RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT Public Meeting #2 December 12 th , 2017 5:30 – 7:30pm 130 Gregory Street, Bridgeport
Agenda Presentation (20 mins) • Project Overview, Goals and Objectives • Strategies and Opportunities • Water Strategies Urban Design Strategies and Opportunities Breakout Session (60 mins) - Urban Design Opportunities Charrette • • Public Realm Improvements • Connections • Neighborhood Development Regroup (20 mins) • 2 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT OCT 2012 SUPERSTORM SANDY 3 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT OCT 2012 JUNE 2013 SUPERSTORM REBUILD BY DESIGN SANDY (RBD) COMPETITION BEGINS JUNE 2014 STATE OF CT ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF RBD COMPETITION BRIDGEPORT RBD: (1) Plan for reducing flood risk + improving resilience for the South End + Black Rock Harbor Areas (2) Pilot Project in the South End of Bridgeport that serves as a catalyst for full implementation of broader flood protection + resilience strategies 4 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT OCT 2012 JUNE 2013 SUPERSTORM REBUILD BY DESIGN SANDY (RBD) COMPETITION BEGINS JUNE 2014 STATE OF CT ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF RBD COMPETITION BRIDGEPORT RBD PILOT PROJECT: Community members provided feedback for the selection of the pilot project at: 11 Community Meeting and Workshops • 2 Public Hearings • 5 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT OCT 2012 JUNE 2013 SUPERSTORM REBUILD BY DESIGN SANDY (RBD) COMPETITION BEGINS JUNE 2014 STATE OF CT ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF RBD COMPETITION BRIDGEPORT RBD PILOT PROJECT: Prioritizes critical stormwater management interventions including a 2.5 Stormwater Park, Raised Dry Egress Street, and John St. Extension to provide: Dry Egress • Decreased Chronic + Acute • Flooding Public Amenity • 6 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT OCT 2012 JUNE 2013 JUNE 2014 JUNE 2015 REBUILD BY DESIGN STATE OF CT SUPERSTORM HUD’S NATIONAL (RBD) COMPETITION ANNOUNCED AS DISASTER RESILIENCE SANDY BEGINS WINNER OF RBD (NDR) COMPETITION COMPETITION BEGINS JAN 2016 STATE OF CT ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF HUD’s NDR COMPETITION NATIONAL DISASTER RESILIENCE COMPETITION BRIDGEPORT PILOT PROJECT: (1) Raised Resilience Corridor along University Avenue (2) Integrated Berm (or other Surge Protection) (3) Community Resilience Hub (4) District Energy Strategy 7 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Resilient Bridgeport JUNE 2013 JUNE 2015 REBUILD BY DESIGN HUD’S NATIONAL DISASTER (RBD) COMPETITION RESILIENCE (NDR) BEGINS COMPETITION BEGINS RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED OCT 2012 JUNE 2014 JAN 2016 JULY 2017 2022 RESILIENT SUPERSTORM SANDY BRIDGEPORT STATE OF CT STATE OF CT ANNOUNCED AS ANNOUNCED AS WINNER OF RBD WINNER OF HUD’s COMPETITION NDR COMPETITION 8 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Project Goals Delivers Co-benefits to Enhance Community Resilience Minimizes Risks Associated with Acute and Chronic Flooding Integrates with Plans and Projects of Key Local Stakeholders Project Needs to be Feasible and Implementable 9 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Key Stakeholders 10 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Public Outreach Timeline 10/17 PUBLIC MEETING #1: Orienting Community to East South End Projects 12/12 PUBLIC MEETING #2: Community Co-Benefits WINTER 2018 EIS #1 SCOPING MEETING 2018 SPRING 2018 PUBLIC MEETING #3 SUMMER 2018 PUBLIC MEETING #4 FALL 2018 EIS #2 PUBLIC HEARING 2019 WINTER 2019 PUBLIC MEETING #5 11 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Focus for Today How to Leverage Federal Funding to Help Achieve Community Objectives Community Objectives include: Protect From and Connect To Water • Enhance Urban Realm • Make Stronger Connections to Key Destinations and Downtown • 12 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Project Objectives: Water Purple areas show six feet of sea- level rise. Map source: State Department of Energy and Environmental protection (ctecoapp1.uconn.edu/ctcoastalhazards) Manage groundwater Ensure South End is Minimize risk from and stormwater runoff resilient for future coastal storm surge during rainfall events conditions 13 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Project Objectives: Urban Design Celebrate and harness water Improve Connections: Unlock Neighborhood & to enhance neighborhood Downtown, Transit, Open Community Development character and Identity, and Space, Waterfront, Region provide economic opportunities 14 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Water Strategies — Construct measures (e.g., levees, floodwalls, — Utilize streets and public spaces to better berms, etc.), to mitigate coastal flooding manage the flow of stormwater through the and/or provide dry egress neighborhood — Employ green and grey infrastructure to — Coordinate stormwater management create a network of stormwater retention improvements with other improvements and conveyance features and investments in the study area 15 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Stormwater Park Delivers co-benefits to enhance Integrates with plans and projects of community resilience key local stakeholders Creates new public amenity Leverages additional investment Enhances connectivity Minimizes Risks Associated with Project Needs to be Feasible and Acute and Chronic Flooding Implementable Provides dry egress Designed to meet budget Minimizes risk from flooding during rain storms 16 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Urban Design Strategies Integrative Multifunctional Connective Integrates adjacent existing Provides co-benefits like recreation, Connects residents to dry egress, streets, sidewalks, open spaces views and enhanced public realm transit, open spaces and the and buildings along with planned waterfront ongoing projects 17 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Urban Design Opportunities A. University Avenue Corridor F B. Seaside Park Gateways E C. Broad & Main Corridor D. Green Infrastructure E. Downtown Waterfront F. Downtown Transit Hub D C G. Resilience Center* A B *Location to be determined 18 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Floodwalls as Public Art Buttressed wall with recreational path Concrete floodwall Sculptural treatment of floodwall Vegetated floodwall treatment Historical wall treatment and walkway 19 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Floodwalls as Public Space Landscape slopes Stormwater elements Architectural treatment Walls and pathways www.ResilientBridgeport.com 20
Raised Streets Road / walkway on berm Berm with walkway Street on berm Raised Street with wall Raised Street Raised street with retaining walls 21 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Raised Streets: Connections and Crossings Pedestrian stairway Pedestrian Stairways Pedestrian overlook with stairs Pedestrian terraces Terraces and stairs with water New elevated views of the landscape and water Sloping roads up and over (pedestrian and vehicular) Bridge over road under (pedestrian and vehicular) Sloping landscapes Bridge 22 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Raised Streets: Connecting Adjacent Development New datum for development Existing Buildings Elevated connections to new buildings Pier building New buildings www.ResilientBridgeport.com 23
Green Infrastructure Integrated water management Pervious surfaces Bioswales Blue green streets Surface conveyance Floodable Landscapes Stormwater park www.ResilientBridgeport.com 24
Connections: Waterfront Waterfront access and green edge Multilevel waterfront spaces Multimodal waterfront trail Celebrating water Integrated berms and paths www.ResilientBridgeport.com 25
Connections: Multimodal Train Station Plaza Bus Station Long Island Ferry Terminal Metro North Bicycle Lanes www.ResilientBridgeport.com 26
Stimulate Neighborhood and Community Development Medium scale grocery Neighborhood storefront retail and street activity Community uses Educational uses Residential uses Jobs 27 www.ResilientBridgeport.com
Development: Neighborhood Character and Identity Integrate new and old Appropriate Scale Street oriented Preservation and Adaptive Reuse Integrated stormwater management Local character and identity Local history www.ResilientBridgeport.com 28
Development: Resilience Hub Space in existing building Outdoor classroom New building Kiosk Information display Emergency response Demonstration of best practices Emergency response www.ResilientBridgeport.com 29
Breakout Session - Urban Design Opportunities Charrette Three Themes Public Realm Improvements • Connections • Neighborhood Development • Urban Design Opportunities layers Reference Materials Typology Thematic Sections and Precedents Glossary of Terms Neighborhood Map Stakeholder Map www.ResilientBridgeport.com 30
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