Developing a Vision for Center City

Mobility & Public Realm

Advisory Group.

April 2017.

SEATTLE 20 YEARS AGO

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Photo: King County Metro

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Photo: Sound Transit

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Photo: Waterfront Seattle

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Image: Graphite Design Group

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Image: Studio 216

SEATTLE BICYCLE FACILITIES

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Photo: Seattle Bike Blog

SDOT MODAL PLANS

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WHAT WILL THE NEXT 20 BRING?

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ST3.

Waterfront Seattle.

STATE ROUTE 99 TUNNEL.

Convention Center Expansion.

Transit Tunnel #2.

55,000 New Center City Jobs.

NEW RAPIDRIDE LINES.

28,000 New Center City Households.

CENTER CITY BIKE NETWORK.

Mobility as a Service.

New Public Spaces & Parks.

SEATTLE 2035: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

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SEATTLE 2035 THEMES.

▪ Public space is essential to the livability of a growing city.

Public space and amenities need to keep pace with growth.

Use public and private spaces for public good; be tactical where space is constrained.

Provide bike, walk, and transit options to parks and public spaces.

Protect views of water bodies, mountains, and Space Needle.

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Photo: John Skelton

SEATTLE 2035 THEMES.

▪ Develop more greenways,

pedestrian-oriented streets, revived

alleys, and people places in the

right-of-way.

Provide better and safer connections

to public space – sidewalks,

greenways, trails, and transit.

Expand bike lane network.

Ensure transit quality and capacity is

keeping up with development.

Celebrate and invest in Seattle

stairways.

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Photo: John Skelton

DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM OTHER CITIES.

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PROJECTS THAT INSPIRE.

▪ Transportation Hubs.

▪ Denver Union Station.

San Francisco Transbay Terminal. ▪

▪ Transit Streets.

▪ Vancouver Granville Street.

▪ Transformative Public Places & Plazas.

▪ Paris Place La République.

Cleveland Public Square. ▪

▪ Bicycling and Walking Facilities.

▪ Indianapolis Cultural Trail.

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f o r m a n d f u n c t i o n Transbay Transit Center

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Image: James Corner Field Operations

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Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc.

Transport for London

London, England

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WHAT IS YOUR BIG (OR SMALL) IDEA?.

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THANK YOU

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