P OTOMAC Y ARD M ETRORAIL S TATION D ESIGN Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group December 14, 2015
A GENDA I. Introductions II. City Approvals and Process Update III. Station Concept Progress IV. Potomac Greens Park Concept Progress V. Small Group Discussions VI. PYMIG Discussion VII.Final EIS Update VIII.Next Steps 2 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
CITY APPROVALS AND PROCESS UPDATE 3 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
C ITY A PPROVALS 4 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
P ROCESS 5 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
S TATION E NCLOSURE F ORMS PROPOSED PLANTINGS (TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES PROVIDED FOR WETLAND RESTORATION AND LANDSCAPE MITIGATION) HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN THEIR ENTIRETY TO SHOW STATION FORM SPLIT FORM GEOMETRIC SINGLE FORM GEOMETRIC SINGLE FORM CURVILINEAR SINGLE FORM CURVILINEAR - ALTERNATE 6 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
F EEDBACK RECEIVED PYMIG • AlexEngage • City Council • • Planning Commission Board of Architectural Review • Parks and Recreation Commission • Transportation Commission • National Park Service • 7 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
STATION CONCEPT PROGRESS 8 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
S PLIT F ORM G EOMETRIC PROPOSED PLANTINGS (TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES PROVIDED FOR WETLAND RESTORATION AND LANDSCAPE MITIGATION) HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN THEIR ENTIRETY TO SHOW STATION FORM 9 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
S PLIT F ORM G EOMETRIC EAST ELEVATION ROOF PLAN MEZZANINE CROSS PLATFORM CROSS SECTION SECTION 10 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
S PLIT F ORM G EOMETRIC PROPOSED PLANTINGS (TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES PROVIDED FOR WETLAND RESTORATION AND LANDSCAPE MITIGATION) HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN THEIR ENTIRETY TO SHOW STATION FORM 11 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
S PLIT F ORM C URVILINEAR PROPOSED PLANTINGS (TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES PROVIDED FOR WETLAND RESTORATION AND LANDSCAPE MITIGATION) HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN THEIR ENTIRETY TO SHOW STATION FORM 12 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
S PLIT F ORM C URVILINEAR EAST ELEVATION ROOF PLAN MEZZANINE CROSS PLATFORM CROSS SECTION SECTION 13 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
S PLIT F ORM C URVILINEAR PROPOSED PLANTINGS (TREES, SHRUBS, GRASSES PROVIDED FOR WETLAND RESTORATION AND LANDSCAPE MITIGATION) HAVE BEEN OMITTED IN THEIR ENTIRETY TO SHOW STATION FORM 14 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
B RIDGE A LIGNMENT & E NTRANCES FINAL NORTHERN PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE LANDING LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED 15 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
B RIDGE S TRUCTURE - T RUSS 10.00 4.50 3.0 16 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
B RIDGE S TRUCTURE – T HRU -G IRDER 10.00 4.50 17 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
B RIDGE S TRUCTURE – T HRU -G IRDER 18 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
B RIDGE S TRUCTURE - H YBRID 19 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
B RIDGE S TRUCTURE - H YBRID 20 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
POTOMAC GREENS PARK CONCEPTS 21 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
O VERALL P LAN 22 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
P OTOMAC G REENS P ARK C ONCEPTS Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Nature Play + Play Structure Picnic Grove + Tables Shelter for Picnics + Large, Flexible Open Space Shelter for Picnics Performances Play Mounds + Play Structure Playground for Different Ages Picnic Table 23 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
O PTION 1A 24 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
O PTION 1B 25 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION 26 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
S TATION C ONCEPTS • Several themes have been heard consistently : – The Metro station should sit lightly in the landscape – The Metro station should be complementary to its surroundings (Potomac Yard, Potomac Greens, and the George Washington Memorial Parkway) – The Metro station design should minimize the visibility of the station from the Parkway – The Metro station design should take advantage of views from inside the station • Based on these themes, which concept best achieves the objectives outlined above and why? 27 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
P OTOMAC G REENS P ARK C ONCEPT • Which elements of Option 1A do you prefer and why? • Are there elements of Option 1A that you would remove and why? • Which elements of Option 1B do you prefer and why? • Are there elements of Option 1B that you would remove and why? 28 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
GROUP FEEDBACK 29 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
PYMIG DISCUSSION 30 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
FINAL EIS UPDATE 31 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
F INAL EIS S TATUS • Final EIS under review by National Park Service and Federal Transit Administration • Public review period anticipated Winter 2016 • Final EIS includes proposed mitigation • Mitigation commitments formalized in Records of Decision (anticipated Spring 2016) 32 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
M ITIGATION FOR A DVERSE I MPACTS • Land Acquisitions • Floodplains • Land Use and Zoning • Coastal Zones • Visual Resources • Ecosystems • Cultural Resources • Contaminated Materials • Parklands • Utilities • Air Quality • Construction Impacts • Noise • Water Quality • Waters of the United States (Wetlands) 33 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
NEXT STEPS 34 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
N EXT S TEPS • Refine design concept • Refine concept for Potomac Greens Park • Develop concept for Potomac Yard Park • Update Boards and Commissions • Update City Council • Finalize EIS • Next PYMIG Meeting: January 14 35 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
Q UESTIONS ? For more information, visit: www.alexandriava.gov/PotomacYard 36 Potomac Yard Metrorail Implementation Work Group | December 14, 2015
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