CBJ Project Manager: Heather Marlow Consultant Team: Sheinberg Associates With team members: – Walker Macy – Northwind Architects – Kittelson & Associates

Purpose and Need 1.The CBJ Comprehensive Plan has called this area Juneau’s Arts, Cultural & Civic District for years, and citizen’s actions to build the state museum, support the JACC and more reinforce this. Area is zoned for higher density mixed use development with housing. More focus is needed to move forward. Support State Capitol. 2.A lot of activity will be occurring in and around this District. It is therefore a good time to provide more direction to help guide both public and private sector investment here. What should CBJ be encouraging on its land?

PROJECTS CURRENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION PROJECTS CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED AURORA & HARRIS HARBOR FEASIBILITY STUDY LRWP AREA A LAND AND SEAWALK PLANNING STATE LIBRARY ARCHIVE & MUSEUM PROJECT (LAMP) CBJ DOWNTOWN TRANSPORTATION CENTER & MAIN ST. UPGRADE CBJ 16B DOCK RENOVATIONS CBJ MARINE PARK CENTENNIAL HALL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER MENTAL HEALTH TRUST LAND DEVELOPMENT CBJ SOUTH SEAWALK PROJECT WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – CURRENT AND FUTURE PLANS

Schedule October : Get started, Work with CBJ, Analyze district’s assets and challenges, Outreach November: Online Survey, Continue all work above, Develop Concepts, Discuss at Public Workshop, More outreach December: Refine Concepts, Develop Plan, Post online, Continue outreach, Present to CBJ January+ : Focus on Implementation, Planning Commission review & adoption

Tonight 1.Context 2.Assets and Challenges 3.Concepts to take advantage of assets and tackle challenges. 4.Working Willoughby District Plan 5.Implementation concepts

The Past

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – ORIGINAL SHORELINE

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – EARLY DEVELOPMENT

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – 1930’S – 1940’S

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – 1950-’S 1960’S

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – EARLY CIVIC EFFORTS

Current Planning Efforts & Direction We are Building Upon

Recent Juneau Community Plans CBJ Comprehensive Plan (2008) – Non Motorized Transportation Plan (2009) – Waterfront Plan (2004) Subport Plan (2003)

CBJ Plans Provide Clear Direction Land Use 1.Juneau’s Civic-Cultural-Arts campus 2.Create a lively atmosphere 3.Foster/leverage mixed-use development 4.More housing Transportation 1.Improve pedestrian environment - link destinations 2.Work together on parking, share parking 3.New parking structures anticipated

262 people took the Online Survey Over half who took it visit area daily. Half walk, half drive through. 200 written comments Very Important / Important Goals 1.Clean up the area 2.Address area’s social issues 3.Streetscape improvements 4.Better walking connections 5.Expand arts, cultural and civic uses here 6.Deal with area’s rundown buildings 7.Incentives to encourage transit

Assets & Challenges (Opportunities)

Major cultural and civic destinations. Many retail and indoor recreation destinations – including town’s only major grocery.

This is a major employment center

Transit Center Well Served by Public Transportation

5 minute walk (1/4 mile)

13 acres 7.25 acres 0.75 acres Study Area: +/- 32 acres Streets=5.5 acres (17%) (25% is typical)

Surface parking is primary land use Egan is hard to cross. Concrete & barbed wire

Walking is often haphazard, cut through parking lots, lack of safety.

Limited Green or Public Space - ‘leftovers’

Several buildings are at the end of their design life, or will be within 10+ years

What happens when workers go home?

 Important Civic, Arts & Cultural Uses  Shopping & Business & Indoor Recreation Destinations  Lots of employees  Transit  A giant surface parking lot, fences & barbed wire  Chaotic walking, unsafe  Blocks are too large  Lack of public space  Rundown buildings  Empty at night, scary  Egan is a barrier

urban design principles Connection to Place A Connected Grid of Streets, Sidewalks, Paths Complete Streets Integrated Parks and Open Space Human-Scaled Integrated Civic/Cultural/Social Uses Mixed-Use

Connection to Place

Willoughby District Concepts applying these principles….

Phase 1 Glacier Egan Whittier Willoughby Capital

Phase 2 Glacier Egan Whittier Willoughby Capital

Phase 3 Glacier Egan Whittier Willoughby Capital

Existing Connections Glacier Egan Whittier Willoughby Capital

Phase 1 Glacier Egan Whittier Willoughby Capital

Phase 2 Glacier Egan Whittier Willoughby Capital

Phase 3 Egan Whittier Willoughby Capital Glacier

Phase acres 2 acres 1 acre Glacier Egan Whittier Willoughby Capital

Future Off-street Pedestrian Connections Glacier Egan Whittier Willoughby Capital

Future Sidewalk Connections Glacier Egan Whittier Willoughby Capital

Future Transit Glacier Egan Whittier Willoughby Capital

What can happen on these parcels and in the Willoughby District?

Grocery Housing Parking Street Retail Restaurant Housing

Integrated Civic/Cultural/Social Uses

Human Scale Chattanooga

Integrated Civic/Cultural/Social Uses

Now we are working the details

Plan Implementation 1.Planned, sequenced investment for streets, sidewalks, public space (possibly in tandem with a private sector development) 2.Set public goals # of market and affordable housing # new private sector jobs transportation demand management, sf 1 st floor commercial building design 3.Incentives for private sector investment and design that achieves public goals (low interest loans, property or sales tax relief, density bonus, parking reduction)