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Fleet Street and Cornhill Street Reconstruction – Public Meeting No. 1
Annapolis LandscapeArchitects
Annapolis LandscapeArchitects
Charles P. Johnsonand AssociatesCharles P. Johnsonand Associates
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AGENDA
� Introduction
� Project Limits and Scope
� Site Analysis
� Opportunities & Constraints
� Program Goals
� Image Boards
� Site Capacity Concepts & Comparison
� Next Steps / Questions / Comments
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PROJECT LIMITS AND SCOPE
PROJECT LIMITS MAP
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• Current Uses:•2 softball fields with soccer field overlay
•2 lighted tennis courts
•2 lighted basketball courts
•1 playground
• Background:•23.7 acres
�13.2 acres environmentally sensitive
�12.75 forested
•Topography
�Whole Site – 112 foot difference
�Developed Area – 18 difference
�Sidewalk – 12 foot difference
•Original Recreation Building – 1943
�Approved for demolition
•Park Office Building – circa 1975
•Vehicular Limitations – poor visibility, disconnected
entrances, limited parking
•Pedestrian Limitations – minimal internal paths, no
formal link to adjacent sites
• Determine Best Use Through:•Recreation Needs
•Community Needs
•Maintenance Objectives
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Site Analysis – Urban Context
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Site Analysis - Topography
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Site Analysis - Aspect
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Site Analysis - Slope
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Site Analysis - Soils and Specimen Trees
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Opportunities and Constraints
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Program Goals
� Athletic Fields – with spectator area and adequate parking
• 1 full-size rectangular field
• 2 diamond fields
� Unique and Innovative Playground Area(s) – ages 2-12, high visibility area, with shade and seating
� Two Lighted Basketball Courts – with practice pad
� Two Lighted Tennis Courts – with practice wall
� Sand Volleyball Courts – 1 to 2
� Skateboard Park
� Hard-Surface Loop Trail – heart-smart markers or exercise equipment
� Natural-Surface Trail – Natural-Surface trail with neighborhood links
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Program Goals
� Picnic Shelter – with or without bathrooms
� Parking – adequate for number of fields
� Natural Areas – enhance, remove invasives, add trails
� Open Area for Gatherings and Play – level, grassy, unprogrammed, ¼-½ acre
� Community Garden – 25 to 30 plots
� Visitor Amenities – high quality benches, trash receptacles, kiosks, portable bathrooms and enclosures, water fountains, bike racks, signage
� New Hampshire Frontage – improve vehicular and pedestrian safety, improve street frontage, create welcoming and attractive entrance
� Design Considerations – fully accessible per ADA, re-grade to improve use of site while balancing cut/fill, bring stormwater management features up to standards, use
crime prevention design techniques, explore coordinated use of FDA/GSA open
space, use Sustainable Sites Initiative principles
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Program Elements
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Program Elements
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Existing Conditions
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Concept A
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Concept B
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Concept C
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Concept D
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Concept E
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Concept F
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Concept G
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Concept H
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Concept I
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Concept Comparison of Program Elements
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NEXT STEPS / QUESTIONS / COMMENTS
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