Near ear-Nor orths hside ide Hoga ogan Lor n Lorraine ine S Streets Walk lkable ble Pla lace Pilot ilot Area Planning and Development Department City of Houston October 30, 2018 1
Wha hat is is a a walk lkable ble pla place dis distric ict a about bout? 2
Project Objective • To create a place/destination sensitive to the local context VS Walkable , but not a plac e Walkable Plac e 3
Historic Hogan an/Lorrai aine S e Street eet (1907) (1907) 4
Streetcar System- Houston 5
Hoga ogan/ n/Lorraine ine S Street Toda oday Main @ Hogan Main @ Hogan Terry @ Lorraine Fulton @ Hogan
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Walkable Place District Focus 8
Process to Create a Walkable Place District/ Corridor 9
Near Near-No Northside e Ho Hogan an Lorrai aine e Street eets Wal alkab able e Plac ace e Pilot Area ea Boundar ary Previous Proposed Boundary Current Proposed Boundary 10
11 Proposed ed Near Near-No Northside e Ho Hogan an L Lorrai aine e Street eets Wal alkab able P e Plac ace P e Pilot Area ea
Wha hat doe does t this his me mean n to o pr prope opertie ies wit ithin hin the he dis distric ict? 12
Mor ore Builda uildable ble A Area Current Proposed 13
Impr mprov oved P d Pede destria ian R n Realm lm Unobstructed New Property Line Sidewalk Safety Buffer 2’ 6’ 8’ 5’ ROW Current Dedication 6’ ’ Property Line 2’ ’ Proposed New Property Line 14
Impr mprov oved P d Pede destria ian R n Realm lm Current Proposed 15
Be Better r Desi sign to At Attra ract ct More re Bu Busi siness ss Current Proposed Minimum 30% Ground floor Façade (Windows, Doors) 16
Mor ore Fle lexible ible P Parking ing Opt ptions ions 30% Parking Reduction + 10% Bicycle Parking Reduction 17
Mor ore Fle lexible ible P Parking ing Opt ptions ions 2
Next xt Steps i s in t the P Pro roce cess ss • Digest public comments • Update the Walkable Places Committee • Send out response forms to property owners 19
Discussion 20
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