets for people Significant open space Mixed use: institutional, housing, retail, cultural Limit surface parking

4 Knowledge Economy K K K K K K K K K K

5 Knowledge Economy

6 Public Realm Improvements Analysis Remnants of the old harbor Connections to waterfront Ship Street one of the oldest streets in the city (1700 s) Three north/south connections

7 Public Realm Improvements Concepts 1 2 Ship Street connection to harbor Richmond Street Promenade 3 Node at Richmond and Ship Street

8 Public Realm - Existing

9 Public Realm Improvements

10 Public Realm Improvements RIDOT Brown Women & Infants

11 Richmond Street Promenade Public Realm Improvements

12 Richmond Street Promenade Public Realm Improvements

13 Richmond Street Promenade Public Realm Improvements

14 Ship Street Connection Public Realm Improvements

15 Richmond Street / Ship Street Node Public Realm Improvements

16 Transportation / Connections RIPTA UPass Program Brown Shuttle (12 minute) Bike to Brown Riverfront Walkways Future Street Car Future Pedestrian Bridge Richmond Street Parking Garage

17 Rhode Island Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Launched in April 2009 Broad Group of Stakeholders: - Brown - Johnson & Wales - URI - Lifespan - Chamber of Commerce - RI EDC - Slater Technology Fund - RI Science & Technology Advisory Council (STAC)

18 Medical Education Building

19 Richmond Street Facade

20 Eddy Street Facade

21 College Hill Updates

22 Progress Report: Circulation Infrastructure The Walk Pedestrian Signals at Angell & Waterman Crossing Guards for first three months Two miles of streetscape improvements RIPTA U-Pass Avg. 28,000 rides per month 40% increase over FY08 Over 3,000 riders (900 employees) Zip Car 11 cars on-campus Application fee waived Reduced membership fee College Hill Parking Task Force Recommendations Meeting Street / Olive Street Traffic Study Traffic Light Synchronization (in process) Construction coordination / traffic mitigation with VHB

23 Progress Report: Utilities Upgrade - Dec May 2007

24 Progress Report: Pembroke Hall - Oct. 2007

25 Progress Report: Rhode Island Hall - Sept. 09 PROSPECT STREET Brown Street

26 Progress Report: J. Walter Wilson - Oct. 08

27 Progress Report: Grad Student Housing -Sept. 08

28 Progress Report: Peter Green House - Feb May 2007

29 Progress Report: Brown to Brown Home Ownership May 2007

30 Progress Report: 121 South Main Street

31 Progress Report: Temporary Swim Center

32 Progress Report: Real Estate Holdings Sale of Underutilized Properties - 86 Brown Street Aug Brown Street - pending Benevolent St. - April North Main Street Nov Old Stone Bank / Benoni Cooke Oct Currently marketing 1128 North Main Street Tockwotten Street Warehouses Brook Street Jewelry District Acquisitions (Jan. 2007) Richmond - 10 Davol Richmond - One Davol Richmond Eddy - Richmond Street Garage Eddy 94 Waterman Street acquired (Jan. 2008) 229 Wayland Street Lease - temporary faculty offices

33 Progress Report: Parking Significant Demand Management Strategies Leased off-campus parking lot for students Contractor Parking off-street Modified plan for Athletic Complex People Ratio Req. Spaces 2006 IMP Employees 3,934 1:3 1,311 1,203 On-Campus Students 4,923 1: Off-Campus Students 2,347 1:2 1,173 1,499 Total Spaces Required 3,099 3,305 Current Inventory 2,393 2,566 Deficit Grandfathered Shortage Calculated Net Surplus

34 Progress Report: Future Parking Projections Growth in faculty and staff has tapered off Modest student growth is possible Spaces lost at Athletic Center Spaces gained in the Jewelry District Employee Growth (1:3) Student Growth (1:2) Additional Required Spaces Fitness / Aquatics Center Richmond Street Garage Richmond Street Lots Current leased spaces (W&I) 233 Richmond Lease Net Surplus (0) (75) (50) (255) (72) (100) (30) (0)

35 Progress Report: Tree Canopy Inventory of all trees on-campus Assessed coverage at maturation Bonus coverage for large specimen trees Athletic Complex Pembroke Field Pembroke Campus The Walk Area Main Campus Science Quad Libraries Keeney Quad Wriston Quad South Campus East Campus Stadium Area Total Tree Canopy Canopy 340,400 48, , , , ,700 83,000 77, , , , ,000 2,211,600 Coverage Ratio 21% 62% 56% 49% 55% 51% 47% 48% 52% 44% 55% 17% 39%

36 Granoff Center (Fall 2010) Granoff Center BOB

37 Pembroke Hall Humanities Center Sidney Frank Hall for Life Sciences New Academic Building (45,000 sf) Relocated Peter Green House J. Walter Wilson Renovation Creative Arts Center Metcalf Complex Renovation 2006 Master Plan

38 Pembroke Hall Humanities Center Sidney Frank Hall for Life Sciences Relocated Peter Green House Granoff Center for the Creative Arts (35,000 sf) J. Walter Wilson Renovation Metcalf Complex Renovation Proposed Amendment

39 Fitness / Aquatic Center (Jan. 2012)

40 Temporary Swim Center New Green Space (no parking) Fitness Center (85,000 sf) Aquatic Center (50,000 sf 2006 Master Plan

41 Accessible Parking (~15 spaces) Parking Lot & Future Building Site (~35 spaces) Parking (~55 spaces) Convert to Strength & Conditioning New Green Space New Fitness & Aquatic Center (72,000 sf) Proposed Amendment

42 Event Parking Plan 436 existing spaces in complex 297 spaces proposed in complex All but events per year required less than 300 spaces 176 spaces on-street within spaces on-street within 900 Nearly all events in last three years required < 600 spaces Parking attendants will be onhand for large events

43 Renovation Projects Berylson Family Fields Faunce House Rockefeller Library Sciences Library John Hay Library BioMed Center The Minden Hunter Lab

44 Construction Mitigation Minimize street closings Safety Barrier and street plates Police details Construction worker parking off-street Construction worker Badge Program Traffic & delivery management by VHB Brown construction management on-site Dust control All materials within fenced work zones Decorative fencing Directional Signage Construction information on-site Building Futures Program

45 Public Participation 5/12/09 Jewelry District Association 5/14/09 Planning Department Staff 5/19/09 Open Meeting: Center for Creative Arts 6/18/09 Planning Department Staff 6/01/09 Providence Foundation Leadership 6/17/09 Lifespan / Women & Infants 7/22/09 Community Working Group 8/21/09 Planning Department Staff 9/16/09 Planning Department Staff 9/29/09 Women & Infants Hospital 9/29/09 Providence Foundation Leadership 10/13/09 Jewelry District Association 10/15/09 Corporation Committee for Facilities & Design 10/19/09 Planning Department 10/21/09 Community Working Group 11/03/09 Representative Gordon Fox 11/09/09 Open Meeting: Hillel 11/09/09 Open Meeting: 222 Richmond 11/12/09 Chamber of Commerce Breakfast 11/16/09 Providence Foundation Leadership 11/17/09 Brown University Community Council 11/17/09 Open Meeting: Bio-Med Center 11/18/09 PPS Planning & Architectural Review 12/01/09 City Plan Commission 12/15/09 City Plan Commission

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48 On-Street Parking: College Hill Parking Task Force Institutions Brown Rhode Island School of Design Moses Brown School Wheeler School Licht Court Complex City and Public Transportation Providence Department of Planning Providence DPW Providence Traffic Engineering Providence Parking Enforcement RIPTA Neighborhood Groups College Hill Neighborhood Fox Point Neighborhood Jewelry District Association Lloyd Avenue/Stadium Neighbors Other Key Stakeholders Thayer Street District Management Facilitator VHB traffic and parking consultants

49 On-Street Parking: Supply vs. Demand (2007) Institutions Total Demand Off-Street Parking On-Street Demand Brown 3,305 2, RISD Moses Brown Wheeler Thayer St. Employees Thayer St. Customers (short term) Downtown overflow 100 Totals 2102 Total on-street Parking spaces in Study Area 2,904 spaces

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51 On-Street Parking: CHPTF Recommendations Parking designations should differentiate between all-day parking and short-term parking and locate it according to need Install meters throughout campus area to encourage the use of public transportation and to provide continuous revenue Provide free very short-term parking (20 minutes) on Thayer Street to encourage in-out retail activities Increase the use of Public transportation through institutional support, improved routes, and better promotion Reduce parking demand by encouraging carpooling, ridesharing, bicycle commuting, etc. Improve safety & efficiency of the street with better signage, markings, and a delivery program Increase parking enforcement

52 Berylson Family Fields Renovation of existing lighted fields Modified layout, artificial turf, new lights Landscape buffer to be installed Zoning variance submitted for 85 lights Request for zoning variance withdrawn Agreed to restriction of use Previous layout Current layout