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Planners push ground-floor activation and reduced parking near planned BRT stops
Summary
Consultant and staff emphasized requirements for active, public-facing ground-floor uses, facade articulation and pedestrian amenities; they recommended reducing parking requirements near planned BRT stations and encouraging shared parking and timed on-street spaces.
Mark Morris emphasized that activating the ground floor is the 'whole ballgame' for town-center vitality, recommending requirements for primary street-facing entrances, frequent storefront glazing and limits on blank walls. "What we're trying to avoid is a building that's 200 feet long and is just a blank surface," he said, describing requirements for facade articulation and regular entries to foster pedestrian interest.
On parking, Morris and staff encouraged reducing parking minimums near planned Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations, increasing shared parking arrangements and using time-limited on-street parking to preserve short-term spaces for visitors. Staff clarified planned BRT stations near City Hall and Eaglewood Village and noted frequency and station spacing will support increased pedestrian traffic to the town center.
