Belleview Station Area Design

FROM TAD TO TOD : ENERGIZING BELLEVIEW STATION

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E TAT ERS INT Denver

GDP 51 ac

Greenwood Village

Denver

1/2 MILE STATION AREA 502 ac S. MONACO AVE

Cherry Hills Village

25

2 TE A ST R TE IN

25

Cherry Hills Village

OVERVIEW AND LOCAL CONTEXT

E. BELLEVIEW AVENUE

QUEBEC STREET

Greenwood Village

NORTH

TRANSIT SCORE

1,234

1,787 BIKE SCORE

2009 2015 2% INCREASE IN DAILY RIDERSHIP

IMPROVE THE BIKESCORE AND WALKSCORE

WALKSCORE

DENSIT Y IS 6,500 PPL /SQ MI. AND COULD SUPPORT MORE INFILL DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH AND EAST

ANALYSIS

BUILDING AND BLOCK PATTERNS 1993

2005

ANALYSIS

2015, INCLUDING FUTURE GDP BUILDINGS

AREAS TO IMPROVE

15 /15 1/5 3 /15

PRINCIPLE 1

WALK

4 /15

AREAS TO IMPROVE

PRINCIPLE 2

CYCLE

1/5

PRINCIPLE 3

CONNECT

3 /15 DOES NOT MEET

PRINCIPLE 4

MEETS

13 /15 15 /15 8 /15 7/20 62 /100

TRANSIT PRINCIPLE 5

MIX

13 /15

PRINCIPLE 6

DENSIFY

7/15

AREAS TO IMPROVE

PRINCIPLE 7

COMPACT

2 /15

PRINCIPLE 8

SHIFT GDP AREA

4 /20 51 ac

ANALYSIS | TOD STANDARD SCORING

34 /100

PRINCIPLE 1

WALK PRINCIPLE 2

CYCLE PRINCIPLE 3

CONNECT PRINCIPLE 4

TRANSIT PRINCIPLE 5

MIX

AREAS TO IMPROVE

PRINCIPLE 6

DENSIFY PRINCIPLE 7

COMPACT PRINCIPLE 8

SHIFT STATION AREA

502 ac

CHALLENGES

DT

A 136,000 A

• OPEN SPACES ALONG THE STREET EDGE CREATES AN UNDESIRABLE PEDESTRIAN E XPERIENCE • L ARGE BLOCK SIZES CREATE POOR CONNECTIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS • MAJOR ROADS ARE WIDE AND ENCOURAGE HIGH TRAFFIC SPEEDS

223 ,0 0

• GRADE SEPARATED INFRASTRUCTURE CREATES BARRIERS THAT LIMIT ACCESS IN AND AROUND THE STATION

T AD 0A

DT

14,500 AADT

5,800 AA

48,500 AADT

0’

NORTH

ANALYSIS

300’

SCALE: 1”=600’

600’

CHALLENGES • OPEN SPACES ALONG THE STREET EDGE CREATES AN UNDESIRABLE PEDESTRIAN E XPERIENCE • L ARGE BLOCK SIZES CREATE POOR CONNECTIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS • MAJOR ROADS ARE WIDE AND ENCOURAGE HIGH TRAFFIC SPEEDS • GRADE SEPARATED INFRASTRUCTURE CREATES BARRIERS THAT LIMIT ACCESS IN AND AROUND THE STATION

OPPORTUNITIES

• CAPITALIZE ON THE UNDERUTILIZED L AND WITHIN THE STATION AREA (~ 105 ACRES) • CREATE ADDITIONAL STREET CONNECTIONS AND MIX OF USES TO ENERGIZE THE URBAN CENTER

VALUE PROPOSITION ADDITIONAL

CONNECTIONS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST WILL

ALLOW FOR POTENTIAL

RE-INVESTMENT

OF

UNDER

UTILIZED L AND WITHIN THE WALKSHED OF BELLEVIE W STATION.

VISION THE BELLEVIE W STATION AREA WILL HARNESS THE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND BROADEN THE CAPTURE AREA IN ORDER TO

ENERGIZE

AND INCREASE THE

BY RECALIBRATING THE 0’

NORTH

ANALYSIS

300’

SCALE: 1”=600’

600’

TOD

CHARACTERISTICS

STREET NET WORK AND

TRANSITIONIN G TO A MIXED-USE

NEIGHBORHOOD.

FRAMEWORK MAINTAIN THE ‘SET BUILDING PIECES’ AND E XISTING ROADS

0’

NORTH

VISION

300’

SCALE: 1”=600’

600’

FRAMEWORK MAINTAIN THE ‘SET BUILDING PIECES’ AND E XISTING ROADS

CONNECT IMPROVE THE STREET NET WORK TOWARD MONACO STREET, ACROSS BELLEVIE W AVENUE AND ACROSS I-25 STITCH TOGETHER THE E XISTING BLOCKS AND CREATE OPPORTUNIT Y FOR NE W DEVELOPMENT

0’

NORTH

VISION

300’

SCALE: 1”=600’

600’

FRAMEWORK MAINTAIN THE ‘SET PIECES’ - THE E XISTING MID- TO HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS

CONNECT IMPROVE THE STREET NET WORK TOWARD MONACO STREET, ACROSS BELLEVIE W AVENUE AND ACROSS I-25 STITCH TOGETHER THE E XISTING BLOCKS AND CREATE OPPORTUNIT Y FOR NE W DEVELOPMENT

INFILL INFILL THE UNDERUTILIZED L AND AND TRANSITION THE LOWER DENSIT Y BUILDINGS TO A HIGHER DENSIT Y MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD

0’

NORTH

VISION

300’

SCALE: 1”=600’

600’

EXISTING ROAD NETWORK

PEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS ALONG BELLEVIEW AVENUE

UNION AVENUE BRIDGE

0’

NORTH

CONNECT

300’

SCALE: 1”=600’

600’

BELLEVIEW AVENUE AT NIAGARA STREET

ENHANCED ROAD NETWORK

CHARACTER IN DTC

CHARACTER OF BELLEVIEW AVENUE

0’

NORTH

CONNECT

300’

SCALE: 1”=600’

600’

CHARACTER OF UNION AVENUE

PROPOSED ROAD NETWORK

CAP AT UNION STATION | COLUMBUS, OH

OLYMPIC SCULPTURE PARK | SEATTLE, WA

0’

NORTH

CONNECT

300’

SCALE: 1”=600’

600’

RECONNECT AUSTIN

University Town Center, near Washington, D.C.

PROJECT PRECEDENT

Retrofitting strategies includes: • Wide mix of uses, distributed both horizontally and vertically • New zoning encouraging higher-density development • Shared parking strategies and new parking garages for infill buildings without demolishing existing buildings

1988

2007

Source: Retrofitting Suburbia, Ellen Dunham-Jones

INFILL

2015

CURRENT LAND USE WEST OF I-25 - LOW-DENSIT Y RESIDENTIAL, OFFICE AND EMERGING MIXED USE EAST OF I-25 - OFFICE, HOTEL AND LOW-DENSIT Y RESIDENTIAL

0’

NORTH

INFILL

300’

SCALE: 1”=600’

600’

INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSITION INTRODUCE A FINE GRAIN STREET NET WORK BRIDGE DECK OVER I-25 TO PROVIDE BET TER CONNECTIVIT Y AND DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL

0’

NORTH

INFILL

300’

SCALE: 1”=600’

600’

PROPOSED LAND USE INTRODUCE MIXED-USE AND RESIDENTIAL ON BOTH SIDES OF I-25 TRANSFORM UNION AVENUE INTO A RESIDENTIAL BOULEVARD PROVIDE DEVELOPABLE L AND ON I-25 BRIDGE DECK NE W NEIGHBORHOOD PARK /PL A Z A AT THE STATION HEAD.

0’

NORTH

INFILL

300’

SCALE: 1”=600’

600’

EXISTING MASSING

PROPOSED URBAN FORM

PROPOSED MASSING

Keymap

CONNECT + INFILL

EXISTING MASSING

PROPOSED URBAN FORM

PROPOSED MASSING

Keymap

CONNECT + INFILL

EXISTING MASSING

PROPOSED URBAN FORM

PROPOSED MASSING

Keymap

CONNECT + INFILL

EXISTING MASSING

PROPOSED URBAN FORM

PROPOSED MASSING

Keymap

CONNECT + INFILL

EXISTING CHARACTER

PROPOSED CHARACTER

• RE-CONFIGURE CURBLINES TO REDUCE MEDIAN WIDTH AND RE-STRIPE L ANES TO 11’ WIDE • INCORPORATE ON-STREET PARKING DURING NON-PEAK HOURS • CREATE A 12’ MULTI-USE PATH FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS

LOCATION

ROAD DIET

STREET SECTION

BELLEVIEW AVENUE

EXISTING CHARACTER

PROPOSED CHARACTER

• RE-CONFIGURE CURB LINES TO ELIMINATE MEDIAN AND CREATE A WIDER PEDESTRIAN ZONE • RE-STRIPE L ANES TO INCLUDE DEDICATED BIKE L ANE • INCORPORATE ON-STREET PARKING

LOCATION

ROAD DIET

STREET SECTION

UNION AVENUE

EXISTING CHARACTER

PROPOSED CHARACTER

• INCREASE STREET NET WORK AND DEVELOPABLE L AND ON I-25 BRIDGE DECK • CREATE URBAN PARK /PL A Z A AT THE STATION HEAD THAT IS FRAMED BY MIXED-USE BUILDINGS

LOCATION

BRIDGE DECK

BELLEVIEW STATION HEAD

AREAS TO IMPROVE

4 /15 1/5 3 /15 DOES NOT MEET

13 /15 7/15 2 /15 4 /20 34 /100

AREAS IMPROVED

PRINCIPLE 1

WALK

12 /15

PRINCIPLE 2

CYCLE

3 /5

PRINCIPLE 3

15 /15 DOES NOT MEET

PRINCIPLE 4

TRANSIT PRINCIPLE 5

13 /15

AREAS TO IMPROVE

PRINCIPLE 6

DENSIFY

15 /15

PRINCIPLE 7

COMPACT

7/15

PRINCIPLE 8

PRINCIPLE 2

CYCLE CONNECT PRINCIPLE 4

TRANSIT PRINCIPLE 5

MIX

AREAS IMPROVED

PRINCIPLE 6

DENSIFY PRINCIPLE 7

COMPACT PRINCIPLE 8

SHIFT STATION AREA

WALK

PRINCIPLE 3

CONNECT

MIX

PRINCIPLE 1

12 /20 77/100 502 ac

TOD STANDARD SCORING

SHIFT STATION AREA (Proposed Conditions)

502 ac

ROAD DIET 1.70 miles of road diet adjustments, streetscape and bike lanes 11 Enhanced pedestrian crossings

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Primary Stakeholders

Secondary Stakeholders

Landowners

Greenwood Village

City and County of Denver

Cherry Hills Village

DTC

Neighborhood Groups

Colorado Department of Transportation

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

@

Union Avenue Road Diet

$4,380,000

Curb line adjustments (9,000 LF x $100/LF)

$ 900,000

Streetscape (162,000 SF x $20/SF)

$3,240,000

Bike lanes (9,000 LF x $10/LF)

$

Enhanced pedestrian crossing (5 by $30K/ea) $ 150,000

90,000

Belleview Avenue Road Diet

$3,648,000

Curb line adjustments (9,000 LF x $100/LF)

$ 680,000

Streetscape (180,000 SF x $25/SF)

$2,720,000

Bike lanes (9,000 LF x $10/LF)

$

Enhanced pedestrian crossing (4 by $30K/ea) $ 180,000

68,000

Create a safer pedestrian experience and additional on-street parking Increased mobility options for pedestrians and bicyclists Create streets that attract high quality businesses and residents

CONNECT 4.30 miles of new streets 10 acres of developable land on deck over I-25 3 vehicular bridges over I-25 unlocks over 50 acres of under-utilized land

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Proposed streets

$15,820,000

New street/ utilities (22,600 LF x $300/LF)

$ 6,780,000

Streetscape (361,600 SF x $25/SF

$ 9,040,000

Land Acquisition (41.5 AC x $300K/AC)

I-25 deck (680,000 SF x $300/SF)

Primary Stakeholders

Secondary Stakeholders

Landowners and Highly motivated developers

Greenwood Village

City and County of Denver

Cherry Hills Village

DTC

Neighborhood Groups

Colorado Department of Transportation Regional Transportation District

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

@

$12,450,000 $204,000,000

Increased access to new development parcels Formation of highly connected street system over I-25 Major infrastructure investment creates more development opportunities

INFILL ~ 2.5 million square feet of retail/ commercial ~ 12 million square feet of office ~ 27 million square feet of residential Utilize URBAN CENTER zoning categories C-MX-8, -12, and -16; and C-RX-5, -8 and -12 to support the mixed-use vision

West of I-25, North of Belleview Ave

Retail/ Comm

800,000 SF

Annual Tax base $2.8 mil.

Office 5,000,000 SF $10.4 mil.

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Residential 7,700 DU $9.2 mil.

West of I-25, South of Belleview Ave

Retail/ Comm

600,000 SF

$2.1 mil.

Office 3,000,000 SF $6.0 mil.

Residential 2,100 DU $2.5 mil.

East of I-25

Retail/ Comm

900,000 SF

$3.0 mil.

Office 3,000,000 SF $6.0 mil.

Residential 10,700 DU $13.0 mil.

Deck over I-25

Retail/ Comm 200,000 SF $800K

Office 1,000,000 SF $2.2 mil.

Primary Stakeholders

Secondary Stakeholders

Landowners and Highly motivated developers

Greenwood Village

City and County of Denver

Cherry Hills Village

DTC

Neighborhood Groups

Colorado Department of Transportation

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY

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Residential

1,800 DU

$2.2 mil.

Return On Investment

Annual Tax base

~ 5,000 new retail and commercial jobs

$8.7 mil.

~ 24,000 new office jobs ~ 22,300 residential units

$24.6 mil. $26.9 mil.

FROM TAD TO TOD : ENERGIZING BELLEVIEW STATION

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