POWELL STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT COMMUNITY MEETING 3 JULY 31,2017 1
MEETING AGENDA INTRODUCTIONS RECAP: - PROCESS TO DATE - PROJECT GOALS - COMMUNITY MEETING TWO PRESENT DESIGN ALTERNATIVES GROUP DISCUSSION FEEDBACK NEXT STEPS 2
PROCESS TO DATE 1ST STAKEHOLDER MEETING - MAY 18TH 2ND STAKEHOLDER MEETING - JULY 10TH MTA BOARD MEETING (PILOT REAUTHORIZATION) - JULY 18TH 3RD STAKEHOLDER MEETING - JULY 31ST 4TH STAKEHOLDER MEETING - AUGUST 28th OPEN HOUSE - TBD CONSTRUCTION START - EARLY 2021 3
PROJECT GOALS 1. CREATE AN ATTRACTIVE, INVITING PUBLIC SPACE BEFITTING THE STREET S ICONIC STATUS AS THE VENUE FOR THE WORLD-FAMOUS SAN FRANCISCO S AND THE GATEWAY TO UNION SQUARE AND SAN FRANCISCO. 2. WIDEN THE SIDEWALKS, AS MUCH AS IS FEASIBLE WITHIN THE PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS OF THE STREET, TO ACCOMMODATE THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WALKING BETWEEN MARKET STREET AND UNION SQUARE. 3. IMPROVE UPON THE SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS FOR PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, AND THE S THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY PILOTED ON THE STREET. 4. ENSURE THAT EVERY BUSINESS AND HOTEL ON POWELL STREET HAS SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO CARGO AND PASSENGER LOADING TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR NEEDS. 4
MEETING 2 RECAP DESIGN CONSTRAINTS EXISTING SECTIONS DESIGN ACTIVITY RESULTS 5
OPPORTUNITIES & CONSTRAINTS Cable Car boarding between trash can and newspaper rack GEARY Loading O FARRELL Loading ELLIS Example of Shared Street Concept Conflicts between pedestrians and turning vehicles BUS MACY S Geary ONLY UNION SQUARE POWELL SWAROVSKI CC SIMAYOF HOTEL STRATFORD LUSH COSMETICS JOURNEY S ALDO SHOES SAM S CABLE CAR & LOUNGE SKECHERS RETAIL Consistently sunny at noon during winter and summer months H&M TAD S STEAKHOUSE ORIGINAL PERFUME DISOUNT HOTEL UNION SQUARE SUNGLASS HUT PARIS JEWELRY SWATCH URBAN OUTFITTERS THE WESTIN ST. FRANCIS 38 BUS STOP EXPRESS SF SOUVENIRS & LUGGAGE BELLINI BURGERS & PIZZA VILLA FLORENCE Loading VILLA FLORENCE ZUMIEZ STARBUCKS 38 LIDS HERBERT HOTEL J!NS WALGREENS Loading UNIQLO SAN FRANCISCO BATHROOM REMODELING PROS SKECHERS RETAIL BOX LUNCH BLONDIE S PIZZA Bus Stop BUS STOP BUS TAXI ONLY GEARY Existing Cafe Seating Bus Stop O FARRELL ONLY TAXI BUS ELLIS Consistently sunny at most times of the day 0 20 40 60 80 General Powell St. Opportunities and Constraints - Varying paving pattern along the street - Heavy visitor foot traffic - Subsidewalk basements - Rail/Curb elevation - Large Pedestrian Volumes Noticeable grade change between street and sidewalk Consistently sunny at most times of the day Noticeable grade change between street and sidewalk Restricted traffic to only taxis, commercial vehicles and cable car system Parklet location does not allow for ease of pedestrian traffic 6
EXISTING CONDITION: MARKET TO ELLIS SECTION 7
EXISTING CONDITION: ELLIS TO GEARY PARKLET LOADING 8
MEETING 2 DESIGN ACTIVITY A. THERE ARE THREE PRIMARY ZONES TO INCLUDE IN THE SIDEWALK: 1. FRONTAGE: OCCURS ALONG THE FACE OF THE BUILDING. MINIMUM 4 WIDE. 2. THROUGHWAY: PROVIDES UNOBSTRUCTED SPACE FOR PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT. MINIMUM 9 WIDE. 3. FURNISHINGS: ACCOMMODATES NECESSARY FIXTURES AND FURNISHINGS. MINIMUM. 4 WIDE. B. THE HISTORIC GOLDEN TRIANGLE LIGHTS MAY BE MOVED. HOWEVER, TO AVOID BASEMENT CONFLICTS, THEY CAN ONLY BE MOVED AWAY FROM THE BUILDINGS RELATIVE TO THEIR EXISTING LOCATIONS. C. THE VEHICULAR CLEARANCE ZONE (TRACKWAY) MUST BE KEPT CLEAR OF ANY VERTICAL ELEMENTS OR PEDESTRIAN USES. 9
MEETING 2 DESIGN ACTIVITY 10
MEETING 2 DESIGN ACTIVITY TABLE SUMMARIES TABLE 1 TABLE 2 OCCASIONAL PLANTERS WITH SEATING BOLLARDS FOR VERTICAL SEPARATION SMALL TREES FLEXIBLE LOADING ZONE ADDITIONAL LIGHTING ON BUILDINGS ADDITIONAL IDEAS: SHARED STREET CONSISTENT AND NEW PAVING PATTERN TEMPORARY LOADING ZONE ACCORDING TO BOLLARD LOCATION ADDITIONAL IDEAS: 7 FRONTAGE ZONE COMMERCIAL LOADING ON O FARRELL PEDESTRIAN / VEHICULAR DIVIDE OUTDOOR CAFE SEATING 0 5 10 15 20 22 22 20 15 10 5 0 0 5 10 15 20 22 22 20 15 10 5 0 TOTAL SIDEWALK WIDTH VEHICULAR CLEARANCE ZONE TOTAL SIDEWALK WIDTH TOTAL SIDEWALK WIDTH VEHICULAR CLEARANCE ZONE TOTAL SIDEWALK WIDTH TABLE 3 TABLE 4 ADDITIONAL STREETLIGHTS LOADING SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER AROUND STREET LIGHTS ADDITIONAL STREETLIGHTS FLEXIBLE LOADING ZONE LOW PLANTERS BENCH AND CAFE SEATING ADDITIONAL IDEAS: CURBLESS STREET DECORATIVE BOLLARDS TO DELINEATE BOTH PEDESTRIAN AND TRANSIT SPACE ADDITIONAL IDEAS: 4 FRONTAGE ZONE EXISTING PARKLETS AS SIDEWALK SPACE NON-STERILE COLOR PALETTE TEXTURED TRANSITION BETWEEN AND PEDESTRIAN ZONE CLEAR SIGNAGE OUTDOOR CAFE SEATING 0 5 10 15 20 22 22 20 15 10 5 0 BULBOUTS AT ALL 4 CORNERS OF EACH INTERSECTION 0 5 10 15 20 22 22 20 15 10 5 0 TOTAL SIDEWALK WIDTH VEHICULAR CLEARANCE ZONE TOTAL SIDEWALK WIDTH TOTAL SIDEWALK WIDTH VEHICULAR CLEARANCE ZONE TOTAL SIDEWALK WIDTH 11
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS INCORPORATE SAFE SEATING / CONSIDER SAFETY NEAR RAISED PLANTERS TO ADD GREENERY BULB-OUTS AT CROSS STREETS MATERIAL SELECTION WITH PAVING AS IMPORTANT FACTOR MAXIMIZE USABLE SPACE BY MINIMIZING VERTICAL ELEMENTS CONSIDER LOADING RESTRICTIONS 12