LB-Gateway-pptLB-GatewayLB-GatewayA1LB-GatewayA2LB-GatewayA3Ethan Fawley, Kim Green, Brendan Nee & Brian SchafferThe Gateway 1950 I-35E Parkway Photographer: St. Paul Dispatch & Pioneer Press 5/13/1950 Source: Minnesota Historical Society Visual Resource DatabaseSt. Paul Cathedral Minnesota History Center Xcel Energy Center State Capitol United Hospital Children’s Hospital St. Joseph’s Hospital Science Museum St. Paul Technical College Rice ParkCurrent Land UseThree Plans  St. Paul Downtown Development Plan  St. Paul on the Mississippi Development Framework  St. Paul Capital Area PlanFive Key Themes • A creative winter city for the 20th Century • Building on downtown’s strengths and assets • Livability • A balance of land uses • A connected, pedestrian-oriented downtown St Paul Downtown Development StrategySource: St. Paul on the Mississippi Development Framework Proposed Urban VillagesSt Paul Downtown Development Strategy Source: St. Paul Downtown Development StrategyGateway Development Block St. Paul Promenade Block Main Street BlockMain Street VillageMain Street Village Total Site Area: 145,400 ft2 Residential: 519,100 ft2 Commercial: 82,900 ft2 Parking: 60,000 ft2 Open Space 30,350 ft2Main Street Village- BEFOREMain Street Village-AFTERMain Street Village Pedestrian MallGateway DevelopmentGateway Development Total Site Area: 179,200 ft2 Residential: 334,400 ft2 Commercial: 83,600 ft2 Transportation Facilities: 478,500 ft2 Open Space: 28,300 ft2 Multimodal Transportation Hub First Floor RetailGateway Development Reshaping the LandscapeSt. Paul PromenadeSt. Paul Promenade Total Site Area: 120,000 ft2 Parking: 62,500 ft2 Open Space 120,000 ft2 Waterfall Underground ParkingSt. Paul Promenade WaterfallBenefit/Cost Analysis Costs • Site Preparation • Bridge • Structures • Public Amenities • Traffic Related • Quality of Life Benefits • Accessibility • Economic Vitality • Transportation • Property Value • Jobs • Community building • Quality of Life • Responsible Land Use Price Tag = $145,000,000Five Key Themes • A creative winter city for the 20th Century • Building on downtown’s strengths and assets • Livability • A balance of land uses • A connected, pedestrian-oriented downtownTraffic Analysis * 0.5 * 0.66 ITE Calculations: 11,740 commercial trips/weekday 502 residential trips/peak hour Final Trip Calculations: 5,870 commercial trips/weekday 167 residential trips/peak hourThe Gateway District A DOWNTOWN URBAN VILLAGE Overview of Planning and Site Analysis Planners: Ethan Fawley Kim Green Brendan Nee Brian SchafferThe Gateway District 2 TABLE of CONTENTS I.Introduction II.Project Goals III.Site Opportunities and Challenges IV.Review of Existing Plans V.Gateway District Plan VI.Development Justifications VII.Traffic Analysis and Trip Generation VIII.Cost/Benefit Analysis IX.Conclusion X.Works Cited Appendices A. Technical Advisory Committee Member List B. Public Advisory Committee Member List C. Timeline o Costs with Relation to Public ParticipationThe Gateway District 3 INTRODUCTION When the I-35E Parkway through St. Paul opened in 1991, it dramatically changed the landscape of key sites along an important transportation corridor. While the I-35E Parkway increases regional accessibility, its presence near downtown St. Paul creates a disconnected landscape with much unused space. The Parkway and huge access roads such as Kellogg Blvd and 5th Street have effectively divided downtown from the Summit Hill neighborhood and have completely isolated the Minnesota History museum. The result of this divide is that downtown is not easily accessible by non-automobile means from these areas. Sure there are a number of paths and fairly wide sidewalks, but the current land use creates a desolate area that pushes people to their cars. If downtown St. Paul is going to reduce its dependence on the automobile, underutilized land must be redeveloped and barriers need to be replaced by connections. The I-35E Parkway also blocks any potential northwestern expansion of downtown. Due to wide roads and bleak paths, the blocks near the Cathedral are not seeing any of the surge that has come from the opening of the Xcel Energy Center, despite the fact that they are within easy walking distance. If the recent surge of downtown is going to have an impact on surrounding neighborhoods, than divisions need to be eliminated and century old connections recreated. This paper explores the existing conditions in the area directly to the northwest of downtown that is currently bisected by I-35E. Based on these conditions and a set of progressive development goals, the paper offers a proposal to create the Gateway District, a pedestrian-friendly and high-activity urban village on three underused sites along I-35E. To address the physical divide of I-35E, the redevelopment project will span across the freeway creating valuable buildable space, improving accessibility to important city features, and reconnecting downtown to the Minnesota History Center and the Cathedral. PROJECT GOALS The overarching goal of the Gateway District development project is to turn key underdeveloped parcels of city land into a vital and vibrant urban community. To reach this end, subservient goals include:  Improve the pedestrian environment  Generate a critical mass of people in the area  Add public open space  Create a linked network of paths that connect important elements in the area  Integrate in retail that works  Use architecture that is attractive and unique  Maintain a building scale that fits the existing built environment  Turn the on-site surface parking lots into parking ramps  Eliminate the physical divide of the I-35E Parkway  Recognize and utilize existing plans for the site and the areaThe Gateway District 4 SITE OPPORTUNITIES and CHALLENGES Location The proposed development site is in a prime location on the edge of Downtown St. Paul. Including nearby developable land, the site is bounded by I-35E and the Minnesota History Center on the northwest, Kellogg Boulevard on the west, West 7th Street and Main Street on the south, and 10th Street on the northeast (Figure 1). At the edge of the site are St. Paul’s 100% traffic intersection (7th and Kellogg),