Site planning

• Response to site characteristics
• Streetscape compatibility
• Entrances visible from street
• Human activity
• Respect for adjacent sites
• Transition from use to street
• Residential open space
• Parking/vehicle access
• Location of parking on comm'l streetfront
• Corner lots

Height, bulk, scale

Architectural elements/materials

• Architectural context
• Architectural concept/consistency
• Human scale
• Exterior finish materials
• Structured parking entrances

Pedestrian environment

• Pedestrian open spaces/entrances
• Blank walls
• Retaining walls
• Design of parking lots near sidewalks
• Visual impacts of parking structures
• Screening of dumpsters, utilities, service areas
• Pedestrian safety

Landscaping

• Landscaping to reinforce design continuity w/ adj sites
• Landscaping to enhance building/site
• Landscape design to address special conditions

Checklist

Urban design guidelines overview

• Underlying design philosophy
• Guiding attitude
• Reflecting regional values
• The arts
• Protection of the environment
• Neighborhood centers
• Innovation and creativity
• Regard for the public realm

Role of urban design in the process

• Urban design guidelines intent

System-wide urban design guidelines

• Urban design objectives
• Seamless system
• User-friendly
• Integrate with community
• Artistic expression
• Future adaptability
• Key urban design principles
• Building communities
• Design quality
• Fiscal prudence
• STart (ST transit art program)

Elements of visual continuity

• System-wide elements standardized, continuity, differentiati
• Essential standardized elements
• Vehicles, basic layout, fare-vending, ADA, signage, etc.
• Catenary system, aerial guideway,
• Elements of continuity
• Canopies, windscreens, railings, markers, materials, color,
• Lighting, TPSS, site furnishings, advertising, concessions
• Planting, open space
• Elements of differentiation
• Windscreen, arch expression, art, planting
• Streetscape surfaces, open space, furniture

Site specific elements

• Site specific guidelines (not yet written)

• Preserve the view corridor on 15th Ave. NE; enhance the connection to the waterfront.

• Create a sense of public safety

NE Pacific

• Create a safe environment in and around the stations, both through design and activities, with particular attention to UW late shift medical workers.

• Extend the "seam" between "town and gown" along east/west streets between the Ave and 15th Ave NE; rethink the zipper analogy to reflect this broader approach.

• Clearly define the character of the University community.
• Make station entrances very visible to pedestrians as well as vehicles; provide clear directional signage to entrances and from entrances to key destinations and services.

NE 45th

• Use assets such as the Burke Museum (station design; display in mezzanine; signage) to benefit station and to attract visitors.

• Extend the "seam" between "town and gown" along east/west streets between the Ave and 15th Ave NE; rethink the zipper analogy to reflect this broader approach.

• Identity is important: use this as an opportunity to build or reinforce the unique characteristics of the station and station entrances.
• Make a dramatic statement: use as an opportunity for good urban design.
• Give each station a unique identity, including identity for different access points.
• Images of each station should reflect unique character of each station area.

• Extend the "seam" between "town and gown" along east/west streets between the Ave and 15th Ave NE; rethink the zipper analogy to reflect this broader approach.
• Explore perch, nest, beacon and garden path analogies further; the nest works well as a metaphor for a plaza/amphitheater and NE 43rd, but the other concepts could benefit from more work.

• Make entrances highly visible; catalyst for good urban design.
• Locate station entrances as to connect all four campuses (southwest campus, west campus, central campus, and medical campus).

NE 45th

• Locate station entries in storefronts on the Ave, north and south of 45th.
• Create a station entry onto a pedestrian plaza between the campus and the Ave and 42nd and 43rd, which will link the UW and the U District.

NE Pacific

• Provide surface access at all 4 corners of 15th/Pacific to serve different users, including bicyclists.
• Create a campus gateway from NE Pacific Station.

• Provide clear way of finding directions and signage to the various destinations.

NE 45th

• Improve visibility/market The Ave.

• Keep in mind the goal is to move people not vehicles.
• Recognize and strengthen east - west connections as well as north - south connections.
• Provide good local circulation, possibly through a circulator system.
• Access for all modes of transportation is critical to RTA station development and operation.
• Make station entrances very visible to pedestrians as well as vehicles; provide clear directional signage to entrances and from entrances to key destinations and services.
• Support intermodal connections emphasizing buses, bikes and pedestrians.
• Provide good circulation within the area; parking, shuttles; increase circulation within the District; increase frequency and efficiency of transit service.
• Provide good surfaces transportation connections; assure that U-pass includes or connects with RTA.
• Accommodate and encourage walking.

NE 45th

• Provide pedestrian-friendly connections to cultural facilities along western edge of campus.
• Improve pedestrian linkages and enhance existing pedestrian character on Brooklyn.

NE Pacific

• Create a more defined south end of The Ave to keep 15th Ave NE from becoming too congested.
• Develop ways to capture event-related users (e.g. Husky stadium events).

• Extend the "seam" between "town and gown" along east/west streets between the Ave and 15th Ave NE; rethink the zipper analogy to reflect this broader approach.

• Create pedestrian flow into and around the entrances which is graceful, generous and aesthetically enjoyable
• Coordinate transit design with Ave improvement such as widening sidewalks and improving pedestrian links between UW and the Ave.

NE 45th

• Pay attention to treatment of the wall on 15th Ave. NE at the campus edge.
• Upgrade the 15th Ave NE streetscape with landscaping, a softer campus wall and transit amenities.
• Create a plaza or wide sidewalks on NE 42nd or 43rd Streets (between the Ave and 15th Ave NE) to improve pedestrian connections between Then Ave and UW campus and to provide a RTA station access point. Options include; (1) closing NE 42nd or 43rd to traffic; (2) removing parking on NE 42nd or 43rd, or (3) making NE 42nd and NE 43rd Streets one-way.

• Provide good access and storage facilities for bicycles in and around RTA stations.
• Create access to the Burke Gilman trail and Physics building.

• Carefully plan for bus layover and storage.
• Design stations to accommodate bus transfers.

• Use the RTA as a catalyst; take advantage of opportunities presented by the RTA stations in planning for the University Community.
• Encourage public/private partnerships in station development.
• Introduce density, diversity, and street life to area around stations.

NE 45th

• Create a market stimulus for The Ave; use RTA station as a stimulus for development in the University District.
• Encourage pedestrian - intensive uses in the area closest to the station.
• Encourage residential and employment uses within walking distance; create green space for "weekenders".
• Encourage mixed use in the west campus area to transform area around station into an urban campus with a strong pedestrian environment and enhanced transit access.