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From Eye Sore to A Must See: Creating Urban Parks from Thin Air and Adding Real Estate Value (Gerdo Aquino) - ULI fall meeting - 102811
1) Landscape infrastructure is a methodology that expands traditional landscape design to be multi-functional and high-performance, incorporating systems usually considered infrastructure. 2) Examples of successful landscape infrastructure projects include Hollenbeck Park in Los Angeles, Parc Nus de la Trinitat in Spain, and Cheonggyecheon in Seoul, Korea. 3) The Katy Trail in Dallas, which was designed by SWA landscape architecture and urban design, is a 3.5 mile linear park that attracts over 720,000 annual users and has spurred infill development along the trail.
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From Eye Sore to A Must See: Creating Urban Parks from Thin Air and Adding Real Estate Value (Gerdo Aquino) - ULI fall meeting - 102811
- 1. Gerdo Aquino, President| SWA ‘ Landscape infrastructure’ From Eye Sore to “A Must See”: Creating Urban Parks from Thin Air and Adding Real Estate Value
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- 4. GRIFFITH PARK OBSERVATORYOnly 14% of Angelenos live within ¼ mile of accessible open space 14%
- 5. Los Angeles Rivertoday
- 6. landscape infrastructure a methodology that expands the typical parameters of a designed landscape to a multi-functional, high performance system, including those systems originally ascribed to traditional infrastructure
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- 9. Hollenbeck Park, LosAngeles
- 10. Parc Nus dela Trinitat, Spain
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- 12. South-to-North Water TransferProject - P.R. China
- 13. milton street parklos angeles Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority Baldwin Hills Regional Conservancy Authority State Coastal Conservancy City of Los Angeles SWA Landscape Architecture and Urban Design PSOMAS Engineering
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- 19. 40ac sub-watershed 1.2aclinear park
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- 22. Katy Trail DallasFriends of the Katy Trail City of Dallas SWA landscape architecture and urban design The Office of Chris Miller Oracle Engineering Hossley Lighting James Richards, artist
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- 24. 300,000 Residentswithin a mile of the trail 30 acres 3.5 miles
- 25. 15 community accesspoints and growing
- 26. Infill development atintersections and along the edges has increased
- 27. Separate bicycle andpedestrian paths provide safe and enjoyable experiences
- 28. The Katy Trailattracts more than 15,000 walkers, cyclists, skaters and runners weekly. That’s 720,000 users a year. 720,000
- 29. The trail integratesnew plazas and small pocket parks
- 30. Katy Trail SurveyResults (9/2011)- The Users* 38% use the trail after work. 83% of users felt very safe or somewhat safe due to the number of people using the trail and the proximity of homes and businesses 50% of responders would financially support the continued expansion of the trail into other neighborhoods *source: Friends of the Katy Trail
- 31. Key Areas ofthe Annual maintenance and operations budget for the 3.5 mile Katy Trail $112,000 – landscape and maintenance of the trail $25,000- Security $20,000- Electricity $3,000- irrigation and drinking water $2,400- Dog waste bags ______________________________________ $162,400* *$400,000 total annual operations budget paid by The Friends of the Katy Trail (source: Friends of the Katy Trail)
- 32. Annual events likethe Katy 5K Run, hosted by Friends of the Katy Trail, raises money to help pay for the maintenance and operations of the trail. This year’s event raised over $140,000 (roughly 35% of the annual budget).
- 33. buffalo bayou promenadeHouston Buffalo Bayou Partnership City of Houston SWA landscape architecture / community outreach United Engineers L’Obervatoire Intl lighting design Fugro South, geotechnical Ken Tan, structural
- 34. Downtown Houston, theBuffalo Bayou and freeway infrastructure
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Editor's Notes
- #3 read
- #4 Infrastructure isnt necessarily grren/
- #5 With over 4,200 acres of parkland, Griffith Park is the largest municipal park with urban wilderness area in the United States. Although with elevations ranging from 384 to 1,600 feet above sea level, the park is not easily accessible.
- #6 In the context of los angeles, not everyone can live within a quarter mile to a park. Inner cities that are largely constrained by available space but are in dire need of parks and open space, can harness under utilized parcels– vacant lots, alleyways, portions of schools sites, public or utility-owned property, unncessarily wide streets and abandoned river beds– and convert these into parklands. We see this opportunity as a defining the next generation of parks. Parks defined by a varying set of filters. Parks don’t need to be green to function as a place for people. We see the future of parks as a kind of infrastructure that provides communities across a city the basic framework that can facilitate recreation, interpretation, ecological functions and wellness.
- #7 The above case studies represent an abbreviated version of landscape infrastructure, as a way to re-examine our relationship with the land, establish a more sustainable use with limited resources, and repurpose the lands we have taken.
- #10 In the context of los angeles, not everyone can live within a quarter mile to a park. Inner cities that are largely constrained by available space but are in dire need of parks and open space, can harness under utilized parcels– vacant lots, alleyways, portions of schools sites, public or utility-owned property, unncessarily wide streets and abandoned river beds– and convert these into parklands. We see this opportunity as a defining the next generation of parks. Parks defined by a varying set of filters. Parks don’t need to be green to function as a place for people. We see the future of parks as a kind of infrastructure that provides communities across a city the basic framework that can facilitate recreation, interpretation, ecological functions and wellness.
- #11 In the context of los angeles, not everyone can live within a quarter mile to a park. Inner cities that are largely constrained by available space but are in dire need of parks and open space, can harness under utilized parcels– vacant lots, alleyways, portions of schools sites, public or utility-owned property, unncessarily wide streets and abandoned river beds– and convert these into parklands. We see this opportunity as a defining the next generation of parks. Parks defined by a varying set of filters. Parks don’t need to be green to function as a place for people. We see the future of parks as a kind of infrastructure that provides communities across a city the basic framework that can facilitate recreation, interpretation, ecological functions and wellness.
- #12 In the context of los angeles, not everyone can live within a quarter mile to a park. Inner cities that are largely constrained by available space but are in dire need of parks and open space, can harness under utilized parcels– vacant lots, alleyways, portions of schools sites, public or utility-owned property, unncessarily wide streets and abandoned river beds– and convert these into parklands. We see this opportunity as a defining the next generation of parks. Parks defined by a varying set of filters. Parks don’t need to be green to function as a place for people. We see the future of parks as a kind of infrastructure that provides communities across a city the basic framework that can facilitate recreation, interpretation, ecological functions and wellness.
- #13 In the context of los angeles, not everyone can live within a quarter mile to a park. Inner cities that are largely constrained by available space but are in dire need of parks and open space, can harness under utilized parcels– vacant lots, alleyways, portions of schools sites, public or utility-owned property, unncessarily wide streets and abandoned river beds– and convert these into parklands. We see this opportunity as a defining the next generation of parks. Parks defined by a varying set of filters. Parks don’t need to be green to function as a place for people. We see the future of parks as a kind of infrastructure that provides communities across a city the basic framework that can facilitate recreation, interpretation, ecological functions and wellness.
- #15 Mar Vista, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Playa del Rey, Venice, Baldwin Hills
- #25 The Friends of the Katy Trail is a nonprofit organization created to raise money for the design, construction, maintenance and security of the Katy Trail, a linear park on 30 acres in the densest part of Dallas. Through a multi-million capital campaign, the cooperation of the city, county, state and federal funding agencies, and its membership, the Friends of the Katy Trail has helped secure more than $20 million toward its goal of creating a great American park.
- #26 Over 15 newly created points of access
- #37 Rather than abandoning the bayou, the design team reengineered and widened the banks and a series of stairs and ramps reconnect Houstonians to water edge.
- #42 Elements within the constructed project, including public art provided park visitors with varied experiences throughout the year.
- #43 10% increase in rents one year prior to opening; 20% increase in rent over a 4 year period following the completion of phase one.
- #46 Large scale sculptures by the artist Jaume Plensa. This particular installation is titled- Tolerance
- #47 The pedestrian bridges offer the adjacent communities a place to jog and walk their dog