1. aim higher
transit +
GB Arrington
urbanism arrington@pbworld.com
pb’s placemaking group
It requires aiming higher for both the design of the system and how that system is
integrated with its urban surroundings.
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2. We shape
our
buildings;
thereafter
they shape
Sir
us.
Winston
Churchill
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Forest Hills: Making elevated transit fit with good urbanism is nothing new…
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The best new urban places can have elevated transit and great urbanism.
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5. Miami Washington, D.C.
pb’s placemaking group Dubai Honolulu
For projects such as Miami’s and DC’s Metrorail systems, Dubai’s Metro, and
Honolulu’s new elevated High Capacity Transit…
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6. Assembling the Pieces
No one right solution for each place
• Bus transfer
• ROW takes
• Platform location
• Kiss & Ride
• Parking
• Joint Development
• Pedestrian access
• Station as place
• Station entry
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The biggest challenge is meeting the demands of transit (such as bus operations,
park & ride, kiss & ride) while creating a pedestrian focused, urban environment.
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DuPont Circle, Washington, D.C. Branch Ave, suburban Washington
What we want, places for people like DuPont Circle in DC…
…Is not always what we get – seas of asphalt for cars and busses.
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8. Development-Oriented Transit
Auto-Oriented Transit
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To move beyond business as usual requires raising the bar simultaneously on both
urban design and transit design.
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Make
Make a Connect to
Transit
Place Community
Work
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Rather than each element designed in its own box…
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The key is linking the passenger experience with the community experience -
understanding that these overlap and where transit and community interface.
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Transit that aims higher, elevates pedestrian the experience.
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13. Livable
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Applied on the ground, attention to the pedestrian beyond mere function, creates a
heightened aesthetic environment as well.
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14. Transit Local Agencies TOD
make it
happen
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Successful implementation requires everyone to own the public realm…
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Resulting in complete places where infrastructure is an integral part of urbanism.
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Honolulu is addressing this challenge, creating places with elevated rail.
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At Silver Spring Transit Center, creating effective multi-modal transit operations also
meant creating a multi-level urban place.
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18. Climb the ladder of good urban design with station design…
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To create places modern places like a new urban Forest Hills…
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Or a transformed Tyson’s Corner…
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