Design Open House

On Wednesday, March 24, 2010 the Grant Road Citizen Task Force and planning team held a Design Open House for the residents, businesses and the region to review the progress the Grant Road Improvement Plan has made to date as the plan nears completion of the current stage of planning and preliminary design. The public was invited to learn about the Grant Road plans from Oracle Road to Swan Road, the design process and roadway features, and provide comments or ask questions of the Task Force and planning team. 118 people attended the Design Open House. Below are the information stations and displays and materials that were available for review at the Design Open House:

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Project Overview

• Display
• Project Overview PowerPoint (displayed as a pdf)

Cross Section

• How Collaboration Makes a Better Grant Road

Public Participation

• How the public is helping to create the Grant Road Improvement Plan
• Using Context Sensitive Solutions to Plan Grant Road
• Public Participation Makes a Difference

Community Character & Vitality

• Centers and Districts – an organizing structure for Grant Road
• Public Workshops
• Viable and Compatible Land Uses / Building Height and Massing
• Protecting and Enhancing Neighborhoods / Contribute to Pedestrian Activity & Safety

Streetscape & Landscape

• Using Streetscape and Landscape Design to Enhance the Character of Centers and Districts
• Special Landscape for Key Design Features – the Indirect Left Turn

Water Harvesting & Drainage

• Development of Water Harvesting Concepts
• Drainage Improvements – Extending the Existing Storm Drain System Where Feasible

Public Art

• Public Art Master Plan Process
• Public Art Master Plan Tools
• What We Have Heard So Far About Public Art

Reconstruction Phasing

• Reconstruction Schedule

Access Management

• Extending the Useful Life of Grant Road Improvements

Pedestrians, Bicyclists and Transit

• Making Grant Road Bicycle Friendly
• Making Grant Road Pedestrian Friendly
• Making Grant Road Transit Friendly

The Indirect Left Turn

• Achieving Better East-West Mobility
• Grant Road Improvement Plan Indirect Left Turn Simulation

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