Prioritizing People at Rice and Larpenteur
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Prioritizing People at Rice and Larpenteur
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2017
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Metro Transit’s Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Office was established
to support TOD throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan
region. In anticipation of an expanding regional transit system, the
TOD Office sets the best TOD design standards for developers, municipalities,
and communities. Managing these controls requires an
understanding of land allocation in these sites. This information can
help to determine whether or not current and potential developments
will be successful in the future, can be used in education efforts
regarding TOD, and can contribute to future TOD site selection.
The objectives of this report are to understand land allocation at
transit nodes throughout the region; analysis will identify the components
that led to successful TOD in the region, and provide
site-specific recommendations for TOD at the intersection of Rice
Street and Larpenteur Avenue
The Existing Conditions section examines the regional context for
transit-oriented development in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Specifically, we look at the history of TOD in the Twin Cities, identify
factors contributing to a successful TOD based on qualitative
and quantitative research, and explore the TOD policy in local and
regional comprehensive plans. Based on the information found in
these points, seven existing/proposed transit nodes in the Twin Cities
region were selected. Each node’s current conditions and development
potential was analyzed. Furthermore, each node’s vehicles,
buildings, and people spaces were determined to create a ratio. The
analysis concluded that there is no ‘golden standard’ for the land
allocation. The ratio still has a purpose. The vehicle-building-people
land ratio is an educational tool and conversation starter.
Based on the findings from the Existing Conditions, the Action Plan
proposes site-specific recommendations for the neighborhoods
that meet at the Rice and Larpenteur intersection. Given that spaces
for vehicles dominate the site of Rice and Larpenteur, we develop a
set of action plans to sponsor a more human-centered, rejuvenated,
and sustainable development in the area. Within the action plan, we
developed a set of strategic goals and policies. These are broken
up into the following sections: community now and the community
later, transportation, and economic development.
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Lou, Shengnan; Lampe, Joe; Kramer, Jacquelyn; Andersen, Kory. (2017). Prioritizing People at Rice and Larpenteur. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/198166.
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