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TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT

ASHISH WANKHEDE

Integrated
Mixed use

Right sizing parking & shared parking

Joint development Land assembly

Walkable neighborhood

Strong public realm

Housing trust funds

Centers of community Smart workplace

Livable community
Station area planning

TOD principles

Create a compelling Vision and a sense of place to support community identity

Plan comprehensively - create a true mixed-use environment, that can support neighborhood services and an energized public realm Connect pedestrian and bike links into neighborhoods and reduce need for auto access Plan for a range of market supported housing types Calm the traffic Minimize impact of parking

All Served by Transit

Mixed-Use Programming Synergy of Use & Activity Daytime & Nighttime Act = Increased Ridership

Station Planning Station

Planning

Functional Bus Facilities Adjacent Parking Adjacent Parking

Functional

Bus Facilities

Lacks Land Use Synergy Use Synergy Lacks Land

Sterile Appearance Sterile Appearance Engineering-Driven

Engineering-Driven Use Creative Land Banking Strategy

Use Creative Land Banking Strategy

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Land-banked Approach Land-banked Approach Develop over Parking Develop over Parking Encourage Mixed-Use Encourage Mixed-Use Station within Street Station within Street Focus on Streetscape Focus on Streetscape and... and... Utilize Shared ParkingUtilize Shared Parking
Solution:
Solution:

Land Banking and Land Banking and Shared Parking Shared Parking
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Urban retail

Main street

Urban Retail
Urbanism Live/Work Visibility Shopping Experience

Main New urbanism Street

Live/work New

Storefront visiblity Storefront Cross shopping Cross

Merchandized experience Merchandized Dont parallel

Dont Parallel

Identify space

Identity Space Restaurant driven Restaurant-Driven Integrated Station Integrated station Buses at Perimeter
Buses at perimeter

Soultion : side loaded

Solution: (side-loaded)
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Housing Housing near rail

near

Urban lofts Village format

Rail
Urban Lofts Village Format

Parking Courts Rely on Rely on street environment Street Environment Station part of street systempart of Station Street System Dont avoid it plan for it..

Parking courts

Dont Avoid it Plan for it...

Stations and Traditional design: Redevelopment

Stations and redevelopment

SurfaceTraditional Design: parking dominates

Parking Dominates Expected lacks visual interest Inappropriate Density Expected lacks Anticipate visual interest intensification

Inappropriate dens Surface

Promote intensity around station

Promote Intensity Encourage around Station mixed use mixed-use Live/work district Approaches: Loft above retail Live/work district Enhanced linkages Loft above retail Redevelopment Enhance Linkages

Approaches Encourage

Redevelopment Solution: Intensification

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Transit Connection Transit connectionIdentity generator as as identity Generator
Station in area of Station in area High Visibility of high visibility

Appropriate Appropriate density Density

Mixed use Integration of transit

Mixed-Use

Integration of Into development Transit Showcase Station into Development

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TOD projects
Tysons Corner North Bethesda Town Center Dulles Station Moorefield Station University Town Center Branch Avenue Pentagon Row Muirkirk Marc Station New Carrollton Columbia Heights Twinbrook Rockville

Bethesda Row

The Tysons Challenge

Change the DNA Transportation Civilize Route 123/Route 7 Urban Boulevards. We are in the big city now (Connecticut Avenue 40,000 VPD Route 123 37,000 VPD) Add secondary at-grade transit circulator system.

The Tysons Challenge

Change the DNA Land Use Promote Sustainable Mixed-Use. Create residential options to balance employment. Reduce block sizes. Introduce a finer grain of connected streets. Create Civic infrastructure Walkable Streets, Plazas, Parks, Trails, Public Art, Water Features, etc. Enhance connectivity. Create sensitive transitions.
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Tysons Corner Metro Stations

Site Context

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Pedestrian Trail

PEDESTRIAN TRAIL SLOPED PEDESTRIAN TRAIL ELEVATED PEDESTRIAN TRAIL

Pedestrian and Bicycle Circulation

PHASE 2 MAIN ENTRY PLAZA

PHASE I SCULPTURE PLAZA

PUPPY PARK

PHASE 4 SKY TERRACE

RESIDENTIAL AMENITIES (SEMI-PUBLIC TERRACES) (SEMI-

PHASE 3 COMMUNITY GREEN

MAIN ENTRY PLAZA

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TERRACE PLAZA