Parking the Central Hercules Plan

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Parking the Central Hercules Plan
Steve LawtonDirector Community
DevelopmentCity of Hercules Association of Bay
Area GovernmentsSmart Growth Parking OaklandMarc
h, 2004
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Wheres Hercules?
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Hercules Context
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2002 Hercules Today

• 8 square miles
• Population 20,000
• 4,000 single-family units
• 2,000 multifamily units

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The Challenge
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The Civic Conversation

• Identity Crisis
• Bedroom community
• Protect my quality of life
• Financial crisis
• Broken engine
• Few easy commercial opportunities

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Central District Waterfront
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Planning Process
Build
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Start with the Numbers

• Innovative target market methodology
• 12 housing types 3,610 unit potential
• 3 household types 9 psychographic buyer groups

Housing Data

• Large primary secondary trade area
• 165,000 sf supportable
• Neighborhood commercial sub-regional draw
• 11 use types

Retail Commercial Data

• 200,000 daily passing trips
• LOS F at major intersections
• Modal imbalances
• Connectivity challenges

Transportation Data
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The Central Hercules Regulating Plan and Code
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Network of Street Types

• Downtown Streets
• Mixed-Use Avenues
• Mixed-Use Streets
• Residential Avenues
• Residential Streets
• Neighborhood Streets
• Park Edge Streets
• Lanes
• Passages
• Paths

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Streets and Blocks
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Coding by Street

• Street Configuration
• Lot Configuration
• Building Placement
• Building Volume

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The Heart of Town .
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The Heart of Town ..
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The Heart of Town ...
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The Heart of Town .
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Central Hercules Quarters Streetcar Catchments
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Central Hercules, Promised
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Great Streets, Promised
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Central Quarter, Delivered
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Central Quarter, Delivered
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Central Quarter Application 4
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Central Quarter Application 5
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Waterfront Quarter, Town Center
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Waterfront Quarter, Neighborhood
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Waterfront Quarter Residential Real World
Parking Issues

• Fire District
• Postal Service
• Use of Garages
• Household Vehicle Population

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Civic Quarter (Corridor)
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Civic Quarter, Possible Corridor Concept