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todays agenda
transmountain & nw master plan process transmountain & nw master plan scenarios plan el paso

process

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charrette events

Kick-off & Hands-on Design Session Tuesday, January 24

Canutillo HS Auditorium 9:00 am 12:00 pm

Open Design Studio Wednesday - Friday, January 25 - 27

Canutillo ISD Board Room, 9:00 am 7:00 pm

Work-in-Progress Presentation Saturday, January 28

Canutillo HS Auditorium 9:00 am 12:00 pm

hands-on session

70+ attendees

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the site

public service board staff goals

1. Develop a plan that reflects a balanced approach between the need for progressive growth and the need for open space for that growth. 2. Develop a plan that recognizes the fact that land sales will be phased. Thus make sure that the infrastructure requirements are a consideration in looking at phasing plans. 3. Phase the development in a way that does not allow for leapfrogging of water, sewer, reclaimed water or storm water infrastructure. 4. Develop a plan that provides the best value of the developable land for the PSB all factors considered.

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public service board staff goals

5. Develop a plan that provides excellent transportation connection to the PSB lands north of Loop 375 will not result in excessively high infrastructure costs making the land unsuitable for development in the market place. i.e. land locked. 6. Carefully review the drainage work done in the current plan to allow the use of natural drainage where feasible but make sure proper engineered systems are incorporated to capture critical flows; i.e. El Paso Stormwater Master Plan and review of URS special report on that analysis. 7. There are opportunities in the current plan where arroyo designation and hike and bike trails should be configured to allow improved use of the land given other open space provisions.

image survey

Quality and character of public spaces, neighborhoods, streetscapes

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scenario planning

scenario 1: 2005 plan

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scenario 2

scenario 3

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scenario 4

what we heard

Concern for quantity & quality of development

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what we heard
1st choice: protect it all
2nd choice: preserve as much as possible preserve permanently protect view along Transmountain protect arroyos, animal & plant habitat create new entrance to state park create trailheads prioritize land near park for preservation

process

Community feedback

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process

Touring the site

process

Touring Historic Places

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process

Technical Meetings: PSB, El DOT, TxDOT, Frontera Land Alliance, Open Space Advisory Board, Franklin Mountains State Park, Hikers, Bikers

process

Studio

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testing ideas

Transmountain Road

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Transmountain Road

Desert hamlet?

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illustrative plan

existing conditions

illustrative plan

new option

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illustrative plan
Alternate entrance to park

Protect Transmountain corridor

Protect lands adjacent to State Park

new option

amenities

Public facilities

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coding

Open space permanently protected

Complete neighborhoods

Transects and open space

neighborhoods

Neighborhood green facing the Franklin Mountains

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complete place

Central green at the center of town

access

Trailhead on neighborhood edge

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entry

Roundabout at Paseo del Norte Road

scenario principles

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all use smartcode

new neighborhoods
T1 T2 T3 T4 T5

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complete neighborhoods

T2 T3 T4 T5
Sunset Heights, Kern, Rim Road neighborhoods

all treat arroyos similarly

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flow paths
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2005 Land Study

flow paths: scenario 1

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39A natural floodplain hybrid channel concrete lined channel 38B 38A 38 39 38B 38A

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flow paths: scenario 2

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39A natural floodplain hybrid channel concrete lined channel 38B 38A 38 39 38B 38A

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flow paths: scenario 3

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39A natural floodplain hybrid channel concrete lined channel 38B 38A 38 39 38B 38A

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flow paths: 2005 plan

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39A natural floodplain hybrid channel concrete lined channel 38B 38A 38 39 38B 38A

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all treat drainage facilities similarly

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drainage facilities: scenario 1

2 bridge span culverts 4 3 5 7 8

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2005 Land Study

drainage facilities: scenario 1

2 bridge span culverts 8 culverts allowing wildlife crossings 5 6 10 11 12 7 9 4 3

Recommended

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scenarios

scenario 1

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scenario 2

scenario 3

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PLANELPASO COMPREHENSIVEPLAN

2009
3.5.12

ELPASO,TEXAS

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what is a comprehensive plan?

the guiding document to direct capital improvements, evaluate development projects, guide public policy and ensure that El Paso is the city its residents want it to be

Comprehensive Plan Elements

1. Land Use 2. Urban Design 3. Downtown 4. Transportation 5. Public Facilities 6. Housing 7. Economic Development 8. Historic Preservation 9. Health 10. Sustainability 11. Border Relations 12. Fort Bliss Appendix A. Implementation Matrix B. Process C. Econ Dev Reports D. Design Manual E. Charter of NU F. Glossary

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big ideas
complete streets
active streetfronts, bike infrastructure, shade sidewalks, lighting for security

transit-ready mixed-use development

walkable neighborhood amenities, shared parking, transit service (BRT/ trolleys/light rail) throughout

focus on downtown
infill housing on empty lots, fix and repurpose existing buildings, neighborhood retail, incentive local business to relocate, public art

create public spaces

new public spaces (plazas, paseos, green, parks, etc) relocate rail roads to create central park

build well
new development should add to the quality of life of all residents

public process

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2010
April May June August November

2011
January February Summer Fall Winter

2012
January February Summer Fall Winter

hands-on sessions

ASARCO/BRT Sites, Central, Northwest, Northeast, East, Mission Valley, Fort Bliss, Downtown Wayfinding, Transmountain

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hands-on sessions

ASARCO/BRT Sites, Central, Northwest, Northeast, East, Mission Valley, Fort Bliss, Downtown Wayfinding, Transmountain

160+ stakeholder meetings

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160+ stakeholder meetings

Paso Del Norte Health TxDOT Neighborhood Associations Bicycle Clubs Econ Dev Corporations Save the Valley Texas General Land Office City Staff Fort Bliss Chamber of Commerce Open Space Advisory Board Ysleta Pueblo Comm Foundation Sun Metro Local Developers Juarez Planners Comp Plan Advisory Committee Historic Preservation Office Safety Officials

project total to date:

2,800+
studio visitors, meeting attendees, hands-on participants

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designing in public: Advisory Committee

Appointment
BrooksVandivort KristiBorden LarryNance CharlieWakeem JenniferBarr MaryFrancesKeisling JuanOlvera BradleyRoe RolandCorrea MichaelKelly GeoffreyWright RobertMoreno LindaTroncoso JayBanasiak VeronicaEscobar MichaelMedina MartyHowell DeborahHamlyn JohnNeal

Board/Organization
CityPlanCommission CityPlanCommission CityPlanCommission OpenSpaceAdvisoryBoard ParksandRecreationAdvisoryBoard NeighborhoodCoalition HousingAuthorityoftheCityofElPaso ElPasoAssociationofBuilders ElPasoAssociationofRealtors PasoDelNorteGroupHealthFoundation AmericanInstituteofArchitects ElPasoChapter TexasCouncilofEngineeringCompanies ElPasoChapter ElPasoChamberInfrastructure&Development Committee MassTransitDepartment ElPasoCounty MetropolitanTransportationOrganization SustainabilityManager CityManager CityManager

10 Meetings Open to the Public Building Industry Representation Unanimously Approved Plan on January 19

designing in public

36,645+ visitors
www.planelpaso.org

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design process

Over 40 square miles of Illustrative Plans

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Illustrative plans

Existing conditions

Illustrative plans

Illustrative plan

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Downtown

Downtown

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San Jacinto Plaza

Union Square

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Open Spaces

Mesa Street

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Mesa Street

Neighborhood Avenue

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Neighborhood Avenue

El Pasos existing bicycle network

Approximately 90 Miles, not including mountain biking trails

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proposed bicycle network

Goal: Put all El Pasoans within a mile of a bikeway

Mesa Street

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Mesa Street

East Side Transit Center

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Northgate transit oriented development

central park

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central park

regional plan guiding overlay

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Infill

Streets

Mix of Uses

Natural Features

Neighborhoods

Parks

Density

Shopping

Preservation

Infill

Streets

Mix of Uses

Natural Features

Neighborhoods

Parks

Density

Shopping

Preservation

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PLANELPASO COMPREHENSIVEPLAN

2009

ELPASO,TEXAS

Thank you

FutureLandUseMap

OfficialZoningMap

TractsandLots
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OPEN-SPACE SECTORS:
O-1 PRESERVE O-2 NATURAL O-3 AGRICULTURE O-4 MILITARY RESERVE O-5 REMOTE O-6 POTENTIAL ANNEXATION O-7 URBAN EXPANSION
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O-1 PRESERVE

Protected open spaces: parks; reservoirs; canals

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O-1 & O-2 NATURAL

Unprotected open spaces: foothills, bosques

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O-3 AGRICULTURE

irrigated farmland in Rio Grande valley

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O-4 MILITARY RESERVE

Fort Bliss Training Areas

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O-5 REMOTE

Remote desert and mountains

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O-6 POTENTIAL ANNEXATION

Developable land not needed at this 112 time

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O-7 URBAN EXPANSION

Developable master-planned land

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ALL OPEN-SPACE SECTORS

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GROWTH SECTORS:
G-1 DOWNTOWN G-2 TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD G-3 POST-WAR G-4 SUBURBAN G-5 INDEPENDENT CITY G-6 RURAL SETTLEMENT G-7 INDUSTRIAL G-8 FORT BLISS MIXED USE G-9 FORT BLISS MILITARY
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G-1 DOWNTOWN

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G-1 & G-2 TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD

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G-3 POST-WAR

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G-3 POST-WAR and G-4 SUBURBAN

120

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G-5 INDEPENDENT CITY

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G-6 RURAL SETTLEMENT

122

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G-7 INDUSTRIAL

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G-8 FORT BLISS MIXED USE

124

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G-9 FORT BLISS MILITARY

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ALL GROWTH SECTORS

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ALL OPEN-SPACE and GROWTH SECTORS

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amendments to draft
All Sections Implementation not mandated by plan: shall/shall consider; will not/should not (Chamber of Commerce Planning Dept.) Improved organization of goals and policies (DKP) Introduction Emphasized connections to Mexico (Econ Dev.) Quick facts infographic (Planning Dept.) Impact fees for transit study proposed (Sun Metro) Clarification of EPWUPSB role (EPWU-PSB) Clarification of Plan El Pasos role in rezoning Mapping of Major (City Attorney) arroyos (EPWU-PSB) Major arroyos defined (Chamber of Commerce / OSAB) 2030 time horizon identified throughout plan (Chamber of Commerce/ EPWUPSB Staff) Plan requires Title 20 and 21 amendments (City Attorney) Urban Design Signage and lighting discussed (CPAC) Regional Land Use Patterns

More illustrative role for LEED ND described (CPAC) illustrative plans (Chamber of Commerce)

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amendments to draft
Clustering options defined (CPAC) Transportation Ozone level concerns described (CPAC) Illustrative plans for Painted Dunes Cautionary message becomes generalized about street retrofits plan (EPWU-PSB) (Chamber of Commerce) Clarification that TOD sites more than RTS AARP discussion sites (Sun Metro) (CPAC) Plan places a focus on Public Facilities Walkable Urban areas G1,G2, G3, O7, Emphasis on Open Space Master Plan much less emphasis in (CPAC) Suburban G-4 areas Long term water to vest properties of prospects specific developers. deemphasized (EPWU-PSB Staff (EPWU-PSB Staff) /Chamber of Commerce) Contextual parks: less grading on Westside (CPAC) Increased LEED ND references (CPAC) Economic Development Old Town El Paso (Public) Greater emphasis on Mission Trail Area (CPAC) Health Initiatives to increase doctor-to-patient ratios (CPAC)

amendments to draft
Sustainability Vineyards in El Paso (Public) More emphasis on regional cooperation (County) More emphasis on farm preservation strategies (CPAC) Border Relations

Emphasis on relationships between Greater commitment to City and Juarez (Econ arroyos minor & Dev.) major (CPAC) Stormwater retention Deemphasize violence in Juarez (Econ Dev.) templates (CPAC) Renewable energy vehicles for the City (CPAC) Used tire initiative (CPAC) Community Design Manual Clearly advisory only (Chamber of Commerce Staff)

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