The Ted Turner Drive Resilience Corridor Challenge

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1 he ed urner rive esilience orridor hallenge I. ackground: he ity of tlanta joined the 100 esilient ities (100) network in 2016 and recently released its rban esilience trategy which comprehensively addressed the various challenges the city faces. key element of urban resilience planning is understanding a challenge from multiple perspectives, and then designing interventions that have multiple benefits. hrough its esilience trategy, the city has identified key areas of focus, including water, energy, sustainability, social cohesion, and mobility. tlanta s strategy recognizes that the city has world-class colleges and universities, which are an enormous resource to enhancing the city s resilience. ne of the actions within tlanta s strategy is to host a resilient infrastructure design competition among the city s colleges and universities around resilient street design. s such, ed urner rive presents an opportunity to transform a city space into a truly resilient corridor. he purpose is to transform the 1.4 mile stretch of ed urner rive into a gateway to downtown that showcases inviting urban space with resilience values as defined by the ity through the 100 strategy process. IV I X In 2015, the tlanta ity ouncil passed legislation to rename a portion of historic pring treet to ed urner rive in honor of notable tlanta resident, media mogul, conservationist, and philanthropist ed urner, and his positive and enduring impact on the city. s such, the hallenge serves as an opportunity to engage local college and university students to share their vision of how resilient street design could shape the future of tlanta. he improvements to ed urner rive will inspire both residents and visitors of the city to be more environmentally conscious, add value to the city s sustainability profile, and serve as a lasting symbol of tlanta s progress. his resilient initiative aligns with the ity of tlanta initiatives -- esilient tlanta, Green Infrastructure aster Plan, tlanta ity esign, and enew tlanta ond P. he goal is to turn ed urner rive into a model of sustainable and resilient street and sidewalk design, creating replicability for future city infrastructure projects. ed urner rive is a minor arterial running north-south through the heart of tlanta s downtown central business district connecting to I-75/I-85 (the onnector) at each end. n the southern end of the corridor from hitehall treet to artin uther King, Jr. oulevard, ed urner rive has two-way operations with two lanes in each direction. orth of artin uther King, Jr. oulevard to Ivan llen Jr. oulevard, ed urner rive operates as one-way with four northbound lanes. portion of ed urner rive, in the area commonly referred to as the Gulch, from approximately artin uther King Jr. oulevard to arietta treet is elevated on

2 structure (bridge). he corridor has a mix of land uses and a significant amount of impervious surface in the area. ed urner rive is located within the tlanta owntown Improvement istrict (entral tlanta Progress), a public-private partnership that strives to create a livable environment for owntown tlanta through development of plans, provisions of services, and implementation of infrastructure projects. II. Goals Parameters he competition calls for specific designs and ideas to enhance ed urner rive. owever, a successful proposal should also connect the transportation corridor to the larger goals of the ity as it works to become more resilient and livable. uccessful proposals will include design interventions that generate high impact, foster a sense of place, and mitigate environmental challenges like water, heat stress, and air quality. uccessful designs will turn the following list of challenges into opportunities. esigns should address as many of the issues listed below, as possible. nvironment - tormwater management, water retention, heat mitigation, greenery, indigenous flora, recycling/waste reduction, energy obility - lternative, low energy transportation ealth - ctive design to encourage health/exercise ocial cohesion - ctive public space, cultural relevance, designing for diversity esilience elements could include green infrastructure, solar charging, electric and/or autonomous vehicles, bicycle/pedestrian facilities, lighting, green materials, and tree canopy cover. s community engagement and equity are core values of the ity, it is critical that these components are incorporated into the program as well. he submitted designs should have an implementing budget of approximately $5-7 million. lternatively, proposals can offer a phased plan in which the first phase has this implementing budget, with a structure for utilizing future funds to complete the project. III. Process imeline 1) Kickoff (January 27): he competition will kickoff with a day-long event of learning about urban resilience, work that is already being done in the city as it relates to community input and resilience, as well as inspiration for what s possible regarding mobility, green infrastructure, and urban design. tudent teams will be matched with mentors and will get time to plan out their partnership for the semester. 2) esearch tage (January 29 - arch 9) nder guidance of university professors, students will undergo a research stage to understand the needs of the community, 2

3 stakeholders, and surrounding businesses. hey can use research methodologies such as surveys, observation, interviews, mapping, and literature/plan review. his research will begin to inform their thinking about their approach to design and the opportunities for interventions in the corridor. 3) Public orkshop (eek of February 26): his will be held so that students can hear directly from local residents, businesses, stakeholders, and experts to gather information on needs, and also potentially get feedback on their initial intervention ideas. his workshop will help inform the design phase as students should demonstrate how this engagement was incorporated into their final designs. 4) esearch ubmission esign pportunity ubmission (arch 9) o move forward into the next stage of the competition, students must submit proposals that incorporate the citizen input, critical topics, city goals, and research learnings. he proposal will outline their approach to design for the next phase of work. 5) esign tage (arch 19 - pril 13): tudents will have four weeks to create a design based on the design opportunity they submitted on arch 9th. tudents will build on their initial ideas and create a detailed and implementable design that addresses and incorporates citizen input, critical topics, city goals, and research learnings. 6) Final esign Presentation (pril 20 or 23): t the end of the semester, each team will give a final presentation to the professors, each other, the ity, and the Jury. Video submissions of design with a presentation may be necessary should Jury members be unable to attend. 7) Final design is chosen by the Jury (ay 1) 8) Implementation of projects (ummer ) IV. aps echnical Information his information about the corridor is meant to inform design. esign teams will have to show how they have utilized this knowledge in their design proposal. ll relevant maps are included at the end of the design brief. V. valuation he jury will be composed of representatives of the ity of tlanta, relevant private sector professions, and non-profit representatives. esign proposals will be judged based on the following criteria: 3

4 Innovation and reativity - Project utilizes approaches that address more than one challenge while harnessing forward thinking design or concepts. esign ffectiveness tormwater design and landscaping, incorporating natural infrastructure solutions to protect/restore watersheds and wildlife, and reduce flooding lternative transportation options beyond single occupancy vehicles including walking, biking, and transit, as well as electric vehicle charging eduction of air emissions, energy usage, and increase in clean, renewable energy conomic Feasibility - Project recommendations can be implemented within the proposed budget of $5-7 million or proposals offer a phased plan in which the first phase has this implementing budget, with a structure for utilizing future funds to complete the project. echnical Feasibility - Project recommendations utilize design and construction methods and materials that are determined to be generally acceptable by the design and construction practices of the ity of tlanta. ommunity ngagement - eaningful engagement of tlanta communities including people of color and low-income residents, as well as visitors. quity - Project reduces disparities for the most marginalized while improving wellbeing for all tlanta residents. VI. ligibility pecifications ubmit the online registration form with the requested information by Friday, January 26th. ach team must provide the contact information of all the participants. ubmit a zip file containing: o o o o o write-up of the concept behind the design proposal and an explanation of how it is connected to the research components of the brief. he written document should be submitted as a PF in letter-size, portrait format, with margins of 1 inch on each side. Font should be rial, size 11, 1.5 line spacing in text and one line between paragraphs. ocument should be a maximum of 5 pages and should include the following information: ame of the project; name of authors of the project. Plans and renders, sized to aximum 0, 300 dpi Photographic material (optional) or JPG format at 300 dpi Video (optional) rite-ups, plans, and renderings should be compressed and sent to rrhammond@atlantaga.gov. he ity of tlanta and Jury reserve the right to request additional documentation in order to verify the authenticity of the nominated works. 4

5 he ity of tlanta and Jury reserves the right to disqualify candidacies that do not comply with the required documentation in a timely manner, or not adhere to the criteria outlined by this call. People with direct blood relationship with a member of the jury or the organizers may not participate in the competition. VIII. egal he team member contestants, by virtue of accepting the terms of this competition, agree to cede to the organizers of the contest, as well as ebuild by esign, he ity of tlanta, entral tlanta Progress and 100 esilient ities, the right to edit, publish, distribute and reproduce in any form the content of your project upon visibility authoring and credits to members of project teams. embers of the winning teams, to accept the terms of this competition, consent to assign the rights to the idea presented in the contest organizers for further development, design and construction to be changed later, all without losing the original authorship and credit corresponding authors. Participation in the contest implies acceptance of all the provisions contained in the bases without an express declaration. IX. Prize oney winner and finalist will be determined by the Jury. he winning team will be awarded $2,500 and the finalist team will be awarded $500. X. he rganizing ommittee he ity of tlanta enew tlanta ond P Programs tlanta ffice of esilience and ustainability entral tlanta Progress 100 esilient ities ebuild by esign 5

6 X. aps ocation map (ed urner r from hitehall t to Ivan llen Jr lvd) xisting land use, including greenspace Future land use Population density, with male to female ratio ravel to work, including mode choice verage weekday aturday traffic volumes verage weekday P peak traffic volumes opography Impervious surfaces, including bridges/structures ombined stormwater drainage sewer tormwater and sewer utilities (north half of corridor) tormwater and sewer utilities (south half of corridor) Programmed transportation projects 6

7 I F Project ocation P I P IP P GI V K P V P V IV J I II I V G PK J KI I I I G I G I V V J I tlanta I IV irport outh I F Greenspace 85 ommunity Improvement istrict ast etro ekalb I I est nd I ity of tlanta oundary ittle 5 Points I owntown Improvement istrict oulevard I P I V idtown PI P 85 pper estside I 285 uckhead I J umberland I PI V irport est I ity of tlanta verview ap I G I F P I I V P FI I G orld of oca-ola P G V I Georgia orld ongress enter I ercedes-enz tadiump G Philips rena I G he ome epot ackyard (coming soon) K G P Georgia quarium P Z P ollege Football all of Fame V K enter for ivil and uman ights P GZ V enter PI KP P I K IV I J I KIG F I I F QI P mericasart P P I ed urner r Project ttractions P P V 675

8 ed urner r Project alf ile uffer xisting and se ingle Family esidential ow ensity esidential edium ensity esidential igh ensity esidential ow ensity ommercial igh ensity ommercial ffice Industrial edical Pending ssessment Vacant nknown

9 F J V J G IP P PK I I V F P VJ II IP P K IP V I PI P IG V G I P KI I F P P I IV I GGI IV I I PI PK IV FII F PK P PZ I GZ V V G V K J I J Z KI P V K P K K P FI P K V II V PI Q PI V GI I IV P P I F I I V I I GI V K K G ed urner r Project alf ile uffer Future and se ommercial Facilities ingle Family esidential ow enisty esidential edium ensity esidential igh ensity esidential Very igh ensity esidential ow ensity ommercial igh ensity ommercial ffice/institution pen pace Industrial ixed se

10 VI I IV P I V FF FI V IV I 14 16t h 11 8 PK F IV I P 12 6 P V 9 V V I 10 KIG G V G I Interstate PI 75/85 F IV PK IV F PK P KG PK 1 FI Interstate 20 FI I P G P Q I K P V IF G XIG V I I 75/85 Interstate V IG V K IV F V I K V I V I Interstate 20 I V I V V I V K V IV I V V V I V Population ensity (population per sqmi) I ale to Female atio PKV ed urner r Project Intersecting lock Groups I IV GVIV V 1,000 1,001-2,000 2,001-5,000 5,001-10,000 10,001-20,000 >20, > merican ommunity urvey 5-ear stimates ummary of lock Groups Intersecting Project orridor Population = 8,638 ales = 4,739 Females = 3,899

11 I I IV I P I 1 FI V G P V Q II Z I FI I P V IP P PK K VI G II V J K P XIG KI V PK I I IP F 8 KI IV Interstate 20 P V IG V 7 PK P K IV Interstate 75/85 3 I 11 K P V V VI Interstate I V PI 75/85 I 9 F 4 F IV 10 PK IV V V G II GI Interstate 20 I V G V I I V F KG P I V V PK art K V FI er e nter PK V IG VI V I V IV I GIF V V ed urner r Project Intersecting lock Groups orkers ho raveled to ork (st. per qi) ,001-2,500 2,501-5,000 5,001-15,000 >15, merican ommunity urvey 5-ear stimates

12 G J IV J V IP PK I I V F P KI F II Ivan llen Jr lvd Ivan llen Jr lvd IP P G P K I John Portman lvd John Portman lvd I ndrew oung Int lvd ndrew oung Int lvd P K I IV KI I V P GGI K P IV K G FI I I PI PK IV itchell t elson t Peters t Peters t K Jr r rinity ve II V Garnett t alton alton t t arietta arietta t t FII G F P K V P GI KI IG PI P P P PK P PZ GI PI V J I J I IV I GZ V V G V ed urner r Project verage eekday Volume otal aturday Volume ounts from 11/13/17-11/17/17 ounts from 11/18/17 6,726 12,839 13,076 14,314 19,889 22,402 4,954 8,913 8,983 11,871 14,411 17,174 alf ile uffer

13 G J IV J V IP PK I I V F P F II Ivan llen Jr lvd Ivan llen Jr lvd IP P G P K I KI John Portman lvd John Portman lvd I P ndrew oung Int lvd ndrew oung Int lvd P KI P K I IV I V P GGI K P IV K G I elson t Peters t Peters t FI I PI PK IV K Jr r itchell t rinity ve II V Garnett t arietta arietta t t alton alton t t FII G F P K V P GI KI IG PI P P P PK P PZ GI PI V J I J I IV I GZ V V G V ed urner r Project alf ile uffer verage eekday Peak Volume 660 1,271 1,333 1,387 1,436 1,730 verage eekday P Peak Volume ounts from 11/13/17-11/17/17 ounts from 11/13/17-11/17/

14 V VI I F P G I F G I I V J I J P PI G K F K IV I V P P I I IV G PI P V V IV I K I F I V I F P I Z P P I K I VI KI I G F V KP P I I F I V II F I P I I P P P P I GGI IV K K I KI I PI V IP G K I J V P I P G P G I I J I V VI I GIFFI I V P JI I F I ource: sri, igitalglobe, Geoye, arthstar Geographics, /irbus,, G, erogi, IG, and the GI ser ommunity ed urner r Project alf ile uffer ne Foot ontours 1,001-1, ,026-1, ,000 >1,050

15 V VI I I G I G I ed urner r Project alf ile uffer V I F idewalk V J I J P PI K F Impervious urfaces ridge F K IV P I IV V P PI I V IV I K I F P I V I P F I Z P P K I VI KI G I V P KP I F I II V I oad uilding Parking riveway G F I P P I I I V P P P P I GGI IV K K I I I K PI V IP KI I J V G P I I P G F J P G I I VI I GIFFI I V P JI I

16 G I P K II Z J I I V P V G K F F I I G J Q V P P I alf ile uffer PI K IV II K P V G ed urner r Project I V F G V PI I IV I IF P V K P I I I I F I K I IV G V G V P F P I I V I P K I P F I I F P G K VI I KI P G Z V I Z KI I V P I IV GGI F I IG P I I P V K IG P G GI V K IP I P K V I F P G V I P PI GIFFI I J V II J I V P I J I PIG K P V I V JI I I V FX ombined rainage and anitary ewer Pipe

17 P IP K P VJ F P F I P P P I P V I V J V X II I P K I G P P P I K G V F P Z ed urner r Project torm utlet alf ile uffer torm Inlet torm Pipe P I V Q I P F ewer ain torm ulvert by iameter (inches) 6" 8-10" P I P PI I K P IV I V G I F K I I 12-16" 18-24" >24"

18 F I I P F K G P P I torm ulvert by iameter (inches) 6" 8-10" ewer ain torm Inlet alf ile uffer torm Pipe torm utlet ed urner r Project I IV I -2 0 I P I F I I I V P G I F I K V IK I KI G J IV I PI IV K P IV G GI 12-16" 18-24" >24"

19 V I P P J P I I enew P Projects K F F I P: omplete treets egional ransportation Plan enew: ridges P: idewalk/treetscape Programmed Projects enew: raffic ignals P: treets-nhancement oadway enew: esurfacing P: treets-ne ay onversion ast ile onnectivity enew: omplete treets enew: raffic ignals and ransit ther G I IV K IV G ed urner r Project PI P V P I Z J I V P K I I alf ile uffer I V IV I F K I I F G F V P I I I F K I KP P P P I V I P G F P K I V VI KI KI I I I I P V F GGI IV I PI I I I P P P P K G IP P KI GIFFI I VI J J V I I J P II I V F V P I I JI VI FX