Conceptual Master Plan - Emeryville Center of Community Life

Mark Schatz
August 22, 2008
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Performing arts theatre (may be combined with lecture hall)
Classrooms for the arts
Recreation Center (joint-use)
o Pool
o Gymnasiums (small gym and large gym)
o Exercise rooms/studios for dance, fitness, and cardio
The Commons/Outdoor Program Areas (joint-use)
o Combined baseball/softball/football/soccer field
o Outdoor basketball
o Four play yards split by grade level (K, 1-3, 4-5, 6-8)
Community Services/Family Support Center (joint-use)
o Classrooms for before/after school programs
o Pre-K classrooms
o Senior-citizens lounge
o Café/Lounge
o Small health clinic
o Counseling center and meeting rooms
PARKING EVALUATION
Fehr & Peers estimated the parking demand for typical uses at the Emeryville Center for
Community Life based on an activity program developed by Field Paoli and an activity schedule,
presented on Attachments A and B, developed in collaboration with the project’s architects
(Field/Paoli and HKIT), the City of Emeryville, and the Emery Unified School District. We chose
to analyze the Center using this method to fully account for the unique characteristics of
Emeryville, an urban center, and this joint-use project. Other methods that were considered, but
not used, include using parking demand rates published for community centers and schools
surveyed in locations that are typically situated in suburban areas.
The program was analyzed based on the staff, visitors, and students who are expected to use the
site on a regular basis, excluding special events (i.e., banquets, public meetings, football games,
and softball league play). The program was analyzed for weekday and weekend uses.
Weekday parking demand was analyzed for the: morning (8:00 am – 12:00 pm), afternoon (12:00
pm – 3:00pm), late afternoon – after school (3:00 pm – 5:00 pm), early evening (5:00 pm – 6:00
pm), and evening (6:00 pm – 9:00 pm). The joint-use library, which would open to the public only
after school, was analyzed using the parking demand surveys in ITE’s Parking Generation (2004)
publication because typical use data was not otherwise available.
The City of Emeryville and the surrounding area is unique because of its urban design that
includes a grid street network pattern that better facilitates walking and biking than typical
suburban landscapes. Emeryville is also served by two heavily used bus transit systems, AC
Transit and Emery-Go-Round, with frequent service that directly link Emeryville to East Bay