gilman square station design - Green Line Extension Project

GILMAN SQUARE & LOWELL STREETSTATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

AGENDA• GLX Project Update• Gilman Square– Gilman Square Design Development & Community Input– Gilman Square Station Site Design– Gilman Square Station Design– Gilman Square Summary of Design Progression• Lowell Street– Lowell Street Design Development & Community Input– Lowell Street Station Site Design– Lowell Street Station Design– Lowell Street Summary of Design Progression• Schedule/Upcoming Meetings• Q&A2STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

GLX PROJECT UPDATE3STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

DESIGN PROJECT UPDATE• Last round of station meetings Feb/March 2012• Completed Advanced ConceptualDesign (ACD) Summer 2012• Notice to Proceed for Advanced PreliminaryEngineering (APE) & Final Engineering toAECOM/HNTB Sept. 2012• Completed Value Engineering on ACD Fall 2012• Projected to complete APE Sept. 20134STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

PHASE 1 UPDATEBarletta Heavy Division• Construction Notice To Proceed: January 31, 2013• Construction Duration: 26 Months to March 2015– 21 Water Street Demolition: April 2013 to August 2013– Medford Street Rail Bridge: March 2013 to March 2014– Harvard Street Rail Bridge: February 2013 to November 20145STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION6STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

PHASE 2-4 UPDATECM/GC Contractor• LOI Due: January 4, 2013 (A)• Issue RFQ: January 9, 2013 (A)• RFQ submitted February 14, 2013 (A)• RFP to selected teams: March 11, 2013 (A)• RFP Proposals Due: April 22, 2013 (A)• CM/GC Interviews: May 16, 2013 (A)• Announce Best Value Proposal: May 21, 2013 (A)• Board for approval: July 17, 2013• CM/GC Notice of Award: July/August, 20137STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT &COMMUNITY INPUT:GILMAN SQUARE8STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

GREEN LINE EXTENSION9GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

GILMAN SQUARE STATION10GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

ADVANCED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN SITE PLAN11GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

COMMUNITY CONCERNS/ISSUES• Station Entrances & Orientation to Surrounding Neighborhoods• Pedestrian Connections & Safe Accessible Routes to the Station• Intermodal connections – Transit/Bus/Bicycle• Lighting12GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

GILMAN SQUARE STATIONSITE DESIGN13STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS DIAGRAM14GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

GILMAN SQUARE STATION – EXISTING SITEView to station site from Pearl StreetView from Medford StreetView from School Street15GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

EXISTING CONDITIONView at Station Site – Looking Southwest toward Medford Street Bridge16GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

ADVANCED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN SITE PLAN17GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

CURRENT PROPOSED SITE PLAN18GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

PROPOSED PERSPECTIVE19GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

GILMAN SQUARESTATION DESIGN20STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

SITE PLAN21GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

STATION DESIGN DEVELOPMENT• No change in functioning of Station• Station connection to accessible path enhanced• Medford Street Headhouse more efficient, reduced in size• Gilman Square Station coordinated with Somerville by Design22GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

LEVEL 2 PLAN23GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

LEVEL 1 PLAN24GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

VIEW FROM PLATFORM25GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

VIEW OF ENTRANCE PLAZA26GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

VIEW FROM SCHOOL STREET27GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

VIEW OF ACCESSIBLE PATH ENTRANCE28GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

VIEW FROM MEDFORD STREET29GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

VIEW TOWARD MEDFORD BRIDGE30GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

VIEW FROM MARSHALL STREET31GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT &COMMUNITY INPUT:LOWELL STREET32STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

GREEN LINE EXTENSION33LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

LOWELL STREET STATION34LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

ADVANCED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN SITE PLAN35LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

COMMUNITY CONCERNS/ISSUES• Neighborhood Context and Station Design• Community Connections to the Station and over the Bridge• Station Accessible Drop-off/Pick-up• Bicycle Parking• Lighting• Area Traffic36LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

LOWELL STREET STATIONSITE DESIGN37STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS DIAGRAMT38LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

LOWELL STREET STATION – EXISTING SITEView toward station site at Lowell and Vernon Streets39LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

EXISTING CONDITIONSView toward Community Path, Maxwell’s Green, and Station Site40LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

ADVANCED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN SITE PLAN41LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

CURRENT PROPOSED SITE PLAN42LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

LOWELL STREETSTATION DESIGN43STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

SITE PLAN44LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

LEVEL 2 PLAN46LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

LEVEL 1 PLAN47LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

VIEW FROM PLATFORM48LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

VIEW OF ENTRANCE FROM SOUTH49LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

VIEW OF STATION ENTRANCE50LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

VIEW FROM NORTH 2012201351GILMAN SQUARE STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

LOWELL STREET LOOKING SOUTH52LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

LOWELL STREET LOOKING NORTH53LOWELL STREET STATIONJUNE 4, 2013

SUMMARY OF DESIGNPROGRESSION54STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGSGLX Ball Sq. Station Design UpdateSt. Clement School, Medford - June 3, 2013GLX Gilman Sq. Station & Lowell St. Station Design UpdateCenter for the Arts at the Armory, Somerville - June 4, 2013GLX Washington St. & Union Sq. Station Design UpdateHoliday Inn, Somerville - June 11, 2013GLX Lechmere Station Design UpdateCambridge Multi Cultural Arts Center - June 18, 2013College Ave. Station Design UpdateSt. Clement School, Medford June 20, 201355STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013

COMMENTS/QUESTIONS?56STATION DESIGN MEETINGJUNE 4, 2013