Land Use and Transportation Town Hall September 17, 2018
Welcome! Tonight s Agenda: 7:00-7:30 OVERVIEW PRESENTATIONS 7:30-8:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS 8:15 - End TOWN HALL CITIZEN S TIME
Purpose of Tonight s Meeting Overview of the Comprehensive Plan Review Existing Land Use Goals Introduce Neighborhood & Housing Research Introduce Transportation Master Plan 3
What is the Comprehensive Plan? The 2032 Comprehensive Plan: Manassas Next (2013) is a guide to decision-making regarding the future of Manassas. The Plan addresses three main questions: What is the status of the community in 2012? What are the goals for the City in the future? What needs to happen to achieve those goals? State code requires the Planning Commission to review the Comprehensive Plan every five years. The City is updating the Plan this year. 4
What is the Comprehensive Plan? Land Use Parks, Rec, & Culture Housing & Neighborhoods Transportation Infrastructure & Facilities Economic Development 5
How does the Plan address land use? Character Areas provide land use strategies for the city. Each Character Area: Establishes context, density, and character Identifies focus priorities Identifies critical design features common to each category Provides infill and redevelopment principles 6
Neighborhood Areas Preserving neighborhood character Maintenance and upkeep Bike and pedestrian connectivity Compatible business uses in traditional neighborhoods near Downtown 7
Business Areas Retail, service, and office uses Quality building and site design Parking and access management Redevelopment and infill Buffers to other uses 8
Industrial/Suburban Business Large-format business subdivisions Heavy peak traffic and trucks Energy-efficient and sustainable design Appropriate buffers 9
Downtown Increase activities and services for residents and tourists Strengthen retail core Emphasize pedestrian needs Retain historic patterns and character of development Preserve and enhance Downtown neighborhoods 10
Mathis Corridor Encourage mixed use development Maximize land use potential Interim upgrades to architecture More active and communityoriented spaces Attractive gateways 11
Other Areas Hospital/Sudley Airport Manassas Landing 12
Stop by the Land Use boards to weigh in What kind of development is appropriate? Where should development happen? What should new development look like? How high is too high? 13
CITY OF MANASSAS HOUSING PLAN Town Hall Update September 17, 2018
INTRODUCTION What will the Housing Plan element of the Comprehensive Plan include?
Neighborhood + citywide indicators Data-driven neighborhood snapshots Housing strategies
Neighborhood + citywide indicators INTRODUCTION Data-driven neighborhood snapshots Housing strategies Housing typologies, sizes, and densities What kind of housing does Manassas have? Occupancy characteristics What kind of homes do Manassas residents need? Housing cost and affordability $ How affordable is the housing stock?
Neighborhood + citywide indicators INTRODUCTION Data-driven neighborhood snapshots Housing strategies Summary of indicators How are Manassas s neighborhoods unique? Analysis of opportunity What do housing opportunities look like in different neighborhoods? Analysis of needs What do housing needs look like in different neighborhoods?
Neighborhood + citywide indicators INTRODUCTION Data-driven neighborhood snapshots Housing strategies What can the City, public and private organizations, and Manassas residents do to address housing opportunities and needs in each neighborhood?
PRELIMINARY INDICATORS What have we found so far? Housing typologies, sizes, and densities Occupancy characteristics Housing cost and affordability $
Census Tract 2 Census Tract 3 Census Tract 1 Census Tract 4 Census Tract 5 Census Tract 7 Census Tract 6 N
22% renter rate 32% renter rate 2 41% renter rate TENURE 1 3 48% renter rate 4 Manassas average: 38% renter rate 7 6 24% renter rate 5 46% renter rate 48% renter rate Virginia: U.S.: 34% 36% N
8% vacancy rate 4% vacancy rate 2 9% vacancy rate VACANCY 1 3 5% vacancy rate 4 Manassas average: 8% vacancy rate 7 6 2% vacancy rate 5 7% vacancy rate 18% vacancy rate Virginia: U.S.: 11% 13% N
1.9 units/structure 2.9 units/structure 2 4.9 units/structure UNITS PER HOUSING STRUCTURE 1 3 4 11.5 units/structure Manassas average: 5.3 units per structure 7 6 6.5 units/structure 5 3.8 units/structure 6.1 units/structure N
3.3 persons/home 3.7 persons/home 2 2.9 persons/home HOUSEHOLD SIZE 1 3 2.8 persons/home 4 Manassas average: 3.3 persons per household 7 6 3.5 persons/home 5 3.8 persons/home 3.0 persons/home Virginia: U.S.: 2.6 2.7 N
44% cost burdened 2 39% cost burdened $ 24% cost burdened COST BURDEN (Spending more than a third of income on housing) 1 3 4 40% cost burdened Manassas average: 35% cost burdened 7 6 25% cost burdened 5 28% cost burdened 41% cost burdened Virginia: U.S.: 33% 31% N
INTERACTIVE STATION What should we look for in your neighborhood?
What is the best or worst thing about your neighborhood? What is the most important thing the City should do to improve your neighborhood? What can YOU and your neighbors do to improve your neighborhood?
City of Manassas Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Overview Town Hall Report: September 17, 2018
2016 Citizen Survey Top Priorities
TMP Background: 2016 Citizen Survey and 2017 Community Conversations Traffic: Construct Godwin Drive extension for more access to/from Fairfax to Loudoun Counties. Address commuter needs on Route 28. Improve signal timing. Implement traffic calming in neighborhoods. Transit/TDM: Work with VRE to accelerate eventual plans for more service. Implement senior citizen dial-a-ride. Promote development of a transportation hub. Promote telecommuting.
TMP Background: 2016 Citizen Survey and 2017 Community Conversations Bike: Address lack of bike lanes in the City. Add decentralized bike racks. Construct more bike trails and fill gaps. Improve ability to bike to transit centers. Pedestrian: Continue making sidewalk and crosswalk improvements. Improve ability to walk to transit centers.
TMP Overview First Transportation Master Plan for the City City-Wide Traffic Model (All Signalized Intersections) 2040 Traffic Projections Recommendations to Address Current & Future Traffic Baseline for Upcoming Signal Timing Optimization Study Complete Streets Plan Typology of Streets to Match City s Vision Pedestrian & Bicycle Gaps Analysis Bikeshare Feasibility Analysis
DRAFT TMP Traffic Model Quantify Existing Traffic Bottle necks Forecast Future Issues Currently Collecting Traffic Counts Baseline for Upcoming Signal Timing Optimization Study
Complete Streets Complete Streets are streets designed and operated to enable safe use and support mobility for all users. Those include people of all ages and abilities, regardless of whether they are travelling as drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, or public transportation riders. -US Department of Transportation
DRAFT Complete Streets Typology
URBAN STREET Main axes of downtown and other areas with a defined street grid. Commercial Streets with a lot of pedestrian activity. Examples in Manassas a. Center Street b. Church Street c. Mathis Avenue
MIXED-USE STREET Smaller streets in areas with street grids. Primarily commercial, office or multifamily residential uses. Examples in Manassas a. Prince William Street b. Lee Avenue c. Digges Road
SHARED STREET Also called a woonerf, this street type has both the vehicle and pedestrian amenities at the same level. "Sidewalks" may be marked, but pedestrians have equal access to the entire street. Examples in Manassas a. Main Street, Prince William to Quarry b. Battle Street, Prince William to Quarry c. Weir Alley
COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR The biggest, busiest commercial streets. Lots of entrances. Examples in Manassas a. Centreville Road b. Liberia Avenue c. Nokesville Road
COLLECTOR/ CONNECTOR The "get around town" streets that form the primary routes for traffic between one part of the City and another. These streets generally have two lanes in either direction and often have landscaped medians. They have fewer commercial uses, and therefore fewer turning vehicles, than the Commercial Corridor streets. Examples in Manassas a. Wellington Road b. Dumfries Road c. Hastings Drive
NEIGHBOR- HOOD CONNECTOR These are the more heavilytrafficked streets within neighborhoods, which provide important connections to major streets. These streets typically are wider than neighborhood streets, with a marked center line. While speeds are relatively low, they require some additional protections for cyclists (bike lanes or sharrows). Examples in Manassas a. Main Street north of Quarry b. Stonewall Road c. Clover Hill Road
NEIGHBOR- HOOD STREET Quiet, narrow neighborhood streets with houses set back from the roadway. Primarily residential or institutional (school, house of worship) uses. Naturally bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly by virtue of their low speeds and low traffic volumes. Examples in Manassas a. Meadowview Drive b. Battlefield Drive c. Landgreen Street
CAMPUS/ INDUSTRIAL ROAD Roads serving industrial land uses. Freight access prioritized. Examples in Manassas a. Quarry Road east of Euclid b. Wakeman Drive c. Dean Drive
Pedestrian & Bicycle Gaps Analysis
Pedestrian & Bicycle Gaps Analysis
Revisiting 2016 Survey and Community Conversations Findings Traffic: Construct Godwin Drive extension for more access to/from Fairfax to Loudoun Counties. Address commuter needs on Route 28. Improve signal timing. Implement traffic calming in neighborhoods Transit/TDM: Work with VRE to accelerate eventual plans for more service. Implement senior citizen dial-a-ride. Promote development of a transportation hub. Promote telecommuting. VDOT Rte. 28 study ongoing. Traffic model will set the stage for signal timing optimization effort, and assess the need for traffic calming. Addressing first/last mile evaluation through pedestrian/bike gaps analysis. Support PRTC Strategic Plan and VRE System Plan
Revisiting 2016 Survey and Community Conversations Findings Bike: Address lack of bike lanes in the City. Add decentralized bike racks. Construct more bike trails and fill gaps. Improve ability to bike to transit centers. Pedestrian: Continue making sidewalk and crosswalk improvements. Improve ability to walk to transit centers. Addressing through our pedestrian/bike gaps analysis, including first/last mile evaluation, and complete streets plan.
TMP Looking Forward Community Ride on Car-Free Day 9/22 Draft TMP & Community Meeting Early December
Thank You! Tonight s Agenda: 7:00-7:30 OVERVIEW PRESENTATIONS 7:30-8:15 BREAKOUT SESSIONS 8:15 - End TOWN HALL CITIZEN S TIME