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BRUSH SQUARE REHABILITATION PHASE ONE DESIGN COMMISSION 30 SEPTEMBER 2020 1 Original plat Seba Boggart Brush/Alliance Cotton Yards (cir. 1874-1900) Southern Pacific locomotive moved to site (1956, since removed) Central Fire Station(constructed 1938) O. Henry Pun-Off, 2018 2 SITE CONTEXT B R U S H S Q U A R E! City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department ADOPTED MARCH 28, 2019 Brush Square Master Plan 3 2019 BRUSH SQUARE MASTER PLAN ENGAGEMENT TO DATE • Community Meeting 1 - April 7, 2018, Susanna Dickinson Museum • Community Meeting 2 - June 17, 2018, Brush Square • Downtown Austin Alliance Future of Downtown Parks - October 31, 2018, Sunset Room • Two online surveys (373 responses) • Downtown Farmer’s Market & 2018 O. Henry Pun-off • Technical Advisory Group • Planning Partners Group • Presentations to Downtown Commission, Historic Landmark Commission, Design Commission, PARD Land & Facilities Committee, Parks Board, Waller Creek LGC & Planning Commission • Adopted by City Council - March 28, 2019 MASTER PLAN - PHASE ONE MASTER PLAN - PHASE TWO 5th St. . t S y t i n i r T . t S s e h c e N Hilton . t S y t i n i r T 1 2 5 3 4 5th St. 5 3 2 1 4 5 . t S s e h c e N Hilton East 4th St. Plaza East 4th St. Plaza Downtown Station Downtown Station Austin Convention Center Austin Convention Center PHASE ONE 1 Enlarge event lawn Demolish and relocate existing parking lot 2 3 4 Create accessible, shaded pathways into park Renovate Fire Station for public use Provide seating, lighting, and site furnishings Expand lawn and performance area 5 Protect Heritage trees Complete Great Streets 0 25’ 50’ Demolish Fire Station annex and create north entrance to park PHASE TWO 1 Remove parking lot 2 3 4 5 4 MASTER PLAN PHASING MASTER PLAN PHASE ONE SITE PLAN East 5th St. East 5th St. 1 7 . t S y t i n i r T 4 3 5 2 4 5 2 5 1 6 3 1 . t S s e h c e N Hilton . t S y t i n i r T 7 3 4 6 . t S s e h c e N Hilton 2 4 3 5 2 5 5 8 1 Armstrong Bikeway East 4th St. Plaza Armstrong Bikeway East 4th St. Plaza Downtown Station Downtown Station Austin Convention Center Austin Convention Center PROPOSED Entry Plaza 1 2 3 4 Elevated Deck Great Lawn Art & Play Area Outdoor Seating Seat Wall 5 6 7 8 Reconstructed Parking Lot Art in Public Places (location TBD) 0 25’ 50’ EXISTING 1 Fire Station #1 2 3 4 O. Henry Museum Dickinson Museum Public Restroom 5 Heritage Trees 5 PHASE ONE DESIGN East 5th St. Fire Station #1 O. Henry Museum Dickinson Museum N e c h e s S t . AFD Parking (38 spaces) Event Lawn Shaded Deck Preserve Heritage Trees . t S y t i n i r T CapMetro Bus Stop Public Restroom Raingarden Art in Public Places (TBD) East 4th St. Plaza Proposed Limit of Work CONCURRENT PROJECTS • CapMetro Downtown Station (in construction) • O. Henry Museum Restoration (in construction) • Fire Station Improvements • Public Restroom Pilot (in design) (installed) IMPROVEMENTS • Expanded Event Lawn • Heritage Tree Protection • Shaded Deck • Interior Accessible Circulation • Green Infrastructure • Site Furnishings & Lighting 0 25’ 50’ 6 PHASE ONE DESIGN Emergency Vehicles East 5th St. Commuter Street 10’-0” 14’-9” 4’ 8’ Dickinson Museum Fire Station #1 Neches St. Mixed Mode Street 50% Critical Root Zone 5’-0” Truck Turnaround Emergency Vehicles AFD Parking Trinity St. Bicycle & Local Access Street 21’-10” Live Oaks 30’ o.c., typ. 22’ o.c., typ. Live Oaks East 4th St. Plaza Rapid Transit Street 7 RIGHT OF WAY EXISTING CONDITIONS Great Streets/Subchapter E Conflict area Meets Great Streets/ Subchapter E criteria Heritage Tree 50% Critical Root Zone Proposed Limit of Work “The plan applies Great Streets principles to all available street edges where sufficient space exists. Large portions of the street edge remain unavailable for public use in Phase 1 owing to the continued operations of the fire station. The right of way of Neches Street is seriously constrained by thte turn-around lane to be constructed as part of the CapMetro Downtown Station project but this face of the Square also received additional street trees where possible.” 0 25’ 50’ EXISTING CIRCULATION PROPOSED CIRCULATION East 5th St. East 5th St. . t S y t i n i r T . t S s e h c e N Hilton . t S y t i n i r T . t S s e h c e N Hilton East 4th St. Plaza East 4th St. Plaza Downtown Station Downtown Station Austin Convention Center Austin Convention Center Existing circulation route New interior circulation route (accessible) New interior circulation route (not accessible) Shaded areas New trees 0 25’ 50’ 8 PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE EQUIVALENT COMPLIANCE East 5th St. Fire Station #1 Dickinson Museum N e c h e s S t . O. Henry Museum Connection to AIPP Plaza Connection to O. Henry Connection to Neches St. 8’ Path 10’ Path . t S y t i n i r T 8’ Path 10’ Path Connection to 4th St. Plaza Connection to Downtown Station East 4th St. Plaza Proposed Limit of Work Internal Circulation Route (Accessible) 12’ Pedestrian Lighting Phase 2 Connection IMPROVEMENTS • 28 - Bicycle parking spaces • 11 - pedestrian lights (12’ tall) • 4 - Waste and recycling receptacles • 2 - Benches and multiple seat walls • Emergency phone • Dog waste station 0 25’ 50’ 9 PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE EQUIVALENT COMPLIANCE Scott Sinn Parks & Recreation Department scott.sinn@austintexas.gov Brendan Wittstruck Asakura Robinson brendan@asakurarobinson.com View from southeast corner (Downtown Station) facing into park 10 THANK YOU