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Sound Transit University District Light Rail Station Design Workshop October 5, 1999 NE 45th Station Question Responses Question 1: Which of the concepts presented tonight and/or new ideas would you like to see reflected in the stations design (e.g. architecture, art, layout of entrances and plaza, circulation patterns, connections to bus stops)? Why? Besides elevators down to platform, I'd like to have escalators too. Elevators, no matter how large, can be claustrophobic. I assume that stairs will have to be built so escalators could be planned alongside (as in tunnels downtown). NE 45th North: Station will be influenced by Burke & Campus master plan. NE 45th South: Station will be influenced by Burke & Law School Before station is chosen understand objective and which entry is true "major" and which is "symbolic" or are they equal? Some assessment of pedestrian flow would inform design direction. Plazas are a way to integrate symbols from many different cultures since the plaza as a social area is somewhat of a universal concept (open space). I would like to see public restrooms and water fountains (not addressed tonight.) I would like to see functional station entrances with elements that are useful for everyone: benches, payphones, and restroom. I would rather not see money spent on mall-like features. Question 2: Are there planned projects or other community features that should influence the station design? Community features at NE 45th, as at most of Seattle's transit intersections, include great used bookstores. Don't "fix" what works already. Keep as many trees as possible. As above: Gould Hall Expansion, Law School, Burke Expansion, Campus Master Plan (Landscape and major institution MP) Art that reflects symbols of the many cultures that comprise the people of Seattle-that should be created by members of the cultures. Art that reflects input from labor union professor/teacher unions, children from U-District childcare centers and youth from U. District Youth Center. Please do not make this area look like the University Village, or the "new" downtown. The University District does not look like a mall or "Disney World". The architects should take that into consideration. Question 3: Which elements for the station's design are most important to you (e.g. security, durability, neighborhood feeling, public art, weather protection, landscaping, access)? How would you like to see some of these elements addressed in the design? The order listed is the order I'd rank them in
That it is made for the people using it, not for the ego of the city or the UW or even for the artists designing it. It should be functional and made for daily use, not made to be a tourist attraction. Question 4: What are specific pedestrian, bicycle, or bus access considerations that would encourage people getting to and from the stations? Good lights will help-both in the well-lit sense, having the crosswalks sensitive to buses and pedestrians (their actual, not scheduled, arrival) more than to cars. Priority movement for buses and bicycles over cars into and out of the U District. Centralized bike racks and lockers. Segregated access paths for bikes and pedestrians. Possibility of 15th Ave pedestrian bridges, or signal upgrades. Problem is that increased bus use on 15th in conflict. Bus shelters with benches. State of the art digital communication system between rail and bus (i.e. between individual trains and bus operators.) Plenty of "free" bike parking.
Pacific Street Station Question Responses Question 1: Which of the concepts presented tonight and/or new ideas would you like to see reflected in the stations design (e.g. architecture, art, layout of entrances and plaza, circulation patterns, connections to bus stops)? Why? "Big Sky" is good anhandicapped access to the University Health Centers. Bathrooms. The trains aren't going to be fast enough to make them unnecessary Pacific North: consider expansion options for Gould Hall. Consider pedestrian overpass over 15th. Plazas are a way to integrate symbols from many different cultures since the plaza as a social area is somewhat of a universal concept (open space). Question 2: Are there planned projects or other community features that should influence the station design? Art that reflects symbols of the many cultures that comprise the people of Seattle - that art should be created by members of those cultures. Art that reflects input from Labor union, professor/teacher unions, children from U district childcare centers and youth from U. District youth center. The development of critical research/teaching facilities on UW campus. Mitigation of vibration and electromagnetic interference is important. Consider a western displacement of the railway. Question 3: Which elements for the station's design are most important to you (e.g. security, durability, neighborhood feeling, public art, weather protection, landscaping, access)? How would you like to see some of these elements addressed in the design? As above. Bathrooms (with diaper tables), pay phones, benches. Self-sanitizing bathrooms such as some European cities use. Question 4: What are specific pedestrian, bicycle, or bus access considerations that would encourage people getting to and from the stations? As above I currently find drivers at the 15th and Pacific intersection very aggressive. I think many are coming to or from 520, which irritates them. I'd rather have a skybridge than fail to calm the car traffic. Bus shelters with benches. State of the art digital communication system between rail and bus and between individual train and bus operators. Where will the buses be located at 45th and 15th? How many buses will there be at peak and normal hours? How many people must be accommodated at peak and normal hours?
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