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Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan

Mid City Neighbors7.21.2014

www.memorialparkplan.net


PURPOSE OF TONIGHT’S MEETING

1. Introduction And Overview Of the Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan

2. Review of Outreach

3. Discussion Of The Plan’s Central Themes: A Sustainable Townscape A Linked Townscape A Local Townscape A Human-Scale Townscape A Balanced Townscape

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A Comprehensive ViewThe Plan area’s expanded boundaries allows for thorough consideration of all activities affecting this central light rail station.


Approved By The City Council After 6 Years Of Community Input Involving Thousands Of People Sets goals and policy for 20-30 years

Emphasizes neighborhood conservation and vehicle trip reduction

Guides public/private projects in coordinated long-range planning

Detailed planning in districts identified for managed growth; i.e. “Activity Centers”

Memorial Park Neighborhood Area Plan Focused Area Plan that will implement and

replace the LUCE for this area.

THE LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT Adopted July 6, 2010

Downtown

Bergamot

MPNP

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Preserves 96% of the CityReduces Amount of Land Area Available for Change


PLAN AREA – MPNP IS NOT DESIGNING THE PARK

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Mid City Neighbors


MEMORIAL PARK – THE LOCAL CONTEXTA Light Rail Station Serving Residents And Employees Station Incorporated Into EXPO

FEIR Based On Council And Community advocacy.

Provides access for Pico and Mid-City neighborhoods.

Services 30,000 SMC students, faculty and employees

Transit hub for major employers; UCLA Medical Center and St. John’s Health Center (over 3,000 employees)

Envisioned as a “local” station for Santa Monica residents

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Santa Monica College

UCLA Medical Center St. John’s Health Center


HISTORY - MEMORIAL PARK PLAN AREAFrom the Beginning - A Neighborhood Crossroads Early 1900’s – Major railway juncture between Santa Monica and

Downtown Los Angeles

1931 – Garfield Elementary School is built; Closes in 1958 and is demolished in 1985 to build SMMUSD offices.

1934-1948 - Santa Monica Municipal Stadium is operational.

1950 – Memorial Park opens

1957 Master Plan – more industry adjacent to the future I-10 freeway. 1- and 2-story brick warehouses.

Sweet Dave’s Surfboard shop. First foam core surfboards, used resin from Douglas Aircraft shop to perfect technique. Now Tacos Por Favor.

1959 – Sweet Dave’s Surfboard shop. First foam core surfboards, used resin from Douglas Aircraft shop to perfect technique. Home to Tacos Por Favor beginning in 1999.

1993 – PAL Youth Center opens.

2016 – Expo Light Rail to begin passenger service 6

Garfield Elementary School (now SMMUSD)

Speedway

“Sweet Daves” Surfboards – now Tacos Por Favor

Thelma TerryPhoto Credit: QUINN RESEARCH CENTER


MEMORIAL PARK PLAN AREA TODAYEmerging From Industry Older, industrial building stock. one and two-stories.

Variety of creative office, light industrial, auto service and limited retail.

Lack of neighborhood environment – few community amenities like restaurants or shops.

Limited urban forest – lack of canopy and shade, wildlife habitat, Memorial Park isolated from surrounds with no sense of natural connection.

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Local Restaurant

Adaptive Reuse Creative Office

SMMUSD


Completion in 2015Operational in 2016 3,093 projected riders a day at

Memorial Park Station by 2030!

Regional transit service linking Santa Monica to Culver City, Downtown Los Angeles

$2.4 million in City funds to build community preferred station configuration at Memorial Park

EXPO PHASE 2 IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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Expo Line Construction


THE PURPOSE OF THE MPNPA Roadmap to Conserve District Character And Uses, Integrating Light Rail Service With Users, Guiding New Local Uses And Services Ensure benefits to the surrounding existing neighborhoods -

Communicate priorities

Provide connectivity to Expo station, manage roadways and parking, and support active transportation

Encourage conservation and housing through incentives

Emphasize sustainability: social, economic, cultural and infrastructural

Introduce broader mix of land uses: compatible commercial, service, residential and light industrial

Identify Infrastructure improvements – open space, streets, pathways, improved freeway bridges, bicycle facilities, transit exchange areas

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An illustrative view envisioning the future Memorial Park neighborhood under proposed MPNP development design standards and objectives

Neighborhood UsesDuring the MPNP Youth Workshop, residents asked for more affordable, healthy restaurants.


Field Sports Advisory Council

Landmarks Commission

Taskforce on the

Environment

Recreation and Parks

Commission

Little League Board of Directors

Pico Neighborhood

AssociationMid City

NeighborsPolice

Activities League

Boys and Girls Club

Santa Monica Walks

Santa Monica Spoke

Chamber of Commerce

SMMUSD St. John’s Health Center

Virginia Park Advisory

Group

VAP Parent Advisory

Group

City Departments

SMCTransportation

Task Force

Local Business and Property

Owners

OUTREACH

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Community Outreach


OUTREACHA Wide Variety Of Topics Reviewed By The Community Scale, heights, setbacks

Affordable and workforce housing

Parking

Community Facilities

Streets and Roads: Connectors, 17th Street improvements, 16th Street reconfiguration, boulevard character

Open Space

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Community Outreach


LISTENINGObservation & Research

Stakeholder InterviewWorkshop #1

Boards and Commissions

ALTERNATIVES DEVELOPMENT

Workshop #2Technical Studies

Preferred Alternative

DRAFT PLAN REFINEMENT

PoliciesStandards & Guidelines

Implementation

TOD

AY

Final Plan, EIR and Adoption Hearings - 2015

EIR Analysis

Future opportunities for input: Workshop #3, Planning Commission Meeting, City Council Meeting

Central Themes

BalancedHuman-ScaleLocalLinkedSustainable


A Green, Sustainable NeighborhoodIncorporation of adopted City documents providing guidance on open space, jobs, housing, culture, and environmental best practices

Local jobs and housing mix

Emphasis on affordable and family housing

Achieving environmental excellence

Use of LEED-ND to refine and shape overall planning framework

Central Themes

1. Introduction: A SUSTAINABLE TOWNSCAPEMarkTaskforce on the Environment

MPNP LEED-ND Checklist (Completed June 2014)

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Multi-Modal Street Network to Improve Access and Health Designed to accommodate all modes and make the MPNP

Area more walkable and bikeable.

Widened sidewalks, bike facilities, and multi-use paths enhancing active transportation

Streets connectors to link the incomplete grid

Connectivity to Expo Station to improve transit access & use

2. Introduction: A LINKED TOWNSCAPE

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MPNP Circulation Network

Central Themes

CynthiaSanta Monica

Spoke

65%49%

46%52%

35%64%

47%46%

0% 50% 100%

DowntownMid City

NorMontNortheast

OceanPico

SunsetWilmont

% Transit Dependent

Almost half of the Mid-City neighborhood is transit dependent.


ENHANCED CONNECTIONSPhysical Street And Bicycle Infrastructure Improvements 17th Street Bicycle Facility: Cycle track or buffered

bike lanes

16th Street Shared Street: Expo kiss and ride, shuttles, Memorial Park loading and parking

New Connector Streets and Pathways to create walkable blocks, Expo access, small public spaces, landscaping, tree canopy and stormwater opportunities

Intermodal Infrastructure at station area: “mixing” zone for transit riders, bikes and pedestrians

Bus Routes, Stops and Layovers

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Pedestrian ConnectorsFuture potential pedestrian connections between Olympic and Colorado could be facilitated through redevelopment.

A Linked Townscape

Bus Routes, Stops and LayoversCoordinating potential bus routes, stops and layovers with Big Blue Bus.


ENHANCED CONNECTIONS17th Street North/South Connection 17th Street Bicycle Facility: Cycle track or buffered bike lanes

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A Linked Townscape

Cycletrack in Montreal Existing 17th St North of Olympic Blvd

Key Map of 17th St Cycletrack

17th Cycletrack Plan: Landscaping & Stormwater Infiltration, Bridge Improvements, Connection to MANGo

2 alternatives (ongoing study) 2 major segments : Pico/Colorado,

Colorado/Wilshire Landscaping, stormwater infiltration Bridge improvements Connection to MANGo


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A Linked Townscape

One-way, shared street with 16th/Olympic Access Park patron parking and staging area Improved sidewalks, crossing and lighting Shuttle drop-off and kiss-and-ride Day One Implementation

16th Street Plan for Shared Street – Drop Off, Kiss and Ride, Back in Angled Parking

ENHANCED CONNECTIONS16th Street Shared Street 16th Street: Expo kiss and ride, shuttles, Memorial Park loading and parking


ENHANCED CONNECTIONS

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Colorado/Olympic Connectors – Reknit Grid with New Development New connector streets and pathways at 9th, 10th, 12th and Euclid Streets to link to light rail, create

improved circulation for all modes, walkable blocks, small public spaces, landscaping, tree canopy and storm water opportunities

A Linked Townscape

Pedestrian/Bike Connection (50’ width, minimum for Fire access & staging)

Ped/Bike Only

Ped/Bike Only

Vehicles

Vehicles


MIXING VARIETY OF MODES AT EXPO STATION Critical crossroads for all modes at Expo

17th Street/SMC Station

Regional Expo Bike Path Terminus (with possible extension along Colorado)

17th Street bike facility

Buses and Shuttles

Pedestrians and transit riders

Transit Transfer Plaza at 17th Street

Bike Center and bike share stations

Station Amenities (restrooms, coffee, kiosk, etc)

Public interface with TMO

A Linked Townscape

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ENHANCED CONNECTIONS

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Placemaking in the StreetsNetwork of Public Realm Enhancements To Activate Streets and Make Existing Neighborhood More Walkable Wider sidewalks and possible

regional bike path extension on Colorado Avenue

Street trees, lighting and other pedestrian amenities on 17th Street

Landscaping requirements, opportunities for storm water capture

Pedestrian and bike paseos Plazas and pocket parks

intermittently distributed throughout area for rest, respite and greening

A Linked Townscape

Placemaking Opportunities


FREEWAY CAP – FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

Components of Preliminary Study: Potential Funding Sources Design and Construction Issues Possible Phasing Options

Engineering and Approval Processes Recommendations Proposed Next Steps

Possible future cross section of 17th St Bridge

2010 Workshop with PYFC


Neighborhood Scale Design and Conservation of Existing Buildings and Uses Lower-scale design of buildings and streets

Reduced from LUCE

Adaptive reuse, conservation emphasis

Slow, incremental and compatible in-fill redevelopment

Human-scale design of buildings and streets

Pedestrian-oriented land uses

Future expansion of Memorial Park to Colorado Avenue

3. Introduction: A HUMAN-SCALE TOWNSCAPE

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An adaptive reuse of an existing building retains the human scale of the existing industrial neighborhood

Central Themes

AndyMid-City Neighbor


Local-Serving Uses and Housing Neighborhood-oriented land uses Neighborhood-serving retail Small restaurants/cafes Neighborhood concession kiosks Places to get a slice Roller coaster

Community facilities to serve local populations PAL CREST Boys and Girls Club

Housing diversity Neighborhood-oriented Expo Station Local art and local flavor

4. Introduction: A LOCAL TOWNSCAPE

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Central Themes

Community FacilitiesExpanding community resources has been identified as an important goal for the MPNP to support local youth, job seekersand seniors.

JullisaVAP Kid


Transit And Parking Resources Managed For Optimal Utilization Management of finite resources Short- and long-term parking solutions Coordination of Transit Services On-site Transportation Management Organization Context-based requirements

5. Introduction: A BALANCED TOWNSCAPE

25Example of screened parking Big Blue Bus on 14th Street

Central Themes

Activity Center Transportation Management

MitchFSAC Chairman


INTERIM & NEAR TERM SOLUTIONSSimplest and Most Cost-Effective Improvements First. On-street changes to pricing and hours. Additional spaces

through street restriping

Off-street changes to Memorial Park meters. Possible private partnerships

Day One (and beyond) Roadway Improvements

Colorado Avenue Expo Improvements

16th Shared Street (striping and one way)

Grants for 17th Street bike and pedestrian facilities

Light-Rail Readiness

BBB Re-routing

Bike Share at Station

TMO-related transit programs

Temporary Enhancements/Beautification at City-Owned Property

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A Balanced Townscape

Control Park parking to discourage long-term Expo Park and Riders

Utilize free spaces on existing lots to serve employees


INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATIONLong Term Plan Recommendations for Park and Ride Lot Free parking (70) is not compatible with district parking

strategy and other parking supply in the area

Reimagine as Transit Transfer Plaza

Flexible open space for vendors and events

Bike racks for transit riders

Pedestrian connection to transit

Replace Park and Ride spaces within larger shared parking structure

Transit Transfer PlazaA gateway for transit users, where bikes, pedestrians and buses converge

Flexible SpaceCould be used for a variety of events and activities

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A Balanced Townscape

Next Steps

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NEXT STEPS Meet with the Neighborhoods and Boards and Commissions

Release DRAFT Memorial Park Neighborhood Plan for public review

CEQA fall 2014-2015 City Council adoption hearings 2015

This presentation will be available at www.memorialparkplan.net

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Next Steps

Thank You.

Mid City Neighbors7.21.2014

www.memorialparkplan.net

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