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GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE + PUBLIC art + MOBILITY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE + PUBLIC art + MOBILITY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE + PUBLIC art + MOBILITY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE + PUBLIC art + MOBILITY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE + PUBLIC art + MOBILITY destinatiOn • reVitaLiZatiOn • COrridOr • deVeLOPment • COmmunity • gateway • wayfinding • Linen square • festiVaL BLOCK • WATER FEATUREs • PaVing Patterns • muraLs • mOdern ParKWAY • rOundaBOut • OwyHee PLaZa • ParKing • PuBLiC ART • BiOSWALes • traffiC isLand • OPPenHeimer PLaZa • grOVe PLaZa • green rOOfs • LiVing WALLs • Basque BLOCK • KiOsKs • Cw mOOre ParK • urBan neigHBOrHOOd • wiLCOmB Center • street trees • PermeaBLe PaVement 16TH STREET TO 13TH STREET 13TH STREET TO 10TH STREET 10TH STREET TO CAPITOL CAPITOL TO 5TH STREET 5TH STREET TO 3RD STREET MAIN STREET MAIN STREET MAIN STREET MAIN STREET MAIN STREET OFFICE OFFICE 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 “We flatter ourselves that we will be the premium or star city 16TH STREET 15TH STREET 14TH STREET 13TH STREET 12TH STREET HOSPITALITY 11TH STREET 10TH STREET 9TH STREET 10 CAPITOL BLVD 6TH STREET 5TH STREET 4TH STREET 3RD STREET PROPOSED OPPENHEIMER of the plains, when the water ditch is completed, and the street PLAZA shrubbery abundantly supplied. The trees already set out make a OFFICE PROPOSED MODERN 12 marked change in the appearance of our city.” POCKET PARK BAR HOSPITALITY -Idaho Statesman, 1869 GREEN FESTIVAL STREET 5 RESTAURANT HOSPITALITY POTENTIAL NEW DEVELOPMENT RETAIL RETAIL 5 By drawing on historical precedent, the The Concept Plan proposes a “Green 5 10 5 CW MOORE PARK 5 EVENT Grove Street Concept Plan establishes corridor” where gateways are defined, 5 CENTER MULTIFAMILY connectivity, identity and a sense of places are formed, wayfinding is PROPOSED 8 19 POTENTIAL NEW DEVELOPMENT RESIDENTIAL 18 22 8 19 RETAIL CAFE 8 19 8 19 OWYHEE PLAZA 8 19 RESTAURANT place through the implementation of developed. Imagine people enjoying sunny HOSPITALITY RETAIL HOSPITALITY 18 18 AND RESIDENCE OFFICE 8 19 8 19 10 1 green infrastructure, public art and afternoons on benches, events inviting 8 19 10 14 18 14 mobility. people to linger and businesses thriving. PROPOSED 1 BASQUE BLOCK As in the past, a “green corridor” will draw Adaptive reuse of buildings is encouraged 14 GROVE PLAZA EXTENSION people to the core of downtown Boise, and over time parking lots are replaced with 15 acting as a spine that focuses the energy new retail, offices and living spaces. 15 7 15 3 PROPOSED LINEN SQUARE 7 7 7 7 15 LINEN DISTRICT GROVE PLAZA BASQUE BLOCK 15 EXISTING BASQUE BLOCK of the community. Businesses will take root Through the implementation of green 6 15 3 20 20 and grow by tapping into the energy that infrastructure, public art and the resolution PROPOSED GROVE STREET CONCEPT 7 15 PROPOSED HISTORICAL activates the streetscape. of mobility issues, Grove Street has an 15 WILCOMB CENTER GATEWAY Currently the Grove Street corridor passes opportunity to become a thriving corridor. through a combination of well-defined Developing Grove Street as a corridor Transforming the Grove Street Corridor into a vibrant streetscape includes the implementation of RETAIL 14 18 14 22 18 14 22 18 22 14 14 22 9 RESTAURANT OFFICE MUSEUM MUSEUM places that are counterbalanced by other of green infrastructure will bring many three major components: OFFICE CULTURAL POTENTIAL NEW DEVELOPMENT 21 opportunities to Boise. Encouraging art 18 10 2 RESIDENCE RETAIL OFFICE OFFICE RETAIL RETAIL 22 nondescript areas. The well-defined places RESTAURANT CENTER MUSEUM such as the Linen District, Grove Plaza and historical references in our downtown 5 RETAIL RETAIL RETAIL 10 13 18 10 18 22 19 10 22 19 18 is integral to placemaking and creating a 5 15 OFFICE 5 and Basque Block are flanked by areas 5 AUTOMOTIVE of surface parking and narrow sidewalks. sense of ownership for our community. If GREEN PUBLIC people and vehicles are able to easily and CONVENTION EVENT CENTER The large areas of asphalt and concrete, AND MULTIFAMILY MOBILITY HOSPITALITY CENTER 5 punctuated by the width of Grove Street safely navigate our downtown, businesses 14 HOSPITALITY RESIDENTIAL will have an opportunity to thrive and INFRASTRUCTURE ART POTENTIAL and the minimal dedication of public space NEW DEVELOPMENT to the pedestrian, all serve to hinder the expand in a way that will promote a healthy local economy. corridor’s potential. Green Infrastructure is a strategically Public art is created by an artist Mobility in an urban context is planned and managed network of to be sited in a specific public that which allows a harmonized FIRE systems that conserve ecosystem space. The art piece may come in collection of multiple modes STATION 5 values and functions and provide multiple forms and aims to heighten of travel. Pedestrians, bicycles, PARKING GARAGE N associated benefits to human awareness, challenge assumptions, vehicles and transit modes are populations. transform the landscape, express integrated to create a cohesive set community values and represent of mobility options. A successful a city’s image. Individual pieces urban corridor relies on the energize public spaces, reveal the frequenting of people in vehicles 40’0’ 80’ 120’ character of a neighborhood and and by foot, and designing for often help spaces thrive. mobility in a straight-forward, safe FRONT STREET FRONT STREET FRONT STREET and efficient way encourages usage. FRONT STREET One-way to Two-way Traffic Map Pedestrian Pedestrian MOBILITY ANALYSIS MAPS LEGEND Street BICYCLE LANES & ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE URBAN PERMEABLE 16TH STREET TO 13TH STREET Bioswales 13TH STREET TO 10TH STREET Curb 10TH STREET TO CAPITOL BLVD 9 TRAFFIC ISLAND AT 9TH STREET CAPITOL BLVD TO 5TH STREET 14 16 5TH STREET TO 3RD STREET Curb Bulb-Outs 20 22 Mobility Map Converting the minor one-way streets to Trees CURRENTLY UNSAFE Bulb-Outs • Visual connection between Grove Plaza and BICYCLE PARKING CHARGE STATIONS & NEIGHBORHOOD PAVEMENT two-way streets would improve access to BOISE CITY CANAL EXISTING BICYCLE PATH PEDESTRIAN CROSSING LINEN DISTRICT GARDEN BLOCKS THE GROVE PLAZA THE BASQUE BLOCK URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD Illustrates the multiple modes of travel the west end of Grove Street • Dedicated space for bicycles PARKING GREEN STREET • Green infrastructure Grove Street. The increase in vehicular and PIONEER CORRIDOR PROPOSED ACHD BICYCLE PATH • Pedestrian safety and ease of access Bioswales • Opportunity for permeable Paving • Interlocking permeable pedestrian traffic would energize the area PUBLIC ART • Safe pedestrian and bicycle corridor Living • Encourage the use of alternative • Reduces stormwater runoff and BUS ROUTE PROPOSED GROVE STREET pavement at bike lanes Patterns pavers, pervious concrete • Improved network of bicycle lanes by increasing local business patronage CONCEPT PLAN BICYCLE PATH • Encourages vehicular and pedestrian traffic Wall fuel vehicles such as electric, hybrid, flooding POTENTIAL STREETCAR Permeable and porous asphalt • Improved vehicle access, including parking and offering commuters more options for VEHICULAR TRAVEL CHANGE Water Reverse Angle to frequent Grove Street • Reduce stormwater runoff photovoltaic, bicycle and other new Median Bioswale with • Improves water and air quality ROUTE Paving entering and exiting downtown. Pavement Feature LINEN SQUARE Parking Bioswales technologies Street Trees Bicycle • Reduce stormwater runoff • Continued support for public transit Patterns and Street • Public art opportunity • Reduce heat island effect • Reduces urban heat island effect • Reduced demand on natural resources Lanes • Reduce demand and Bioswales and Trees • Loading zone for convention center • Increases groundwater recharge • Reduced carbon emissions maintenance of stormwater Paving Permeable OWYHEE PLAZA Bicycle Street Trees PAVING PATTERNS • Improves mobility for POTENTIAL Patterns at Pavement 15 Water system MULTIMODAL Lane MODERN POCKET PARK • Improved air quality pedestrians and vehicles TRANSIT CENTER Pedestrian Crosswalks Parking 10 WATER FEATURES AT CROSSWALKS & Feature • Naturally filter water before MAIN STREET MAIN STREET MAIN STREET • Reduced noise pollution • Calms traffic, increases Curb Bulb-Outs • Placemaking INTERSECTIONS reaching water table or Paving pedestrian safety Boise River Patterns at • Cooling effect • Public art opportunity • Beautifies and strengthens • Defines parking and bike The Linen District includes six city blocks framed Double canopy Crosswalks The blocks at Grove Street located between the This area of Grove Street. is characterized by the • Place for children to play The concept plan proposes the expansion of the • Slows vehicular traffic Grove Street, from 5th to 3rd streets, is a communities by Main and Front streets between 16th and 13th. of trees, Parallel Street Water conceptual 13th Street roundabout and 10th Street Basque Block one block to the east. Multiple combination of residential units, parking lots areas through pattern and Feature GREEN FESTIVAL GROVE PLAZA, which hosts multiple year-round • Softens urban landscape • Placemaking 4TH STREET The Concept Plan includes a GATEWAY at 16th parking between Furnishings are proposed as garden blocks or GREEN URBAN public events. The Grove Plaza has a well defined Bioswales stakeholders have expressed interest in expanding 17 WAYFINDING - KIOSKS and office. Historically this end of Grove was WILCOMB color variation trees STREET • Reflect history of Old Boise Canal • Stormwater management with 21 WILCOMB CENTER Street, a FESTIVAL STREET at the center of the STREETS.