Main Street Appearance Project

Downtown Stakeholders Group

August 27, 2019

Streetscape Priorities Item Date

Bike Racks (VDA Bicycle Rack Committee formed) May

Litter Receptacles May

Newspaper Vending Boxes May

Streetlights (with electric, irrigation, banner/flower basket hardware) June

Overhead Decorative Lighting (Pilot project planned for 600 Block of Main) June

Ash Receptacles July

Sidewalk Cafés (Sidewalks, Crosswalks & Public Art Working Group formed) July

Corner Plazas & Landscape Islands July

Bulb-Outs & Cross Walks (Traffic Calming) July

Artwork & Historical Panels July

Street Trees (including tree grates , tree guards, electric for lighting) August

Sidewalk Surfaces August

Street Paving (including essential curb repair) August

Private Improvements (lighting empty storefronts and awnings, other) August

Main & Evergreen

Pilot Project (The Quinn) coming in

September

Street Trees • Mixture of younger and older trees on Main

Street between 5th & 15th

• Charles Ray, Urban Forestry, City of Vancouver • Who’s responsible for planting or maintaining trees in

this area?

• Proper planting requirements in our urban environment

• 2015 Recommendation • Street trees spaced between 30 – 35’ on center

• 5 trees on each side of street (10 trees total per block)

• Species per city standard as coordinated with City Forester

• Tree Grates

Street Trees: Typical Block Layout Plan (2015)

Street Tree Grates

Urban Accessories: Kiva with Non-Slip Black Finish THE QUINN, DOWNTOWN ON MAIN STREET

EJ: Sunray with Raw Natural Finish WATERFRONT ON COLUMBIA, ESTHER , ETC.

Urban Accessories: Kiva with Raw Natural Finish UPTOWN AT THE UPTOWN APARTMENTS

Sidewalks and Surfaces • Currently, various finishes and scoring patterns on

Main Street between 5th & 15th

• 2015 Recommendation • Sidewalk replacement

• Ranging in width from 9’ to 12’ (with 1’-wide curb)

• Standard gray concrete with broomed finish and scoring patterns

• Curb & Gutter replacement

• Bulb-out Curb Returns at intersections for pedestrian safety

• Pervious Pavers (along curb to align with rain gardens at bulb-outs) to reduce stormwater runoff

• ADA Ramps at Curb Returns

• Rain Drains for Buildings (through sidewalks)

• Street Width unchanged

• No changes in parking • Parallel on east side; diagonal head-in on west

• Replacing sidewalks is very expensive!!

Sidewalks and Surfaces • Are there less expensive options, either short-

term or long-term? Ryan Lopossa

• Options:

• Epoxy applications

• Spot repairs where damaged sidewalks need to be addressed

• Sidewalk replacement in conjunction with new development and significant building rehabs

Main & Evergreen Pilot Project • Update on The Quinn project

Streetscape Improvements Proposed: • Replace sidewalks • Replant or replace street trees; add tree grates • Install new streetlights per selected design • New litter receptacle and bike rack • New in-sidewalk vault cover • Decorative, in-sidewalk art tiles

Street Paving (including essential curb repair)

• Main Street is scheduled to be resurfaced as early as 2021

Private Improvements: Activating and Lighting Storefronts/ Interacting with the Public Realm

• How can this be done effectively?

• Seanette Corkill, Frontdoor Back Store Design

August Challenge (Storefronts Working Group) • Select one or two locations on Main Street that could benefit from the encouragement

provided by Seanette’s advice. • How can the location’s appearance be Improved? • How can the location be better activated? • How can the location be better connected to the public realm and improvements that may be

happen through other Main Street Appearance pilot projects? • What’s needed to implement this particular project?

Next 30 Days

Form working group September Meeting

Update on potential locations and ideas

October Meeting

Present conceptual plan and implementation schedule for feedback

Back to July Challenge (Sidewalks Working Group) • Select one or two locations on Main Street from today’s streetscape items (Ash Receptacles,

Sidewalk Cafés, Corner Plazas & Landscape Islands, Bulb-Outs & Crosswalks/Traffic Calming, Artwork & Historical Panels) and determine a pilot project that can be accomplished over the next several months

• How can the location’s appearance be Improved? • How can the location be better activated? • How can the location be better connected to the businesses and properties around it? • What’s needed to implement the pilot project?

Next 30 Days

Form working group August Meeting

Update on potential locations and ideas

September Meeting

Present conceptual plan and implementation schedule for feedback

Streetscape Priorities Coming in September

Updates on our 14 streetscape priorities, including:

Report from VDA Bicycle Rack Committee

Update on Overhead Decorative Lighting (600 block of Main)

Overview of The Quinn project by Cascadia Development Partners

Report from Storefronts Working Group

Input from our technical consultant (Harper Houf Peterson Righellis)

Report from Sidewalks Working Group and GROUP EXERCISE

Coming in October

What’s the long-term plan for Main Street improvements?