Partial Cross Section AA
Mall C Level
Partial Longitudinal Section BB
Mall C Level
+642
+642
Transportation Center Lobby Level and Bus Access
Transportation Center Lobby Level and Bus Access +612 +/+607.5
Entry - Taxi & Car Drop Off - Food Court Above
Concept
Ancillary Concept 1. Tie the new parking structures into the existing parking decks north of the City and County buildings. Take the parking off of the roofs of these existing facilities and cover with a new green roof making a park out of the existing paved areas. 2. Provide new public facilities on Mall C including a bike shop with indoor bike parking and locker rooms/washrooms as well as a restaurant/café with an expansive outdoor seating area in the summer that converts to a skating rink in the winter. 3. Develop a master plan for mixed use and residential development along the proposed boulevard from Route 90 to the Browns' Stadium. Outcomes Entrance to the city from Route 90 becomes a processional experience along an engaging urban artery allowing pedestrians and vehicles to share multi-point access to the lakefront as well as the downtown, culminating at the Museum Campus, Transportation Center and Stadium and connecting to the proposed Pier District.
Bus Terminal & Bike Storage Above
Edge of current Mall C
New cross boulevard on Burnham axis connecting to the proposed Pier District neighborhood
Connection of new boulevard into main entry of proposed Pier District neighborhood
New RTA station at 3rd street. Part of new mixed use development at the south edge of proposed boulevard . Station is fully enclosed and accessible.
Extension of Burnham Axis
Implementation: 1. Convert Route 2 from a limited access highway to a Grand Boulevard all the way from the exit at Route 90 to an at-grade intersection at 3rd Street, while providing at-grade intermediate intersections at 18th street, 13th Street and 9th Street. (Acknowledging the basic origin of this idea from the 2002-2004 Connecting Cleveland: The Waterfront District Plan.) 2. Move the current edge of the 50' grade change from the north end of Mall C to the south edge of the proposed boulevard where it will change to a roughly 35' building elevation height, stepping over the railway ROW with new green roof parking decks and a green roof multi-modal transportation center.
Freight
Passenger Train Platforms
3rd Street
PROVIDE A NEW STATE-OF-THE ART TRANSPORTATION CENTER THAT CONNECTS CLEVELAND TO ITS LAKEFRONT WHILE SETTING THE STAGE FOR FUTURE URBANIZATION.
Train Platforms
+590
Opportunity for new mid or high rise residential development accessible from the proposed boulevard and the new green roof park/plaza.
Removal of Marginal Drive provides more green space and expansion potential for the Museum Campus. Retail/Restaurant commercial development along blvd. with mixed use above .
9th Street
Train Bed
Boulevard
+610
Intersection at 9th and the proposed boulevard
+607.5
New grand stairway access from proposed boulevard to new green roof park/plaza above
+642
Opportunity for development of additional government or mixed use office/hotel/reisdential building(s) at the east and west end of the proposed development.
New 9th Street RTA station, fully enclosed and accessible as part of new mixed use development plan.
New green roof park/plaza over the existing and new parking decks. +634 +626
+642
The primacy of green space and the axis of the 1903 Burnham Group Plan is preserved even within the context of increased density.
Path over transportation center to bridge accessing the Museum Campus
The current north edge of Mall C is morphed into a new three-story commercial edge at the south of the new boulevard and the environment is enriched and enlivened by retail and other commercial development at the street level. Space in the two stories above can be developed for mixed use, and above that is the potential to add mid or high-rise residential units.
Lakewood Ave.
Entry to fully accessible east side transportation center
Many new connections are made from downtown to the Museum Campus and the lakefront, including four 24/7 pedestrian access points along the competition site: two at monumental stairways on axis with the city and county buildings, one on a greenway promenade from Mall C down to the boulevard, and another over the top of the Transportation Center's green roof and bridge over the boulevard and onto the Museum Campus. Entry into west side parking deck transportation center and access to stadium via underground
Parking is increased to the degree that retail/office/hotel and residential development is possible around the newly created green roof park and transportation center. (Forty-two hundred parking spaces are provided within the competition site. Consequently Twenty-seven-hundred parking spaces beyond the required 1,000 and the existing 500 on the roofs of the existing decks are available to support further development of this project.)
Restaurant/Café at Mall C roof as part of new park/plaza
Green way sloped walk/promenade from Mall C down to new boulevard New summer outdoor eating area and winter skate park
Site Plan and Roof Plan
Greenway Promenade
East side of new transportation center
Limited access from Mall C to stadium via parking decks and tunnel under boulevard.
24/7 pedestrian access from Mall C to boulevard and lakefront via greenway promenade.
Secondary entry for transportation center, open for ticketed passengers and available for use during special events. This area is provided in anticipation of future traffic growth.
New bike storage, locker and washrooms, and retail bike shop as part of transportation center development program (12,000 SF) Entry to the transportation center and more bike storage are just steps away.
Parking Deck
1. Conversion of Route 2 from a limited access highway to a boulevard with 4 traffic lanes, 2 parking lanes, 2 bicycle lanes, center left turn lanes and a 12 foot wide raised median planter. Re-grading can be accomplished in a way that enhances the adjacent properties. 2. Cross boulevard and intersection realigned to Burnham plan centerline. 3. Remove existing Rout 2 elevated highway overpass 4. Remove Marginal Drive and provide more green space/planting. 5. Full at-grade of new boulevard with 3rd Street and entry into Pier District Neighborhood 6. Full at-grade at 9th Street and entry into harbor area and museum campus. 7. Full intersection at 13th Street and the new boulevard. 8. Full intersection at 18th Street and the new boulevard.
Visitors center (5,000 SF) and mini retail space with ramp access to the Food Court above
Greenway sloped walk/promenade from the proposed boulevard to Mall C Proposed Boulevard
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A Taxi and car drop off area at boulevard (10 ea.)
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Train platforms with access from above. West platforms are provided elevator access
Food Court (12,000 SF) with view of Museum Campus (above entry red dashed lines) accessible by ramp and elevator
Ramp
8
3
Elevator from lobby to Food Court Retail on the boulevard with mixed use above
Parking deck with access to transportation center, boulevard, and underground (under blvd) to the stadium. Shared bus access to transportation center lobby and the convention center at Mall C. (Also used by trucks for the convention center).
West side of Transportation Center
24/7 pedestrian access from Mall C to Museum Campus and lakefront via bridge over roof and boulevard.
Retail space with mixed use above
+614
+642
Parking Deck
B
B
Parking deck and short term parking for 40 cars with direct access to transportation center waiting area. Total of 4,200 parking spaces are provided in this plan
Pedestrian access and vehicular access at roadway intersections
Site Circulation Plan (Axis & Access)
24/7 pedestrian access to lakefront 2
Car rental area 4,000 SF Ticket and waiting area/seating 27,000 SF (22,500 SF Total Req’d in program). This space is sealed and conditioned.
Red dashed line here indicates entry at Mall C level above into parking deck with access to transportation center and underground access to the stadium.
VIP lounge and public washrooms 6,000 SF Elevator from Mall C entry to Lobby Level
A Red dashed line here indicates upper range of greenway promenade from Mall C to proposed boulevard.
Combined Transportation Center Floor Plans
Line of glass wall along promenade with view into station and the train platforms below - This volume space is vented and unconditioned
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Limited pedestrian access to lakefront
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9
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Vehicular access
6
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9
Red dashed line here indicates bike storage area and entry off of Mall C above the bus terminal. See site plan for coordination. Area of bike storage within this location 5,000 SF.
9
1. Bridge over transit center to Museum Campus 2. Interior pedestrian path from parking decks to underground passage (under boulevard) to stadium. 3. Slope of greenway promenade from Mall C to boulevard. 4. Main entry to transportation center. 5. Stair from green roof plaza to boulevard 6. Access from parking decks to transportation center 7. Bus access to transportation center 8. Auto access to parking decks 9. RTA Transit stop at street intersections
Project Circulation Plan
Cleveland Design Competition Project 2009: Lakefront Station
Partial Longitudinal Section