SNEAPA 2013 Thursday session creating vibrant places draft 5.1

CREATING VIBRANT PLACES:
Putting Together All The Pieces of Diverse
Neighborhoods and Village Centers
Presented at

Southern New England APA Conference
October 17, 2013
Presented by

Ted Brovitz, Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Inc.
Russell Preston, Principle Group
George Proakis, Director of Planning, Somerville, MA.
Peter Flinker, Dodson & Associates, Inc.
Mike Lydon, The Street Plans Collaborative

The Workshop Panel
Ted Brovitz
• Howard/Stein-Hudson Associates, Manager of
Community Planning and Design

Peter Flinker, AICP ASLA
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• Principal, Dodson & Flinker Associates

Russell Preston, CNU-A
• Founder of the Principle Group

Mike Lydon, CNU-A
• Principal, The Street Plans Collaborative

George Proakis, AICP
• Director of Planning, City of Somerville, MA

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Context-Based Regulations/Common Principles
Based on a Vision

Evaluate Existing/Desirable Development Patterns
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Key Dimensional, Design and Use Characteristics
Building Placement and General Design Characteristics
Existing Street “Livability” Characteristics
Parking Demand, Distribution and Occupancy trends
Potential Integration/Activation of Civic and Open Space
Performance Standards for Desired Uses and Activities

Define and Translate Community Vision
• Visual (Image) Preference Surveys
• Public Visioning, Scenario Building, and Design Charrettes
• Strategic Conceptual/Illustrative Plan

Transect Based Planning, Design and Coding
• Focus on existing or desired context and spacial patterns of
development and the surrounding environment.

Rural-Residential/Suburban

Village Neighborhood

Downtown

Supportive and Compatible Public-Private Relationships
• Address the relationships between buildings and the “public realm” (such as
streets, open spaces, and civic buildings and places).

Focus on Physical Form vs. Building Use
• Hierarchy of Purpose and Type
• Buildings Scale and Placement
• Horizontal and Vertical Mix of Uses
• Street Types, Purpose and Activation

• Active Civic and Open Spaces
• Focus on Orientation of Buildings
Rather than Specific Uses

Mashpee Commons, MA – Early TND Cavendish
Partnership/Cornish Associates.

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Common Conventional Standards – Buildings, Streets and Parking

Form-Based Code and TND Case Studies
Historic Downtowns, Villages and Neighborhoods
Location
Buzzards Bay, MA

Description
FBC for older village center

Status
Adopted

Simsbury Center, CT
Jamestown, RI

FBC for historic downtown
FBC for Historic small coastal village

Adopted
Adopted

Amherst, MA
Newport, VT
Dover, NH
Damariscotta, ME
Stratham, NH
W. Springfield, MA.

FBC for two small rural centers
FBC for historic village center
FBC for historic downtown core
FBC for historic coastal island community
FBC for historic downtown Area
FBC for historic Merrick Neighborhood

Pending
Adopted
Adopted
Pending
Adopted
Under Review

Burlington, VT

FBC for historic downtown Area

Under Review

Targeted Redevelopment Areas
Location
North Eastham, MA
Manchester, CT

Description
New village center on major arterial (Rt. 6)
Strip development redeveloped to mixed use

Status
Under Review
Adopted

Hamden, CT
Lowell, MA
Newport, VT
Tri-Town Area
Malta, NY

Commercial highway corridor overlay
Older mill redevelopment district
Older village center
I-93 Interchange Initiative with 3 towns
Replace strip development with new Town Center

Adopted
Adopted
Adopted
Under Review
Adopted

Mashpee, MA

Mashpee Commons – TND on 1970s strip shopping
plaza

Phased – Partially
complete

Greenfields
Location
S. Weymouth/Southfield MA
Windsor, CT
Londonderry, NH

Description
Mixed use TND on former Naval Air station
Great Pond mixed use TND
Woodmont Commons TND

Status
Adopted
Adopted
Approved

New Codes In Process
Location
York, ME
Tiverton, RI
Dover, NH

Description
FBC for corridor retrofit

Status
In process
In process
In process

Shelburne, VT


In process

S. Burlington, VT

FBC for new Town Center/corridor retrofit

In process

Clifton Park, NY

FBC for new Town Center/corridor retrofit

In process

St. Albans, VT


In process

Claremont, NH


In process

Goffstown, NH

FBC for Pinardville village center

In process

Penacook Village/Concord NH


In process

Riverside Village/Jericho VT


In process

Great Pond TND and FBC, Windsor CT

 653 Acres Total Site
 365 Acres in Open Space
 4,010 Residential Units
 85,000 SF Neighborhood Comm.
 640,00 SF Comm. Office
 128,000 SF Civic and Institutional

Great Pond TND and FBC, Windsor CT

Regulating Plan, Lot, Use
and Building Standards

Complete Street Network
and Design Hierarchy

Parks, Open Space and
Conservation Plan

Linden Street TND – Sprawl Retrofit - Wellesley, MA

Infill Development Oriented to
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Existing Conditions

Illustrative Plan

Regulating Plan

Existing Settlement Patterns and Design Character Examples

Current Zoning vs. Existing Conditions

“What If” Scenario-Building

Existing Apartment Building

Cottage Court at Same Density

Redevelopment and Reuse Scenarios Under New Form-Based Code

Building and Lot Design Standards
Building Types
• Detached Home
• Cottage Court
• Carriage House Unit
• Multi-Family Building
• Live/Work Unit
• Rowhouse
• Multi-Use Building (Small to Large)
• Flex Commercial Building
• Civic Building and Space
Design and Development Standards
• Lot Standards (Frontage, Depth Area)
• Building Placement (Setback and BTZ)
• Parking Placement
• Open Space Types
• Building Design Standards and Guidelines
• Street Activation Standards

Complete Streets Hierarchy Design and Standards
Street and Thoroughfare Types
• Neighborhood Business Street
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• Business Park Street
• Access Street and Alley
• Multi-Purpose Pathway
Design and Development Standards
• Zone Applications
• Street Design Standards
• Movement, Traffic Flow, Design Speed
• ROW and Pavement Width
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• Curb Radius and Type
• Bike and Pedestrian Facilities
• Transit Facilities
• Streetscape Characteristics

Open Space Types (Public and Private)
1. Lawn
2. Garden
3. Terrace/Outdoor Dining Area
4. Pocket Park
5. Playground
6. Plaza or Square
7. Park
8. Common or Green
9. Ballfields
10. Community Garden

Malta NY Town Center FBC

The Void Between the Vision, the Regulations and Reality

Design Charrette

Illustrative Planning – Future Street Network – Regulations Plan

Existing and Desirable Character Examples

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New Mixed Use Development
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Village Centers FBC – Amherst MA - Atkins Corner

Small Hamlet with Large Duel
Roundabout and Limited Access

Placemaking Audit/Case Studies

An Evaluation of the Qualities and
Characteristics of Authentic and
Well Known Downtowns, Villages
and Neighborhoods

Traditional Downtown, Village Center, and Neighborhood
Design Characteristics, Indicators & Principles
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Context, Patterns, & General Characteristics of Place

2. Street Design Characteristics & Indicators
3. Building Design Characteristics & Indicators
4. Walkability & Street Activation Factors & Indicators
5. Parking Patterns, Characteristics & Indicators
6. Civic Space Design Characteristics & Indicators

1. Context, Patterns, & General Characteristics of Place
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Tight Settlement
Patterns (Higher Building
Coverage and FAR)

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Moderate to High
Occupant Density
(Residents and Workers)

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Higher Degree of
Vertical and Horizontal
Mix of Uses

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A “Place of Necessity”

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Clustering of
Complimentary Uses

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Strong Terminal Views

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Intermodal Connection
to Surrounding Areas

• Street Hierarchy
(Purpose, Capacity, Scale)

• Moderate Block Size
• Good Connectivity
• Circulation, and Access
• Intermodal Facilitation
• Gateway
Treatments/Wayfinding
Systems (Attractive,
Visible and Intuitive)


Burlington, VT


Lighting, Landscaping , and Furnishing

Driver Perspective
• Auto Speed and Cone of Vision
• Storefronts
• Signs
• Window Treatments
• Displays
• Outdoor Uses

Placemaking Audit
Driver Perspective
• Auto Speed and Cone of Vision
• Projecting Elements
• Streetscape
• Displays
• Outdoor Uses
• Parking Availability
• Directional Signage

• Pedestrian Orientation
• Access to Side and Rear
• Building Encroachments
(i.e. Stoops, Terraces,
Awning, Signs, Bay
Windows, Balconies, etc.)
• Generally Consistent
Scale and Height
• Compatible Ground Floor
Uses
• Good Storefront
Components
• Adaptive Reuse

Saratoga Springs, NY

Street Activation
• Storefronts
• Signs
• Window
Treatments
• Sidewalk Displays
• Outdoor Uses

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Example interpretive mural highlighting the village’s heritage timeline along the Erie Canal, Lyons NY

Clematis Street, West Palm Beach FL

Northampton, MA

5. Parking Design Characteristics & Indicators
• Well-Distributed
• Public and Private Mix
• Balance of On-Street
and Off-Street
• Parking Placement to
Side or Rear
• Shared Access
• Internal Connections
• Connectivity to
Building and Sidewalk

• Well Integrated Active and
Passive Open Spaces
• Public/Civic Buildings
(Venues for Services and
Events)
• Highly Programmed Civic
Spaces
• Other Civic Attributes,
Landmarks, Public Art
Installations, and “Third
Places”.


No Fun Allowed Here!!!

The Common is Not Just
for Cows Anymore


Let the Good Times Roll!!!


Davis Square
Somerville, MA

Placemaking

Putting All The Pieces Together

Presented at

October 17, 2013

PETER FLINKER
Contact Information: tbrovitz@hshassoc.com (617) 348-3308
Check out HSH’s blog on Complete Streets, Ways & Means:
www.hshassoc.com/blog

THEMES
DEVELOPMENT &
REDEVELOPMENT
Opportunities for
Housing, Business &
Community Use

Improving the
PUBLIC REALM
Streetscape, Parking,
Civic Spaces and
Connectivity

BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT,
MARKETING &
BRANDING

Complete Street – with Turning Lane

Complete Street – with Bike Lane

Presented at

October 17, 2013

RUSSELL PRESTON

Creating Authentic Places
10 Essentials

PRINCIPLE
www.principleplaces.com | russell@principleplaces.com | @russellpreston

CREATING AUTHENTIC PLACES
People + Spaces

DEMOGRAPHIC WAVE
Two converging generation are looking for similar
urban neighborhood to call home. These places
are desirable because of the walkable lifestyle
they provide as well as the mix of use, diverse
activities and unique amenities they possess.

PLACEMAKING
Placemaking is the process of uncovering a local
community’s asssts, inspiration and potential,
that ultimately can be focused on creating an
authentic place that improves people’s lives,
health and well being.

TACTICAL URBANISM
Tactical Urbanism is improving the livability of a
place at the street, block, or building level using
small scale, incremental improvements that set
the stage for more substantial investments.

tac·ti·cal
1. of or relating to small-scale actions serving a larger purpose
2. adroit in planning or maneuvering to accomplish a purpose

Short-Term Action || Long-Term Change

Boston Salon - October 18th & 19th
tacticalurbanismboston.org

SPACES
- Can Authentic Places be created? -

1.) COMPELLING REASON TO BE THERE
- Is there a seed to grow? -

2.) SPACES FOR PASSIONATE PEOPLE
- How can the unique prosper? -

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IMAI KELLER MOORE ARCHITECTS
Watertown MA

PROVIDENCE RETAIL LINER BUILDINGS

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Face: plywood
Storefront: standard fixed storefront
Sign: paint on plywood siding
Awning: none
STORE 4
Parapet: cornice made from floor grating
Face: corrugated metal
Storefront: glazed garage door
Sign: solid letters at awning edge
Awning: 5 foot fixed solid awning with
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STORE 3
Parapet: traditional metal cornice
Face: painted siding
Storefront: glazed garage door
Sign: flat at signband and awning valence
Awning: 5 foot canvas on metal frame
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Parapet: pediment
Storefront: glazed sliding door
Sign: tall flat at pediment
Awning: none

STORE 1
Parapet: tall canopy at door
Storefront: accordion glazed door
Sign: vertical blade
Awning: none

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C O M P O N E N T S
20 January 2006

3.) GREAT VARIETY IN A NARROW RANGE
- Is there a language and syntax? -

FULTON STREET · RENOVATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS

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4.) COST APPROPRIATE
- Can great places always be complete, but never finished? -

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5.) FRAMEWORK FOR CULTURAL GROWTH
- Are people happy? -

PEOPLE
- Who creates Authentic Places? -

6.) INTEGRATED PROJECTS
- How do individuals bring about change? -

7.) SOMETHING IS BEING MADE THERE
- What does a place export? -

8.) ENABLE A LOCAL ECONOMY
- How can an activity add value to the place? -

9.) GROW SUCCESSIONALLY
- What can improve a place’s evolution today? -

10.) GENERATIONAL INVESTING
- Can the next project improve the last project? -

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11.) LEADERSHIP
- What stops the creation of Authentic Places? -

ENLIGHTENED COMMUNITY LEADERS
- How can you be one? -

1. COMPELLING REASON TO BE THERE
2. SPACES FOR PASSIONATE PEOPLE
3. GREAT VARIETY IN A NARROW RANGE
4. COST APPROPRIATE
5. FRAMEWORK FOR CULTURAL GROWTH
6. INTEGRATED PROJECTS
7. SOMETHING IS BEING MADE THERE
8. ENABLE A LOCAL ECONOMY
9. GROW SUCCESSIONALLY
10. GENERATIONAL INVESTING
11. LEADERSHIP

THANK YOU

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www.imai-keller.com
www.durkeebrown.com
www.melk-nyc.com
www.brown.edu
www.somervillebydesign.com
www.streetplans.org

PRINCIPLE
www.principleplaces.com | russell@principleplaces.com | @russellpreston

Presented at

October 17, 2013

MIKE LYDON

Short-Term Action || Long-term Change
SNEAPA 2013

@MikeLydon!
@streetplans!
#tacticalurbanism

“The idea of the planned city as a knowable utopia is
a chimera. Nevertheless, we continue to try to plan in
the belief that the world will be a better place if we
intervene to identify and solve issues that are widely
regarded as problematic. But this must be tempered
with an awareness of the limitations of planning, not
least through an awareness of the evolutionary
nature of urban change.”!
- Stephen Marshall

The American City Still Looks Like This…!

Largely Because We Built Too Much of This…!

Dull, Dangerous, and Single-Purpose Environments !
Dull, dangerous, and single-purpose environments!

Innovation: Roadblocks at Every Turn!

Strategy Without Tactics:  
Pedestrianize Broadway for More Livability (1969)!

Step 1: Disrupt! 
Times Square (2009) 

Image: NYC DOT

Step 2: Iterate in Increments 
Times Square (2010)!

Image: NYC DOT

Step 3: Measure + Learn 
Times Square (2012)!

Step 4: Integrate Findings, Build Permanently 
(Coming in 2014…) 

Image: NYC DOT

Strategy: Build. Measure. Learn.!

Adapted from The Lean Startup by Eric Ries!

Tactic: Temporary “Pilot” Plazas!

“As inexpensive hacks, tactical interventions producing great affects, we here at
FASLANYC greatly admire them, especially because they are part of larger
innovative strategies.” – Brian Davis !

Images: NYC DOT

We Need Strategy and Tactics!

“...it is about getting it right for now and at the
same time being tactical and strategic about
later...and about disturbing the order of things
in the interests of change.”!
- Nabeel Hamdi

author: about the art of practice and the limits of planning in cities

This is Not Tactical Urbanism, Itʼs Opportunistic!

Image: Middle Gerselamina!

Tactical Urbanism has become a !
global movement owned by no one, !
that can involve anyone, and !
that is intended to improve the lives !
of everyone. !

A Movement With Many Names!

Temporary!

Grassroots!

Aspirational !

City Hacking! Bottom-Up!

Guerrilla!Beta!

Pilot!

Lean!

Pop-Up!
Insurgent!

Meanwhile! Adaptive! City Repair! Unsanctioned!
Generative!
Democratic!

Everyday!

Incremental! Spontaneous! Ad-Hoc!
Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper!
Collaborative!
Wiki!
Open Source!

Pre-Vitalize!

DIY!

Ephemeral! User-Generated!

Tactical Urbanism: A city and citizen-led
approach to neighborhood building using !
short-term, low-cost, and scalable
interventions intended to catalyze longterm change. !

1. Vision: A deliberate, iterative approach to instigating change
2. Context: The offering of local ideas as a response to local challenges
3. Agility: Short-term projects
4. Value: Low risk, high reward
5. Community: The development of social capital and the building of organizational capacity

Image: Neighborland

Image: Pittsburgh-Post-Gazette

Our Challenge: What We Have vs. What We Want

Citizens: Walk Raleigh  Walk [Your City] !

Good Projects Go to Scale!

Image: Raleigh News

Miami

Rochester

New Orleans

Dallas

Memphis

Developer: Site Pre-Vitalization!

Other Examples!

Proxy, San Francisco

The Fairgrounds, Washington DC

University:
Pop-up Rockwell - Build. Measure. Learn.
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3.!

Working from the Outside In: Hamilton, Ontario!

Hamilton Economic Development!

April 19th: Tactical Urbanism Workshop!

April 30th: Locke St. + Herkimer St.!

Image: Tactical Urbanism Hamilton

“IWhy NotIt really controls the trafﬁc. !
Like it! Here? !
It was getting scary.” – Crossing Guard!

Image: Philip Toms
Hamilton Economic Development

May 2 - Doors Open Hamilton Lecture !

May 7th!
“You may have noticed the
article in the Hamilton Spectator
last week about various citiesʼ
experiences with ʻtactical
urbanism,ʼwhich appears to be
an activity similar to what
Hamilton is experiencing.” #

1.! Embed Strategies + Tactics within Project Delivery Process !
2. !Daylight Plans Sitting on the Shelf!
3. !Find Cross-Sector Partners!
4. !Use Existing Initiatives To Test Ideas + Find Multipliers!
5. !Scale Down to Scale Up !

mike@streetplans.org !
streetplans.org!
@MikeLydon!
@streetplans!
@Open_Streets!

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October 17, 2013

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