25Connects Final Summary

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A TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR W. 25TH CORRIDOR PRESENTATION TO:

THE GREATER CLEVELAND REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES OPERATIONS PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE AUGUST 10, 2021

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25CONNECTS.COM 25CONECTA.COM

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MEETING AGENDA 1

PROJECT HISTORY

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WHO WE ARE

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COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS

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PURPOSE

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WHAT WE HEARD

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ZONING REVIEW AND POLICY

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MARKET & FINANCE PLAN

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BRT DEVELOPMENT

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CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS

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PROJECT HISTORY

PROJECT HISTORY

BRT PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING & DESIGN 25 CONNECTS

INITIAL BRT REPORT

BRT CONSTRUCTION

WE ARE HERE

2018

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2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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WHO WE ARE

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WHO WE ARE

PRINCIPAL,

PROJECT MANAGER

SENIOR PRINCIPAL

ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY

ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH

COMMUNICATION DESIGN

PROJECT DIRECTOR

CRAIG SKLENAR, AICP

RALPH DENISCO

LEAD

ROBERTA DUARTE

JACINDA WALKER

DAVID JURCA

AREKO CONSULTING

DESIGNEXPLORR

DAVID DIXON, FAIA

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

URBAN DESIGNER

PRINCIPAL, PBS CLIENT

STREET TEAM LEADER

STREET TEAM LEADER

RHONDA BELL, ENV SP

AICHA LAKHSSASS

SOLUTIONS

DIANE HOWARD

SONIA MATIS

BRETT SHERMAN

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COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS

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COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS › City of Cleveland

› Greater Cleveland Partnership

› Metrohealth Systems

› Northeast Ohio - Hispanic Center for Ecnomic Development

› Bike Cleveland

› Ward 14 Council Representative Jasmin Santana › Sixth City + Cycles

› Cleveland Lutheran Hospital

› Cleveland Pubic Theatre

› Metro West

› The Young Latino Network

› Cleveland Neighborhood Progress

› Cleveland Metroparks

› Esperanza

› Land Studio

› Ohio City

› Platform Beer Co.

› Cuyahoga County, OH

› Ohio Department of Transportation

› Cleveland Public Library

› Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA)

› Detroit Shoreway › Old Brooklyn - Cleveland

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› Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency

› Tremont West Development Corporation

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PURPOSE

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THE PURPOSE IS TO PREPARE THE W. 25TH STREET CORRIDOR FOR DESIGN OF AN FTA ELIGIBLE BUS RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT THAT PRESERVES THE CORRIDOR FOR TRANSIT AND TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT MAXIMIZING THE BENEFITS OF TOD WITH THE AID OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS LIKE THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, CDC’S, AND THE DIVERSE POPULATION RESIDING ALONG THE CORRIDOR.

TREMONT

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PLAN COMPONENTS BRT DEVELOPMENT

MARKET & FINANCE PLAN

1. Ridership 2. Operations 3. Parking 4. Biking & Pedestrians

1. Market Conditions 2. Finance Toolkit

ZONING REVIEW & POLICY

WHAT WE HEARD

1. Zoning Review 2. Zoning Recommendations

• Approval Process • Zoning/Design Regulations

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1. Outreach - involve entire population 2. Design preferences of customers and the population 3. Safety

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WHAT WE HEARD

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WHAT WE HEARD TARGETS & RESULTS TARGETS 2,200 ITEMS TO DISTRIBUTE 440 PARTICIPANTS TO INVOLVE 21 EVENTS (7 PER PHASE) TO ORGANIZE 44,000 IMPRESSIONS TO COLLECT

RESULTS 2,500 DISTRIBUTED ITEMS 772 INVOLVED PARTICIPANTS 22 ORGANIZED EVENTS 65,387 COLLECTED IMPRESSIONS

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We distributed 2,500 items

to reach 5% of the entire corridor

Bilingual postards Neighborhood flyers

Bus shelter handouts

We held

Mobile tours Las Dos Fronteras event

seven for

Latinx events

21 events,

each phase

User Experience (UX) walks Stakeholder Virtual Mtgs

We engaged 772

Public Virtual Mtgs

Youth Focus Group

participants which is 332 more people than we planned

Station Design Survey 2.0

BRT Priorities Survey 1.0

Mobile tours

Stakeholder Virtual Mtgs Ethnographic interviews

Las Dos Fronteras event User Experience (UX) walks

Youth Focus Group Public Virtual Mtgs

Social media ads We got 65k impressions, Website Email Campaigns from all around Latinx events

User Experience (UX) walks

Stakeholder Virtual Mtgs Public Virtual Mtgs Las Dos Fronteras event Mobile tours Ethnographic interviews Youth Focus Group

the corridor

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WHAT WE HEARD PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT RESULTS

1 TRANSIT

2 USE AND BUILT FORM

› Prioritize comfort and reliability

› Collaborate with local retail to better serve riders.

› Provide culturally relevant identity and service

› Focus on affordability and cultural identity.

› Improve safety by design.

› Remove barriers for equitable access.

3 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

4 PARKS AND RECREATION

› Create TOD with actions to address displacement.

› Implement programs to welcome community members.

› Support local businesses eager to grow.

› Provide more green spaces of different sizes.

› Target investments to increase street level activities.

› Integrate design features to serve all mobility needs.

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MARKET & FINANCE PLAN

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MARKET & FINANCE PLAN

OHIO CITY

COLUMBUS ROAD

OBJECTIVES

TREMONT

› Update existing market conditions reports ASTRUP AWNING

› Identify three unique development geographic areas along corridor › Create a specific toolkit of TOD financing tools to be used as a guide for future development projects

CLARK-FULTON

CLARK-FULTON

BROOKLYN-CENTRE

OLD BROOKLYN

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MARKET & FINANCE PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS

1 FINANCIAL PROGRAMS

2 COORDINATING COUNCIL

› Establish a program to help individuals purchase lower cost homes in Clark Fulton and Brooklyn Centre.

› Establish a Near Westside coordinating council of Community Development Corporations.

3 FUNDING

4 CLEARINGHOUSE

› Create a funding mechanism to assist in financing TOD developments along the 25Connects corridor.

› Establish a clearinghouse within the City of Cleveland, Department of Economic Development with access to all current and applicable public sector incentives available for TOD.

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ZONING REVIEW & POLICY

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ZONING REVIEW & POLICY

TOD CONTRIBUTING BUILT FORM

KEY FINDINGS › Identify barriers to TOD : • Zoning Code

TWO-PART MIXED USE BUILDING

THREE-PART MIXED USE BUILDING

CIVIC BUILDING

POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOD

• Review of application process for development • Examine variances issued along corridor (2015-2019) INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING

INDUSTRIAL BUILDING

ONE-STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING

RESIDENTIAL INSPIRED BUILDING

VACANT LOT

NON TOD CONTRIBUTING BUILT FORM

STRIP MALL

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AUTO-ORIENTED COMMERCIAL BUILDING

AUTO RELATED USE

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ZONING REVIEW & POLICY APPROVAL PROCESS RECOMMENDATIONS

1 EARLY CONSULTATION

2 SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS

ZONING/DESIGN REGULATION RECOMMENDATIONS

1 DEVELOP A NEW TOD OVERLAY

2 STREAMLINE THE CONDITIONAL USES

3 BE CLEAR ABOUT DENSITY

4 ELIMINATE ALLEY CLOSURES AND PRIORITIZE ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS

5 PROVIDE WIGGLE ROOM FOR SETBACKS

6 CONCENTRATE RETAIL AREAS

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BRT DEVELOPMENT

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BRT DEVELOPMENT OPERATIONS

› Achieved FTA guideway requirements › Recommended ROW segments that are peak hour and 24/7 dedicated bus lanes

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› Identified areas along the corridor where width constraints require decisions on vehicle traffic versus BRT operations › Recommended increasing the building setbacks to protect the ROW, support BRT Station locations, and create better walkability.

24/7 PEAK HOUR

FRANKLIN

JAY

LORAIN

CHATHAM GEHRING

MONROE

SWIFT

OPPORTUNITY INTEGRATION WITH IRISHTOWN BEND

POTTER

VEGA BARBER

ERIN SEYMOUR

WALTON

CLARK

HOLMDEN

MEYER

MH/SACKETT

OPPORTUNITY 24/7 GUIDEWAY

HIGHLY CONSTRAINED

SOUTHPOINT

MH/TROWBRIDGE

MARVIN

OPPORTUNITY ROADWAY WIDENING

DAISY

MAPLEDALE

ARCHWOOD

DENISON

WILDLIFE WAY

BROADVIEW

OPPORTUNITY 24/7 GUIDEWAY

DETROIT/SUPERIOR

27/7 VS PEAK HOUR DEDICATED LANES

OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS - BRT GUIDEWAYS PROPOSED BRT BUS STOPS NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND ALTERNATIVE SOUTHBOUND ALTERNATIVE

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EXISTING BUS STOPS/NOT PART OF BRT NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND

BRT GUIDEWAYS 24/7 DEDICATED LANES PEAK HOUR DEDICATED LANES

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BRT DEVELOPMENT PARKING

100% 80% 60%

25% 66%

73%

79%

57%

75%

58%

66%

71% 75%

40%

DETROIT/SUPERIOR

FRANKLIN

AM PM Franklin

JAY

PM Clark

LORAIN

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CHATHAM

29%

GEHRING

MONROE

SWIFT

34%

64%

POTTER

VEGA BARBER

ERIN SEYMOUR

WALTON

HOLMDEN

MEYER

MH/SACKETT

42%

AM PM MetroHealth Occupied Vacant

SOUTHPOINT

MH/TROWBRIDGE

AM PM Denison

DAISY

AM PM Broadview

25%

CLARK

21%

MAPLEDALE

WILDLIFE WAY

BROADVIEW

OCCUPIED VACANT

ARCHWOOD

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PARKING UTILIZATION

27%

MARVIN

34%

DENISON

20%

43%

36%

BRT STATION PRIORITY AREAS AND PARKING UTILIZATION PROPOSED BRT BUS STOPS NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND NORTHBOUND ALTERNATIVE SOUTHBOUND ALTERNATIVE

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EXISTING BUS STOPS/NOT PART OF BRT NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND

BRT GUIDEWAYS 24/7 DEDICATED LANES PEAK HOUR DEDICATED LANES

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BRT DEVELOPMENT 5 BRT STATION TYPOLOGIES

EXAMPLE OF A STATION TYPOLOGY FOR 25CONNECTS : PREFERRED STATION 5’ ALIGNMENT ZONE

Amentiy zone

16’ MIXED ZONE

BOARDING AREA 2’ SHELTER OFFSET 60’ ARTICULATED BUS

40’ BUS 65’ TRANSIT STOP

4 OTHER TYPOLOGIES

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REGULAR STATION

CONSTRAINED STATION

NARROW STATION

CYCLE TRACK STATION

SPECIAL STATION

*recently upgraded

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BRT DEVELOPMENT TOD ASSUMPTIONS

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› Parking Requirements • 1 stall per unit maximum • 0.15 stall per unit visitor parking • No parking required for ground floor or retail under 25,000 sqft › Local market opportunity considerations • Density • Affordability • Displacement Mitigation • Typologies of Housing › BRT OPERATIONS • Platform Placement • Setbacks that might be required in certain areas

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BRT DEVELOPMENT TOD BUILDING TYPOLOGIES 10’ 10’ 10’

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10’

10’

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TOWNHOMES

MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL

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60

MIXED-USE (RETAIL + RESIDENTIAL)

10’ 12’

10’ 10’

12’

10’

12’

10’

10’

12’

10’

15’

10’ 12’

10’

15’

0’

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25’

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60 40’

OFFICE BUILDING

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BRT DEVELOPMENT 278 UNITS

BROADVIEW STATION CONCEPT

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33 SPACES

88 UNITS

DENISON STATION CONCEPT

RESIDENTIAL RETAIL OFFICE ABOVE-GROUND GARAGE BELOW-GROUND GARAGE

128 SPACES

62 UNITS

48 SPACES

METROHEALTH STATION CONCEPT

155 UNITS

CLARK STATION CONCEPT

181 SPACES

389 UNITS

921 SPACES

FRANKLIN STATION CONCEPT

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TYPE 4: OFFICE BUILDING TYPE 5: MIXED-USE (RET.+RES.) TYPE 6: MIXED-USE (RET.+OFF.+RES.)

PARKING TOD PROJECT BRT STATION

RIVER

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BRT DEVELOPMENT CORRIDOR TREE ALIGNMENT GROUNDFLOOR RETAIL

5 FT TO 10FT SETBACK INSERT STREET TREES WHERE POSSIBLE

TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AREA FOR SIDEWALKS

URBAN LIGHTING

AND CAFES

PROPOSED IRISHTOWN BEND PARK

PROPOSED FRANKLIN BRT NORTHBOUND STOP

BRT GUIDEWAY PROTECTED BIKE LANE

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CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS

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CONCLUSION & NEXT STEPS

Formalize a new development review process along transit priority corridors (City of Cleveland and GCRTA)

Initiate updates to the zoning code and land use planning policy to support TOD along the corridor (City of Cleveland)

Develop an Equitable TOD playbook that will highlight ways to mitigate displacement while supporting new development within the corridor.

(City of Cleveland & GCRTA)

Identify existing proposed development applications that might benefit from review by GCRTA along the W. 25 Street Corridor (City of Cleveland and GCRTA)

Continue dialog with community on transit, housing and economic development needs. (GCRTA) › Facilitate community consensus as details on BRT design and implementation are developed

Initiate the Preliminary Engineering work for the MetroHealth BRT. (GCRTA)

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FTA Small Starts Initiation (GCRTA)

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THANK YOU!

QUESTIONS?

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4 ADDITIONAL STATION TYPLOGOES REGULAR STATION

NARROW STATION

5’ ALIGNMENT ZONE

5’ ALIGNMENT ZONE PRIVATE PROPERTY Amentiy zone

PRIVATE PROPERTY

PRIVATE PROPERTY

Amentiy zone

2’ SHELTER OFFSET

10’ MIXED ZONE

13’ 8’ MIXED ZONE

BOARDING AREA

2’ SHELTER OFFSET

60’ ARTICULATED BUS

60’ ARTICULATED BUS

40’ BUS

40’ BUS

65’ TRANSIT STOP

65’ TRANSIT STOP

CONSTRAINED STATION

CYCLE TRACK STATION

PRIVATE PROPERTY

5’ ALIGNMENT ZONE

SIDEWALK DOES NOT MEET 96’’ X 60’’ PERDENDICULAR CLEAR BOARDING AREA ADA CODE 810.2.2

5’ ALIGNMENT ZONE SINGLE 6’ OR BI-DIRECTIONAL 12’ CYCLE TRACK

Amentiy zone

6’ MIXED ZONE

BRIDGE WALL

BOARDING AREA

TURNING SPACE

2’ SHELTER OFFSET 60’ ARTICULATED BUS

60’ ARTICULATED BUS

40’ BUS

40’ BUS

45’ TRANSIT STOP

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BOARDING AREA

65’ TRANSIT STOP

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