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Duke Street Planning Workshop – Community Meeting on Sustainability and Mobility – July 2, 2026

Public MeetingsThursday, July 2, 2026
BodyAlexandria, Virginia
SessionPublic Meetings
DateThursday, July 2, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:05

Yo sé que hay mucha información in esto, y es llevamos más de un año in este proceso si queremos asegurarnos de que todos los personagens que vengan a esta reunión pueden tener un entendimiento similar de lo que hemos visto y hablando, no.

0:22

Entonces, vamos a hablar sobre los espacios abiertos, sustentabilidad, después mobilidad y seguridad.

0:28

Entonces vamos a ver un poco el principio de esta sección, and después de eso vamos a hablar en la parte de mobilidad en cuanto a lo que es el suelo, no.

0:41

Entonces, vamos a ver un tiempo robusto para preguntas y discussiones.

0:50

Tienen alguna para tomar notas y plumas, para que puedan tener una pregunta.

0:57

Le pedimos que se hagan sus preguntas, escriben sus preguntas y vamos a recolectar la mayor cantidad de preguntas possibles.

1:04

And a period, si no podemos responderlas in este momento, vamos a poder poster en línea en la página.

1:13

Entonces, tienen alguna pregunta muy específica y quieren que se responda de forma separada, por favor escribanla, y vamos a tratar de contestarla.

1:23

Si no, vamos a poder responder el próximo semana, ¿no?

1:38

Nada más quiero hablar un poco sobre la orientación.

1:43

Pueden ver el línea negra punteada.

1:52

Estamos en el mundo.

2:04

Quiero hablar un poco rápidamente sobre una diapositiva que utilizamos mucho.

2:18

Entonces, Blue Street está in the mediocre.

3:27

Vamos a hablar un poco sobre el process y le voy a dar la palabra Jeff for empecemos.

3:34

Nosotros estamos aquí in the fase three.

3:50

Hicimos algunos options of the pop-ups.

4:35

So with that document, no.

5:00

So one of the Christian señal, el objective is on algunos temas sobre cómo se está presentando sobre el processor.

5:16

Christian, ya lo puedo.

6:01

So as we think about those decisions.

6:10

Yes, of the city, the proprietarios, desarrollers, or the community.

6:33

Maybe not next slide.

6:42

So this is a this is sort of a high level overview of the case.

8:20

And I think that's really important as we think about the ability.

8:54

But the absorption of this market will take much absorption of the 49th.

10:48

So the tiendas of next slide.

11:08

So parks and open space.

11:10

Um parkers and personal can this is expertise that I instead in the salon.

11:22

I think infrastructure, no one at big parks, but we don't have neighborhood parks between the two.

11:56

In the depositive where we started, no, we have started this process initially Christian process, no guiamos, tomamos decisiones revisando lo que estamos viendo.

12:37

And applying them to you the board.

12:40

And to try to apply, no hard to see very long.

13:26

Yes, when we are important.

13:52

This is former landmark ball.

13:57

This is Fox Chase.

13:58

So home front, this is Fox Chase.

16:24

Okay.

17:16

Jeff dijo sobre esto.

17:18

Lo que queremos ver en el futuro.

17:30

Algunas personas in el cuarto del eficiencia energía, renovación de energía.

17:52

Dentro del reino de este uso del tierra.

17:58

Lo que puede cambiar.

18:04

Protege la integridad de los corredores.

18:09

And then of course including valleys, we have to really integrate in esto integrated.

19:01

Hola, yo soy Haley.

19:04

Trevor.

19:08

So we started by looking at the existing conditions in the order to help us understand areas of higher environmental risk and help us understand where we can implement.

20:12

Um the southern queay dos lugares uh the map the masries one is in the ladoested y el second is in the lado sur centrales de alta frequencia stand correlacionos con this picture no se filtra bien in quando el agua no se filtra in el suelo que también influenza um otra factor the riesgo that's a lot of in much pavimento so we're going to solution is we didn't want to just come up with ideas and all the projects we want to talk about the integrated the mobility transportation part to solve flooding and then we additionally want to come up with short term medium term and long term options or the first thing we need to come up with was great infrastructure and planting trees along roadways um one of the big things we found was roads with structures and place really hard to treat so one of the things we will suggest and is planting trees along the roadways where possible in turning mediums or high media since we green infrastructure using either stormwater or make me its place to plant the trees roadways are more harder plant trees but important to find the space for try to do so then to follow into that we also suggested taking a random towies and marrying them for underground utilities is open up space for mature trees one of the things we found with dew street is since it runs east and west it gets increased solar exposure because the sun rises that's in the west um so when we were looking at what's ways to met trees and five space a lot of the areas that did have trees were also where it's red already telling and with that these trees were a cut shorter when there were some species I don't really have to provide on canories so opening opening up these spaces to allow these trees to be more mature create a larger canopy is one of the more long term recommendations.

22:41

But like small medium soil can have short uh growing species that can have the storm water runoff and up control uh storage as well and then with green roots one of the big issues we want to really focus on was what buildings have this infrastructure in place so the month options which we came up with full roots so where we couldn't really necessarily have a green root for solar we want to come up with the option of either having a light color group or we use white paint or white layers to kind of reduce that heat absorption and then the last uh big one we came up with was promotional mixed use development so including commercial residential same aspects maintain connectivity to our roots basically and then additionally still using green building practices so energy efficient buildings again storm water BMPs instead of just stormwater runoff going from parking lot to the storm trains we want to use stormwater that is to a vegetative soil where we can produce nutrients and maintain the stormwater runoff before it does reach what silver um we have a QA period at the end so I would suggest that you just are middle scientists in our uh pressing office I will back around the stormwater management here report here and all this well as all this sound stormwater track okay perfect thank you uh Kelly and C president um we have part sticking around so again as you guys are thinking of questions feel free to write them down and scriverlas in las cartas vamos a tener una session de periodispa entonces el último aspecto antes de cambiar a mobilidad studies and we're looking at some of those studios ambientales las difficulty about things from like our sustainability benefits over the beneficios de la sustainability sustainability our colleagues were insinuating uh finding nuestros colleagues y el cambio puede ser affectado atravesado y lo que requerimos de ellos especialmente

25:02

But necessitamos about our sustainability benefits.

25:12

Our colleagues were insinuating that they're finding colleagues that lose y el cambio através de los desarrollos and ellos, especially standards that actually standards.

26:13

Of course in the building urban plan with things that are close in relation to one another promote your environment because you're walking housing and jobs and transit and all kinds of neighborhood amenities.

26:28

So a lot of things kind of naturally natural uses and especially keeping things flexible, neighborhood serving people have less and especially mobility providing more opportunities for different kinds of transmobility for the different types of transport.

26:49

And then of course green building and stormwater and this but with all new buildings that Kelly Trevor edificios from our plan and the ultimate planet.

27:48

We have Dana Martin who is our senior transportation engineer from the city and then we also have our family transportation control team as well.

27:57

So before we dive in on more of the traffic analysis and what we're seeing we wanted to start out by summarizing what we have heard throughout this planning process and I think a lot of these teams are going to look at the case of traffic resuming bastante familiar process and extreme consistently much of the process a top priority for people in the community for the gente transport in bicycleta maneuver street Duke Street is one of the seguras ahí no importa in como escuchamos que el corredor tiene different barreras fornectivity como una calle conectada siempre se siente como una barrera entre varios designable vecindarios options once darle different options a las personas para poder andar por ahí más facilites in a pie or on bici or in transit or in un vehicle but the person options area looks like sometimes it's hard to preocupy consistent for much a yeah in nuestra ciudad consistent

32:45

And they're gonna force me to stand back here and the folks at home.

32:49

Um we want uh we can solve the card.

32:52

We partner off with the city though, and we think that's a question that require some thoughtful responses.

32:58

So I'm at least important city once again on a process that I find really exciting.

33:03

Um I'll share with you, I do a lot of work national, not just here in the DC area.

33:19

And you should expect that as presidents and business sellers that possible to be made and solving committees, and so I appreciate the well-made that's happening.

33:29

Now normally when I get asked in the community to take a look at things, it's all the same.

33:41

Um already exists.

34:45

I think everyone would agree.

36:20

Entonces, cuando estamos evaluando algunas ofers que podemos entender, por ejemplo, la seguridad pienso que hay algunas 375 in los últimos 75, en los últimos cinco años solamente.

36:39

No solamente por la parte de que hay una red, digamos, en cuanto a seguridad, no in action plan de seguridad, sino ahora una politica de zero visibilidad.

37:24

No, no es acceptable.

37:32

In nuevos casos, por ejemplo, que requiera que tenemos algunas velocidades razonables, porque la velocidad mata.

38:04

Entonces in 2026 no estamos utilizando la technologia como se ha mencionado mucho lo que es la velocidad, no en cuanto a trafficos.

38:26

35 is velocidad límite.

38:33

Pero en cuanto a los dos de la tarde, empieza a subir, no también los velocidades.

38:52

La accesibilidad también puede encontrar que uno se encuentra inmediato del camino, no tener que haber mejoras en cuanto a lo que es calles and permitir que los peatones tengan algunas señales para poder cruzar.

40:23

Obviamente tenemos que tener infrastructure for bicycletas.

40:30

Muchas spati oras para esto, no muchas opciones.

41:04

Pero hay muchas otras perspectivas.

41:08

La regional en cuanto a lentes de Druk Street puede ser ajustes inquietos, no?

41:34

Historicamente inquietas que se pueden utilizar para sensibility sensible.

41:54

But then we can control, no, and what's going to happen differently, no?

42:38

But then particularly no queen, Quaker, the Telegraph, and the conversation for no one mágica, no prioritize.

44:21

Decision is already in Alexandria.

44:36

It's pretty clear, we're in the middle of it.

44:38

It's in the cause stress in algunas portions of the corridor de Duke Street.

45:01

Well, if it's a track, you contemplate uh attractives for other gentlemen of the region.

45:24

You don't really know, but the good news is that allows us to look at this because much data is the specificity, no so without further ado, daily trips.

46:11

Alguno is in quantum uh some deos and uh destinos of viage, yeah.

46:34

Some providers of data enters model predictives can permit replica uh differential those data transportation incredibly precisely unfacsimil or models much complicated for data for Senado, but for folks who want to sell things, but also planning the history.

47:16

Press a button supposed to build technical assistance button and sustenance technical mathematical, but effectively travel transportation professional pico y es peor in all the bajo, no and so we took a look at the area into Quaker Lane and Telegraph and significant.

48:38

Can you repeat that just a minute?

48:41

Sir, you want to make the point again?

48:43

So there we call regional there is not anywhere in the same arrow and works very much.

49:18

Does this surprise anyone?

49:44

In Charleston, another mayor Rio Riley in Charleston is a mayor for urbanista for a period of tempo.

49:54

He also said don't happen by accident.

51:22

So evaluation when we build something on the layout.

52:00

Let's look at it through that lens.

52:02

Let's see what lose in 2025 compared to 1992.

52:42

No cambios that's proponent.

52:56

I'm using this as an illustration because there are multiple examples that could be used.

53:28

We know that this works because this is how most of our urban places function.

55:08

Esperamos mejor seguridad.

55:50

Sabemos que añadir muchas de estas cosas in el corredor.

56:01

We also know that we're introducing more travel choices.

56:04

Sabemos que vamos a introducir más opciones de verano.

56:30

We know that.

58:07

There will be activities on the engagement.

1:00:26

I want to just speak what helped so yes, actually it's just the same time.

1:00:31

Yeah, but there are some other floor.

1:02:38

This should have a lot of things.

1:03:01

All right, every one.

1:03:05

I know we all have lots of things to say.

1:04:07

So first question is is the killer.

1:04:15

So is it based on the approval by console?

1:04:18

Short answer is yes.

1:04:32

Um the entire speed is an environment at risk.

1:04:40

Uh retaining existing tree can be how can we come back about this from our neighborhoods to the ground shade and provide adding the chain within a corridor in our neighborhoods.

1:04:50

Great question.

1:04:52

I think you know one of the things we are gonna find out this week is solid words trees are shaded temperature.

1:05:05

So if we if we are thinking about what's attractive, what's usable, what's safe?

1:05:11

These are always very much a safety issue and a health issue and our now issue for that one whole street tree.

1:05:18

So we talked a lot about street trees in our sustainability discussion, not included investment, huge impact.

1:05:25

Oftentimes we talk about sustainability with very expensive endeavors, trees are not that by huge impact, so great question.

1:05:34

I think the short answer is build it in your plan, make the recommendation on strategy soccer.

1:05:40

Um take your kids to school and bikes of the students, uh nor can you go to the birthday shopping to the doctor on the other side of town unless they're active company in transit, um, where there are no more than two.

1:05:59

So one of the things I would say I think Hillary C and we're alluding to this as well.

1:06:05

This this plan is not saying that um as close to that as possible.

1:06:10

This plan standing, um, this plan is not saying that you are not all that it's saying is we want to give people out.

1:06:21

So we could be on transit, you could say las personas, it's para darles options and you're just providing more options.

1:06:40

Nada más is brand options for lasers that transport que yous car.

1:06:54

So uh we get this a lot.

1:06:56

Why are we paying consoles to help the city?

1:06:59

And and one thing is um number one, I would say, and I think this is real bad that sort of key review.

1:07:07

Okay, here's a here's what we're looking at.

1:07:09

Are we getting this right?

1:07:10

Is there another thing of it as we're working on projects, another set of eyes looking at it?

1:07:16

Did we miss something?

1:07:17

Did we get it right?

1:07:18

It also enables us to sort of implement this plan in a sort of time-sensitive way that's a lot of the things you purchase then.

1:07:27

Is it wise to have high goals for sustainability, like things like rain roots can't read writing, etc.

1:07:38

and bringing add to development costs as we're focusing on how to affordability?

1:07:43

So um one of the things I'm gonna address that because it's a great point.

1:07:53

That's really our whole plan.

1:07:55

And so one of the things that we think about sustainability, for example, we have large warehouses on you're at one of the things you might do is have a hydrogen reflective room.

1:08:06

So encourage owners as they are putting in new groups, if it's not a platform, maybe it's a reflective route, which helps their energy costs, and also can have people to forget.

1:08:17

So it doesn't necessarily high cost options for thinking about sustainability, or actually talking to a lot of business owners about things like that.

1:08:25

So what are the high cost interventions and what are some low costs that are saying?

1:08:31

Um are there any down, baby here?

1:08:33

Because I'm gonna are there are there any things?

1:08:39

I don't follow the directions, but I'll be a problem with those are there any things in this plan that reduce greenhouse gas efficient.

1:08:47

So um great question.

1:08:49

I think one of the things as we think about sustenability is queues jumpando and pieces.

1:09:06

When you put all those things, so I would argue when you we are doing all the significant impact significantly some closes.

1:09:24

Excellent, I love it.

1:09:31

So there's some other people who would probably support that as well.

1:11:23

So that we're seeing it.

1:11:37

What is being addressed?

1:11:56

This is para desastro.

1:12:16

Maybe they don't have to via la tienda in the car, no?

1:12:22

Quizás sería mucho más fácil.

1:12:30

But when we análisis de traffic estamos viajes, anda y el retraso in the sections.

1:12:41

Traffic arteries.

1:12:43

So I much at the Alexandria para poder resolver the grand mana del traffic.

1:15:10

But via traffic for Alexandria, is Stephen.

1:15:43

Because if we have three signals because the gentleman at Duke Street va llenarse nuevo, and tomorrow residenciales, no, maybe autobuses or carrots solamente.

1:16:29

Sempre son las medicinas ofrece reducirlo de formal significative.

1:16:48

No se rapidamente.

1:17:20

We don't need the model it as much as it's like following it as a very navigation.

1:17:33

But it's important in this era modern transportation, in established time talking about the added time.

1:20:13

Aquí estamos viendo sobre los calles a de dañas, conjugando el plan coordinado, processandria, y este plan de uh sequencia y van a liderar a tener algunas tomas informadas de decisiones.

1:20:56

But para las personas que comentarios interferencia para uso mixto, digamos, solamente was utilizado para un solo uso.

1:21:38

Entonces tenemos que ver cómo desarrollable para poder tener acceso coordinado, ando y el salidas integradas in the corredor.

1:22:50

Nada más una cosa que quieran is el sistema de traffic adaptable.

1:23:12

Vamos a tener esos trafficos top, y eso nos va a poder hacer algunos cambios futuros at the correct and then cookies that we have in what tendency that would be present anterior muestra que in Wheeler Avenue.

1:23:45

So the negotiations and planes densidad and permit limited, no question pequeños y es un centro para ellos, no.

1:24:40

Entonces, enquanto los standards arboles, el arbolado entonces consiste cuando se puede in industry and crecimiento inquietado.

1:26:32

El plan is a big plan to 20 años.

1:26:47

Alexander Alexandria preocuped the increment of the impuestos.

1:26:56

I think one of the things I would say increasing taxes is uh incrementando political concept of the city of the plants is not desarroll into si mismo.

1:27:19

And those other things from the community not for so uh start dentro of the page impact.

1:27:46

Look at no, try to be in their cars people are gonna use transit in carrots y si van uh transit public.

1:28:33

I think one of the equippers compared donde share stuff with us support based so one of the comparten is one of the comparative si estamos in this process, then trabajando in the numbers yes, is there a better way to underground utilities so they don't create trip hazards over a lifetime and is there a day lighting setback or tree can be able to do it?

1:29:17

There are standards for undergrounding uh subterráneo, standards and buenos examples y obviamente no buenos ejemplos y creo que lo más importante is como need or plants and it's the same as all the examiner dispute as a comment uh comprometer utilizar uh tier natives or plantas uh polinizadoras tenemos guías electricity sustenable you know we've done sort of district by energy, we've done sort of geothermal discussion.

1:30:00

Alexander tiene ya o está dispuesto a comet uh comprometerse a utilizar tierras nativas o plantas polinizadoras.

1:30:08

Excellent.

1:30:11

Creo que creo que la respuesta corta es tenemos guías.

1:30:38

Lo importante is pensar como podemos cobrir y ahorrar energía y estar estable, tener technología estable.

1:30:52

Have you calculated the amount of public investment needed to get inversion public?

1:31:04

I think one of the things that you bastante inversion is that is public private private va a ser el incentivo del desarrollo que se pague.

1:31:33

So that'll be wonderful.

1:31:35

I'll try to be quick.

1:31:37

During the meeting meetings regarding deep street motion, there were suggestions to add a second lane to the ramp or deep street east, telegraph road.

1:31:44

What happened to that idea?

1:31:45

Well, going eastbound.

1:31:48

If you are coming eastbound and you want to get right onto the si van al Este, si están venando del Esteban meterse en la rampa, no se puede.

1:32:16

But yes, Westland is the entire street transit way project.

1:32:29

No metro, pero si carries de bus.

1:32:42

But yes, that is a major structure project for us.

1:32:52

Should we expect the limit to be dropped or lowered?

1:33:05

In this moment, this street to uhise calles.

1:33:36

Will there be a closed bus stop seating protection from wind, rain, even sun heat?

1:33:41

Uh it's the part of the street in motion plan.

1:33:45

We have an amazing team that has been doing our bus station designing across it.

1:33:50

They looked at all the different directions of the wind, the sun, and they have a designing the main station that really tried to make them as comfortable for people based on the hacerlo tan como basando la ocasión y puede ser para tener este flujo de aire in el verano, sombra in el verano, protection del viento, protection de elementos en el invierno.

1:34:15

I only get one.

1:34:16

Um liberado los resultados de las tellas encuestas para que podemos verlas.

1:34:28

So if you're interested in finding the sixth interest in encontrar uh mapas que Hillary acabed mentioned, we can control the Duke Street.

1:34:44

You can control all final.

1:34:47

I probably do enlaces because I'm going to try quite interaction that process planamento.

1:35:00

I'm trying quite part of the interaction queue a little of this process of planning.

1:35:05

Read the summary of the size.

1:35:09

If you would like to read through the raw data leaders, is there an interest in a preguntable Miller Avenue?

1:35:31

I think logical question there's more density to the sound.

1:35:37

I think our part of the surface is the business owners.

1:36:04

Yes.

1:36:15

So the rent and affordability on Wheeler Avenue is really really important.

1:36:19

So we made a decision not increased in technical no incrementar.

1:36:32

You guys are out there, you experience them.

1:36:34

So we are please visit our website.

1:36:37

We're trying to get it updated really, and that's where we are posting all of our information.

1:37:24

You can pick what number you might want to insert there, but the bigger issue is whether or not you're coordinating your land use with it.

1:37:37

Uh and vice versa.

1:37:38

And so again, my message tonight is really about that coordination that's kind of taking place right here right now.

1:37:45

Um what other options besides congestion pricing and sends us research regional traffic?

1:37:52

And I think you know, generally speaking, we have a lot of conversations tonight.

1:37:55

The design of the street, whether it feels welcome for regional travel or not, has a huge influence on whether or not you attract regional traffic.

1:38:04

Um so I would argue that one of the biggest things literally is how much version there may be and what kind of travel speeds can be anticipated as being really the largest influencer on that regional traffic.

1:38:18

Um here's an interesting one that I think relates to the design.

1:38:22

Can we use parallel traffic bombing in residential streets to help reduce any impacts from improvements to Duke Street?

1:38:31

And I believe that uh that should be your expectation, right?

1:38:34

You have traffic bombing programs here, so if it's observed that that's a problem, or potentially part of the implementation process, you could be uh proactive and install some of that at the time, so you're trying to get in front of that.

1:38:49

That was a good idea.

1:38:50

And then I'm gonna make one last attempt at uh another question related to trip chair.

1:38:55

So the question is can you explain a bit more about how different types of development and have different traffic impacts?

1:39:01

My rule would be an absurd example, but it is relevant.

1:39:05

Uh apartment complex.

1:39:06

Someone else has a similar question and was trying to understand apartments generate more traffic, clearly.

1:39:12

Um but if we were to compare a set of apartments in comparison to something simple like the gas station, I want to remind you we don't need to find a trip X.

1:39:21

If someone goes to the gas station, it's a trip that comes in, they fill up, they leave.

1:39:27

That's a second trip.

1:39:29

Similarly, an apartment complex populated with people that have varied responsibilities in labs, and a lot of folks are working.

1:39:37

So in the morning, for example, you would expect to see a large percentage of folks would be exiting their apartments and going to work.

1:39:45

That's true, they're generating traffic.

1:39:47

But while they're gone, they're not generating trips like that commercial land use throughout the day.

1:39:55

That's why mathematically statistically we see higher trip generation during the peakers, especially for those commercial land uses.

1:40:36

We've got really good certainty about trip generation characteristics.

1:41:17

So I know it's late, I'm in mindful of everyone's time and acceptable.

1:41:21

Um first of all, I want to thank you tonight.

1:41:23

Um raise your hand again.

1:41:34

I'm uh again, thank you.

1:41:38

Contacting uh uh Christian, ESTC.

1:41:54

This is not a technical expectation by talk, which but they have to go to the project.

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Summary of Proceedings

Duke Street Planning Workshop – Community Meeting on Sustainability and Mobility – July 2, 2026

The City of Alexandria held a community workshop on July 2, 2026, as part of Phase 3 of the Duke Street planning process. The meeting focused on open space, sustainability, and mobility, with presentations from city staff and consultants. Attendees were invited to submit written questions, which were answered during a Q&A session. The workshop aimed to gather public input and share analysis on environmental risks, traffic conditions, and future land use strategies along the Duke Street corridor.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Tree canopy and shade: A resident asked how the plan would protect existing trees and add shade, noting that trees provide ground shade and improve safety and health. Staff responded that street trees are a high-impact, low-cost sustainability investment and should be built into the plan.
  • Sustainability vs. affordability: One attendee questioned whether high sustainability goals (e.g., green roofs) would drive up development costs and affect affordability. Staff explained that many sustainability measures, such as reflective roofs, are low-cost and reduce energy costs for building owners, and the plan includes both high- and low-cost interventions.
  • Greenhouse gas reduction: A question asked if the plan includes specific measures to reduce greenhouse gases. Staff noted that combining urban density, tree planting, stormwater management, and efficient buildings collectively makes a significant impact, though no single measure was highlighted.
  • Traffic analysis and trip generation: Several questions addressed traffic modeling. One attendee asked why the traffic analysis shows regional traffic on Duke Street despite city goals. The presenter explained that the design of the street influences regional travel; reducing speeds and improving pedestrian infrastructure can discourage regional through-traffic. Another question asked how different development types generate different traffic impacts. Staff explained that a gas station generates short, frequent trips while apartments generate peak-hour trips but fewer trips throughout the day.
  • Bus stop amenities: A participant asked whether the plan would include closed bus stops with protection from wind, rain, and sun. Staff confirmed that the Street in Motion plan includes bus station designs that consider wind direction, sun exposure, and comfort.
  • Underground utilities: A question about undergrounding utilities to avoid trip hazards was raised. Staff acknowledged standards and examples exist, and that undergrounding allows for more mature tree planting.
  • Congestion pricing: One attendee asked about options besides congestion pricing to reduce regional traffic. The presenter replied that street design and speed management are the most effective tools to deter regional traffic.
  • Traffic calming on residential streets: A question asked if parallel traffic calming on residential streets could offset impacts from Duke Street improvements. Staff responded that such measures can be proactive or implemented as observed needs arise.
  • Public investment: A question asked for the amount of public investment needed. Staff indicated that much of the investment would be incentivized through private development, though no specific figure was provided.

Discussion Items

  • Sustainability and Green Infrastructure: Kelly and Trevor presented findings on environmental risks, noting high impervious surface areas that contribute to flooding. They recommended increasing tree canopy along roadways (especially east-west streets like Duke Street that receive high solar exposure), using green infrastructure such as stormwater planters, and promoting cool roofs and mixed-use development that maintains connectivity. They also emphasized using native and pollinator plants, though the city already has guidelines on that.
  • Mobility and Transportation: Dana Martin, senior transportation engineer, summarized community priorities heard throughout the process: safety for pedestrians and cyclists, better connections across Duke Street (which acts as a barrier), and more travel options including transit, biking, and walking. A traffic analysis showed that Duke Street is a regional corridor with high traffic volumes, particularly near Quaker Lane and Telegraph Road. The presenter highlighted that street design (e.g., lane width, signal timing, speed limits) influences regional traffic and safety. Adaptive traffic signals were discussed as a tool to manage congestion.
  • Land Use Coordination: Staff stressed that the plan coordinates land use and transportation to reduce vehicle trips. Mixed-use development that allows walking and biking to daily needs was presented as a key strategy. The plan also supports bus rapid transit (BRT) along Duke Street, a major future investment.

Key Outcomes

  • The workshop was part of Phase 3 of the Duke Street planning process; public input will be incorporated into final recommendations.
  • Staff committed to posting all presentation materials and answers to unanswered questions on the city’s website.
  • The plan is a 20-year vision; implementation will involve public-private partnerships and coordination with ongoing city efforts (e.g., Street in Motion, flood mitigation).
  • No formal votes or decisions were taken; the meeting was primarily informational and interactive.

Meeting Transcript

Yo sé que hay mucha información in esto, y es llevamos más de un año in este proceso si queremos asegurarnos de que todos los personagens que vengan a esta reunión pueden tener un entendimiento similar de lo que hemos visto y hablando, no. Entonces, vamos a hablar sobre los espacios abiertos, sustentabilidad, después mobilidad y seguridad. Entonces vamos a ver un poco el principio de esta sección, and después de eso vamos a hablar en la parte de mobilidad en cuanto a lo que es el suelo, no. Entonces, vamos a ver un tiempo robusto para preguntas y discussiones. Tienen alguna para tomar notas y plumas, para que puedan tener una pregunta. Le pedimos que se hagan sus preguntas, escriben sus preguntas y vamos a recolectar la mayor cantidad de preguntas possibles. And a period, si no podemos responderlas in este momento, vamos a poder poster en línea en la página. Entonces, tienen alguna pregunta muy específica y quieren que se responda de forma separada, por favor escribanla, y vamos a tratar de contestarla. Si no, vamos a poder responder el próximo semana, ¿no? Nada más quiero hablar un poco sobre la orientación. Pueden ver el línea negra punteada. Estamos en el mundo. Quiero hablar un poco rápidamente sobre una diapositiva que utilizamos mucho. Entonces, Blue Street está in the mediocre. Vamos a hablar un poco sobre el process y le voy a dar la palabra Jeff for empecemos. Nosotros estamos aquí in the fase three. Hicimos algunos options of the pop-ups. So with that document, no. So one of the Christian señal, el objective is on algunos temas sobre cómo se está presentando sobre el processor. Christian, ya lo puedo. So as we think about those decisions. Yes, of the city, the proprietarios, desarrollers, or the community. Maybe not next slide. So this is a this is sort of a high level overview of the case. And I think that's really important as we think about the ability. But the absorption of this market will take much absorption of the 49th. So the tiendas of next slide. So parks and open space. Um parkers and personal can this is expertise that I instead in the salon. I think infrastructure, no one at big parks, but we don't have neighborhood parks between the two. In the depositive where we started, no, we have started this process initially Christian process, no guiamos, tomamos decisiones revisando lo que estamos viendo. And applying them to you the board. And to try to apply, no hard to see very long. Yes, when we are important. This is former landmark ball. This is Fox Chase. So home front, this is Fox Chase. Okay. Jeff dijo sobre esto. Lo que queremos ver en el futuro. Algunas personas in el cuarto del eficiencia energía, renovación de energía. Dentro del reino de este uso del tierra. Lo que puede cambiar. Protege la integridad de los corredores. And then of course including valleys, we have to really integrate in esto integrated. Hola, yo soy Haley. Trevor. So we started by looking at the existing conditions in the order to help us understand areas of higher environmental risk and help us understand where we can implement. 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But like small medium soil can have short uh growing species that can have the storm water runoff and up control uh storage as well and then with green roots one of the big issues we want to really focus on was what buildings have this infrastructure in place so the month options which we came up with full roots so where we couldn't really necessarily have a green root for solar we want to come up with the option of either having a light color group or we use white paint or white layers to kind of reduce that heat absorption and then the last uh big one we came up with was promotional mixed use development so including commercial residential same aspects maintain connectivity to our roots basically and then additionally still using green building practices so energy efficient buildings again storm water BMPs instead of just stormwater runoff going from parking lot to the storm trains we want to use stormwater that is to a vegetative soil where we can produce nutrients and maintain the stormwater runoff before it does reach what silver um we have a QA period at the end so I would suggest that you just are middle scientists in our uh pressing office I will back around the stormwater management here report here and all this well as all this sound stormwater track okay perfect thank you uh Kelly and C president um we have part sticking around so again as you guys are thinking of questions feel free to write them down and scriverlas in las cartas vamos a tener una session de periodispa entonces el último aspecto antes de cambiar a mobilidad studies and we're looking at some of those studios ambientales las difficulty about things from like our sustainability benefits over the beneficios de la sustainability sustainability our colleagues were insinuating uh finding nuestros colleagues y el cambio puede ser affectado atravesado y lo que requerimos de ellos especialmente

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