WHAT MAKES A GREAT PLACE?

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2 ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY

3 ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY IN THE CORRIDOR

4 ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY The Potential of a Multimodal Terminal Would bring provide alternate forms of transportation to Atlanta s major destinations Would connect regional transportation to local transportation in key location at the heart of the city Would alleviate interstate congestion during Downtown events

5 NEW YORK: GRAND CENTRAL The station as the centerpiece of a great city Built by the New York Central Railroad Covers 49 acres, 33 miles of track, 44 platforms Restored in 1996, $250 million 125,000 commuters, 660 trains daily 130,524 square feet of retail space 12,000 square feet of event space

6 NEW YORK: GRAND CENTRAL designed as a city itself Railroad acted as master developer Park Avenue built over trunk lines New York Central Building on Park Avenue axis Air-rights development pads along Park Avenue Spurred additional projects in surrounding blocks Urban landmarks: Waldorf-Astoria, Chrysler Building

7 CLEVELAND: TOWER CITY CENTER From a real estate vision around a station Completed in 1930 as Cleveland Union Terminal Four office buildings, including 52-story tower Tallest building outside NYC until 1967 Included new transit line to Shaker Heights Rail function gradually declined

8 CLEVELAND: TERMINAL TOWER to a mixed-use destination Converted into retail space in 1990 Additional office buildings added Contains Cleveland Ritz-Carlton New amphitheater along Cuyahoga River Potential to house new convention center

9 ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY Five Points Station as an icon Monumental architecture Large, open public spaces Immediately adjacent to Underground, Peachtree, the Gulch, Marietta Street

10 NEW YORK: PATH TERMINAL A powerful symbol A sacred site, a symbol of freedom Designed to rival Penn and Grand Central Multimodal Trans-Hudson rail, subway Future connection to Long Island Railroad Historically incorporated office towers above

11 ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY A great historic fabric Buildings: Norfolk Southern Districts: Hotel Row, Capitol Hill Streets: Broad, Forsyth

12 NEW YORK: CHELSEA From warehouse district to mixed-use neighborhood High regard for historic resources Ground floor retail prevalent Farmer s market Close proximity to transit

13 DYNAMIC PUBLIC SPACES

14 DYNAMIC PUBLIC SPACES IN THE CORRIDOR

15 DYNAMIC PUBLIC SPACES Memorial Drive as a boulevard Main street between Oakland Cemetery and Capitol complex Front door to new neighborhood of Capitol Gateway Merges with Peachtree on western end

16 BOSTON: COMMONWEALTH AVENUE The quintessential parkway Links the Public Garden with the Fens park Centerpiece of a gracious urban neighborhood Contains habitable greenway Contrasts with surrounding streets Educates with monuments

17 DYNAMIC PUBLIC SPACES Bridging the interstate Removal of unsightly parking structure Landscaped cap over Connector Unites Capitol with Gateway Mall

18 NASHVILLE: BICENTENNIAL MALL Celebrating state history Built in 1996 to commemorate Tennessee founding Designed to complement landmark capitol building Water features symbolizing state rivers Wall with timeline of state history Incorporates amphitheater, market buildings

19 OLYMPIA: WASHINGTON CAPITOL A series of gardens Twelve acres on edge of lake Office buildings in campus arrangement Mall contains conservatory / greenhouse Different gardens, memorials Built incrementally since 1912

20 DYNAMIC PUBLIC SPACES Reinvigorating Underground Activating Upper Alabama Street Connecting into a larger framework Expanding and diversifying

21 DYNAMIC PUBLIC SPACES Improving Key Connections Peachtree: Implementing the Task Force Vision MLK: Two-way conversion, streetscapes Improvements to other streets Connections to Centennial Park

22 PEOPLE & CULTURE

23 PEOPLE & CULTURE IN THE CORRIDOR

24 IMAGINE DOWNTOWN A good start.

25 IMAGINE DOWNTOWN A good start.