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The Visitacion Valley Schlage Lock Master Plan
WORKSHOP 1 FRAMEWORK PLAN
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COMMUNITY VISION
Visitacion Valley Schlage Lock Community Planning
Workshop 2002
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FROM VISION TO DEVELOPMENT
From community vision to a specific plan for
development
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COMMUNITY VISION
2002
TODAY AUGUST 2006
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• SPECIFIC PARAMETERS FOR DEVELOPMENT
• INTEGRATION OF VARIOUS OWNERSHIPS IN ONE PLAN
• A FINAL PLAN THAT CAN BE BUILT BY A DEVELOPER
• SPECIFIC SITE PLAN AND ZONING THAT CAN BE
  ADOPTED BY THE CITY

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PROJECT TIMELINE

• Visitacion Valley Schlage Lock Master Plan
  TIMELINE
• Workshop I FRAMEWORK PLAN -August 28th, 2006
• Connections, Open Space, Land Uses
• Workshop 2 URBAN DESIGN I -October 2006
• Buildings, open space and street prototypes
  urban design alternatives.
• Workshop 3 URBAN DESIGN II -November/December
  2006
• Final urban design plan, refinement of work
  from Workshop 2.
• Workshop 4 ZONING and OTHER TOPICS -January
  2007
• Review and propose appropriate zoning for
  urban design plan and other topics.

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THE SITE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
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CONTEXT
McLaren Park
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
REGIONAL PARKS
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
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SITE OPPORTUNITIES
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FRAMEWORK ELEMENTS
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FRAMEWORK ELEMENTS
1. Connections 2. Open Space 3. Retail
Configurations
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CONNECTIONS

• Residential Streets
• local streets used by residents
• tree-lined sidewalks
• opportunities for bulb-outs

• Green Boulevard
• Heavily planted street with large trees
• Strong ecological components
• Green axis connecting to proposed Panhandle Park
  and Brisbane Baylands

• Main Street
• mixed-use edges
• small retail frontage
• parking for retail customers
• direct connection to Caltrain

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OPEN SPACE SYSTEM

• Linear Greenway
• stormwater management opportunities
• connection to proposed Panhandle Park and
  Brisbane Baylands
• walking paths, bikeways
• art installations

• Neighborhood Park
• stormwater management opportunities
• open space enclosed by retail and housing at
  edges

• Mews
• stormwater management along streetscape
• no car circulation, emphasis on pedestrian
  circulation
• planted medians and other green areas

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RETAIL CONFIGURATIONS

• 20-50K Grocery Store with rear surface parking
• Corner location, surface parking
• neighborhood and regional use

• 15-20k Grocery Store in mixed-use building
• Corner location
• Structure parking
• Local use

• Mixed-use edge
• First floor retail
• Residential on above floors
• Sidewalk amenities (seating, awnings)

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FRAMEWORK PLAN ALTERNATIVES
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FRAMEWORK PLAN ALTERNATIVES
1. MAIN STREET LELAND 2. KNUCKLE PARK 3.
LINEAR GREENWAY 4. LELAND PARK
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1 Connections
1. MAIN STREET LELAND
Connections
Focus on the extension of Leland and direct route
to Caltrain Station
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1 Open Space
1. MAIN STREET LELAND
Open Space

• Formal neighborhood park along Leland
  Avenue
• Mews as east/west green linkages

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1 Retail Configuration
1. MAIN STREET LELAND
Retail Configuration

• Small grocery store (15-20k) in corner mixed-use
  building at Leland Avenue
• Bayshore Boulevard mixed-use corridor
• Potential office incubator or residential south
  of Visitacion Avenue

LELAND AVENUE
CALTRAIN STATION
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Main Street Leland
1. MAIN STREET LELAND
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1. MAIN STREET LELAND
It is unknown at present if residential land uses
will be permitted on this portion of the site.
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2 Connections
2. KNUCKLE PARK
Connections

• Extension of Leland
• Strong linear connection from Blanken Avenue
  to Brisbane Baylands

LELAND AVENUE
CALTRAIN STATION
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2 Open Space
2. KNUCKLE PARK
Open Space

• Formal neighborhood park along Leland
  Avenue
• Mews as east/west green linkages
• Green boulevard connecting to Brisbane Baylands

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2 Retail configuration
2. KNUCKLE PARK
Retail configuration

• 50k grocery store at Sunnydale Avenue with
  surface parking and retail edges

LELAND AVENUE
CALTRAIN STATION
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Knuckle Park
2. KNUCKLE PARK
ROUNDHOUSE
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3 Connections
3. LINEAR GREENWAY
Connections

• Focus on the extension of Leland
• Leland ending into park
• Linear connection form park to proposed
  Panhandle Park and Brisbane Baylands
• Emphasis on Sunnydale as Muni/Caltrain commuter
  route

LELAND AVENUE
CALTRAIN STATION
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3 Open Space
3. LINEAR GREENWAY
Open Space

• Linear greenway as north/south axis
• Opportunities for walking paths and bikeways
• Park centrally anchored to greenway

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3 Retail Configuration
3. LINEAR GREENWAY
Retail Configuration

• Small grocery store (15-20k) in corner mixed-use
  building at Leland Avenue
• Bayshore Boulevard mixed-use corridor

LELAND AVENUE
CALTRAIN STATION
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Linear Greenway
3. LINEAR GREENWAY
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4 Connections
4. LELAND PARK
Connections

• Shorter extension of Leland
• Leland ends into park
• Linear connection from park to proposed
  Panhandle Park and Brisbane Baylands
• Sunnydale as potential Muni/Caltrain commuter
  route

LELAND AVENUE
CALTRAIN STATION
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4 Open Space
4. LELAND PARK
Open Space

• Formal neighborhood park
• Mews as east/west green linkages
• Green boulevard connecting to proposed Panhandle
  Park and Brisbane Baylands

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4 Retail Configuration
4. LELAND PARK
Retail configuration

• Medium grocery store with surface parking at
  Sunnydale and Bayshore

CALTRAIN STATION
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Leland Park
4. LELAND PARK
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CONNECTIONS
1. MAIN STREET LELAND
2. KNUCKLE PARK
3. LINEAR GREENWAY
4. LELAND PARK
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OPEN SPACE SYSTEM
1. MAIN STREET LELAND
3. LINEAR GREENWAY
4. LELAND PARK
2. KNUCKLE PARK
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OPEN SPACE SYSTEM COMPARISONS
PEARL DISTRICT MEWS, PORTLAND
LAFAYETTE SQUARE OAKLAND, CA
VISITACION VALLEY GREENWAY, SAN FRANCISCO
SOUTH PARK SAN FRANCISCO
MEWS
LELAND PARK
KNUCKLE PARK
MAIN STREET LELAND
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RETAIL CONFIGURATIONS
1. MAIN STREET LELAND
2. KNUCKLE PARK
3. LINEAR GREENWAY
4. LELAND PARK
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INTERACTIVE BREAK-OUT SESSION

• 5 minutes Wrap-up QA session- 5 minutes
• 45 minutes Bring your insights, feedbacks and
  ideas to the discussion session to evaluate the 4
  proposed alternatives.
• PLEASE sit at your table and follow your
  facilitators instructions.

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WORKSHOP I FRAMEWORK PLAN
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