PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS PIONEER SQUARE PRESERVATION BOARD BRIEFING APRIL 7, 2021 MIG | PERTEET | STUDIO MATTHEWS | HEFFRON TRANSPORTATION | CONCORD | HWA | WHPACIFIC | CHUDGAR PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS ON PORTIONS OF MAIN, WASHINGTON, KING AND YESLER STREETS BETWEEN 2ND AVENUE AND ALASKAN WAY IN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES ARE: • CONNECT THE CORE OF PIONEER SQUARE TO THE NEW WATERFRONT; • PROVIDE SAFE, CONVENIENT, GRACEFUL, PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIONS AND FOSTER POSTIVE CITY LIFE AND ACTIVITY IN KEY PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS. PROJECT BUDGET AND FUNDING PROJECT BUDGET AND FUNDING • $20 MILLION BUDGET FOR ALL PROJECT COSTS (DESIGN, ENVIRONMENTAL, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT); $20 million budget for all project costs (design, • FUNDING PRIMARILY FROM WATERFRONT LOCAL IMPROVEMENT • environmental, construction, construction DISTRICT (LID), SUPPORTED BY OTHER CITY FUNDS management) • Funding primarily from Waterfront Local Improvement District (LID), supported by other City funds 4 PROJECT SCHEDULE • MARCH 2021 - 60% DESIGN • AUGUST 2021 - 90% DESIGN, APPLY FOR CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL • DECEMBER 2021 - 100% DESIGN • SUMMER 2022 - START CONSTRUCTION ORIGINAL STUDY AREA PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG PRIORITIZED IMPROVEMENTS YESLER WASHINGTON MAIN FIRST AVE ALASKAN WAY SECOND AVE OCCIDENTAL AVE S AVE OCCIDENTAL KING PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG ORIGINAL SHORELINE PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG LIVING LEGACIES 1851 2020 1889 PERIOD OF 1931 SIGNIFICANCE PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG LIVING LEGACIES 6,000 2020 BCE PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG LIVING LEGACIES 1851 1889 1931 6,000 2020 BCE PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG REGROUNDING: ACKNOWLEDGE PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG REGROUNDING: EXPOSE PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG REGROUNDING: KNIT PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG YESLER WAY YESLER MOBILITY PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG YESLER MOBILITY PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG GATEWAY: PEOPLE DRIVING HISTORIC DISTRICT BOUNDARY PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG GATEWAY: PEOPLE WALKING AND ROLLING HISTORIC DISTRICT BOUNDARY PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG GATEWAY: PEOPLE WALKING AND ROLLING OCCIDENTAL PARK PIONEER SQUARE PARK 485’ 500’ FIRST AVENUE 291’ 300’ 535’ 474’ HISTORIC DISTRICT BOUNDARY PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG YESLER WAY PRESENT DAY PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG YESLER WAY VIEWS OLYMPICS SMITH TOWER (1914) COLMAN DOCK PERGOLA (1909) WATERFRONT PROMENADE SEATTLE STEAM (1902) SITE OF YESLER’S MILL (1852) PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG MILL STREET HISTORY PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG YESLER + WESTERN: INSPIRATION PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG YESLER WAY CONCEPT - PLAN CITIZEN M HOTEL TRAVELER’S BUILDING RUNBERG PVT 71 P.S. P.S. ALLEY YESLER SALOON HOTEL PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG YESLER WAY PERSPECTIVE PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG YESLER WAY PRECEDENTS PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG YESLER WAY PLAN RENDERED PLAN AREAWAYS PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG S WASHINGTON + S MAIN STREETS AREAWAYS PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG TRAFFIC IMPACTS AREAWAYS WASHINGTON AND MAIN: AREAWAY IMPACTS 12.5’ SIDEWALK 12.5’ SIDEWALK / LOADING 8’ PARKING LANE 12.5’ TRAVEL / LOADING 8’ PARKING 12.5’ TRAVEL LANE 12.5’ TRAVEL PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG TRAFFIC REVISION: ONE-WAY MORE PEDESTRIAN SPACE, GREENERY, ACCESSIBILTY YESLER WASHINGTON MAIN JACKSON SECOND FIRST AVE OCCIDENTAL Proposed traffic revisions to achieve project goals. PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG TRAFFIC REVISION + AREAWAYS TRAFFIC REVISION+ WASHINGTON AND MAIN: PROPOSED AREAWAY RELIEF AREAWAY MAIN:AND PROPOSED WASHINGTON 17’-18’ SIDEWALK 8’ PARKING / LOADING 12’-14’ TRAVEL LANE 8’ PARKING / LOADING 17’-18’ SIDEWALK PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG S MAIN + S WASHINGTON PLAN WASHINGTON AND MAIN: PROPOSED AREAWAY RELIEF FIRST AVE SECOND AVE OCCIDENTAL AVE S AVE OCCIDENTAL WASHINGTON 18’ SIDEWALK 18’ SIDEWALK 14’ TRAVEL LANE 14’ TRAVEL - - - 17’ 17’ / LOADING 8’ PARKING / LOADING 8’ PARKING 12’ Raised curbless Parking configured Raised brick Angled parking Green gateways streets Alaskan to to reduce areaway intersections at east of Occidental Occidental stresses Occidental ALASKAN WAY MAIN PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG CURBLESS PAST, CURBLESS FUTURE PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG ORIGINAL SHORELINE PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG MANIPULATED SHORELINES PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG BLENDING LAND + WATER FIRST AVE ALASKAN WAY S WASHINGTON ST PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG Washington Street: Place names integrated into posts Shoreline Interpretation March 24, 2021 Studio Matthews 13 PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG Washington Street post series content You are standing at the edge of the Historic Seattle Shoreline. This place has served many communities over time, and known many names. Before skyscrapers and roadways were tidal marshes and the Puget Sound coastline. The Pioneer Square region is called Djidjila'letch in Lushootseed, which means “Little Crossing-Over Place.” Day: Routed text displays type You are standing at the edge of the Historic Seattle Shoreline. This place has served many communities over time, and known many names. Before skyscrapers and roadways were tidal marshes and the Puget Sound coastline. The Pioneer Square region is called Djidjila'letch in Lushootseed, which means “Little Crossing-Over Place.” Night: Light shines through Shoreline Interpretation March 24, 2021 Studio Matthews 15 PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG MATERIALS Flexible Wood “Decks” Vehicular cobbles, Brick and stone Pedestrian half-sawn 2x2 Pioneer Square for cafe seating, etc rough hewn, non-ADA alleypavers in cobbles, sawn face sidewalk concrete customized Shoreline becomes ADA-compliant Alley patterns setts. FIRST AVE ALASKAN WAY S WASHINGTON ST PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG Demarcating the Shoreline Ground Treatment Paver Wave Designs Wall Panels YESLER WY. Future Phase Pavers AVE 1ST WASHINGTON ST. OCCIDENTAL PARK MAIN ST. JACKSON ST. ShorelinePIONEER Interpretation SQUARE March EAST-WEST 29, 2021 STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS StudioAPRIL Matthews 2021 4 OWCP MIG Demarcating the Shoreline Ground Treatment Paver designs depict waves on a coastline—with a slightly different Yesler & Yesler pattern at each location Firehouse & Nord Washington Washington Washington & Firehouse Main & Firehouse Shoreline Interpretation March 24, 2021 Studio Matthews 4 PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG Demarcating the Shoreline Wall Panel ALLEY SHORELINE You are standing at the Historic Seattle Shoreline. This area is called“Djidjila'letch” in Lushootseed, meaning “Little Crossing-Over Place.” YESLER WASH. MAIN JACKSON KING Shoreline Interpretation March 24, 2021 Studio Matthews 7 PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG Demarcating the Shoreline Hatch Covers Map of hatch covers in Pioneer Square area Hatch covers located along “Shoreline Alley” Shoreline Interpretation March 24, 2021 Studio Matthews 9 PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG Demarcating the Shoreline Hatch Covers H I S D T J I D O J I L A R ' L E I T C C H — S P H I O N O E E R R S E Q U L A R I E N E Design sketch for general indication Shoreline Interpretation March 24, 2021 Studio Matthews 10 PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG Washington Street Lighting Overlay Shoreline Interpretation March 24, 2021 Studio Matthews 18 PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG Possibility for alley lighting to further mark shoreline Seattle City Hall light installation on Cherry St. Expanding on recent overhead lighting implementation, wired systems can create dynamic and fluid lighting reminiscent of an ever-changing waterline. Shoreline Interpretation March 24, 2021 Studio Matthews 19 PIONEER SQUARE EAST-WEST STREETS PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS APRIL 2021 OWCP MIG ORIGINAL ECOLOGIES FIRST AVE ALASKAN WAY OCCIDENTAL PARK