Rail~Volution October 2008

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1 Rail~Volution October

2 Where is Tysons Corner? 2

3 Tysons Corner, Virginia The original edge city Equivalent of 12 th largest US downtown Sprawl on steroids 46m sq ft development 120,000 jobs Additional 30m sq ft by current plan & zoning 40m sq ft parking 3

4 A hodge-podge, placeless pattern of structures and parking visually incoherent, inimical to pedestrians and horribly congested by traffic stuck on a woefully inadequate road network A walk across Tysons is more dangerous than a walk from the Baghdad airport to the Green Zone The blob that ate Northern Virginia 4

5 Opportunity for change: Metrorail through Tysons 5

6 Task Force Direction A Vision to Transform Tysons New Urban Plan Text Land use Transportation Environmental stewardship Public facilities Urban design Implementation 6

7 The Project: The Vision and Recommendations

8 Path to a Transformed Tysons Task Force Principles set the direction Focus growth within Tysons & around transit Mix of uses for an active 24-hour place Increase connectivity & walkability Preserve & enhance natural features 8

9 Vision: Transforming suburbia Great place to live, work and play World-class downtown Prestigious office & affordable housing People oriented streets Convenient transit Variety of open space & civic uses 9

10 Recommended Plan 10 95% of growth w/in an easy walk of transit

11 The Concept Metro TOD Residential Green Network Transportation Urban Design 11

12 Lower Carbon Footprint Preliminary US EPA assessment: Greenhouse Gas emissions reduced 2.5 billion lbs annually (½ of a coal plant) Results from Compact development Fewer auto trips Greater transit use Daily CO2 Per Capita 43 LBS 36 LBS Base Case Prototype B 12

13 Challenge: Melding the Human with the Technical

14 The Competing Interests Adjoining communities Local businesses Residents State agencies Utilities Emergency services Commuters through Transit operators Pedistrians & Bicyclists Construction requirements Landowners Large employers Employees County agencies Environmental interests Commuters to Developers MWAA Freight carriers Financial interests 14

15 Task Force Subcommittees Transportation Livablity/Walkability Affordable Housing Implementation 15

16 The Public Process 16

17 The Technical Side

18 Tysons Analysis Toolbox Transportation & Land Use integration Optimize the mix Visualization What will it look like? Transportation reform Grid of streets Circulator New standards Sustainability Green network LEED Urban design Guidelines Implementation New governance New financial tools 18

19 Visualization: Tysons Central 7 Quilt of Proposals Growth Allocations Urban Design Site Plan Detailed Testing 3D Model Photo Visualization 19

20 Grid of Streets Walkable place Urban sized blocks Increased connectivity for bikes, pedestrians and cars New standards for streets Tysons Today Tysons Transformed 20

21 Redesign transportation 21

22 Green Stewardship Network of parks & opens space Urban parks standards Stream restoration Green architecture Green building 22

23 Urban Design Principles Walkable Blocks Interconnected Streets The Pedestrian Realm The Building Landmarks, Gateways and Public Art 23

24 What s Next?

25 How Does the Plan Become Reality? Leveraged density Incentives Coalitions of landowners Realistic planning Three decades Political will Creative financing Consensus Intercessory prayer All of the above 25

26 Implementation Is The Key! Why? transition from suburban to urban standards A new authority as a governance framework New code language to support the vision Design review & expedited, consistent processing Power to raise, receive & expend funds for prioritized improvements Create & use improvement districts, tax increment financing, public/private partnerships 26

27 Tysons Transformed Editorials :: October 5, 2008 Transformation for Tysons A green vision for the traffic-clogged commercial center from a textbook case of suburban sprawl into a model of environmentally conscious smart growth in urban planning 27

28 Questions? 28