Capitol Hill Transit Oriented Development Open House

Sound Transit University Link Capitol Hill Station N Transit-Oriented Development Community Forum October 27, 2009 1

Forum Agenda 6:00 pm Open House 6:15 pm Presentation • Capitol Hill Station/TOD intro • Nagle Extension/Farmers Market – Q & A, discussion • Parking – Q & A, discussion • Next Steps and How to Stay Informed 7:45 pm Return to Open House 2

University Link • 3.15-mile extension of Initial Segment and Airport Link – Capitol Hill Station – UW Station and crossover • Schedule – Design: completed early 2009 – Construction: 6.5 years – System testing: 6 months – Open for service: 2016 • Adds 70,000 daily riders, 114,000 riders systemwide 3

Capitol Hill Station • Underground station with 3 entrances • Construction staging area - station and tunnel excavation at site • Ridership: 14,000 daily boardings • Travel time: – 6 minutes to downtown Seattle (University St.) – 3 minutes to UW Station 4

TOD Outreach Process • Sound Transit hosting quarterly community forums to gather public input on Capitol Hill Station TOD topics: March 2009 October 27, 2009 • TOD work program • Nagle Extension design • Community uses • Parking June 2009 Future Forums • Housing • Urban design & streetscape • Retail • Green building • Redevelopment vision 7

June Community Forum Recap • Housing and Retail – Small group discussions • Survey • Comments and survey results at www.soundtransit.org/CapitolHillTOD 8

Housing and Retail Survey 9

Tonight’s Program • Nagle Place Extension/Farmers Market • TOD Site Parking 10

Nagle Extension • Provides station maintenance and operations access • Provides delivery vehicle and underground parking access for TOD Site A Nagle Extension 11

Broadway Farmers Market • Sunday Market is popular with 6 years of continued growth • Currently at temporary site; Market is seeking permanent, long-term home • Market requested consideration of Nagle Extension for long- term use after station completed in 2016 • Community support for Market in TOD forums • Sound Transit staff have completed initial assessment of Market request 12

Farmers Market Sound Transit Staff Preliminary Conclusions • Sound Transit supports use of Nagle Extension for long- term Broadway Farmers Market home – Does not compromise station requirements or TOD project plans – Market’s requirements appear to be “doable” at minimal design or construction costs – Market would attract additional ridership to station – Market would increase appeal of adjacent TOD sites (retail and housing) and further activate area – Consistent with Sound Transit sustainability goals and supports Market’s sustainability mission – Strong public support 13

Farmers Market Design Considerations • Additional work to address Market and TOD requirements: – TOD parking garage and delivery access and hours – Roadway width of 40-45’ for 2 rows of stalls and 20’ fire lane – Market space for 50 vendors NAGLE EXTENSION Potential Farmers Market Stalls 14

Nagle Extension – Other Design Considerations • Use of street trees, other “Green Factor” elements • Designate as private street to address security concerns • Sound Transit may design street; have developer(s) build it Nagle Extension 15

Farmers Market – Next Steps • Continue code/policy reviews • Advance design of Nagle Extension to confirm access and parking needs, refine Market configuration • ST Board update in January • Community update at January TOD forum 16

Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance Representatives • Chris Cassidy, NFMA Board President • John Howell – Cedar River Group ST Board Central Link Oversight Committee Chair • Larry Phillips, King County Council 17

Questions? Comments? 18

Parking at Capitol Hill TOD Sites • TOD sites - limited underground parking for site tenants and retail customers • Parking amount & configuration determined through developer proposal and design process • No commuter parking at Capitol Hill Station • No commercial public parking at Station – Inconsistent with ST’s transit mission – Not financially feasible – Light rail reduces need for parking – Inconsistent with pedestrian environment – FTA funds not eligible for constructing commercial parking 19

Parking Alternatives • Sound Transit looking to reduce total parking inventory on sites • Alternatives to individual car parking – Increase access to and from neighborhood and Station – Still attractive to developers/lenders – Encourage sustainability • Sound Transit will encourage or require developers to provide alternatives to reduce car parking needs 20

Shared Parking • Depending on types of uses in developments, parking can be shared between users at different times of day 21

Zip Car • Zip Cars shared between users for limited specific needs – Users no longer need personal cars and associated parking – Users rely on transit, walking or bicycling other times Electric Car Charging Stations • Provides sustainable alternative to regular car parking 22

Resident Financial Incentives • Residential parking fees separate, not bundled in overall rents • Options for residents to forego parking space for transit pass discounts Shopper Incentives • Discounts from retailers for shoppers using transit 23

Transit Information • Property managers provide location for transit info – Transit routes and information – Ride-sharing opportunities – Bicycle services and facilities info 24

Capitol Hill Station Bicycle Parking • Bike parking needed for light rail users – Station west entrance to have approx. 50 rack spaces • Sound Transit considering additional bicycle parking to meet future station demand – ST creating Bicycle Parking and Access Plan 25

TOD Bicycle Parking • TOD site bike parking: – Below-grade bike parking for tenants and/or public – Street level bike parking for customers • ST may require developers to integrate add’l bike parking • ST/developers may seek bike parking grant opportunities or partnerships 26

Questions? Comments? 27

Next Steps • Next community forum - January 2010 – Farmers Market update – Urban design, streetscape – Green Building • Wrap-up forum – February (TBD) – Redevelopment vision synthesis – Moving forward 28

How to Stay Informed • Sound Transit Capitol Hill TOD website www.soundtransit.org/CapitolHillTOD • Monthly electronic newsletters www.soundtransit.org/subscribe • ST project and outreach staff contacts  TOD – Michelle Ginder, Project Development Coordinator, michelle.ginder@soundtransit.org  Construction – Rhonda Dixon, Community Outreach Coordinator, rhonda.dixon@soundtransit.org 29

TOD Work Program Schedule 30

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