Rosemont SGA virginia beach, va

Rosemont SGA virginia beach, va Prepared for the City of Virginia Beach 14 March, 2011 urban design associates miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

A Three Phase Process 1. Understanding: Figuring out what is going on. 2. Exploring: Trying out some ideas. 3. Deciding: Choosing what to do. (All with broad based participation) urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Three Questions: 1. What are the strengths? 2. What are the weaknesses? 3. What are the opportunities? urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Strengths of Rosemont 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Nearby amenities such as Mt. Trashmore and Little Neck bike path Institutions such as the library Geographically central to the city Low vacancies and recent investment in Loehmann s Plaza, Princess Anne Plaza, and Collins Square Neighborhoods such as Windsor Oaks, Windsor Woods, Thalia, and Little Neck Diverse and affordable retailing options with several grocers urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Strengths of Rosemont (cont.) 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Highest bus service level in city along Virginia Beach Boulevard East-west routes of Virginia Beach Boulevard and Bonney Road Amount of under-utilized land available for redevelopment Low crime Good neighboring schools Potential for Light Rail urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

N. Lynnhaven Road Little Neck Road Lynn Shore Drive Thalia Road Road Bonney Road Road Windsor Woods Malibu Princess Anne Plaza Baptist Preschool Little Angels Montessori Lynnhaven South Plaza Trail South Rosemont Road Edinburgh Edinburgh Drive Drive Virginia Beach Beach Blvd Blvd Caren Drive Catalina Avenue 264- Virginia Virginia Beach Beach Expy Expy Mt. Trashmore Park Loehmanns Plaza Collins Square Great American Outlet Mall Birchwood Mall Sentara Nursing Center Presidential Blvd Palace Green Blvd South Plaza Plaza Trail Trail Edinburgh Edinburgh Drive Drive Thalia Sschool

Weaknesses of Rosemont 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. No there there: lack of identity or memorable places Virginia Beach Boulevard and I-264 are barriers Dangerous and confusing intersections such as Rosemont/ Bonney/I-264, Bonney Road and Kentucky, and the Little Neck/ Rosemont jog Lack of pedestrian accommodation and meaningful open spaces Car-oriented: parking lots and road travel lanes are prevailing land use urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Weaknesses of Rosemont (cont.) 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Deterioration of nearby housing stock and lower-end retail properties Completely disconnected neighborhoods south of I-264 Poor transition and connectivity to northern neighborhoods Lack of access to buses from the neighborhoods Location of currently planned LRT stop is inaccessible Lack of adequate provisions for stormwater runoff Condition of above and undergound utilities urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Visions for Rosemont 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Connect under and over I-264 Tame Virginia Beach Boulevard Reduce footprint and increase intuitiveness of I-264 access Make a reason for stopping here Increase land productivity Establish a pedestrian and bicycle realm, connecting neighborhoods to retail, open spaces, transit, and each other Provide access to nearby open space amenities such as Mt. Trashmore urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Visions for Rosemont (cont.) 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Create functional open spaces that address recreational and stormwater management needs Multi-modal access from potential LRT station to neighborhoods, Mt. Trashmore, and retail Increase access to Virginia Beach Boulevard busses Mid-rise mixed-use, mixed-income, mixed-age development Shrink South Plaza trail to 3 lanes to preserve neighborhood scale and functionality urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Emerging Themes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Invert the Rosemont Land Use Paradigm Remove Barriers to Mobility What s in a Name? Why Stay? Be the Stormwater Model Expanded Boundary urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Invert the Rosemont Land Use Paradigm 71% of Rosemont land area is in either in a parking lot or street 16% of land area is in a building; 13% in other forms of use, including open space The great places that we love in the region and elsewhere typically have a land use that is 50-65% in a building or habitable space urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

N. Lynnhaven Road Little Neck Road Thalia Road Road Virginia Beach Beach Blvd Blvd Bonney Road Road Windsor Woods Malibu Princess Anne Plaza Baptist Preschool Little Angels Montessori Lynnhaven South Plaza Trail Noise Zone: 65-70 Db Noise Zone: 70-75 Db South Rosemont Road Edinburgh Drive Drive 264- Virginia Beach Expy Expy Thalia Mt. Trashmore Park Loehmanns Plaza Collins Square Great American Outlet Mall Birchwood Mall Sentara Nursing Center Windsor Woods Library SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MULTI FAMILY RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL OFFICE INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTIONAL PUBLIC PARKS AND OPEN SPACE SEMI-PUBLIC OPEN SPACE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LAND PARKING GARAGE PARKING LOT WATER STUDY AREA EXPANDED STUDY AREA NOISE ZONES POTENTIAL TRANSIT LINE POTENTIAL STATION LOCATIONS Noise Zone: 65-70 Db Caren Drive Catalina Avenue Presidential Blvd Palace Green Blvd South Plaza Trail Trail Lynn Shore Drive Edinburgh Drive Drive Central Virginia Beach Library

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N. Lynnhaven Road Little Neck Road Thalia Thalia Road Road Virginia Beach Blvd Blvd Bonney Road Road South Plaza Trail Edinburgh Drive Drive Catalina Avenue Presidential Blvd Windsor Woods Little Angels Montessori Lynnhaven South Rosemont Road South Plaza Trail Trail Caren Drive Palace Green Blvd 264- Virginia Beach Beach Expy Expy Lynn Shore Drive Edinburgh Drive Drive Thalia Sschool Mt. Trashmore Park Sentara Nursing Center LAND USE LAND COVER (SQ. FT.) LAND COVER (ACRES) % OF TOTAL LAND COVER STREETS 4,268,880 98 28% BUILDING FOOTPRINTS 2,482,920 57 16% PARKING 6,534,000 150 43% OTHER OPEN SPACE 1,960,200 45 13% TOTAL 15,246,000 SQ. FT. 350 ACRES 100%

Remove Barriers to Mobility Rosemont suffers from lack of internal connectivity I-264 blocks north/south movement of all types except where vehicles are allowed to pass at South Plaza and Rosemont. Non-motorized circulation is virtually prohibited from one side of I-264 to the other Virginia Beach Boulevard is wider than its average daily trips (ADT) suggest it needs Intersection design is confusing Bus transit is limited outside of the VBB corridor urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Remove Barriers to Mobility (cont.) What will be the preffered means to accessing future transit: park-and-ride or foot/bike? The site has incredible lack of internal intersections. (11 total full-service intersections; 16% of standard) Use a completed street network to address access management urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

N. Lynnhaven Road Little Neck Road Edinburgh Drive Thalia Road Virginia Beach Blvd Blvd Bonney Road South Plaza Trail MAJOR ARTERIAL MINOR ARTERIAL STREETS WATER South Plaza Trail Trail STUDY AREA POTENTIAL TRANSIT LINE POTENTIAL STATION LOCATIONS Catalina Avenue Residential Blvd Caren Drive Palace Green Blvd 264- Virginia Beach Expy Salina Drive Lynn Shore Drive Edinburgh Drive Drive

Thalia Road Road N. Lynnhaven Road Little Neck Road Edinburgh Drive Drive Edinburgh Drive Drive Malibu Lynn Shore Drive Caren Drive Catalina Avenue Thalia Central Virginia Beach Library Loehmanns Plaza Virginia Beach Beach Blvd Blvd Collins Square Great American Outlet Mall Birchwood Mall Bonney Road Road South Plaza Trail Sentara Nursing Center Little Angels Montessori Lynnhaven 264- Virginia Beach Expy Expy South Rosemont Road Presidential Blvd Windsor Woods Princess Anne Plaza Baptist Preschool Palace Green Blvd STREET NETWORK South Plaza Trail Trail Mt. Trashmore Park INTERSTATE 264 STUDY AREA ADDITIONAL STUDY AREA POTENTIAL TRANSIT LINE POTENTIAL STATION LOCATIONS 300 0 300 600 1,200 ft Rosemont Analysis: Existing Connections 14 march 2011 Rosemont SGA Virginia Beach, Virginia

Thalia Road Road N. Lynnhaven Road Little Neck Road Edinburgh Drive Drive Edinburgh Drive Drive Malibu Lynn Shore Drive Caren Drive Catalina Avenue Thalia Central Virginia Beach Library Loehmanns Plaza Virginia Beach Beach Blvd Blvd Collins Square Great American Outlet Mall Birchwood Mall Bonney Road Road South Plaza Trail Sentara Nursing Center Little Angels Montessori Lynnhaven 264- Virginia Beach Expy Expy South Rosemont Road Presidential Blvd Windsor Woods Princess Anne Plaza Baptist Preschool POTENTIAL PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS POTENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTOR ROADS Palace Green Blvd NEIGHBORHOOD CONNECTOR ROADS MAJOR ARTERIALS South Plaza Trail Trail Mt. Trashmore Park INTERSTATE 264 STUDY AREA ADDITIONAL STUDY AREA POTENTIAL TRANSIT LINE POTENTIAL STATION LOCATIONS 300 0 300 600 1,200 ft Rosemont Analysis: Proposed Connections 14 march 2011 Rosemont SGA Virginia Beach, Virginia

Thalia Road Road N. Lynnhaven Road Little Neck Road Edinburgh Drive Drive Edinburgh Drive Drive Malibu Lynn Shore Drive Caren Drive Catalina Avenue Thalia Central Virginia Beach Library Loehmanns Plaza Virginia Beach Beach Blvd Blvd Collins Square Great American Outlet Mall Birchwood Mall Bonney Road Road South Plaza Trail Sentara Nursing Center Little Angels Montessori Lynnhaven 264- Virginia Beach Expy Expy South Rosemont Road Presidential Blvd Windsor Woods Princess Anne Plaza Baptist Preschool HRT EXPRESS ROUTE 960 Palace Green Blvd HRT ROUTE 20 NO ACCESS LOW LEVEL OF ACCESS South Plaza Trail Trail Mt. Trashmore Park STUDY AREA ADDITIONAL STUDY AREA POTENTIAL TRANSIT LINE POTENTIAL STATION LOCATIONS 300 0 300 600 1,200 ft Rosemont Analysis: Existing Transit Access 14 march 2011 Rosemont SGA Virginia Beach, Virginia

Thalia Road Road N. Lynnhaven Road Little Neck Road Edinburgh Drive Drive Edinburgh Drive Drive Malibu Lynn Shore Drive Caren Drive Catalina Avenue Thalia Central Virginia Beach Library Loehmanns Plaza Virginia Beach Beach Blvd Blvd Collins Square Great American Outlet Mall Birchwood Mall Bonney Road Road South Plaza Trail Sentara Nursing Center Little Angels Montessori Lynnhaven 264- Virginia Beach Expy Expy South Rosemont Road Presidential Blvd Windsor Woods Princess Anne Plaza Baptist Preschool HRT EXPRESS ROUTE 960 HRT ROUTE 20 NO ACCESS TO TRANSIT LOW LEVEL OF ACCESS MEDIUM-LOW LEVEL OF ACCESS Palace Green Blvd MEDIUM LEVEL OF ACCESS MEDIUM-HIGH LEVEL OF ACCESS HIGH LEVEL OF ACCESS South Plaza Trail Trail Mt. Trashmore Park STUDY AREA ADDITIONAL STUDY AREA POTENTIAL TRANSIT LINE POTENTIAL STATION LOCATIONS 300 0 300 600 1,200 ft Rosemont Analysis: Transit Access with New Station 14 march 2011 Rosemont SGA Virginia Beach, Virginia

Thalia Road Road N. Lynnhaven Road Little Neck Road Edinburgh Drive Drive Edinburgh Drive Drive Malibu Lynn Shore Drive Caren Drive Catalina Avenue Thalia Central Virginia Beach Library Loehmanns Plaza Virginia Beach Beach Blvd Blvd Collins Square Great American Outlet Mall Birchwood Mall Bonney Road Road South Plaza Trail Sentara Nursing Center Little Angels Montessori Lynnhaven 264- Virginia Beach Expy Expy South Rosemont Road Presidential Blvd Mt. Trashmore Park Windsor Woods Princess Anne Plaza Baptist Preschool Palace Green Blvd 1 PERSON OF LIMITED MOBILITY WITHOUT ACCESS TO A CAR EXISTING AREAS WITH ACCESS TO TRANSIT ACCESS GAINED BY NEW STATION South Plaza Trail Trail STUDY AREA ADDITIONAL STUDY AREA POTENTIAL TRANSIT LINE POTENTIAL STATION LOCATIONS 300 0 300 600 1,200 ft Rosemont Analysis: Households with Limited Mobility 14 march 2011 Rosemont SGA Virginia Beach, Virginia

Thalia Road Road N. Lynnhaven Road Little Neck Road Edinburgh Drive Drive Edinburgh Drive Drive Lynn Shore Drive Caren Drive Catalina Avenue Virginia Beach Beach Blvd Blvd Bonney Road Road South Plaza Trail 264- Virginia Beach Expy Expy South Rosemont Road Presidential Blvd Palace Green Blvd ON-SITE INTERSECTIONS OFF-SITE INTERSECTIONS South Plaza Trail Trail STUDY AREA ADDITIONAL STUDY AREA POTENTIAL TRANSIT LINE POTENTIAL STATION LOCATIONS 300 0 300 600 1,200 ft Rosemont Analysis: Intersection Density 14 march 2011 Rosemont SGA Virginia Beach, Virginia

What s in a Name? Few people refer to Rosemont as Rosemont (prefer Thalia, Birchwood, Princess Anne Plaza) Rosemont s size and diversity create multiple associations Lack of memorable qualities limits the consensus on what Rosemont is, where it is, and what is should be called Most people refer to the study area in connection to abutting neighborhoods Therefore, it is safe to assume that the scale of redevelopment will be neighborhood center scale, not town center scale urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Why stay? Rosemont experiences low visitor capture Approximate visit time: twenty to 30 minutes (net travel time) Lack of spaces and environments to incentivize lingering longer What is the alternative to park-and-eat? urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Be the stormwater model Rosemont s infrastructure is inadequate to mitigate even minor storm events Rainwater infiltrates into sewers and overloads sewage capacity, leading to overflows State of Virginia and the EPA are elevating their stormwater standards Can Virginia Beach be the stormwater management model for low-lying, flat, coastal communities? What are the community-based solutions? urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

» Potential for additional connections across the I-264 corridor, especially to provide access to Mount Trashmore from the north» Need additional cycle and multi-use paths» Strong connections to HRT station will be essential, especially at the Rosemont 2 0 1 1 u r ba n de s i g n as s o c i at e s R O S EM O N T PA R K S A N D T R A I L S underpass R O S EM O N T S TO R M WAT ER» Clay soils are prevalent» No direct access to natural outfalls (land-locked), limited ability for outfall» Stormwater strategy will focus more on storage and conveyance methods of the stormwater treatment train» Minimal buffer preservation» Need to coordinate and amend stormwater codes SGA BOUNDARY P O T E N T I A L B O U N D A R Y E X PA N S I O N W AT E R W AY S T R A IL A N D CYCLE CON NEC T IONS E S S E N T I A L P E D E S T R I A N A N D C Y C L E C O N N E C T I O N S AT U N D E R PA S S E S urban design associates improvement REGIONAL BMP S CYCLE T R A IL A LONG T R A NSI T E X T ENSION CORRIDOR parks, tr a il s, a nd stor m water : rosemont sga sg a wor k shop v irgini a be ach, v irgini a workshop summary february 2011 A 17

Expanded Boundary Many candidate sites for early development just outside existing boundary Need for improved connections and transitions to surrounding neighborhoods requires broader area of study urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Emerging Themes 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Invert the Rosemont Land Use Paradigm Remove Barriers to Mobility What s in a Name? Why Stay? Be the Stormwater Model Expand the Boundary urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Agenda for the Week Monday: Review of analysis, drafting of design principles, studio setup Tuesday: Development of alternatives, focus group meetings Wednesday: Open house Thursday: Finalize recommendations; public meeting Friday: debrief urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga

Division of Labor UDA: Urban framework, testing of program, development typologies and development blocks, illustrations RCLCo: Market study and development program VHB: Utilities and stormwater management strategies/plan WPL: Streetscape design, Illustrative street sections, public open space design, pedestrian networks URS: Interchange alternatives, Virginia Beach Boulevard alternatives, Bonney Road, South Plaza Trail Miles: Organizing focus groups and public meeting urban design associates, miles agency, rclco, urs, vhb & wpl rosemont sga