ࡱ> gifa =jbjb,, "bNNj7Jddddddd611181 2L6IBb2b2(222222AAAAAAA,CRIFpAd22222A2dd22B2222d2d2A2xtJdddd2A22@hddAV2 12@AB0IB@F2F A2d6666Syracuse CoE Intermodal Transportation Facility (ITF) Design Forum (6/19/06) The Marx Hotel, Syracuse, NY Comments and Ideas The forum was moderated by the EPA Region 2 Environmental Finance Center at The Maxwell School (Syracuse University), with additional facilitation assistance from the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts (PARC) at Maxwell, Syracuse CoE, Syracuse University (SU) Career Services Office, SU Center for Public and Community Service, and SU/SUNY ESF Office of Environment and Society (EnSPIRE). Seventy-six people participated representing academia, nonprofit organizations, community and environmental groups, businesses, manufacturers, transportation agencies, local government officials, and the general public. Brainstorming occurred around the following questions: What type of programming should the new ITF embody/promote? What are some design elements that should be included in the new ITF? What process should SU and the CoE follow to continue this design scoping process? Note: Some ideas below were placed under one category, but share components of both programming and design. Programming Ideas Flexibility needs to incorporate different modes of transportation Have bike lanes/paths and weatherize these more bike connectivity Incorporate towropes to get up hill Uses buses to carry bikes Have a major security presence (sub-station of SU Public Safety) Provide electric cars and a fuel store Manage a bike exchange (web coordinated, could be sponsored by corporations) Provide a bike rental program Co-locate a bike repair shop Engage community with the facility economic opportunities, bench marking Enhance CoE neighborhood services dry cleaners, groceries, restaurants, and list of what services are around Be a primary hub for various modes of transportation to the airport, train/bus station (link to this regional intermodal center), inner harbor, malls, creekwalk, Amory Square, downtown, regional points of interest, etc. Connect to On Track for SU games, and rail in general (how to do this?) Clarify how motorized wheelchairs fit signage Provide a fleet of bikes to use by people coming on different modes Provide numerous support facilities food, restrooms, ATM, coffee shop, business center, dry-cleaner, etc., so folks dont need to leave for services Co-locate car rental facilities De-emphasize cars Have programming tied to a nearby closed street Put tourist center at ITF (move from Canal Museum) Provide joint parking for people who work on the hill SU/SUNY/Crouse dont just have this be an SU focused facility (this will help bring the Hill community closer together) Develop a bus only lane from the CoE to the Hill Develop a parking master plan with input from SU/hospitals/CC/CoE Incorporate preferential treatment of traffic lights for bikes and buses from CoE to hill Closing selected street(s) for bus/bike use only somewhere between CoE and hill Beyond simple services, the ITF needs attractions (attractions that have public feel will bring-in groups); such as, an aquarium, cultural displays/symbols, a speakers corner (soap box), musicians, an art gallery, a swan pond, trees, a playground, a caf/wine bar, a newsstand, etc.) Incorporate features that enhance the entire city/area: outpost satellite for the Chamber of Commerce, etc. Pull-off area for taxis Have visible and interactive way-finding good signage, events kiosks, schedules Provide a preference for taxis using alternative fuels Beyond the ITF, have the ITF sponsor a bike pick-up/drop off at several sites throughout the city Have shuttles to secondary parking Focus on the development potential of surrounding area, attract high tech businesses Have the ITF be an international model of transportation consider the following: gondola, monorail (convert Interstate 81 to this), cycles, pedestrian, buses, cars, alternate fuel (electric, hybrid, ethanol), parking and shuttle for University, medical, airport, downtown The ITF should be a portal; an Introduction to Syracuse Incorporate educational messages about the CoE, and have visitors center info. on CoE Develop unique partnerships with private developers Have secure alternatives (exp. what to do with if you have a bike and it rains) Have a home grown display (local products) Develop relationship with and use Time Warners assistance (one block away) The ITF should be a catalyst for local development Provide a hotel/accommodation board Have Little car smart card car programs Develop a computer-based ride-sharing program (similar to Washington, San Fran.) Have interpretive exhibits historical (Erie Canal), explain intermodal (how to use), etc. Require vehicles to be green that are owned by CoE Discounts (to use facility) provided for alternative energy vehicles and for students (this will encourage use by students and use of alt. energy) Progressive trash pickup/recycling keep it clean!, regular pick up, etc. (similar to Disney model) make it inviting (incentive to leave it that way) Transportation to key areas in city to encourage settling residentially Develop Light rail system Destiny USA, for commuters Connect with Connective Corridor develop technology and processes using SU as model and look at other corridors Have the ITF mimic the common center of 50 years ago where all things come together (center for community, center of connectivity) Encourage hydrogen buses (like Chicago) Provide PODS of NEV around town The ITF should embody a systematic approach that is transparent, and shows connectivity to the entire CNY transportation system Connecting by concept empire link, proposed by 7 community colleges (including OCC) Develop a bikeway/cruise way all year use 8 ft wide roadway built in the air, consistent/height rise, 5 horse motor, carries bicycles up, cruise down SURC Coordinated with current bike NEV The CoE should own fleet of NEV Design Elements The facility should be easy to access, well thought out, convenient and flexible Performance category make things easier Incorporate Segways vehicles personal human transportation, could move people, 30 mi feet It should be co-located with the CoE headquarters Incorporate a loading dock Have places to change clothes and take shower Provide lockers Provide protected storage for bikes Use a wind generator to power vehicles Have it be a USGBC LEED certified parking garage/facility Have plenty of open space (for picnic tables, receptions, an underground, an open-air market, glass enclosed waiting area, educational opportunities while waiting, etc.) Incorporate innovative lighting/safety Make the ITF a hot spot for Internet connection Keep passengers protected in winter, open in good weather The ITF should be environmentally friendly: energy from renewables (p-v cells, etc.) natural habitats (bird box/nesting) environmentally friendly surfaces dont create more urban heat islands design for run-off/drainage concerns (e.g., run off into vegetative swales to filter out pollutants) green roof, community garden Provide a storage area for snow Facility should be inconspicuous, aesthetically pleasing, (i.e.: incorporate underground wiring) Build in flexibility for future transportation (roller-bladers?) The ITF should visibly exhibit state-of-the art technology with all its function (WI-FI, interactive GIS capabilities, etc.) Incorporate geothermal system (melt snow, heated sidewalks) Pay particular attention to sidewalks Have security cameras Develop a parking garage (above grade) Needs to be expandable Have a Helipad on top Permeable pavement parking lot green parking design Design so that it can accommodate another structure on top of garage densify Provide comfortable waiting areas with access to TV (have programming that would promote sustainability) Have mixed use build residential and commercial apartments/stores on top Plug ins for hybrid vehicles and electric bicycles/scooters Utilize Eco-creto Mexican product, concrete provides 100% drainage Utilize Glassphalt helps with recycling of glass locally Model after Curatiba, Brazil Q model for buses, efficiency, and cleanliness Develop Greenwalls on parking garage Have a CN6 station Address Water Street does not go anywhere, concealed areas to be improved Input Generation Process (Scoping) Ideas Solicit input from: local neighbors, students, folks living very close (what they need, what they would use) Get input from elderly on their needs: turning radius, signage, etc. Have more public participation in design Have a programming process that produces a continuous study on who is going where and where are they coming from? Collaborate with the Centro intermodal project Follow federal and state processes to keep funding sources available Have public opinion survey Talk to business groups Provide forums for public, to educate and define facility, and to continue brainstorming Have stakeholder sessions e.g., specific investment groups Sponsor focus groups Use proto-type models to serve as example Educate elected leadership (local, state, fed.) Sponsor a design contest Develop a lot of publicity news articles, etc. Top Ideas from Participants As Forum participants left, they were asked to write down a single, top idea for the facility. Here are their responses: Close downtown/university streets and transport from IMF via bikes/buses/golf carts Work with city to develop bike lanes along main routes (e.g. Genesee Street, Erie Blvd. Euclid Ave.) Weatherized (all season) pathway for bikes, walking Hook up with existing mass transit systems (Amtrak, Airport, Centro) Create a highly sustainable and regenerative center that: 1) introduces, educates, demonstrates and supports the use of all available transportation, giving favor to those transport technologies that have the least impact (i.e. walk, bike, elec.); 2) Provides technology, cultural, education opportunity to make the wait time productive. Engage local neighborhoods Program to attract people Develop surrounding area/assist businesses, adding new Include community in getting input Make it convenient, comfortable Incorporate open areas Communication center Safety and security Collaborate with Intermodal Transportation Facility under construction by Centro Provide alternatives to cars to max extent possible via bike routes/facilitating buses, safe pedestrian access, wheelchairs, etc. Must have state of the art internet caf with: international newsstand, large real-time AV screen with CNN, BBC, etc., small chamber of commerce outpost, transportation kiosk interactive that highlights how to get from point A to point B Convenient and economical, connection to airport and regional transportation center Options to multiple methods of transportation from any location (arrive by bike, leave by buslook outside!) Conduct a parking master plan for hill area and tie design criteria into the master plan Environmentally friendly surfaces and materials for the parking and transit area (Parking lot at Ithaca Farmers Market as model) Center of connectivity Curatiba (Brazil) terminal queue and development connections NEV fleet and charging Euro-creto surfaces and/or glassphalt Integrated/connected with SMTC bike map routes Involve all transportation agencies in the planning process to integrate environmental demonstration Glass enclosed (LEED certified) mixed-use facility with wireless/newsstand/coffee shop/gallery space/local business reviews A heated and cooled structure that will enhance lives while waiting for their desired mode of transportation Designed to support multi-stories above garage for offices and residential Needs to be an attraction!! A place where people want to go!! Integrate into local community Facilitate development Follow federal/state processes Safety and security Global aspects integration of existing processes (ex. canal corridor, special purpose district) etc. Environmental friendly design Universal design so that facility can be used by handicapped and aging community Focus the intermodal facility on its relation to the connective corridor and the university and hospital complex. The site is too small for it to be anything more than that. It is not a replacement for the regional transportation center. Needs to be convenient, should look to connect to all other existing transportation facilities Dependable, reliable transportation alternatives to the car Provide convenient, safe, inexpensive transportation between key parts of city (SU, airport, rail and bus business and public areas like Carousel). Integrate the center with the intermodal transportation center that Centro plans to build downtown. Truly intermodal (bikes (free), pedestrians, buses, taxis, cars). Public participation. Close a roadway between hill and transportation center for bus-bike only. Use of neighborhood electrical vehicles Safety (communication involvement and local people/network display or cultural information. Connection with local large apartment system Aquarium for fun Joint/common parking for all university hill employees with frequent bus service to university hill and exclusive bus lanes and preferential treatment at traffic lights. Inventory of existing parking for SU campus and hospitals and master planning to consolidate existing and future parking needs Interconnectivity with existing intermodal transportation center (train station) and airport. Cruise (bike) way an 8 foot wide road between elevated train where bikers would cruise, no pedaling, a 5hp motor would carry bikers up and then cruise down. A NAV and bike center with series of pods around town where you can borrow the NAV and bikes for local travel. Bicycle sharing owned by city, available for use by all. Bicycle friendly streets with bike paths, bike racks at strategic points. Reroute most existing bus lines past this site and the connective corridor buses and have credit and smart cars and smart bikes available for use to go in the metro area. It is also the bus transfer hub for Centro. Encourage use of alternative fuel by providing a discount. 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