Conditions Today 30th Street Station Plaza Study Area ARCH STREET JFK BOULEVARD 30th STREET STATION 30th STREET JFK BOULEVARD Schuylkill Avenue MARKET STREET Aerial Overview Aerial Looking North Aerial Looking East Aerial Looking West 30th Street Station Plaza The 2016 District Plan 30th Street Station District Plan Skyline View from Center City Station Plaza View from East District Plan Plaza Principles Honor the East-West Axes Create Seamless Access Visually Unify the Field Link to the River Program the Plaza to Serve Program and Design Each and the Historic Facade for All Modes and Design Customers, District, and City Side of the Plaza Uniquely for Flexibility Station Plaza Schemes from District Plan Urban Canopy Mirror Plaza Ribbon Plaza 5 5 5 4 4 3 6 4 6 3 6 3 7 8 7 8 8 7 2 2 2 9 9 10 11 9 1 1 1 1 1 Ribbon Plaza: Illustrative Plan Urban Canopy: Illustrative Plan Mirror Plaza: Illustrative Plan 1 Access to Market-Frankford Line 7 Upper Level Promenade 1 Access to Market-Frankford Line 6 East Portico Entrance 1 6 Headhouse and Bike Station East Portico Entrance 2 Skylight to Underground Concourse 8 Floating Park and Tidal Walk 2 Dining Bosque 7 Upper Level Promenade 2 7 Plaza Café Upper Level Promenade 3 West Portico Fountain and Lawns 9 Mound and Bike Station 3 Mist Fountain at West Portico 8 Floating Park and Tidal Walk 3 8 Mirror Fountain Floating Park and Tidal Walk 4 Amphitheater Seating and Green Wall 10 Café Terrace 4 Transit/Rideshare Waiting Area 9 Woodland Deck N 4 9 N N West Portico Entrance The Porch 3.0 5 Arch Street Entrance 11 South Plaza and Fountain 5 50’ 100’ 200’ 50’ 100’ 200’ Arch Street Entrance 5 Arch Street Entrance 6 East Portico Entrance 50’ 100’ 200’ DISTRICT PLAN REPORT | 30 TH STREET STATION 59 DISTRICT PLAN REPORT | 30 TH STREET STATION 61 DISTRICT PLAN REPORT | 30 TH STREET STATION 63 *The District Plan was completed in 2016 and is shown for reference purposes. Images courtesy SOM/ © Amtrak. 30th Street Station Plaza Conditions Today Plan of Existing 30th Street Station & Station Plaza • 50% of plaza area is for vehicular use • 40% of plaza area is non-vehicular use Cira Tower • 10% of plaza area is unusable Arch Street Taxi Queue To W I-76 North Waiting Main Concourse JFK BLVD. Taxi Pick Up Taxi Drop Off 30th Street SchuylkillAvenue Short Term Parking The Porch Market Street N Pedestrian Realm Exterior Public Space Exterior Public Space Travel Direction Vehicle Driveway Pedestrian Space 0 25 50 100 Taxi Interior Public Space Interior Public Space Vehicle Drop O Vehicle Parking Vehicle Space Ride Share Back of House Back of House * Pedestrian Travel Disruption Private Car Retail Retail Pedestrian Entrance Amtrak Employee Bike Rack Station Concourses Short Term Parking Secure Bike Parking Primary Destinations SEPTA Lucy Amtrak Thruway Bus * A - Least Crowded B C - Average Crowd Use Distribution Vehicle Circulation Pedestrian Access D E Pedestrian Realm Exterior Public Space Exterior PublicPedestrian Space Realm Travel DirectionExterior Public SpaceVehicle DrivewayExterior Public Space PedestrianTravel Space Direction Vehicle Driveway PedestrianPedestrian Realm Space Exterior Public Space Exterior Public Space Travel Direction Vehicle Driveway Pedestrian Space F - Most Crowded Taxi Interior Public Space Interior Public Space Vehicle Drop O Vehicle Space Taxi Interior Public Space Interior PublicTaxi Space Vehicle DropInterior O Public SpaceVehicle ParkingInterior Public Space Vehicle SpaceVehicle Drop O Vehicle Parking Vehicle Space Vehicle Parking Ride Share Back of House Back of House Pedestrian Travel Disruption Ride Share Back of House Back of HouseRide Share Back of House Pedestrian TravelBack Disruption of House Pedestrian Travel Disruption * * * Private Car Retail Retail Pedestrian Entrance Private Car Retail Retail Private Car Retail Pedestrian EntranceRetail Pedestrian Entrance Amtrak Employee Bike Rack Station Concourses Amtrak Employee Bike Rack Amtrak Employee Bike Rack Station Concourses Station Concourses Short Term Parking Secure Bike Parking Primary Destinations Arch Street ArchSEPTA LucyStreet Arch Street Short Term Parking Secure Bike Parking Short Term Parking Secure Bike ParkingPrimary Destinations Primary Destinations Amtrak Thruway Bus * SEPTA Lucy SEPTA Lucy To W I-76 To W I-76 To W I-76 Amtrak Thruway Bus Amtrak Thruway Bus * * A - Least Crowded B A - Least Crowded A - Least Crowded C - Average Crowd B B D C - Average Crowd C - Average Crowd E F - Most Crowded D D E E F - Most Crowded F - Most Crowded JFK BLVD. JFK BLVD. JFK BLVD. 30th Street 30th Street 30th Street Schuylkill Avenue ** Schuylkill Avenue * Schuylkill Avenue Market Street N Market Street N Market Street N 0 25 50 100 0 25 50 100 0 25 50 100 • Most intense vehicle usage compressed into east and • Vehicle circulation runs one-way around the station, • The station is currently an island, surrounded on all west portico forcing some vehicles to circle sides by vehicular drives • Taxi queuing occupies the full north plaza and taxi • Numerous curb cuts for entrances and exits slow • Pedestrian access to the station is interrupted on all pickup the full east plaza traffic, create backups sides by vehicle movement • Surface parking and inner circulation roads take up • Drop off and pickup areas at entrances are limited • Surface parking impedes pedestrian use of the plaza large areas of the plaza 30th Street Station Plaza Proposed Design: Site Organization Plaza Level Concourse/Platform Level Cira Tower To W I-76 To Arch Street UP 22 spaces North Concourse 26 cars 54 spaces Taxi Queue Taxi Queue Taxi DN Short Term Parking Short Term Amtrak Executive Parking North Waiting BOH Mech Retail Mech Retail Main Concourse JFK BLVD. UP UP To Main Concourse ylkillAvenue hu Retail Retail 30th Street Sc To Plaza Pedestrian Realm Exterior Public Space Exterior Public Space Travel Direction Vehicle Driveway Pedestrian Space DN To SEPTA Taxi Interior Public Space Interior Public Space Vehicle Drop O Vehicle Parking Vehicle Space Ride Share Back of House Back of House Pedestrian Travel Disruption * Market Street Private Car Retail Retail Pedestrian Entrance Amtrak Employee Bike Rack Station Concourses Short Term Parking Secure Bike Parking Primary Destinations SEPTA Lucy Amtrak Thruway Bus * A - Least Crowded B C - Average Crowd D E Use Distribution Vehicle Circulation Pedestrian Access F - Most Crowded Pedestrian Realm Exterior Public Space Exterior Public SpacePedestrian RealmTravel DirectionExterior PublicVehicle Space Driveway Exterior Public SpacePedestrian SpaceTravel Direction Vehicle Driveway PedestrianPedestrian Realm Space Exterior Public Space Exterior Public Space Travel Direction Vehicle Driveway Pedestrian Space Taxi Interior Public Space Interior Public SpaceTaxi Vehicle Drop OInterior PublicVehicle Space Parking Interior Public SpaceVehicle SpaceVehicle Drop O Vehicle Parking TaxiVehicle Space Interior Public Space Interior Public Space Vehicle Drop O Vehicle Parking Vehicle Space Ride Share Back of House Back of House Pedestrian Travel Disruption Ride Share Back of House Back of House Ride Share Back of HousePedestrian Travel DisruptionBack of House Pedestrian Travel Disruption * * * Private Car Retail Retail Pedestrian Entrance Private Car Retail Retail Pedestrian Entrance Pedestrian Entrance Private Car Retail Retail Amtrak Employee Bike Rack Station Concourses Amtrak Employee Bike Rack Station Concourses Amtrak Employee Bike Rack W I-76 To W I-76 To W I-76 To Station Concourses Short Term Parking Secure Bike Parking Primary Destinations SEPTA Lucy Short Term Parking Secure Bike Parking Short Term Parking Secure BikePrimary Parking Destinations Primary Destinations SEPTA Lucy SEPTA Lucy Amtrak Thruway Bus * Amtrak Thruway Bus Arch StreetAmtrak Thruway Bus Arch Street Arch Street * * A - Least Crowded B A - Least Crowded A - Least Crowded C - Average Crowd B B D C - Average Crowd C - Average Crowd E F - Most* Crowded D D E E F - Most Crowded F - Most Crowded * * JFK BLVD. * JFK BLVD. JFK BLVD. ylkillAvenue hu 30th Street Sc 30th Street 30th Street ylkillAvenue ylkillAvenue hu * hu Sc Sc Market Street Market Street Market Street N N 0 25 50 100 0 25 50 100 • Significant increase in area for pedestrian use and • Vehicle circulation can become two-way in long term, • Fewer pedestrian-vehicular conflicts, while pedestrian access to station but also works as one-way maintaining vehicle access on three sides • Vehicle access is consolidated the northwest • Curb cuts and internal roads are consolidated for • Pedestrian access to all sides of the station, with corner, in the east portico, and along the new north vehicular efficiency and to promote pedestrian areas for other activities concourse movement 30th Street Station Plaza Proposed Design: Pedestrian Flow Arrival in West Portico from Concourse Level & SEPTA N 2 1934 Plan Showing Stair in West Portico CONFIDENTIAL: FOR PROJECT TEAM USE ONLY TEAM USE PROJECT FOR CONFIDENTIAL: First oor plan, 30th Street Station, as illustrated in Architecure Magazine (September, 1934). (September, Magazine Architecure in as illustrated Station, 30th Street oor plan, First APPENDIX B. ORIGINAL FLOOR PLANS FLOOR ORIGINAL B. APPENDIX , 2015 , AUGUST 12 West Portico Section WEST PORTICO MAIN CONCOURSE 30TH STREET AMTRAK PLATFORMS UNDERGROUND RETAIL CONCOURSE Pedestrian Realm Exterior Public Space Exterior Public Space Travel Direction Vehicle Driveway Pedestrian Space Taxi Interior Public Space Interior Public Space Vehicle Drop O Vehicle Parking Vehicle Space Ride Share Back of