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RINDGE NEIGHBORHOOD Open Space Vision for Improved Connectivity RINDGE NEIGHBORHOOD Open Space Vision for Improved Connectivity October 23, 2020 Prepared for Cambridge Redevelopment Authority 255 Main St Cambridge, MA 02142 Alexandra Levering, Project Manager Phone: 617.492.6800 x13 E-mail: [email protected] Prepared by Gamble Associates Tania Bronsoiler, David Gamble, Philipp Maué 678 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 502 Cambridge, MA 02139 617-292-9912 Cambridge, October 22, 2020 CONTENT 1. A Vision for the Future 4 2. Existing Conditions Analysis 6 3. Conceptual Approach 22 4. Focus Areas 35 5. Phasing 57 Page 3 1. A VISION FOR THE FUTURE Rindge Avenue neighborhood, located in North Cambridge, is a largely affordable residential community positioned between Rindge Avenue, Alewife Brook Parkway, the North Cambridge Cemetery, and the Fitchburg Commuter Railroad. Over the last 15 years, the area surrounding the Rindge Avenue neighborhood has seen immense change, including significant commercial and residential development, and improvements to open spaces such as Danehy Park, Russell Field, and Fresh Pond. Yet, while nearby to these resources, the community lacks convenient access to these important amenities. What is missing are better connections within the neighborhood and to the larger Alewife district. This needs to change. The Rindge Avenue community deserves an exceptional public realm, one in which moving between places is easy, at all times of day and for people of all ages and mobilities. While Alewife Brook Parkway/Route 2 will continue to serve as a primary artery for the region for a long time to come, and the MBTA commuter tracks represent a significant physical barrier, there are improvements that can be made to pathways and street intersections in the near term that will make a big difference to foster the growth of a network. Investment in just a few concentrated areas will also signal that the distance between the area’s assets are closer than they appear. Building on prior planning efforts, this study provides a vision, conceptual approach, and near and short term recommendations, to enhance connectivity within the neighborhood to better connect residents to the natural landscape and local amenities nearby. Page 4 Alewife T Stop Improved Connectivity New gateways to to Alewife Station the neighborhood Jerry’s Pond Steel Place Project Area Rindge Avenue Alewife Brook Parkway Sherman Street Planned Buildings MBTA Commuter Rail New Multi-use path along MBTA tracks Fresh Pond Mall Green corridors link major open spaces Danehy Park Envision Cambridge Development Areas Page 5 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS While geographically proximate to important community resources, including the Alewife T-Station, Russell Field and Pool, the Fresh Pond Shopping Center, and Danehy Park, the Rindge Avenue neighborhood lacks direct and convenient access to these amenities. Instead, the neighborhood exemplifies an area where physical barriers - while providing a measure of privacy and security - prevent the movement of people to allow them to take advantage of local amenities. Instead, how people walk and bike around the area is based more on negotiating the barriers between destinations (and avoiding cars) than a coherent, legible and connected network. The goal of this project is to establish an open space plan that improves connectivity to better connect the Rindge Avenue community to nearby natural and local amenities. Page 6 Alewife T Stop Jerry’s Pond Rindge Avenue Fresh Pond Apartments Rindge Commons Alewife Brook Parkway Jefferson Park MBTA Commuter Rail Project Area Danehy Park Fresh Pond Mall Page 7 Existing Conditions Feet N 0 70 140 350 Page 8 Property Ownership JERRY’S POND IQHQ DCR Alewife Condos JOE FERRO Islamic Center Auto Repair MUSTASCIO & CASAMASSIA Jefferson Park CHA Rindge Commons JAS DCR Fresh Pond Apartments SCHOCHET MBTA Brickworks Condos Fresh Pond Mall Feet N 0 70 140 350 Page 9 Connectivity Barriers Elevation parallel to Commuter Rail tracks Fence next to Commuter Rail tracks Fence separating properties Page 10 Connectivity Barriers Pedestrian connection to Alewife T Stop View from Fresh Pond Mall towards project area Page 11 Connectivity To Arlington 77 67 79 76 5 min (0.25 mile) walking to Alewife headhouse 79 350 84 5 min (0.25 mile) walking to Alewife T Stop To Somerville 62 67 76 79 84 350 351 62/76 2 83 3 1 4 LEGEND 5 Walking/Cycling Infrastructure Existing Shared-Use Path Project Area Existing Bicycle Lane Planned Shared Use Path Yerxa Underpass Potential Rail Crossing Public Transit 74 Bus Line 78 Bus Stop Subway Stop To Harvard Sq To Watertown N Commuter Rail Page 12 Connectivity Issues Prior planning efforts 1 ALEWIFE BROOK PARKWAY UNDERPASS Envision Alewife District Plan 2019 • Missing connection between Cambridge Park Conceptual Street Plan, p.127 developments and Rindge Neighborhood • Underutilized DCR parcel could provide a potential link under Alewife Brook Parkway 2 ALEWIFE RED LINE T STOP • Insufficient connection from project area to Alewife T Stop • Long waiting times at pedestrian signal along Alewife Brook Parkway, cracked sidewalks, and unsafe crossing at Cambridge Park Drive (missing median, faded markings) Cambridge Bicycle Plan 2015 Bicycle Network Vision, p.91 3 RINDGE AVENUE • Missing bike lane serves as a barrier to Jerry’s Pond due to insufficient crossings 4 RINDGE NEIGHBORHOOD • Fences compromise connectivity between the residential towers and adjacent properties 5 FRESH POND MALL / DANEHY PARK • Narrow existing sidewalk along Alewife Brook Parkway • No bike + ped crossing for 2,300 feet between Alewife Brook Parkway and Sherman Street Page 13 Open Space Russell Field Francis J. McCrehan Memorial Swimming and Splash Deck Danehy Park Magnolia Park Page 14 Open Space Fresh Pond Page 15 Open Space Magnolia Park 2 Alewife Brook 1 Alewife Brook Reservation Russell Field 4 3 Jerry’s Pond MISSING LINK Cemetery Project Area 5 Danehy Park Fresh Pond Reservation 6 Fresh Pond N Page 16 Open Space Open Spaces Prior planning efforts 1 ALEWIFE BROOK RESERVATION 4 JERRY’S POND Envision Cambridge 2019 • Important recreation area • Privately owned by IQHQ Open Space Network, p.52 along Alewife Brook that is • Local residents and home to dense wooden areas, advocacy groups are trying nature trails, and wetlands to make this site available • Includes Fitchburg Cutoff Path that to the public again connects Alewife with Belmont DANEHY PARK 2 MAGNOLIA PARK & THORNDIKE PARK 5 • 50-acre recreational • Park featuring a playground, facility built on the site Alewife District Plan 2019 picnic tables community of former city landfill garden, half court basketball • Park offers walking trails, and soccer/lacrosse field multiple playgrounds, picnic • Easily accessible right off areas, and recreational fields the Minuteman Bike Path FRESH POND RESERVATION RUSSELL FIELD + FRANCIS J. • Consists of a 162-acre open 3 MCCREHAN POOL 6 space surrounding a 155-acre • Russell Field sits within a small Fresh Pond Reservoir park that contains two Little • Fresh Pond Reservoir is a Urban Forest Master Plan 2019 League fields and a soccer field vital part of the drinking Public Meeting #3:, p.22 • The Francis J. McCrehan Memorial water supply system for Swimming Pool and Splash Deck the City of Cambridge is one of only a few public pools in Cambridge and a valuable asset to the community Page 17 Points of Interest Athletic field at Danehy Park Open Space at Jefferson Park Fresh Pond Mall Page 18 Points of Interest Alewife Brook Reservation Russell Field Alewife T Stop Page 19 Points of Interest Proposed Whittemore Avenue Commercial District Alewife T Stop Alewife T Stop Ferro’s Foodtown Jefferson Park Plaza Proposed Wilson Road Commercial District Playground (private) Playground (private) Alewife Brook Parkway Shopping Center Apple Cinemas Danehy Park Fresh Pond Mall N Page 20 Prior planning efforts Alewife District Plan Alewife District Plan Wilson Road Whittemore Avenue Subdistrict Recommendations Subdistrict Recommendations “Create a ‘Main Street’ along Wilson Road “Mark the western gateway into the as the civic center of the light industrial city through a landmark commercial area to accommodate active ground floor development located at the terminus uses, including showrooms for fabrication of the Concord Turnpike.” spaces.” p.107 p.107 Whittemore Avenue Goals Economic Recommendations “Encourage commercial use along “Target light industrial businesses with a Alewife Brook Parkway.” strong retail component on Wilson Road.” p.97 p.150 Subdistrict Development Objectives “Promote neighborhood supporting retail along Concord Avenue and Wilson Road.” p.161 Page 21 3. CONCEPTUAL APPROACH The concept focuses on enhanced pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure throughout the neighborhood, a continuous open space network and a robust urban design framework that highlights existing assets and anticipates future development. Page 22 Urban Design Diagrams 1. Connecting people 2. Link existing open 3. Enhance pedestrian and 4. Improve Rindge spaces into a network bicycle connections Avenue streetscape 5. Increase connections 6. Form gateways 7. Anticipate a (future) 8. Prepare for between properties to the neighborhood rail crossing changes over time Page 23 1. Link existing open spaces into a network Local residents and advocate groups are trying Sign at Jerry’s pond to make this site available to the public again Page 24 2. Enhance pedestrian and bicycle connections Pedestrian connection to Alewife T Stop Page 25 3. Improve Rindge Avenue streetscape Rindge Avenue looking east Page 26 4. Increase connections between properties Fence separating properties Page 27 5. Form gateways to the neighborhood Low density along Rindge Avenue Page 28 6. Anticipate a (future) rail crossing View from Fresh Pond Mall towards project area Page 29 7. Prepare for mobility changes over time Surface parking surrounding the buildings Page 30 Proposed Rindge Commons Plan Rindge Commons Plan ICON Architecture Rindge Avenue Proposed Trees in Curbed Planter ExisƟ ng Tree, typ. Entry Drive ExisƟ ng Proposed Tree, typ. Condominiums Entry ExisƟ ng Walks Building A Building A Future Path Parking Below Bike Crosswalk, typ. Parking Below Proposed Tree, typ.
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