HILLSDALE STATION AREA PLAN COMMUNITY WORKSHOP 2 City of San Mateo June 30, 2010
AGENDA Welcome and Introductions Workshop 1 Summary Presentation of Alternatives Small Group Discussion of Alternatives Small Group Reports and Wrap-up Adjourn www.cityofsanmateo.org/hillsdaleplan
City of San Mateo Darcy Forsell Project Planner D E S I G N, C O M M U N I T Y & E N V I R O N M E N T Project Management, Community Outreach, Urban Design, Land Use Planning David Early, Founding Principal Bruce Brubaker, Principal-in-Charge Dahlia Chazan, Senior Associate, Project Manager Yiu Kam, Project Urban Designer Bay Area Economics Economic Analysis Simon Alejandrino, Vice President Kimley Horn Associates Nelson Nygaard Transportation Analysis Jim Daisa, Principal, KHA Jessica ter Schure, Principal, N N Pyatok Architects Affordable Housing Design Peter Waller, Principal Greta Cooney, Senior Associate BKF Engineers Infrastructure Janine O Flaherty, Principal-in-Charge Jason Mansfield, Project Manager
WORKSHOP 1 PRESENTATION Overview and Background of Study Area Keys to Successful TOD Land Use and Circulation Issues Opportunity Sites and Streetscape Improvement Potential
WORKSHOP 1 SMALL GROUPS Approximately 25 participants in 4 Groups Common wish-list items: Parking garage for Caltrain users. Relocated station should have central arrival plaza, including a kiss and ride area. Construct more bikeways throughout. Improve pedestrian experience on El Camino Real and connections along east-west streets. Retain 25 th Avenue character as much as possible, but enhance streetscape.
WORKSHOP 1 SMALL GROUPS Unique wish-list items: Pedestrian bridge over El Camino, possibly with retail on it. Consider turning 25 th Ave (east of ECR) into pedestrian district. Encourage creekside improvements such as trails. Encourage more residential developments like Peninsula Station.
WORKSHOP 1 ALTERNATIVES ALTERNATIVE 1 El CAMINO FOCUS ALTERNATIVE 2 EAST-WEST CONNECTIONS
COMMONALITIES AMONG THE ALTERNATIVES Both alternatives: Show conceptual development consistent with existing zoning. Propose no changes to the Flores Street residential neighborhood subarea. Propose minimal streetscape improvements to the 25 th Ave business district to the west of El Camino Real. Propose a relocated, improved Caltrain station platform and multi-modal access point between 28 th & 31 st Avenues.
COMMONALITIES AMONG THE ALTERNATIVES Both alternatives: Propose improved Station Area circulation, including dedicated bus stops and drop-off areas. Propose a parking garage to be largely used by Caltrain users. Have grade-separated train track crossings at 25 th, 28 th, and 31 st Avenues. Propose similar levels of development. Are projected to result in a net loss in retail space because new mixed-use and residential development would occur on current retail sites.
ALT. 1 El CAMINO FOCUS ALT. 2 EAST-WEST CONNECTIONS DEVELOPMENT CONSISTENT WITH ZONING
ALTERNATIVE 1 El CAMINO FOCUS NO CHANGE TO FLORES ST RESIDENTIAL SUBAREA ALTERNATIVE 2 EAST-WEST CONNECTIONS
ALTERNATIVE 1 El CAMINO FOCUS MINIMAL IMPROVEMENTS ON 25 TH AVE ALTERNATIVE 2 EAST-WEST CONNECTIONS
ALTERNATIVE 1 El CAMINO FOCUS RELOCATED & IMPROVED CALTRAIN STATION ALTERNATIVE 2 EAST-WEST CONNECTIONS
ALTERNATIVE 1 El CAMINO FOCUS PARKING GARAGE FOR CALTRAIN USERS ALTERNATIVE 2 EAST-WEST CONNECTIONS
ALTERNATIVE 1 El CAMINO FOCUS GRADE-SEPARATED CROSSINGS ALTERNATIVE 2 EAST-WEST CONNECTIONS
ALT. 1 El CAMINO FOCUS ALT. 2 EAST-WEST CONNECTIONS SIMILAR LEVELS OF DEVELOPMENT
HOW THE ALTERNATIVES DIFFER Circulation Alternative 1 : Focus on El Camino Real. Alternative 2: Focus on East-West avenues. Urban Design Alternative 1: Focus mixed-use and new areas of activity up and down El Camino Real from 25 th to 31 st Avenues. Alternative 2: Focus mixed-use and new areas of activity on eastwest streets and at major intersections. Parking Garages Alternative 1: Stand alone garage lined with two stories of retail at El Camino and 31 st. Alternative 2: Garage with new station circulation and plaza areas on ground floor, on El Camino near 28 th.
BUILDING TYPES Building Types found in both alternatives : Mixed Use (housing over retail or office) Residential (apartment or condominium) New Retail Development on Hillsdale Shopping Center Parking Lots New Caltrain Station Building Plaza/Open Space
Palo Alto Oakland Redwood City Berkeley MIXED-USE (HOUSING OVER RETAIL/OFFICE)
Palo Alto East Palo Alto Burbank Mountain View (Alt 2 only) RESIDENTIAL (APARTMENT OR CONDOMINIUM)
Walnut Creek Walnut Creek Redwood City Pleasant Hill NEW RETAIL DEVELOPMENT ON HILLSDALE PARKING LOTS
Downtown Belmont Cloverdale Mountain View NEW TRAIN STATION
Menlo Park Menlo Park San Jose Emeryville PLAZA/OPEN SPACE
BUILDING TYPES BUILDING TYPES THAT DIFFER AMONG ALTERNATIVES Parking Garage Alternative 1: El Camino Focus Includes retail Alternative 2: East-West Connections No retail Office (only in Alternative 1 El Camino Focus)
Pasadena Colorado ALTERNATIVE 1 Ventura Petaluma ALTERNATIVE 2 PARKING GARAGE
Mountain View Menlo Park Palo Alto Mountain View OFFICE (ALTERNATIVE 1 ONLY)