slides for nov 1 planning board meeting
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Slides for Nov 1 Planning Board Meeting. The Arts Campus Can be built without touching the Dinky. As Proposed. As Proposed: Without Moving the Dinky Access at-grade North of Lot 7. As Proposed: Without Moving the Dinky Access under Tracks South of Lot 7. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Slides for Nov 1 Planning Board Meeting
The Arts Campus Can be built without touching the Dinky
As Proposed
As Proposed:Without Moving the DinkyAccess at-grade North of Lot 7
As Proposed:Without Moving the DinkyAccess under Tracks South of Lot 7
PU can still extend Blair Walk without touching the Dinky
Blair Walk: Beatrix Farrand’s Magnolias - Existing Blair Walk: Magnolia Extension – without touching the Dinky
The Easement Restriction on Development Rights
Zillow Map with Property Lines
As Proposed
Traffic
The Roundabout
Even with the grading, Roundabout is on a slope
Conflicts in Tight Roundabout
• Bicycle Conflicts• Vehicle Conflicts• Pedestrian Conflicts• This is a Mess
A Better Circulation Plan…
• Make the whole McCarter Block a “Roundabout”– Conflicts are distributed to
locations having 2 parallel lanes one way lanes
– Northbound flows are oriented toward their natural direction up Univ. Place
– Southbound flows are organized down Alexander Street
– Can provide more angled parking all along Univ. Place
Traffic Analysis Insufficiently Accurate to Measure Delay to 0.3 Seconds!
Access to Lot 7 & The Proposed “Stucco-Enhanced Bus Shelter”
This is a Station!!