4. DEVELOMENT DIRICTS Initiatives Walnut Street Transformation long-range downtown transit on E. 6th Street Development Movement Skywalks & Sidewalks Greening Downtown Downtown as a Business Hub Living Downtown Cultural Development prioritized north-south streets for pedestrian amenities: E. 4th, E. 5th, E. 6th Streets linear park along abandoned railway open space at E. Elm & E. 3rd St. extend Riverwalk bike lanes at E. 6th Street commercial focus along E. 4th and E. 6th Streets (connections to SE Connector) infill and adaptive reuse parking strategies mixed use with residential throughout district infill and adaptive reuse new construction at northeast riverfront key cultural / mixed use development sites each side of new bridge crossing along the Des Moines River (LEV) Vision: Overview: The roblem: The lan: The Lower East Side Study Area is understood as the logical expansion of the East Village. The area is now characterized by a low density, mostly light industrial tissue with a very loose urban organization. The street grid in this area is discontinuous. While traces of historic steet right-of-ways exist, the infrastructure in the area is underdeveloped. Two railroad tracks run East-West -- one is still in operation, the second is abandoned. An extension of the MLK arkway is planned to cross the river and parallel to the street grid between Allen and Raccoon Streets, which is considered the southern edge of the study area.
4. DEVELOMENT DIRICTS E H S ANIA SYLV -235 EA AVE E 9TH 2ND AVE 3RD 5TH AVE 6TH AVE 7 HS 9TH ENN I 235 WE REET CENT R AN EDER BR DGE D AV GRAN LOCU UT WALN E T AV COUR OAD ILR N RA N UNIO RIA EDE DGE BR A I RO RA ION FLEUR DR UN SE CONNECTOR 9TH 8TH SW SW ER TH LU IN RT G JR MA KIN WAY RK A SE ITH ED IAN R MER DES GE E ID BR /S CO TT AV E AD D RO N O RA ND A AB H SE 6T D SW 3R AC EDE KSON BRID RIAN GE SW 7TH E D ES BR TRIA DG N E 2 SW 9TH photos from top left: view to the Capitol dome from the City ublic Works facilities on E.5th Street south of East Walnut Street, looking west along the abandoned railroad near E. 4th Street; looking south along E. 3rd Street near East Walnut Street 4
E. 7th St eet E. 3rd Street E. 2nd Street 4. DEVELOMENT DIRICTS E. 5th Stre t E. 6th Street R. E. 4th Stre t E Court Avenue E. 1 t Stre t No fo k & Southern R.R. (Dis ffected) 2nd Avenue Water Street 8.11 2 Ia. Interstate R.R. E Vine Street (Vacated) E Market Street Court Avenue E Elm Street Vine Street 8.11.1 8.10.2 8.10.3 Racoon St eet Market Street MLK kwy 8.10.1 L.E.S COMMERC AL ZONING AREA L.E.S M XED USE ZONING AREA ARKING RUCTURE COURT AVE. ZONING DIRICT IOWA INTERATE RAILROAD ARKING RUCTURE GREEN SACES EDER AN ORIENTED CORRIDOR CONCET The concept calls for the generation of city blocks with inner courtyards. These courtyards are interconnected by alleys that generate a concatenation of green rooms. The blocks can be disintegrated in certain areas to generate activity plazas as proposed on the intersection of E. 3rd Street and E. Elm Street. The disaffected railroad track linked to the west side by a recently-renovated pedestrian bridge invites the generation of a linear park with a series of residential open spaces along with a green pedestrian corridor linking east and west and providing access to the State Capitol grounds.
E. 7th Street E. 5th Stre t E. 3rd Street E. 7th Street E. 3rd Street E. 5th Street 4. DEVELOMENT DIRICTS Locust Street rn E. 6th Street E. 4th Street E Court Avenue E. 4th Street E. 6th Street R.R E Court Avenue E. 1 t Street E. 2nd Street No folk & Southern R.R. (Disaffected) E. 1 t Street E. 2nd Street Norfolk & Southern R.R. (Disaffected) 2nd Avenue Water Street Ia. Inter tate R.R. E Vine Street (Vacated) 2nd Avenue Water Street Ia. Interstate R.R. E Vine Street (Vacated) E Market Street E Market Street Court Avenue Court Avenue E Elm Street E Elm Street Vine Street Racoon Street Vine Street Racoon Street Market Street MLK kwy Ma ket Street Allen Street COMMERC AL M XED USE RETAIL / RESIDENT AL M XED USE RESIDENT AL COURT AVE. ZONING DIRICT EDER AN ORIENTED ZONES NORTH SOUTH CORRIDORS ARK NG RUCTURE IOWA INTERATE RA LROAD COURT AVENUE ZONING D RICT 2ND & VINE NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOMENT R VERSIDE ARK EXTENSION OTENT AL N-S CORRIDOR EA VILLAGE ACT VITY NODE OTENT AL COURT AVENUE ACT VITY NODE RETAIL / RECREAT ON CORRIDOR CONNECTION TO WE SIDE LANNED ML KING KWY EXTENSION REET REALIGNMENT AND W DENING E. VINE./ A. R.R. REET IMROVEMENTS OEN NG OF NEW REETS LAND USE The proposed land use follows the logic established in other areas of study. - South of E. Court Avenue should be a commercial and retail area linked to the new pedestrian artisan promenade. - The areas with heavier vehicular traffic MLK arkway, E. 4th and E. 6th Streets should be surrounded by medium density commercial use. A street wall should be planned by zoning regulations. - The area between Vine Street and Raccoon Street and from E. 6th Street to the River should be medium density residential with some areas reserved for mixed used and with a strong retail component at ground level. - Open Space is proposed as a series of urban squares around E. 3rd and Elm Streets and linear parks along the abandoned railroad alignment in order to offer amenities and development incentives to this district. Further study is necessary to determine the viability and the range of uses that are possible along the riverfront in this district. Former industrial uses in this area may have environmental implications that limit the suitability of some land uses. This diagram depicts the envisioned circulation network. The potential for growth and development of this area is given by: - The reuse of the disaffected railroad track as a pedestrian corridor with a series of parks on reclaimed vacant land - The continuation of the East 5th Street corridor from the East Village towards the south. - Increased access to the area by thedowntown transit network - A new Des Moines River bridge and the extension of MLK arkway to the east. - The extension of the Riverwalk to the south. - The reinforcement of E. 4th and E. 6th St. as N-S vehicular corridors. The initial requirement for the development of this area is infrastructural and demands a renovation of the city grid including a realignment and improvement of the street.
4. DEVELOMENT DIRICTS 10.1 ML KING ARKWAY SECTION: Looking East - Commercial Corridor - Continue existing characteristics of MLK arkway, including landscaped median. - 25 wide sidewalks with landscaping buffers. 60-60 minimum height. (see Gray s Landing). - arking on inner courtyard. 15 10 ~43 35 ~43 ARKING AREA COMMERCIAL SIDEWALK LANTER THRU LANE MLK KWY WE MEDIAN THRU LANE MLK KWY EA 10.2 EA ELM REET SECTION: Looking East - Mixed use corridor. - 4 lanes with 2 lanes used as on-street parking. 10.3 EA 6TH AVENUE SECTION: Looking East - N-S commercial corridor due to direct access to ML K arkway. - Downtown transit route - 15 wide sidewalks. - Street wall height limit: - 4 lanes + turning lane (with on-street parking) - 15 wide sidewalks. 60 60 - No setback - Street wall height limit: 60 - No setback MIXED USE SIDEWALK ARKING ARKING THRU LANE SIDEWALK RETAIL/RESIDENT AL COMMERCIAL SIDEWALK ARKING THRU LANE ARKING SIDEWALK COMMERCIAL EA ELM REET: ~74 EA 6TH AVENUE: ~74
11.1 EA 4TH REET SECTION: EA 4 Looking H S No EET th - N-S corridor due to direct access to MLK arkway. - Mixed Use -- Commercial and Residential. - 4 lanes with 2 lanes B used for on-street parking. 4. DEVELOMENT DIRICTS - 15 wide sidewalks. - Street wall height limit: 60 - Medium Density 15 1 - Green Inner Courtyards with surface parking. - No RESI setback ENTIA RESIDENTIAL SIDEWALK ARKING THRU LANE ARKING SIDEWALK RESIDENTIAL 11.2 NORFOLK & SOUTHERN R.R. KING ARKWAY SECTION: Looking East. Reclaimed Railroad - Mixed Use. Residential arks, Artisans Fair, Organic F Market. - edestrian traffic only. - Street wall height limit: - Medium Density Active Railroad - Add East Vine Street adjacent to railroad with green buffer - Mixed Use. - East Vine Street = - 3 lanes. - North sidewalk 10 wide + 5 buffer. - South Sidewalk 15 wide + landscape J COURT AVE. ZONING DIRICT VARIABLE 11 22 VARIABLE VARIABLE 10 5 38 5 11 11 11 15 SIDEWALK DISAFFECTED R.R TRACKS EDERIAN ORIENTED REET SIDEWALK MIXED USE SDWLK LNTR LNTR ARKING THRU LANE ARKING SIDEWALK COMMERCIAL IA. INTERATE R.R. E VINE REET
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4. DEVELOMENT DIRICTS A new urban mixed use commercial neighborhood with riverfront development possibilities. special public spaces: o The Green Corridor o The Central Green o continuation of Riverwalk served by downtown transi Lower East Side precedents (from top left): boats moored housing above a market with parking in the rear in a reused warehouse building in Milwaukee, WI, housing fronting onto a new neighborhood park in St. aul, MN, a warehouse reused as housing with new balconies and garages in Milwaukee, WI, current image of the riverfront and the lower east side near the future bridge crossing the Des Moines River