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June 29, 2001 ■Model Transit-Oriented District Overlay Zoning OrdinanceTable 3.2: Project InformationWhen was transit in place: 1984Project construction start date: July 2000Current Project Status: Under Construction, to be completed 2002.Agencies: MARTA, FTA, and The City of AtlantaDeveloper: Carter and Associates: Master Developer ONCOR International and Smith Real EstateServices Federal Realty Investment Trust: RetailDeveloper Harold Dawson Southeast Capital Planners Post Properties: ApartmentsBuilder: Moody and Hardin Construction.Design Team: Cooper Carry: Architect and Master PlannerFinancing: MARTA was able to utilize monies from thesale of excess transit system properties,approximately $40 million, to finance parkingstructures within the project site. They expectto make a return of about 10% on theirinvestment which will be paid back fromparking fees. OMajor retail or office tenants: Bell South3.3 ConclusionSuccessful TOD’s have to include a parking component, as there will always be a percentage ofusers who drive their cars. At Lindbergh it was especially important because the majority of thesite was originally a surface parking lot for transit riders. MARTA’s goal was to achieve a oneto-oneparking replacement. New uses would only exacerbate the need for parking, particularlysince new development would eliminate most of the existing spaces around the station.ORob Chambers, “MARTA’s Historic New Relationship with Super-customer Bell South Is Getting aLot of Attention, but behind That Story Is the News that MARTA Has Become an Entrepreneur,” AccessAtlanta 27 January 1999, 22 April 2001 .Page 18 ■ Chapter III ■ Valley Connections
Model Transit-Oriented District Overlay Zoning Ordinance ■ June 29, 2001As the agency also invested a substantial amount on providing infrastructure in the form ofparking garages and road extensions on the site to ensure the success of the project. In thefuture, MARTA hopes to avoid making such investments on TOD projects. The size of BellSouth’s potential investment made concessions seem necessary, but in retrospect, it appears thatthe marketability of the area could have carried the development on its own. In the future,MARTA hopes to bring a developer on board only after first gaining an understanding of themarket potential of their properties.Finally, this case study highlights the importance of being consistent in working with the publicwhile planning a major development project, regardless of its transit-orientation. Rather thanhaving private meetings with Bell South during an on-going public process, MARTA mighthave considered putting the public process on-hold and then bringing back a set of options anda rationale for including the major Bell South office development. The path they chose almostguaranteed conflict with the community and created a level of distrust that is likely to remainfor many people in the community.4. Case Study #4: The Commons, DenverCO: The Urban TOD4.1 BackgroundThe Commons is a 51-acre, mixed-use project located in the Platte River Valley, an industrial areaadjacent to downtown Denver, Colorado. Planning for the reuse of the area has been ongoing forabout 20 years. The parcel is the largest available infill site near downtown and a highly desirablecandidate for redevelopment. A part of the site contained rail yards that served the surroundingindustrial uses. Vacant lands, hazardous materials contamination, and aging infrastructure make thesite difficult to develop and lowered its value. It is the context of the site that creates its value.Once completed, residents, shoppers, and office workers will have a 10-minute walk to downtownDenver and numerous other amenities. Besides the adjacent Commons Park, Coors Field, UnionStation, and future connection to downtown via the 16 th Street Transit Mall extension, the site isnear to the LoDo District, Pepsi Center arena, The Children's Museum, Six Flags/Elitch Gardensamusement park, Colorado's Ocean Journey aquarium, several neighborhood parks, and variouscommercial developments that are proposed and under construction. PP“Denver’s Center City Neighborhoods: The Central Platte Valley,” Data Sheet, Downtown DenverBID 20 June 2001 .Valley Connections ■ Chapter III ■ Page 19
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