NOACA REGIONAL TOD SCORECARD AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PHASE II/TASK 4: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PILOT STUDIES WEST BLVD.-CUDELL STATION AREA DRAFT FEBRUARY, 2017 AECOM Contents 1 Introduction and Executive Summary ................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Purpose of this Report ................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Study Area Location ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Study Area Overview .................................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 4 2 Existing Conditions ............................................................................................................................... 5 3 Summary of Market Analysis ............................................................................................................... 8 3.1 Socio-Economic and Labor Market Conditions ............................................................................ 8 3.2 Real Estate Market Projections ................................................................................................... 10 4 Conceptual Plan .................................................................................................................................. 11 4.1 Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 11 4.2 Catalyst Project: Joint Development on the RTA Parcels........................................................... 12 4.3 Potential Traffic and Streetscape Changes .................................................................................. 21 4.4 Development Opportunities in the Station Area Core ................................................................ 22 4.5 The Berea-Madison Industrial Triangle ...................................................................................... 24 4.6 Aging-in-Place ............................................................................................................................ 26 4.7 Enhanced Bus Services or Facilities ........................................................................................... 27 5 Implementation Strategies................................................................................................................... 29 5.1 NOACA’s Role ........................................................................................................................... 31 5.2 Zoning ......................................................................................................................................... 32 5.3 Infrastructure Funding................................................................................................................. 33 5.4 TOD Financing ........................................................................................................................... 35 6 Community Engagement..................................................................................................................... 35 6.1 Stakeholder Input to this Report ................................................................................................. 35 6.2 An Involvement Strategy Going Forward ................................................................................... 36 West Blvd.-Cudell Station Area DRAFT: rev.1 (February x, 2017) i List of Tables Table 1: Annualized Percentage Change, Total Population .......................................................................... 8 Table 2: Key Socio-Economic Metrics ......................................................................................................... 9 Table 3: Six Largest Industries by Employment, Five-Mile Radius ............................................................ 9 Table 4: Residential Demand/Supply Analysis, West Blvd.-Cudell (10-Minute Drive) ........................... 10 Table 5: Summary Comparison of Concepts A and B ................................................................................ 14 Table 6: Aging-in-Place Strategies Related to TOD ................................................................................... 27 Table 7: The NOACA TOD Program ......................................................................................................... 30 Table 8: Community Engagement Partners and Locations ......................................................................... 37 Table 9: Community Engagement Methods ............................................................................................... 38 List of Figures Figure 1: West Blvd.-Cudell Station Area Location ..................................................................................... 2 Figure 2: West Blvd.-Cudell Station Area Overview ................................................................................... 3 Figure 3: West Blvd.-Cudell Station Area, Existing Land Use .................................................................... 6 Figure 4: West Blvd.-Cudell, Public and Vacant Land ................................................................................. 7 Figure 5: West Blvd.-Cudell Buildout Program Through 2022 .................................................................. 11 Figure 6: RTA Parcels A and B .................................................................................................................. 12 Figure 7: Concept A, Site Plan.................................................................................................................... 15 Figure 8: Option A, Illustrative Building Program ..................................................................................... 15 Figure 9: Concept A, Cross-Section Looking West Along Detroit Avenue ............................................... 16 Figure 10: Concept A, Circulation .............................................................................................................. 16 Figure 11: Concept B, Site Plan .................................................................................................................. 17 Figure 12: Concept B, Illustrative Building Program ................................................................................. 18 Figure 13: Concept B, Cross-Section Looking West on Detroit Avenue ................................................... 18 Figure 14: Concept B Circulation ............................................................................................................... 19 Figure 15: Concept B Aerial Perspective .................................................................................................... 20 Figure 16: Concept B, Public Realm Features ............................................................................................ 20 Figure 17: Intersection and Streetscape Concepts ...................................................................................... 21 Figure 18: Development Opportunities in the Station Area Core ............................................................... 23 Figure 19: The Berea-Madison Industrial Triangle .................................................................................... 25 Figure 20: Potential Enhanced Bus Locations ............................................................................................ 28 Figure 21: Existing Zoning, Station and Vicinity ....................................................................................... 32 West Blvd.-Cudell Station Area DRAFT: rev.1 (February x, 2017) ii 1 Introduction and Executive Summary 1.1 Purpose of this Report This report presents a transit-oriented development (TOD) planning and implementation study of Cleveland’s West Blvd.-Cudell Station Area. It was undertaken by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), the state- and federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Greater Cleveland. This West Blvd.-Cudell report is part of NOACA’s Regional TOD Scorecard and Implementation Plan, a two-phase regional initiative begun in 2015. NOACA’s consulting team was led by AECOM. In Phase I, NOACA worked with its study partners—the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) and Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, Inc.—as well as the City of Cleveland and other stakeholders to develop a regional TOD framework. This framework began with a broad, flexible definition of TOD based on four foundational ingredients: Development that is compact and dense—not in uniform, absolute terms but in relative terms, compared to the surrounding area. This allows more people to live, work, shop, or go to school within walking distance of the station or stop. A rich mix of land uses, if not at each station then in each segment of a corridor. Mixed-use development helps create safe “24/7” places. When housing, jobs, and other uses are in close proximity, many daily activities can be reached by walking or biking. Mixed-use development also allows more efficient use of the transit system, by generating commuter trips both to and from the station in question. A safe, inviting, and interconnected public realm that “glues” land uses to each other and to the transit station. Transit-oriented