Perteet - LMN Architects - GVA Kidder Matthews City of Seattle - Department of Transportation WESTLAKE TRANSPORTATION HUB STRATEGY WESTLAKE TRANSPORTATION A blueprint for transit integration, multi-modal access, and HUB STRATEGY placemaking within the expanding retail core of Seattle
Transportation Hub Improvement Themes: Place-Based Improvement Strategies: Transit Integration VIRGINIA ST Westlake Hub Strategy
Key Recommendations: FEDERAL COURTHOUSE PLAZA 7TH AVE
6TH A COSMOPOLITAN Legend VE “Times Square” WESTLAKE A Westlake Station Accommodate streetcar expansion and Street-Level Entrance to station mezzanine (existing) VE Retail-Based Entrance increasing development through a series to station mezzanine (existing) Street-Level Elevator of signature pedestrian and public space to station mezzanine (existing) Third Ave Mezzanine Extension (proposed) PLAZA 600 improvements Open-Air Tunnel Entrance RT ST (proposed) WA Transit STE
Monorail (with station pulled back from 5th Ave) WESTIN Streetcar (with proposed extension and new stop) TOWER BUILDING WESTLAKEWESW STLALAKEE SQUARES E Bus Stop (to be retained and improved) Bus Stop (to be removed)
Bus-Only Lane (peak-period only with right turns allowed) 5TH A Bus-Only Lanes (all-day with local access allowed) 6TH AY VE W VIRGINIA ST A VE Pedestrian and Bicycle OLIVE Fifth Avenue Connector
7TH Sidewalk Extensions BANK OF AMERICA AVE Increase visibility and direct physical Traffic Calming(with special roadway surface) Add parking and/or extend sidewalk MCGRAWMCGCGRAWAW SQUARESQ connections between streetcar, Bike Station (potential location with redevelopment) MEDICAL DENTAL BLDG PACIFIC PLACE Monorail, and Westlake Station; Roadway Changes 4TH A ST RT ST A Contra-flow bicycle lane VE W continue to develop Fifth Avenue as STE ARE BL Two-way conversion (general purpose traffic) TIMES SQUARE BLDG the area’s “Main Street”
AY By the time Metro’s Rapid Ride (bus rapid transit) service begins Seattle Parks property W OLIVE operation in 2011, there will be six transit modes on three different NORDSTROM levels that converge at the Westlake Hub
3RD A Public/Private Coordination & Partnerships VE PINE ST 7TH AVE
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5TH AVE STEWART ST MACY’SACY’S 2ND AVE
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2ND AVE Make tunnel entrances easier to find from MELBOURNE TOWER street; alleviate crowding on Pine St and 3rd Existing Buildings In Permit/Design Review/Constructio n Ave sidewalks; consider reconfiguration of Development Potential 2015 Development Potential 2030 PIKE ST station entrances and mezzanine expansion By 2030, the Hub area is expected to add more than 4,000 housing units, 300,000 sq. ft. of new retail, and several hundred under 3rd Ave in the long-term thousand sq. ft. of new office space. Perteet - LMN Architects - GVA Kidder Matthews City of Seattle - Department of Transportation WESTLAKE TRANSPORTATION HUB STRATEGY TIMES SQUARE Develop and organize a “north hub” through a series of pedestrian and public space improvements
T R A Re-design and expand Westlake EW T Square Park S
WESTIN Improve Westin Hotel frontage WESW STLALAKEE SSQUARESQUU E and formalize taxi loading area; traffic calm Westlake Ave
5TH Traffic calm west side of Fifth Ave; 6TH A T VEV H coordinate design with private E A VEV redevelopment & Fifth Ave plaza
BANK OF AMERICA Close Westlake Avenue to traffic between Olive and Stewart; integrate McGraw Square into a MCGCGRAWAWW SQUARESQUARQ E new streetcar plaza
MEDICAL DEN TAL BLDG
T ST R Widen sidewalks on Olive, Fifth, A G W BLD and Stewart, including around STE Times Square Building
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Y WA Extend streetcar to First Avenue IVE OL via Stewart Street and Olive Way NORDSTROMOM Perteet - LMN Architects - GVA Kidder Matthews City of Seattle - Department of Transportation WESTLAKE TRANSPORTATION HUB STRATEGY FIFTH AVENUE CONNECTOR Heron Pagoda Building - architect’s rendering from 5th & Stewart Emphasize Fifth Ave as a “Main Street” with a strong pedestrian connection between Times Square and Westlake Station MCGMCCGCGRAWC AW SQUARESQUAREQ Add pedestrian plaza by closing lane on Fifth Ave between Olive MEDICAL DENTAL BLDG and Stewart
T ST R A W STE Work with Westlake Center to improve entrance at Fifth & Olive TIMES SQUARE BLDG
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Taking the various transit modes and agencies at Westlake and making them one easy-to-use system
DRAFT TRANSIT BLUEPRINT Accelerate implementation of Metro’s Transit Blueprint to help simplify and consolidate bus service, make it easier to navigate for new and casual users, maximize impact of capital investments, and create
Prepared by: placemaking opportunities (such as the 5th Ave Connector) Service Development May 2006 Metro’s Transit Blueprint supports consolidating regional bus service on 2nd and 4th Ave, minimizing bus turns on and off of 3r
Prioritize easy connections from Westlake Stationd Ave, development, including of two-way Virginia St, andtransfers removal of transit service from 5th Ave to/from Rapid Ride, streetcar, Monorail, and Pike/Pine trolley routes. Ensure these connections function safely and efficiently 20 hours a day, 7
Westlake Station will serve as the north terminus for Sound Transit light rail from 2009 until 2016, and will be the system’s h days a week ridership stop (8,700 boardings/day) with the University and North Link expansions. Implementation of light rail will also exte operating hours well into the evening, making both day and nighttime service connections a priority.
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SEATTLE STREETCAR System Map SLU Line University of Washington - South Fremont Bridge Support such as dynamic bus Central Line real-time information Fremont/Ballard Line U Line First Hill/ Capitol Hill Line Eastlake schedules and route maps, as well as fare integration Lake Union Park Seattle Center between various agencies (including Seattle Monorail) Denny Park Olympic Sculpture Park
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Pike/Pine Washington State Ferries Addressing infrastructure capacity issues to implement real-time information Ensure hub depictions and information are consistent Pioneer Square/ First Hill Central District/ Chinatown/ King Street 23rd & Jackson Station ID Little Saigon and continuingacross to strive for atransit one-pass transit sy and wayfinding maps, and explore new King Street Station stem will be important factors in the success of Westlake Hub The close relationship between the Seattle Streetcar Network, the downtown retail core, and branding opportunities and public/private partnerhips Westlake Hub provides many opportunities for transit integration and new marketing/demand management strategies as transit system expands Perteet - LMN Architects - GVA Kidder Matthews City of Seattle - Department of Transportation WESTLAKE TRANSPORTATION HUB STRATEGY MULTI-MODAL ACCESS Increase pedestrian capacity, bicycle connectivity, and mobility options at the hub while maintaining business access and efficient use of public streets
Pedestrian volumes at the A high concentration of commercial and hotel hub are the highest in the activities demands a comprehensive approach to City, and are projected to access management & customer service double and even triple on certain streets by 2030 Formalize taxi stands Implement “smart park” technology and off-street, short-term parking Ensure enough room on the strategies sidewalk for all forms of pedestrian Manage curb space for commercial activity (sitting, standing, walking) and charter bus loading, local shuttles Prioritize low-level lighting, integra- ted weather protection, and open/ transparent building facades for pedestrian comfort and safety Improve wayfinding with signage, as well as through integrated art and intuitive visual connections
Seattle has a goal of tripling the number of Continue to design ‘shared spaces’ cyclists within ten years like at Westlake Park to use space
Build dedicated bicycle facilities that efficiently, calm traffic, and create connect directly to each other and to transit great public places Ensure bike access to Westlake Station and
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PARTIAL PLAN AT RENOVATED WESTLAKE SQUARE, Provide long-term, covered bicycle parking WESTLAKE AVENUE AND WESTLAKE HOTEL FRONTAGE
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© Zimmer Gunsel Frasca Perteet - LMN Architects - GVA Kidder Matthews City of Seattle - Department of Transportation WESTLAKE TRANSPORTATION HUB STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION Near-Term Priorities ○ Close Westlake Ave between Olive and Stewart; integrate McGraw Square into new streetcar plaza ○ Re-design and expand Westake Square Park and improve Westlake Ave at the Westin Hotel ○ Paint Monorail columns for “quick win” with improved wayfinding and hub identity ○ Work with ped/bIke program to design and implement 7th Ave bicycle improvements & potential contra-flow bike lane from Pine St ○ Expand sidewalks on Olive Way between 5th and 6th Ave, and on 3rd Ave at Pine Street ○ Convert 6th Ave to two-way operation to help improve access and circulation within hub area; continue Looking south towards Westlake Square Park and streetcar terminus exploring two-way operation of Virginia St and 8th Ave ○ Design and implement 1st Ave streetcar extension
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1 EXISTING CURB LINE
2 ENLARGED/ RENOVATED WESTLAKE SQUARE
TIMES 4 FUTURE STREET CAR TRACK (AND SB TRAVEL LANE) Ongoing Partnerships SQUARE BUILDING 5 NEW CHARTER BUS PICK-UP/ DROP OFF
D 6 NEW TAXI WAITING 7 SIDEWALK ○ Coordinate with Metro on Rapid Ride implementation, 8 EXPANDED METRO BUS STOP
WESTIN HOTEL transit removal from 5th Ave, and changes to the A FIFTH AVENUE STEWART STREET WESTLAKE 8 WESTLAKE SQUARE CENTER E AT THE WESTIN G D electric trolley network 7
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OLIVE WAY A MEDICAL DENTAL McGRAW SQUARE BUILDING station entrances and development of a Bike Station STREET CAR PLAZA
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EXISTING ASPHALT A EXISTING CURB LINE PAVEMENT B EXISTING STREET CAR TRACK ○ Work closely with redeveloping properties to implement STREET CAR TRACK C EXISTING STREET CAR STOP NEW DECIDUOUS STREET TREE EXISTING CONCRETE D FUTURE STREET CAR TRACK SIDEWALK E FUTURE STREET CAR STOP hub concepts, including “Times Square” concept NEW CONCRETE Sheet title here SIDEWALK/PLAZA NEW FLOWERING F STREET CAR PLAZA TREE NEW CONCRETE G EXISTING JOHN H McGRAW STATUE STREET OR DRIVEWAY PAVEMENT H FUTURE STATUE OR ARTWORK NEW SHRUB BED I FUTURE VENDOR KIOSK EXISTING DECIDUOUS ○ Seek public/private partnerships to improve, activate STREET TREE EXISTING STREET LIGHT NEW PEDESTRIAN LIGHT and maintain McGraw Square and Westlake Square CONCEPT PLAN McGRAW SQUARE STREETCAR PLAZA AND WESTLAKE SQUARE AT THE W NORT WESTLAKE TRANSPORTATION HUB STRA December 19, 2008 Parks