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Bradstreet’s Landing Master Plan

BRADSTREET’S LANDING MASTER PLANAlternatives Review

2017 November 30


The Team

Shane Dave Jason


Our Mission

Part 2 – Your PerspectivesCreate a vision & roadmap for the improvement and enhancement of Bradstreet’s Landing that leverages existing assets, reflects Rocky River, and can be incrementally implemented.


Tonight’s Agenda

a) Welcome Introductions Today’s Objectives

b) Background Process & Schedule Evaluating What Exists Stakeholder Input & Initial Goals

c) Initial Ideas Inspiration Alternatives

a) 3 Rotating Stations (10 min. each)

b) Major Themes Report Out

c) Wrap Up

Part 1 – The Presentation Part 2 – Your Perspectives


Process & ScheduleTask 1 – Review Background & Analyze What Exists

Task 2 – Develop Bradstreet’s Landing Alternatives Conceptual Alternatives & Review Preferred Conceptual Alternative & Review

Task 3 – Bradstreet’s Landing Master Plan Draft Master Plan Summary & Review Final Master Plan Issuance

Task 4 – Grants & Technical Assistance

Complete

Today – early December

Mid December - January

Ongoing


The Site

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Evaluating What ExistsThe Pier

Non-Compliant Gaurdrails

Slope Exceeds ADA allowances

Unsupported Walkway


Evaluating What ExistsThe Pier

Significant Concrete Deterioration and

Undermining

Missing tie-rods (lateral supports)

Note Deep Void Space Behind Steel Panels

Fractured Steel Panels

Non-compliant & Maintenance Intensive Fence Removal


Evaluating What ExistsThe Pier & Beach

Significant Pier Overtopping

Max Run-Up = Max Wave Height (+3 - 4 ft or EL 583)


Evaluating What ExistsThe Restroom Building

Deck Needs Maintenance to

Further Useable Life

Several Crack Lines Continuous from Grade to Top of Wall

Exhaust is Marginally Adequate and Unsightly

Doors and Hardware not Accessibility Compliant

Roof Needs to be Replaced

Soffits and Fascia are Rotted in Many Areas

Interior Code Issues


Evaluating What ExistsPedestrian Bridge

Poor Deck Attachment

Detail

Weak Welds Abutment rotation

Inadequate Erosion Control and Bank Stabilization

Active ErosionAbutment undermining


Evaluating What ExistsThe Creek

Exposed OutfallActive Downcutting(channel bank erosion)

Poor Water Quality

Accumulation of Vegetative and Rocky Debris

Overgrown Woodland


Gaining PerspectiveStakeholder InputStakeholder Groups Engaged:• Historians• Nearby Residents• Landing Users• Volunteer Organizations & Community Service Partners• Regulatory Agencies• City Staff• City Administration & Elected Officials

Questions We Asked:• What do you like to do?• What could be better?• Where is your spot?• What’s working & what isn’t?• What can change & what is fixed?• What might be interesting to explore?• What do we have yet to understand?• Any unique ideas?


Gaining PerspectivePrevious Plans

County Greenway Plan 2017 Rocky River Master Plan 2016 Initial MetroPark’s Ideas


Defining Goals

Encouraging reinvestment in the community and providing cost effective solutions that preserve or wisely use scarce resources.

Inspiring a deeper, spiritual connection with nature and place.

Providing equitable access to natural resources for the benefit of all community residents and preserving cultural connections between people and place.

Sustaining the ability of the landscape to perform ecological functions such as building soil, recharging and cleaning water, cycling nutrients, and enabling biological systems to remain diverse and productive.

Success: What’s Your Definition?

Human Spirit

Society Ecology

EconomyEcology

Economy

Society

Human Spirit


Defining GoalsAreas & Elements

3 Main Geographic Areas: The Lakefront The Creek The Park

6 Primary Elements: Pier Bridge Parking and Vehicular Circulation Restroom Facility Spencer Creek Trails and Open Space


Defining GoalsThe Lakefront

Clean, preserve, and enhance the beaches and maintain an uninterrupted land-water interface.

Stabilize areas of active erosion.

Celebrate and enhance the pier gateway. Provide beach and pier access that supports a diverse range of

activities and use by all ages and ability levels.

Construct long-lasting improvements that require minimal ongoing maintenance.

Leverage limited local resources to expedite restoration of the pier and pedestrian bridge.

Respect the relationship with adjacent homeowners. Preserve opportunities to view the lake during all seasons and

weather conditions. Enhance the aesthetics and create a unified experience

(theme) with other park improvements.


Defining GoalsThe Creek

Improve habitat and expand ecological diversity. Increase water quality within the creek.

Expand views and access to the creek. Link the creek and park with Elmwood Park and nearby trail

networks.

Develop partnerships and continue investments that help advance Spencer Creek restoration efforts.

Offer opportunities for quiet contemplation and commune with nature.


Defining GoalsThe Park

Preserve healthy, high quality tree species. Clean runoff from upland areas to protect the creek and lake.

Create a welcoming, attractive entrance to the park for those arriving by car and on foot.

Integrate opportunities for play and exploration (all ages).

Invest in improvements that support both routine use and special programming.

Develop facilities and improvements that are easily adaptable, durable, and maintainable.

Respect, honor, and celebrate the site-specific legacy of place and people.

Incorporate a transition between the park and nearby residences.


What can it be?Precedent Imagery – Water Edge


What can it be?Precedent Imagery - Pier


What can it be?Precedent Imagery - Boardwalks


What can it be?Precedent Imagery – Plaza & Lawn Open Space


What can it be?Precedent Imagery – Basic Buildings & Structures

Seamless Interior and Exterior Integration | Beach Presence Aesthetic


What can it be?Precedent Imagery – Community Facilities

Contemporary | Transparent | Anchors the Shoreline


What can it be?Precedent Imagery – Community Facilities

Sustainable Community Hub | Site Solution Emphasized in Location and Form


What can it be?Precedent Imagery – Play


What can it be?Precedent Imagery – Green Infrastructure


What can it be?Precedent Imagery – Interpretation


What’s the Big Idea?

6 Primary Elements: Pier Bridge Parking and Vehicular Circulation Restroom Facility Spencer Creek Trails and Open Space

Consistent Qualities: Creek Restoration Strategy Pier Replacement Strategy Amount of Parking Integrating Active & Passive Recreation Celebrating History of Place, Lake & Creek Buffering Adjacent Residents



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The Pier

Design Strategies:• Replace sections of failing infrastructure.

•Manipulate slope of new pier section to provide universal access to the full extent of the pier.

•Raise new pier section to reduce overtopping.

•Create additional opportunities within and along pier.

•New railings.



Existing Pier Section

Proposed Option 1

Proposed Option 2

Proposed Option 3



Existing Pier Section Typical Proposed Area of Shade Structure

Concrete Panel & H‐Piles

Concrete Beam

Double‐T’s



0’ 80’ 160’

100 Year FloodplainExisting Stream Channel

Legend

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The Creek



BiofiltrationRiparian TerraceProposed Stream Channel

0’ 80’ 160’

Legend

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The CreekDesign Strategies:•Narrow creek channel & restore floodplain to promote flushing and create habitat.

•Restore the eroding streambank.

•Removal of invasive vegetation.

•Provide better visual and physical access.


East


WestChannel

Channel

Existing Creek Corridor

Proposed Creek Corridor

100 y Floodplain

Riparian TerraceWalkBiofiltration0’ 10’ 20’

The Creek


What’s the Big Idea?Alternative 1 – “The Wave”

Design Strategies:• Use building as a gateway to pier.

• Showcase the Bradstreet’s Landing story.

• Connect Spencer Creek to other parks spaces through trails and boardwalks.

• Integrate beach into one cohesive experience.

• Connect the east hillside with a trail loop.

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What’s the Big Idea?Alternative 2 – “The Fleet”

Design Strategies:• Showcase the Bradstreet’s Landing story.

• Shift the building and more active areas away from western edge of site.

•Reorient site elements to engage Spencer Creek.

•Provide additional fishing and educational opportunities along creek.

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What’s the Big Idea?Alternative 3 – “The Tributary”

Design Strategies:• Pull back parking to allow expanded greenspace at lakefront.

•Shift building and active areas away from western edge of site.

•Restore existing pedestrian bridge.

•Pre-filter water from upland runoff.

•Connect Spencer creek corridor and east beach through continuous boardwalk trail loop.

RD


Small Group Alternative Review

a) 3 Rotating Stations (10 min. each)

b) Major Themes Report Out

c) Wrap Up

Part 2 – Your Perspective!


Small Group Alternative Review

Tell us what you think about…and WHY?a) Do you prefer one alternative?b) What aspects of each alternative do you like?c) If (when) the pier were rebuilt, do you have a preferred approach? d) What type (restroom, community space, concessions, etc.) of building is needed?

Part 2 – Your Perspective!

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