Proposal for the Ardmore Transit Center
Submitted by: Strategic Realty Investments September 19, 2007 r d m o r e Pennsylvania aughan and autter A V BUILDERS
September 18, 2007
Bruce D. Reed, President Township of Lower Merion Table of Contents Board of Commissioners Project Approach 75 East Lancaster Avenue Ardmore, Pennsylvania 19003 Our Team RE: Ardmore Transit Center and Business District Revitalization Strategic Realty Investment Dear President Reed: Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc. We would like to applaud all of the commissioners and township staff for all of their hard work that was very evident in the preparation of this request for proposals – Ardmore Transit Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. Center and Business District Revitalization.
As evidenced by the recent historical summary chronicling William Penn’s vision for Lower Merion that was recently circulated to your residents, we are extremely fortunate for the many historical influences that have help shape this wonderful community and township.
We believe, as responsible stewards that it is critical to respect these past influences and build upon the positive elements that have attracted some many to this area. It is our belief that the revitalization of Ardmore will and should occur in a thoughtful, planned and deliberate manner. This will undoubtedly result from further direction and input from the commissioners, township staff along with the many stakeholders that will be impacted. We have provided some initial thoughts and comments that we hope will form the basis for further dialogue.
Initially our plan and vision has focused on the area immediately surrounding the commuter rail station and the pedestrian and vehicular access to and from this area. Based on our latest residential development known as Cambridge Square (directly adjacent to Suburban Square) we realize the importance of a successful transit station as many of the future residents have specifically cited the proximity to the transit center as a primary reason for deciding to live in Cambridge Square.
Our team’s involvement with numerous transit oriented developments provides us with unique insights on the impact that public transit has not only on the specific development but the broader impact successful transit has on an entire community. We take great pride in working cooperatively with communities and our goal is to make a positive impact on each and every community where we develop.
We share the vision of the commissioners and township staff that a revitalized transit center will be the catalyst for a broader revitalization of the retail and businesses that immediately surround the station which in turn will cause additional private investment throughout the entire township.
Once the transit center revitalization is completed we envision that as central to a series of villages that we would hope to develop on the Schauffele, Ardmore West and Cricket Avenue lots. There are many different housing and retail commercial needs that are vital to a diverse vibrant community. Based on our experience with Ardmore Crossing we realize that housing that is affordable is vital and this is also why we feel that a well thought out plan encompassing several of these sites will insure that the desired diversity and density will be achieved.
We also believe that these neighborhoods or villages should be pedestrian friendly and incorporate small meeting areas with outdoor seating and fountains similar to areas presently existing in Suburban Square.
We fully anticipate that many creative suggestions will be received through this process and look forward to working with the commissioners, township staff and the many stakeholders to further refine the vision for Ardmore.
Sincerely,
Peter H. Monaghan Nelson M. Vaughan project approach An Experienced Team for Ardmore
Strategic Realty Investments, LLC (“Strategic”) and Vaughan & Sautter Builders (“Vaughan”) Strategic Realty Investments, LLC in partnership with Vaughan & Sautter Builders has assembled a first class design and development team to meet the immediate and long term needs of Ardmore’s Transit Center. Ardmore’s development opportunities require a team with a proven track record of development experience both in the Lower Merion Township, as well as with both transit agencies of AMTRAK and SEPTA.. Furthermore, Strategic understands the need for significant public subsidies required by projects such as the Ardmore Transit Center and has the ability to secure those federal and state funds. With extensive local experience at Ardmore Crossings and more recently with , Cambridge Square Strategic and Vaughan understand Ardmore’s desire for high quality mixed-use development adjacent to the rail station. Strategic/Vaughan has assembled this proven team of professionals: Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc. for Transit-Oriented Development Planning and Mixed-Use Architecture Services and Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. for Transportation, Traffic and Parking Management Planning and Design Services. Additional highly qualified professionals will be involved when appropriate.
Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc. Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc. (LRK) is a nationally recognized leader in the design and successful implementation of Station Area Plans, Transit-Oriented Development, Mixed-Use Development and Residential Architecture. With their 23 years of experience, 240 planners and architects, nine offices including Princeton, New Jersey, their special expertise in urban design, planning and architecture will be instrumental in realizing Ardmore’s visions. As you will see, LRK has successfully transformed dozens of places from throughout the country into successful mixed-use places where people want to live, businesses thrive and the spirit of the local community is celebrated.
Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. (TPD) offers extensive regional experience developing context sensitive solutions for some of the more difficult transportation, traffic and parking challenges in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. With their four offices and conveniently located headquarters in Pottstown, TPD is well positioned to offer full planning and engineering services for Ardmore’s Transit Center including Transit-Oriented Development Planning Services. With TPD’s proven local experience at Station Square along the R5 Regional Rail Pennbrook Station, Bryn Mawr Hospital and the Intersection Improvements for the Five Points Intersection at County Line Road and Bryn Mawr Avenue, TPD stands ready to provide innovative solutions to the Ardmore Transit Center while integrating traffic management, parking management, transit planning, pedestrian planning and station area improvements.
2 our team and goals Goals of Ardmore Transit Center Revitalization
• Provide a new Ardmore Transit Center and accompanying transit Lower Merion Township improvements. Board of Commissioners
• Encourage transit-oriented development through additional residential and mixed-use development in the ABD that is sensitive to the character of the Lancaster Avenue corridor and adjacent communities relative to mass and scale. Township Staff
• Satisfy existing and future parking demand of commuters, the Township government, business community and neighborhoods.
• Improve the vehicular traffic infrastructure to serve the long-term needs Stakeholders of Ardmore of the ABD and appropriately handle any added traffic that will result from added density. and Lower Merion Township
• Enhance and encourage walkability throughout Ardmore.
• Enhance public “green” space, open space, public plazas, sidewalk/trail Transit Agencies linkages and landscaping in the ABD. of AMTRAK and SEPTA
• Create and/or enhance pedestrian and vehicular connections between downtown Ardmore and the Suburban Square shopping center.
• Revitalize and enhance the character of the commercial and historic Strategic Realty districts of Ardmore in order to help the ABD become more commercially Investments competitive.
• Help enhance and preserve the assets of the historic district. Daniel J. Keating Construction Company • Accomplish substantial private investment in Ardmore. Vaughan & Sautter • Minimize and buffer any development impacts upon adjoining residential neighborhoods. Builders
• Use innovative environmentally-friendly and sustainable architecture and design where economically feasible. Traffic Planning Looney Ricks Kiss The Township’s intent is to further the revitalization of the downtown and Design, Inc. ABD through significant new private investment in residential, retail and parking development, as well as in public infrastructure, transit and traffic • Master Planning • Regional Planning improvements. • Transit-Oriented • Transportation Planning Development • Traffic Signal System Design • Mixed-use Development • Roadway design • Architecture • Roundabout Design
3 Strategic Realty Investments, LLC is a privately-held full-service real estate development and brokerage company with two primary operating divisions:
Strategic Commercial Strategic Residential
Strategic was founded in 2001 by Joseph T. Corcoran and Peter H. Monaghan, who have combined experiences of over 50 years in commercial real estate, and have served as executives and principals at some of the world’s most prestigious real estate development companies.
Since its inception Strategic has become one of the fastest growing and most dynamic real estate enterprises in the Philadelphia region. Strategic excels in redeveloping challenging sites into highly functional office environments and vibrant residential communities.
Our Clients and Markets Our success is built upon a unique ability to harmonize the interests Amount: Strategic has completed and is developing over of sellers, communities and new users as we reposition and redevelop $200 million of commercial and multi-family projects underperforming, and often blighted real estate into exciting new assets that help revitalize neighborhoods and communities. Product Type: Office, Industrial, Residential, Mixed-Use At Strategic, our goal is to PRESERVE the best attributes and heritage of a site, to TRANSFORM underutilized real estate into its highest and best use, Key Facts Development Types: Suburban/Urban Infill Sites, Rehab/Redevelopment, and to CREATE high-impact environments that rejuvenate communities. Strategic Residential: 1,000 + units under development Brownfields, Build-to-Suit, Raw Land
Strategic Commercial: 500,000 + SF of Class A office Location: Mid-Atlantic Region (PA, NJ, DE, MD) developed/owned/operated Seller Profile: Large Corporations, Economic Development Development: $200 million + of commercial and Agencies, Investors multi-family projects completed/underway Objective: Residential: Develop an additional 1,000 units by 2007 Business Activities: Acquisitions, Financing, Construction, Commercial: Develop an additional 500,000 SF by 2007 Development, Brokerage Previous Sellers: PECO, Private Sellers, Founders: Joseph T. Corcoran, Chief Executive Officer U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Public, Entities Peter H. Monaghan, Chief Investment Officer Key Contacts: Peter H. Monaghan, Joseph T. Corcoran, Michael MacCrory Website: www.strategic-realty.com
4 Woodcrest Corporate Center Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Opportunity Benefit Langston Manufacturing declared bankruptcy in 1999 and their former 33-acre 375,000 square foot headquarters facility sat vacant The $50 Million redevelopment now houses 2,000 employees for for over three years. During this time the property deteriorated into abandoned blight and provided no taxable income for the region. three multi-billion dollar companies including: Strategic perceived a superior location for an office redevelopment project with extraordinary access to two exits on I-295 and the PATCO
High Speedline’s Woodcrest Train Station on site. Strategic Realty Investments worked closely with DVRPC and various New Jersey state • EDS and local agencies to create a new transit station. • Banco Popular • American Water Works Resolution Woodcrest is a shining example of a public-private partnership Strategic and its’ joint venture partner O’Neill Properties Group, L.P. (“OPG”) acquired the property in an auction in October of 2002. and transit-oriented redevelopment of a former dangerous and The team secured a “No further action letter” from the State of New Jersey and NJDEP after completing necessary environmental decaying property into a thriving world class business center. The remediation work. project has become the poster child for the State of New Jersey’s
“Smart Growth” campaign, and has been featured in: The State of New Jersey was in danger of losing one of its largest employers, Towers Perrin, to three competing states. The Strategic- OPG team conceived and delivered a world-class redevelopment plan that convinced Towers Perrin to relocate to its site. The final Philadelphia Inquirer redevelopment was a Tier 1 Operations Center that included: Forbes Philadelphia Business Journal • 1,100 feet of ribbon glass along the south wall Trenton Times • 12 soaring skylights, including a 5,000 SF skylight over the “town center” Courier Post • 20’ ceilings with 16’ windows creating the most extraordinary work US Airways Magazine environment in the tri-state region
5 The crossings at ambler Ambler, Pennsylvania
Opportunity The Property represents an assemblage of three parcels owned by three separate individuals consisting of approximately 10 acres in the heart of Ambler, Montgomery County, PA.
The Property was formerly owned by the Keasbey and Mattison Company that manufactured pharmaceuticals from the late 1800’s until their ill-fated decision to switch to manufacturing asbestos insulation and building products in the early 20th century. With the elimination of the asbestos industry in the early 1970’s the former asbestos manufacturing buildings fell into decline and attracted crime and posed a real danger for residents of the community.
Adjacent to the manufacturing site is the Ambler Boiler House, a defunct power generating facility formerly operated by Keasbey and Mattison. This is the largest building in the Borough of Ambler and has elegant exterior attributes. Although in a severe state of decay, the building has retained its structural integrity and represents an ideal opportunity to preserve an architectural masterpiece.
Resolution Knowing the Borough of Ambler had very recently re-zoned the Property from residential to office-commercial Strategic approached the Benefit Mayor and Borough Council to propose that they re-zone the Property back to residential as that would be was the highest and best use Strategic has worked closely with SEPTA to advance plans for a and the only type of development that is financially viable at this location. completely redesigned modern high level station platform along with a new station presently scheduled to commence completion Through a series of “Town Hall” type meetings including a presentation in the recently restored old Ambler Movie Theater – Strategic and in 2008. This new station design will greatly reduce traffic its development partners successfully convinced Borough Council to consider a re-zoning. congestion caused by the current out dated design. Strategic then prepared and presented a new Transit-Oriented Development Overlay that would allow for a 288 unit development that could take full advantage of its close proximity to the Ambler (SEPTA R-5) train station within a few hundred yards of the proposed The Crossings at Ambler recently secured the support of the development. Strategic successfully introduced the new ordinance which has now been adopted and we have secured final land Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance for the plan to transform development approval. a blighted Brown Field into a vibrant transit-oriented residential community that will likely be home to 500 new residents Concurrent with the aforementioned land development activities; Strategic has devoted significant financial and human resources to representing young aspiring professional to older folks looking to solving the environmental challenges that existed on a former asbestos manufacturing site. Strategic is working closely with both EPA and downsize into a maintenance free lifestyle. DEP developing a remediation plan to allow for ACT2 Liability Protection. Our remediation plan will eliminate both a visual eyesore as well as a potential public health risk from the community. The Property which currently attracts crime and poses a real danger to area residents will become a focal point in this rapidly growing older borough and through the creation of a new residential community on a Brown Field with decaying old buildings, Strategic will once again be instrumental in preserving the scarce remaining green space of a community.
6 Cambridge square Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Project Description Cambridge Square is a residential luxury condominium development. A once vacant dilapidated mostly vacant retail/office property and former brown field was completely redeveloped into a thriving 28 unit luxury residential condominium. SRI worked closely with Township, Project Facts County, and local stakeholders and Cambridge Square has become the “talk of the town” for high-end suburban in-fill redevelopment. • 28,500 square foot site
• $20,000,000 in Construction Costs • Brownfield Remediation including an ACT2 release of liability The Problem from the State of Pennsylvania DEP • Property was allowed to become a dilapidated eyesore • 28 high-end luxury condominium units • Large vacant spaces • Fully enclosed parking garages • Extensive environmental issues from previous uses • Many adjacent uses were lower end commercial and automobile type uses
The Solution • Bought the property from family that had owned for nearly 100 years • Completed environmental remediation and secured ACT2 release of liability • Re-zoned the property to allow for 28 residential units with parking under the building • Worked closely with township, county, and local community
The Opportunity Well located in-fill land parcel in an established market that had fallen into disrepair. The Property is strategically located less than 100 yards from the prestigious Suburban Square Mall.
7 the landings Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Opportunity Throughout much of the region, the Delaware River has been sealed off from the public due to its historically industrial use, and a riverfront Benefit consisting mostly of industrial / manufacturing facilities. Strategic identified an undiscovered and extraordinary riverfront opportunity, and By working in concert with civic leaders, and leveraging the executed a complex strategy assembling three separately owned riverfront parcels totaling 37+ acres. unique attributes of this location, Strategic has conceived one of the region’s finest examples of smart growth. A formerly The Property is strategically located at the Southern edge of Bucks County, just moments away from I-95 and a major AMTRAK and SEPTA under-utilized property that shut the community off from the River station, and features over 1,600 feet of spectacular river frontage. The Property has been underutilized and blocked the general public’s is being transformed into an extraordinary Waterfront Transit- access to and enjoyment of Bucks County’s spectacular riverfront. Oriented Development. The local community will have an unprecedented new gateway to their richest natural resource, and will derive ongoing benefit from the following:
Resolution • 20+ acres of open space via two public parks The Bucks County Redevelopment Authority and seven municipalities recently completed an extensive riverfront study and adopted the • 1600’ public riverwalk Bucks County Waterfront Revitalization Plan. The major thrust of the Plan is to use smart growth to unlock the promise of the County’s • Extension of Street Road to create Riverfront Gateway and greatest asset — the Delaware Riverfront. Concurrent with its assemblage of the parcels, Strategic worked collaboratively with local, View Corridor state and federal officials to conceive a comprehensive development plan consistent with the vision of the County’s study. Some • Public Marina highlights of The Landings: • Riverfront restaurant and café • Eliminated Flooding of the State & Street Road Intersection • The first luxury waterfront Transit-Oriented Development in • Substantial increase in tax base Bucks County history • 500+ luxury condominiums and townhomes • New public access roads, view corridors and a riverwalk • On-site Shuttle Bus serving Amtrak/Septa and local business and retail amenities
8 ardmore crossing Ardmore, Pennsylvania
Project Description Ardmore Crossing is a model of inter-generational and mixed income residential community development. A once vacant dilapidated utility company truck service depot and former brown field was completely redeveloped into a thriving residential community. SRI Project Facts worked closely with Township, County, and local stakeholders and Ardmore Crossing has become the poster child for suburban in-fill • $20,000,000 in Construction Costs redevelopment. • Brownfield Remediation including an ACT2 release of liability
from the State of Pennsylvania DEP • Former utility company truck services facility of approximately The Problem 90,000 square feet • Utility company left behind a dilapidated eyesore • No tax revenue for the community • Extensive environmental issues from previous truck servicing use • Strong organized community opposition to many permitted uses
The Solution • Bought the property from utility company. • Completed environmental remediation and secured ACT2 release of liability. • Re-zoned the property to allow for 84 residential units with 53 affordable senior apartments • Worked closely with township, county, and local community.
The Opportunity Large in-fill land parcel in an established market that had fallen into disrepair. The Property is strategically located just a few blocks from Route 30 Lancaster Avenue.
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After: Photo simulation of redevelopment of The Gulch entertainment district.
Looney Ricks Kiss (LRK) is one of the largest and most respected full-service Today, in our 24th year of business, LRK is structured to provide architectural, planning, and interior design firms in the United States. With offices expertise to design every component of a community: in Memphis, Nashville, Princeton, and Dallas, as well as three locations in Florida – Celebration, Rosemary Beach, and Jacksonville – LRK has grown to over 230 • Single Family to Multifamily Housing professionals intent on creating places that can make a difference in people’s • Mixed-use lives. • Town Centers LRK listens to clients’ expectations, recognizes the market, understands the user, and creates a strong sense of place. Projects are • Traditional Neighborhood Developments/New Urbanism executed with passion. Architectural excellence is a given. An enhanced quality of • Infill and Redevelopment Planning life is the end result. • Transit-Oriented Development LRK’s three founding partners each had a different focus in terms of project experience. What resulted from this diversity is a firm rooted with expertise in • Consumer/Market Research multiple markets. LRK has grown into a regional, national, and international • Land Planning Before: Existing conditions at The Gulch practice based on planning, residential, corporate/commercial, banking/financial, hospitality, and healthcare projects. • Design Guidelines
11 station area planning
Our team has the experience to plan for all the activities Hamilton Station Development Program: Hamilton, New Jersey 125,00 sq.ft. Retail that occur at an active rail station. Like the communities New Jersey Transit designated Mack 300 units Residential Cali Realty Corporation and Lennar 201,600 sq.ft. Office space they serve, every station is unique and deserves a Corporation as the master developers 200 room Hotel focused, well rounded approach to ensure it can reach for the Hamilton Station site. LRK was 100 Corporate suites the team’s urban design consultant and 1,280 Commuter parking spaces its full potential as a community asset. Looney Ricks Kiss led the conceptual site planning and Architects achieves this through our focus on: supporting documentation for the team. The project is located on the existing parking fields of Hamilton Station, an active commuter rail station on the • How the station addresses a passengers arrival New Jersey Transit’s Northeast Corridor and departure line running between New York City and Trenton, NJ. The plan for the Ham- ilton Station redevelopment envisions a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) a • Planning for easy access to the station whether it be true 24-hour mixed use community by foot, by car or by bus featuring entertainment, housing, civic amenities, and employment. The new community will give Hamilton Township • Encouraging transit passengers to stay and make a town center for shopping, dining, and civic activities. Residents will be able to View of Boulevard & water sculptures Hamilton Plaza use of nearby stores, offices and civic activities live in an active and lively neighbor- hood within walking distance to the train station. Commuters will benefit from increased parking capacity and new convenience retail and amenities.
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Transit Oriented Development Monmouth County, New Jersey This 103-acre project was a team effort involving developers LCOR Inc. and Looney Ricks Kiss Nexus Properties, the towns of Aberdeen Transit Oriented Development and Matawan, and NJ Transit. The goal Monmouth County, New Jersey was to implement a strategic concept for the two towns using the types of transit- WestWest StreetStreet friendly planning strategies promoted by NJ Transit. Mississauga Road
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Illustrative Site Plan North Street 182 Nassau Street, Suite 201 Princeton, New Jersey 08542 Northwest Brampton - Mt. Pleasant Village Core Telephone 609 683 3600 View across train station plaza Historic old train station Exisitng conditions - aerial photograph of redevelopment area Opportunities and constraints diagram Fax 609 683 0054 Mattamy Homes Oakville, Ontario Internet: www.lrk.com Memphis Nashville Princeton Celebration 03.06023.00 February 15, 2007 Architecture Planning Interiors Research
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Concept Plan for Mixed-Use development around train station. Illustrative Site Plan 182 Nassau Street, Suite 201 Princeton, New Jersey 08542 Existing park Existing Henry Hudson Trail Open space and pedestrian connectivity Northwest Brampton - Mt. Pleasant Village Core 5.10 13 Telephone 609 683 3600 Vehicular circulation and intercept parking plan Fax 609 683 0054 Mattamy Homes Oakville, Ontario Internet: www.lrk.com Memphis Nashville Princeton Celebration 03.06023.00 February 15, 2007 Architecture Planning Interiors Research
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As transit users, we understand what it takes to create a Water Street vibrant transit-oriented development. Looney Ricks Kiss Location: Irving, Texas creates places where transit and community design go Situated on the northern shore of Lake Carolyn in Las Colinas, Water Street will hand in hand: be Dallas/Fort Worth’s premier waterfront district. Water Street will offer inviting avenues with a blend of reputation • A vibrant mix of office, retail, civic and commercial retailers and luxury living, as well as new-to-the-market shopping, dining, and uses within an easy walk emerging retail concepts. Our vibrant and diverse mix of shopping, dining, and urban living will finally establish • Creating a place where transit allows residents to Las Colinas’ downtown. LRK’s services include the design for Building 5 which work, shop and play without the necessity of a car will contain 40,906 sq. ft. of ground floor retail, a 26,756 sq. ft. theater, 21,018 sq. ft. office and 256 residential units.
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15 Transit-oriented Transit Oriented Development New Jersey Township development Area of site: 3.5 acres Number of units: 40,000 sq.ft. of first floor retail, 200 residential units
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16 Town center planning and architecture
Baldwin Park Village Center A town center is the vibrant heart of any community, Location: Centrally located within the newly master-planned mixed-use village it embodies the character of a place and its residents. of Baldwin Park (site of the former Looney Ricks Kiss believes a town center should be an Orlando Naval Training Center) on the shores of Lake Baldwin, 3 miles from the active environment to be enjoyed by all users: center of downtown Orlando Size: Baldwin Park encompasses nearly 1,100 acres; the Village Center’s 54 • To create an energetic 18 hour a day place acres will include 950,000 sf. of retail and office space and over 1,100 residential units • A center with a variety of uses from offices and shops Completion date: 2006 LRK services: Master Architect to townhomes and parks
Project Design Awards ULI Award for Excellence, • A place where residents and visitors can participate 2004 in events and socialize in well designed public spaces
• A place where design represents local heritage and values while allowing a town to reach its full potential
• Appropriately scaled development that enriches and encourages the individuals experience
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The Gulch Nashville, Tennessee “...the Gulch Neighborhood is the Location: Nashville Central Business single largest redevelopment project in District Fringe Nashville’s history...Private investment is Area of site: 65 Acres estimated at $40 million. The Gulch is
Number of residential units: 1800 to be built in six phases and is sched- Retail square footage: 350,000 uled for completion in 2010.” Office square footage: 700,000 - New Urban News
LRK led the creation of the Master Plan for a light industrial area - known historically as “The Gulch” - located on the edge of Downtown Nashville and dominated by a railroad yard. The plan provides a detailed blueprint for transforming the area into a mixed- use urban neighborhood. With a team comprised of LRK planners and design- ers, as well as local sub-consultants, the plan was prepared for Nashville Urban Venture, a private developer who has acquired or optioned much of the study area. The project included focus group sessions with various targeted market segments to determine their design and lifestyle preferences, as well as an intensive four-day charrette to produce the Concept Plan. The plan has been enthusiastically endorsed by the City’s top officials; and compo- nents of it are now being implemented, including multiple building renovations/
adaptations for offices, restaurants, Braid Building Architecture by Manual Zeitlin Master Plan retail and new market rate and afford- able residential buildings. Likewise, the City has committed over $5 million to a streetscape infrastructure project, which is currently underway. Build-out is projected for ten years at a cost of $350 million. The Master Plan won a 2001 Award of Excellence from the Excellence in Development awards organization.
Mercury View Lofts & Restaurant This visual simulation illustrates full development. 6.1
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Cherry Hill Village Town Center Biltmore Properties/Beztak Location: Troy, Michigan
Awards American Planning Association - Michigan Chapter Outstanding Planning Project
Project Data 450 seat Performing Arts Center Mixed-use liner building flanking theater, containing 20,000 sq. ft. of restaurants/retail and 22 loft units 20,000 sq. ft. municipal office building 15,000 sq. ft. Village Square mixed use building Historic Schoolhouse
Village Square looking toward theater Interior of theater
Town Center Village Square Community Building Historic schoolhouse
Human Services Center located behind historic schoolhouse Mixed use liner building alongside theater Site Plan of Village Center 6.10
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Looney Ricks Kiss draws upon a community’s architectural The Bel Air character and heritage to ensure that every place is as Location: Houston, TX unique as its residents and its history. A vibrant community Area: 7.35 acres Number of units: 430 is composed of a variety of residents and lifestyles. Density: 58.47 units per acre We ensure that the homes we design offer choices for Completion date: 2006 Unit sizes: 720 sq.ft. - 1,700 sq.ft. different residential needs within a community. Project Design Awards 2007 Pillars of the Industry Awards, Finalist for Best Rental Apartment • Research and analysis of local architectural traditions Community (5 stories or less, non- and character to be incorporated into our design garden) 2007 Houston Landmarks Awards, • Through understanding of market forces and Finalist residential demands
• Design that takes scale and site into account to create healthy and sustainable neighborhoods
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20 residential architecture Harbor Town Landing Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Project Design Awards 2005 Aurora Awards, Aurora Award for Attached For-Sale Home ($200,000 - $300,000)
2005 Aurora Awards, Aurora Award for Residential Development
2002 The Nationals Awards, Regional Award for Best Attached Home Plan Priced Under $350,000
2002 Aurora Awards, Aurora Award Attached For-Sale Home ($200,000 - $300,000)
Harbor Town Landing site plan
The Regatta: 36 flats with individual screened-in porches or balconies Mixed-use town center with rental apartments above retail and restaurants; school; yacht club; office building; a 50-slip marina; and 27 acres of parks and open space 7.3
21 residential Ross Bridge • Location: Mixed-use development in architecture Birmingham, Alabama, part of Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail and resort • Size: 1,600 acres with 75,000 sq. ft. retail in Village Center • LRK services: Village Center architec- ture
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Honors Publications RESUME: DeBoer Excellence in Planning Awards, Nevada Chapter of the American Planning “Turning Dirt Green: How substantial Site Design Creates Better places, Captures Market James Constantine, PP Association, 2000 Share and Increases the Bottom Line” - Land Development, Spring, 2006 Outstanding Planning Project for Cherry Hill Village, Canton Township, MI “Tapping the Internet to Communicate with Citizens” – PAS Memo – American Planning Principal of Planning and Research American Planning Association - Michigan Chapter, 2000 Association, July 2001 License/Registration/Certification # 33L100398200 Outstanding Planning Award for Current Topic: Information Technology, American “Traditional Neighborhood Home Plans - 170 Designs for Living in Villages & Towns” - Planning Association, 1999 Home Planners LLC, February 2000 Qualifications/Education Land Development Award, Somerset County Planning Board, NJ, 1999 “Beware the Pitfalls of the New Urbanism” – New Urbanism: Comprehensive Report & Community Pride Design Awards, Clark County, WA, 1998 Best Practices Guide, New Urban News, Jan/Feb 1998 Licensed Professional Planner Certificate of Merit, Tennessee Historical Commission, 1997 “Parking Places” - Better Homes & Gardens Home Plan Ideas, Spring 1997 Rutgers University, 1983 - BA in Urban Studies with High Honors Ahwahnee Community Design Award, Local Government Commission, 1995 TND Series - Traditional Neighborhood Design Volume I & II - HomeStyles Harvard University, 1982 - Summer program in Landscape Architecture Ahwahnee Award of Merit, Local Government Commission, 1994 Publishing and Marketing, Inc., 1997 Outstanding Adaptive Re-use, NJ Chapter of American Planning Association, 1993 “Urban Growth Boundaries: Do Growth Limits Lead to the Promised Land?” with Experience Randall Selected Speaking Engagements Arendt - Land Development, Summer 1996 Jim is Principal of Planning and Research for Looney Ricks Kiss Architects. His 25 years Affordable Housing Summit - Memphis, TN “America’s New Traditional Neighborhoods” - Better Homes & Gardens Home Plan of experience in urban design, master planning, community relations, consumer American Planning Association National Conference - New York, NY; Seattle, WA; Ideas, Summer 1996 preference research and historic preservation, spans across more than 25 states and San Diego, CA “Traditional Neighborhood Development: The Next Generation” - Land Development, Canada. Jim has worked with developers, builders, and government agencies on master American Planning Association Regional Conference - Atlanta, GA Fall 1995 planned communities, downtown revitalization, mixed-use town and village centers, high- Atlantic Builders Conference - Atlantic City, NJ “Southern Buyers Warm to Traditional Developments” - Southeast Homebuilder and density infill, redevelopment of suburban highway corridors and Transit-Oriented Better Homes and Gardens: American Housing Conference - Remodeler, March 1994 Development. Colorado Springs, CO “Essential Ingredients for Creating and Implementing Design Guidelines:, DCD About Builder Magazine: Design Symposium - Orlando, FL Growth, Fall 1993. Jim has worked on the research, planning and community relations for numerous Smart Chicago Home Builders Association Winter Seminar - Chicago, IL “Will Neotraditional Planning Work in the Southwest?” - Arizona Planning, Growth, Traditional Neighborhood Development and New Urbanism projects throughout Congress for New Urbanism - Milwaukee, WI; Alexandria, VA September/October 1992 North America. These projects include Exploration Pointe, a 5,000 acre town in Palm Homestyles Traditional Neighborhood Plan Book - Houston, TX; Dallas, TX “Design by Democracy” - Land Development, Spring 1992 Beach County; The Gulch, the largest mixed-use urban district in Nashville; and Cherry League of Municipalities - Atlantic City, NJ Hill Village, the largest Traditional Neighborhood Development in Michigan. In New Livable Communities: Alternatives to Sprawl in Chester County, PA Professional Organizations Jersey, Jim has helped plan Metuchen’s award-winning town center for 20 years; the new NAHB Governmental Affairs Conference - Atlanta, GA American Planning Association - Member Main Street under construction in Vernon; the Hamilton station Transit Village; two National Association of Home Builders Convention - Houston, TX; Dallas, TX Congress for the New Urbanism - Member major neighborhood redevelopment plans in Atlantic City; and a Transit-Oriented National Home Ownership Summit - Washington, DC Environmental Design Research Association Development in Dover, among numerous other projects. New Jersey State Planning Commission - Trenton, NJ National Association of Home Builders - Member New Jersey Chapter of American Planning Association - New Brunswick, NJ NAHB Land Development Committee - Past Member In LRK's research division, Jim specializes in understanding community perceptions and Pennsylvania Chapter of American Planning Association - Seven Springs, PA Princeton Historic Preservation Review Committee - Chairperson consumer preferences to help gauge the regulatory and market acceptance of design Rail-Volution - Washington, DC alternatives. Projects include web-based interactive visual surveys to test market Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute - Denver, CO acceptance of Smart Growth concepts, community visioning workshops, and consumer Technique of Traditional Town Planning Workshop - Seaside, FL; Miami, FL; focus groups. San Francisco, CA Sensible Land Use Coalition - Minneapolis, MN Jim has published numerous articles on design and development for professional Smart Growth National Conference - San Diego, CA publications and been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and many other Traditional Neighborhood Development Tour & Conference - Beaufort, SC; Memphis, TN; publications. He is a regular speaker at national and regional conferences, including those Washington, DC of the American Planning Association, the Urban Land Institute, the Congress for the ULI National Conference - Dallas, TX New Urbanism, the National Smart Growth Conference, the National Home Ownership White House Conference on Aging - Princeton, NJ Summit and the National Association of Home Builders. Nationally, he has served on Florida Sustainable Communities Conference - Tallahassee, FL ȱ NAHB's Land Development Committee and, at home, he has served for 17 years on TND Panel - Westchester, PA Princeton's Historic Preservation Review Committee.
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Publications Lantern Hill – A Traditional Neighborhood
RESUME: “Great Places with Transit” – Glenside & Ambler Transit-Oriented Development Plans Site design, ordinance and approvals for this 18 acre mixed-use neo-traditional Mark Evans, RA “Greater Philadelphia Regional Review” – Compact Development Case Studies for Five neighborhood 117 homes in Doylestown Borough, Bucks County, PA Associate and Director of LRK Princeton Office Sites Village at Warwick Planning Traditional neighborhood design for a 90-acre village in Chester County, PA Representative Project Experience Clinton Township Community Design Guidelines Breakfast Point – Community Master Plan using Conservation Design and Traditional Qualifications/Education Site design guidelines for commercial districts throughout this Hunterdon County, NJ Neighborhood Design principles for this 2500 unit mixed use master plan set within a community 1450 acre site and a 4000 acre preserve in Northwest Florida Registered Architect – New Jersey AI 16779 Hartsville Professional Village Cornell University College of Architecture, Art & Planning Mountain Manor Traditional Neighborhood Development – Master Plan for a 1000 Unit Neo-traditional site design and municipal approvals for this professional office village – Bachelor of Architecture, 1988 Mixed Use Traditional Neighborhood on a 400 acre wooded site in the Stroudsburg, PA adjacent to an 18th-century village vicinity Ambler Borough Vision Plan Experience Mount Pleasant – Transit-Oriented Development Master Plan Main street revitalization and transit-oriented development plan Master Planning and Transit-Oriented Design for 2000 acres in the City of Brampton, As the Director of the LRK Princeton Office and its 23 professional staff of planners and Ontario, Canada architects Mark offers 18-years of multidisciplinary experience in architecture, town Cedar Grove – A Traditional Neighborhood planning, campus planning, community meeting facilitation and project management. He Site Design, Presentation Boards and Multi-Media Presentation for this 81 acre 319 home designs and manages town planning projects ranging from 25 acres to 2500 acres for traditional neighborhood in Cedar Grove, Essex County, NJ developers, builders and municipal clients. His experiences include the planning and design of traditional neighborhoods, town centers, transit-oriented developments, Storrs Town Center for University of Connecticut downtown revitalization, campus master planning, commercial site planning and design Community Preference Workshop and Design Guideline for a new mixed-use town center guidelines throughout the eastern United States. At Swarthmore College, he directed for the main campus of UConn in Mansfield, CT campus planning and construction activities including a $200-million long-range plan, ȱ two new buildings, 40 building renovations and 20 site landscape improvements. Hamptonburgh – An Active-Adult Traditional Neighborhood Site Design, and Multi-Media Presentation for this 400 acre 314 home traditional Professional Organizations neighborhood community in the Town of Hamptonburgh, Orange County, NY Pennterra – A Traditional Neighborhood Congress for the New Urbanism – Member, 1994-Present Site planning, design guidelines and ordinance for nine villages within this 500 acre 1006 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania – Chair, Design Advisory Board, 2003 home traditional neighborhood development in Carlisle, PA American Planning Association – Member, 2001-2004 Association for the New Urbanism in Pennsylvania – Founding Member, 2001-Present Waterside – A Mixed Use Waterfront Neighborhood Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce – Past chair, Arch. & Envm’t Comm., 2000-2003 Site planning and ordinance preparation for this 600 unit mixed-use traditional Society for College and University Planners – Member, 1995-99 neighborhood to reclaim the Delaware River Waterfront on this 26 acre brownfield site in Bensalem, PA Selected Speaking Engagements Warrington Town Center Master Plan “Implementing Design Guidelines in Pennsylvania Communities” - Association of New Site design and ordinance preparation for a 113-acre 1,000,000SF lifestyles center Urbanism in Pennsylvania Annual Conference, October 2006, Philadelphia, PA including a hotel, supermarket, offices and age-restricted condos in Warrington, PA “The Future of Mixed-Use” - Multi Family Trends Conference, March 2006, San Francisco, Flourtown-Erdenheim Vision Plan CA Commercial district enhancement plan for the historic inns and 200 commercial Congress for New Urbanism – Pennsylvania Chapter Conference, panelist reviewing the businesses along 1 ½ miles of Bethlehem Pike in Flourtown, PA Martin Luther King Hope VI neighborhood in Philadelphia, September 2004 Cheltenham Commercial District Enhancement Plan Chair, Design Advisory Board, Commonwealth Award for Excellence in Design and Development, 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania Commercial revitalization and public facilitation at 22 meetings for five districts in this Transportation, Land-Use and Economy in the Philadelphia Region “Retrofitting Transit inner-ring Philadelphia suburb in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, PA Oriented Development at Existing Stations”, June 2002 Haverford Hospital Site Master Plan “Transit-Oriented Development in Greater Philadelphia”, Speaker at the Society for Master Plan and Community Facilitation for a nature preserve, community recreation Marketing Professional Services, Philadelphia Chapter, December 2002 campus, and age-restricted community on a 204-acre former state mental hospital site
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Looney Ricks Kiss 182 Nassau Street, Suite 201 Princeton, New Jersey 08542 Telephone 609 683 3600 Fax 609 683 0054
Project Experience Scruggs Residence* Tew Residence* Planning and Urban Design Various Custom Estate Homes – Celebration, FL* Cherry Hill Village Plan Implementation – Canton Township, MI Townhouses – North Cove, Peachtree City, GA* RESUME: Cherry Hill Village Uptown Plan – Canton Township, MI Cottage Model Home – Valley Farm, Madison, GA* Michael DiGeronimo, AICP Vernon Town Center Petition Plan – Vernon Township, NJ Various “Garden District” Homes – Sweetbottom Plantation, Duluth, GA* Planning and Architecture Vernon Main Street Plan – Vernon Township, NJ Hogfoss Residence – Newpoint, Beaufort, SC* Hamilton Station Redevelopment Plan – Hamilton, NJ Caye Residence – St. Simon’s Island, GA* South Main St. and Central Ave. Corridor Plans, Metuchen, NJ Qualifications/Education South Village TND Plan – South Burlington, VT Town Center/Mixed-Use Architecture Water Street Redevelopment Plan – Ypsilanti, MI Plainsboro Village Center - Plainsboro, NJ Georgia Institute of Technology - Master of City Planning - Urban Design, 1999 Glenwood Redevelopment Plan – Richmond, VA Cherry Hill Village Uptown Liner Buildings, Canton MI Georgia Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Science - Architecture, 1995 Eastampton Redevelopment – Eastampton, NJ Pennterra Square Conceptual Design, Carlisle, PA Georgia Institute of Technology – Certificate in Urban Policy, 1995 Forester Square TND Plan – Auburn Hills, MI Écôle d’Architecture de la Villette - Paris, France - 1994-95 Fairsted Village Plan – Manor Township, PA Florin Hill TND Concept Plan – Mountjoy, PA *Indicates project experience prior to joining LRK Pennterra TND Plan – Carlisle, PA Experience Townes of North River – Tuscaloosa, AL Rhodes Farm - Augusta, GA Organizations, Professional and Civic Activities Commuter Rail Corridor Plan – Athens-Clarke, Barrow, and Oconee Counties, GA Michael DiGeronimo is the lead staff person for zoning, design guidelines and Oxford Town Plan and Development Code - Oxford, MS* Member, American Planning Association pattern books at LRK. He has extensive experience in architecture, urban design Member, American Institute of Certified Planners and planning. Much of his work involves creating planning and design frameworks Town Architect, Design Review, and Design Guidelines Member, APA Urban Design and Preservation Division that facilitate the interaction between builders, developers, municipal officials and Cherry Hill Village Design Review/Village Architecture – Canton Township, MI Member, Congress of New Urbanism citizens. He also specializes in design review on behalf of both public and private Cherry Hill Village Uptown Pattern Book – Canton Township, MI clients. He currently conducts all the design review of the architecture and Zaca Preserve Sustainable Guidelines – Buellton, CA landscaping for the large Traditional Neighborhood Developments, Cherry Hill Storrs Center Design Guidelines – Storrs, CT Honors Village in Canton, MI as well as several other communities in the northeast. In this Vernon Town Center Design Guidelines – Vernon Township, NJ role he coordinates the efforts of architects, builders, the developer, and township Daniel Island Design Guideline supplement – Charleston, SC Outstanding Planning Project for Cherry Hill Village, Canton Township, MI officials, and provides design assistance and design review for the project. Mike Pennterra Design Guidelines – Carlisle, PA American Planning Association - Michigan Chapter, 2000 has been involved as both a lead designer and project manager in a number of Woodmont Design Review/Town Architecture - Lower Moreland Township, PA First Place, 1990 Central Jersey AIA High School Design Competition planning, urban design, and design guideline projects, ranging from small New Daleville Design Review – Londonderry Township, PA individual sites to large scale regional plans. Gateway Village Design Guidelines – Franklin, Tennessee Fort Drum CDMP Design Guidelines – Fort Drum, NY Prior to joining LRK, Mike had a blend of experience in planning and residential Olde Stone Residential Design Guidelines – Bowling Green, KY architecture. As an intern architect with Historical Concepts in Peachtree City, GA, Ross Bridge Design Guidelines – Hoover, AL he worked in the design development, production, and construction administration Rhodes Farm Design Guidelines – Augusta, GA phases of custom homes located in places such as Celebration in Orlando, FL; Michaux Village Design Guidelines – Chesterfield County, VA Watercolor in Sea Grove, FL; and Newpoint in Beaufort, SC. Mike was also Meadowville Technology Center Design Guidelines - Chesterfield County, VA involved in the creation of architectural and community design codes and other Northshore Design Guidelines – Knoxville, TN TND site planning. As a research assistant with Urban Design Workshop, he Valley Farm Development Code – Madison, GA* helped create a web-based development code for Oxford Mississippi, worked on a commuter rail concept plan, and assisted in the preparation of a booklet on Smart Residential Architecture (Design Development & Production) Growth. Cottage and Village Model Homes – Watercolor, FL* Custom Homes – Spring Island, Okatie, SC Baxter Residence and Guest House* Symington Residence*
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Traffic Planning and Design, Inc.
TPD has extensive experience and is able to provide expert Transportation Planning services for this project. Founded in 1989, TPD is a 125-member organization that specializes exclusively in transportation engineering and related environmental and construction management services. As such, we can provide a level of expertise unmatched even by national engineering firms that often include a “traffic department” among their many divisions.
Based on our transportation planning experience, highway design and traffic signal qualifications, meeting and presentation skills, and specialized graphics capabilities, I am sure you will agree that TPD is the best choice for the advancement of your project. Regional Expertise TPD is recognized as an industry leader throughout eastern and central Pennsylvania, as well as the Greater Philadelphia/Tri-State Region, having been involved with many of the most complex projects in the area. With offices in southern New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley, Harrisburg, PA, and headquarters in Pottstown, PA, TPD is able to provide effective traffic engineering services throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Every TPD office is fully networked and staffed with full-time personnel who are experienced in various aspects of highway design, traffic signal design, and traffic studies. With TPD’s strategically-located network of offices, the firm is able to provide site-specific, individualized expertise for each project. TPD’s successful completion of more than 5,000 transportation related projects in our service areas gives the firm a unique edge to quickly advance and efficiently complete projects. Growth and Recognition TPD has a voluntary turnover rate of less than 3% versus an industry average of over 10%. This continuity is important as the TPD personnel that start a project are generally those that finish a project and, as such, are able to establish long-term relationships with project partners. This stability is reflected in TPD’s recognition as a Great Place to Work by the following organizations:
• TPD has been ranked among the Top 15 Best Places To Work In PA for four consecutive years. • The CE News, a national magazine dedicated to civil engineering has ranked TPD as one of the Top 25 Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For in the Nation for three consecutive years. • The Philadelphia Business Journal inducted TPD into its Inaugural Hall of Fame for being listed as one of Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in the Greater Philadelphia Region for five consecutive years. • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) selected Trammell Crow Company’s Atwater project to receive the Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence for the redevelopment of a Brownfield site into a 2.5 million square foot business park, for which TPD served as the lead transportation planner and highway design engineer. • TPD was the recipient of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) Road and Bridge Safety Award for our design of the Ship Road and Swedesford Road intersection alignment project in West Whiteland Township. • TPD’s Route 82 Roundabout design in East Marlborough Township, Chester County, won the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) Road and Bridge Safety Award during the annual PSATS Conference. This innovative project was also recognized as a Notable Engineering Achievement by the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) during National Engineer’s Week. The Bottom Line TPD is no stranger to the high pressure, fast turn-around nature of high priority projects. We understand that the bottom line is project approval and advancement. TPD will employ a combination of sound engineering, proven project management skills, and sensitivity to the issues and concerns of all stakeholders to ensure that roadway improvements associated with a project will not hinder its advancement.
TPD will simplify the project development process by eliminating unnecessary involvement on your behalf. We will coordinate, as necessary, with other consultants, regulatory agencies, governing bodies, and stakeholders who may be involved with a project.
27 Station Square
TPD successfully completed the transportation planning, roadway design, and traffic signal design for Station Square, a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in Lansdale Borough and Upper Gwynedd Township across from SEPTA’s Pennbrook Station on the R5 regional rail line. This mixed-use residential and retail project, developed by Dewey Commercial, utilizes all of the characteristics of typical TOD developments, such as a reduced trip generation due to its close proximity to light rail, a redevelopment of a brownfield site, and the use of existing infrastructure. In addition to coordination with the two municipalities, TPD also worked hand-in-hand during the approval process with PennDOT, SEPTA, and the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The retail portion of this development recently received recognition from Montgomery County under The Montgomery Awards, an annual program that awards land development projects.
28 Bryn Mawr Hospital/five points intersection
Bryn Mawr Hospital TPD prepared a comprehensive Traffic Impact Study (TIS) which evaluated approximately 20 intersections surrounding the Bryn Mawr Hospital and related expansion in Lower Merion Township. TPD’s comprehensive TIS included an assessment of the existing pedestrian and mass transit facilities in the area. Through extensive coordination with the Township and PennDOT, TPD identified roadway improvements at a number of the surrounding intersections, as well as pedestrian improvements which will better accommodate the existing and future multi-modal transportation options surrounding the Hospital.
Five Points Intersection TPD designed conceptual improvements to the Five Points intersection with County Line Road, Bryn Mawr Avenue, Glenbrook Avenue, Old Railroad Avenue, and Haverford Road in Radnor Township to address existing deficiencies as well as accommodate future expansion of the Bryn Mawr Hospital. TPD developed four potential improvement options for the intersection, and the goal of the improvements was to improve safety and increase capacity while minimizing impacts to building structures located only a few feet from the existing roadways. The preferred improvement option includes the addition of left turn lanes on both approaches of County Line Road, the addition of a southbound right turn lane on Bryn Mawr Avenue, and realignment of Bryn Mawr Avenue through the intersection, which will allow the improvements to be constructed with no structure demolition and limited additional right-of-way necessary. TPD’s improvements represented the first time a design for the intersection has moved beyond the study phase and into engineering design, as Lower Merion Township has taken the lead on the design through a public-private partnership with Radnor Township and the Bryn Mawr Hospital.
29 Traffic Planning & Design, Inc. KEVIN L. JOHNSON, P.E. Traffic Planning & Design, Inc. CHAD E. DIXSON, AICP www.TrafficPD.com President www.TrafficPD.com Associate
EDUCATION: B.S. /1996/ Regional Planning EDUCATION: Indiana University of Pennsylvania PROFESSIONAL B.S.E. / 1981/ Civil Engineering - University of Pennsylvania AFFILIATIONS: American Institute of Certified Planners M.S.E. / 1983 / Civil Engineering - Villanova University American Planning Association – Pennsylvania Chapter Ph.D. Coursework in Civil Engineering at University of Pittsburgh Institute of Transportation Engineers – Mid Atlantic Section TMA of Chester County Board of Directors – Treasurer CONTINUING EDUCATION: REGISTRATIONS: Professional Engineer - PA, NJ, MD, DE Pennsylvania Traffic Engineering and Safety Conference 1996, 97, 99, 2001, 03 PROFESSIONAL Chester County Planning Commission Board PennDOT Needs Study Training Workshop, 1997 AFFILIATIONS: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) FHWA Innovative Finance and Statewide Financial Planning, 1998 American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) TModel2 Standard Training Workshop, 2001 PSAB Grant Writing Training Workshop, 2001 EXPERIENCE: FHWA NEPA and Project Development Training Workshop, 2001 EXPERIENCE: As the President of Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. (TPD), Mr. Johnson’s areas of expertise are in traffic engineering and design, transportation planning, and environmental analyses. During his 21 year career with Mr. Dixson’s area of expertise is transportation planning. His experience includes traffic impact fee studies, TPD, Valley Forge Laboratories, Inc., and the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, Mr. Johnson has corridor studies, needs and feasibility studies, traffic calming studies, municipal comprehensive planning, prepared and managed highway and intersection final design plans for over four hundred projects and has travel demand management strategies and capital planning and programming. prepared and managed nearly two thousand traffic impact and parking studies nationwide for a variety of Mr. Dixson has prepared studies and developed recommendations for roadway and intersection commercial, office, residential, municipal, educational, institutional, industrial, hospital/continuing care, and improvements on a variety of project types, including the following: solid waste disposal projects. He has served as an expert witness for over five hundred such projects Lafayette Street Corridor Improvement Project throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Norristown Borough and Plymouth Township, Montgomery County, PA
PROJECT EXPERIENCE: King Street Traffic Calming Study Malvern Borough, Chester County, PA Marshalls Creek Route 209 Design Location S.R. 100 Corridor Study Lansdale Downtown Destination Plan Study and Environmental Impact Study (EIS) West Vincent Township, Chester County, PA Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, PA Marshalls Creek, Monroe County, PA St. Patrick’s Site Access Study S.R. 447 and Business 209 Traffic Study and Kennett Square Borough, Chester County, PA Route 1 Corridor Seven Lane Widening Project Intersection Redesign Broad Street Traffic Control Study East Marlborough and Kennett Township, Chester East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County, PA Malvern Borough, Chester County, PA County, PA Municipal Access Management Model Ordinances Exton By-Pass Secondary Impacts / Master Plan Statewide Open End Contract PA 72 Corridor Needs Study Study East Stroudsburg Borough-Wide Transportation Study Lancaster County, PA West Whiteland Township, Chester County, PA Borough of East Stroudsburg, Monroe County, PA Phoenixville Area Regional Comprehensive Plan – Transportation Planning U.S. 11 & 15 CMS Study Yellow Springs Road Traffic Calming Study Chester County, PA Perry County, PA Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, PA Unionville Traffic Calming Study East Marlborough Township, Chester County, PA I-81 Connector CMS Study Kennett Township-Wide Traffic Study York Township Sustainable Community Plan plus Transportation Impact Fee Study Cumberland County, PA Kennett Township, Chester County, PA York Township, York County, PA
Pottstown, PA Harrisburg, PA Lehigh Valley, PA Camden, NJ Pottstown, PA Harrisburg, PA Lehigh Valley, PA
30 Traffic Planning & Design, Inc. JOHN R. WICHNER, P.E. Traffic Planning & Design, Inc. VINCENT DEFLAVIA, P.E., PTOE, IMSA II www.TrafficPD.com Associate www.TrafficPD.com Associate
EDUCATION: EDUCATION: B.S. / 1999 / Civil Engineering – The Pennsylvania State University B.S.C.E./1995/Civil Engineering - Villanova University M.S. / 2004 / Transportation Engineering – Villanova University WORKSHOPS: Synchro and SimTraffic training by Trafficware Inc., 2000 CONTINUING EDUCATION: 10th Annual ITS 2000 Conference, Boston, MA Synchro and SimTraffic Training Course, PennDOT 2000 Transit Oriented Development Institute Session Series, Closed Loop Software Training Seminar, Eagle Mark NX, 2000 Presented by The Pennsylvania Environmental Council Construction Management Seminar, PennDOT 1999 IMPACTS 98, Philadelphia REGISTRATIONS: Professional Engineer – PA, NJ, DE, VA ‘Geometric Design’ course, Northwestern University 1996 REGISTRATIONS: 1999 – ASHE – Delaware Valley Section PROFESSIONAL American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE) 1999 – IMSA – New Jersey Section AFFILIATIONS: – East Penn Section – Secretary (2000-2002) 1999 – Institute of Transportation Engineers Home Builders Association (HBA) 2000 – IMSA Work Zone Traffic Control and Level I & II Traffic Signal Technician Certified – Bucks/Montgomery Counties 2002 – Professional Engineer – PA 2003 – Road Safety Audits and Road Safety Reviews Conference 2004 – Professional Transportation Operations Engineer EXPERIENCE: EXPERIENCE: Mr. Wichner’s areas of expertise are traffic engineering and transportation planning. Since joining Traffic Mr. DeFlavia has several years experience in planning and implementing Public Works contracts for traffic signal equipment Planning and Design, Inc. in 2000, he is primarily responsible for the preparation, review, and revision of modernization. His experience includes specification preparation, design cost estimation, and construction project management. He has completed several reviews of proposed closed loop traffic signal systems and has been involved with the utility traffic impact studies. His experience also includes data collection, traffic assignment, signalized and coordination process through the design and construction stages. He has provided construction inspections and technical unsignalized capacity analyses, signal warrant analyses, queue length analyses, trip generation studies, assistance where conflicts have been discovered in the field. Mr. DeFlavia has working knowledge of closed loop traffic signal traffic modeling, auxiliary lane analysis, parking studies, and access reviews, as well as developing system software including Bitrans Quicknet, Econolite Zone Master, and Aries programs. recommendations for roadway and intersection improvements. Mr. Wichner has qualified as an expert Mr. DeFlavia assists TPD’s Highway Design Department. Mr. DeFlavia is responsible for the preparation, review, and revision of witness in municipalities throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. preliminary and final roadway designs. His experience includes work on roadway widening, signal modification, and signal installation projects for a variety of state, municipal, and private clients. Mr. DeFlavia has also worked on several designs for Highway Occupancy Permit (HOP), Step 9, and PS&E submissions to PennDOT Districts 5-0, 6-0, and 8-0. In addition to his familiarity with Convenience Store with Gasoline facilities, and retail, office, and industrial development traffic issues, Mr. Wichner focuses on the transportation aspects of land Traffic Signal and Highway Design Experience: development of residential communities, including Active-Adult and Continuing Care Communities. He Lancaster Avenue Traffic Signal Modernization Project S.R. 0041 (Sec 002) Truck Climbing and Center Left Turn has participated as the project manager on numerous developments, including the following: Philadelphia, PA Lane Improvement Project Lancaster County, PA Montgomery County Traffic Signal Equipment Upgrade East Norriton Middle School Expansion Project - Phase II – 30 Intersections York Road (S.R. 0263) and Almshouse Road (S.R. 2089) Traffic Impact Study, Traffic Signal Design Montgomery County; Montgomery County, PA Intersection Widening and Signal Modification East Norriton Township, Montgomery County, PA Warwick Township, Bucks County, PA Rising Sun Avenue Coordination –3 Intersections PennDOT; Philadelphia, PA Papermill Road (S.R. 3021) and Broadcasting Road (T-702) Eckerd Pharmacy Roadway Widening and Signal Modification/Interconnect Traffic Impact Study, Highway Occupancy Permit, Signal Design Belfield Avenue Closed Loop Signal Project – 8 Intersections Spring Township, Berks County, PA Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, PA Philadelphia, PA S.R. 0202 (S.R. 0202, Sec S01) Terminal Interchange Design nd Jefferson Woods Residential Development 52 Street Closed Loop System – 24 Intersections Doylestown Township, Bucks County, PA Traffic Impact Study Philadelphia, PA SEPTA Route 52 Transit First Middletown Township, Bucks County, PA Roadway and Interchange Design Along S.R. 0611 @ PA Philadelphia, PA Turnpike Interchange Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin Robbins Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County, PA Sullivan Trail (S.R.0115) Highway Occupancy Permit Design Traffic Impact Study, Meeting Representation Northampton County, PA Various Locations
Pottstown, PA Harrisburg, PA Lehigh Valley, PA Camden, NJ Pottstown, PA Harrisburg, PA Lehigh Valley, PA
31 Honoring Ardmore’s History Investing in its Future
Presentation to Lower Merion Township Board of Commissioners November 29, 2007
32 Ardmore Transit Center Our Design Approach The Strategic Realty Investments Team has chosen to identify a series of design and development strategies to demonstrate our team’s abilities rather than identifying a specific plan for Ardmore. With
ANDERSON A the variety of land parcels, long term build-out, extensive public-private partnering opportunities, we felt that Ardmore would be best served by a development team ready to meet the multifaceted aspects OFFICE/ MONTGOMERY AVE to the Ardmore Transit Center yet not locked into one plan. Our team offers the benefit of previous RETAIL engagement with SEPTA and AMTRAK on transit-oriented projects. This comes with the understanding of the need and ability to secure state and federal funds to make this plan a reality. With this in mind, ANDERSON VE we offer the following development strategies for your consideration: GREEN 1. Create the Ardmore Station Area Structured Parking Facilities RESIDENTIAL We propose two multi-use parking structure facilities for Ardmore Station to create the necessary OVER PARKING COULTER A parking to spur economic development within the Ardmore Business District and create a dynamic DECK destination for transit patrons, retail patrons, residential patrons and office patrons. The Ardmore West VE facility will provide 400 parking spaces with residences on the upper floors. The Station Place facility OFFICE/RETAIL located on the SEPTA/Athensville Lot will provide another 400 parking spaces, retail, cinema/theater ARDMORE and upper floor loft style residences. STATION PENNSYL 2. Rebuild the Ardmore Rail Station and Two Intermodal Bus/Kiss & Ride Areas The reconstruction of the Ardmore Rail Station, Rail Platforms, Pedestrian Underpass, Pedestrian Bridge, VANIA MAIN LINE Intermodal Bus Stations (2), and Kiss & Ride Areas (2) will be essential infrastructure improvements to . VE restore this station to its full operational capacity for rail, bus, car dropoff and pedestrian access. ANDERSON RD LANCASTER A 3. Build Pedestrian Plazas and Transit-Oriented Commercial Uses Surrounding the Rail Station PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE Station Place will be surrounded by Transit-Oriented Retail Uses such as cafes, concierge service, STATION A RESIDENTIAL/THEATER/ VE BOOKSTORE OVER service businesses and upper floor offices to create a vibrant 18 hour a day environment for transit- riders, retail patrons, Ardmore residents and visitors to socialize, meet and arrive at a place where RETAIL PARKING DECK people want to sit, stroll, shop and walk. Both the inbound and outbound side of the tracks will have SCHAUFFELE pedestrian plazas surrounded by complementary retail uses. LIVE/WORK PLAZA RETAIL AND THEATER LOBBY 4. Redefine and Rebuild Schauffele Plaza with a Mixed-Use Building VE Redefine and Rebuild Schauffele Plaza to create a pedestrian friendly space that becomes the heart of OFFICE Ardmore. A mixed-use retail residential building will frame the public places. The rebuilt public space will serve CRICKET A RESIDENTIAL as a pocket park; a comfortable place to socialize, sit and enjoy the surrounding activity in the Town Center. OVER RETAIL 5. Build the Cricket Avenue Live-Work Buildings and Townhomes CRICKET We propose to build live-work buildings with flexible ground floor uses for residential/ retail uses GREEN and upper floor townhouses to make a more complete pedestrian-oriented streetscape along Cricket Avenue. We envision improved landscaping, parking management and pedestrian ways to connect the Cricket Avenue parking lot with retail businesses. Ardmore is in need of more affordable housing opportunities, which will be incorporated into an overall development plan.
6. Explore Potential Partnerships with KIMCO/Suburban Square As one of the largest land owners of property adjacent to Ardmore Station, Strategic Realty Investments RITTENHOUSE PLACE expects to build on its strong relationship with KIMCO to explore a full range of development opportunities for station area improvements, mixed use development and shared parking strategies. This Our Plan for Ardmore Transit Center is an important opportunity to realize the full potential of the Ardmore Station Area and build facilities to encourage Suburban Square patrons to cross the tracks and patronize Lancaster Avenue businesses.
33 Proposal Strategies for Improved Traffic Flow
Realignment of Anderson Road to Create 4-Way Intersection with Montgomery Avenue and Mill Creek Road This improvement also includes the removal of the existing traffic signal at the intersection of Montgomery Avenue and Anderson Road. This access-management effort will improve the efficiency of traffic flow along the Montgomery Avenue corridor and will eliminate the “jog” movement between Mill Creek Road and Anderson Road. The removal of the traffic signal will Removal of traffic signal to improve efficiency eliminate the interruption of traffic flow along Montgomery Avenue in this location. With this along Montgomery improvement, the potential exists for additional retail opportunities and a pocket park/green space. Realignment of Anderson Avenue corridor Potential Roundabout at the Intersection of Anderson Road & Coulter Road/Kimco Road to create 4-way intersection for Parking Lot access management This improvement will allow for continuous traffic flow (as a yield condition) for all approaches of this intersection without the addition of a traffic signal. Pedestrian facilities will also be incorporated with refuge areas, and will be designed using PennDOT’s most recent guidelines for the design Closure of Anderson Road and opportunity Potential roundabout to improve capacity of intersection of roundabouts. Roundabouts in general provide traffic control and the potential to eliminate the for development and pocket park need for left-turn lanes, thereby reducing right-of-way requirements. The radii will be provided to accommodate buses.
One-Way Circulation of Station Avenue Station Avenue can be considered for one-way traffic flow and to allow a stacking/queuing area for buses as they pick up and drop off patrons from the “passenger” side of the vehicle. This one- way direction will allow for the maximum queue length to prevent queuing onto Anderson Road. It should be noted that traffic volumes currently using Station Avenue may be reduced with the completion of the Church Road bridge to the east of this site, as Church Road, Anderson Road, and Allow left turns from Anderson Road Woodside Road provide access between Montgomery Avenue and Lancaster Avenue. onto Lancaster Avenue One-way circulation for bus pick-up/drop off Removal of Left-turn Restriction from Anderson Road onto Lancaster Avenue This allowance of left-turn movements will discourage a driver’s need to utilize Station Avenue as a cut-thru road and eliminate unnecessary conflicts between commuter traffic and buses. Traffic signal modifications at the intersection of Anderson Road and Lancaster Avenue will be performed to accommodate the additional traffic volume. Again, it should be noted that traffic volumes currently using Station Avenue may be reduced with the completion of the Church Road bridge to the east of this site.
Pedestrian Facilities Pedestrian facilities in the vicinity of the station will be upgraded to provide improved access to parking structures and surface parking lots. Existing and proposed sidewalk widths will be evaluated for ADA standards, as well as potential sidewalk café operations. The potential roundabout at the intersection of Anderson Road and Coulter Avenue will accommodate pedestrians with refuge areas, signage, crosswalks, and lighting. In addition, the underpass along Anderson Road will be beautified with lighting and planters to provide a more pedestrian-friendly environment.
34 PROPOSED ARDMORE TRANSIT VILLAGE
Looney Ricks Kiss Jefferson at Fitzsimons Commons Denver, Colorado
TRAIN STATION
SEPTA/AMTRAK
A focus on transit A vibrant town center
Celebration Dallas Jacksonville Memphis Nashville Princeton Rosemary Beach
ANDERSON RD
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A variety of architectural details A spotlight on public spaces
35 36 1. Strengthen Retail
2. Invest in Transit and Parking
3. Encourage a Live, Work, Play Community
4. Create Connected and Walkable Streets
5. Create a Sense of Place
Strengthen Retail Encourage a Live, Work, Play Community
Invest in Transit and Parking Create a Sense of Place Create Connected and Walkable Streets 37 Anderson Avenue Montgomery Avenue Office & Retail Residential over www.LRK.com • ©2007 Looney Ricks Kiss Architects, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Parking Deck Anderson Green
Coulter Ardmore West Circle Coulter Avenue
Residential over 182 Nassau Street, Suite 201 • Princeton, NJ 08542 • T 609 683 3600 • F 609 683 0054 • Parking Deck Office & Retail
Ardmore Pennsylvania Main Line Lancaster Avenue Station
Station Place
Retail Station Avenue Residential / Pedestrian Overpass Theater/ Bookstore over Parking Deck
Live/ Work Schaeffele Plaza Retail & Theater Lobby
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Cricket Terrace
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38 Schauffele Plaza
Schauffele Plaza - Before
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Schauffele Plaza
Residential
Cricket Green
Schauffele Plaza and Cricket Green
Schauffele Plaza - After
These images are a collage of representative architectural images from other LRK communities across the country. These are not specific design for Ardmore. We need to work together to better understand the appropriate materials, scale, construction types and MUST ordinance compliance. These images represent our vision for Ardmore’s future. It will evolve and change as a result of your ideas.
39 Cinema & Mixed-Use Buildings at Athensville Lot
Lancaster Ave. at Rittenhouse Place - Before
BookstoreResidential over Parking /Theater/ Deck
Retail & Theater Lobby LANCASTER A
Residential VE
RITTENHOUSE PL Cinema, Lofts and Structured Parking
Lancaster Ave. at Rittenhouse Place - After
These images are a collage of representative architectural images from other LRK communities across the country. These are not specific design for Ardmore. We need to work together to better understand the appropriate materials, scale, construction types and MUST ordinance compliance. These images represent our vision for Ardmore’s future. It will evolve and change as a result of your ideas.
40 Mixed-Use Buildings at Cricket Lot
Cricket Lot - Before Cricket Ave. - Before Live/ Work Retail
CRICKET AVE. LOT
Live/ Work
Cricket Lot
Cricket Lot - After
These images are a collage of representative architectural images from other LRK communities across the country. These are not specific design for Ardmore. We need to work together to better understand the appropriate materials, scale, construction types and MUST ordinance compliance. These images represent our vision for Ardmore’s future. It will evolve and change as a result of your ideas.
41 Cricket Avenue
Cricket Lot - Before Cricket Lot - Before Live/ Work Retail
CRICKET AVE. LOT
Live/ Work
Cricket Lot
Cricket Ave. and Lot Transformed
These images are a collage of representative architectural images from other LRK communities across the country. These are not specific design for Ardmore. We need to work together to better understand the appropriate materials, scale, construction types and MUST ordinance compliance. These images represent our vision for Ardmore’s future. It will evolve and change as a result of your ideas.
42 Pedestrian Crossing
Cricket Lot - Before Pedestrian Bridge - Before
Pedestrian Overpass CinemaStation and Parking Place Lofts,Structure
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Pedestrian Bridge
Pedestrian Bridge - After
These images are a collage of representative architectural images from other LRK communities across the country. These are not specific design for Ardmore. We need to work together to better understand the appropriate materials, scale, construction types and MUST ordinance compliance. These images represent our vision for Ardmore’s future. It will evolve and change as a result of your ideas.
43 Station Place
Station Ave. at Anderson Ave. - Before
Residential over Parking Deck
Office & Retail Ardmore Station
ANDERSON RD Station Place
LANCASTER A
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CRICKET A Station Ave. at Anderson Ave.
Station Ave. at Anderson Ave. - After
These images are a collage of representative architectural images from other LRK communities across the country. These are not specific design for Ardmore. We need to work together to better understand the appropriate materials, scale, construction types and MUST ordinance compliance. These images represent our vision for Ardmore’s future. It will evolve and change as a result of your ideas.
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