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Light Rail Transit Facilities Design Course
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Urban Design and Streetscapes05.11.2010
Bob Hastings, FAIA
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“Create a civic architecture that is permanent, has a characteristic thread and contributes to its context — one that is not entirely derivative of the transit system, but of the neighborhoods and community of which it is a part.” -TriMet Design Criteria
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How light rail design fits different contexts
• Region• Transit system and
its customers• Community and
neighborhood
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Support regional goals
• Transportation and land use planning
• Community development
• Economic development
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Transit system goals
• Build and expand total transit system
• Minimize impacts and costs
• Enhance:• Access• Safety and
security• Sustainability
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Access and sustainability
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Safety and security
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How light rail fits with urban design
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How light rail fits with urban design
Complement and strengthen:• Urban planning
strategies• Pedestrian oriented
zoning• Transit oriented
‘overlays’
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Urban design objectives
Create design concepts that are:• Aesthetically pleasing• Scalable• Rigorously functional
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How light rail fits with urban design
• Emphasize mixed use and 24/7 activity
• Leverage transit to support:• Economic
development• Safety, security• Educational and
other civic institutions
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Context in urban design
• Urban centers• Town centers• Inter-urban stations• Outer-urban stations• Transitional stations• Suburban stations
and Park & Rides• Special civic places
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Context in urban design
Conditions can utilize different:• Structures• Materials• Component parts
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Streetscapes with light rail
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Streetscapes with Light Rail
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Streetscapes with light rail
• Transit corridors reinforce pedestrian oriented traffic and speeds
• Urban transit corridors reinforce pedestrian oriented ‘main streets’
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Light rail transforms streetscapes
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‘Auto-cratic’ to ‘Demo-cratic’
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Station design objectives
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Station design objectives
• Materials that:• Honor public investment• Are high quality• Easy to maintain
• Balance• system wide identity• individual context
expression
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Factors in station design
• Architecture• Interchange function• Community relationship• Site planning and circulation• Modal hierarchy
• Jurisdictional codes• Zoning and land use• Platforms and shelters• Materials and finishes• Mechanical and electrical
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Basic Station Configurations
• Plan• Side • Center• Offset
• Elevation• Elevated• Below Grade• Underground
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Light rail design objectives
• Platforms should be:• Easily
understood• Friendly• Safe• Efficient
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Public art
• Placemaking• Tying neighborhoods
to region