CBJ Project Manager: Heather MarlowConsultant Team: Sheinberg Associates

With team members:– Walker Macy– Northwind Architects– Kittelson & Associates

Purpose and Need1. The CBJ Comprehensive Plan has called this area Juneau’s

Arts, Cultural & Civic District for years, and citizen’s actions to build the state museum, support the JACC and more reinforce this. Area is zoned for higher density mixed use development with housing. More focus is needed to move forward. Support State Capitol.

2. A lot of activity will be occurring in and around this District. It is therefore a good time to provide more direction to help guide both public and private sector investment here. What should CBJ be encouraging on its land?

PROJECTS CURRENTLY COMPLETED

PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDER DESIGN

PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION

PROJECTS CURRENTLY BEING STUDIED

AURORA & HARRIS HARBORFEASIBILITY STUDY

LRWP AREA A LANDAND SEAWALK PLANNING

STATE LIBRARYARCHIVE & MUSEUMPROJECT (LAMP)

CBJ DOWNTOWNTRANSPORTATIONCENTER & MAIN ST.UPGRADE

CBJ 16B DOCKRENOVATIONS

CBJ MARINEPARK

CENTENNIAL HALLPERFORMING ARTS CENTER

MENTAL HEALTH TRUSTLAND DEVELOPMENT

CBJ SOUTH SEAWALKPROJECT

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – CURRENT AND FUTURE PLANS

ScheduleOctober : Get started, Work with CBJ, Analyze district’s assets and challenges , Outreach

November: Online Survey , Continue all work above, Develop Concepts, Discuss at Public Workshop, More outreach

December: Refine Concepts, Develop Plan, Post online, Continue outreach, Present to CBJ

January+ : Focus on Implementation , Planning Commission review & adoption

Tonight

1. Context

2. Assets and Challenges

3. Concepts to take advantage of assets and tackle challenges.

4. Working Willoughby District Plan

5. Implementation concepts

The Past

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – ORIGINAL SHORELINE

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – EARLY DEVELOPMENT

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – 1930’S – 1940’S

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – 1950-’S 1960’S

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – EARLY CIVIC EFFORTS

WILLOUGHBY DISTRICT – EARLY CIVIC EFFORTS

Current Planning Efforts & Direction We are Building Upon

Recent Juneau Community Plans

• CBJ Comprehensive Plan (2008)– Non Motorized Transportation Plan (2009)– Waterfront Plan (2004)

• Subport Plan (2003)

CBJ Plans Provide Clear DirectionLand Use1. Juneau’s Civic-Cultural-Arts campus2. Create a lively atmosphere3. Foster/leverage mixed-use development4. More housing

Transportation1. Improve pedestrian environment - link destinations 2. Work together on parking, share parking3. New parking structures anticipated

262 people took the Online Survey • Over half who took it visit area daily.• Half walk, half drive through.• 200 written comments

Very Important / Important Goals 1.Clean up the area2.Address area’s social issues3.Streetscape improvements 4.Better walking connections5.Expand arts, cultural and civic uses here6.Deal with area’s rundown buildings7.Incentives to encourage transit

Assets & Challenges (Opportunities)

Major cultural and civic destinations. Many retail and indoor recreation destinations – including town’s only major grocery.

This is a major employment center

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Well Served by Public Transportation

5 minute walk (1/4 mile)

13 acres7.25 acres

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Study Area: +/-32 acresStreets=5.5 acres (17%)(25% is typical)

Surface parking is primary land use

Egan is hard to cross.

Concrete & barbed wire

Walking is often haphazard, cut through parking lots, lack of safety.

Limited Green or Public Space - ‘leftovers’

Several buildings are at the end of their design life, or will be within 10+ years

What happens when workers go home?

Important Civic, Arts & Cultural Uses Shopping & Business & Indoor Recreation

Destinations Lots of employees Transit

A giant surface parking lot, fences & barbed wire Chaotic walking, unsafe Blocks are too large Lack of public space Rundown buildings Empty at night, scary Egan is a barrier

urban design principlesConnection to PlaceA Connected Grid of Streets, Sidewalks, Paths Complete Streets Integrated Parks and Open Space Human-Scaled Integrated Civic/Cultural/Social UsesMixed-Use

Connection to Place

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What can happen on these parcels and in the

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Now we are working the details

Plan Implementation 1. Planned, sequenced investment for streets,

sidewalks, public space (possibly in tandem with a private sector development)

2. Set public goals• # of market and affordable housing• # new private sector jobs• transportation demand management, • sf 1st floor commercial• building design

3. Incentives for private sector investment and design that achieves public goals (low interest loans, property or sales tax relief, density bonus, parking reduction)