Agmt 2002 Community Design and Architecture

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Work Products: ^ Final scope of work, schedule, and budget. Task 3: Assets, Needs, & Opportunities Assessment While there is always a need to assess existing conditions in any planning process, in this Task, the CD+A Team will focus on identifying how the existing conditions of the E 14`h Corridor areas can be defined as specific sets of assets, needs, and opportunities. Examples of these are described in the project approach and understanding section at the beginning of this proposal. Task 3.1: Land Use and Urban Form Assessment CD+A will review existing base materials and hold preliminary discussions with City staff regarding the existing conditions along the East 14`~ Street Corridor; this will include a site visit with City staff. CD+A will review objectives, policies and regulations as presented in other city documents relating to planning areas, which would affect or be affected by improvements along the southern portion of East 14t'' Street. This will include, but will not be limited to the General Plan, Zoning Regulations, the North Area Plan, and the Downtown Plan and Urban Design Guidelines. All attempts will be made to effectively interface improvements within the project area with adjacent planning areas. Working from the City's initial list of opportunity sites; conversations with City Staff, SAAC members, and affected agencies; site visits; and study of the Corridor's policy and regulatory context the CD+A Team will identify assets, needs, and opportunities for redevelopment and streetscape improvements within the Corridor. Based on our understanding of current conditions along the Corridor using the General Plan's identification of "activity" centers along E 14~', the analysis will reveal distinct segments and important nodes, each reflecting the combined existing and potential patterns, including residential and commercial land development, urban form, general roadway characteristics, and key intersections. Defining the Corridor by segments and nodes will allow the Team to explore design concepts in greater detail in Phase II, treating them as representative or prototypical examples for other parts of the Corridor. This organization will also help stakeholders and the public to organize how they think about the future of the Corridor, and ultimately, will assist in prioritizing improvements during the implementation phase. The Corridor will also be studied within its surrounding context in order to understand the relationship between key nodes and adjacent neighborhoods, and their role as destinations outside of their immediate surroundings. Variables that will be studied include: ^ Land use characteristics; ^ Existing right-of--way; ^ On-street parking; ^ Urban design and land use impacts of transportation characteristics, including future BRT system; ^ Number of access points, and access control; EXHIBIT A Page 3 of 14 AGREIEXHIBITA.DOC (Word 6.0)