FIRST COAST COMMUTER RAIL TOD STUDY | TOD VISIONING
FIRST COAST COMMUTER RAIL TOD STUDY | TOD VISIONING
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CIRCULATION & CONNECTIVITY The connectivity framework introduces a new road network east of the rail corridor between US 1 and Old Dixie Highway and west of the rail corridor between Old County Road 210 and US 1. To the west of the rail corridor, the street network is centered around a new main street that connects the station area to the residential units in the northern end of the development. Twin Creeks Drive is extended and creates a loop around the development core to provide vehicular access to the station for pick up/drop off. To the east, the street grid is perpendicular to CR 210, with a main street parallel to US 1. Both street grids reflect a clear street hierarchy, with higher built densities along the main streets and closer to the FCCR train station. This framework assumes the enhancement of the existing at-grade rail crossing to better connect the development on both sides of the FCCR corridor. Focused on Complete Streets principles throughout the development, the framework emphasizes safety and accessibility and raises the possibility of a potential pedestrian bridge to connect Twin Creeks Drive with the extension of Walden Chase Lane.
OPEN SPACE & PUBLIC REALM Open spaces at the CR 210 Station area consist of mainly plazas and pocket parks which are scaled and placed to stimulate social interaction and engagement between station area visitors and residents. West of the rail corridor, commuter rail passengers will be welcomed by a medium-scale station area plaza that provides spaces for gathering and is surrounded by services, shopping, and dining. South of the plaza and across the street is a small-scale pocket park at the corner of the block, that provides shaded outdoor spaces that can be used for outdoor dining. The station area plaza is connected to the main street of the development through a pedestrian-only street, that leads pedestrians towards a large-scale park at the center of the development. This park provides further recreational and programming opportunities for residents and employees alike, such as movie screenings, music concerts, and more. East of the rail corridor a series of pocket parks are located at the corner of select blocks along the main street, providing residents with intimate scale spaces to interact with one another, congregate, and linger.
LAND USE Aimed to address the growing regional demand for housing, land uses at the CR 210 Station area prioritize residential units and feature medium-high density mixed-use residential development, three-to-four-story apartment buildings, and two-to-three-story attached townhomes. Retail and office uses are concentrated around the CR 210 Station and create an expanded commerce and employment node west and east of the rail corridor. This node accounts for the ongoing Shoppes of Valley Ridge commercial development and
expands on it by adding office uses that are intended to host necessary services for the growing residential community. Retail functions are organized along the streets leading to the CR 210 station and the station area plaza to create active frontages and reinforce the FCCR station area as the core of the development and a destination for existing and future communities in the area.
FRAMEWORK LEGEND PRIMARY MIXED USE
SECONDARY MIXED USE OFFICE & WORK SPACE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL KEY FRONTAGES COMPLETE STREET PARKS/OPEN SPACE CIVIC NODE CONNECTION HIERARCHY
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Figure 5-56: CR 210 STATION CIRCULATION
Figure 5-57: CR 210 STATION OPEN SPACE
Figure 5-58: CR 210 STATION LAND USE
FCCR TOD STUDY
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