Amtrak, Brandywine Realty Trust, , PA

30th Street Station District Plan

BACKGROUND . estimate employment possibili- ties and the effects on vehicle After many years of discussion, ownership, especially with in- the major land holders around creasing employment of city 30th Street Station came togeth- residents in suburban locations er to fund a major plan for the and travel to those jobs by district containing the city’s main personal vehicles; transportation hub. PennDOT and SEPTA also participated in . create vehicle ownership ratios the process. for multiple types of housing units and residents, even those The new plan will likely take residents who may take transit more than 30 years to accom- for work trips; Estimates of Population plish, and it is estimated to con- tain 18 million square feet of new Based on Housing Units, model parking demand for of- development, enhanced trans- . Square Footage, and portation capabilities, and 40 fice, institutional, hotel, retail, Hotel Rooms acres of open space. and cultural uses in the Rail Yard; and

30th Street is the third-busiest station in the country, . estimate 2040 parking demand Estimates of Vehicle and it also serves SEPTA, and adjustment factors. Ownership and NJTransit, tour buses, trolley Suburban Commuting routes, and the subway. It sits RESULTS at the eastern edge of University City, home to the largest concen- Although the consulting team tration of “eds and meds” in the wished for lower parking demand Parking Demand Model region. calculations, there were strong for Mixed Use Develop- indicators of parking demand ment over the Rail Yard The major stakeholders selected that would occur with the devel- a project team headed by Skid- opment to take place. Recom- more Owings Merrill. CMA was mendations for monitoring early asked to join the team to focus projects and their demand were Estimates of Future on parking in the Rail Yard De- made. Parking Demand velopment. The 30th Street Station District in 2040 SCOPE OF SERVICES Plan received the 2017 AIA Award for Regional and Urban CMA completed the following Design. The judges summed up tasks: the project in the following man- ner:

. estimate the population antici- “The final plan, daring in its pated in the Rail Yard using scope but achievable in its de- projected dwelling units to be tails, will create a new city fabric built, square footage of office through a tapestry of streets, buildings, and projected hotel open space, and infrastructure rooms; while sparking renewed excite- ment about the future of Phila- . take into consideration the delphia.” preferred driving mode split specified by the project team, and estimate alternative and future transportation options and their effects on parking demand;