indian river planning area study - chesapeake, virginia...2 the study purpose and objectives •...

INDIAN RIVER PLANNING AREA STUDYCHESAPEAKE, VA

January 2021RKG RK&K

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THE STUDY

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

• Create a cohesive, strategic plan that will embrace the City’s Comprehensive Plan and its three cornerstones:

i. Responsible Growth

ii. Infrastructure

iii. Quality of Life

• Enhance the overall quality of life for the Indian River area neighborhoods.

• Highlight the significance of both Indian River Road and Military Highway as important gateways

• Evaluate current conditions along the Indian River Road and Military Highway corridors, as well as surrounding areas:

• Current and Future Land Use Patterns

• Impact of Land Development Regulations

• Market and Economic Development

• Infrastructure Standards

• Accommodate a broad range of future mobility options –including walking, bicycling, and driving

KEY

Neighborhoods

STUDY AREA & NEIGHBORHOODS

Data Sources:Cityof Chesapeake,

Hampton Roads Planning District

Commission (HRPDC), Cityof Norfolk

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0 0.25 0.5Miles

64

13

13

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TANGLEWOOD

SEMINOLE PARK

OAKLETTE

FAIRVIEW

PLYMOUTHPARK

INDIAN RIVERESTATES

NORFOLK HIGHLANDS

NORFOLK HIGHLANDS

GEORGETOWN

CONFERENCE CENTERAREA

CHESAPEAKE

CHESAPEAKE

VIRGINIA BEACH

NORFOLK

IPSWICH

HOLLYPOINT

DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS

HOW ARE THEY DEVELOPED?

COMMUNITY

OUTREACH &

FEEDBACK //

STAKEHOLDER

INTERVIEWS,

PUBLIC MEETING #1

EXISTING PLANS &

STUDIES

EXISTING

CONDITIONS

ANALYSIS //

COMMUNITY

CHARACTER

& AMENITIES,

TRANSPORTATION,

ECONOMICS


ISSUESTO BE RESOLVED

+ + =

1 2 3

3

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

4

DisheveledUninspiring Undistinguished Improving Rundown

Progress Underdeveloped Blighted Stagnant Abysmal Disconnected Mishmash

Underrated

Improve Community

Forgotten

Eyesore Decaying Unsightly Unique

Ghetto

PUBLIC MEETING #1

SURVEY FINDINGS

WHAT WORD BEST DESCRIBES THE INDIAN RIVER PLANNING AREA TODAY?

Hopeful Haphazard Quaint Outdated

Good Ignored DatedSuffering Declining

PoorTired Drab Older

Outdoors FriendlyDesirable

Peaceful Modern Clean Energetic Beautiful

Flourishing Self-contained Community Hopeful

AttractiveIdentity

Rejuvenated

Improved Updated

Recreational Updated

Ideal Revived

Safe

upcoming Family

DiverseUseful

Appealing

WHAT WORD BEST DESCRIBES WHATYOU HOPE THE INDIAN RIVER PLANNING AREA WILL BE LIKE 10 YEARSFROMNOW?

COMMUNITY OUTREACH // WHAT WE’VE HEARD

5

0%

21%

21%

13%

42%

2%

10% 20% 30% 40%

Community Character Priorities

Create a “town core” for the Area

Preserve the Area’s environmental

resources and open spaces

Retain neighborhood character as

redevelopment occurs

Strengthen the visual appearance of

Indian River Road

Other

0%

19%

44%

33%

4%

10% 20% 30% 40%

Economic Development Priorities

Improve appearance of commercial

strips along Indian River Road

Redevelop the Indian River Shopping

Center

Improve shopping opportunities

along Indian River Road and Military

Highway

Other

COMMUNITY OUTREACH // WHAT WE’VE HEARD

PUBLIC MEETING #1

SURVEY FINDINGS

TOP PRIORITIES

• Community Character

• Strengthen the visual appearance of Indian River Road

• Create a “town core” for the Area

• Economic Development

• Redevelop the Indian River Shopping Center

• Improve shopping opportunities

• Mobility & Transportation

• Provide continuous sidewalk/walking connections

• Provide adequate street lighting

• Quality Of Life

• Promote a desirable, healthy, and safe community

• Expand local food choices

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EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS

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EXISTING CONDITIONS

HISTORY

• Collection of neighborhoods stitched together by historic roads, rail lines, and waterways

• Established in 1863, Oaklette is considered the oldest existing neighborhood and the only nationally designated historic district within the study area.

• The area’s ‘oldest roads’ remain the backbone of Indian River’s internal roadway network

COMMUNITY CHARACTER

• The area’s diversity of residential neighborhoods promotes a desirable quality of life, but needs appropriate measures to protect them as redevelopment takes place.

• The commercial corridors of Indian River Road and Military Highwaylack a sense of place and physical identity.

• Opportunity to add industrial uses at existing clusters near former Ford Plant and Conference Center area.

KEY

Oldest Roads

PreWWIIResidential Neighborhoods

PostWWII Residential Neighborhoods

Parks

Rivers &Waterbodies

TideLight Rail

StudyAreaBoundary

1”=0.4Miles




0 0.25 0.5MilesN

Georgetown

Blvd

13

Fonta

na

Ave

13

64

64

Oaklette (1843)

Norfolk Highlands

Primary School

(1913)

Norfolk&

PortsmouthTraction

CompanyStreetcar

(Early 1900s)

Norfolk Highlands,

Indian River

Estates, Indian

River Park (1904)

CITYPOPULATION PROJECTEDTOGROW, WHILESTUDYAREAREMAINS FLAT

SHIFTING DEMOGRAPHICS - BECOMINGMOREDIVERSE

SLOWHOUSEHOLDGROWTH, ESPECIALLYIN THERENTERHOUSEHOLDSEGMENT

EXISTING CONDITIONS

DEMOGRAPHICS & HOUSING TRENDS

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INVENTORY

ABSORPTION

RENTS

HIGH PROSPECT

APARTMENTS

INVENTORY

ABSORPTION

RENTS

VERYLITTLEGROWTHEXPECTATION

OFFICE

INVENTORY

ABSORPTION

RENTS

FUTUREPOTENTIALINEXISTING CLUSTERS

INDUSTRIAL

INVENTORY

ABSORPTION

RENTS

POTENTIAL:RETAIL,SERVICES,RESTAURANTS

RETAIL

EXISTING CONDITIONS

REAL ESTATE MARKET TRENDS

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EXISTING CONDITIONS

TRANSPORTATION & MOBILITY

• Current arterials serve needs well (Indian River Road, Military Highway, Providence Road, and others)

• Indian River Road is perceived as having excess capacity; “road diet” feasible

• There is a need for more street lighting in residential areas

• There is a need for more and improved access to transit

• There is a need for additional sidewalks, bike facilities and trail connections throughout the area

QUALITY OF LIFE

• Desirable, well-established community.

• Rivers/creeks/streams/wetland areas define the study area and surroundings; need additional public access to water for recreational uses.

• Additional community amenities including a community center.

KEY

1/4-mile(5-minute) WalkRadius

COMMUNITY FACILITIES

1”=0.4Miles




0 0.25 0.5MilesN

64

13

13

64


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A

64 64

13 13

Createa “main street” along IndianRiver Road; improve

pedestrian& bicycle connectionsalong major roads1 Preserveexistingresidential andhistoricneighborhoods2

“Main Street”

Multimodal enhancements

Residential preservation

Roaddiet alongIndianRiver Road

OPPORTUNITIES FRAMEWORK

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Blvd B

64 64

13 13

Promote a greenwaynetworkthat includesconnected

sidewalks, multi-use paths, trails, waterfront access, etc.4Developdistinctive“nodes” andgateways3

Greenway network

Greenway network

Mixed-use Node

Recreational Node

Recreational Node

CivicNode

OPPORTUNITIES FRAMEWORK

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“BIG IDEAS”

CONNECTIONS: IMPROVE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOODS, DESTINATIONS, AND AMENITIES

RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS: PRESERVE AND REHABILITATE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS

NODES + REVITALIZATION: ESTABLISH NODES AND PROMOTE COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION & REDEVELOPMENT

OPEN SPACE: IMPROVE AND EXPAND THE OPEN SPACE NETWORK

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1”=0.4Miles




0 0.25 0.5MilesN

KEY

StudyAreaBoundary

Parks

Rivers

Floodplain

MultimodalImprovementsalong Major Roadways

Pedestrian & Bicycleimprovements alonglocal roads

“MainStreet”character

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“MAIN STREET”ALONGINDIAN

13 RIVERROAD

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ROADDIETALONGINDIANRIVERROAD

MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENTS

CONNECTIONS

INDIAN RIVER ROAD: ROAD DIET + MAIN STREET

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i. Implement a road diet

ii. Enhance the pedestrian realm and sense of place

MILITARY HIGHWAY: STRATEGIC ENHANCEMENTS

i. Establish new pedestrian connections

ii. Improve pedestrian and bicycle crossings

iii. Consolidate or eliminate curb cuts (shared access)

PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE CONNECTIONS

i. Expand and improve pedestrian & bicycle connections in neighborhoods

ii. Providence Road: Implement safety improvements

iii. Construct Indian River crossing(s)

CITYWIDE AND REGIONAL MOBILITY OPTIONS

i. Improve transit connections: bus routes, accessibility, first mile/ last mile connectivity

ii. Coordinate road safety and streetscapes with Norfolk, Virginia Beach

Expand the citywide and regional greenway networkiii.

EXISTING PHASE2

PHASE1

1’ 10’

DriveLane DriveLaneDriveLane DriveLaneTurnLaneDriveLane DriveLanePlantingZone

RoadwayandMedianPublic

Streetscape

Right-Of-Way110’


Streetscape PublicStreetscape

Right-Of-Way

PlantedMedian/TurnLane

SidewalkSidewalk

Buffer DriveLane

Zone

DriveLaneDriveLaneTurnLaneDriveLane

1’

PlantingZone


Streetscape

Right-Of-Way110’


Streetscape PublicStreetscape

Right-Of-Way


SidewalkSidewalk

BikeLane

BikeBuffer LaneZone

DriveLaneFrontage

Zone

RoadwayandMedian

Right-Of-Way110’

RoadwayandMedianPublicStreetscape

PublicStreetscape

Right-Of-Way

PlantedMedian/TurnLaneSidewalk

Building Building TurnLane DriveLaneBikeLane Planting DriveLane

ZoneMulti-UsePath

PlantingZone

DriveLane ParkingParking

Parking

Commercial/Mixed-Use

CONNECTIONS // “ROAD DIET”

INDIAN RIVER ROAD

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PHASE 1: OPTIMIZE MULTIMODAL OPTION

i. Near-term interventions – paint (crosswalks, buffered bike lanes, etc.), pilot projects

ii. Reduce speed limit

PHASE 2: MAXIMIZE MULTIMODAL OPTION

i. Buffered multi-use path; new curb; consolidate curb cuts; increase landscaping along median and sidewalk areas

ii. Bury utility lines, as much possible

KEY

StudyAreaBoundary

Parks

Rivers

Floodplain



Neighborhood PreservationArea

OakletteHistoric District

PRESERVE RESIDENTIALNEIGHBORHOODS

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GUIDELINES FORHISTORICDISTRICTS

RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS

HOUSING STOCK PRESERVATION AND REHABILITATION

i. Prevent teardowns and incentivize preservation

ii. Pursue rehabilitation or redevelopment in high-risk neighborhoods

COMPATIBLE RESIDENTIAL INFILL

i. Prepare a residential pattern book / design guidelines

RESILIENCY

i. Assist residents with retrofits to residential properties

ii. Retrofit streetscapes with stormwater management facilities

N

0 0.25 0.5Miles131”=0.4Miles


Hampton Roads Planning DistrictCommission (HRPDC), Cityof Norfolk

1864

KEY

StudyAreaBoundary

Parks

Rivers

Floodplain


Pedestrian&Bicycle improvementsalong local roads

“Nodes”/ActivityAreas

Gateways

64

13

RECREATION,CIVIC&INSTITUTIONALNODE

MIXEDUSENODE

RECREATIONALNODE

CIVICNODE

NODES + REVITALIZATION

INDIAN RIVER ROAD: SHOPPING CENTER AND MAIN STREET

N

0 0.25 0.5Miles131”=0.4Miles


Hampton Roads Planning DistrictCommission (HRPDC), Cityof Norfolk

1964

i. Promote redevelopment and commercial revitalization at Indian River Shopping Center and surrounding properties

ii. Create a “main street”

CIVIC / RECREATIONAL NODES AND GATHERING SPACES

i. Civic campus and institutional core (High school / lake)

ii. Recreational node (Indian River / Blue Heron Landing Park)

iii. Community node and recreational gateway (Rokeby Center)

OTHER COMMERCIAL REVITALIZATION AND REDEVELOPMENT

i. Encourage the redevelopment and revitalization of select parcels

• Military Highway

• Virginia Beach properties

• Other parcels

COMPATIBLE LAND USE TRANSITIONS

i. Ensure compatible transitions in height, density, and land uses

ii. Protect existing residential neighborhoods


INDIAN RIVER SHOPPING CENTER // EXISTING

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+/- 11.5 Acres


INDIAN RIVER SHOPPING CENTER // PHASE 1 IMPROVEMENTS

Road Diet and StreetscapeEnhancementsalong IndianRiver Road: Phase 1

Facade Improvements: in-progress

Enhanced Central EntranceArea

ParkingArea Landscaping

Zoning Incentives/Flexibility

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INDIAN RIVER SHOPPING CENTER // POTENTIAL PHASE 2 IMPROVEMENTS

• Discussions in-progress with the property owner

• Considering options, that could include:

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Road Diet and streetscape enhancements along Indian River Road: Phase 2

Enhanced landscaping in parking areas

Community space

Minimize curb cuts and promote shared parking

Redevelopment of site - mix of uses

Commercial ZoningOverlay

1”=0.4Miles




0 0.25 0.5MilesN

KEY

StudyAreaBoundary

Parks

Rivers

Floodplain


Pedestrian&Bicycleimprovementsalong local roads


Pkwy

64

13

13

PUBLIC WATERFRONTACCESS

GREENWAYNETWORK

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES

INDIAN RIVERPARKIMPROVEMENTS

OPEN SPACE

EXPANDED AND CONNECTED OPEN SPACE NETWORK

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i. Indian River Park: Improve access and connections

ii. Blue Heron Landing Park: Establish the park as a new open space destination

Plymouth Park: Make the park more usable with waterfront access and connections

iv. Establish green connections along streets to link open spaces

v. Maximize the potential of the waterfront for public amenities and resiliency

iii.

PUBLIC MEETING #2 FEEDBACK

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DriveLaneBuildingFrontage

Zone Sidewalk

RoadwayandMedian

Right-Of-Way110’

TurnLane DriveLane


StreetscapePublic

Streetscape

Right-Of-Way


BikeLane Planting

Zone

Multi-UsePath ParkingPlanting

Zone

DriveLaneDriveLane

PUBLIC MEETING #2 // FEEDBACK

MEETING HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 2020

• Overall

• A positive plan with strong support for the concepts

• Road diet

• Overwhelmingly positive reactions

• Support for the pedestrian walkability improvements; somearea-specific needs highlighted as needing improvements.Specific suggestions included:

• extend road diet beyond the areas currently shown

• modify terminology to better market the concept (e.g., “Main Street Redesign”, “Boulevard Plan”, etc.)

• explore the potential to bury utility lines

• Residential neighborhoods

• Support for preservation, rehabilitation strategies and creation of a residential pattern book/overlay district. Specific suggestions included:

• ensure infrastructure/utilities to support for additional residential development

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N

0 0.25 0.5Miles

1”=0.4Miles


KEY

StudyAreaBoundary

Parks

Rivers

Floodplain


Pedestrian&Bicycle improvementsalong local roads

“Nodes”/ActivityAreas

Gateways

MIXEDUSENODE

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RECREATION,CIVIC&INSTITUTIONALNODE

RECREATIONALNODE

CIVICNODE


• Nodes & Revitalization

• Indian River Shopping Center

• Support for near term improvements and pleased that the owner is moving forward with the improvements. Specific suggestions included:

• provide needed financial and zoning flexibility (by the City) to facilitate improvements

• prioritize working with the owner for phase 2 redevelopment, given the community needs

• Civic Campus

• work with the school system

• consider connections to area destinations, such as churches

• Indian River Park

• Support for access and connectivity improvements as well as highlighting Rokeby Center as one of the gateways to the park. Specific suggestions included:

• improve connections across Military Hwy

• recommend creation of a trail management plan

• Plymouth Park

• include an overlook along Indian RiverHampton Roads Planning DistrictCommission (HRPDC), Cityof Norfolk

2664

1”=0.4Miles



0 0.25 0.5MilesN

KEY

StudyAreaBoundary

Parks

Rivers

Floodplain




Pkwy

64

13

13

PUBLIC WATERFRONTACCESS

GREENWAYNETWORK

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES

INDIAN RIVERPARKIMPROVEMENTS


• Greenways

• Excited about the concept

• Specific suggestions included:

• need additional details on the design elements

• consider connection to Paramont Avenue south of Military Hwy

• support for pedestrian bridges including connection to the civic campus

• Tree preservation and plantings

• Specific suggestions included:

• promote tree preservation in residential lots

• increase tree planting to combat urban heat island effect

• enforce tree protection ordinances

• promote additional tree plantings in parks and greenspaces including Plymouth Park

Commission (HRPDC), Cityof Norfolk27

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DISCUSSION & FEEDBACK

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NEXT STEPS // PROJECT TEAM

PREPARE FOR CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING

DEVELOP FINAL PLAN

REFINE BASED ON PLANNING COMMISSION FEEDBACK

THANK YOU

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