The document discusses plans to reinvent the area around the Van Dorn Metro station in Alexandria, Virginia. It outlines the vision for the Eisenhower West development, which includes new streets, bike/ped connections, and mixed-use neighborhoods near the Metro. For the Van Dorn station specifically, challenges include congestion and lack of bike/ped access, while opportunities include transit access and developable WMATA land. Next steps discussed are developing an implementation plan addressing $190 million in infrastructure needs, establishing financing plans, defining the area's identity, providing incentives, and advancing a catalytic project like developing the WMATA property.

1. Van Dorn Metro Area Reinvented
Eisenhower Partnership Annual Meeting 2015
November 19, 2015

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Overview
 Introduction
 Eisenhower West Vision
 Van Dorn Station Area
 Joint Development Process
 Moving forward
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3. Introduction
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4. HR&A is a real estate and economic development consulting
firm working at the intersection of the public and private
sector. Our work transforms communities and revitalizes
urban environments in the United States and abroad.
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Primary Practice Areas
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Economic Development
Real Estate Advisory
Program Design and Implementation

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Our Services
Open Space Strategies
Waterfront Planning &
Development
Market & Financial Feasibility
Analysis
Public Private Partnerships &
Development
Brownfields Redevelopment
Economic and Fiscal Impact
Transportation & TOD
Development
Downtown Revitalization
Strategic Planning for Resiliency
Sustainable Neighborhood
Plans
Retail Attraction Strategies
Energy Efficiency
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CityCenter DC
Washington, DC (2001-2003)
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Capitol Riverfront District Planning
Washington, DC (2007)
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Eisenhower West Small Area Plan
Alexandria, VA (2015)
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Eisenhower West – Vision and Goals
The goals for Eisenhower West focus on creating, over time, a vibrant, sustainable, connected,
transit-oriented community that contributes to the City’s economic development goals while
providing opportunities for living, working, learning and recreating.
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Eisenhower West – Small Area Plan Key Elements
• Establish a new grid of streets
• Connections for pedestrians, bikes
and cars
• Urban pedestrian-oriented
environment adjacent to Metro
• Flexibility in redevelopment of
station area parcels
• North-south multimodal bridge from
South Pickett Street to Metro
• Production, Wholesale, and Repair
(PWR) uses; maker and flex space
• New opportunities for business
and employment
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Eisenhower West – Small Area Plan Key Elements
• Provides a mix of uses –
office/institutional, retail,
residential, PWR
• Concentrates height and density at
Metro
• Height transitions adjacent to
existing communities
• Co-location of civic and municipal
uses with affordable housing
• Creates an open space network
• Nodes of mixed-use activity
• Six distinct neighborhoods within
the plan area
• New development aligned with
public infrastructure improvements.HR&A Advisors, Inc.

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Eisenhower West – Small Area Plan Overview
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Eisenhower West – Small Area Plan Vision
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Eisenhower West – Existing Conditions
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16. Reinventing the Van Dorn Station Area

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Van Dorn Station Area – Existing Conditions

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Van Dorn Station Area – WMATA Facilities
• 46 short-term metered spaces
• 361 daily spaces
• 6 bus bays for Metrobus, Dash,
and Fairfax Connector
(no shuttles)
• 2nd busiest in private shuttle activity
(41 shuttles/hour at peak periods)
• Shuttle use to increase 63% by 2040
• Weekday Ridership: ~3,200

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Van Dorn Station Area – Planning Vision

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Van Dorn Station Area – Constraints, Challenges, and Opportunities
Transit Facilities and Transit Access
• Alleviating station area congestion
• Enhancing station access by all modes – pedestrian, bicycle, bus, and autos
• Addressing gaps and deficiencies in pedestrian/bicycle network
Constraining Infrastructure
• Waste to energy plant
• Rail corridors
• Capital Beltway
• South Van Dorn Street
• Eisenhower Avenue

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Van Dorn Station Area – Constraints, Challenges, and Opportunities
Market Constraints
• Significant development momentum elsewhere in Alexandria and Northern
Virginia (Waterfront, Potomac Yard, Hoffman Town Center, Tysons, R-B
Corridor, Pentagon City, Mosaic/Merrifield)
Opportunities
• Metrorail adjacency,
Beltway access/visibility
• Residential market still strong (for now)
• Existing conditions could create unique
placemaking
• WMATA property could be used as catalyst
(if transit access constraints can be solved)

22. Development of the WMATA-owned Property

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Joint Development Program Overview
Metro defines joint development as. . .
“… a creative program through which property
interests owned and/or controlled by WMATA are
marketed to office, retail / commercial, recreational /
entertainment and residential developers with the
objective of developing transit-oriented development
projects.”

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Joint Development Program Objectives
Integrate WMATA's transit facilities
Reduce automobile dependency
Increase pedestrian/bicycle originated transit trips
Foster safe station areas
Enhance surrounding area connections to transit stations
Provide mixed-use development including housing and the opportunity to obtain goods
and services near transit stations
Offer active public spaces
Promote and enhance ridership
Generate long-term revenues for WMATA
Encourage revitalization and sound growth in the communities that WMATA serves

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Joint Development Process
Local
Jurisdiction
Planning Vision
Transit and
Station Access
Requirements
Development
Feasibility
Analysis
Coordinated
Station Area
Plan
DEVELOPMENT
IMPLEMENTATION
FUNDING FOR:
Replacement /
Expansion
Parking
Station Access
and Capacity
Enhancements
Other Capital
and Operating
Requirements
Public Sector
Tools and
Funding
RFP to
Developers
and Investors

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Joint Development Process
Local
Jurisdiction
Planning Vision
Transit and
Station Access
Requirements
Development
Feasibility
Analysis
Coordinated
Station Area
Plan
DEVELOPMENT
IMPLEMENTATION
FUNDING FOR:
Replacement /
Expansion
Parking
Station Access
and Capacity
Enhancements
Other Capital
and Operating
Requirements
Public Sector
Tools and
Funding
RFP to
Developers
and Investors
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27. From Vision to Implementation

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From Vision to Implementation – Potential Next Steps
STRATEGIES POTENTIAL ACTIVITIES
Develop an coordinated
implementation plan
• Determination of potential development timing
• Analysis of infrastructure requirements/phasing ($190M)
• Coordination with Fairfax County (South Van Dorn
improvements, Vine Street development)
Develop an infrastructure
financing plan
• Eisenhower Ave realignment
• Multi-modal bridge
• Parks and public space
• Neighborhood ped/bike connections
Establish a sense of place • Preserve the character of Eisenhower West
• Differentiate from other active development areas in
Alexandria and Northern Virginia
Establish incentives for
desired development
• Financing tools (Tax abatements, TIF, PILOT)
• Policy tools (Streamlined entitlement processes)
Advance a catalytic project • Development of the WMATA-owned property
(advance a development feasibility analysis)

29. Van Dorn Metro Area Reinvented
Eisenhower Partnership Annual Meeting 2015
November 19, 2015