glx meeting 4 presentation

Mystic Valley Parkway Green Line

Community Visioning Process

Pre-Meeting

June 23, 2011

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Presentation Will Cover:

• Overview of the Green Line project

• Potential station area for Mystic Valley Parkway

• Purpose of this study

• Recap of previous meetings

Overview

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Green Line Extension Project Area

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Mystic Valley Parkway Project Area

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Scope of Visioning Process:

Analyze potential land use changes and associated benefits and

impacts of the proposed extension to MVP.

• What land use changes are possible within ½ mile of the

potential station location

• Quantify the benefits from a station and associated transit-

oriented development

• Assess negative impacts and mitigation measures

• Develop recommendations for the two Cities and MassDOT

Mystic Valley Parkway Visioning Process

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Public Involvement Process

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Stakeholder Interviews

Meetings with Cities

Public Meeting #1

Kick-Off and Topic

Identification

OutcomeList of Topics to be

Explored in Meeting #2

Topics from Meeting 1

Public Meeting #2

Community Questions

OutcomeQuestions Answered

and Concerns

Responded To

Assets and Preferences

from Meeting 3

Public Meeting #4

Community Visioning

OutcomeSeries of land

use/development

scenarios

Information on Transit

Oriented DevelopmentPublic Meeting #3

Community Assets

and Preferences

OutcomeUnderstand Key

Community Assets and

Visual PreferencesPreference Survey

Scenarios from

Meeting 4

Public Meeting #5

RecommendationsOutcome

Set of Recommendations

to Cities and MassDOT

Questions?

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Mystic Valley Parkway Green Line

Community Visioning Process

Public Meeting #4

June 23, 2011

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Public Involvement Process

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Stakeholder Interviews

Meetings with Cities

Public Meeting #1

Kick-Off and Topic

Identification

OutcomeList of Topics to be

Explored in Meeting #2

Topics from Meeting 1

Public Meeting #2

Community Questions

OutcomeQuestions Answered

and Concerns

Responded To

Assets and Preferences

from Meeting 3

Public Meeting #4

Community Visioning

OutcomeSeries of land

use/development

scenarios

Information on Transit

Oriented DevelopmentPublic Meeting #3

Community Assets

and Preferences

OutcomeUnderstand Key

Community Assets and

Visual PreferencesPreference Survey

Scenarios from

Meeting 4

Public Meeting #5

RecommendationsOutcome

Set of Recommendations

to Cities and MassDOT

Tonight’s Agenda

• Recap of previous meeting and introduction to tonight’s exercises

• Small group exercise focused on land use/development

alternatives

• Report outs from a few groups

• Meeting evaluation and next steps

Meeting Packet Materials

• Meeting Agenda

• Guide to Land Use Scenarios

• Comment Sheet for Small Group Exercise

Agenda and Meeting Packet

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Websites and Materials

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MassDOT Green Line Website:www.mass.gov/greenlineextension

Look under “Project Documents”,then look under “MAPC Community

Visioning Process”

Websites and Materials

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MAPC Green Line Website:www.mapc.org

Under Transportation Heading

Presentation Will Cover:

• Recap input gathered at Meeting #3

• Review how this input is reflected in tonight’s exercise

• Review table exercises

• What sites will you be looking at?

• What are you being asked to do?

• What assumptions were made?

• Short video/fly through of the 3-D site model

Meeting #4 Overview

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Visual Preference Poll Results:

• Housing Types

• Single family homes, townhomes, and apartment/condo development

no more than 4 stories rated higher.

• Commercial/Office Development

• Single story linear buildings that meet the street rated higher

• Mixed Use Development

• Mixed-use buildings between 2-4 stories rated higher

• Parking associated with new development

• Surface lots with landscaping rater higher, as did structured parking

in general

• Public Spaces/Pedestrian Environment

• Natural areas and landscape plazas, sidewalk cafes, and well

marked crosswalks rated higher

Meeting #3 Recap

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Asset Mapping Top Results:

• Key Assets for Preservation

• Mystic River and Associated Green Space/Pathways

• Walkling Court

• Whole Foods

• 200 Boston Avenue Building

• Neighborhood Character (housing stock, affordability, character)

• Key Assets for Change/Improvement

• Improve Pedestrian/Bicycle Connectivity

• Improve Pedestrian/Bicycle Safety

• Whole Foods, infill potential

• Development along Boston Avenue, mixed-use

Meeting #3 Recap

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How did MAPC use input from Meeting #3?

Meeting #4

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Visual Preference

Poll Results

Asset Mapping

Feedback

4 Focus Areas for Modeling

and Alternative Choices

Outcome

Preferences From the

Public on Future Land Use

Next Steps

Develop Draft Land Use Recommendations

Based on Meeting 4 Outcomes

Additional Comments

Meeting #4 – Focus Area Sites

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Purposes of Tonight’s Exercise:

1. Identify a preferred land use scenario for each table

2. Understand the benefits and impacts associated with land use

and development choices

3. Inform MAPC’s understanding of your preferences for land use

and development changes in the immediate station area

Exercise Logistics:

• Work in small groups, each group has a table and technical

facilitator

• Work through each of the four focus areas and determine the

preference at each table

• Review benefits and impacts associated with the scenario

compared to the “keep it the same” option

Meeting #4 – Tonight’s Exercise

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When Working in Your Group:

1. Assume a station will be constructed

2. Assume 20-25 year time horizon

3. Assume zoning can be modified to reflect the community’s

vision

4. Assume developments are financially feasible

Meeting #4 – Tonight’s Exercise

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Model Considerations:

1. Focus on bigger picture alternative choices

2. Models are not predictions of the future, they are a tool

for comparing different scenarios against each other.

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Meeting #4 – Model Screen

Thank you!

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Thank you for your participation!

Next Meeting: Fall 2011, Stay Tuned!

If you have further questions or comments please contact us at:

glx@mapc.org

Additional information on previous and future meetings can be found at:

www.mass.gov/greenlineextension

www.mapc.org

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