Springfield CBC Commuter Parking Garage...Springfield CBC Commuter Parking Garage Project Overview...

Building Design and Construction DivisionDepartment of Transportation

Revitalization and Reinvestment Committee

October 11, 2016

Springfield CBC Commuter Parking Garage

Department of Transportation


Building Design and Construction Division

Introduction

Fairfax County Agencies - Department of Transportation (FCDOT)- Department of Public Works & Environmental Services

(DPWES) - Office of Community Revitalization (OCR)- Park Authority (FCPA)- Facilities and Management Division (FMD)- Department of Information Technology (DIT)

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Project Purpose and Need

- Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan recommended a commuter parking facility with a multi-modal transportation center to meet long term parking, car pooling, and transit needs as well as additional space for community-serving uses

- Permanently secure and consolidate commuter parking at one location

- Existing County-owned surface parking (278 spaces)

- Springfield United Methodist Church (54 spaces)

- American Legion (110 spaces)

- Springfield Plaza (254 spaces)

- Provide additional commuter parking capacity to meet the high demand in the Springfield area

- Additional and improved transit service

- Increase park-and-ride capacity for bus and carpooling (slug) services

- Provide a pedestrian bridge to connect the garage to Springfield Plaza

- Incorporate a community event area in the parking garage

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Site Location




Opportunity for Innovation

• Site presents opportunity for an innovative approach to a public facility– Commuter parking garage

– Bus transit

– Commuter carpool (slug) lanes

– Community event areas

• Project concept developed collaboratively through a multi-departmental team, and with community input

• Incorporates desirable public amenity spaces into otherwise utilitarian place (standard parking garage or park-and-ride area)

• Unique design and blending of complementary uses (short-term parking and car pool area used as community event space on weekends)

• Flexible design could accommodate future small office space




Project Overview and Status

• Design Features– 6 parking levels with about 1,000 parking spaces

– Bus transit center with 7 bus bays

– 12 commuter (slug) spaces

– Short-term parking area for drop off and pick up

– Pedestrian bridge over Old Keene Mill Road

• Connects Springfield Plaza to the parking garage

– Bicycle storage, passenger waiting areas, and transit system information

– Community area on ground floor • Exterior plaza in front of garage for public gathering/community events

• Short-term parking area to be used as interior community event space during weekends

– Community area on roof top• Portion of roof top dedicated for community events (weekdays and weekends)




First Floor Plan (Ground Level)

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Interior community area about 12,000 SF

Available for weekend use

Exterior plaza about 5,000 SF

Pedestrian Bridge (200 LF)

Total ground level community area -

17,000 SF

Car pool area will also available for weekend use during community events




Aerial Perspective




Aerial Perspective




Street Level Perspective


VIEW ON OLD KEENE MILL RD.

FROM NORTHWEST



Roof Top View




Architectural Details – Vertical Aluminum Fins




Architectural Details – Green Screen




Architectural Details – Roof Top Trellis


With proposed solar panels Without solar panels



Ground Level Community Event Area




Roof Top Community Event Space

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Roof top community and support areas




Roof Top Community Event Space




Possible Community Events

• Springfield 5K (Annual Event)

• Springfield Days (Annual Weeklong series of events)

• Springfield Bridge Walk (Annual Event)

• Farmers Market

• Food Truck Events

• Arts & Craft Fairs

• Boy Scout Yard Sales

• Springfield Chamber Events

• Roof top (no parking area) can be rented out on evenings and weekends

• Exercise classes

• Partnership with Springfield Chamber of Commerce












Estimated Schedule

Design In Progress

Begin Land Acquisition February 2017

Construction Bid Advertisement March 2018

Contract Award May 2018

Construction Completion August 2020

Occupancy October 2020




Questions

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Questions and Answers


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