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Hilton walkways/stairs
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The one thing I like about how to cross now (police directs traffic) is when you can finally cross, everyone gets excited and high fives the pedestrians going the other direction. But I can part with this if a bridge was somehow in the works.
If you really want to play the "I want/what if" game, let's somehow move a parking area adjacent to Stephens so event attendees don't need to cross traffic on Center Street in the middle of a block or at an uncontrolled intersection. It's really unsafe, especially at night or inclement weather or when people aren't looking/aren't aware of vehicle traffic.
Some updates on this project.
Here is a link to a presentation with three options: http://www.fpm.iastate.edu/planning/masterplan/isc_courtyard_2012-08-20_Public Meeting.pdf
Scroll all the way to the last page to see the three options next to one another.
Not all three options are "set in stone", and elements from each can be combined. For example the diagonal pedestrian walkway from Option #1 can be added to either of the other two options for the final design.
I am a fan of Option #3 with the large diagonal pedestrian walkway from the corner of Beach and Lincoln added in.
Here is a link to a presentation with three options: http://www.fpm.iastate.edu/planning/masterplan/isc_courtyard_2012-08-20_Public Meeting.pdf
Scroll all the way to the last page to see the three options next to one another.
Not all three options are "set in stone", and elements from each can be combined. For example the diagonal pedestrian walkway from Option #1 can be added to either of the other two options for the final design.
I am a fan of Option #3 with the large diagonal pedestrian walkway from the corner of Beach and Lincoln added in.
I agree with you. Something about option 3 looks the best. #1 is probably more practical, but your suggestion of diagonal parkway would help.
The green space for outdoor events in #2 or #3 look good. Not a fan of #1 at all beyond the diagonal from Beach/Lincoln.
I definitely like 3 the best. The parking space is needed for tailgating, and I personally think those "steps" made into the ground up toward the concourse between C.Y. and Fisher are really cool.
I would go with 1 or 3. Like 3 the best, but some of the diagonal sidewalks should be included in 3 as well.
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I suspect that the raised Center Street was a big part of the Hilton flooding problem a few years ago. Water poured in from the north and east toward Hilton, but it couldn't flow south because of the raised Center Street. The pressure was so high on the Hilton side that water was shooting out the south sides of the pedestrian tunnels. I thought there must have been a pump shooting the water, but when I looked, it just seemed like the result of the higher water on the Hilton side causing enormous pressure.
One of the biggest considerations for me is Hilton parking. Option 3 has quite a bit more parking in the B lots than either #1 (where they stay the same) or #2 (where they are reoriented and become slightly smaller).
I think the courtyard green space becomes far bigger than it needs to be in Option 2.
I really, really like the terraces just east of CY Stephens in Option 3 as well.
Option 3 combined with the pedestrian walkway from Lincoln Way and Beach (shown in Option 1) would truly be perfect in my opinion.
I think the courtyard green space becomes far bigger than it needs to be in Option 2.
I really, really like the terraces just east of CY Stephens in Option 3 as well.
Option 3 combined with the pedestrian walkway from Lincoln Way and Beach (shown in Option 1) would truly be perfect in my opinion.
