Creating Place Outside the Metro Corridors
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Creating Place Outside the Metro Corridors
Creating Place Outside the Metro Corridors The Transformation of Shirlington Village in Arlington, Virginia February 9, 2016 Shirlington Village • Arlington’s experience w/TOD & redevelopment • History • Key Attributes • • • • • • • • Compact development, less density More residential in variety of housing types Grocery Store Walkability Entertainment (restaurants, movies, live theatre, library) Transit (bus) Access to Open Space/Trails Structured-shared parking • Lessons Learned 2 SETTING THE STAGE • Arlington is a 26 square mile, urban county which was a part of the original District of Columbia – Population 216,700 – Housing units 110,300 – Employed 221,700 • Located in the core of Washington region (over 5 million residents, 3 million jobs and 1,200 sq. miles of urbanized area) 3 Shirlington South end of County Adjacent to major highway (I-395) Outside Metro Corridors No rail, but good bus access 4 5 Shirlington UC1940s 6 Store Categories 1950 7 8 Shirlington 1970s 9 1976 PDSP 10 1982 PDSP 11 1982 PDSP Site Plan 12 Shirlington Popular restaurants, movie theater 13 Shirlington 2000 Extension of street through former department store parking lot New development with retail, residential, office, public library and theater No rail but good bus service 14 Shirlington – 1998 15 Shirlington Structured parking in 5 garages, tucked behind buildings Use of liner retail along old theater Civic presence (library/theater bldg.) County land swap 16 17 18 Active sidewalks – seating, permeable facades 19 Residential units over retail 20 “Liner” retail 21 Shirlington 1,049 residential units 432,566 sq ft retail 585,111 sq ft office 57,000 sq ft library & theatre 142 hotel rooms All in about 2 blocks, next to a highway 22 Shirlington Bus Station 23 24 25 26 27 Lessons Learned • Establish a vision/plan and stick to it. • An attractive and functional pedestrian environment is important • Parking – don’t let shared parking become balkanized – reduce required parking • Competitive Retail • Give retailers flexibility on building out storefronts. – Grocery store is key to retail success. – Move cinema entrance to corner of Randolph/Campbell Avenue. – Signs/outdoor seating • • • • • Build Community Consensus Arts Support Contribute to Placemaking Affordable housing County’s Property Yard Future Growth 28 Contact Information Thomas H. Miller, AICP Arlington County Planning Division 703.228.3525 [email protected] www.arlingtonva.us 29