Agmt 2002 Community Design and Architecture

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pick the 2 to 4 opportunity sites, depending upon the complexity and size of the sites, within the identified nodes. These will form the basis for the Opportunity Site Development Concepts. Streetscape Concepts CD+A will lead the Team in defining Streetscape segments based on the land use, urban design, Streetscape, and traffic analysis performed during Task 3. Streetscape design concepts will be developed for each of the defined segments to provide prototypes for Streetscape improvements. The Team proposes to develop 2 concepts for each of the segments to account for the possible design of the BRT. These concepts will build from the earlier work undertaken by AC Transit in the MIS process and will be initially formulated through discussions with AC Transit in Phase I. An additional meeting with AC Transit will take place to review the initial concepts. One concept will likely include the BRT in a dedicated lane (where it is being considered), while the second concept will likely show improvements with the BRT sharing the street right-of--way. Plans and sections will be used to communicate each concept and will identify such features as: width of sidewalks, landscaping, pedestrian crossings, parking, etc. The Streetscape concepts may not necessarily coincide with the land use segments, but improvements will interface with proposed land uses as identified in the Land Use Concepts. Opportunity Site Development Concepts Following the interim meeting with City Staff and SAAC Meeting #4during which key opportunity areas are identified, the CD+A Team will develop Concept Sketch Alternatives. Two alternatives will be developed for each Opportunity Site. Plans and sections will illustrate building siting and massing, use, parking and pedestrian access, site circulation, etc. To accompany the concept plans, photographs of case study examples will be used to help illustrate the concepts and land use summaries will provide quantitative information on the development program. At this point, the CD+A Team and City Staff will begin the process of creating the simulations by picking key views that will best present the concepts. CD+A will then develop quick sketches to illustrate future change. The photo-simulations will be prepared at a later phase of the project during Task 6, but will be based on these views. Work Products: ^ 21and use concepts per typological segment ^ 2 Streetscape concepts per typological street segment ^ 2 to 4 alternative opportunity site development concepts per opportunity site ^ up to 4 baseline photos of existing views to illustrate key views within each opportunity site ^ 1 to 2 sketch illustrative vignettes per view Task 4.2: Initial Implementation Goncepts For this task, the CD+A Team will work with City Staff to develop a menulmatrix of implementation concepts -both public and private -that identifies the various approaches that could be used to achieve the development concepts identified in the preferred alternative. This will include key subjects for zoning code amendments, development streamlining, financing EXHIBIT A Page 8 of 14 AGRir~ExHIBITA.DOC (Word 6.0)