Riverfront Development Public Meeting

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Riverfront Development Public Meeting
2February 8 9 2006
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Our Purpose

• Design the neighborhood and enhance Berkley Park
  to create a vibrant, sustainable community and
  park that connects the City back to the River

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Development Concept One
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Development Concept Two
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Public Meeting 1 Synopsis of Issues

• Connections
• Park size
• Park configuration
• Views
• Utilities
• Existing Features
• Soil Drainage
• Security
• Parking

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Issues Existing Features

• Levee
• Heritage Trail
• Trees
• River Front Dr.
• Paths
• Shade structures
• Site furniture
• Lights

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Issues Soil Drainage

• Soil quality
• Surface drainage
• Grade
• Plant health

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Issues Potential Park Size / Parking

• 1 Baseball Field 2.8 Acres
• 600 Car Parking Lot 4.2 Acres
• 1000 seat Amphitheater .6 Acre
• Berkley Park 18.6 Acres

600 car parking
Baseball field
1000 seat amphitheater
18.6 Acres
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Issues Park Configuration

• Continuous river edge
• Minimum width
• Adequate depth
• Quality edges

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Issues Potential Park Size

• Berkley Park 18.6 Acres
• Levee 13 Acres
• North bank 20 Acres
• Town of Kansas connection

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Issues Parking

• On Street (800 spaces)
• In Park
• Supplement withshuttle for events

600 spaces in office development
1,200 spaces
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Public Meeting 1 Synopsis of Opportunities (Dot
Exercise)

• Parking - 40
• An events/festival park 40
• Connections to along park 35
• A passive park for recreation 34
• An environmentally sensitive park that harvests
  reuses water 32
• Cafes/restaurants on the park 32
• Trees for shade 28
• Fountains 21
• Shelters for shade 15
• More park space 9
• A passive park for play 8
• Playgrounds 5
• A park for organized recreation 3
• Picnicking - 3

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Development Program Enhanced Berkley Park
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Temporary Events
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Flexible Lawn Amphitheater
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River Views
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River Access
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River Activity
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Naturally Clean Water
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Places to Sit by the Water
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Water to Play In
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Walks of many kinds
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Multiple Trail Connections
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Places to be Alone, Small Large Groups
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Open Lawns for Field Sports
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Play Areas for Children
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Shade
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Gardens
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Public Art
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Special Night Lighting
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Places with Food
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Restrooms
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Design Principles

• Berkley Park is
• THE place where Downtowners, Northlanders,
  Southlanders, and others can come together on the
  river.

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Design Principles

• Berkley Park is part of Columbus Park, River
  Market, Downtown and Kansas City.

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Design Principles

• The River is part of the park therefore the park
  and surrounding development should be
  environmentally responsive.

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Design Principles

• River banks should be connected together,
  accessible to people and boats, and part of the
  park.

Charles River, Boston
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Design Principles

• The park should express the natural life of the
  river and cultural heritage of the city.

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Next Steps

• March 15 16
• Present design options/alternatives
• June
• Final Master Plan

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Breakout Groups

• Discussion Questions
• 1. Based on the presentation, can you conceive of
  a park without parking in it?
• Discuss the possibility of increasing the park
  size by designing the levee, the north bank, and
  the Town of Kansas as part of Berkley Park.
• 3. If you had one dollar to spend on building the
  entire park, how much of it would you spend on
  being able to access the water.
• 4. What should the relative emphasis be between
  passive, active, and event space?