HEMISFAIR PARK AREA REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FRAMEWORK & MASTER PLAN FEBRUARY 2012 FEBRUARY 2012 PREPARED FOR: Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation PREPARED BY: Johnson Fain Olin HR&A Advisors Poteet Architects UTSA/Dupont Pape-Dawson Arup RJ Rivera FRAMEWORK & MASTER PLAN CONTENTS FOREWORD 1 OVERVIEW OF THE PLANNING PROCESS 34 DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES PROCESS AND CORE VALUES 3 OVERVIEW 61 PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 5 PARKS PROGRAM 62 LEADERSHIP AND INTERPRETATION 9 BUILDING HEIGHTS 67 STREETWALL AND EDGE CONDITIONS 69 2 FRAMEWORK PLAN ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES 11 VIEWSHEDS 71 PRESERVATION 13 BUILDING MATERIALS 72 PUBLIC SPACE 15 MIXED USE 21 APPENDIX CONNECTIVITY 25 5 ECONOMICS AND FINANCING 77 BALANCE 29 SUSTAINABILITY 33 3 ELEMENTS OF THE MASTER PLAN OVERVIEW 37 CONCEPT PLAN 38 CIRCULATION HIERARCHY OF STREETS 40 CONCEPTUAL STREET SECTIONS 42 OPEN SPACE STRUCTURE PLAN 44 CONCEPT PLAN 47 LAND USE GENERALIZED LAND USE DISTRIBUTION 48 PROGRAM 50 PARCEL AREAS 53 PARKING 54 INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITIES AND SERVICES 57 IMPLEMENTATION 58 FOREWORD Hemisfair Park Area Framework and Master Plan The following Framework and Master Plan has been developed by the Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation (HPARC) executive staff and its planning team, under the direction of the Board of Directors. The process has included extensive public input including three large public workshops plus numerous individual and small group meetings with citizens of San Antonio, neighborhood groups, civic organizations, public institutions, and other stakeholders. The Framework and Master Plan is consistent with, and intended to support, the Vision Statement and Guiding Principles contained in the HPARC By-Laws. Prior to actual redevelopment of Hemisfair, the design concepts contained herein will be developed to greater levels of detail while remaining consistent with the Plan. Respectfully submitted, Executive Management Team and the Board of Directors Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation 1 2 PLANNING PROCESS OVERVIEW OF THE PLANNING PROCESS 1 Process and Core Values Community-based Planning Process The preparation of the Framework Plan for Hemisfair was undertaken the Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation (HPARC) Board with the intent to hear from a broad base of stakeholders, and to of Directors. The process was further informed by other citywide Public Workshops & Interviews incorporate what was learned into a set of principles to guide future policies in San Antonio, including the SA 2020 visioning process THREE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS redevelopment.. The process included active engagement of the (which ran concurrently with the Hemisfair planning process), the 150 INTERVIEWS public through interviews, focus groups, small workshops, and City’s Mission Verde sustainable economic development principles, Consensus three large public workshops, all of which yielded an array of ideas and the Mayor’s focus on improving the quality of Downtown. All of SYNTHESIS OF PUBLIC VIEWS & OPINIONS and recommendations for the future of the site. This engagement these factors formed the core values for planning at Hemisfair. process was grounded by seven guiding principles established by Analysis BOARD WORKSHOPS CITYWIDE NEEDS ANALYSIS ECONOMIC ANALYSIS SITE ANALYSIS HemisFair Park Framework Plan CORE VALUES 3 4 PLANNING PROCESS 1 Public Engagement The Hemisfair Framework and Master Plan began with extensive input Discussion groups off ered a rich word portrait of the city: “A city with Garden, Community Gardens, Water Element, Playing Fields, Jogging from stakeholders and the general public over a six-month period. a soul” . “Continuity of neighborhoods” . “Passion and character” . Trails, Children’s Play Area); Arts and Culture (Cultural Institutions, Individual and group interviews were conducted with approximately . “Family” . “Civility” . “It is a ‘front porch’ city” . “Where the color ITC / UNAM / Instituto de Mexico, Magik Theatre,Live music, Local 200 persons with interest in the site. Strong themes began to emerge purple is considered neutral” . “Harmonious crossroads of diverse arts programs, Folk art market, Contemporary Arts); History (City from these conversations, including recommendations related to cultures” . “Any excuse for a party!” . “History is not ‘then’ – it is of SA Museum, Historic Homes, Goliad Trail, Historic Street Grid, Arts, Culture, Family, Neighborhood, Authenticity, Market, History ongoing” . “Where past and future exist today” . “Water Culture Acequia System, Public Art / Memory); Education (School, Library/ and Confl uence, and Education among others. A series of public Food Art History.” These values and characteristics will be found Media Center, Recreation Center, Community Services, non-traditional workshops then followed. More than 400 people attended the fi rst in Hemisfair and are embodied in its master plan. The groups also learning opportunities); and A 24/7 Living Place (Residential, workshop that focused on two key questions: (1)What makes San off ered a revealing list of possibilities for the site, which are grouped Neighborhood shops & restaurants, Work places, Civic & cultural, Local Antonio uniquely San Antonio? And, (2) What would you like to see into fi ve general categories: Parks and Open Space (Regional Park, business, Public transit). happen at Hemisfair? Neighborhood Park, Public Events, Amphitheater, Arts/Sculpture PUBLIC PROCESS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 5 6 PLANNING PROCESS 1 Approximately 200 participants took a hands-on approach to clear balance between community uses, cultural activities, and open modeling the future of Hemisfair during the second workshop. space. Building on how to achieve a balance of uses at Hemisfair, participants used a “game board” of the site with colored blocks representing The third workshop was held after the analysis of the results of major uses. Twenty-four groups arranged the uses in their preferred the fi rst two workshops; the planning team then presented the locations, to represent their visions for the future of the site. This Framework Plan that is contained in this document to an audience of yielded a sense of the proportion of various uses that would produce approximately 200. Again, small discussion groups considered the the vibrant “24/7 Living Place” envisioned in the fi rst workshop, and elements and principles of the Framework, and reported back to the showed patterns of development that participants felt would result in group with their comments and critiques. the public place they desired. In particular, the concepts presented a WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IN HEMISFAIR PARK? 24 work groups produced 24 different planning concepts for the site at the second public workshop. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 7 Convention Center Parkland Amphitheater Nearly all (23 out of 24 teams) moved the Convention Center to the East All groups placed a signifi cant open space at the corner of Market and Alamo, 14 groups added an amphitheater to the site. half of these groups placed the and all groups used the required minimum of 15 acres of open space. amphitheater in the northwest corner. Integration of Water Features Streetcar through the Site Chavez / Alamo Corner The results of the workshop exercises were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively to identify patterns of ideas and preferences in the plan. The graph illustrates the distribution of uses represented by the “chips” used in each table’s model. While the total number of “chips” varied signifi cantly from group to group, all of them indicated a mix of uses that included a large proportion of residential uses in the HemisFair plan. 12 out of 24 teams extended the river into the site. A majority of the teams 17 out of 24 teams ran the potential streetcar line through the site. A majority of the teams used their retail chips along Chavez. Several teams Qualitatively, the patterns of development represented in the plan showed suggested water features; 3 of the teams added a lake. 5 teams ran the streetcar down Chavez; 2 along Market Street. also located some retail uses along Alamo Street. A majority placed retail at some areas of common agreement, as illustrated in the diagrams to the right. ground level below other uses. 8 PLANNING PROCESS 1 Leadership and Interpretation With the results of the workshops in hand, the HPARC team, City staff , and the consultant team analyzed and synthesized the fi ndings into a coherent and comprehensive planning strategy. The concepts and strategies developed were reviewed by key area stakeholders and adjusted for fi nal presentation to the public in the third workshop, and ultimately, to the San Antonio City Council for approval. Leadership on the future of Hemisfair was guided by members of the general public, the HPARC Board, the Mayor, and City Council. The Framework Plan was offi cially approved by Council on February 9, 2012. LEADERSHIP AND INTERPRETATION 9 LEADERSHIP The San Antonio City Council The Mayor The HPARC Board of Directors The Citizens of San Antonio 10 FRAMEWORK PLAN ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES 2 The Hemisfair Park Area Master Plan is based on the seven fundamental guiding principles adopted by the Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation Board of Directors. The Plan seeks to address the principles through a set of related goals. LEADERSHIP MIXED USE SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLE: The redevelopment of Hemisfair requires dedicated, long- PRINCIPLE: Mixed-use development that includes mixed-income PRINCIPLE: The redevelopment of Hemisfair and its surrounding area