MAPC sPARKing New Ideas Parking Symposium: Presentation by Melisa Tintocalis
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Transcript of MAPC sPARKing New Ideas Parking Symposium: Presentation by Melisa Tintocalis
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Outside the Box: Repurposing Parking for Placemaking, Sprawl Repair, and Better Transit MAPC’s sParking IdeasApril 8, 2014
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WHAT?! In Lexington?Creating Massachusetts’s 1st Parklet & Bike Corral
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Massachusetts Avenue – looking west Lexington, MA
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The State’s 1st Parklet & Bike Corral
1720 Mass Ave
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Grand Opening: June 15, 2013
Assembling the decking: Nearly 300 SF of renewed public space
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THE RATIONALEPlacemaking & Economic Benefits
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Placemaking
“Capitalizes on a community’s assets, inspiration, and potential- ultimately creating good public spaces that promote people’s health, happiness, and well being” source: www.pps.com
William Whyte Jane Jacobs
A multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces
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Average Monthly Customer Expenditures by Mode of Travel
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Bike Walk Auto Transit
$61
$76
$66
$58
Bicyclists & Pedestrians spend less per trip BUT the number of trips are greater = the overall expenditures are greater than auto users.Total expenditures at bars, convenience stores, and restaurants
Economic Benefits of Bikes & Peds
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Economic Benefits
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Economic Benefits
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OUR 6-STEP APPROACHTo creating new bike and public space
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1. Link to Economic Development Goals
Promote the vitality of the Center and small business
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2. Partner with Local Businesses
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UNDERUTILIZED:Placed in the front of lawn of
the Post Office
WELL- UTILIZED:Placed next to a café, froyo, running store
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3. Collaborate & Build Support
Project Center Committee
Bike CommitteePolice
DPW
Local Business
Elected Officials Tourism
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4. Pilot, Pilot, Pilot
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UsePark(ing) DayAs a Pilot
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Lexington Bike Activity:60% increase After Pilot Corral in 2012
BEFORE CORRAL AFTER CORRAL0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Bicyclists Counted
5. Document Success
194
311
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6. Build on Success Parklet with seating & bikes for June 2013
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Key Questions to Ask
1. How does the project align with your community’s economic development goals?
2. Who is your local business partner? Is it a compatible use?
3. How will you collaborate and build support for the project (and with who) ?