S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 (insert image of the overall project limits here) S.R. STREET FURNISHINGS PALETTES – PROJECT AREA S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 EXISTING FURNISHINGS and CONDITIONS Respectful analysis of current conditions What works, what doesn’t COORDINATION of EXISTING REFERENCE MATERIAL, CURRENT PROJECTS, CITY DEPARTMENTS Research existing documents, gather and document information. See Matrix VARIETY and IDENTITY Visual compatibility important Based upon activity nodes and areas of circulation, character of area, space available FLEXIBILITY OF STANDARDS Needs to be practical, easy to acquire, reasonable cost TRACKING and IMPLEMENTATION Needs to be in an easily retrievable format DIVERSE RANGE of INTERESTS Numerous programs and committees Understand broad range of interests Work in collaboration in development of Alternatives S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting KEY CHALLENGES -- OVERVIEW

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 PROCESS S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 INITIAL RESEARCH S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting REQUIREMENTS EXISTING STUDIES

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting EARLY ANALYSIS PENDING & FUTURE PROJECTS 2

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting STATION AREA PLAN

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY & GATHERING NODES

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting STREET FURNITURE GROUPINGS & SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMENITY - Railroad Square Existing street furnishing zone enhanced and opened up with narrow rectangular planters. Improve pedestrian connection and enhance activity with sidewalk along Wilson Street between 3 rd and 4 th. Opportunity to expand outdoor dining.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMENITY - Railroad Square

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMENITY - Railroad Square Existing alleys in Railroad Square. Can improve pedestrian circulation and enhance activity by utilizing existing alleys.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMENITY – Around Transit Mall Improve pedestrian gathering areas. Expand sidewalk along B Street low retaining wall with seating, pedestrian scale lighting, and trash containers.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMENITY – 4 th Street 4 th St. E St. Brookwood Ave. Cancer Survivor’s Park Expand pedestrian space and furnishing zones reduce apparent width of street to a more pedestrian friendly scale.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 4 th St. E St. Brookwood Ave. Cancer Survivor’s Park S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMENITY – 4 th Street Expand sidewalk at Cancer Survivor’s Park for improved furnishing zone. (E St. to Brookwood)

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMENITY – 4 th Street Mall B St. E St. 4 th St.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMENITY – 4 th Street Mall B St. E St. 4 th St.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMENITY – 4 th Street Mall B St. E St. 4 th St.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMENITY – 4 th Street Mall B St. E St. 4 th St.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting STREET FURNITURE GROUPINGS

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting BENCHES #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets One goal of the furnishings plan is to provide some flexibility in the use of materials, yet retain a visual link from one area to another. Preferred

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 ‘Art-Start’ benches Limit use to one per block on each side so as not to diminish unique character. Benches could be rotated on a regular basis to bring fresh artwork to the downtown. Out-going benches could be auctioned similar to the process for the ‘Peanuts’ character sculptures, or simply relocated. Art-Start benches are not proposed in Railroad Square. Backless benches S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting BENCHES – Specialty Applications

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 Intersections- Outdoor Living Room arrangements. This illustration depicts configuration, not bench type ‘Leaning’ benches Bus Stops Bar/Coffee Shops S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting BENCHES

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting MOVABLE SEATING #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets A movable seating program will consist of heavy weight chairs that are purchased by the City, but secured and maintained by individual merchants and shopkeepers. Common to all Areas

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 Develop typical planting compositions- Develop method by which property owners can maintain pots Black painted steel with inset steel box Rectangular shaped: 26” high x 18” wide in varying lengths of 3’- 4’-5’ S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting PLANTERS #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 Paint remaining planters a more neutral color Reduce number of existing planters to create more room for pedestrians. Groupings of existing pots at selected areas with adequate space, such as at intersections Limb up selected Redwood Trees in fixed planters to open up affected storefronts Utilize existing at- grade planters. Replant azaleas. or shade tolerant plants. Add protective fencing. Fencing to be 24” high, sturdy metal, black or wrought iron with skateboard deterrent. S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting PLANTERS

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 Secondary ‘minor’ bollard for use only where wide base is not practical. Primary bollard design standard to be utilized in most applications, including curb bulb- outs and prominent locations. S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting BOLLARDS #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets Reduce number of existing planters to create adequate pedestrian space. Replace with 4” diameter, round, slim bollards.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting TREE GRATES #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets Increase planting space for trees —-greater potential for successful growth Application suitable for narrow sidewalks and where tree wells are too small. Example: 5th Street and B Street, D Street Rusted steel finish

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting TREE GRATES & GUARDS #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 Increase pedestrian scale lighting and utilize energy efficient fixtures. Add lighting where benches will be placed. S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting LIGHTING #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 All light poles to be painted Common to all Areas: Opportunity to add pedestrian scale lighting to taller overheads 4th St. application Energy efficient Paseo lighting Comstock Mall Add pedestrian scale light poles along 4th St. S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting LIGHTING #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 Depot Park standard S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting TRASH AND RECYCLING #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets Reduce size of recycling logo

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 City Standard shall be painted black in Railroad Square. Shelters to include roof photo voltaic model S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting BUS SHELTERS #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets Design Guidelines do allow for unique shelter design (Public Art) where appropriate. Subject to Police Safety Review, Design Review, Transit Review, Cultural Heritage Review, Sub-area Stakeholder Review. Examples of public art or specialty applications

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting BIKE RACKS #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets Single post and U- shape Standards Remove parking meter posts where not needed. Public Art opportunity- Specialty bike racks Shall be limited to one in Railroad Square, and up to 3 in the Courthouse Square subarea. Railroad Square specialty bike rack shall be ‘train’ themed.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 Regional kiosk locations-pending per MTC plans Secondary kiosks for more specific information Any additional kiosks would need to be strategically located so they do not clutter the furnishings zone and streetscape. S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting KIOSKS #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 Accessible drinking fountain with feature for filling water bottle Drinking fountains located in parks, only S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting DRINKING FOUNTAIN #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 6th Street at Freeway- Per Pedestrian Linkages Study Design is per the Pedestrian Linkages Study. Any monumentation should be combined with kiosk or other functional element. 4th Street at Freeway- 3rd Street at Freeway- All monuments shown are depicted in the Pedestrian Linkages Study. Any monumentation should be combined with kiosk or other functional element. In general, monuments are not seen as necessary, except for painted type on freeway. S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting MONUMENTATION #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets Public art opportunity for ‘downtown’ monumentation at: 4 th and Brookwood 1 st and Santa Rosa Ave. 4 th and B Street

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 COMMON TO ALL AREAS S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting OUTDOOR DINING GUIDELINES #1 - Railroad Square #2 - 7th St. Corridor#3 - Urban Streets #4 - Shop Front Streets Outdoor dining guidelines are being developed, and will be adopted as part of the Zoning Ordinance. Guidelines will include: Tables and Chairs Fencing and Enclosures Planters Heat Lamps Maintenance Etc.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting STREETSCAPES These successful streetscapes appear to be free of clutter, offering more pedestrian space. Dining areas appear to be consolidated, tables close together.

S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes TAC mtg. 1 S.R. Street Furnishings Palettes Community Meeting STREETSCAPES