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Station Area Plan(Cedar & East Street) Report New Britain - Hartford Station Area Planning Project Cedar and East Street Station Area Plans July 2004 Apartments above Retail Townhouses proposed buildings proposed parking busway Transit Center 200 feet dorms or commercial development dorms or dorms commercial development dorms dorms dorms dorms dorms transit hotel center dorms Arena (10,000 seats) & Fitness Center Parking Parking Garage Garage proposed buildings proposed parking 0 200 busway feet Capitol Region Council of Governments Union Station Sigourney St Legislative Office Building Parkville New Park Ave West Hartford Hartford Flatbush Elmwood Newington Jct. Cedar St Newington New Britain East St Apartments bove Retail East Main St Downtown ownhouses New Britain For more information: contact CRCOG at 860-522-2217 or go to CRCOG’s, Newington’s or New Britain’s websites at www.crcog.org.; www.ci.newington.ct.us; www.new-britain.net Prepared in cooperation with citizens, the Cities of New Britain and Hartford, the Towns of West Hartford and Newington, the Capitol Region Council of Governments, and the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The opinions, findings and conclusion expressed in this publication are those of the respective Municipal Advisory Committees that served on the project and do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of the Connecticut Department of Transportation and/or the U.S. Department of Transportation. Suggested CitationCitation: Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), 2004. New Britain - Hartford Station Area Planning Project: Cedar and East Street Station Area Plans. CRCOG, 241 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06106. www.crcog.org. Acknowledgements Prepared for the Capitol Region Council of Governments by Crosby | Schlessinger | Smallridge in association with Basile Baumann Prost & Associates, Inc. Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc. Susan Jones Moses This report was prepared with the help of the Newington and New Britain Municipal Advisory Committees. Newington Municipal Advisory Committee Douglas Whalen, Committee Chairperson - Newington Planning & Zoning Commission Edmund Meehan - Planning Department, Town of Newington Michael Mancini - Public Works, Town of Newington Laurie Leonard - Economic Development Commission, Town of Newington Dan Moran - Central Connecticut State University Dennis Hebert - Planning & Zoning Commission, Town of Newington Tom Ganley - Planning & Zoning Commission, Town of Newington Michael Fox - Planning & Zoning Commission, Town of Newington David Marsden, Economic Development Commission, Town of Newington The report was accepted by the Newington MAC on June 15, 2004 with the following language: The Newington Municipal Advisory Committee for the New Britain/Hartford Station Area Planning project accepts the Station Area Plan for the Cedar Street Station as a guide for Town of Newington to refer to when considering projects and policies pertaining to the Station’s environs. Town staff should consider these plans when reviewing proposals for infrastructure (e.g. streets) and development in these areas. These plans should be considered for incorporation in the update of the Town’s Plan of Conservation and Development and any zoning revisions to be applied in this area and provide guidance to the Town Economic Development Commission as the area evolves.” New Britain Municipal Advisory Committee Arthur Helfgott, Committee Chairperson - New Britain Common Council Barbara Yezierski - Common Council, City of New Britain Steve Schiller - Planning Department, City of New Britain Kenneth Malinowski - Department of Municipal Development, City of New Britain Ned Statchen - Zoning Board of Appeals, City of New Britain William Carroll - Department of Municipal Development, City of New Britain Margaret Baylock - East Side Neighborhood Revitalization Zone Committee William Millerick - New Britain Chamber of Commerce Joe Barbeau - Central Connecticut Regional Planning Association The report was accepted by the New Britain MAC on June 10, 2004 with the following language: The New Britain Municipal Advisory Committee for the New Britain/Hartford Station Area Planning project endorses the Station Area Plans for the East Street and Downtown New Britain Stations as guides for City of New Britain to refer to when considering projects and policies pertaining to the Stations’ environs. City staff should consider these plans when reviewing proposals for infrastructure (e.g. streets) and development in these areas. These plans should be considered for incorporation in the update of the city’s Plan of Conservation and Development and in the Eastside NRZ Strategic Plan. Table of Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 What is Transit Oriented Development .................................................................................... 2 Study Process .............................................................................................................................. 4 Project Area History .................................................................................................................... 6 The Report ................................................................................................................................... 7 Ceder Street North Site Description / Framing the Opportunities............................................................................... 9 The Project Area.......................................................................................................................... 9 The Market ................................................................................................................................. 12 TOD Goals ................................................................................................................................. 15 Preferred Development Options .................................................................................................. 17 Site History and Its Influence on the Station Area Plan ........................................................ 17 Development Concept .............................................................................................................17 Development Summary............................................................................................................ 20 Infrastructure Plan ..................................................................................................................... 22 Economic Benefits .................................................................................................................... 22 Implementation Strategy ............................................................................................................... 23 Acquisition and Reparcelization Strategies ........................................................................... 23 Phasing ....................................................................................................................................... 23 Zoning ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Design Guidelines .................................................................................................................... 27 Partnerships and Deal Structure.............................................................................................. 29 Next Steps ................................................................................................................................. 34 Ceder Street South Site Description / Framing the Opportunities............................................................................. 37 The Project Area........................................................................................................................ 37 The Market ................................................................................................................................. 38 TOD Goals ................................................................................................................................. 38 Preferred Development Options .................................................................................................. 41 Site History and Its Influence on the Station Area Plan ........................................................ 41 Development Concept .............................................................................................................41 Development Summary............................................................................................................ 47 Infrastructure Plan ..................................................................................................................... 48 Economic Benefits .................................................................................................................... 48 Implementation Strategy ............................................................................................................... 51 Acquisition and Reparcelization Strategies ........................................................................... 51 Phasing ....................................................................................................................................... 51 Zoning .......................................................................................................................................
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