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the project
The multimodal transportation station [MTS] is located in north Albuquerque/Rio Rancho on the south/east corner of Ellison Avenue and Coors Boulevard. ItLVVDQGZLFKHGEHWZHHQDFRPPHUFLDOVWULSRQWKHZHVWDQG&LEROD+LJKVFKRROon the east. It is adjacent to the Cottonwood Mall as well as in close proximityto Intel. This transportation hub will be a feeder into the Rail Runner train thatOLQNV%HOHQWR6DQWD)H7KHKXEZLOOLQFOXGHWKHLQWURGXFWLRQRID/LJKW5DLOUXQ-QLQJQRUWKVRXWKRQ&RRUVDQGHDVWRI(OOLVRQ7KHSULPDU\FRQFHQWUDWLRQZKLOHGHVLJQLQJWKHPXOWLPRGDOWUDQVSRUWDWLRQVWDWLRQZDVWRIRFXVRQXUEDQLQWHJUD-WLRQ7KURXJKREVHUYLQJWKHHOGFRQGLWLRQVRIWKHVLWHQHZOLQNDJHRSSRUWXQL-ties for spatial development were planned. Thus the MTS becomes a catalystIRUOLQNLQJFXOWXUDOWRSRJUDSKLFDOVRFLDOIRUPDODQGSURJUDPPDWLFFRQGLWLRQV
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multimodel transportation station
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conceivability
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PROPOSED FUTURECURRENT CONDITIONBUILDING ZONES
SITE
COMMERCIAL
RESIDENTIAL
INSTITUTIONAL
GREEN SPACE
S I T E
T H E A L B U Q U E R Q U E S T R I PF R O M P A R K I N G T O P A R K S
P A R K I N G A R E A S
R E T A I L A R E A S
G R O C E R Y M A R K E T S
F A R M E R S M A R K E T S
C L O T H I N G S H O P S
C A F E S
G R E E N S P A C E S
P A R K S
C O M M U N I T Y G A R D E N S
O R C H A R D S
P U B L I C A R T G A R D E N
F U R T H E R A R E A E X P A N S I O N :
C O N T I N U I N G D E N S I F I C A T I O N O F
R E T A I L A N D G R E E N S P A C E S .
F U R T H E R I N C L U D I N G :
P R I V AT E + S O C I A L H O U S I N G
HIGHLY UTILIZED PARKINGLOTS
UNDER UTILIZED PARKINGLOTS
PAVED PARKING
GREENSPACE
PERMEABLEPAVING
PROPOSED FUTURESURFACE PARKING CURRENT CONDITION
RETAIL REPURPOSE
RETAIL REPURPOSE
RETAIL REPURPOSE
RETAIL REPURPOSE
COMMUNITY PARK
RETAIL REDEVELOPMENT
RETAIL REDEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY GARDEN
COMMUNITY PARK
ART GARDEN
RETAIL REDEVELOPMENT
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the process : : transportation center
concept
The idea of the site is to act as both a connector as well as an area of destina-WLRQ7KHUHFXUUHQWO\H[LVWVDXQLIRUPHGJHDORQJ&RRUVE\VSDQQLQJWKLVHGJH\RXDUHUHPRYLQJWKHERXQGDU\EHWZHHQSODFHV7KHVLWHLVPHDQWWRFUHDWHDSRURXVHGJHLQRUGHUWRH[SDQGRXWZDUGVORRNLQJIRUIXWXUHGHYHORSPHQWDURXQGWKHDUHDDWWUDFWLQJSHRSOHWRWKLVSDUWRIWKHFLW\,QWKLVGHQVLFDWLRQprocess the site can become a new city core. The transportation center al-ORZVIRUD GHFUHDVHLQSDUNLQJGHPDQG7KHVLWHSULRULWL]HVSXEOLF WUDQVLWE\FORVLQJLWVHOIWRGLUHFWFDUDFFHVVLELOLW\FUHDWLQJJUHDWHUSHGHVWULDQDFFHVVDO-ORZLQJIRUWKHRSSRUWXQLW\RIFKDQFHHQFRXQWHUVDQGH[FKDQJHRILGHDV7KHGHVLJQLQWHQGVWRDPSOLI\WKHSRVLWLYHLPSDFWRIWKHOLQHDUSDUNE\LQFUHDVLQJ
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tural amenities for the city.
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LIGHT RAIL CIRCULATION
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES
CONNECTION TO CONTEXT
CONNECTIONS
INTO SITE
FARMERS MARKETS
CONCERTS
BREW FESTIVALS
WINE FESTIVALS
EXPOSITIONS
SCHOOL EVENTS
PRIVATE EVENTS
CARNIVALS
CONNECTIONS
OUT OF SITE
RAILRUNNER
MALL
SCHOOL
SPORTS FIELDS
INTEL
AIRPORT
DOWNTOWN
UPTOWN
SKATE PARK PARK STEPS TRANSIT HUB
PLAZA
BUS STATION
VEHICLE LANESHUB PLAZALIGHT RAIL
STATION
OUTDOOR
THEATER
BOARDWALK
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1 main entry 2 lobby 3 grand stair 4 back entry 5 stair to roof 6 food hall 7 outdoor plaza8 bike racks 9 bus waiting zone 10 ramp to roof 11 flexible public plaza 12 vehicle drop
off / pick up zone
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the appendix
transportation analysis
$OEXTXHUTXH1HZ0H[LFRTransportation and infrastructure analysis of the Albuquerque metropolitanDUHD)RFXVLQJRQWKHWRXULVWRUSHUVRQXQIDPLOLDUZLWKWKHFLW\+RZZRXOGWKLVQRQQDWLYHQGWKHLUZD\DURXQG$OEXTXHUTXHXVLQJWKHFXUUHQWSXEOLFWUDQV-portation system. The analysis exposed the statistics of the numbers of touristsPRYLQJWKURXJKWKHFLW\HDFK\HDUE\ZKDWPHDQVWKH\DUHXVLQJWRJHWKHUHDQGZKDWPHDQVRIWUDQVSRUWDWLRQWKH\DUHXVLQJRQFHLQWKHFLW\,WGHWHFWHGWKHWRXULVWKRWVSRWVDURXQGWKHFLW\DQGZK\SHRSOHDUHQRUXVLQJSXEOLFWUDQVSRUWDWLRQWRJHWWKHUH
7RN\R-DSDQ%DVHGRQWKHLQYHVWLJDWLYHVWXG\RQWKHFLW\RI$OEXTXHUTXHZHZHUHWRIRUPa comparative analysis to another city. Tokyo is a city that sits at a drastically
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