Multimodal Center Request for Public Comment
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DELANO MULTIMODAL CENTER REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT A new multimodal transit center is currently in the planning stages, and we would like your input. This new center would sit in Wichita’s Delano district on the west side of Sycamore St, across from the new Riverfront baseball stadium, providing many amenities for transit, parking, bicycle, pedestrian, and ride-share services. We invite you to review the following conceptual summary and drawings and provide feedback. Please submit comments to [email protected] All public comments are due by September 30, 2020 Summary The Conceptual Design for the Delano Multimodal Transit Center calls for it to be a multi-level transit center and parking structure located on the block bounded by Sycamore, Texas, Burton, and Oak Streets in the Delano District of Wichita, KS. The structure will feature multi-modal accommodations including bus loading and unloading areas, electric bus charging stations, overnight storage room for ċƭƙĚƙȡČūDŽĚƑĚēċĿŒĚîŠēƙČūūƥĚƑƎîƑŒĿŠijȡČūDŽĚƑĚēDŽĚĺĿČŕĚƎîƑŒĿŠijȡîŠēūIJǛČĚƙ for transit administration staff. The site sits on a parcel measuring 72,925 SF/ 1.67 acres on a city block measuring 265’ x 275’. After accounting for landscaping, streetscaping, screening, and pedestrian features, the Center footprint will cover the entire site. Bus operations will be located on the west half of the site (approximately 36,000 square feet), where nine bus bays will be located on-site with three additional bays along the east curb of Oak Street. Bus bays are split evenly between northbound and southbound access. The proposed parking structure will encompass the east half of the site along Sycamore Street frontage. The parking structure will be a 7-level facility with space for transit operations and retail, as well a parking entry plaza, on the lower level. Levels 2 through 7 will be devoted to parking and contain 551 total spaces; each Level is approximately 35,000 square feet. The lower level of the parking structure will include approximately 12,533 SF of usable space, with the balance of the lower level (approximately 23,000 square feet) devoted to the structure’s vehicle entry/ exit point and ramping necessary to reach parking level 2. Delano Multimodal Center- Wichita, Kansas Project Scope Description The Delano Multimodal Center will be located on a parcel measuring 72,925 SF/ 1.67 acres and bounded by Sycamore (east), Texas (north), Oak (west), and Burton (south) in the Delano neighborhood, west of downtown Wichita. The site is adjacent to Riverfront Stadium, the new Triple-A baseball stadium completed in spring 2020, and one block south of Douglas Avenue (2- lanes), the primary thoroughfare through the neighborhood and east into the downtown core. The facility will serve as the new operations hub for Wichita Transit upon completion, featuring local and intercity bus bays, as well as office, support, and customer service space for those operations, and will provide parking for the surrounding businesses and for stadium events. Existing Conditions. The site is owned by the City of Wichita and currently includes seven abandoned structures, which are a mix of single family, multifamily, and light commercial uses. All structures will be removed as part of site preparation work. Local electric power and telecommunications providers have relocated aerial lines from the site, moving them to the north side of Texas and south side of Burton. An existing sanitary sewer main that served structures on site extends from the west through the former alley. This main will be removed as part of site work and a new terminal manhole placed on-site in a location to be determined during site design. Gas lines are located within right-of-way along both Texas and Sycamore, while a water main parallels Sycamore in the west right-of-way, none of which will be significantly impacted by site development. The closest storm sewer to the site is both one block north (24- inch pipe) and one block south (18-inch pipe) on Sycamore. Existing trees on site will be cleared, with the possible exception being some select trees within rights-of-way. Site Layout. The project site encompasses a city block and measures 265’ x 275’. The proposed parking structure will encompass the east half of the site along Sycamore Street frontage, and the west half of the site will feature covered bus bays. The lower level of the parking structure will include approximately 12,533 SF of usable space, with the balance of the lower level devoted to the structure’s vehicle entry/ exit point and ramping necessary to reach parking level 2. Most of the lower level usable space, as well as the building’s primary elevator and stair core, are located in the north half of the structure to take advantage of a large plaza and major entry to Riverfront Stadium located near the Texas and Sycamore intersection. Due to the anticipated congestion of Sycamore on game days, there are no vehicle access points to the site from Sycamore. Bus operations will be located on the west half of the site, where 9 bus bays will be located on- site with 3 additional bays along the east curb of Oak Street. Bus bays are split evenly between northbound and southbound access. The intent is for Oak Street to become the primary route for east side and west side buses to reach to facility when arriving from both Maple Street and Douglas Avenue. Arriving at the site, buses will enter and exit the bus bays from Texas and Burton. The exception is the three northbound bays along Oak, where buses will utilize a curbside pullout along the east side of the street. A supplemental bus pullout is located along the west curb of Sycamore and will be used for event shuttle buses, as well as daily rideshare operations. Bus bays are laid out in a sawtooth configuration, each measuring 66-feet long, allowing buses to pull into and out of spaces easily and safely without obstruction by adjacent parked buses. The two-way drive lane is 47-feet wide, while the one-way drive lane is 22-feet wide. A continuous, 24-inch wide detectable warning strip is located at the back of all curbs at bus bays, Page 1 of 1 Delano Multimodal Center- Wichita, Kansas Project Scope Description in compliance with ADA guidelines. A trio of steel pipe bollards is located at the head of each bus bay to provide visual cues of curb location for drivers, as well as protection for patrons on sidewalks adjacent to the bays. Bus bays will feature overhead canopies to protect patrons from inclement weather and the hot summer sun. Each bay will also include patron seating. Along the west side of the parking structure, the west wall of level one is offset 13-feet from the parking levels above to provide additional covered waiting space for patrons. As this location is near the transit center entry and could become congested during peak usage, the additional space will create a safer experience for patrons and transit operators. A central pedestrian spine will bisect the bus bays, east to west, and will provide a single, well-defined location to direct patrons to and from the transit center and limit crossings of drive lanes. The canopy above this route will also be a signature architectural feature of the bus bays. As part of transit operations, Wichita Transit intends to utilize this facility for overnight parking and charging of Q-Line trolleys. The site design includes means of securing the bus bays along the two-way drive lane using 30-foot wide overhead roll-up doors at the north and south driveways and decorative perimeter fencing with pedestrian gates that can be secured overnight. Infrastructure will be included at bus bays which will facilitate charging of these vehicles. Parking Structure Function. The parking structure will be a 7-level facility with space for transit operations and retail, as well a parking entry plaza, on the lower level. Levels 2 through 7 will be devoted to parking and contain 551 total spaces. The primary elevator and stair core is located near the northeast corner of the building, along Sycamore, and will be an architectural feature of the facility. A secondary stair tower is in the southwest corner of the building. The parking entry plaza is a three-lane, access control point located on Burton, with one lane each for entering and exiting traffic, as well as a third flexible center lane which can be used for high traffic events. For exiting traffic after a large events, all three lanes could be utilized for egress as well. Use of each level is described in the following text. x Level 1 includes 12,533 SF of usable space, divided as follows: FUNCTION DIMENSION SQ. FOOTAGE TRANSIT 109’-6” x 64’–6” 6,181 RETAIL 109’-6” x 43’ 4,708 BIKE SHARE/ STORAGE 60’ x 27’-6” 1,644 TOTALS n/a 12,533 Due to the tight confines of the site and need to maintain adequate ceiling heights in the occupied spaces in the north half of the building, much of the south half of the lower level is used to provide necessary ramping to parking levels two and three and is not usable. Transit. The transit suite will include space for customer service and intercity bus staff, as well as dispatch/ operations work areas, a driver break room, indoor seating area for patrons, a security office, and accessible public restrooms. A wide circulation corridor will allow patrons to enter or exit from Sycamore and pass through to a doorway at the platforms. Page 2 of 2 Delano Multimodal Center- Wichita, Kansas Project Scope Description Interior signage would include wayfinding to orient users arriving and departing the facility, as well as display boards providing real-time arrival and departure information for bus routes and the bays each is assigned to in the bus plaza.