Draft Preferred Base Reuse Plan Proposed Development Program

Draft Preferred Base Reuse Plan Before Proposed Development Program

Draft Preferred Base Reuse Plan 3-D Concept Drawing After

TRANSPORTATION Circulation
Reduction in peak period traffic impacts Increased access

TRANSPORTATION Streetcar
Streetcar loop in town center
Silver Spring Metro Station

Potential Streetcar Stop within Site or on GA Ave. Placemaking opportunity for NE corner retail

Takoma Metro Station

Petworth Metro Station

TRANSPORTATION Transportation Demand Measures (TDM)

Provide a Mix of Uses Provide Pedestrian Mobility Facilities Establish Urban Grid Road Network Incentivize Multi-Modal Options Introduce Future Streetcar Connection Improve Pedestrian & Bicycle Mobility Establish access system to disperse traffic better Provide appropriate parking ratios Maximize shared parking opportunities Phase construction of new parking Continued monitoring of TDM effectiveness

TRANSPORTATION Projected Parking Demand

Reduction in peak period traffic impacts Increased access

Multi-modal crosssections
TDM fostering sustainability goals Parking opportunities

TRANSPORTATION Pedestrian
Connectivity via network of open spaces

Possibility of connections via built spaces

SUSTAINABILITY Project Goals

SUSTAINABILITY Project Principles

SUSTAINABILITY Examples

Bio-Retention Example

Urban Agriculture Example

OPEN SPACE & PUBLIC REALM

Preserve and enhance the Great Lawn Preserve and enhance areas with mature trees along Georgia Avenue Enhance historic buildings as backdrop for open space activities

OPEN SPACE & PUBLIC REALM The Great Lawn

Swathmore College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Building 1 Great Lawn

Outdoor Movie, Stead Park Field, Washington, DC

OPEN SPACE & PUBLIC REALM Green Breathers

Pentagon Row, Arlington, Virginia

Shake Shack, NYC, New York

Tanners Spring Park, Portland, Oregon

OPEN SPACE & PUBLIC REALM Luzon and 13th

Lenape Edible Estate, NYC, New York Urban Agriculture at Bread for the City, Washington, D.C.

Eastern Market, Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

URBAN DESIGN Site Principles

How will Urban Design reinforce the Proposed Land Use Concept?

Preserve and enhance open space Create a well-defined, welcoming and attractive front to Georgia Ave. Create pedestrian oriented ground floor uses Define sense of place and character Celebrate Walter Reeds historic legacy Sustainable features should be inherent to all design elements.

URBAN DESIGN Sub-Areas

Fern Residential
Georgia Ave. Frontage
Southeast Mixed Use Corner

Aspen Street Southwest Residential

URBAN DESIGN Georgia Ave Town Center Example

Pentagon Row, Arlington, Virginia

URBAN DESIGN Reclaim Vista of Building 1

Grand Views Building One

U.S. Patent Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA

URBAN DESIGN Unique Pedestrian Connections

Designed by Boston architect Ben Wood, urban mall in Xin Tian Di

URBAN DESIGN Innovative and Sustainable Materials

LA Green Streets

Portland State University, Oregon