COATESVILLE STATION AREA PLANNING WORKSHOP … - Planning Kickoff Meeting.pdfSep 14, 2010 ·...

COATESVILLECOATESVILLESTATION AREA PLANNING

WORKSHOP KICKOFF MEETING

September 14, 2010, Coatesville Station Area Planning Kickoff Meeting

Tonight’s Workshop• Introduce the Project

• Summarize Project Approach and Schedule

• Discuss What We’ve Heard So Far

• Get Your Input On Values and Themes


The TeamPete Sechler Blake Drury Jonathan Mugmon

Bob Gibbs Susie CartalanoLeah Chambers


The Project

Middletown

FY Ridership

2004 5,134Coatesville

Plan the Keystone is a study to identify infrastructure investments for the

2005 7,389

2006 7,865Plan the Keystone is a study to identify infrastructure investments for the Keystone stations and their surrounding areas with the goal of enhancing the transit service and strengthening the communities served by the Keystone Line. This effort is being done in close collaboration with municipalities along the Keystone Line.

2007 9,089

2008 12,705


Study Area

Amtrak

82

Bus30


The ProjectCoatesville Station What is the essence of

Coatesville?

We need your help defining the image, experience, and vision for th t ti the station area.

• Physical Improvements• Retailing Initiatives• Pedestrian Experience• And more…


Workshop ScheduleWhat are we doing this week?week?

Monday – 5:30pm

O i P t ti Opening Presentation and Visioning Exercise

Let us know what is important to you as we important to you as we look at station upgrades and improvements to area around the station around the station. This is your chance to guide the urban design of your community.



Tuesday – 1 to 6:30 Wednesday – 9 to 3Th d 9 t 12Thursday – 9 to 12

Olivet United Methodist Church

Informal Design Sessions

Stop in and develop Stop in and develop plans with the design team – give us your ideas and feedback to improve designs.



Thursday – 6pm


Work-in-Progress gPin Up Presentation

Hear the design team outline the initial outline the initial proposals developed with your help – give us your feedback to improve the concepts.


What Have We Heard?Make the Station Functional

• AMTRAK can increase service to City if the area was better positioned• Current platform is on a slight curve, and might need to shift new platform to the east• Traffic circulation around station (Fleetwood is one• Traffic circulation around station (Fleetwood is one-way) especially if more trips are coming• Lots of people “hanging out” creating a perception of unsafe environment around station• Area is messy, loud, and generally unpleasant• Need the outlying County for ridership growth

Station is difficult to find and inconvenient to • Station is difficult to find and inconvenient to access• Need to get SEPTA service restored to have better connection with metro area• Need better access from Route 82 to station• Need to get more parking

N d t i th d• Need to improve the underpasses• Need to improve perception of safety and security• Westbound side of station needs to feel connected• Level of AMTRAK service – need more trains, more frequency• Branding and iconic signs to ‘lead the way’• Stations east of Coatesville perceived to be at capacity – can capture ridership with proper facilities


What Have We Heard?Improve the Image and Character of DowntownDowntown• City image is a problem• Lots of people “hanging out” creating a perception of unsafe environment around station• Need to address the quality of life issues (trash, abandoned cars high grass other code violations abandoned cars, high grass, other code violations, etc)• Need to plan for cohesive neighborhoods near the station, not just parking lots• City doesn’t have Main Street organization and doesn’t have any matching grants• Opportunity to connect with Riverwalk project in • Opportunity to connect with Riverwalk project in center of town• Need to look beyond Coatesville for economic growth• City Administration needs to “knuckle down” on the crime and drug activity• Code violations are “mind-boggling”Code violations are mind boggling• Need to leverage the local historical resources available from the train station• Opportunity to re-establish Main Street organization • Need redevelopment presence at 82/30 and at 82 interchangeg• Need other activity drivers in the area


What Have We Heard?Develop the Strategic Market Position of DowntownDowntown• Momentum – need get something done to create momentum for other improvements• Outside perception of Coatesville needs to improve• Opportunity to connect with Riverwalk project in center of towncenter of town• Need to look beyond Coatesville to the outlying County for ridership growth and economic growth• AMTRAK line is the throat of regional transit, need better service, more stops• Need to get SEPTA service restored to have better connection with metro areaconnection with metro area• Need to leverage the local historical resources available from the train station• Need to address the quality of life issues• Opportunity to re-establish Main Street organization and have DITA be the Board for Main StreetStreet• City of Coatesville Authority could be reconstituted as an economic development organization• Need redevelopment presence at 82/30 and at 82 interchange• Need to get people moving through Downtown• Need other activity drivers in the areaNeed other activity drivers in the area• Coatesville needs a grocery store


What Have We Heard?Work with Community Partners to Insure the Visionto Insure the Vision• Previous plans failed due to lack of a clear champion, lost interia, and poor leadership• City doesn’t have Main Street organization• Need to plan for cohesive neighborhoods near the station not just parking lotsstation, not just parking lots• City Administration needs to “knuckle down” on the crime and drug activity• Code violations are “mind-boggling”• City image is a problem• Need to address the quality of life issues (trash, abandoned cars high grass other code violations abandoned cars, high grass, other code violations, etc)• Opportunity to re-establish Main Street organization and have DITA be the Board for Main Street• City of Coatesville Authority could be reconstituted as an economic development organizationas an economic development organization• Outside perception of Coatesville needs to improve. • Churches are the primary asset that has held the City together• New development must have real effort to engage community folks and include housing opportunities y g ppfor everyone


ValuesWhat do you value about your your community?

On the sheets at your On the sheets at your table, list what you value about Coatesville.


Values


Transit Oriented Development


Retail Market Study


Focus Group ThemesHow do we advance the themes?themes?

Through initial meetings with stakeholders we stakeholders, we developed four themes. We need your comments and thoughts on each thoughts on each theme.

On the sheets at your table tell us what table, tell us what things should be considered to bring the themes to reality.



Tuesday – 1 to 6:30 Wednesday – 9 to 3Th d 9 t 12Thursday – 9 to 12


Informal Design Sessions

Stop in and develop Stop in and develop plans with the design team – give us your ideas and feedback to improve designs.



Thursday – 6pm


Work-in-Progress gPin Up Presentation

Hear the design team outline the initial outline the initial proposals developed with your help – give us your feedback to improve the concepts.


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