Overton Park Transportation and Parking Report Recommended Solutions April 2016 Looney Ricks Kiss • Alta Planning + Design • Kimley-Horn and Associates OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 Prepared for: Overton Park Conservancy 1914 Poplar Avenue Suite 202 Memphis, Tenn. 38104 (901) 214-5450 www.overtonpark.org Prepared by: Planners, Architects Looney Ricks Kiss 175 Toyota Plaza Suite 600 Memphis, Tenn. 38103 (901) 521-1440 www.lrk.com Mobility Planners, Landscape Architects Alta Planning + Design 111 East Chapel Hill Street, Suite 100 Durham, N.C. 27701 (919) 349-7665 www.altaplanning.com Traffic and Engineering Kimley-Horn and Associates 6625 Lenox Park Drive, Suite 117 Memphis, Tenn. 38115 (901) 374-9109 www.kimley-horn.com 2 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process of Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key Short Term Strategies/Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key Long Term Strategies/Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4 5 6 7 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Givens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equal Access Is a City Responsibility . . . . . . . Park Patrons Are Owed a Duty of Care . . . . . . National Historic Register Designation Is At Risk . . Prior Plans and Studies Have Not Been Implemented . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Park Partner Interviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Focus Group Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guiding Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 11 12 13 13 13 15 17 18 Master Plan Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Possible Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1. Unified Web Site Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2. Car Parking App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3. Overton Park Visitor Information App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Incentives and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4. Incentives System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5. Management Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Pedestrian Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 6. Pedestrian Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Bicycling Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 7. Nearby Bicycle Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 8. Park Internal Bicycle Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 9. Bike Share Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Transit Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 10. Transit Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 11. Circulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Automobile Parking Improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 12. Automobile Parking Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 13. Automobile Surface Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 14. Roadway Design and Flow – City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Recommended Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Automobile Parking Solution for Overton Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 3 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Overview The purpose of this report is to examine travel and transportation to and within Overton Park, with the goal of providing the City of Memphis, the Overton Park Conservancy and the park tenants with options on how to best serve the needs of park patrons, while at the same time conserving and protecting historic parklands and resources. Specifically, this report examines possible improvements to parking, traffic flow and multi-modal mobility and access. Overton Park is one of Memphis’ most historic parks and in 1979 was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The 342-acre urban park is host to popular venues including the Levitt Shell, Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis College of Art and the Memphis Zoo. The 115-year old park contains two historic landscapes largely unchanged by decades of park development, the Greensward and Old Growth Forest. During the past four decades Overton Park venues have been modernized and enlarged to accommodate the interests and needs of patrons. Today it is not unusual for Overton Park to host more than 10,000 patrons at various venues on a single day. The success of these institutions and their programming is placing stress on the historic park landscape, which was planned and laid out before the automobile was invented. Much of the stress on the Park is manifested through insufficient automobile parking and by directing overflow parking to the historic Greensward. Other problems include inadequate bicycle and pedestrian access to and throughout the park, poor connections to transit and inadequate wayfinding and signage. In addition to impacts on parkland, there are significant impacts to adjacent land uses as patrons are forced to park cars in adjacent neighborhoods and walk to Park venues. The City of Memphis is the owner of Overton Park and as such bears responsibility to both accommodate the needs of park patrons and simultaneously steward the resources of the park. Historically, the City has not adequately balanced these responsibilities. Today, the City relies on contract management agreements with tenants, and with the Overton Park Conservancy, to address venue operations, automobile parking, travel demand, and stewardship of park resources. Process of Input The Overton Park Conservancy commissioned this report, and employed the team of Looney Ricks Kiss, Alta Planning + Design and Kimley Horn Associates (the LRK team) to prepare this report. The LRK team conducted a robust public engagement process that provided an opportunity for multiple stakeholder groups 4 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT and thousands of residents to have input in the planning process. The LRK team specifically conducted the following: 1. Park Partner Interviews: one-on-one interviews with “park partners” including the Brooks Museum of Art, Levitt Shell, Memphis College of Art, Memphis Zoo, Overton Park Conservancy and the City of Memphis, Division of Parks & Neighborhoods. 2. Focus Group Meetings: a day long series of meetings with representatives from 32 separate stakeholder groups. 3. Public Meetings: two public meetings attended by more than 600 persons. The first meeting was held at the Brooks Museum and was attended by 250 persons. The second meeting was held at First Baptist Broad Church and was attended by 350 persons. 4. Public Surveys: two on-line public surveys that were completed by 3,400 respondents. This public input was used to inform the results of the planning process and content of this report. Key Short Term Strategies/Recommendations The Overton Park Transportation and Parking Report provides short-term strategies and recommendations that the City of Memphis can implement to both better serve the needs of Overton Park patrons, and simultaneously steward the resources of the Park. Most of these strategies are affordable, easy to implement and offer the potential to immediately change travel and transportation habits for those who visit Overton Park. All of these strategies are explained in greater detail in the body of the report. The key short-term strategies include: 1. Create Unified Web Site Message for All Park Tenants: All Park venues would broadcast a consistent travel and transportation message, and encourage patrons to use a mode of travel other than the automobile. 2. Provide a Car Parking App: Allows patrons to check real-time parking supply and possibly reserve a parking space in advance of their Park visit. 3. Provide a Overton Park Visitor Information App: Provides up-to-date information about daily events at the Park, enabling patrons to plan their visit. 4. Provide Incentives for Park Patrons to Use Alternatives to Automobile Travel: A pricing strategy rewarding park patrons who don’t travel by automobile. 5. Sequence Zoo overflow parking and prioritize to minimize impact to Greensward: Strictly abide by a prioritization parking approach to minimize use of the Greensward for overflow parking. © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 5 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 6. Utilize automobile parking around perimeter of Overton Park: Install 300 parking spaces around the perimeter of the Park on existing streets. ($260,000) 7. Reconfigure Zoo main parking lot to maximize auto parking: Reconfigure the main Zoo parking to maximize parking efficiency and gain 200 additional parking spaces. ($1M) 8. Institute Peak Demand Pricing for Automobile Parking: During peak demand, parking spaces are priced accordingly. 9. Install Sidewalks along Perimeter of Overton Park: Continued improvements to pedestrian access around the perimeter of the Park. 10. Make Improvements to Intersections: Make pedestrian improvements to seven (7) key roadway intersections around the perimeter of the Park. ($50,000/intersection) 11. Improve Wayfinding and Signage System: Improve signage within the park to guide interior travel of Park patrons. 12. Provide Pedestrian Lighting: Install a system of human-scale lighting both within and surrounding Overton Park to improve multi-modal safety during nighttime use. 13. Provide Bicycle Facilities to and within the Park: Continued improvements for bicycle access and travel to and within the Park. 14. Participate in a Bike Share System: Install a Memphis Bike Share station. 15. Make Transit Improvements: Improve bus shelters around the perimeter of the Park and provide a north-south transit route to service the Park. 16. Establish a Park Ambassadors Program: Deploy an Ambassadors program that would enlist volunteers to assist patrons in traveling to and throughout the Park. Key Long Term Strategies/Recommendations This Transportation and Parking Report also provides long-term strategies that are more costly to implement, but in the long term will address automobile parking and travel demand management to meet the future needs of Overton Park patrons. Again, these are explained in more detail within the body of the report. 1. Provide an Overton Park Circulator: Create a dedicated bus system for Overton Park that would link off-site parking to popular venues through dedicated transit routes. ($25,000/week) 2. Improve Roadway Design and Travel Flow within Park: Modify the roadway system within the Park to improve travel and traffic flow. 6 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT 3. Provide New Automobile Parking throughout Overton Park: Provide for an additional 100-300 paved parking spaces throughout the park. ($600,000) 4. Construct Parking Structure(s): possible locations for structured parking include: a. Inside Overton Park: locations within the Zoo main parking lot for structures that could accommodate between 240-480 auto spaces. ($6.5M-10.6M) b. Prentiss Place Structure: between 200-900 auto spaces depending on size of structure. ($7.8M-13.2M) c. Zoo Maintenance: between 100-300 auto spaces and would also require addressing important service needs of the Zoo. ($4.8M-6.6M) d. Rhodes College: between 274-548 auto spaces created through a partnership with the College. ($7.4M-12.1M) e. North Parkway Structure: between 274-548 auto spaces created through a partnership with the College. ($7.4M-12.1M) A Recommended Scenario (p. 41) is provided which outlines a measured approach to resolving parking pressures on the park. The first phase of improvements would result in 350 new spaces, and divert an estimated 100 to 150 vehicles to alternate modes of transportation. Improved information sharing, new parking policies, improved pedestrian/bicycling/circulator/public transit access, and incentives programs would require a modest financial committment initially. Subsequent phases would reconfigure existing parking areas, add new surface and structured parking, and fully implement other improvements with more considerable costs yielding another 300 to 700 parking spaces, depending on configuration. Conclusion There is no single magic solution to solving the travel and transportation needs of Overton Park patrons. The Park and the cultural institutions within the Park are magnets for public use. How patrons arrive at and travel through the Park to participate in the offerings of each venue is critically important. The City of Memphis is the steward of this historically significant Park – one of “Ten Parks that Changed America,” a responsibility that should not be taken for granted. Overton Park is simultaneously a neighborhood urban park, and a regional destination. It is highly valued and economically valuable on both accounts. This Overton Park Traffic and Transportation Report provides a myriad of solutions that, when implemented, offer the potential to resolve chronic travel and transportation problems. The solutions proposed by the LRK team, while not easy to implement, are practical, affordable and achievable. It requires investment and leadership by the City of Memphis and community stakeholders. Difficult decisions must be made and the solutions defined by this Report must be transformed into actions. © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 7 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 INTRODUCTION Overton Park was established in 1901 as a large civic park in the distant eastern part of the Memphis city limits at the time. The park is comprised of 342 acres including recreational areas such as: • Old Forest Arboretum and State Natural Area • Greensward • 9-hole Links at Overton golf course • Two playgrounds • Rainbow Lake • Overton Bark dog park • Several picnic areas • Veterans Plaza, and • Formal Garden Several cultural institutions and entertainment venues also reside in the park, including: • Memphis Zoo • Memphis College of Art • Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, and • Levitt Shell. The City’s General Services yard also resides in a portion of the park. The park joined the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Success and attractiveness of the venues, institutions and events programming have been drawing ever-increasing numbers of visitors in recent years. The result has been increased pressures and stress on the park that is now being manifested through a number of issues: • Insufficient on-street parking or in designated parking lots within the park • Overflow parking being directed to the recreational Greensward and/or neighboring residential streets • Pedestrians and bicyclists risking themselves navigating busy intersections • Concerns about public safety services (police, fire and ambulance) not being able to have adequate access during peak events 8 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT • Lack of accessible routes to and throughout the park, including missing sidewalks, ADA-accessible curb ramps • Lack of pedestrian safety lighting at night when many events conclude, and • Lack of adequate public transportation serving the park. The Task In November 2015 the Overton Park Conservancy (OPC) board and staff along with a committee consisting of Memphis College of Art, Brooks Museum, Levitt Shell, and representatives from the Mayor’s Office issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for professional assistance in developing a Parking & Traffic Plan for Overton Park including each of the institutions housed within the park. Ultimately the team of Looney Ricks Kiss, Alta Planning & Design, and Kimley Horn Associates was selected to assist in this effort. The focus of the plan was to identify possible improvements to parking, traffic flow, and multi-modal mobility and access to all park destinations, as well as address pedestrian safety issues including lighting and street crossings. A public planning process was anticipated to vet the solutions with park stakeholders and the public, which would include potential solutions, order of magnitude cost estimates, and provide a timeline for anticipated improvements that would meet as many of the needs as possible at the time. As important as the above focus of work is, it is also important to recognize that this effort was not expected to serve as a master plan for the park, secure funding or approvals for improvements, gain complete consensus for all solutions, or exhaust all possible permutations for improvements. Instead, this plan serves as a policy framework for addressing the most critical needs of the park in a way that benefits all users of the park in a reasonable time-frame. © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 9 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 GIVENS Equal Access Is a City Responsibility Overton Park is property of the City of Memphis and therefore a shared asset among all citizens. Management of the various park institutions and venues are carried out either by City departments or third-party organizations, the park remains a place for everyone. Similarly, because it appears that the City’s operating agreements with the park institutions and venues does not address parking, The responsibility for parking and access resides with the City. Many of the concerns documented by the team were identified in the original 1988 Overton Park Master plan but were never adequately addressed. Meeting the demands for access and parking will remain an issue the City cannot ignore despite having deferred the serious matter of automobile parking for many years. The lack of an appropriate access and parking has resulted in lawsuits, counter lawsuits, mediation for rival park managers, and angry residents. Just as private development is required to provide adequate access and automobile parking in accordance with regulations like the City’s Unified Development Ordinance or Federal Acts like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), public facilities are also required to provide adequate access to all, regardless of ability or mode of transportation. Significant impediments to accessibility and usage of the park must be resolved, including inadequate parking for visitors at peak times, the absence of continuous accessible sidewalks and ADA-compliant curb ramps, and insufficient infrastructure for bicyclists that does not conflict with motorists or pedestrians. Park Patrons Are Owed a Duty of Care By law patrons of the park are classified either as “invitees”, visitors who use the park’s amenities free of charge (e.g., Levitt Shell, Overton Bark, Greensward), or “licensees”, those who pay admission for events (e.g., Zoo, Brooks Museum). A “duty of care” regarding access to and use of facilities within Overton Park is expected to be provided to both invitees and licensees, and extends throughout the park grounds including an accessible path of travel under the ADA to all park patrons, regardless of ability. This responsibility belongs to the City of Memphis as owner of Overton Park. Sidewalks and curb ramps are absent in many locations (particularly between transit stops and venues). Lack of accommodations put bicyclists in danger of competing for the same operating space as vehicles and/or pedestrians. 10 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT Paths within the park and between the surrounding neighborhood and park are insufficient. These are indications that the typical park patron is essentially expected to use the park “at their own risk.” This is unacceptable from several legal points of view. Likewise the lack of a hospitable people-friendly environment is unbefitting a city’s premiere urban park. A valid argument can be made that the 65 days the Zoo reports it uses the Greensward for overflow parking are the exact same days that park patrons would make full use of the Greensward for the free play activities as it was intended. This creates a conflict between users, none of whom are adequately served to utilize the Greensward. National Historic Register Designation Is At Risk Overton Park is a public resource that the City of Memphis is obligated to steward under the Public Trust Doctrine. This 115-year old park is historically significant. Overton Park was nominated and placed on the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Register of Historic Places in 1979, for two primary attributes: 1) the historic relevance of George Kessler’s plan from 1902 is an example of early American civic park planning, and 2) Overton Park was also the impetus for a 1971 Supreme Court decision that reshaped the way federal government projects impact historical, cultural and environmental qualities of local communities. As a result of the high court decision, Overton Park is now regarded as “One of the Ten Parks that Changed America.” The Greensward and Old Growth Forest are nearly all that remain from the 1902 Kessler plan. The rest of the park has been transformed as a host for the Memphis Zoo, Brooks Museum, Memphis College of Art and Levitt Shell, which were not part of the original plan. Significant areas of the Old Growth Forest have been lost since the park’s inception, leaving the Greensward as the most intact historical landscape. Since 1979 things have changed. Several roads were closed. Playgrounds, picnic areas, and dog park areas have been introduced. The Greensward is being used for automobile parking. Each of these modifications to the park can be seen as jeopardizing the integrity of the historic landscape as recognized in its historic designation. Continued misuse of the park has the potential for not only losing its status, but also losing the essential qualities that make Overton Park great. © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 11 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 Prior Plans and Studies Have Not Been Implemented In our research, several prior studies have identified a number of potential parking and traffic solutions. It appears they have never been implemented due to lack of funding, city approvals, or institutional commitment. It is clear that worthwhile solutions for solving automobile parking problems within the park are abundant. Strategies for prioritizing and implementing the solutions are missing. Surveys and origin data indicate where park patrons are coming from to attend the park attractions that bring the most visitors. Levitt Shell attendees tend to be from Midtown and East Memphis. Families visiting the Zoo come from the central and eastern portions of Shelby County, or on free Zoo days come equally from all directions. It is clear that each venue and institution draws from different areas and demographics, making any single solution difficult to address every demand. The Overton Park Conservancy (OPC) and Memphis Zoo provided internallycommissioned studies that identified a number of untapped potential parking resources as well as traffic flow improvements that should be considered. Coupled with on-site observations it is clear that access and parking issues are at their worst during peak park usage such as 1) simultaneous events at the various venues (MCA, Brooks, Zoo, Levitt Shell, other events), and 2) during beautiful weather days when many people are wishing to utilize the parks outdoor amenities (Zoo, Greensward, Overton Bark, Playground, Picnic areas, etc.). It is during these situations that the available parking is fully utilized and certain areas are used for overflow parking, causing a conflict in uses. 12 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT INPUTS Park Partner Interviews One-on-one interviews were conducted with the “Park Partners” (organizations that operate in the park) including City of Memphis Park Services (Golf Course), Brooks Museum of Art, Levitt Shell, Memphis College of Art, Memphis Zoo, and Overton Park Conservancy. These conversations centered on trying to understand the operational requirements of each organization, the problems each faced in terms of access, parking and traffic, and asked for any potential ideas or issues that should be considered during this process. The common themes that arose in one or more of these meetings include: • Respect and maximize green space • Address everyone’s needs, equally, regardless of transportation mode • Address peak-demand times when everyone wants to use the park • Manage traffic congestion and parking demands during simultaneous events • Create safe and convenient access by pedestrians, bicyclists and transit riders • Consider cost-effective and multi-user solutions • Maintain safety and emergency access • Support the continued growth and well-being of all venues, user groups and organizations Focus Group Meetings In addition to talking with the Park Partners, a day-long series of focus group meetings were held with other stakeholder groups who either are affected by park activities, conduct events there, are advocates for park users, or otherwise expressed a sense of ownership or responsibility in what happens to the park. Invitations to these meetings were extended to representatives from: • Citizens to Preserve Overton Park/Get Off Our Lawn • Stop Hurting Overton Park • Park Friends • Evergreen Historic District Association • Hein Park Neighborhood Association © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 13 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 • Vollintine-Evergreen Community Association • Tucker-Jefferson Neighborhood Association • Lea’s Woods • Binghampton • East End Neighborhood Association • Lick Creek Coalition • Sierra Club • Midtown Action Coalition • City of Memphis Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator • Breakaway Running • Memphis Center for Independent Living • Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities • Mayor’s Institute for Excellent Mobility Coordinator • Crosstown Concourse • Broad Avenue Arts District • Overton Square • Binghampton Development Corporation • Memphis Chamber of Commerce Chairman’s Circle • Rhodes College • Snowden School • The Parkview • Parkway House Condominiums • Shelby Farms Park Conservancy, and • The Eggleston Museum. Over 60 individuals came and spoke with the consultant team, providing valuable insight and information. Many of the comments made echoed those of the Park Partners. 14 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT Public Surveys Two on-line public surveys were conducted as part of the planning process. The first garnered 2,230 responses beginning January 28th, 2016. The questions focused on park visitorship including frequency, attractions visited, length of stay, mode of travel, nearby destinations, concerns about travel choices, desired transportation improvements, and where respondents lived. The results of the survey indicated: • Strong attendance to the Levitt Shell, Memphis Zoo, and Greensward • Average length of stay of 2-4 hours • Memphis Zoo, Levitt Shell, Greensward and running trails/Old Growth Forest were most frequently visited • Private automobile was the dominant mode of transportation, followed by walking and bicycle use • Lack of adequate automobile parking was the most important concern, followed by traffic congestion and lack of information regarding transportation choice • More than a quarter of respondents would visit more often if given more transportation choices • Most needed transportation improvements were more automobile parking, followed by better information and sidewalks Three open-ended response questions were posed – yielding 4,532 written comments – regarding what elements of the park should be enhanced or preserved, what should be eliminated or transformed, and what vision the respondents had of the future of Overton Park. • Two-thirds of respondents wanted to preserve open spaces, in particular prohibiting parking on the Greensward • One-third wished to preserve the Old Growth Forest, while one-sixth wishing to preserve or enhance the Zoo, and lesser numbers wishing to enhance the Levitt Shell, trails, or add sidewalks and other amenities • A smaller proportion (up to 15%) of respondents suggested eliminating or modifying the Golf Course, Zoo, Rainbow Lake or other features of the park • One-quarter of respondents suggested preserving natural features, with 10% requesting enhancements to the Zoo; lesser numbers suggested adding a parking structure, improving transit service, adding metered parking, studying off-site parking options, making better bicycle and pedestrian © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 15 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT access, adding drop-off/pick-up areas for shared parking services, and making better connections to area roadways and bicycle facilities APRIL 2016 I am in favor of pursuing this solution. Pedestrian Improvements Accessible Paths Circulator/Shuttle Smartphone Apps/Better Communication • Most respondents wished for solutions and an end to controversy, with many requesting a solution to a Zoo self-created parking issue according to their perception. Parking Garage at Prentiss Place Reconfigured Zoo Main Lot Parking Garage at North Parkway Bicycle Paths Financial Incentives/Discounts/Peak Pricing Ride‐Sharing Pick‐Up/Drop‐Off Shared Bicycle System The second public survey received 1,218 responses and 590 comments February 24-28, 2016. Twenty (20) potential technical solutions were listed, asking respondents if they were in favor of pursing solutions, and if they would personally use them. MATA Enhancements Landscaped Berm Between Greensward/Zoo North Parkway On‐Street Parking Galloway Ave. On‐Street Parking Valet Parking Paying More During Peak Demand New Paved Parking in Park Reinforced Grass Overflow Parking 0% Among the most favored and likely to be used solutions were Pedestrian Improvements, Accessible Paths, Circulator/Shuttle routes, and Smartphone App/Communication, with the most desired parking resources being a Parking Structure at Prentiss Place, Reconfigured Zoo Main Lot, and a Parking Structure on North Parkway. 10% 20% Strongly Agree 30% Agree No opinion 40% Disagree 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% 70% 80% 90% 100% Strongly Disagree I would personally use this solution if implemented. Pedestrian Improvements Accessible Paths Circulator/Shuttle Smartphone Apps/Better Communication Parking Garage at Prentiss Place Reconfigured Zoo Main Lot Parking Garage at North Parkway Bicycle Paths Financial Incentives/Discounts/Peak Pricing The least favored and likely to be used solutions were Reinforced Grass Overflow Parking, New Paved Parking Lots, Valet Parking, and On-Street Parking along Galloway Avenue or North Parkway. Ride‐Sharing Pick‐Up/Drop‐Off Shared Bicycle System MATA Enhancements Landscaped Berm Between Greensward/Zoo North Parkway On‐Street Parking Galloway Ave. On‐Street Parking Valet Parking Paying More During Peak Demand New Paved Parking in Park Reinforced Grass Overflow Parking 0% 10% 20% Strongly Agree 16 30% Agree No opinion 40% Disagree 50% 60% Strongly Disagree © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT Public Meetings The public was informed and engaged in two public meetings, providing valuable input into the process, as well as receiving important information about the subject matter to help foster public debate about the appropriate enhancements to the park. The first public meeting was held on February 2nd, 2016 at Brooks Museum. Approximately 250 people participated, with unfortunately more who were unable to attend due to the auditorium reaching maximum legal capacity. At the meeting the public was presented with an overview of the planning process, historic and background information gathered by that time. Consultant reviewed the issues identified by the Park Partners, summarized the responses from the first online survey, and shared observations from a site tour of the park during a peak visitor day. Finally the consultants highlighted case studies of other urban parks facing similar issues, and potential guiding principles before receiving comment cards with questions, suggestions and comments. A total of 102 comments were received and several dozen questions were answered before the entire group. The second public meeting was held on February 18th, 2016 at First Baptist Broad Church, which drew approximately 350 attendees in a larger venue than the first meeting. The presentation began with a review of four critical framework issues that emerged during the research phase of the planning process: City code enforcement; the “duty of care” requirement; impact to the National Historic property; and work conducted prior to this planning process. An overview of potential design solutions focused around five modes of transportation: • Pedestrian • Bicycle • Transit • Circulator, and • Automobile This was followed by recommendations for implementation centered around: • Communication strategies • Development of improved transportation facilities • Funding/financing, and • Stewardship and management © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 17 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 The group then divided into four discussion areas where the public could share their comments and engage in dialogue with the planners about the particulars of each recommendation – asking questions and making comments and suggestions. Robust conversation was had plus 42 written comments were received. The feedback received at both meetings has been invaluable and influenced/modified the recommendations contained in this report. Guiding Principles The use of Guiding Principles is a method to enable decision-makers and the public to ensure that as each potential enhancement to Overton Park meets the desires and objectives of the community as much as possible. We propose these Guiding Principles be referenced when considering the selection, prioritization, funding, timing, design, implementation and management of any enhancement to Overton Park as it relates to public access to and use of portions of Overton Park by patrons no matter which mode of transportation they choose to use. Proper use of these principles will help build support for and focus discussion about potential enhancements, and the effects of those enhancements on the Park Partners operations, visitor’s experiences, impacts on neighbors, and effectiveness in providing solutions to the parking and traffic woes the park faces. 1. Overton Park should be accessible by all users, regardless of ability or mode of transportation 2. Activities in Overton Park should not cause disruption to other activities, create poor visitor experiences, or negatively impact neighbors, especially during peak usage events 3. Man-made resources in Overton Park (e.g. shared parking, communications, management) should be used efficiently or shared to maximize their usefulness/utilization 4. During peak usage events the natural resources of Overton Park should remain intact to the greatest extent possible with the goal of minimal (e.g. overflow parking) or no impact (Old Growth Forest) 5. Multiple cost-effective and effective solutions to parking and traffic problems should be implemented as quickly as possible to address current issues, with the aim of implementing solutions that work for the long-term 6. Safety, security, accessibility and attractiveness should be addressed when making any enhancements in Overton Park 7. As a public park connecting people to nature, Overton Park should allow the public maximum access to nature and greenspace 18 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT MASTER PLAN MAPS Illustrating many of the possible solutions outlined above are maps and other graphics. Included here are two maps that show the location of the various pedestrian, bicycle and transit improvements, as well as locations where potential parking could be found in the park. Additional maps and graphics are provided separately, attached. © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 19 CHARLES PRIVATE BARKSD ALE NORTH OGDEN CYPR HOLLY IDLEWIL D PRIVATE ESS N APRIL 2016 CYPR SNOWDE ALLEY TUTWILER ALLEY ESS SNOWDE N PRIVATE FAXON EVA MERTON SPRING ELL MCCONN WEST PRIVA TE EAST DICKINS ON PERSHIN G BICYCLE + PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS CENTER CROSS FEBRUARY 2016 TREZEVANT PRIVATE ITY OVERTON PARK PARKING + TRANSPORTATION STUDY UNIVERS ALLEY ALLEY SELMAN PARKWA Y PARKWA Y FORRES T TUTWILER ALLEY ALLEY FAXON GALLOW AY MEMPHIS ZOO FORREST AUTUMN HAMMOND HAWTHO PARKWA Y N PARK PARKWA Y PR IVA TE PARKWA Y BINGHAM BINGHAM MERTON MERTON HOLLY BINGHAM ALLEY SPRING MERTON HAMMOND EVA MCCONN ELL ALLEY ALLEY BINGHAM HAMMOND HOLLYW OOD BINGHAM BINGHA M MERTON HOLLYW OOD BINGHAM MERTON ALLEY BINGHAM ALLEY COLLINS Fortified Grass MCADOO 20’ Landscape & Screening Improvements Binghampton Park 40’ 333’ COLLINS WILLIFO RD CRESTM ERE T 40’ 333’ MERTON LA WN IDE NIN GS Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community WESSEL MERTON NIN GS MO R EDGEWO PARKWA Y March 30, 2016 LA WN ALLEY AS H COURT AS H REMBER T SON MORRI MORRISO N OVERTON PARK Memphis, Tennessee LA SALLE CIA ALI BARKSD ALE March 30, 2016 COURT Valet & Uber/Lyft Drop-Off Landscape & Screening Improvements On-Street Parking ALLEY Binghampton OXFORD Park ALLEY of Existing Roadway Fortified Grass 20’ IA ALLEY On-Street Parking New Design or Configuration WESSELLY SCHOOL ALIC N JEFFERSON COURT New Greensward IDE ALLEY MCADOO EVERET OVERTON PARK MO R SON HALE T New Design or Configuration of Existing Roadway Proposed New Facility Location YALE SCHOOL WASHIN GTON OD ALLEY JEFFERSON road imProvements PARKWAY EDGEWOOD COX RT TUCKER LEE JEFFER LA SALLE MADISO MERTON EVA E NIN GSID MORE STRATH KATIE ALLEY and William Brewster Elementary School De La Salle Elementary ALLEY New OffNew Site Surface Proposed FacilityParking Location Valet & Uber/Lyft Drop-Off OXFORD HALE HOLLIN S COX COOPER REMBER ALLEY T 60 YALE EVERET Parking BELLEAIR COOPER BARKSD ALE PARKVIEW PRIVATE WILLIFORD MORE ERE LAZA CRESTM REMBER T E WASHIN GTON EASTEN D HALE William Brewster Elementary School HARVAR D HOLLINS NewOn-Street Greensward Parking Parking Structures YALE PRINCET ON HALE PARKWA Y AUBU EW REMBE ERA NS P ALLEY ALLEY ALLEY COURT PER De La Salle Elementary N POPLAR WASHINGT ON LEE COURT COURT VAN HOR Parking and road imProvements Location map of possible parking improvementsMemphis, Tennessee IDLEWIL D TREZEVANT WEST PRIVA TE VET 25 30 ALLEY JEFFERS ON COURT YALE 200 POPLAR 89 JEFFERSON School CIRCLE KATIE MP New Surface Parking Lots & William Brewster Elementary School EASTWO OD ? LE DA COO PRINCET ON MERTON 26 GOLF Catholic EASTMemphis END Middle/High S RK BA HARVAR D SAM AUTUMN 50 60 32 Memphis College of Art Parking Structures Reconfigure Existing Parking BROAD Overton Park LAZ A Existing Greensward Parking William Brewster Elementary School ATE PRIV RNDA LE NS P New Off Site Surface Parking KWAY STRATH PR IVA TE -23 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art TE PRIVA BARKSD ALE ERA Legend PRINCETONPAR N PARKWAY A MOSS MORRIE BUENA VIST A KENILWO RTH 1 MCLEAN GOLF GIVENCH Y ALLEY PR IVA TE VAN HOR 16 VET WASHINGT ON E AUBURN DAL CIRCLE 50 200 40 New Surface Parking Lots & On-Street Parking SUMMER ER 15 25 25 U CR BELLEAIR ? PRINCETON EASTWOOD 30 ERSON COO P TE PRIVA 100 89 E 20 MO R PRIVATE PRIVATE ITY UNIVERS PR IVA TE RNE HAWTHO PR IVA TE A MOSS MORRIE 1 KENILWORT H Memphis, TN 38103 26 Reconfigure Existing Parking PARKWA Y Overton 350 Park 32 Memphis College of Art SAM ? 100 40 -23 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art PRIVAT 50-200 N PARK MP SPRING PARKWA Y CHARLES SON BARKSD ALE MORRI BARKSD ALE 1 01.16008.00 1 www.LRK.com EVE 1 FRGR 1 EEN 901.525.2760 T 901.521.1440 16 OVERTO ALLEY SELMAN TUTWILER FORREST ATE PRIV 175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 500 240480 Legend FAXON AUTUMN AUTUMN E DE RE PRIVATE REMBER T IDLEWIL D IDLEWIL D a2016 LRK Inc. All Rights Reserved. DICKINSON TA BUENA VIS 15 25 SNOWDE BROAD 38 [ Existing Greensward Parking 100-200 Memphis Zoo 50 OGDEN LY 800 Feet PARKWAY ATE PRIV ALLEY U CR BE LV E PARKWAY 300-700 LAWRENC TUCKER 274-548 ALLEY AUTUMN 100 CARRUTH ERS ? FORREST TE PRIVA GALLOW AY WESSEL 400 N 50 ALLEY 50 200 FAXON ? PARKWA Y PARKWA Y 350 ALLEY ALLEY 50 100 100 CIA ALI 240480 0 SUMMER EAST FORRES T 50-200 T SELMAN TUTWILER ? CROSS CENTER Snowden School Elementary School MCADOO PERSHIN G ATE PRIV ALLEY ESS ? Snowden School Elementary School EVERET EXISTING ACCESSIBLE PATH Evergreen Montessori School CYPR Rhodes College Evergreen Presbyterian Playschool 38 PEACH ALLEY ALLEY FAXON ALLEY AUTUMN NORTH COURT LA SALLE 100-200 300-700 ALLEY PRIVATE ALLEY EN SCHOOL ESS Memphis Zoo ALLEY N TUTWILER JEFFERSON COURT SNOWDE EXISTING BICYCLE FACILITY OD EDGEWO COX COOPER 274-548 COURT N WILLIFO RD HOLLY CRESTM TON MCCONNEL L WASHING ALLEY SNOWD PROPOSED PATH (BY OTHERS) CYPR MADISO OXFORD ALLEY SHING ACCESSIBLE PATH (UNDER PER DEVELOPMENT) TREZEVANT WES T PRIV ATE ALLEY JEFFERSON EASTEN D PARKWAY PARKWAY HOL S PRIORITY ACCESSIBLELINPATH ERE PRIVATE PRIVATE TUCKER PARKVIEW PRIVATE REMBER T UNIVERSIT Y E CHARLES PRIVATE BARKSD ALE BARKSD ALE IDLEWILD AUBURN DAL CROSS Location map of possible pedestrian, bicycling and transit improvements 50 V&E Greenline EVERGREEN ALLEY TON LEE COURT 50 100 WASHING BELLEAIR EAST Snowden School Elementary School OGDEN BICYCLE FACILITY (UNDER DEVELOPMENT) CENTER EVERGREEN JEFFERS ON HALE ALLEY PRIORITY BICYCLE FACILITY ESS ? HALE PRIORITY ACCESS POINT KATIE CYPR E NORTH POPLAR Rhodes College Evergreen Presbyterian Playschool YALE Evergreen Montessori School ESS PRIVAT E AL SD RK BA YALE LAZA CYPR GIVENCH Y HARVAR D MORE GOLF PRIVATE ERA NS P ALLEY PRINCET ON N LA WN PR IVA TE RNDA LE AUBU VET MP ALLEY PER EASTWO OD ATE PRIV TE PRIVA TUTWILER ADISON BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART SNOWDEN Snowden School Elementary School VAN HOR THE LINKS U CR T OVERTON PARK MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART AS H ALLEY BEARD LEVITT SHELL BROAD COO PRINCET ON STRATH E KENILWO RTH LAWRENC BUENA VIST A ALLEY SAM CIRCLE MORRIE MCLEAN CARRUTH ERS A MOSS AUTUMN MERTON ALLEY HO LLY W PEACH OO D TE PRIVA COLLINS GREENSWARD MERTON OVERTO ALLEY BINGHA M ALLEY ALLEY SUMMER RNE AUTUMN ATE PRIV EVERGR EEN ALLEY PRIVAT LE OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT LY © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS The solutions of this report are grouped in five categories of improvements: Communications, Management, Pedestrian Improvements, Bicycle Improvements, and Vehicle Improvements. It is not expected that any one of the solutions will fulfill the needs of Overton Park users; there is no “silver bullet” solution. A multipronged approach, however, will begin to relieve parking on the Greensward, address congestion during peak events, enhance safety and security, improve the visitor’s experience, and allow more citizens to visit Overton Park without harming the park. We believe that thoughtfully combining multiple solutions with the proper financial, political and institutional support will satisfy the desires of the entire community. Communications 1. Unified Web Site Message Unified messaging regarding parking, travel and transportation »» Update Overton Park tenant web sites with a unified message regarding available parking, travel and transportation options to/within Overton Park. Responsibility: Park Tenants & City of Memphis Even though all of the venues at Overton Park have web sites, the Zoo website is the only one that provides any information regarding how to get to the park, and that information is only about transit and circulator access. None of the web sites provide information on routes to access the park or where parking can be found once you have reached the park. All of the Park tenants’ web sites should provide consistent information regarding how to access the park and locations that are likely to have available parking. The exact content of this message will depend upon the solutions that are implemented, but could contain directions for how to get to Overton Park by each mode of travel (transit, pedestrian, bicycle, auto), locations for parking, and links to sites that provide real time parking information. Cost: Low $ This unified travel and transportation message should emphasize the range of travel options available to the public, including walking, bicycling, transit and automobile travel and encourage ALL Park users to think of their impact to the environment when traveling to the Park. Park users should be encouraged to walk, bike, car pool, use transit and/or use Uber or taxi service to travel to the Park. The City may wish to task the Overton Park Conservancy with the development of a unified travel and transportation message that can be displayed on all Park tenant web pages. The message must be updated and kept current relative to the activities in the Park each week. © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 21 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 2. Car Parking App »» Implement a car parking app specifically for Overton Park for days when heavy park use is anticipated or for special events. Similar apps are used by urban parks, performing arts venues and urban zoos across the nation and in Downtown Memphis. A Car Parking App would enable Park patrons to reserve auto spaces at specific parking lots and areas throughout the Park (including the Zoo and Brooks Museum). A credit card can be used to secure a parking space prior to arrival at the Park. The cost of the app is minimal. Some companies provide the app for free. The majority of the cost is in the implementation of the system and is related to how the number and location of available parking spaces is updated and maintained. The process for counting occupied and open parking spaces and disseminating that information real time will depend on the type of parking, as described below. Car Parking App Responsibility: City of Memphis, Park Tenants & OPC Cost: Moderate $$ Formal Parking Areas For the formal parking areas (parking lots, striped or marked parking areas), the location and availability of parking can be easily maintained using existing technology. The information can be collected and maintained manually, but it is very labor intensive and subject to error. However, the technology exists that will allow accurate counts of occupied and available parking spaces and that can be provided to Park customers by way of webs sites and apps. The information can be segregated by location and can help to direct Park customers to the most direct routes to get to the available parking locations. Informal Parking Areas Informal parking areas are those areas where parking is allowed but is not controlled, such as on-street parking in areas without marked or metered spaces. The locations for this type of parking can be identified and made available to the Park customers on maps and web sites. However, maintaining occupancy data for this parking on a daily or hourly basis can be very labor intensive, and may not have much value on most days. However, for special events or for days when heavy usage of the Park is expected, there is benefit to maintaining this information. The Park tenants that are conducting the special events should be responsible for providing the personnel to obtain this information and convey it to the Park customers both with staff “on the street” and through web sites and apps. It is recommended that an organized process be developed for the various levels of Park events that will result in a more orderly filling of available on-street parking spaces and that will reduce the amount of vehicles circling through the Park looking for available parking. 22 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT Design and implementation of App There are numerous companies that provide parking apps. Some apps are custom developed for fees that reflect the level of complexity of the data. Some of these companies will also implement the technology to maintain the parking occupancy data. Other apps are available for no charge to implement and maintain, but rely upon the parking provider to supply the information on the location, number of spaces, and occupancy. If a parking app is selected for implementation, it is recommended that the Park tenants be provided information on the various services available and that all of the Park tenants use the same app provider to make use of this information easier for the Park customers. 3. Overton Park Visitor Information App Park activities App Responsibility: OPC Cost: Low $ »» Develop an “Overton Park App” to serve as the central location for information about activities, events, parking, and access to the Park. Develop an event response plan. Cost: Low The Overton Park Conservancy currently maintains a calendar of events on its web site that is dependent on the Park tenants providing information about their events. It appears that the information does not provide a thorough understanding of all of the activities going on at the Park. Further, there is little information provided about the magnitude of the events, access or where to park. This information could be enhanced by providing more information regarding park events, providing maps of the park, providing suggestions for the different modes of transportation to the Park (bike, walk, transit, auto) and by providing a link to the Car Parking app as described in the previous section. Create an event response team consisting of representatives of each of the Park tenants that will utilize the information collected for the Overton Park app and other event information to establish the level of response needed for each Park event. It is expected there could be three levels of response: • Normal Operations – business as usual with no special events or large number of patrons expected • Action Level One – Typical nice day with a high level of Park patrons expected, but no special events • Action Level Two – Multiple events or large special events on the same day For each response level, each of the Park tenants would have responsibilities, such as providing staff to direct or control traffic internal to the Park, parking assistance, trash removal, emergency vehicle access, etc. This team should meet regularly, as needed to make sure all events are planned for and responded to appropriately. Post event meetings should be held to assess the response and to identify areas for improvement. © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 23 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 Incentives and Management 4. Incentives System »» Incorporate various incentive programs to encourage or reward visitors for using alternative transportation or taking advantage of off-peak demand time periods. An incentive system could be used by the Park tenants to provide some reduction in parking demand during high use periods or for special events. The following are some examples listed in order of lowest to highest impact: Financial incentives Responsibility: Park Tenants Cost: Low to Moderate $-$$ • Cyclists – provide reduced admissions fees to customers that arrive at the park by bicycle • Transit – provide a reduction in admission fees for users that arrive at Park venues by transit or circulators • Transit – provide reduced transit fares for customers that are OPC, Zoo, Brooks members or that hold tickets to events at one of the Park venues • Uber or Taxi – provide reduced admissions fees for customers that arrive by Uber or taxi. • Carpooling – provide reduced parking fees for customers arriving in vehicles carrying four or more passengers • Peak Demand Parking Pricing – use variable parking pricing models to encourage utilization of secondary parking areas. For events with high parking demand, the most desired parking areas would be priced the highest while more remote parking would be available at a reduced cost or for free. • Off-Peak Admissions – provide reduced admission fees or free parking for customers using venues during non-peak periods. This would be similar to how Shelby Farms manages the Starry Nights crowds by offering reduced admissions fees for the days that typically have fewer customers. It would reduce the peak loading and spread the parking demand and congestion over a longer time period. • Timed Tickets – Similar to how ticketing was handled for the Wonders Exhibits, timed tickets set an admission time for the customer for the busiest days. The customer is allowed entry within a set time (such as 60 minutes) of the time on their ticket. This allows the Park tenant to have more control over when the customers arrive and allows the available parking to be managed. Discounts can also be offered for customers that are admitted during the lower demand periods. 24 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT 5. Management Programs Management Responsibility: OPC Cost: Low $ »» Institute a Park Ambassadors program to proactively assist visitors with parking, directions, safety and comfort. Many of the suggestions contained herein may require an active operational or management commitment to be able to do things such as control traffic flows, redirect visitors to available parking when certain areas are full, or enable visitors to feel safe walking after dark. A program of staff or volunteer Park Ambassadors, similar to the Downtown Memphis Blue Suede Brigade, can actively manage traffic, parking and the visitor experience. Park Ambassadors, stationed at various locations in the park would direct visitors to available parking, monitor situations as they change, and help visitors get to their destinations safely and comfortably. © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 25 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 Pedestrian Improvements 6. Pedestrian Improvements Pedestrian Improvements »» Improve pedestrian access around the perimeter of and within Overton Park, including accessibility improvements to comply with the law. Responsibility: City of Memphis Poplar Avenue at Tucker Street to Brooks Museum of Art – Current plans (Ritchie Smith Associates plan from 10/2014), call for an accessible path from Poplar Avenue to the front of the Brooks Museum. The plans also address perimeter sidewalks and bicycle connectivity along the outer edges of the park. Some intersection improvements are also proposed. Install as approved. Cost: Moderate $$ At present Overton Park is non-compliant with current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) codes, in accordance with federal law. Accessible paths for wheelchairs and mobility challenged persons should be installed in select areas to connect existing institutions within the park to alleviate the problem. Install minimum 5 ft. width (max. 10 ft.) concrete sidewalks that are ADA compliant with accessible curb ramps in the following areas: Brooks Museum to Levitt Shell – Add an accessible path to connect the west side of Brooks Museum to the southern side of Levitt Shell. An existing accessible path meanders from the top of the bowl at the Shell to the restrooms and stage level on the west side of the amphitheater. Levitt Shell to Memphis College of Art – Extend the path at the top of the bowl at the Shell to the east and connect to the Memphis College of Art. Levitt Shell to Veterans Plaza – Extend an accessible path from the restrooms at the NW corner of the Shell property, cross Veteran’s Plaza Drive to the north and connect to Veteran’s Plaza. Poplar Avenue (Main Entrance) to Memphis College of Art – Current plans (RSA10/2014), call for a 10 ft. multi-use trail from Cooper Street to the main entrance of Overton Park on Poplar. The proposed path extends only a short distance into the park. Extend the proposed accessible path to the north on the east side of Veteran’s Plaza Drive. Connect the path to the existing Golf House. Continue the accessible path north on the east side of road to the intersection of Veteran’s Plaza Drive and Old Forest Lane. Extend the path west across Veteran’s Plaza Drive to connect the front of Memphis College of Art. Also extend the path to the east on the south side of Old Forest Lane to connect the existing Dog Park. Cross Old Forest Lane near the Dog Park and connect to the existing concrete 26 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT path at the old baseball diamond on the north. Connect the picnic pavilion and playground. Memphis College of Art to Veteran’s Plaza – Utilize existing sidewalks on the west side of Veteran’s Plaza Drive from the entry of MCA to Veteran’s Plaza for ADA accessibility. Verify for ADA compliance and make modifications as needed to bring it to compliance. Veteran’s Plaza to Overton Park Avenue – Connect Veteran’s Plaza to Overton Park Avenue through the Formal Gardens. Verify the paths for ADA compliance, make any necessary modifications for compliance and install ramps as needed. Bring the park entry at Overton Park Avenue into compliance though a multi-use connector for bicycles and pedestrians. Veteran’s Plaza to Memphis Zoo – There is currently a path that leads from the north end of Veteran’s Plaza to the parking lot on the south side of the Memphis Zoo. Verify for ADA compliance. Light the path with bollards or similar low height lighting to provide a safe, secure walking experience between the facilities. Establish a designated ADA compliant path from the existing path at Veteran’s Plaza through the existing parking lot to the entry of the Memphis Zoo. Restripe the existing parking lot, add a tree lined and lighted path that extends along the axis of the Memphis Zoo entry and connects with the Greensward. (Consistent with previous Zoo master plans). Memphis Zoo to McLean Boulevard – Establish an accessible path between the entrance of the Memphis Zoo and McLean Boulevard adjacent to the existing Prentiss Parking lot. © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 27 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 Bicycling Improvements 7. Nearby Bicycle Improvements Bicycle Improvements on nearby streets »» Construct planned improvements to the bicycle network leading to Overton Park, providing alternative means to access the park. Responsibility: City of Memphis Overton Park Avenue and Galloway Avenue have been part of the park system designated “recreational on-road trails” bicycle routes for many years, and the area around Overton Park is becoming more accommodating to bicyclists. The City of Memphis has installed new bike lanes and signage along McLean Boulevard. The Hampline, a dedicated cycle track along Broad Avenue, opened two years ago and has been a successful addition to the neighborhood. The bicycle gate at the northeast corner of Overton Park is another celebrated feature of the park. Several City-led projects are planned or underway and should be implemented. Cost: Moderate $$ CHARLES PRIVATE BARKSDALE PRIVATE ALLEY S IDLEWILD SNOWDEN TUTWILER NORTH S CYPRES ALLEY RES CYP Implement the City’s plans to install bicycle improvements along Cooper Street and North Parkway as part of their repaving program, gaining bicycle lanes and on-street parking. Continue discussions with Rhodes College concerning bicycle improvements along University Street. Complete the second half of the Hampline from Broad Avenue to Shelby Farms Greenline along Tillman Street with currently allocated funds and begin construction with anticipated for completion in 2016, improving access to Overton Park for those who want to travel to the park by bicycle. OVERTON PARK PARKING + TRANSPOR TREZEVANT WES PRIV ATE CENTER DICKINSON BICYCLE + PEDEST EAST CROSS FEBRUARY 2016 T PRIVATE UNIVERSITY ALLEY PRIVATE FAXON ALLEY PARKWAY PARKWAY FORREST ALLEY GALLOWAY MEMPHIS ZOO AUTUMN ALLEY HAWTHORNE ALLEY AUTUMN E OVERTO PRIVAT EVERGREEN ALLEY N PARK PR IVA TE ALLEY GREENSWARD PRIVATE PEACH ALLEY E PR DALE AUB URN E PARKWAY THE LINKS MORE STRATH ERE CRESTM AC PR ALLEY COX JEFFERSON E SID MO RN ING COURT MORRISON REMBERT EX ALLEY COOPER TUCKER JEFFERSON EASTEND EX WASHINGTON LEE COURT BARKSDALE PR ALLEY BELLEAIR COURT IDLEWILD PR BI WASHINGTON Responsibility: City of Memphis PARKVIEW PRIVATE AUBURNDALE PR KATIE POPLAR JEFFERSON MADISON PLAZ A PARKWAY RK NS EDGEWOOD BA RA REMBERT PRIVATE E AL SD VETE P BARKSDALE GIVENCHY UM GOLF EVERGREEN VAN HORN EASTWOOD PRIVAT PRIVATE Existing bicycle infrastructure within the park is primarily on existing roads that were closed to automobile traffic years ago. They provide ample space for both bicycles and pedestrians through the Old Growth Forest. Outside of the closed roads, however, bicycles are forced to share roads with automobiles in the rest of the park. Create a multi-use facility through the heart of the park connecting the existing Old Growth Forest roads and trails to the bike lanes on McLean Boulevard, institutions within the park, and other proposed facilities such as Cooper Street and North Parkway. This facility includes striping, wayfinding road markings, signage, or a completely separated facility that accommodates bicycles and pedestrians. OVERTON PARK MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART Bicycle Improvements with Overton Park CR »» Provide a bicycle path through the park that minimizes safety conflicts between bicycle riders and motorists. 28 KENILWORTH BUENA VISTA LAWRENCE ALLEY 8. Park Internal Bicycle Improvements LEVITT SHELL IVAT ALLEY BEARD CIRCLE MORRIE MCLEAN A MOSS AUT CARRUTHERS COURT LA SALLE Cost: Low to Moderate $-$$ ALLEY © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT 9. Bike Share Program Bicycle Share Responsibility: Bike Share Memphis Cost: Moderate $$ © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. »» Install Bike Share system points in the park to give visitors flexibility in arriving to or traversing Overton Park. A Bike Share system for Memphis is currently in development. Include Overton Park as one of the destinations and host landscapes for a Bike Share Station. Typically, bike share stations contain a rack of rental bikes along with the payment kiosk that customers can use to rent bikes by the hour, half-day or full-day. Additionally, the bike share station(s) at Overton Park could operate independently within the park, offering patrons the opportunity to rent bikes for internal park use. Users can rent a bike, ride to another part of the park and rack the bike, use the park facilities, then rent another bike for a return trip elsewhere. Implementation of a Memphis Bike Share system is expected to take one to two years. 29 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 Transit Improvements 10. Transit Improvements »» Provide improved public transit service to Overton Park by making the public aware of the available real time transit information and by improving the most frequently used bus stops. Overton Park is currently served by two Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) bus routes that run east and west adjacent to the Park – the Number 50 Route that follows Poplar Avenue and the 53 Route that follows Summer and North Parkway. The closest north-south MATA bus route is the number 32 Route that follows Hollywood from the north to Central and then follows East Parkway/ Airways into Whitehaven and the Airport area. The recently completed Midtown Alternatives Analysis study also identified a new route that would run from Central at East Parkway to Poplar at East Parkway, connecting to other routes on each end. The MATA routes on Poplar and East Parkway each have five stops that are adjacent to Overton Park. Some stops are designated by signs and some are designated with shelters. Transit Improvements Responsibility: City of Memphis and MATA Cost: Moderate to High $$-$$$ MATA has an App (Transloc) that provides real time information on the bus routes, stop locations, bus locations and direction the bus is traveling for their entire system. Bus Shelters Along the Poplar Avenue frontage of Overton Park, there are four bus shelters. There is one on the north side opposite Cox Street, one on the north side opposite Cooper Street, one on the north side opposite Bellaire Drive (historic design), and one on the north side opposite Rembert. Along the North Parkway frontage of Overton Park, there are two bus shelters. They are located on the north side in front of Snowden School and on the south side opposite University Street. We were not able to get ridership information from MATA in time for this report, but from observation, it appears the most heavily used bus stop along Poplar is at Tucker Street, where there is not a shelter. Obtain ridership data for each of the bus stops along the Overton Park frontage to determine the volume boarding at each stop. Provide bus shelters consistent with the historic character of the area and the adjacent uses for the heaviest used bus stops. 30 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT 11. Circulator Currently, there are two privately owned circulator buses operations in the Midtown area – Memphis Hop and Ride the Roo. Memphis Hop is primarily focused on tourist traffic, picking up passengers at Downtown hotels and at Macy’s Oak Court with stops at several museums, Graceland, Bass Pro, and the Memphis Zoo. Memphis Hop stops at each location every hour and 20 minutes. Ride the Roo is a circulator that runs primarily between the Cooper-Young area and Overton Square. This circulator has provided service to tenants in Overton Park, including serving the Shell for big events, providing an eight week service between Overton Square and the Park the summer of 2014, and providing employee shuttles for the Zoo during peak demand periods. Ride the Roo stops at each stop once every 30 minutes. Responsibility: OPC, MATA or Private Operator Cost: Moderate to High $$-$$$ For a circulator to operate successfully at a venue that generates a lot of car traffic, the circulator needs a route and stop locations that avoid the congested areas as much as possible while dropping off and picking up the customer as close to the venue as possible. For events on the south side of the Park, this could be accomplished by routing a circulator on Golf Drive and designating Golf Drive for use only by the circulator and taxi and Uber type service. NORTH OGDEN CYPR HOLLY CHARLES BARKSD ALE For events on the north side of the Park, and primarily for customers going to the Zoo, there is not currently a location or route that will meet this need very well. One potential option would be to have a Zoo circulator drop off on North Parkway OVERTON PARK PARKING + TRANSPORTATION STUDY FEBRUARY 2016 BICYCLE + PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS at the entrance to the Zoo Maintenance facility. For this drop off location to be successful, a customer entrance to the Zoo would have to be provided in this area. Therefore, this location for a circulator stop is only viable if it is provided in conjunction with other improvements that will provide a customer entrance at this location. This option would have a high cost. PRIVATE IDLEWILD PRIVATE ESS N CYPR SNOWDE ALLEY TUTWILER N PRIVATE EVA MERTON SPRING ELL MCCONN PRIVA TE TREZEVAN T CROSS EAST WEST UNIVERS PRIVATE ITY ESS SNOWDE PERSHING CENTER PARKWA Y PARKWA Y SELMAN TUTWILER ALLEY FAXON GALLOW AY SUMMER FORREST HAMMOND AUTUMN ALLEY HAWTHOR NE MEMPHIS ZOO TE PRIVA A moderate cost option is to provide an Overton Park circulator that serves the entire park with a route that follows Veterans Plaza Drive with stops near the Brooks Museum/ Levitt Shell and Veterans Plaza. This route would provide access to Brooks Museum, the Levitt Shell, Memphis College of Art, and the Memphis Zoo. The walk to the Zoo from Veterans Plaza is slightly shorter than the walk from the farthest edge of the existing Greensward parking area to the Zoo. This option would also avoid the cost of constructing a new entrance on the northeast side of the Zoo. PARKWAY PARKWA Y OO D VAN HOR TE PRIVA BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART VETE HARVAR D YALE ORE YALE STRATHM GOLF RA NS PLA ZA ALLEY PRINCETO N EASTWO OD P BINGHAM MERTON HO LLYW BROAD ER N PARKWA Y UM COOP PRINCETO N WILLIFOR D MORRIE OVERTON PARK MEMPHIS COLLEGE OF ART TE PRIVA KENILWO RTH BUENA VIST A LEVITT SHELL THE LINKS CR SAM CIRCLE PR IVA TE MCLEAN A MOSS AUTUMN HALE HALE PRIORITY ACCESS POINT RE BICYCLE FACILITY (UNDER DEVELOPMENT) WASHING LEE EVERETT NIN GSID E PARKWA Y EDGEWOO D SCHOOL ALIC MOR COURT RISON REMBER T MCADOO EXISTING ACCESSIBLE PATH JEFFERS ON COURT EXISTING BICYCLE FACILITY TON ALLEY COX JEFFERSON COOPER EASTEN D ALLEY © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. COURT OXFORD ALLEY PROPOSED PATH (BY OTHERS) BELLEAIR TUCKER PARKVIEW ALLEY TON ACCESSIBLE PATH (UNDER DEVELOPMENT) CRESTME WASHING JEFFERSO N MADISON HOL S PRIORITY ACCESSIBLELINPATH POPLAR BINGHAM BARKSD ALE LE DA REMBER T S RK BA ALLEY MERTON PRIORITY BICYCLE FACILITY KATIE GIVENCH Y BINGHAM TE PRIVA ALLEY GREENSWARD WESSELL Y COLLINS PR IVAT E K LE TON PAR »» Provide circulator bus service to Overton Park. Cost: Moderate to High Circulator System 31 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 It is recommended that a circulator be operated by a private provider. This would reduce the need for any large up-front capital costs for buses and maintenance facilities. The circulator could either operate based on fees paid by the users or it could be fully or partially subsidized by funds from the Park tenants or other sources. If it is decided to have a circulator that operates through Overton Park, it is recommended that the stop locations have distinctive shelters to clearly identify to potential users the stop locations. Outside the Park, the other end of the circulator route should be to a location where a significant number of parking spaces are available and that is relatively close. The Overton Square parking structure or a joint use parking structure on the Rhodes College campus may be good locations. 32 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT Automobile Parking Improvements 12. Automobile Parking Structures »» Provide structured parking in key locations to increase capacity where demand is the highest, and where they can serve the most number of people. Structured Parking Responsibility: City of Memphis and/or Tenants CHARLES PRIVATE BARKSD ALE TUTWILER ESS SS E CYPR Several options are available for structured parking in and around Overton Park. There have been several studies in the last several years exploring structured parking around the Zoo. In this section, many of these alternatives will be presented, including approximate construction costs, number of potential spaces SNOWDE N added, and the benefits of each location. The construction costs provided are NORTH PRIVATE ALLEY based on all levels being above ground and standard construction. If any of the levels are to be built underground or if any elements are added to minimize the visual impact of these structures, the costs will increase significantly. R CYP IDLEWIL D Cost: High $$$ 100 WES T PRIVATE TY UNIVERSI PRIV ATE Snowden School Elementary School 50 Description PARKWAY PARKWAY Two Level Structure (Ground plus one elevated level) Three Level Structure ALLEY Construction Cost 580 300 $7.8 M 700 $13.2 M 900 100-200 Issues and Considerations: Memphis Zoo 50 50 Number of Net Additional 274-548 Spaces Spaces EAST Prentiss Lot – This is in the location of the existing surface parking lot on Prentiss Place between McLean and the Zoo entrance that has approximately 200 spaces. CROSS The number of spaces and an opinion of probable construction cost are provided below. ? Snowden School Elementary School PRIVATE Rhodes College Evergreen Presbyterian Playschool CENTER WAY APRIL 2016 • Due to its location, this structure would primarily serve the Zoo, although a circulator could make this a viable parking option for Levitt Shell events. 300-700 240480 • The adjacent property owners are likely to object to a parking structure to their property. To help mitigate that impact, the parking structure 100 could be placed such that the north side of the structure would be adjacent to350 the Zoo fence and Prentiss Place could be relocated to the south side of the parking structure. In addition, screening should be provided between TE relocated Prentiss Place and the PRIVAback of these properties. 50-200 adjacent ? PR IVA TE ARK ATE PRIV 38 AUTUMN ? 25 VA TE Overton Park -23 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. CIRCLE VAN H 40 32 T PRIVA Memphis College of Art 26 ATE PRIV KENILWOR TH BUENA VI STA PR I MORRIE A MCLEAN MOSS 100 Zoo Maintenance Lot – This location is in the existing Zoo Maintenance area adjacent to North Parkway. This lot currently has approximately 100 surface 15 spaces. The number of spaces a parking structure would provide and an opinion 50 of probable16construction cost are provided below. 33 E 200 EASTWOO 100 $3.8TUM TW 300 ALLEY 200 $5.6 M Memphis Zoo 50 AUTUMN Issues and Considerations: N ? 38 Snowden School Elementary School 01.16008.00 PRIVATE PRIVATE Evergreen Presbyterian Playschool ALLEY Snowden School Elementary School 100 50 PARKWAY PARKWAY T T PRIVA www.LRK.com 1 Memphis, TN 38103 • The modifications to the maintenance area and providing the new entrance ALLEY PEACH are expected to add at least an additional $1M to the cost. FORRES PRIVA $1 M 1 DICKINSO 1 N 100-200 AUTUMN • The space for this structure is very restricted. It would require accommodating 50-200 240a portion of the zoo maintenance and tram service area in the structure, in 480 100 addition to theOVERconstruction and staffing of ALaLEY new customer entrance to the TON PARK 350 Zoo. ALLEY ALLEY SNOWDE ALLEY ILER FAXON 300-700 50 ATE PRIV HAWTHOR NE PRIV ATE 200 a2016 LRK Inc. All Rights Reserved. GALLOW AY Modifications to Maintenance ALLEY are and Entrance AY Construction Cost TY ALLEY Net Additional Spaces UNIVERSI www.LRK.com 1 V&E Greenline 274-548 PARKWAY PARKW Number of Spaces PR IVA TE T 50 BARKSD ALE 100 IDLEWIL D 01.16008.00 Snowden School Elementary School ALLEY 50 TY ? Snowden School Elementary School FORRES UNIVERSI ALLEY Three Level Structure T 901.521.1440 PRIVATE Rhodes College Evergreen Presbyterian Playschool Two Level Structure EV 1 ER 1 EEN F GR 901.525.2760 PRIVATE FAXON Description ALLEY BARKSD ALE TUTWILER ALLEY APRIL 2016 N ALLEY 1 DICKINSO N a2016 LRK Inc. All Rights Reserved. IDLEWIL D SNOWDE CHARLES V&E OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT Greenline E 15 50 25 MORRIE A 1 GR BUENEV 1A ER EE T 901.521.1440 FST 901.525.2760 VI A N 175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 500 1 MCLEAN RRUTHERS MOSS ALLEY • ALLEYThis area is remote from the rest of the park and would not provide any additional benefits or parking relief for events in the other areas of the Park. 50100 GALLOW AY CA Memphis Zoo RND ALE HAWTHOR NE PR I KENILWOR TH 240480 100 350 100 25 16 KENILWOR TH LAWRENCE REMBERT RND ALE ALLEY 30 LE DA COURT © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. COURT ALLEY ERT E S RK BA BARKSD ALE MORRIS ON REMBE RT IDLEWIL D BARKSD ALE GIVENCHY PRIVAT 25 Parking JEFFERSO LA SALL E N GOLF 89 URT ? ALLEY ALLEY COOPER AUB U TUCKER RE DE PARKVIEW BE LV E PRIVATE DALE 26 WASHING TO P UM of Rhodes Campus Parking Structure – This project location isJEFon the east side CR FERSON COURT EASTE NAvenue. University Street between Snowden Avenue and Mignon Rhodes College D has an existing surface parking lot at this location. It is understood that this parking CO MADISON 32 Memphis College of Art E JEFFERSO N LLEAIR • This structure could negatively impact the view of the BEZoo entrance. The design of the exterior of this structure would need to be handled carefully. LEE AUBURN Memphis Brooks Museum of Art T PRIVA Memphis Catholic Middle/High School 40 -23 • This location is more central to other Park activities and could be used as E WASHING TON parking for other events if a circulator bus were provided. KS ARY ALBLE PRIVAT POPLAR PR I $10.6 M 15 EDGEWOO D $6.5 M 30 LAZ A COX 240 MOSS Construction Cost BUENA VI STA LE DA BARKSD ALE GIVENCHY Net Additional Spaces 480 ? NS P 25 VA TE 720 ALLEY ERA ATE PRIV 175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 500 1 CARRUTHE RS VET MORRIE A 480 89 MCLEAN Memphis, TN 38103 Two Level Structure M GOLF Description 34 50-200 1 AUB U DE Memphis College of Art ATE PRIV BE LV E AUTUMN E U CR Number of Spaces Issues and Considerations: N -23 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art ALLEY Three Level Structure EVERGREE ALLEY 38 Zoo Main Parking Lot West Side – This location is on the west side 32 of the existing 26 Zoo surface parking lot. This would be an option to the plan to reconfigure the Zoo OVERTO N PARK surface parking lot. The reconfigured Zoo lot would have 240 surfaces spaces in ALLEY this same location. The number of spaces a parking structure would provide and an opinion of probable construction cost PEACH are provided below. P T PRIVA RE ALLEY Overton Park VA TE ALLEY Zoo Main Parking Lot East Side – A previous study indicated a parking16structure 300-700 could be built on the eastern portion of the existing Zoo surface parking lot. This is AUTUMN no LAlonger feasible since a portion of this space is now occupied40by exhibit space. WRENCE ALLEY an N OVE Mem APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT lot is heavily used and that Rhodes College is in need of additional parking. The existing parking lot has approximately 274 parking spaces. The number of spaces a parking structure would provide and an opinion of probable construction cost are provided below. Description Number of Spaces Net Additional Spaces Construction Cost Two Level Structure 548 274 $7.4 M Three Level Structure 822 548 $12.1 M Issues and Considerations: • Park customers that parked in this structure would need to be transported to the Park since the distance from this parking area to North Parkway is more than a quarter mile and it is almost ¾ mile to the Zoo entrance, or require an entry from North Parkway near University Street. • This would be a good application for a circulator. 13. Automobile Surface Parking Surface Parking Improvements »» Introduce expanded or additional parking areas, both permanent and temporary, to increase the available surface parking in the Park. Responsibility: City of Memphis and/or Tenants Prior parking studies have identified several new surface parking opportunities within the park. Further assessment of these options identified several that had potential for adding parking in either permanent paved spaces (parallel, angled or perpendicular), temporary fortified grass/paved spaces, and temporary grass spaces. Cost: Low to Moderate $-$$ Description Net Additional Spaces Construction Cost Reconfigure east side of Zoo main lot 50 $130,000 Reconfigure west side of Zoo main lot 150 $400,000 Bermed Zoo Lot Expansion 100 $360,000 Prentiss Place lot expansion 38 $260,000 Veterans Plaza on-street angled parking 15 $30,000 Clocktower Drive area onstreet angled parking 32 $70,000 Overflow parking lot near MCA Clocktower 40 $135,000 -23 – 26 $80,000 Museum Drive on-street parking Expanded parking lot at Brooks Museum © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. Number of Spaces 175 23 35 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 FAXON MCLEAN 1 EV 1 ER 1 EEN F GR 901.525.2760 HAWTHOR NE T 901.521.1440 3889 AUTUMN TY UNIVERSI BARKSD ALE 25 50-200 24050-200 240- 480 100 30 480 100 350 350 BARKSD ALE ND LE MOSS LEE 16 1 JEFFERSON -2340 Memphis Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Brooks Museum of Art -23 of Art ALLEY PR I VA TE 25 N 15 40 32 26 Memphis College of Art © 2016 LRK Inc. All rightsMemphis Reserved. 26 College RISON RT RND ALE COURT MADISON MORRIE A VA TE MORRIE A MOSS MCLEAN MCLEAN TUCKER EASTE 25 15 BELLEAIR KENILWOR TH PR I COURT WASHING TO 100 100 BUENA VI STA LAWRENCE AUB U PRIVATE RND ALE AUB U Memphis Catholic Middle/High School PARKVIEW Memphis, TN 38103 1 AUTUMN 38 32 ATE PRIV 175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 500 300-700 300-700 E BE LV ED E IDLEWRIL ED Memphis Zoo PR 175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 500 1 Memphis, TN 38103 1 1 DALE AUBURN 26 T PRIVA RE 32 Memphis College of Art E DE PARKWA PARKWA PARKWAY PARKWAY 40 -23 T PRIVA BE LV E 50 16 100 50 100 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Memphis Zoo HAWTHOR NE www.LRK.com T 901.521.1440 KENILWOR TH www.LRK.com 1 01.16008.00 BUENA VI STA 01.16008.00 N DICKINSO 1 1 AUB U EV 1 ER 1 EEN F GR 901.525.2760 RND ALE RE BE LV ED E 15 25 GOLF N 100 ATE PRIV EVERGREE Snowden Snowden School Elementary Snowden School Elementary School Snowden School Elementary School School Elementary School School E 36 Evergree Presbyte Evergreen Playsch Presbyterian Playschool T PRIVA LAWRENCE ALLEY ? ? VA TE ALLEY ALLEY 100 350 Bermed Zoo Lot Expansion – Between the Zoo Main Lot and the OVERTO Greensward N PARK OV N PARK ALLEY is a sloped area with an open concrete drainage swale andERTOseveral trees. ? The ALLEY Greensward is a relatively flat area suitable for recreation whereas at its northern PEACH edge, varying between 50 and 100 ft. south ofPEthe Zoo Main Lot, Eit slopes down ACH GIVENCHY L DA KS and away into the drainage swale. Portions of the Zoo Main Lot isBARhidden from view PRIVAT ALLEY E ALLEY because of the slope. If the northern edge were enhanced with a raised grassy or CARRUTHE the Greensward would be landscaped berm, the view of the Zoo Main Lot from RS JEFFERSO N CARRUTHE RS obscured. If the view was obscured, the Zoo Main Lot could be expanded south ALLEY ALLEY into the drainage swale area and gain approximately 100 spaces. ALLEY 50-200 240480 $180,000 Reconfigure Zoo Main Lot – TheALLEMemphis Zoo main parking lot currently Y contains approximately 632 spaces. A January 2015 City of Memphis site plan showed the potential of new additional if the parking lot were reconfigured CARRspaces UTHERS ALLEY and expanded to the north and west. Recent construction ALLEY at the Zoo relating to ALLEY the Zambezi River exhibit prevents some of those spaces from being realized, FORRES T FORRES T ALLE however based upon that plan it appears that up to 52 additional spaces could Y LAWRENCE ALLE Y be gained if the eastern half were reconfigured with relatively little disruption. ALLEY LEY Also, an additional up to 176ALspaces could be gained in a more comprehensive ALLEY reconfiguration with expansions westward toward Prentiss50 Place and south GALLOW AY 50 GALLOW AY 50 approximately 50 ft. with a relocated gatehouse and entry lane located no further 50 ALLEY ALLEY south than the existing parking lot edge. These two areas of increased parking AUTUMN can be phased over two construction projects, yielding approximately 50 spaces P AUTUMN UM CR in the eastern first phase and approximately 150 or more spaces (depending on ALLEY ALLEY the final constructed configuration) in the western second phase. ALLEY TUTWILER FAXON ALLEY N N $600,000 N PARK FAXON 60 TUTWILER SNOWDE SNOWDE BARKSD ALE ALLEY IDLEWIL D $150,000 ALLEY 38 PR I 200OVERTO AUTUMN KENILWOR TH PEACH HAWTHOR NE 50 $75,000 MOSS 1 ALLEY 25 300-700 MORRIE A 0 V&E V & E ALGreenline LEY Greenline $35,000 REMBERT General Services area new greenspace 16 AUTUMN Memphis $58,000 Zoo BUENA VI STA 0 50 ALLEY REMBE General Services area new development GALLOW AY PARKWAY PARKWAY $170,000 ALLEY a2016 LRK Inc. All Rights Reserved. East Pavilion new/expanded lots $50,000 30 a2016 LRK Inc. All Rights Reserved. 0 25 50 100 IDLEWIL D 1 01.16008.00 Golf Clubhouse overflow/ new parking lot T 901.521.1440 Playground lot expansion $210,000 50 Snowden School Elementary School Construction Cost 100 T 89 1 Overflow along Golf Clubhouse/Poplar Ave. Snowden School Elementary School FORRES INSON 175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 500 DI1CKMemphis, TN 38103 Overflow along Golf Drive ? Net Additional ALLEY Spaces EV 1 ER 1 EEN F GR 901.525.2760 ALLEY Evergreen Presbyterian Playschool ALLEY www.LRK.com Overflow along Veterans Plaza near Levitt Shell/MCA PRIV ALLEY TUTWILER ALLEY Number of Spaces Overflow along Morrie Moss Lane N BARKSD ALE a2016 LRK Inc. All Rights Reserved. N DICKINSO Description SNOWDE IDLEWIL D V&E Greenline COURT APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT Prentiss Place Expansion – The current configuration of the Prentiss Place parking lot is comprised of approximately 175 spaces, however an abandoned road or alley section and sloped area on the eastern end of the lot next to Prentiss Place could potentially yield additional spaces. Expand the parking area and improve the pathways and stormwater drainage in the area to yield an additional 38 spaces. Evergreen Montessori School SS E CYPR HOLLY 50 PARKWAY PARKWAY 50-200 100 350 VA TE 16 40 32 26 T PRIVA ATE PRIV Memphis College of Art MP VET © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. 89 GOLF U CR 25 ERA PARKWAY E 200 NS P LAZ A 60 WILLIFO RD -23 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art LL TREZEVAN T PR IVA TE 15 MORE 25 PR I MORRIE A MOSS 100 Overflow Along Interior Roadways – Temporary overflow parking could be gained along several interior roadways of the park if they could be constructed TE PRIVA in a manner that minimized the conflict between parked vehicles and paths for bicyclists and pedestrians, and did not cause damage to the grass or AUcurbs. TUMN Accommodating temporary overflow parking along the sides of these roads would allow for congestion relief and easier two-way traffic flows, plus the potential CIRCLE 50 additional spaces if vehicles were angled or perpendicularly parked instead of parallel along theOverton roadways. Utilizing a turf reinforced geotextile system may allow VAN HORN Park for gains of approximately 100 spaces along Morrie Moss Lane between Veterans Plaza Drive and the Zoo, 25 spaces along Veterans Plaza Drive north of Levitt Shell and MCA, 89 spaces along Golf Drive, and 30 spaces along Veterans Plaza EASTWOO D Drive between the Golf Clubhouse and Poplar Avenue. STRATH 240480 ATE PRIV 38 KENILWOR TH WES T Adjacent to Brooks Museum – Museum Drive between the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and the Levitt Shell currently accommodates 23 parking spaces, 274-548 however the road is narrow and must be kept open for fire safety access to 50 During peak events the area becomes clogged with vehicles and the Museum. pedestrians, particularly patrons of the Levitt Shell, which makes it difficult to access. Cordon100-200 off this area during events with removable bollards, pave with decorative pavers, and eliminate 23 parking spaces during those periods. Deploying removable bollards would allow the area to continue to be accessible by emergency or service vehicles while preventing congestion in the? area, and utilizing decorative paving would enhance the attractiveness of the area to visitors. FORREST Add overflow parking spaces to the east side of the existing Brooks Museum ? parking lot, yielding an additional 26 spaces, either permanently with a paved PARKWAY surface or temporarily utilizing a turf reinforcement geotextile system. 300-700 AUTUMN EAST Snowden School Elementary School 100 CENTER Snowden ol Elementary School PRIV ATE ? PRIVATE UNIVERSI TY Evergreen Presbyterian Playschool PRIVATE Rhodes College MCCONNE ALLEY CHARLES PRIVATE BARKSD ALE Memphis College of Art – Add 15 permanent angled parking spaces along ORTH PRIVATE Veterans Plaza Drive north of MCA and 32 spaces south Nof MCA around the triangle of Veterans Plaza Drive, Clocktower Lane, and Museum Drive. An existing parking lot adjacent to the Memphis College of Art (MCA) would remain. Overflow parking for peak events could optionally utilize an area on the south side of the MCA building along Clocktower Lane, yielding approximately 40 or more spaces. Temporary overflow parking areas should employ a turf reinforcement geotextile CROSS system to maintain its green appearance if the area is not used for recreation. ES S N R CYP SNOWDE 37 PRINCETO N ALLEY HAWTHO RNE EV 1 ER EEN F GR 901. T 901.521.1440 AUTUMN 38 AUTUMN 240480 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT OVERTO 50-200 100 N PARK APRIL 2016 350 Memphis, TN 38103 1 ALLEY PEACH ALLEY A MOSS VA TE PR I RTH KENILWO 26 AUB U MP 89 30 JEFFERSO BELLEAIR LEE TUCKER East Pavilion – The East Pavilion picnic areas and playground see significant usage at certain times of the day or year, and its location on the east side of the Old Growth Forest area prevents it from being able to utilize parking resources elsewhere in the park. Add up to 50 additional parking spaces in several small lots. BARKSD ALE N EASTEN JEFFERSON D RT COURT REMBE IDLEWILD COURT MADISO WASHIN GTON N PARKVIEW PRIVATE DALE Memphis Catholic Middle/High School AUBURN EVERGREE N Golf Clubhouse – Add permanent paved or temporary reinforced geotextile overflow parking south of the Golf Clubhouse between Golf Drive and the Lick Creek culvert north of the 7th Hole Green, yielding up to 25 additional spaces. COOPER LE DA COURT MORRI SON S RK BA REMBER T GIVENCH Y E BARKSD ALE New Lot at Playground – Add parking at the Playground and Overton Bark areas ? south of the Greensward for an additional 16 permanent parking spaces located north of the 2nd Hole Golf Tee. PRIVAT 25 ALLEY RE 32 Memphis College of Art GOLF U CR 40 -23 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art ATE PRIV DE 16 TE PRIVA Utilization of these areas could increase even in its current configuration if better pedestrian paths were provided, or if an internal shuttle system were employed allowing areas such as Golf Drive to be convenient parking locations for visitors going to venues further north in the park. BE LV E 15 25 TA BUENA VIS E RND ALE LAWRENC ALLEY MORRIE 1 175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 500 ALLEY 100 MCLEAN CARRUTHE RS LA SALL E A General Services Area – Presently the General Services area in the southeast corner of the park is being considered for conversion to cultural and park amenities if the City relocates the General Services facility to another location. When improvements are planned, the City, park tenants, and partner organizations should work together to coordinate the site design and access plans, and facilitate connections to other park destinations to help provide parking resources. One proposal calls for the Eggleston Museum be located on the area north of the entry drive off of East Parkway. Such a facility should provide adequate parking for its own activities and could provide additional parking for a circulator, bike share or similar park-wide system. The proposal also designates the southern portion of the area become a grassy recreation area which will require parking, and could Product  Code:  CGS016  [60mm  cell  diameter/40mm  ce be utilized for overflow parking in certain situations (i.e., running events in the   sheets  should  be  laid  on  a  suitable  sub-­‐base  (see   Old Growth Forest). The Museum might provide 200 or more spaces while up to The     sub-­‐base  guide  table  below)  Alternatively  they   CBR   60 permanent spaces could serve the recreation area, with additional overflow can     be  laid  over  existing;  tarmac,  concrete  or  gravel   driveways  as  follows.   parking as needed. Adjacent On-Street Parking Restripe North Parkway to add bicycle lanes and parallel on-street parking spaces, yielding approximately 100 new spaces on each side (north and south) of the street, resulting in 200 total spaces immediately adjacent to the park on the north side of the Zoo. Utilization of this parking would be aided by pedestrian improvements, the circulator, and/or a pedestrian-only entry gate to the Zoo along North Parkway near University Street. 38 © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT PRIVATE NORTH Evergreen Montessori School OGDEN CYPR HOLLY CHARLES PRIVATE PRIVATE IVAT E HOLLY CHARLES PRIVATE EVA MERTON SPRING PRIVATE PRIVATE SPRING NT EVA MCCONN ELL TREZEVA WES T HAMMOND PRIV ATE ALLEY BINGHAM BINGHAM MERTON HAMMOND ALLEY ALLEY BINGHAM WILLIFOR D BINGHA M MERTON STRATHM ORE PR IVA TE BINGHAM RE CRESTME COLLINS MERTON OD MERTON LA WN HOLLYWO ALLEY IDE AS H PRINCETO N VAN HORN BINGHAM EASTWO OD HARVAR LA WN AS H YALE 60 De La Salle Elementary RD WILLIFO LAZ A HALE 30 KATIE MERTON LY NS P 25 40’ 333’ HOLLIN S POPLAR MERTON WESSEL 20’ MORE SCHOOL ERA STRATH VET PARKWA Y COLLINS T WASHING CRESTM REMBER T ERE ALLEY ALLEY TON BELLEAIR WASHING road imProvements 39 PARKWA Y and Memphis, Tennessee IDE OVERTON PARK NIN GS COURT N IA OR REMBER T Parking JEFFERSO COURT E EDGEWO OD JEFFERSON D TON ALLEY COX ALLEY EASTEN COOPER LEE ALIC ALE PRINCETO N CIRCLE MCADOO Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. IDLEWILD ER ALLEY 89 COURT MADISON COO P Binghampton Park N PARKVIEW PRIVATE JEFFERSO SAM OXFORD Memphis College of Art RRISON Memphis Catholic Middle/High School LE DA AUTUMN WESSELL Y TUCKER EN PRIVATE S RK BA BARKSD ALE ? BROAD 40’ 333’ Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community MERTON RTH KENILWO NIN GS ALLEY PR I TA BUENA VIS ERE CRESTM NIN GS MO R March 30, 2016 GIVENCH Y HALE MO R March 30, 2016 CIA ALI Memphis, Tennessee COURT 20’ SCHOOL YALE IDE OVERTON PARK ALLEY ELL ITY MERTON UNIVERS EVA HAMMOND PARKWA Y MERTON HALE Memphis, Tennessee PARKWAY OD EDGEWO CR road imProvements Landscape & Screening Improvements De La Salle Elementary GOLF and PARKWA Y Fortified Grass Binghampton ATE PRIVPark YALE EVERET Parking MCADOO EVERETT oad mProvements Memphis Brooks Museum of Art P UM New Greensward Proposed New Facility Location E RND ALE and HOLLINS WASHINGT ON JEFFERSON MCCONN BARKSD ALE ALLEY A MOSS MORRIE ALLEY ALLEY COX William Brewster Elementary School William Brewster Elementary School Manage employee parking for all of the Park tenants to make the Park’s internal r i Design or Configuration parking spaces available New to Park patrons as much as possible. With the addition of 15 of Existing Roadway OVERTON PARK 25 on-street parking on North Parkway, other options will 50 be available for employee 16 Valet & Uber/Lyft Drop-Off Overton Park and volunteer parking. Adopt employee parking policies for all Park tenants, On-Street Parking 40 -23 perhaps similar to how the Zoo directs employees and visitors to the maintenance 32 Fortified Grass 26 area or General Services Landscape lot on &days when large crowds are expected, whereas on Screening 200 Improvements low-attendance days employees are allowed to park in more convenient locations if they don’t interfere with visitors. PARKWA Y COX WILLIFO RD STRATH COURT LA SALLE PARKWA Y OXFORD ALLEY HARVAR D Parking 100 KATIE AUB U HOLLINS TON JEFFERS ON MCLEAN MORRISO N 1 REMBER T 60 WASHING ALLEY EDGEWOO D EASTWO OD COURT HALE FORREST ALLEY Employee Parking ALLEY COOPER Y PARKWAY ALLE EASTEN D HALE KATIE 350 MORE TUCKER JEFFERSON COURT DALE ALLEY YALE De La Salle Elementary PRINCETON N TON LEE SUMMER YALE HOLLYW OOD HAWTHO RNE WASHING 200 AUBURN HARVAR D D ATE PRIV RE EASTWOO COO 60 PER PRIVAT DE SPRING MCCONN ELL TREZEVANT PR A MOSS MORRIE REMBER T Memphis, TN 38103 PARKVIEW BARKSD ALE VAN HOR LAWRENCE BE LV E PRINCETON ALLEY EVERGRE William Brewster Elementary School IA ALLEY SAM POPLAR N PARK FAXON PRINCETO N ALIC POPLAR AUTUMN CIRCLE BELLEAIR LACAR ZA RUTHERS MADISON ALLEY PR IVA TE KENILWO RTH PR IVA TE ALLEY TREZEVAN T WEST HOLLY IDLEWILD WES T PRIVA TE 1 01.16008.00 MCLEAN www.LRK.com BARKSD ALE OVERTO ALLEY 200 AUTUMN 50 ALLEY NS P 25 NS PLAZ A ER N BROAD RA ? VAN HOR COOP William Brewster Elementary School 30 1 T 901.521.1440 ALLEY PRINCETO N CIRCLE 50 PARKWAY VETE 89 PEACH 175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 500 COURT ERA PARKWA Y 300-700 AUTUMN P SAM ATE PRIV JEFFERSO N VET UM Overton ? Memphis Zoo 50 GOLF emphis Catholic ddle/High hool 26 TE PRIVA RK BA Memphis College of Art TE PRIVA EV 1 ER 1 EEN F GR 901.525.2760 BUENA VIST A ATE PRIV Overton E Park AL SD GIVENCH Y CR ALLEY Park ALLEY TE PRIVA FORREST GALLOWA 32 Y Memphis Brooks Museum of Art BROAD egend AUTUMN SUMMER 40 50 -23 PARKWAY PARKWA Y PARKWA Y 15 16 TUTWILER PARKWAY CROSS FAXON E ? 25 PERSHIN egend SUMMER FORREST T 100 SELMAN Snowden School Elementary School VA TE PRIVATE PRIVA TE PRIVATE TY UNIVERSI CHARLES PRIVATE a2016 LRK Inc. All Rights Reserved. PRIVATE N HAWTHOR NE DICKINSO 1 FORRES ESS PRIVAT Evergreen Montessori School CYPR ALLEY 350 Rhodes College EAST 100 NORTH TUTWILER FAXON Evergreen Presbyterian Playschool ? Snowden School Elementary School 50-200 ALLEY 100-200 SELMAN CENTER ERTON PARK PRIVATE EN Further study is needed to evaluate the potential of several off-site locations that were identified by stakeholders or the public for potential surface parking that would L be connected to the park either by pedestrian connections or transit/circulators. Existing Greensward Parking These included those already described (Snowden School, Rhodes College) Reconfigure Existing Parking for potential parking structures, but also underutilized properties surrounding New Surface Parking Lots & 50 the park on Summer Avenue, East Parkway or Poplar Avenue. The viability of 100 274-548 On-Street Parking L each of these options depend heavily New onOffhaving convenient, safe and frequent Site Surface Parking 50 Existing Greensward connections to the destinations in Parking the Parking park, and because of their highly visible Structures 100-200 locations could potentially be Existing undesirable or unattractive uses that negatively Reconfigure Parking New Greensward impact the neighborhoods around the park. these are offered as options New While Facility New Surface Parking Lots & Proposed ? Location On-Street Parking they should only be considered in conjunction with other improvements/systems New Design or Configuration 38 of Existing Roadway Off Site Surfaceand Parkingnot be permitted to be permanent ? and should be temporaryNew solutions parking Valet & Uber/Lyft Drop-Off 50-200 240areas. 480 100 On-Street Parking Parking Structures ? TE PRIVA 38 240480 SNOWD ESS ? AUTUMN ALLEY PERSHIN G 100-200 300-700 274-548 N R CYP ALLEY OGDEN SNOWDE CROSS EAST 50 CROSS Off Site Solutions – Surface Parking CENTER 274-548 PARKWAY PARKWAY FAXON EAST 50 ESS 100 Memphis Zoo 50 R 50LEY AL CENTER GALLOWA Y TUTWILE CYPR Rhodes College ALLEY NORTH Snowden School Elementary School N PERSHING Evergreen Montessori School ESS ? Snowden School Elementary School CYPR V&E reenline SNOWDE ESS Rhodes College Evergreen Presbyterian Playschool HOLLYWO OD BARKSD ALE N ALLEY ESS IDLEWILD SNOWDE TUTWILER CYPR Provide new on-street parking along Galloway Avenue between McLean Street and Evergreen Street, yielding approximately 100 new spaces. Galloway Avenue, an excessively wide road because it once had trolley tracks running down it towards the Park, can accommodate up to 100 angled parking spaces in the middle of the road. These spaces could be used in overflow situations in addition to the parallel parking spaces already available but not often used. Utilization of this parking would be aided by pedestrian improvements, the circulator, landscaping, striping, or active management by Park Ambassadors to assist drivers in parking without negatively affecting neighbors. SCH BARKSD ALE R APRIL 2016 FAXON ? Snowden School Elementary School 01.16008.00 50 100 PARKWA Y PARKWA Y T 14. Roadway Design and Flow – City EV 1 ER 1 EEN F GR 901.525.2760 www.LRK.com 1 ALLEY Snowden School Elementary School ALLEY FORRES ITY Evergreen Presbyterian Playschool ALLEY 1 DICKINSO N OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT PRIVAT ALLEY TUTWILE ALLEY UNIVERS a2016 LRK Inc. All Rights Reserved. IDLE Greenline ALLEY 50 GALLOW AY Memphis Zoo 50 ALLEY 300-700 AUTUMN ALLEY HAWTHO RNE T 901.521.1440 »» Ease traffic congestion and driver confusion by limiting two-way traffic flow or using overflow parking along existing roads. 38 Roadway Design and Flow AUTUMN Traffic flow concerns have been identified by numerous stakeholders. The Park’s roads were originally designed for horse and buggy (26 ft. wide so they could turn around) and so are a few feet too narrow for easy two-way automobile traffic flow, particularly when cars park on both sides road. At locations throughout the park congestion occurs when cars are parallel parked on both sides of the narrow roads. Also, confusion occurs at a wide Y-shaped intersection at Old Forest Drive and Veterans Plaza Drive. Old Forest Drive at Overton Bark and the Playground becomes congested when all available parking spaces are full yet drivers continue to try to enter the area. Turning around is not possible and so parallel parking inhibits traffic from flowing through the area. OVERTO 50-200 240Responsibility: City 480 100 of Memphis N PARK 350 ALLEY Memphis, TN 38103 1 Cost: Low to Moderate $-$$ PEACH ALLEY A MOSS VA TE MORRIE KENILWOR TH RND ALE AUB U 89 JEFFERSO REMBERT BARKSD ALE 30 BELLEAIR TUCKER PARKVIEW PRIVATE LEE COURT EASTEN JEFFERSON D COURT BARKSD ALE MADISON REMBE RT IDLEWILD WASHIN GTON N As mentioned previously, close Museum Drive between the Brooks Museum entry drive and Clocktower Drive to through-traffic during events. Use removable bollards to prohibit parking but maintain emergency vehicle access to those venues. AUBURN 25 ALLEY DALE LE DA MP COURT MORRI SON RE DE BE LV E N Memphis Catholic Middle/High School S RK BA U CR GOLF EVERGREE 26 ATE PRIV GIVENCHY E 32 Memphis College of Art E At the intersection of Old Forest Drive and Veterans Plaza, a traffic circle or island would help alleviate congestion in this area and permit drivers to turn around without causing issues. PRIVAT 40 -23 Memphis Brooks Museum of Art T PRIVA To relieve congestion during peak events two options should be considered, either overflow parking adjacent to the roads on one or both sides, or restricting flow to one-way. One-way traffic proceeding clockwise around Veterans Drive Plaza between Prentiss Place and Clocktower Drive would relieve issues north and east of Levitt Shell and MCA. Continuing one-way flow around a widened Clocktower Drive and Museum Drive to Veterans Plaza Drive would alleviate some congestion ? east of MCA and Brooks Museum. 40 16 TA BUENA VIS LAWRENCE ALLEY 15 25 PR I 1 175 Toyota Plaza, Suite 500 ALLEY 100 MCLEAN CARRUTHE RS LA SALL E © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. APRIL 2016 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT RECOMMENDED SCENARIO Automobile Parking Solution for Overton Park Provide additional automobile parking within Overton Park and reduce the demand for parking utilizing a phased approach with the goal of drawing down and eventually eliminating automobile parking on the Greensward and relieving parking issues elsewhere in the Park. Estimates on the number of overflow parking spaces used on the Greensward range from 350 to 600. The demand for parking at Levitt Shell events exceeds the available parking in the park. The Brooks Museum, Memphis College of Art, and other special events create parking and circulation demands that currently cannot be met. A goal of this report is to identify solutions to accommodate delivery of Park patrons and customers to the Park venues. The following recommended scenario provides a two phased solution that can begin during 2016 and address the majority of the issues by the end of 2018. Phase 1: (2016) Phase 1 350 new spaces, estimated 100 to 150 diverted parking Improve information sharing Institute parking policies Improve pedestrian access Improve bicycling access Fund public transit/ circulator programs Develop event response plan Introduce incentives for taking alternative transportation Cost: $290,000 plus $50,000/intersection imrovement © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved. Recommendation Solution Section Reference Cost Implement technical solutions: Web site messages, parking app, Overton Park app, Incentives 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 $10,000-30,000 Implement on street parking along North Parkway – 200 spaces gained 13 $422,000 (already funded) Implement on street parking in center of Galloway – 100 spaces gained 13 $130,000 Reconfigure Zoo Main Parking Lot (as proposed by City of Memphis) – 50 spaces gained 13 $130,000 Make pedestrian improvements to intersections as defined within the report 5 $50,000/ intersection Complete the bicycle improvements along Cooper Street and North Parkway 6 $380,000 (already funded) Seek grant opportunities to fund public transit or circulator program 10, 11 Develop policy that any future expansion of Zoo, Levitt Shell, Brooks Museum, Memphis College of Arts or any other Overton Park venue MUST provide a plan to the City to address additional automobile parking required for the expansion. 41 OVERTON PARK TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING REPORT APRIL 2016 Implement an event response plan to provide varying levels 3, 5 of response depending on the anticipated Park activity level Secure commitments from Park Tenants to implement the response plan solutions, such as providing traffic control, directing patrons to available parking, etc 3, 5 Implement incentive programs such as timed ticket, reduced priced tickets, etc. 4 Phase 2: (2017) Phase 2 Recommendation Solution Section Reference Cost Complete reconfiguration of Zoo Main Parking Lot – 150 spaces gained (does not include any further encroachment into Greensward) 13 $400,000 Complete additional surface auto parking throughout Overton Park – 300 spaces gained 13 $600,000 Complete design and engineering of Prentiss Place parking structure 12 $750,000 Implement transit and Circulator plan (contract for Circulator providers, build new shelters and implement Transit/Circulator routes) 10, 11 $25,000/week (5 days/week) 450 new spaces Design parking structure Implement circulator system Cost: $1.75M plus $25,000/week Following the first two phases of improvements, conduct an assessment to determine where parking and access issues remain and devise a strategy for additional improvements. If significant parking demand issues remain then the following more intensive solutions may be required: Phase 3: (2018) Phase 3 Recommendation Solution Section Reference Cost Build Prentiss Place parking structure (if needed) – Minimum 300 spaces gained 12 $7.8M 300 new spaces Cost: $7.8M Phase 4: (2019 and beyond) Conduct assessment to determine remaining parking and access issues and develop a strategy for resolving the issues. Implement additional parking, if needed, in other areas of Overton Park should future development plans define opportunity. Continue to monitor and manage parking, access, and response plans. 42 Phase 4 Evaluate successes and pursue additional solutions if needed © 2016 LRK Inc. All rights Reserved.