CGC41249 Hamlet of Nanuet Transit Oriented Development Plan final report prepared for Town of Clarkstown, New York prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. in collaboration with AKRF, Inc. October 1, 2017 www.camsys.com final report Hamlet of Nanuet Transit Oriented Development Plan prepared for Town of Clarkstown, New York prepared by Cambridge Systematics, Inc. 38 East 32nd Street, 7th Floor New York, NY 10016 date October 1, 2017 Hamlet of Nanuet Transit Oriented Development Plan Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 2.0 Existing Conditions ........................................................................................................................................ 3 2.1 Study Area Description ................................................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Study Area History ....................................................................................................................................... 3 2.3 Study Area Natural Systems ........................................................................................................................ 5 2.4 Literature Review ........................................................................................................................................ 5 2.5 Land Use and Urban Design ......................................................................................................................... 7 2.5.1 Land Use ........................................................................................................................................ 7 2.5.2 Urban Design .................................................................................................................................... 10 2.6 Transportation ........................................................................................................................................... 13 2.6.1 Pedestrian Network ..................................................................................................................... 13 2.6.2 Bicycle Network ........................................................................................................................... 14 2.6.3 Transit Service ............................................................................................................................. 14 2.6.4 Automobile Access ...................................................................................................................... 15 2.6.5 Future Development Plans and Projects ..................................................................................... 16 2.7 Demographics ............................................................................................................................................ 17 2.7.1 Age Cohorts ................................................................................................................................. 17 2.7.2 Educational Attainment .............................................................................................................. 17 2.7.3 Household Income ...................................................................................................................... 18 2.7.4 Poverty Rate ................................................................................................................................ 19 2.7.5 Employment Status ..................................................................................................................... 19 2.7.6 Employment Industries ............................................................................................................... 20 3.0 Public Engagement Program........................................................................................................................ 21 3.1 Steering Committee ................................................................................................................................... 21 3.2 Public Workshop & Engagement ................................................................................................................ 23 3.3 Stakeholder Outreach Interviews & Surveys .............................................................................................. 25 3.4 Additional Review & Public Communication Opportunities ....................................................................... 26 4.0 TOD 101 ...................................................................................................................................................... 28 4.1 What is TOD? ............................................................................................................................................. 28 4.2 TOD Guidelines .......................................................................................................................................... 28 4.2.1 Minimum net density: ................................................................................................................. 30 4.2.2 Appropriate floor area ratio (FAR): ............................................................................................. 30 Cambridge Systematics, Inc. ES-1 Hamlet of Nanuet Transit Oriented Development Plan 4.2.3 Land use mix: ............................................................................................................................... 30 4.3 Case Studies and Best Practices................................................................................................................. 30 4.4 Regional Trends in TOD ............................................................................................................................. 32 4.5 Local Trends in TOD ................................................................................................................................... 41 4.6 The Hamlet of Nanuet TOD Indicators ...................................................................................................... 43 5.0 Nanuet Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Plan ...................................................................................... 44 5.1 Goals and Principles ................................................................................................................................... 44 5.2 Zoning ........................................................................................................................................................ 45 5.2.1 Overall Program & TOD Design ................................................................................................... 49 5.2.2 Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Area 1 .............................................................................. 49 5.2.3 Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Area 2 .............................................................................. 54 5.2.4 Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Area 3 .............................................................................. 58 5.2.5 Hamlet Commercial (HC) ............................................................................................................. 63 5.3 Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................................. 64 5.3.1 Transportation Infrastructure ..................................................................................................... 64 5.3.2 Parking ......................................................................................................................................... 66 5.4 Programmatic Elements ............................................................................................................................ 68 5.4.1 Civic Spaces, Parks and Recreation Facilities ............................................................................... 68 5.4.2 Pedestrian Space Design ............................................................................................................... 71 5.4.3 Public Buildings, Schools, Police, Fire Stations, Municipal Buildings ............................................ 71 5.4.2 Water, Stormwater, and Wastewater Infrastructure .................................................................. 71 5.4.5 Light‐Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting .............................................................................................. 72 5.4.6 Electrical Utilities ........................................................................................................................... 72 5.4.7 Electrical Vehicle (EV) Parking ....................................................................................................... 72 5.4.8 Integration of LEED ND Design Principles ..................................................................................... 73 6.0 Cost Estimates for Proposed Infrastructure and Programmatic Elements ..................................................... 74 7.0 Implementation Strategy ............................................................................................................................ 81 7.1 Short‐Term (1‐5 years)............................................................................................................................... 81 7.2 Long‐Term (6‐15 years) ............................................................................................................................