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RioVision
Coming Together
AIA Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team
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Rio Vista is
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In 2 Years
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In 10 Years
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A Place to Love: Defining Rio Vista• Loved downtowns• Entertainment/civic• Housing• Neighborhoods• Pedestrian focus• Strong organizations• Overcome challenges• Attract private and
public investment
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RioVision’s Charge1. SR-12 (alignment of the highway)
– Movement or Movement and Placemaking
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RioVision’s Charge1. SR-12: alignment, movement, placemaking2. Revitalize downtown, waterfront, economy
– A coherent downtown – Downtown First
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RioVision’s Charge1. SR-12: alignment, movement, placemaking2. Revitalize downtown, waterfront, economy3. Build a single community and sense of place
– Places of the Heart
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Transportation
1. The Bridge2. The Bridge3. The Bridge4. The Bridge5. The Bridge
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85’
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Planning for pedestrian safety: Principles
Leaf, W. and Preusser, D. Literature Review on Vehicle Travel Speeds and Pedestrian Injuries Among Selected Racial/Ethnic Groups, NHTSA (USA), 1999.
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Wide Streets Are Less Safe
Street widths and injury accident rate, graphic by Peter Swift
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Octavia Boulevard, San Francisco45,000 AADT, 130’ ROW
(4 lanes, 2 pkg and 2 side lanes)
Nelson\Nygaard
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The Embarcadero, San Francisco52,000 AADT, 185’ ROW
(4 lanes, 2 pkg, 2 bike lanes, and transitway)
Flickr user "BigBlueOcean"
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Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles42,000 AADT, 78’ ROW
(4 lanes, 2 pkg)
Ned Raggett
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Route 111, Cathedral City, CA54,000 cars per day
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Route 111, Cathedral City, CA54,000 cars per day
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20,000 cars per
day
30,000 cars per day
45,000 cars per day
55,000 cars per day
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Fewer Millenials are Getting Drivers LicensesBaby Boomers Are Walking
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500’ diameter
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500’ diameter
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400’ diameter
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One Square Mile
One Square Mile, Contemporary development pattern, Irvine, CA
(Jacobs, Allan, Great Streets, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA)
One Square Mile, Traditional development pattern, Portland OR
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A Vision of Downtownand its Waterfront
“The lack of resources is no longer an excuse not to act. The idea that action should only be taken after all the answers and the resources have been found is a sure recipe for paralysis. The planning of a city is a process that allows for corrections; [ do not think]. . .that planning can be done only after every possible variable has been controlled.” Jaime Lerner, Architect, urbanist, former mayor of Curitiba, Brazil
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Key Rio Vista Urban Design Principles
Small moves. Waterfront access. Build on the strengths. Leverage city owned land.Identity. Intergenerational Programming. Design Matters.Time.
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A Rich History
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The Riverfront Park Because It Is All About The River
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Framework
Urban Design consists of two very important tasks:
1. Find a way to preserve and protect everything that really matters.2. Put the tools and policies in place to replace the stuff that doesn’t matter with things that will.
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Framework"There is a quality even meaner than outright ugliness or disorder, and this meaner quality is the dishonest mask of pretended order, achieved by ignoring or suppressing the real order that is struggling to exist and to be served."
~ Jane Jacobs
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Framework
Why would I lead off with such a quote?
This deals with the importance of:
1. Uniqueness2. Sense of Place3. Being Genuine
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Framework
Rio Vista is:1. Eclectic / Random(like a Patchwork Quilt)2. Good Bones3. A Few Jewels4. Optimistic 5. Struggling
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Framework relies on Regulations
Regulations Must Produce The Best Results!
1. Focus on your CORE (Downtown First)2. Do No Harm (don’t mess up!)3. Don’t Over Regulate (only regulate the stuff
that really matters)
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Existing Land Use
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Existing Zoning
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Framework: The Public Realm
“The public realm, as the common world, gathers us together and yet prevents our falling over each other, so to speak. What makes mass society so difficult to bear is not the number of people involved, or at least not primarily, but the fact that the world between them has lost its power to gather them together, to relate and separate them.”
Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition
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Framework: Zoning
Look at what you’ve got; Look at what works; Then ask yourself:
Can we replicate this in other parts of the City? Or can we prevent someone from doing something that we know we won’t like?
If the answer to either question is “no” then your code is not adequate
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Framework: Zoning
Zoning Code has some issues:
Allowed v. Conditional UseSetbacks (v. Build To Lines)Building HeightsParkingStreet Standards
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Framework: Zoning
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Framework: Streets
Street Standards do not adequately embrace “Complete Streets”
1. Cars2. Bicycles3. Pedestrians
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Framework: Parking
1. Revise Standards for Sub-Urban Areas
2. Eliminate Parking Requirements for Urban Area
The Parking Standards are very “Suburban”
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Framework: DesignWithout design review, there is no assurance that the height, massing and scale of a building will be compatible with its surroundings. There is also no assurance that the architectural design and detailing will respect the context and spirit of the community.
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Framework: RecommendationsIt is our recommendation that the current Zoning Ordinance be replaced with a hybrid form-based or form-oriented code in conjunction with comprehensive thoroughfare standards. These new codes should be accompanied by a well-defined approval process that includes public input and a design review component.
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Framework: Options1. Keep the existing zoning categories and overall approach, but
change at least some portion of virtually every aspect of the code.
2. Utilize an overlay zoning ordinance that supersedes the various underlying zoning categories for a larger area.
3. Adopt a modern traditional Euclidean zoning code that enhances the best of every neighbourhood while focusing less on use and excessive setbacks and more on a simplified scheme to preserve the essential character of that neighbourhood.
4. Adopt a transect based code. These designations are based on intensity of use, not land use type.
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Form Based Codes: The Transect
Know where you are and build that way.
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Framework: Streets"Think of a city and what comes to mind? Its streets. If a city’s streets look interesting, the city looks interesting; if they look dull, the city looks dull.” ~ Jane Jacobs
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Framework: Streets"Forget the damned motor car and build the cities for lovers and friends." ~ Lewis Mumford
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Waterfront Development
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Precedents from Charleston, SC
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"The most beautiful places in the city should belong to everyone." ~ Mayor Joe Riley, City of Charleston, SC
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Partnerships for Progress
Choosing to take the plunge
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Stairway to Implementation
• Vision for downtown and waterfront• Aligned land use and building codes• Know market realities but don’t get boxed in –
future can be different• Recognize shared risks and benefits• Form funding tool kit – leverages more $• Pro-actively seek partners – public/private• Identify strategic sites/phasing
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Rio Vista Market Realities• Growing population weighted toward seniors• Household income increasing• Housing costs lower than state and region,
and vacancy rate is low • Commercial rents are low, downtown vacancy
rate high• New construction costs are up• Current downtown rents can’t support
market financed new commercial construction
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Framework for Public Investment
Feasibility curve
downtown
Trilogy area
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Public Investment: Risks/Fears
• Project won’t deliver on all promises• Catalytic impact won’t be enough to ignite
other development• Project is doable without public investment• Public resources needed elsewhere• Impact on taxpayers
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Public Investment: Benefits/Attributes
• Provide publicly desired services/amenities• Influence type, timing, quality of development• Increase tax base (property and sales)• Attract new residents, business, jobs, visitors• Retain current residents, business, jobs• Push the market: new comps, higher rents• Enhance area’s image and experience
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WTF
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Funding Buckets and What are They Good For?
• Other People’s Public Money• Locally Controlled Sources• Mostly New Kids on the Block
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Other People’s Public Money
• Historic Tax Credits• Low Income Housing Tax Credits• 501c3 Tax exempt bonds• Community Development Block
Grants/Section 108• Small Business Administration 7a Loans
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Historic Tax Credits
Eugene’s Downtown Athletic Club
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Low Income Housing Tax CreditsMountain View
North Main Village,Milwaukie, OR
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CDBG/HUD 108
Adaptive Re-use - Eugene, OR
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Locally Controlled Sources• Business Improvement District• Community Reinvestment Act• Mello Roos Betterment Districts• Property tax abatements – historic/affordable
housing• Land Swaps• Rio Vista Foundation• Single Purpose Public Corporation• Fee Reductions or Waivers
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Business Improvement Districts
Northampton
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Land Swaps
• Falk Park: Milwaukee – Insurance Co Swap• Public park got 75 acres; Company 50 acres
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Single Purpose Public Corporations
• Vancouver, WA Conference Hotel• Esther Short Park
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Mostly New Kids on the Block
• Port Authority• Crowd Funding• Community Based Real Estate Investment Trust
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Port Authorities• Port of Ridgefield, WA Port of St Helens, OR
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Crowd Funding
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Fishing for Funding: Keepers or Release
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“The only thing we know about the future is that it will be different.”“[And] The best way to predict the future is to create it,” said Peter Drucker about strategy.
Strategy is about creating your own future.
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Power. Advance. Community. Commerce. Shared prosperity.
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What’s the story?There’s so much right outside your door …
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How do we get there from here?• Some downtown Rio Vista businesses
are thriving and others are struggling. • Heritage buildings require more than
just a face-lift, vacancy rates are climbing.
It is time to develop a long-term sustainable plan for downtown Rio Vista.
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• Low rental rates created from low traffic counts and an oversupply of retail.
• Those low rental rates can attract business people without a plan for success.
• Landlords are forced to keep rents low.
• Landlords are left with less rental income to put into necessary building improvements.
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•We recommend strengthening RioVision to be the lead organization that will address Economic Restructuring, Design, Promotions and Organization. •Economic Restructuring addresses workforce development, Trade Market Analysis and a Pitch Packet to be used to recruit new businesses to Rio Vista. •Design develops a cohesive and welcoming City design, including a wayfinding sign system, streetscape, complete streets walkability, location of bike racks, community gardens and improved access to the waterfront. •Promotions amplifies promotion of the city as tourism and investment destination. Branding, marketing, website development, social media, and events are in this workplan for Rio Vista. •The Organization Committee develops resources to build a strong organization. This includes volunteer recruitment and prospecting for investors in the organization.
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•The importance of creating a sense of place identifying a downtown’s uniqueness cannot be overstated. •We recommend a Trade Market Analysis to document data that can be used by existing businesses to adapt their marketing and operating strategies. •This data can be used to identify potential business expansion opportunities and attract new retail stores, restaurants and other businesses.
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Can do. Get it done.
A strong downtown will be a magnet for savvy businesses. It will entice people to move downtown and gain the amenities of a well planned, safe, pedestrian-friendly rural community.
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You have the power to create Rio Vista’s future.
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Moving Forward: Timing is Everything• Quick start- Lighter, quicker, cheaper (LQC)• Seed or catalytic projects• Medium and long term
41 buildings & 160 volunteers
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Moving Forward: Accountability
• RioVision• City
– Performance plans: City Manager, DPW/Community Development, Planner
– Time: City Council and Planning Commission• Community
– Service clubs– Volunteers
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Make it a Happening Place
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RioVision: Coming Togetherwww.aia.org/liv_rudat_list
AIA Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team