Arlington County. Envision Courthouse Square Planning and Urban Design Study 21 May 2014

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1 Arlington County Envision Courthouse Square Planning and Urban Design Study 21 May 2014 Cooper, Robertson & Partners Architecture, Urban Design with Buro Happold, HR&A, Kimley Horn, Nelson Nygaard, & Tactical Aesthetics

2 CONCEPT VIGNETTES OVERVIEW: 1. DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY A. Building Sites: Assess 2. NEW BUILDING OPTIONS A. Landmark Block Low High B. Distributed Development C. South Site D. Court Square West/AMC Short Term Mid-Long Term E. Strayer Improved Existing New Iconic Open to Metro 3. CIRCULATION A. Metro Access Quality of Experience One Main Identity B. Plaza Connection C. Improved Pedestrian Access D. Transit Modifications E. Parking Accommodations 4. OPEN SPACE: A. Respect the Historic Trees B. Shade and Buffer C. Maintain View D. Variety of Landscape E. Variety of Canopy F. Active Programming Options 2

3 CULTURAL RESOURCES AND DESIGN PRINCIPLES PERMEATE AS RELEVANT, CULTURAL RESOURCE INFLUENCE AND ENHANCEMENT ARE INDICATED BY THIS ICON THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION: CR AS RELEVANT, DESIGN PRINCIPLES ARE PREFACED BY: DP- 3

4 DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

5 DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: DP-MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 14 STRAYER BUILDING 1 JBG RESI-COMM 2 OFFICE/RETAIL BUILDING BUILDING SITES 1. LANDMARK BLOCK N COURTHOUSE 3. COUNTY JAIL COURTHOUSE PLAZA 13 3 COUNTY JAIL 4. VISUAL & PHYSICAL OPPORTUNITY 5. JUDICIAL CENTER AMC THEATER COURT SQUARE EAST COURT. SQUARE WEST 11 JUDICIARY CENTER 5 7. HILTON GARDEN 8. VERIZON BUILDING 9. NEW PROPOSED VERIZON PLAZA BUILDING 10 9 COURT SQUARE EAST MET TOWER LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING 11. COURT SQUARE WEST AMC THEATRE 13. COURTHOUSE PLAZA (2100) Improved Building MET TOWER INSURANCE VERIZON BUILDING 14. STRAYER BUILDING Proposed Building Building outside of study area Study Area COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 5

6 DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: DP-MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA 1 JBG RESI-COMM 2 OFFICE/RETAIL BUILDING BUILDING SITES - ASSESS 1. LANDMARK BLOCK: 180 tall development w/ active ground floor 300 tall development w/ active ground floor N COURTHOUSE: Active frontage remain (Bayou, etc.) 3 COUNTY JAIL JUDICIARY CENTER 5 3. COUNTY JAIL Jail and subway remains Other opportunities 5. JUDICIAL CENTER Courts remain Other opportunities 6. COURT SQUARE EAST Cafe, restaurant, cleaners remain COURT SQUARE EAST 6 7. HILTON GARDEN Opportunity for active ground floor 7 Improved Building Proposed Building Building outside of study area Study Area COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 6

7 DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: DP-MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BUILDING SITES - ASSESS 14 STRAYER BUILDING 4. VISUAL & PHYSICAL OPPORTUNITY: Security Visibility Identity CR DP-PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. COURTHOUSE PLAZA 13 AMC THEATER VERIZON BUILDING Connect to second & third floor at grade of square Rethink second & third floor uses Reinvent North Façade to be more open/active 9. NEW PROPOSED VERIZON PLAZA BUILDING CR Accommodate cultural facility, library, events as low rise Accommodate County fully or portion depending on height Reinvent Verizon plaza Create an active south front on square COURT. SQUARE WEST MET TOWER LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING Existing tenant remain New entry at upper 232 level COURT SQUARE WEST New building Additional open space Recapture activity with new ground floor on square CR AMC THEATRE Reinvent in existing envelope Add to facade(s) CR Improved Building Proposed Building Building outside of study area Study Area MET TOWER INSURANCE COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS VERIZON BUILDING 13. COURTHOUSE PLAZA (2100) New ground floor uses Add ground floor space to square 14. STRAYER BUILDING SITE: Strayer remains. Ground floor reinvented New building with active ground floor Strayer removed to create opening to Clarendon/Wilson 7

8 BUILDING OPTIONS

9 BUILDINGS OPTIONS: DP-FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 1 LANDMARK BUILDING 3 LANDMARK BUILDING (JBG) 2 4 Active ground floor Create as many addresses as possible Consider height and GFA opportunity FRONTAGE RANKING IN RELATION TO SQUARE: 1. WILSON/CLARENDON 2. NORTH SQUARE/15 TH ST 3. N. UHLE 4. N. COURTHOUSE ROAD (SERVICE ACCESS) Community Outreach Event Massing Survey, Working Model Improved Building Study Area COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 9

10 BUILDINGS OPTIONS LANDMARK BUILDING - LOW STUDY HEIGHT AND GFA OPPORTUNITY LANDMARK BUILDING (JBG) SITE PLAN HEIGHT= 180 Landmark building 180 Height Improved Building Study Area COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 10

11 SHADOW STUDY: 9:00 AM

12 SHADOW STUDY: 1:00 PM

13 SHADOW STUDY: 4:00 PM

14 BUILDINGS OPTIONS LANDMARK BUILDING - HIGH STUDY HEIGHT AND GFA OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER LANDMARK BUILDING (JBG) SITE PLAN HEIGHT= 300 Economic advantage Presence on the square/clarendon/wilson Icon on the hill-views into and out Opportunity for Affordable Housing units in exchange for density Landmark building 300 Height Improved Building Study Area COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 14

15 SHADOW STUDY: 9:00 AM

16 SHADOW STUDY: 1:00 PM

17 SHADOW STUDY: 4:00 PM

18 4 100 K GFA 10 FL BUILDINGS OPTIONS: DP-FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. DISTRIBUTED OPTIONS-BREAKING DOWN SCALE Use multiple sites for growth to keep maximum building height low Consider existing buildings as opportunity for county to lease Four sites adjacent to square for additional development: COURTHOUSE PLAZA 21 K GFA 3 FL 3 1. Verizon Plaza 2. Court Square West/AMC 3. Courthouse Plaza 4. Strayer Community Outreach Event Massing Survey, Working Model 120 K GFA 5 FL 2 35 K GFA 2 FL OPPORTUNITY Improved Building Proposed Building Outside Study Area 355 K GFA 10 FL 380 K GFA 12 FL 1 Study Area COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 18

19 SHADOW STUDY: 9:00 AM

20 SHADOW STUDY: 1:00 PM

21 SHADOW STUDY: 4:00 PM

22 BUILDINGS OPTIONS: DP-FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. SOUTH SITE OPTION-VERIZON PLAZA INFILL: DP-USE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY TO CELEBRATE THE PLATEAU, EASE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS, AND CREATE A COHESIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SITE. 1. VERIZON BUILDING 2. METRO TOWER LIFE INSURANCE BUILDING 3. NEW VERIZON PLAZA BUILDING: an iconic low scale (3-4 floors) taller building could accommodate more development or affordable housing but would potentially cast afternoon shadow on square 4. COURT SQUARE WEST CR Community Outreach Event Massing Survey, Working Model 53 K GFA 4 35 K GFA 2 FL 3 COURT SQUARE EAST 2 Improved Building 355 K GFA 10 FL 380 K GFA 12 FL 1 Proposed Building Outside Study Area Study Area COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 22

23 SHADOW STUDY: 9:00 AM

24 SHADOW STUDY: 1:00 PM

25 SHADOW STUDY: 4:00 PM

26 BUILDINGS OPTIONS: DP-FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. WEST BUILDING OPTION-KEEPING THE AMC THEATER Accommodate low rise development Accommodate County fully or partially if more floors New active frontage on western edge of Square CR Potential to reinvent blank façade(s) on AMC Negotiations with Building/Landowners will be needed Opportunity for reinvention of Court Square West as affordable housing Community Outreach Event Massing Survey, Working Model 69 K GFA (3 FL) Improved Building Proposed Building Study Area COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 26

27 SHADOW STUDY: 9:00 AM

28 SHADOW STUDY: 1:00 PM

29 SHADOW STUDY: 4:00 PM

30 BUILDINGS OPTIONS: DP-FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. WEST BUILDING OPTION-AMC LEASE EXPIRES AFTER 10 YEARS Better physical and visual connection to the Courthouse Plaza CR Following AMC lease expiration Opportunity for a consolidated 300K to 400K development if taller building Opportunity for affordable housing component if developed with greater density Community Outreach Event Massing Survey, Working Model 300 K GFA 20 FL ACCESS Plaza Proposed Building Visual Connection Physical Connection COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 30

31 SHADOW STUDY: 9:00 AM

32 SHADOW STUDY: 1:00 PM

33 SHADOW STUDY: 4:00 PM

34 BUILDINGS OPTIONS: DP-FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. STRAYER BUILDING OPTION STRAYER BUILDING IMPROVED STRAYER BUILDING Rethink existing loading dock frontage on square More visual access to Metro More active ground floor uses Community Outreach Event Massing Survey, Working Model Improved Building Direction of views Visual Connection COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 34

35 SHADOW STUDY: 9:00 AM

36 SHADOW STUDY: 1:00 PM

37 SHADOW STUDY: 4:00 PM

38 300 K GFA (30 FL) BUILDINGS OPTIONS: DP-FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE STRAYER BUILDING OPTION ICONIC STRAYER BUILDING No solar impact on site (no shadows cast on square) Great visibility eastbound on Clarendon Blvd Direct access to Metro Identity to the site Separates Clarendon/Wilson Blvd from square Opportunity for affordable housing component Community Outreach Event Massing Survey, Working Model Proposed Building Direction of Views Visual Connection Physical Connection COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 38

39 SHADOW STUDY: 9:00 AM

40 SHADOW STUDY: 1:00 PM

41 SHADOW STUDY: 4:00 PM

42 BUILDINGS OPTIONS: DP-CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. STRAYER BUILDING OPTION OPEN THE SITE UP TO THE METRO No solar impact on site (no shadows cast on square) Great visibility eastbound on Clarendon Blvd Direct access to Metro Opens up Clarendon/Wilson Blvd from square Less use of ground floor area COURTHOUSE SQUARE Community Outreach Event Massing Survey, Working Model Open Space Visual / Physical Accessibility Visual Connection Physical Connection COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 42

43 SHADOW STUDY: 9:00 AM

44 SHADOW STUDY: 1:00 PM

45 SHADOW STUDY: 4:00 PM

46 CIRCULATION

47 4 CIRCULATION- PEDESTRIAN : EXISTING METRO ACCESS & QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE DIRECT ACCESS TO METRO PLATFORM 2. - TERMINATES THE EXISTING PLAZA - LONG TUNNEL TO REACH THE PLATFORM - METRO IDENTITY ON PLAZA 3. -ESCALATOR ENTRY/EXIT NOT EASY TO BE LOCATED 4. - NO NEED TO WAIT FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL TO CROSS - LONG TUNNEL TO REACH THE PLATFORM FROM ENTRY/EXIT STAIR 2 Exiting Courthouse metro station / pathway, Arlington, VA Elevator Escalator / Stairs Platform COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 47

48 CIRCULATION- PEDESTRIAN : DP- CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. CR Render of new Fulton Street Station, New York Canary Wharf tube station, London UK Grand Entrance of Apple Store, New York Elevator Escalator / Stairs Platform Access COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 48

49 CIRCULATION- PEDESTRIAN : DP- CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. JOIN PLAZA & SQUARE CR VISUAL & PHYSICAL CONNECTION FROM SQUARE TO PLAZA BLOCKED BY ESCALATOR, WALL + TREES Blocked View from Courthouse Plaza Open Space Existing Trees Visual and Physical Accessibility Visual Axis Barrier COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 49

50 VEITCH ST CIRCULATION-PEDESTRIAN & VEHICULAR : DP- CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS TH STREET BLOCKS SQUARE CONNECTION TO WILSON/CLARENDON BLVD 2. VERIZON DISCONNECTED FROM SQUARE BY 14 TH STREET 1 15 TH ST 3. N. VEITCH STREET OPPORTUNITY 4. N. UHLE EXTENDED AS PROMENADE Rethink existing Strayer service access & street/sidewalk configuration TH ST Open Space Modified / Dedicated Street Dedicated Promenade Existing Service Access COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 50

51 CIRCULATION -TRANSIT: DP- ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE EXISTING BUS STOP/ROUTE AND PARKING Bus Parking Bus Stop Bus Route Existing Service Access COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 51

52 CIRCULATION -TRANSIT: DP- ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE SATURDAY BUS STOP/ROUTE & PARKING OPTION 1 TURN AT NORTH RHODES STREET If both 15 th and Uhle streets are closed, existing Saturday bus routes used Bus Parking Bus Stop Bus Route Existing Service Access COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 52

53 CIRCULATION -TRANSIT: DP- ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE PROPOSED BUS STOP/ROUTE AND PARKING OPTION 2 BUS STOP ON 15 TH STREET If the Strayer building site is closed to Courthouse square Bus Parking Bus Stop Bus Route Existing Service Access COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 53

54 PARK LOCATION AND COUNTS: DP-ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. EXISTING PARKING (UNDER GROUND) 3 4 PARKING TO BE REPLACED UNDERGROUND 1- COUNTY PARKING LOT 137 PUBLIC SPACES 45 COUNTY SPACES 2- COURT SQUARE WEST 80 COUNTY SPACES 3- UHLE ST 6 PUBLIC SPACES 4 ZIP CAR 4-15 TH ST 20 PUBLIC SPACES 5-14 TH ST 28 COUNTY SPACES TOTAL 320 SPACES Existing Courthouse Parking Lot EXISTING PARKING (UNDER GROUND) Existing Parking Study Area COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 54

55 360 PROPOSED UNDERGROUND PARKING: DP-ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. EXAMPLE OF SUBGRADE PARKING: APPROXIMATELY 65K SQFT FLOOR PLATE =335 SPACES 2 FLOORS DEEP = 130K GFA = 670 SPACES 4 FLOORS DEEP = 260K GFA = 1340 SPACES EXISTING PARKING 180 PROPOSED PARKING AREA 64,800 SQ FT COMPARISON NOTE: 2100 CLARENDON/AMC 72K SQFT FLOOR PLATE = 371 SPACES 4 FLOORS DEEP = 288K GFA = 1,484 SPACES EXISTING PARKING Existing Parking Proposed Parking Study Area COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 55

56 PROPOSED UNDERGROUND PARKING ENTRY: DP-ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. PARTIALLY DEDICATED 15 TH STREET Parking entry option from 15 th Parking entry option from off N. Veitch EXISTING PARKING PROPOSED PARKING AREA 64,800 SQ FT EXISTING PARKING Existing Parking Proposed Parking Possible Parking Access Possible Connections COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 56

57 PROPOSED UNDERGROUND PARKING ENTRY: DP-ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. FULLY DEDICATED 15 TH STREET & UHLE STREET Parking entry option from off N. Veitch EXISTING PARKING PROPOSED PARKING AREA 64,800 SQ FT EXISTING PARKING Existing Parking Proposed Parking Possible Parking Access Possible Connections COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 57

58 PROPOSED UNDERGROUND PARKING ENTRY: DP-ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. PARTIALLY DEDICATED 14 TH STREET Parking entry option from west 14 th Street Parking entry option from off N. Veitch Parking entry option from 15 th Street EXISTING PARKING PROPOSED PARKING AREA 64,800 SQ FT EXISTING PARKING Existing Parking Proposed Parking Possible Parking Access Possible Connections COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 58

59 PROPOSED UNDERGROUND PARKING ENTRY: DP-ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. DEDICATED N. VEITCH STREET Parking entry option from off 14 th Street Parking entry option from 15 th Street EXISTING PARKING PROPOSED PARKING AREA 64,800 SQ FT EXISTING PARKING Existing Parking Proposed Parking Possible Parking Access Possible Connections COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 59

60 PROPOSED UNDERGROUND PARKING ENTRY: DP-ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. DEDICATED UHLE, 15 TH, & 14 TH STREETS Parking entry option from west 14 th Street Parking entry option from off N. Veitch Street EXISTING PARKING PROPOSED PARKING AREA 64,800 SQ FT EXISTING PARKING Existing Parking Proposed Parking Possible Parking Access Possible Connections COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 60

61 OPEN SPACE

62 OPEN SPACE OBJECTIVES: DP-CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND COUNTY IDENTITY. 1 CR 1. VISUALLY CONNECT SQUARE TO WILSON/ CLARENDON BLVD. Couple new building + open space initiative on Clarendon Blvd to rebuild the identity of Courthouse Square CR 2. CONNECT COURTHOUSE PLAZA TO SQUARE Evolution of the plaza no longer terminates at east and metro escalator 3. CONNECT VERIZON PLAZA TO SQUARE CR Existing 14 St. and grade change that separates plaza from square vs. New at grade deck from square level to 2 nd / 3 rd floors of Verizon buildings Opportunity program building(s) 2 Existing section of Verizon Plaza 3 VERIZON PLAZA 14 TH STREET Open Space Footprint of Optional proposed Buildings COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS

63 OPEN SPACE PROGRAM: DP-CELEBRATE COURTHOUSE SQUARE S RICH HISTORY BY INTEGRATING RELEVANT EXISTING HISTORIC AND HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS. RESPECT LANDMARK TREES THE MOTHER & SOLDIER TREES ARE THE OLDEST RESIDENTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. CR 2 1. Soldier Tree 2. Mother Tree 1 Soldier Tree Mother Tree Existing Trees Footprint of Optional proposed Buildings COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 63

64 OPEN SPACE PROGRAM: DP-AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES SHADE AND BUFFER Add shade to most exposed area of site Reinforce Memorial trees CR Buffer views from jail Buffer noise from N. Courthouse Rd. (Descriptive Section)Using tree canopy as shade and buffer from the county jail PROMENADE TREE CANOPY / RAMBLE COURTHOUSE ROAD Proposed Trees Existing Trees Footprint of Optional proposed Buildings COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS

65 OPEN SPACE PROGRAM: DP-PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. Preserve/enhance view to Washington Monument CR Provides connection to judicial center Existing View of the Monument Proposed Trees Existing Trees Footprint of Optional proposed Buildings COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 65

66 OPEN SPACE PROGRAM: VARIETY IN LANDSCAPE CREATES DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE Differentiates shaded space on adjacent buildings (I.E. jail vs court) Options for canopy/ tree types Opportunity for varied experience CR (Descriptive Section)Difference in the landscape experience Dense Canopy Small Canopy Existing Trees Proposed Trees / Natural Proposed Trees / Urban Footprint of Optional proposed Buildings COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS CR 66

67 OPEN SPACE PROGRAM: DENSE CANOPY, RAMBLE DP-AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES 3. NATURAL CANOPY Provide Shade Buffer Central Park, New York Private Quiet Outreach Event: Open Space 3 Community Outreach Event Visual Preference Survey, Public Space Activities Program Option/ Recommended Location Proposed Trees / Natural COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 67

68 OPEN SPACE PROGRAM: OPEN CANOPY, HARDSCAPE DP-AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES Outreach Event: Open Space 4. PLANNED CANOPY Sculpture park Trees on hard scape CR Provides shade & buffer from county jail City Hall Park, New York Zuccotti Park, New York 4 Community Outreach Event Visual Preference Survey, Public Space Activities Program Option/ Recommended Location Proposed Trees / Natural COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 68

69 CLOSER TO THE COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE PROGRAM: THE MARKET DP-BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. 6. FARMERS MARKET CR Canopy Outdoor seasonal market Indoor Market/portion of base of new building Closer to the community Shaded area Outreach Event: Cultural Resources The Shed: Hillsdale, CA Union Square farmers Market,: New York, NY 6 Community Outreach Event Visual Preference Survey, Public Space Activities Program Option/ Recommended Location Visual Connection Physical Connection COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 69

70 OPEN SPACE PROGRAM: THE MARKET DP-BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. Outreach Event: Open Space 6b. FARMERS MARKET-OPTION 2 CR Canopy Outdoor seasonal market Indoor Market North-South presence on square 6b The Shed: Hillsdale, CA Union Square farmers Market,: New York, NY Community Outreach Event Visual Preference Survey, Public Space Activities Program Option/ Recommended Location Visual Connection Physical Connection COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 70

71 CLOSER TO THE COMMUNITY OPEN SPACE PROGRAM THE MARKET DP-BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. Outreach Event: Open Space 6c. FARMERS MARKET-OPTION 3 Canopy Outdoor seasonal market Indoor Market Closer to the community Shaded area Draw to south Square CR 6c The Shed: Hillsdale, CA Union Square farmers Market,: New York, NY Community Outreach Event Visual Preference Survey, Public Space Activities Program Option/ Recommended Location Visual Connection Physical Connection COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 71

72 OPEN SPACE PROGRAM: ACCESSIBILITY DP-CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. Outreach Event: Open Space 1 1. MAIN ENTRY POINT Metro Accessibility CR Park identity Physical & visual accessibility Opportunity for public CR gatherings Metro Station, Madrid, Spain Bryant Park, New York Community Outreach Event Visual Preference Survey, Public Space Activities Program Option/ Recommended Location Metro Arrival/Access COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 72

73 OPEN SPACE PROGRAM CONNECTIONS DP-CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. Outreach Event: Open Space 2 2. LINEAR PARK Promenade Visual destination Flexibility in program North-South circulation Opportunity for large events and public gatherings CR Kungsträdgården, Sweden Community Outreach Event Visual Preference Survey, Public Space Activities Program Option/ Recommended Location Organizing Connectivity COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 73

74 OPEN SPACE PROGRAM: ATTRACTION POINT, CULTURAL PROGRAM DP-FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 5. CULTURAL, CIVIC ACTIVITY & ATTRACTION Cultural programs Performance Theater Destination point Views from multiple destinations CR Outreach Event: Cultural Resources Elevated Acre, New York Canal Park, Washington DC 5 Community Outreach Event Visual Preference Survey, Public Space Activities Program Option/ Recommended Location Visual connection Physical connection COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 74

75 OPEN SPACE PROGRAM THE PLAZA DP-CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. 7. COURTHOUSE PLAZA Better access to square CR Courthouse Square Plaza Outreach Event: Circulation 7 Program Option/ Recommended Location Visual connection Physical connection COOPER ROBERTSON & PARTNERS 75

76 RECAP

77 DESIGN PRINCIPLES: CONCEPT VIGNETTES RECAP: 1. ESTABLISH AN IDENTITY FOR COURTHOUSE SQUARE: Courthouse is for. 2. CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND COUNTY IDENTITY. 3. CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. 4. ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE. 5. INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ENERGY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN LINE WITH ARLINGTON COUNTY'S POLICIES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES FROM DISTRICT LEVEL ENERGY PRODUCTION. 6. ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. 7. PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 8. USE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY TO CELEBRATE THE PLATEAU, EASE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS, AND CREATE A COHESIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SITE. 9. MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 10. BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. 11. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. 12. CELEBRATE COURTHOUSE SQUARE S RICH HISTORY BY INTEGRATING RELEVANT EXISTING HISTORIC AND HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS. 13. INTEGRATE STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC ART, THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 14. FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 15. AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES. 1. ENHANCE UNDERUTILIZED EXISTING FRONTAGE & REINFORCING EXISTING ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON SQUARE 2. CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ACTIVE FRONTAGE AROUND SQUARE WHILE PRESERVING MAXIMUM PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 3. IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE METRO ACCESS EXPERIENCE WHILE CREATING ONE MAIN IDENTITY FOR THE SQUARE 4. CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PLAZA 5. IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION WHILE ACCOMMODATING TRANSIT AND PARKING 6. RESPECT AND REINFORCE THE HISTORIC TREES 7. CREATE AREAS OF SHADE THAT DOUBLE AS A BUFFER 8. PRESERVE WASHINGTON MONUMENT VIEWS AND CONNECT TO JUDICIAL CENTER 9. CREATE VARIETY TO LANDSCAPE AND EXPERIENCE 10. ENHANCE AND BUILD ON THE MARKETS 11. CONNECT NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE SQUARE 12. DEVELOP VERIZON PLAZA SITE AS A CULTURAL DRAW TO SOUTH SQUARE 13. REINFORCE NEW PLAZA AND SQUARE CONNECTION 77

78 DESIGN PRINCIPLES: CONCEPT VIGNETTES RECAP: 1. ESTABLISH AN IDENTITY FOR COURTHOUSE SQUARE: Courthouse is for. 2. CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND COUNTY IDENTITY. 3. CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. 4. ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE. 5. INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ENERGY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN LINE WITH ARLINGTON COUNTY'S POLICIES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES FROM DISTRICT LEVEL ENERGY PRODUCTION. 6. ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. 7. PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 8. USE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY TO CELEBRATE THE PLATEAU, EASE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS, AND CREATE A COHESIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SITE. 9. MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 10. BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. 11. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. 12. CELEBRATE COURTHOUSE SQUARE S RICH HISTORY BY INTEGRATING RELEVANT EXISTING HISTORIC AND HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS. 13. INTEGRATE STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC ART, THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 14. FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 15. AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES. 1. ENHANCE UNDERUTILIZED EXISTING FRONTAGE & REINFORCING EXISTING ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON SQUARE 2. CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ACTIVE FRONTAGE AROUND SQUARE WHILE PRESERVING MAXIMUM PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 3. IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE METRO ACCESS EXPERIENCE WHILE CREATING ONE MAIN IDENTITY FOR THE SQUARE 4. CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PLAZA 5. IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION WHILE ACCOMMODATING TRANSIT AND PARKING 6. RESPECT AND REINFORCE THE HISTORIC TREES 7. CREATE AREAS OF SHADE THAT DOUBLE AS A BUFFER 8. PRESERVE WASHINGTON MONUMENT VIEWS AND CONNECT TO JUDICIAL CENTER 9. CREATE VARIETY TO LANDSCAPE AND EXPERIENCE 10. ENHANCE AND BUILD ON THE MARKETS 11. CONNECT NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE SQUARE 12. DEVELOP VERIZON PLAZA SITE AS A CULTURAL DRAW TO SOUTH SQUARE 13. REINFORCE NEW PLAZA AND SQUARE CONNECTION 78

79 DESIGN PRINCIPLES: CONCEPT VIGNETTES RECAP: 1. ESTABLISH AN IDENTITY FOR COURTHOUSE SQUARE: Courthouse is for. 2. CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND COUNTY IDENTITY. 3. CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. 4. ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE. 5. INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ENERGY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN LINE WITH ARLINGTON COUNTY'S POLICIES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES FROM DISTRICT LEVEL ENERGY PRODUCTION. 6. ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. 7. PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 8. USE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY TO CELEBRATE THE PLATEAU, EASE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS, AND CREATE A COHESIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SITE. 9. MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 10. BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. 11. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. 12. CELEBRATE COURTHOUSE SQUARE S RICH HISTORY BY INTEGRATING RELEVANT EXISTING HISTORIC AND HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS. 13. INTEGRATE STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC ART, THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 14. FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 15. AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES. 1. ENHANCE UNDERUTILIZED EXISTING FRONTAGE & REINFORCING EXISTING ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON SQUARE 2. CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ACTIVE FRONTAGE AROUND SQUARE WHILE PRESERVING MAXIMUM PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 3. IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE METRO ACCESS EXPERIENCE WHILE CREATING ONE MAIN IDENTITY FOR THE SQUARE 4. CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PLAZA 5. IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION WHILE ACCOMMODATING TRANSIT AND PARKING 6. RESPECT AND REINFORCE THE HISTORIC TREES 7. CREATE AREAS OF SHADE THAT DOUBLE AS A BUFFER 8. PRESERVE WASHINGTON MONUMENT VIEWS AND CONNECT TO JUDICIAL CENTER 9. CREATE VARIETY TO LANDSCAPE AND EXPERIENCE 10. ENHANCE AND BUILD ON THE MARKETS 11. CONNECT NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE SQUARE 12. DEVELOP VERIZON PLAZA SITE AS A CULTURAL DRAW TO SOUTH SQUARE 13. REINFORCE NEW PLAZA AND SQUARE CONNECTION 79

80 DESIGN PRINCIPLES: CONCEPT VIGNETTES RECAP: 1. ESTABLISH AN IDENTITY FOR COURTHOUSE SQUARE: Courthouse is for. 2. CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND COUNTY IDENTITY. 3. CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. 4. ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE. 5. INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ENERGY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN LINE WITH ARLINGTON COUNTY'S POLICIES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES FROM DISTRICT LEVEL ENERGY PRODUCTION. 6. ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. 7. PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 8. USE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY TO CELEBRATE THE PLATEAU, EASE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS, AND CREATE A COHESIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SITE. 9. MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 10. BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. 11. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. 12. CELEBRATE COURTHOUSE SQUARE S RICH HISTORY BY INTEGRATING RELEVANT EXISTING HISTORIC AND HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS. 13. INTEGRATE STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC ART, THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 14. FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 15. AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES. 1. ENHANCE UNDERUTILIZED EXISTING FRONTAGE & REINFORCING EXISTING ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON SQUARE 2. CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ACTIVE FRONTAGE AROUND SQUARE WHILE PRESERVING MAXIMUM PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 3. IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE METRO ACCESS EXPERIENCE WHILE CREATING ONE MAIN IDENTITY FOR THE SQUARE 4. CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PLAZA 5. IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION WHILE ACCOMMODATING TRANSIT AND PARKING 6. RESPECT AND REINFORCE THE HISTORIC TREES 7. CREATE AREAS OF SHADE THAT DOUBLE AS A BUFFER 8. PRESERVE WASHINGTON MONUMENT VIEWS AND CONNECT TO JUDICIAL CENTER 9. CREATE VARIETY TO LANDSCAPE AND EXPERIENCE 10. ENHANCE AND BUILD ON THE MARKETS 11. CONNECT NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE SQUARE 12. DEVELOP VERIZON PLAZA SITE AS A CULTURAL DRAW TO SOUTH SQUARE 13. REINFORCE NEW PLAZA AND SQUARE CONNECTION 80

81 DESIGN PRINCIPLES: CONCEPT VIGNETTES RECAP: 1. ESTABLISH AN IDENTITY FOR COURTHOUSE SQUARE: Courthouse is for. 2. CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND COUNTY IDENTITY. 3. CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. 4. ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE. 5. INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ENERGY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN LINE WITH ARLINGTON COUNTY'S POLICIES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES FROM DISTRICT LEVEL ENERGY PRODUCTION. 6. ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. 7. PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 8. USE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY TO CELEBRATE THE PLATEAU, EASE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS, AND CREATE A COHESIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SITE. 9. MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 10. BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. 11. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. 12. CELEBRATE COURTHOUSE SQUARE S RICH HISTORY BY INTEGRATING RELEVANT EXISTING HISTORIC AND HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS. 13. INTEGRATE STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC ART, THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 14. FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 15. AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES. 1. ENHANCE UNDERUTILIZED EXISTING FRONTAGE & REINFORCING EXISTING ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON SQUARE 2. CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ACTIVE FRONTAGE AROUND SQUARE WHILE PRESERVING MAXIMUM PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 3. IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE METRO ACCESS EXPERIENCE WHILE CREATING ONE MAIN IDENTITY FOR THE SQUARE 4. CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PLAZA 5. IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION WHILE ACCOMMODATING TRANSIT AND PARKING 6. RESPECT AND REINFORCE THE HISTORIC TREES 7. CREATE AREAS OF SHADE THAT DOUBLE AS A BUFFER 8. PRESERVE WASHINGTON MONUMENT VIEWS AND CONNECT TO JUDICIAL CENTER 9. CREATE VARIETY TO LANDSCAPE AND EXPERIENCE 10. ENHANCE AND BUILD ON THE MARKETS 11. CONNECT NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE SQUARE 12. DEVELOP VERIZON PLAZA SITE AS A CULTURAL DRAW TO SOUTH SQUARE 13. REINFORCE NEW PLAZA AND SQUARE CONNECTION 81

82 DESIGN PRINCIPLES: CONCEPT VIGNETTES RECAP: 1. ESTABLISH AN IDENTITY FOR COURTHOUSE SQUARE: Courthouse is for. 2. CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND COUNTY IDENTITY. 3. CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. 4. ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE. 5. INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ENERGY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN LINE WITH ARLINGTON COUNTY'S POLICIES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES FROM DISTRICT LEVEL ENERGY PRODUCTION. 6. ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. 7. PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 8. USE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY TO CELEBRATE THE PLATEAU, EASE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS, AND CREATE A COHESIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SITE. 9. MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 10. BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. 11. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. 12. CELEBRATE COURTHOUSE SQUARE S RICH HISTORY BY INTEGRATING RELEVANT EXISTING HISTORIC AND HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS. 13. INTEGRATE STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC ART, THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 14. FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 15. AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES. 1. ENHANCE UNDERUTILIZED EXISTING FRONTAGE & REINFORCING EXISTING ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON SQUARE 2. CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ACTIVE FRONTAGE AROUND SQUARE WHILE PRESERVING MAXIMUM PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 3. IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE METRO ACCESS EXPERIENCE WHILE CREATING ONE MAIN IDENTITY FOR THE SQUARE 4. CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PLAZA 5. IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION WHILE ACCOMMODATING TRANSIT AND PARKING 6. RESPECT AND REINFORCE THE HISTORIC TREES 7. CREATE AREAS OF SHADE THAT DOUBLE AS A BUFFER 8. PRESERVE WASHINGTON MONUMENT VIEWS AND CONNECT TO JUDICIAL CENTER 9. CREATE VARIETY TO LANDSCAPE AND EXPERIENCE 10. ENHANCE AND BUILD ON THE MARKETS 11. CONNECT NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE SQUARE 12. DEVELOP VERIZON PLAZA SITE AS A CULTURAL DRAW TO SOUTH SQUARE 13. REINFORCE NEW PLAZA AND SQUARE CONNECTION 82

83 DESIGN PRINCIPLES: CONCEPT VIGNETTES RECAP: 1. ESTABLISH AN IDENTITY FOR COURTHOUSE SQUARE: Courthouse is for. 2. CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND COUNTY IDENTITY. 3. CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. 4. ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE. 5. INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ENERGY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN LINE WITH ARLINGTON COUNTY'S POLICIES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES FROM DISTRICT LEVEL ENERGY PRODUCTION. 6. ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. 7. PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 8. USE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY TO CELEBRATE THE PLATEAU, EASE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS, AND CREATE A COHESIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SITE. 9. MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 10. BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. 11. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. 12. CELEBRATE COURTHOUSE SQUARE S RICH HISTORY BY INTEGRATING RELEVANT EXISTING HISTORIC AND HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS. 13. INTEGRATE STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC ART, THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 14. FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 15. AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES. 1. ENHANCE UNDERUTILIZED EXISTING FRONTAGE & REINFORCING EXISTING ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON SQUARE 2. CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ACTIVE FRONTAGE AROUND SQUARE WHILE PRESERVING MAXIMUM PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 3. IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE METRO ACCESS EXPERIENCE WHILE CREATING ONE MAIN IDENTITY FOR THE SQUARE 4. CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PLAZA 5. IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION WHILE ACCOMMODATING TRANSIT AND PARKING 6. RESPECT AND REINFORCE THE HISTORIC TREES 7. CREATE AREAS OF SHADE THAT DOUBLE AS A BUFFER 8. PRESERVE WASHINGTON MONUMENT VIEWS AND CONNECT TO JUDICIAL CENTER 9. CREATE VARIETY TO LANDSCAPE AND EXPERIENCE 10. ENHANCE AND BUILD ON THE MARKETS 11. CONNECT NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE SQUARE 12. DEVELOP VERIZON PLAZA SITE AS A CULTURAL DRAW TO SOUTH SQUARE 13. REINFORCE NEW PLAZA AND SQUARE CONNECTION 83

84 DESIGN PRINCIPLES: CONCEPT VIGNETTES RECAP: 1. ESTABLISH AN IDENTITY FOR COURTHOUSE SQUARE: Courthouse is for. 2. CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND COUNTY IDENTITY. 3. CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. 4. ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE. 5. INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ENERGY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN LINE WITH ARLINGTON COUNTY'S POLICIES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES FROM DISTRICT LEVEL ENERGY PRODUCTION. 6. ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. 7. PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 8. USE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY TO CELEBRATE THE PLATEAU, EASE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS, AND CREATE A COHESIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SITE. 9. MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 10. BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. 11. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. 12. CELEBRATE COURTHOUSE SQUARE S RICH HISTORY BY INTEGRATING RELEVANT EXISTING HISTORIC AND HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS. 13. INTEGRATE STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC ART, THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 14. FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 15. AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES. 1. ENHANCE UNDERUTILIZED EXISTING FRONTAGE & REINFORCING EXISTING ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON SQUARE 2. CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ACTIVE FRONTAGE AROUND SQUARE WHILE PRESERVING MAXIMUM PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 3. IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE METRO ACCESS EXPERIENCE WHILE CREATING ONE MAIN IDENTITY FOR THE SQUARE 4. CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PLAZA 5. IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION WHILE ACCOMMODATING TRANSIT AND PARKING 6. RESPECT AND REINFORCE THE HISTORIC TREES 7. CREATE AREAS OF SHADE THAT DOUBLE AS A BUFFER 8. PRESERVE WASHINGTON MONUMENT VIEWS AND CONNECT TO JUDICIAL CENTER 9. CREATE VARIETY TO LANDSCAPE AND EXPERIENCE 10. ENHANCE AND BUILD ON THE MARKETS 11. CONNECT NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE SQUARE 12. DEVELOP VERIZON PLAZA SITE AS A CULTURAL DRAW TO SOUTH SQUARE 13. REINFORCE NEW PLAZA AND SQUARE CONNECTION 84

85 DESIGN PRINCIPLES: CONCEPT VIGNETTES RECAP: 1. ESTABLISH AN IDENTITY FOR COURTHOUSE SQUARE: Courthouse is for. 2. CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND COUNTY IDENTITY. 3. CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. 4. ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE. 5. INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ENERGY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN LINE WITH ARLINGTON COUNTY'S POLICIES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES FROM DISTRICT LEVEL ENERGY PRODUCTION. 6. ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. 7. PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 8. USE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY TO CELEBRATE THE PLATEAU, EASE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS, AND CREATE A COHESIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SITE. 9. MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 10. BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. 11. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. 12. CELEBRATE COURTHOUSE SQUARE S RICH HISTORY BY INTEGRATING RELEVANT EXISTING HISTORIC AND HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS. 13. INTEGRATE STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC ART, THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 14. FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 15. AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES. 1. ENHANCE UNDERUTILIZED EXISTING FRONTAGE & REINFORCING EXISTING ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON SQUARE 2. CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ACTIVE FRONTAGE AROUND SQUARE WHILE PRESERVING MAXIMUM PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 3. IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE METRO ACCESS EXPERIENCE WHILE CREATING ONE MAIN IDENTITY FOR THE SQUARE 4. CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PLAZA 5. IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION WHILE ACCOMMODATING TRANSIT AND PARKING 6. RESPECT AND REINFORCE THE HISTORIC TREES 7. CREATE AREAS OF SHADE THAT DOUBLE AS A BUFFER 8. PRESERVE WASHINGTON MONUMENT VIEWS AND CONNECT TO JUDICIAL CENTER 9. CREATE VARIETY TO LANDSCAPE AND EXPERIENCE 10. ENHANCE AND BUILD ON THE MARKETS 11. CONNECT NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE SQUARE 12. DEVELOP VERIZON PLAZA SITE AS A CULTURAL DRAW TO SOUTH SQUARE 13. REINFORCE NEW PLAZA AND SQUARE CONNECTION 85

86 DESIGN PRINCIPLES: CONCEPT VIGNETTES RECAP: 1. ESTABLISH AN IDENTITY FOR COURTHOUSE SQUARE: Courthouse is for. 2. CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE ACCESSIBLE INCLUSIVE PUBLIC SPACE THAT ACCOMMODATES AND ENCOURAGES CIVIC DISCOURSE, AND COUNTY IDENTITY. 3. CONNECT PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSIT ACCESS. 4. ENCOURAGE OPTIMAL USE OF STREETS TO ACHIEVE, AN ACTIVE PUBLIC REALM WITH SAFE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE. 5. INCORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT ALL ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ENERGY AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN LINE WITH ARLINGTON COUNTY'S POLICIES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFICIENCIES FROM DISTRICT LEVEL ENERGY PRODUCTION. 6. ACCOMMODATE PARKING NEEDS THROUGH MEANS THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE AREA. 7. PRESERVE SIGNIFICANT VIEWS BOTH INTO AND OUT OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 8. USE EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY TO CELEBRATE THE PLATEAU, EASE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENTS, AND CREATE A COHESIVE EXPERIENCE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF THE SITE. 9. MAXIMIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON COURTHOUSE SQUARE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 10. BUILD ON THE EXISTING ACTIVITIES OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE TO FOSTER AN 18 HOUR A DAY USE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. 11. CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, PERFORMANCE, AND COMMUNITY GATHERING. 12. CELEBRATE COURTHOUSE SQUARE S RICH HISTORY BY INTEGRATING RELEVANT EXISTING HISTORIC AND HISTORICAL ELEMENTS INTO NEW DESIGN CONCEPTS. 13. INTEGRATE STRATEGIES FOR EDUCATION, SUSTAINABILITY, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND PUBLIC ART, THROUGHOUT THE AREA. 14. FOSTER NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE DISTINCT TO ARLINGTON, AND INTEGRATE ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS, PERFORM SUSTAINABLY, AND EMBRACE THE CIVIC NATURE AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF COURTHOUSE SQUARE. 15. AUGMENT THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY WITH ADDITIONAL PLANTINGS IN NEW OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES. 1. ENHANCE UNDERUTILIZED EXISTING FRONTAGE & REINFORCING EXISTING ACTIVE FRONTAGE ON SQUARE 2. CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW ACTIVE FRONTAGE AROUND SQUARE WHILE PRESERVING MAXIMUM PUBLIC OPEN SPACE 3. IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE METRO ACCESS EXPERIENCE WHILE CREATING ONE MAIN IDENTITY FOR THE SQUARE 4. CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE EXISTING PLAZA 5. IMPROVE PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND CIRCULATION WHILE ACCOMMODATING TRANSIT AND PARKING 6. RESPECT AND REINFORCE THE HISTORIC TREES 7. CREATE AREAS OF SHADE THAT DOUBLE AS A BUFFER 8. PRESERVE WASHINGTON MONUMENT VIEWS AND CONNECT TO JUDICIAL CENTER 9. CREATE VARIETY TO LANDSCAPE AND EXPERIENCE 10. ENHANCE AND BUILD ON THE MARKETS 11. CONNECT NORTH AND SOUTH ENDS OF THE SQUARE 12. DEVELOP VERIZON PLAZA SITE AS A CULTURAL DRAW TO SOUTH SQUARE 13. REINFORCE NEW PLAZA AND SQUARE CONNECTION 86

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