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Kekaha Community Design Workshop
Walk Audit
Kauaʻi CountyHawaii
October 14, 2018
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What’sInside?
2Consultant Team Introduction
12What is a Community Design Workshop?
19Learning from Past Work
Topics to Explore During Workshop 28What Comes Next? 28
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Opticos Design Team Introduction
We’re excited to be back!
Drew FinkeProject Manager
Martin GalindezSenior Designer
Kathryn SlamaCode Consultant
Stefan PellegriniPrincipal
Erick BernabeDesigner
Caroline SwineheartDesigner
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What is a Community
Design Workshop?
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Definition
A public design workshop is...
“A collaborative event that uses feedback loopsto produce a feasible plan that benefits from the involvement and support of all stakeholders.”Definition courtesy Bill Lennertz, National Charrette Institute
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Feedback Loops for Each Community
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Schedule for this week:
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Learning from Past Work
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General Plan: What we learned
Character of Communities
• Each community has a unique composition of characteristics
• Influenced by ahupuaʻa and by development history
• Different communities desire different types and degrees of change
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General Plan: Land use
Character of Communities
• The General Plan identified areas for development and indicates what form that development might take
Small Town place type
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General Plan: Land use
Character of Communities
• The General Plan identified areas for development and indicates what form that development might take
• This work led to the mapping of areas of growth
Map of west side place types
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General Plan: Land use
Character of Communities
• The General Plan identified areas for development and indicates what form that development might take
• This work led to the mapping of areas of growth
• The community workshop will identify design options for that growth
Land Use Map
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South Kaua’i Community Plan (2013)
• Walk audit
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South Kaua’i Community Plan (2013)
• Walk audit
• Connectivity plans
Koloa
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South Kaua’i Community Plan (2013)
• Walk audit
• Connectivity plans
• Proposed multi-modal mobility improvements
Proposal for Kaumualii Hwy. through Kalaheo
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South Kaua’i Community Plan (2013)
• Walk audit
• Connectivity plans
• Proposed multi-modal mobility improvements
• Infill opportunities
Proposal for Papalina Road in Kalaheo
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South Kaua’i Community Plan (2013)
• Walk audit
• Connectivity plans
• Proposed multi-modal mobility improvements
• Infill opportunities
• Draft regulating plan
Koloa
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Topics to Explore During
Workshop
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Opportunities for Infill
• Vacant lots
• Underutilized parking lots
• Redevelopment opportunities
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Affordable Housing
• Identify appropriate locations
• Develop site plan options
• Test different building types in site plans
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Roadway Improvements
• Support multi-modal transportation options
• Pedestrian and cyclist safety
• Test different strategies through design alternatives
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Connectivity
• Support multi-modal transportation options
• Pedestrian and cyclist safety
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Sea Level Rise
• Identify impacted areas
• Begin to identify range of appropriate strategies
• Test different strategies through design alternatives
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Strengthen Gathering Places
• New programming or facilities
• New or expanded open space
• Accessibility improvements
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Strengthen Main Streets
• Support multi-modal transportation options
• Pedestrian and cyclist safety
• Test different strategies through design alternatives
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Infrastructure Needs
• Sidewalks
• Drainage
• Sea Level Rise
• Sewer/Water
Walk ZonePeople feel most
comfortable walking here
Furniture Zone
Area for street
furniture,
Shy ZoneWindow shopping
Rice Street, Lihue
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Next Steps This Week
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How to Collaborate
Open Design Studio
Tuesday 1-4:30pm, Kekaha Neighborhood Center
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How to Collaborate
Tuesday 5-6:30pm, , Kekaha Neighborhood Center
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How to Collaborate
Friday 11am-12:30pm, , Kekaha Neighborhood Center
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Next Steps Today
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Did we get it right?
Review Walk Audit Comments
• Anything else to add?
More Discussion
• What places need more discussion?
• What improvements are needed?
• What opportunities exist?
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Area of FocusNeighborhood General
Neighborhood Center
KeySpecial Management AreaCanal Ditch
Stream River
AgriculturalAgricultural (IAL)Golf CourseHomesteadIndustrialLarge TownMilitary
NaturalNeighborhood CenterNeighborhood GeneralParks and RecreationPlantation CampProvisional AgricultureProvisional Resort
Residential CommunityResortSmall TownTransportationUniversity ZoneUrban Center
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Food for ThoughtOpportunities for Infill
Where are sites that would make sense for infill development?
Gathering Places
Where are places that the community gathers?
Connectivity and Safety
Where are places that need better connectivity or improved pedestrian and cyclist safety?
Infrastructure Needs
Where are places that need additional or improved utility infrastructure?
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Questions?Questions or comments about today’s activities or any upcoming events?
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Mahalo!That’s all for today folks — we couldn’t have done it without you!
Please join us at the next event in the West Side Community Design Workshop. We look forward to seeing you.