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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SEAWALL LOT 337 DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY Appendix F Transportation Demand Management Program Submittal Requirements Introduction The Seawall Lot 337 Mixed Use Project offers great opportunity to develop thoughtful, effective, and integrated strategies for managing transportation demand, which should serve as a model for Mission Bay and other major mixed use development areas. There has been and continues to be major planned public investment to expand public transit service, and bicycle and pedestrian access to AT&T Park, Mission Bay and along the waterfront, with numerous nearby connections to the regional transit network. As expressed in the RFP Objectives, Respondents are required to include a Transportation Demand Management Plan (TDMP), that presents a comprehensive and integrated approach to planning and managing transportation demands associated with this Mixed Use Project, and addresses transportation and parking needs associated with AT&T Ballpark. This document provides direction on the issues and elements that must be addressed in the TDMP submittal. A TDMP alone cannot result in transit-oriented development. The land use plan must incorporate smart land use measures such as clustering residential development around neighborhood-serving retail and transit stops. The design and placement of these uses should make alternative transportation a convenient and efficient way to travel to and within the SWL 337 and Pier 48 area, with attractive and comfortable amenities. Fortunately, SWL 337 is a large development site which affords many ways to configure land uses, and design buildings, public spaces and streets to prioritize access and use of public transit, walking and non-motorized circulation as a means of everyday transportation. And, in seeking a mixed-use development program, there are many opportunities to manage parking facilities efficiently so that shared parking spaces serve multiple uses, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. New development will need to embody and comply with the policies and programs which establish the City’s framework for sustainability and smart transportation strategies, including: 1) Transit-First Policy;1 2) Better Streets Policy;2 3 3) Climate Action Plan; 1 City Charter Sec. 8A.115, www.municode.com/Resources/gateway.asp?pid=14130&sid=5 2 www.sfenvironment.com/livablecity/downloads/better_streets_policy.pdf 3 www.sfenvironment.org/downloads/library/climateactionplan.pdf Page 1 SWL 337 RFP –Appendix F Transportation Demand Management Plan Submittal Requirements 4) Smart parking management programs implemented by the Port On-Street Parking Program4 and MTA SFPark program; 5) California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) Respondents should review the below transportation-related studies and surveys that have been developed for the SWL 337 planning and development effort, to inform development of their TDMP proposals. In addition, this report includes SWL 337 Transportation Options and Strategies for Public Transit and Parking Management (see p. 7 of this report), prepared by staff of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and Nelson/Nygaard Associates, which outlines a broad range of tools and transportation ideas that should be considered in development of the TDMP. • Parking Survey for SWL 337 Project – An area-wide survey of off-street parking facilities at SWL 337 and in the vicinity of AT&T Ballpark, prepared by Wilbur Smith Associates • San Francisco Giants Fan Transportation Survey, prepared by San Francisco Giants The TDMP proposals will be reviewed by the SWL 337 Advisory Panel, Port staff and consultants, and City staff from the Municipal Transportation Agency, as part of the evaluation of Respondents’ RFP proposals. Existing Conditions and Assumptions The City has made major transportation infrastructure investments in the area, and set policy priorities which in large part informed the RFP Objectives for the SWL 337 Mixed Use Project, and which are summarized below. The TDMP should actively consider these conditions. Transit: SWL 337 benefits by its location along the T-Third Muni light rail line. The closest stop is at Third and Mission Rock, which provides direct service to the southern end of the Site and is within one-quarter mile (Muni’s standard of service) of most of SWL 337, but not Pier 48. Several other local and regional transit facilities are available from north of China Basin Channel, including Muni’s N-Judah, Caltrain commute rail, MTA buses (30, 45, 10, 47, 76 routes), and ferry service (Golden Gate Ferry, currently on baseball game days and evenings only). AT&T Ballpark is located in even closer proximity to, and greatly benefits from these transit facilities . Street Connectivity: The RFP Objectives call for the closure of the northern leg of Terry Francois Boulevard, to be integrated into a major public open space as part of the development. Development proposals may include pedestrian and/or landscaping improvements along the remainder of Terry Francois Boulevard consistent with emerging street design guidance in the City’s Better Streets Policy5, running along the east side of 4 www.sfgov.org/site/port_index.asp?id=48893 5 www.sfbetterstreets.org Page 2 SWL 337 RFP –Appendix F Transportation Demand Management Plan Submittal Requirements SWL 337, but must maintain car and industrial truck access to Pier 50, and service access to Pier 48. The design and layout of new streets, pathways, sidewalks created in the development of SWL 337 should correlate with the type and intensity of development they serve, to develop a highly functional, pedestrian-oriented circulation program to and within the development. Off-Street Parking – Supply: The City recognizes that a program for off-street parking will be included in proposals to address motor vehicle transportation needs for any travel demand beyond that which can reasonably be addressed by alternative travel modes. As reflected in the RFP Transportation Objectives, parking proposals will undergo intensive review, with the objective of maximizing shared-use parking among uses both within the Mixed Use Project and adjacent uses, where feasible. The Transportation objectives also require that off-site parking facilities within 10 minutes walking distance to AT&T Ballpark be included or actively considered in the parking supply planning for this Mixed Use Project, to reduce the amount of on-site parking necessary to support new development at SWL 337, and ballgame season and special events (particularly nights and weekends) at AT&T Park. The goal of proposing shared parking as well as other strategies (such as parking shuttles to underutilized off-site parking, parking occupancy and wayfinding signage to direct motorists to available parking, etc.) is to minimize the number of on-site parking spaces needed. Off-Street Parking – Efficiencies: In addition, parking structure proposals should strive to propose space-efficient parking management systems. Parking efficiency proposals to meet peak demand may include operational strategies such as valet/tandem parking or physical infrastructure such as mechanical parking stackers that are utilized to accommodate demand peaks. Off-Street Parking – Unbundling and Pricing: In compliance with the RFP Objectives, Respondents are required to include a proposal for “unbundling” the lease/sales cost of housing or commercial space from the lease/sales cost of tenant parking space. In other words, the Port desires that tenant parking in the project stand separately as its own use, available on a non-dedicated, market-rate basis to employees and residents that occupy the proposed development program. In addition, the Port desires that short-term customer and visitor parking be managed to promote turnover using fair market prices. Transportation Demand Management Program – Key Elements Respondents are required to develop a TDMP tailored to the specific uses, site design and layout, open space network set forth in their RFP proposals. The TDMP proposals must address the following questions and elements presented below. Existing Opportunities, Challenges, and Assets Page 3 SWL 337 RFP –Appendix F Transportation Demand Management Plan Submittal Requirements 1) Please describe what the project team sees as the existing transportation and parking opportunities and challenges, for the Site and broader Mission Bay/waterfront area, as they relate to your RFP development proposal. 2) Please describe the project team’s understanding of the existing transportation and parking assets that will support the goal of reducing single-occupant motor vehicle trips and parking demand for the Site. Transportation and Parking Demand Management Approach 1) Please describe the policies, programs, and/or infrastructure improvements that the Respondent proposes to implement in order to: • Reduce single-occupancy motor vehicle trips associated with the project • Reduce single-occupancy vehicle parking demand associated with this project • Increase project employees, residents, and/or visitors trips by carpool, vanpool, carshare, transit, shuttle bus, taxi, motorcycle, water-borne transportation, bicycling, walking or other modes. 2) Please describe how smart transportation planning strategies are incorporated into the location and site design of the development program in the RFP Submittal. How does the transportation network respond and support the particular placement of land uses to promote alternative travel modes and minimize automobile traffic? 3) Please describe