Jefferson Area Eastern Planning Initiative

Project Overview

Planning Initiative Team

Hannah Twaddell TJPDC

Hannah Twaddell TJPDC

UVA School of Architecture

UVA School of Architecture

Renaissance Team

Renaissance Team

UVA Design Center at the Institute for Sustainable

Design

UVA Design Center at the Institute for Sustainable

Design

VDOT, VDRPT, FHWA, and

Local Planners

VDOT, VDRPT, FHWA, and

Local Planners

Advisory Committee

Advisory Committee

Thomas Jefferson Planning District

Commission

Thomas Jefferson Planning District

Commission

Planning Initiative Outcomes

Interactive land use / transportation computer model50-year vision and implementation strategyHandbook / model for distribution to other communities

Planning Steps…

Community Elements

Alternative Futures

Quality of Life Measures

50 Year Vision

Implementation Strategies

Land Use / Transportation

Scenarios

The 50-Year Vision…

Regional Plan(Where will we

live?)

Implementation Strategy

(How do we get there?)

Community Elements

(How will we live?)

Where will we live?Regional framework Environmental features Infrastructure

Alternative futures / vision What types of communities? Where? How are they connected?

Regional Plandistribution & density of people and jobs

How will we live? Inventory existing, such as: Downtown Strip commercial Rural village

Explore alternatives

Community Elementsbuilding blocks for transportation choices

What Makes a Place - A Place? Community Elements

Community Element Design Factors

External connectivity

Internal paths

Street character

Building characterStreet scale

Parking

Building scale

Building proximity

Types of activities

Open space

ConservationConservation

Agricultural/forestalParks/recreation

Parks/recreationIndustrial

IndustrialInstitutional

Mixed-useOfficeParks/recreation

ResidentialRetailUniversity/institution

VillageMixed-useMixed-use

Small townResidentialResidential

RuralSuburbanUrban

Existing Community Elements

East Market Street, Charlottesville Urban Mixed-use

Urban Mixed Use

General Definition A densely developed, or densely populated, area or community within a metropolitan context, which contains more than one of the following land uses: residential, retail, office, civic, institutional, or industrial. (Example: West Main Street and Downtown Mall in Charlottesville).

Size of Buildings Ranges from medium (up to 3 stories and 20,000 square feet) to large (up to 10 stories and 100,000 square feet).

Range of Uses Usually residential, retail, civic, institutional, and office. Sometimes contains industrial.

Proximity of Activities and Methods of Movement/Transportation

High proximity (more than three uses within one-quarter mile).Balanced travel among automobile, mass-transit (bus), bicycling, and walking modes.

Locational Requirements Not dependent upon being near major highways or interchanges, but usually located near or with access to major highways.

Parking Characteristics/types

A mixture of on-street parking, parking lots, parking structures, and some driveways.

Growth or Change Potential

Relatively stable; does not change quickly.

Historic Issues High probability of historic structures. 

PUD Development US 29 North Suburban Mixed Use

 

Suburban Mixed Use

General Definition An edge community, suburban neighborhood or community, or suburban power center that contains one or more of the following land uses: residential, retail, office, industrial, or institutional. (Example: Forest Lakes development in Charlottesville).

Building Sizes Ranges from small size (up to 2 stories / 3,000 square feet) to medium (up to 3 stories / 20,000 square feet)

Range of Uses Usually residential, retail, institutional, and office. Sometimes contains industrial.

Proximity of Activities and Methods of Movement/Transportation

Low to moderate (few to several activities in a quarter mile).Predominantly automobile, but also mass transit (bus). There may be some bicycling, and walking.

Locational Requirements Dependent upon being near major highway(s) or interchange(s)

Parking Characteristics/types

Mostly parking lots, There may be some parking structures, driveways, or on-street parking.

Growth or Change Potential

Less stable than urban areas. Potential is usually toward growth.

Historic Issues Low probability of historic structures. 

Computer ModelLinking Land Use Plans & Transportation Choices

Regional Pop/Jobs

Distribution*

CommunityElementsLocation/ Design

Pop/Jobs by Traffic Zone

Trip RatesTrip

Generation

Trips Assigned to

Transp. Network

Trip Distribution

Travel Mode Choice

Accessibility Index

Trip Lengths

Trip Modes

MinUTPExisting travel model

Land Use/ Transportation

Inventory

Regional / Community

Plans

Land Use Plans

Corridor Strategies

Regional Strategies

Transportation Demand

Traffic Diet Game

Quality of Life Factors

Strategy Identification and Evaluation*Excludes non-developable areas

TransportationForecasts

Implementation Strategy goals for transportation & community development

How will we get there?Regional strategies Inter-community connections

Community strategies Intra-community connections

Funding sources / stagingPolicy changes

Community Consensus Building

MeetingsCommunity workshopsFocus groupsNewsletters / fact sheetsWeb-siteArt and story events

Advisory Committee Meetings & Community Workshops1. Kick-off (January 5, 2000)2. Identify existing community elements (Feb. 2, 2000)3. Create ideal community elements (Apr 8, 2000 community

workshop)4. Launch demonstration computer model (May 31, 2000)5. Imagine alternative futures (Sept 9, 2000

community workshop)6. Develop land use/transportation scenarios (Nov 1, 2000)7. Select best scenario(s) (Jan 13, 2001 community workshop)8. Draft 50 year plan (April 7, 2001 community workshop)9. Approve 50 year vision, plan and implementation strategy

(June 7, 2001, followed by requests for local endorsement)

Schedule

Task

2000 2001

D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J

Develop Model

Meetings/Workshops

Develop Plan

For More Information…Hannah Twaddell, Assistant DirectorThomas Jefferson Planning District CommissionPO Box 1505, Charlottesville, VA 22902804-979-7310 (phone) 804-979-1597 (fax)htwaddell.tjpd@state.va.us (email)www.avenue.org/tjpdc (website)