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ESSEX STREE PEDESTRIAN MALL STUDY MEETING 3 - MARCH 8, 2011Designing the Future Pedestrian MallMarch 8, 2011 Welcome – Mayor Kimberley Driscoll• Background for tonight’s discussion The Big Picture• Tonight is the third in a series of meetings Objectives for Tonight• Design Presentation:– Review time management options for Essex Street – Review opportunities for greater urban connectivity in downtown Salem– Review design tools for shared street management– Review tools deployed on Essex Street in two design scenarios• Obtain your feedback– What design tools work best for Salem and for Essex Street? – How do you view increased urban connectivity? Agenda for Tonight6:30Welcome, background, objectives, agenda and ground rules for tonight6:40Review of meeting #26:45Design Presentation: Review time management and urban connectivity options, design tools, and scenarios7:25Feedback: What works best for Salem and Essex Street? 7:45Summary and next steps7:50Feedback: Shared street time management options8:00Adjourn Ground Rules for Tonight•Be brief — no speeches — give others a chance to speak — time is not on our side•Stay on Topic— avoid side trips •Respect others’ contributions – no debates•Speak in turn — raise your hand to attract a microphone — we want to hear from everyone who wants to say something Last Month’s Meeting - Summary• We examined some “Great Places,” and generated ideas for making Essex Street even more of a “Great Place”New Road Brighton, England Last Month’s Meeting - Summary• Ideas centered around two main themes– Finding a better model for managing Essex Street as an already shared space in the larger context of Salem’s “urban fabric”– Improving look and feel through key strategies (public art, lighting, color, materials, canopies, furniture, fountains, events, etc.) Presentation –Urban Design & Essex Street•Shared Street Time Management:How “shared” should Essex Street should be?•Urban Connectivity:How could Essex Street be better integrated into Salem’s urban fabric?•Design tools:Strategies for managing a shared street•Design Scenarios:Design tools deployed on Essex Street – two scenarios Shared Street Time ManagementHow “shared” should Essex Street be? Essex Street Daily Vehicular UseEssex Street is already a shared street - delivery and emergency vehicle usage. Seasonal ActivityWhile peak event season and pedestrian activity is in October. . . Current ConditionShared use patterns are the same all year. Shared Street Option 1‘Maximum Pedestrian’How flexible should Essex St. become? Shared Street Option 2‘Maximum Sharing'How flexible should Essex St. become? Shared Street Option 3‘Daily Sharing’How flexible should Essex St. become? Shared Street Option 4‘Weekly Sharing’How flexible should Essex St. become? Shared Street Option 5‘Seasonal Sharing’How flexible should Essex St. become? Shared Street Option 6‘Seasonal Pedestrian’How flexible should Essex St. become? Daily FlexibilityTypical daytime sharing schedule – increasing activity and safety, fostering an evening dining and shopping culture on Essex Street Urban ConnectivityHow could Essex Street be better integrated into Salem’s urban fabric? Urban ConnectivityEssex Street is part of a strong East-West connector network, however. . . Urban ConnectivityNorth-South vehicular connections are absent across the length of Essex Street Urban ConnectivityCould we enhance North-South urban connectivity in downtown Salem? Urban Connectivity –Traffic Pattern 1Opening the northern section of Central Street to one-way traffic Urban Connectivity –Traffic Pattern 2Central becomes a two-way street – Essex Street can be half open during peak activity Urban Connectivity - Central Street Intersection Design ToolsStrategies for improving the management of (an already!) shared street Tools for Managing Shared Space Separating Devices: Bollards Tools for Managing Shared Space Separating Devices: Paving Patterns Tools for Managing Shared Space Sustainability: Stormwater collection and management, Landscaping opportunities Tools for Managing Shared Space Separating Devices: Clear Signage Tools for Managing Shared Space Safety/ Night-time Security: Lighting – and public art? Tools for Managing Shared Space Event Space: Public Art and Performances Tools for Managing Shared SpaceResting Space: Street furniture Design ScenariosTools deployed on Essex Street – two new streetscapes for Salem Managed Shared Street – Scenario 1Festival Days – Pedestrians only Managed Shared Street – Scenario 1Design tools deployed on Essex StreetStormwater management system irrigates landscapeLandscaping breaks upparallel parking zonesBollards separate use andlight mall at nightStreet furniture creates zones of ‘rest space’Pedestrian only paving zone -wide on sunny side of streetRamp – curb cut separates pedestrian zone from trafficNarrow paved zone onshady side of streetPaving defines path of vehicular travelParallel parking maximizedon shady side of the streetBike racks Historic Essex Street . . . Managed Shared Street – Scenario 1Festival Days – Pedestrians onlyComment card design suggestion (Meeting 1) Managed Shared Street – Scenario 1Festival Days – Pedestrians only Managed Shared Street – Scenario 1Partially closed to traffic – pedestrians rule the street Managed Shared Street – Scenario 1Street shared at maximum level Managed Shared Street – Scenario 2Festival Days – Pedestrians only Managed Shared Street – Scenario 2Design tools deployed on Essex StreetStormwater management system irrigates landscapeLandscaping breaks upparallel parking zonesBollards separate use andlight mall at nightStreet furniture creates zones of ‘rest space’Narrow paved zone onshady side of streetZone between parking allows storefronts and cafes to spill onto mall,maximizing ‘rest’ and ‘event’ spaceon the sunny side of the streetHorizontal paving patterns act as exaggerated crosswalks between store fronts, acting as traffic calming devicesPaving pattern defines vendor occupation zonesBike racks Managed Shared Street – Scenario 2Festival Days – Pedestrians only Managed Shared Street – Scenario 2Partially closed to traffic – pedestrians rule the street Managed Shared Street – Scenario 2Street shared at maximum level Discussion: What Works Best• What design tools or scenario work best for Salem and for Essex Street?• How should Essex Street be better integrated into Salem’s downtown fabric? Ground Rules for Tonight•Be brief — no speeches — give others a chance to speak — time is not on our side•Stay on Topic— avoid side trips •Respect others’ contributions – no debates•Speak in turn — raise your hand to attract a microphone — we want to hear from everyone who wants to say something Closing Comments –Mayor Driscoll Red Dots• Feedback on shared street time management options– You each have two red dots– Please go over to one of the “Shared Street”poster boards and place your dots on your two favorite options, or you can put two dots on one option.