Book 1 - City of St. Petersburg

BASIS OF DESIGN BOOK 1
3 GENERAL PLANNING CRITERIA
ARCHITECTURAL CRITERIA
(continued)
Pier Access
The St. Petersburg Pier presents a range of entry conditions
accommodating staff and visitors, including:
• Welcome Mat
• Hub
• Overwater Bridge
• Overwater Drive
• Promontory
The Pier will include access points for support functions such as
shipping and receiving of supplies and materials:
• Hub
• Marina
• Promontory
There will be adequate vehicular access from an improved street,
the design of which will be approved by the City’s Engineering
and Transportation and Parking Management Departments.
All areas of the building and site must conform to codes
and regulations with respect to accessibility, specifically the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Florida Building
Code, which impact the design of building elements such as:
• Circulation routes, both interior and exterior
• Parking
• Entrances and doors
• Ramps and stairs
• Restroom facilities
• Drinking fountains
• Emergency alarm systems
• Signage
The new Pier will expand existing site access routes, with the
BlueWays Trail running through the Lens Marina (providing
kayakers and canoers many amenities), and the Downtown
Looper Central Avenue Trolley stopping at the Welcome Mat.
An open-air electric tram is being considered as the means of
transportation to the end of the new Pier. Figure 3.42 describes
these improved access routes.
As a general guideline highlighted in the Vision/Guiding
Principles and Context for the Preparation of a Downtown
Waterfront Master Plan (Appendix I), public access to the
downtown waterfront will be prioritized in the following
hierarchy: pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit and motorized
vehicles. Garbage pickup will occur at the location of the existing
dumpster west of the Pelican Lot; garbage truck access for the
Overwater Bridge will not be needed. Small service vehicles will
bring trash from the new Pier to the dumpsters.
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THE NEW ST. PETERSBURG PIER