FONES ROAD VALUE PLANNING CITY OF OLYMPIA Presented by: Mark Russell, Transportation Director Sophie Stimson, Senior Planner City of Olympia Public Works Department City of Olympia | Capital of Washington State
THE PROBLEM • $14M project to widen and add sidewalks and bike lanes • In CFP for 10+ years • Public raised concerns recently, mostly about widening
RE-ENVISION FONES • Meet community vision • More value relative to cost • Rethink approach to a transportation project • Meet economic, environmental and livability goals
2-DAY PROCESS PLANNED Charrette: Consultant team: • Rhys Roth, Director • Generate conceptual solutions Center for Sustainable Infrastructure • Draw on diverse expertise • Andrea Ramage, CEO Somersault Consulting LLC • Steve Moddemeyer, Principal CollinsWoerman • Jemae Hoffman, Director VIA Architecture • John Gibson, Owner, Gibson Economics
A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE Staff/others: • Land Use planners • Economic development specialists • Parks planners • Utility engineers • Habitat specialists • Transportation engineers • Former City Council member/advocate • Thurston Regional Planning Council staff
BRIEFING BOOK • Zoning • Transportation features • Utilities • Natural systems • Topography • Employment and residential data
DAY 1: FIELD TRIP TO FONES Process to record observations: • Land Use • Commerce • Transportation • Environment • Social
DAY 2: CHARRETTE | NEW IDEAS Morning: Afternoon: • Recorded ideas for • 5 geographic areas improving Fones • Create concepts with • Organizing solutions maps, drawings into themes • Compare concept to • Choose up to 5 themes success criteria to focus on • Presented concepts to • Developed success group criteria
WHAT WE LEARNED • Who the street serves • Hidden assets in the landscape • Potential for stormwater • Land use and transportation considered together • Interdisciplinary
FINAL REPORT Synthesis alternative: Triple Bottom Line Analysis: • Fewer lanes in some areas • Synthesis alternative • Another roundabout • Business as usual alternative • Improved trail crossing • Social, environmental and financial impacts • Protected bike lanes • Street connectivity Next steps: • Green stormwater improvements • Engineering firm to vet ideas • Pathways for people walking and biking • New street connections • Zoning modifications
INSIGHTS ON VALUE PLANNING • Do early, when a project is first identified • Best for large-scale projects • Use to promote collaboration, interdisciplinary interaction • Use to integrate land use, transportation and utility planning early • Ideal for comp plan study or sub area plan City of Olympia | Capital of Washington State
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