B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND D RAFT N EIGHBORHOOD S TRATEGY th and 21 st May 19 th st , , 2016
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND M EETING A GENDA 1. Schedule Update 2. Guiding Principles 3. Neighborhood Strategies • Zoning & Land Use Strategy • Housing Strategy • Community Resources Strategy • Transportation & Circulation Strategy • Economic Development Strategy 4. Next Steps • Other Coordinated Planning Efforts • Environmental Review Public Scoping 5. Breakout Session/Meet the Planners 6. Questions & Answers 2
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND T IMELINE AND S CHEDULE U PDATE W E A RE H ERE
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND G UIDING P RINCIPLES • C REATE A VIBRANT , RESILIENT DOWNTOWN ENVIRONMENT providing stronger connections to New York Harbor and surrounding neighborhoods; • S UPPORT CREATION OF NEW HOUSING , INCLUDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING , for the broad spectrum of North Shore needs: Seniors, Young Adults, Lower Income Families, Working Families, Artists and Creators; • S UPPORT NEW AND EXISTING BUSINESSES AND NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT by encouraging new jobs through creation of a pedestrian-friendly thriving retail/business corridor between St. George and Stapleton; and • A LIGN INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE , PUBLIC OPEN SPACES , AND SERVICES in the Bay Street Corridor to support current demands and future growth. 4
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND D RAFT N EIGHBORHOOD S TRATEGIES T HE B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR I NTERAGENCY TEAM CONSISTS OF : The interagency team has been working closely to develop • neighborhood strategies that will support the existing and future needs of the community on items such as housing, infrastructure, and community services. Infrastructure needs will continue to be identified through • the environmental review process 5
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND B ACKGROUND – A NALYSIS AND E NGAGEMENT Q UESTIONS FROM N OVEMBER W ORKSHOP E XISTING CONDITIONS 6
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND I SSUES W E ’ VE H EARD : Z ONING AND U RBAN D ESIGN D URING OUR OUTREACH WE ’ VE BEEN HEARING THAT THERE IS A DESIRE FOR : Z ONING , B UILT -F ORM , AND U RBAN D ESIGN Mid-rise, mixed-use buildings Light and air at the street level Improved waterfront access New buildings that reflect existing neighborhood context San Francisco Morristown, NJ “Thoughtful architecture” Local retail and shopping options More restaurants Grocery and healthy food options Arts and culture spaces Pharmacies, banks, and cafes Mission Bay, CA 7
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND L AND U SE AND Z ONING S TRATEGY SSGD B ASED ON COMMUNITY INPUT AND URBAN DESIGN PRINCIPLES WE ARE ANALYZING ZONING TOOLS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING GOALS : • Encourage inviting retail and pedestrian corridor between St George and Stapleton • Provide better connections and transitions between upland neighborhoods and the waterfront • Tailor development controls to respond to the unique context of Bay Street • Allow for increased height and density SSWD where site conditions allow Require Bay Street to be built out to its • mapped width (70-80ft) where already designated for widening in all new developments 8
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND W HAT C OULD IT L OOK L IKE ? 165’ ^ In SSGD, up to 200’ ^ 65’ ^ 5 5’ ^ 65’ ^ 4 5’ ^ 9
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND H OUSING S TRATEGY D RAFT S TRATEGIES : W HAT W E ’ VE H EARD : Increase Supply of Affordable Need more affordable housing Housing options Preserve Existing Affordable Lack of options for artists, young adults, seniors, and Housing families Protect Tenants from Existing housing in poor Displacement condition Increase Access to Affordable Need more support for existing Housing tenants 10
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND C OMMUNITY R ESOURCE S TRATEGY D RAFT S TRATEGIES : Alleviate the loss of W HAT W E ’ VE H EARD : programming lost with the Tompkinsville and Tappen Cromwell Center Parks are not inviting to Work to address existing and residents and visitors projected future school seat Need for more recreational needs opportunities Desire to replace the uses lost Complete the Stapleton at the Cromwell Center Waterfront Esplanade within the Special Stapleton Lack of school seats in the area Waterfront District Need for additional healthcare services Advance capital improvements Poor connectivity to waterfront to Stapleton Playground 11
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND T RANSPORTATION AND C IRCULATION S TRATEGY D RAFT S TRATEGIES : Complete the North Shore Transportation Improvement W HAT W E ’ VE H EARD : Strategy (TIS), led by EDC in Major traffic congestion within coordination with DOT and DCP the corridor; Promote a safe, walkable Unsafe pedestrian crossings, neighborhood particularly at Bay and Victory Enhance the pedestrian Lack of frequent transit service, environment crowded buses Expand the pedestrian network Lack of cycling lanes and safe opportunities Reduce vehicle conflicts 12
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND E CONOMIC D EVELOPMENT S TRATEGY D RAFT S TRATEGIES : Support small business and entrepreneurs Strengthen the Bay Street W HAT W E ’ VE H EARD : Commercial Corridor Lack of access to good jobs and retail Connect residents to quality jobs Poor connectivity to surrounding neighborhoods / unattractive Increase access to streetscape discourage shoppers existing and new City Lack of pedestrian activity leads to services perception of unsafe neighborhood Allow for growing Little investment in storefronts and signage innovation industries 13
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND C OORDINATED P LANNING E FFORTS S TAPLETON W ATERFRONT E SPLANADE V ISIT C LICK HERE TO VISIT EDC’ S P ROJECT W EBPAGE • Now open! Ribbon Cutting hosted by Urby on May 2 nd SBS C OMMUNITY D ISTRICT N EEDS A SSESSMENT (CDNA) • Workshop hosted May 11 th at Workforce1 Center in St George S TAPLETON P LAYGROUND I MPROVEMENTS C LICK HERE TO VISIT NYC P ARKS ' S TAPLETON P LAYGROUND PROJECT WEBPAGE • Scoping Meeting held on March 29 th , 2016 • Concept plans to be presented at CB1 on May 5 th T RANSPORTATION I MPROVEMENT S TRATEGY (TIS) C LICK HERE TO VISIT EDC' S TIS PROJECT WEBPAGE • Examining multi-modal (vehicular, pedestrian, etc.) transportation needs throughout the North Shore with community input DOT / EDC W AYFINDING P ROJECTS • EDC undertaking wayfinding improvements in the SI Ferry Terminal • DOT examining wayfinding opportunities through WalkNYC MTA N ORTH S HORE B US R APID T RANSIT (BRT) C LICK HERE TO VISIT MTA’ S N ORTH S HORE A LTERNATIVES A NALYSIS PROJECT WEBPAGE • $5m allocated by state to commence planning for future BRT MTA S TATEN I SLAND B US S TUDY V ISIT C LICK HERE TO VISIT MTA’ S SI B US S TUDY PROJECT WEBPAGE • Examining potential short and long term improvements to local and express bus network throughout Staten Island V ICTORY B OULEVARD AND B AY S TREET I NTERSECTION S AFETY I MPROVEMENTS C LICK HERE TO VIEW DOT’ S PRESENTATION • Working proposal presented to CB1 on April 26 th 14
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND N EXT S TEPS & A NTICIPATED T IMELINE • P UBLIC S COPING S ESSION TO REVIEW D RAFT S COPE OF W ORK (J UNE 15, 2016) – Formal kick- off of the agency’s Environmental Review Process – Opportunity for the community to participate in shaping the Environmental Analysis the agency will be conducting by commenting on the Draft Scope of Work the agency has proposed • R EFINE Z ONING AND I DENTIFY C OMMUNITY N EEDS (S UMMER 2016) – City works throughout the summer to assess feedback from Workshops and Public Scoping Session to refine the zoning proposal and identify the benefits and services needed to support the potential future jobs and residents in the neighborhood. • D RAFT N EIGHBORHOOD P LAN (F ALL 2016) – Update on the proposals for zoning, housing and infrastructure strategies • C ERTIFICATION AND D RAFT E NVIRONMENTAL I MPACT S TATEMENT (L ATE 2016) – Certification begins the formal public review process of the Neighborhood Plan and associated land use application and a presentation of the Draft EIS recommendations • ULURP P UBLIC R EVIEW (E ARLY 2017) – 5 to 7 month series of public meetings and reviews by Community Board 1, Borough President, City Planning Commission, and City Council 15
B AY S TREET C ORRIDOR @ D OWNTOWN S TATEN I SLAND D RAFT S COPE OF W ORK To advance this Strategy, the Draft Scope of Work for the Environmental Review proposes to analyze potential zoning actions: 1. Zoning Map Amendments to: • Expand the Special Stapleton Waterfront District Rezone the Bay Street Corridor and the • Canal Street Corridor; 2. Zoning text amendments to: • Increase the maximum building height in Stapleton Waterfront Phase III; and • To establish the Bay Street Corridor sub- district; 3. Disposition of three city-owned sites to facilitate commercial and affordable housing development in the area; and 4. City Map Amendment to “ demap ” Victory Boulevard Extension at 54 Central Ave 16
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