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WABRP Recommendations 2015.04.29WASHINGTON AVENUE VISION AND MASTER PLAN WASHINGTON AVENUE BLUE RIBBON PANEL Recommendations 2015.04.29 SUMMARY GOALS & OBJECTIVES Study and envision Washington in a transformational light Preserve the historical, architectural and cultural character of Washington Avenue as City’s “Main Street” Provide for redevelopment, adaptive reuse and infill resulting in economic vitality for the betterment of the community and the City as a whole 1.4. 2. 5. 3. 6. Create commercial development opportunities that provides quality goods and services to neighborhood residents and tourists alike Allow for a high level of mobility for pedestrians, cyclists, automobiles and public transit; and Plan for quality public spaces and beach access to capitalize on the corridor’s location and surrounding environs. • Historic Grid - walkable pedestrian environment • One-mile Corridor from Lincoln Road to 5th Street* • Twenty-five City Blocks • Typical Block Size is 280’ by 400’ • 100’-0” Public Right-of-Way (Same as Lincoln Road) • Most Landmark Buildings front Washington Avenue • +/- 100 Historic Properties along Flamingo Park Historic District (+/- 87 contributing historic properties) • Handful of Major Landowners • Walk along Lincoln Road from Alton to Washington is 3/4 mile distance • North / South - Ocean / Collins / Washington STUDY AREA WASHINGTON AVENUE PLANNING TIMELINE OCT 2014 NOV 2014 DEC 2014 JAN2015 FEB2015 MAR 2015 APRIL 2015 Project Coordination Task 1.0: Visioning Workshops (3) Task 2.0: Concept Design and Master Planning WASHINGTON AVENUE VISION AND MASTER PLAN Presentation to Land Use Committee Presentation to Commission Workshop 1: Neighborhood, Local Issues & Mobility (11.14.2014) Workshop 2: Tourism-Oriented Issues (11.21.2014) Workshop 3: Retail and Branding Issues (12.12.2014) WABRP Meeting 1: Preliminary Master Plan Ideas JAN. 26 WABRP Meeting 2: Updated Draft Master Plan FEB. 12 WABRP Meeting 3: Draft Master Plan Considerations FEB. 27 WABRP Meeting 4: Draft Review Meeting #1 MAR. 6 WABRP Meeting 5: Draft Review Meeting #2 MAR. 13 WABRP Meeting 6: FINAL Concept Master Plan MAR. 27 Additional WABRP MEETINGSAPRIL 01 APRIL 15 PLANNING PROCESS VISION: Washington Avenue as the MAIN STREET of Miami Beach where residents and tourists can enjoy unique boutiques, ethnic restaurants, convenient services, edgy nightlife and cultural experiences, all within our walkable low scale historic architecture. 1935 Washington Avenue View1950 Washington Avenue View c. 1939 Washington Avenue c. 1939 Today LINCOLN ROADWASHINGTON AVE11TH STREET14 TH STREET12 4 53 PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS • INTERIM ‘PILOT PROJECT’ VS LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS - (IE. PAINT FIRST, FOLLOW WITH IMPLEMENTING ALL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS UNDER CIP OR CRA AS FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE) • SIDEWALKS ‘PAVEMENT TO PARKS’ PROGRAM - INTRODUCING “PARKLETS” • OPPORTUNITY FOR PARKING P3’S WITHIN CENTER DISTRICT ZONE • ENHANCE EAST / WEST CONNECTION ALONG 11TH STREET CATALYST PROJECT: PRIVATE INVESTMENT • USES - HOTEL, OFFICE AND RETAIL • RESIDENTIAL USES (?) • PRESERVATION OF EXISTING HISTORIC BUILDINGS • ADDRESS PARKING NEEDS VS. CODE REQUIREMENTS - CONSIDER OPTIONS NEW CULTURAL DISTRICT • RELOCATION OF POLICE DEPARTMENT • REUSE POLICE DEPT. PARKING GARAGE FOR PUBLIC USE • NEW ‘ARTS / FILM / VIDEO’/TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR • THE WOLFSONIAN - EXPANDED ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING • NEW CIVIC PARK / BIKE STATION AT MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT (AT CORNER OF 10TH & WASHINGTON, ACROSS FROM THE WOLFSONIAN) DREXEL AS LOCAL PEDESTRIAN CONNECTOR • PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION ALONG DREXEL BETWEEN ESPAÑOLA WAY AND 14TH STREET • 1/2 MILE WALK BETWEEN FIU MBUS URBAN STUDIOS, NEW WORLD CENTER SOUNDSCAPE PARK AND CINEMATHEQUE CATALYST PROJECT: PRIVATE INVESTMENT • CONNECT WASHINGTON TO LINCOLN ROAD VIA “WOONERF” PUBLIC STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS (IE. T-SHAPED AREA AT WA / LINCOLN INTERSECTION, TOWARDS COLLINS - UP TO JAMES) • CREATE NEW BUS HUB ON LINCOLN, EAST OF WASHINGTON • PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS VIA DIAGONAL CONNECTOR BETWEEN LINCOLN ROAD AND WASHINGTON AVENUE THRU 420 LINCOLN BLOCK WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH END GATEWAY CENTER DISTRICT DREXEL & ESPAÑOLA NORTH END GATEWAY12345 LINCOLN ROADWASHINGTON AVE11TH STREET14 TH STREET12 4 53 CATALYST PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS • INTERIM ‘PILOT PROJECT’ VS LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS - (IE. PAINT FIRST, FOLLOW WITH IMPLEMENTING ALL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS UNDER CIP OR CRA AS FUNDING BECOMES AVAILABLE) • SIDEWALKS ‘PAVEMENT TO PARKS’ PROGRAM - INTRODUCING “PARKLETS” • OPPORTUNITY FOR PARKING P3’S WITHIN CENTER DISTRICT ZONE • ENHANCE EAST / WEST CONNECTION ALONG 11TH STREET CATALYST PROJECT: PRIVATE INVESTMENT • USES - HOTEL, OFFICE AND RETAIL • RESIDENTIAL USES (?) • PRESERVATION OF EXISTING HISTORIC BUILDINGS • ADDRESS PARKING NEEDS VS. CODE REQUIREMENTS - CONSIDER OPTIONS NEW CULTURAL DISTRICT • RELOCATION OF POLICE DEPARTMENT • REUSE POLICE DEPT. PARKING GARAGE FOR PUBLIC USE • NEW ‘ARTS / FILM / VIDEO’/TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR • THE WOLFSONIAN - EXPANDED ARTS & CULTURE PROGRAMMING • NEW CIVIC PARK / BIKE STATION AT MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT (AT CORNER OF 10TH & WASHINGTON, ACROSS FROM THE WOLFSONIAN) DREXEL AS LOCAL PEDESTRIAN CONNECTOR • PEDESTRIAN CONNECTION ALONG DREXEL BETWEEN ESPAÑOLA WAY AND 14TH STREET • 1/2 MILE WALK BETWEEN FIU MBUS URBAN STUDIOS, NEW WORLD CENTER SOUNDSCAPE PARK AND CINEMATHEQUE CATALYST PROJECT: PRIVATE INVESTMENT • CONNECT WASHINGTON TO LINCOLN ROAD VIA “WOONERF” PUBLIC STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS (IE. T-SHAPED AREA AT WA / LINCOLN INTERSECTION, TOWARDS COLLINS - UP TO JAMES) • CREATE NEW BUS HUB ON LINCOLN, EAST OF WASHINGTON • PROVIDE PUBLIC ACCESS VIA DIAGONAL CONNECTOR BETWEEN LINCOLN ROAD AND WASHINGTON AVENUE THRU 420 LINCOLN BLOCK WASHINGTON AVENUE SOUTH END GATEWAY CENTER DISTRICT DREXEL & ESPAÑ OLA NORTH END GATEWAY12345PLACEMAKING OPPORTUNITIES VISION AND MASTER PLAN 1. SERVICES 2. TRANSPORTATION, INFRASTRUCTURE & GREENSPACE 3. PLACEMAKING OPPORTUNITIES 4. REGULATORY CHANGES 5. IMPLEMENTATION COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE OF RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE MAYOR’S WA BLUE RIBBON PANEL FOCUSED ON FIVE SPECIFIC CATEGORIES: VISION AND MASTER PLAN 1. Washington Avenue PILOT PROJECT FOR ONE YEAR 2. City to issue and RFP TO PROPERTY OWNERS between 9th and 13th Streets to buy their air rights and build a municipal garage of 275+ spaces above existing ground floor retail 3. Redesign the CONNECTION from LINCOLN ROAD to WASHINGTON AVENUE as a new gateway destination and create a NEW BUS HUB on Lincoln Road 8 MAIN IDEAS FOR WASHINGTON AVENUE REVITALIZATION: VISION AND MASTER PLAN 4. RELOCATE THE POLICE STATION TO THE CITY CENTER (near a re-built City Hall on the west side of the P Lot) and re-purpose the police station as a 100,000 sf office building with the 419 parking space garage available to the general public. 5. INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT that don’t include increasing FAR: Raise the maximum allowable height to 75 feet for larger projects and eliminate for five years the parking impact fee for new hotels and new small office buildings. VISION AND MASTER PLAN 6. IMPROVE DELIVERY OF CITY SERVICES to make Washington Avenue safe and clean: dedicated police foot patrols; enhanced homeless outreach; afternoon litter pick up. 7. CREATE A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS by expanding down Washington Avenue the CRA that currently covers City Center. 8. ESTABLISH A WASHINGTON AVENUE TASK FORCE to monitor City progress in implementing the Master Plan ideas and provide guidance to the City throughout the process. VISION AND MASTER PLAN11. WASHINGTON AVENUE PILOT PROJECT FOR 1-YEAR a) Expand the sidewalks into the existing parking lane to make room for outdoor cafes, establish guidelines for parklets and waive sidewalk café fees. b) Bring a protected bike lane to both sides of the street. c) Move the on street parking over one lane. Bus stops and freight loading zones are located in this parking lane just as they are now. One lane remains for cars traveling in each direction, same as Collins Avenue. d) Embrace Washington Avenue as a main transit street for a bi directional trolley or bus rapid transit connecting downtown and the Convention Center. e) Establish a trolley dedicated to Washington Avenue running from the Convention Center to 5th Street or South Pointe Park. EXISTING 1 PROPOSED INTERIM / PILOT PROJECT • (1) ONE LANE ONLY FOR VEHICULAR TRAVEL NORTH/SOUTHBOUND • PROTECTED BIKE LANE + PARALLEL PARKING ON BOTH SIDES • EXTENDED SIDEWALKS ON EAST + WEST SIDE PHOTO: SAN FRANCISCO (SIMILAR - FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY) WIDENED SIDEWALK PROTECTED BIKE LANE PARKING 1 PILOT PROJECT (INTERIM): WASHINGTON AVENUE WITH MEDIAN • (1) ONE LANE ONLY FOR VEHICULAR TRAVEL NORTH & SOUTHBOUND • PROTECTED BIKE LANE + PARALLEL PARKING ON BOTH SIDES • EXTENDED SIDEWALKS ON EAST + WEST SIDE OF WASHINGTON1 PILOT PROJECT (INTERIM): WASHINGTON AVENUE WITH MEDIAN • (1) ONE LANE ONLY FOR VEHICULAR TRAVEL NORTH & SOUTHBOUND • PROTECTED BIKE LANE + PARALLEL PARKING ON BOTH SIDES • EXTENDED SIDEWALKS ON EAST + WEST SIDE OF WASHINGTON1 VISION AND MASTER PLAN 2. RFP FOR PURCHASE OF AIR RIGHTS TO BUILD MUNICIPAL PARKING GARAGE BETWEEN 9TH & 13TH 2 VISION AND MASTER PLAN 3. REDESIGN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LINCOLN ROAD AND WASHINGTON AVE 3 VISION AND MASTER PLAN 3. REDESIGN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN LINCOLN ROAD AND WASHINGTON AVE 3 NORTH GATEWAY DISTRICT PROJECT: “WOONERF” Project + NEW BUS HUB AT WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN ROAD3 VISION AND MASTER PLAN 4. RELOCATE THE POLICE STATION TO CITY CENTER REPURPOSE EXISTING BUILDING FOR OFFICE & PUBLIC PARKING 4CENTER DISTRICT VISION AND MASTER PLAN 5. INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT that don’t include increasing FAR: Raise the maximum allowable height to 75 feet for larger projects and eliminate for five years the parking impact fee for new hotels and new small office buildings.5 VISION AND MASTER PLAN 6. IMPROVE DELIVERY OF CITY SERVICES to make Washington Avenue SAFE AND CLEAN: 6• Dedicated police foot patrols; • Enhanced homeless outreach; • Afternoon litter pick up. VISION AND MASTER PLAN 7. CREATE A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS by expanding down Washington Avenue the CRA that currently covers City Center.COLLINS AVE17TH ST MERIDIAN AVE16TH ST 11T H ST 15TH ST D A D E B L V D ALTON CTLIN COLN RD WEST AVEWASHINGTON AVEN BAY RDLENOX AVEALTON RDEUCLID AVEMICHIGAN AVEPRAIRIE AVEOCEAN DROCEAN CT14TH ST W 2 8 T H S T PENNSYLVANIA AVE21ST ST COLLINS CTN MERIDIAN AVEJEFFERSON AVELIN COLN M ALL R D 22ND STPINE TREE DRPARK AVE13TH ST LIN COLN L N ESPA NO LA WAY 12TH ST JAMES AVEDREXEL AVEFLAMINGO DR23RD ST BAY RDN LINC OLN L N S U N S E T D R 19TH ST 20TH S T 14TH PL 10TH ST 27TH ST 15TH T ER W PROMENADE ST18TH ST CONVENTION CENTER DR26TH ST FLAMINGO PLBAY DRINDIAN CREEK DRN MI CHI GAN AVELIBERTY AVE28TH ST W 25TH ST W 24 TH ST LAKE AVEW 26TH ST 14TH T ER W 23RD ST COLLINS AVE EW 21 ST ST W 27TH ST MERIDIAN CTMIAMI BEACH DR24TH TER W A S H IN G T O N C T 20TH ST W 27 TH ST DREXEL AVE13TH S T W 24TH ST W 23 RD ST 18TH ST BAY RD19TH ST 19TH ST 18TH ST 14TH ST W 28 TH ST WEST AVEW PROMENADE ST12TH STBAY RD18TH ST 690 0 690345 Fee t This map was prepared by the Miami Dade County Enterprise Technology Services Department Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Division December, 2007 For the Office of Strategic Business Management Legend Miami Beach City Center CRA Highway Major Road Street Miami-Dade County Miami Beach City Center CRA 7 VISION AND MASTER PLAN 8. ESTABLISH A WASHINGTON AVENUE TASK FORCE to monitor City progress in implementing the Master Plan ideas and provide guidance to the City throughout the process.8 ZYSCOVICH