Places: Site C: National Park Service Facility
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View south toward Lewis and Clark Landing.
NPS site is just beyond the silo. Pedestrian bridge would land near base of silo. |
Development plan for NPS site. Orientation and design of building and grounds are to be determined, but plan shows opportunity to relate them to the bridge plaza and the waterfront. |
The 5.8-acre NPS site will house 200-250 employees, with parking for 200 cars at the rear of the building. One concern is the area's lack of amenities. However, the property is prominently located adjacent to the planned Bridge Plaza - the waterfront's visual center and its largest public space - creating unique opportunities to showcase Park Service programs and encourage shared use of the facility. The NPS facility and Bridge Plaza, therefore, should be designed to flow together and complement each other.
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SHORT-TERM Changes: Uses & Activities
- Program events and activities such as:
- Educational events held by the National Park Service
- Vocational programs
- Nature exhibits & tours
- Interpretive spaces for Lewis & Clark, and the Underground Railroad
- Allow for public use of NPS rooms for evening and weekend classes and seminars.
- Encourage a variety of food vendors to locate there or to provide satellite carts to serve the office workers.
- Initiate a café both for employee and visitor use.
- Provide service amenities for employees and visitors such as stamps, ATM, dry cleaning, etc.
- Provide spaces for community garden clubs.
- Install bike racks.
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SHORT-TERM Changes: Access & Linkages
- Install a centralized information kiosk with maps of the riverfront and special events postings.
- Provide interpretive signage for plants and foliage.
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"SHORT-TERM Changes: Access & Linkages"
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SHORT-TERM Changes: Comfort & Image
- Provide lunch spots outdoors with moveable chairs, benches, tables and umbrellas.
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LONG-TERM Changes: Uses & Activities
- Install a community-built playground.
- Include a child-care center in the facility that could serve the public as well as NPS staff.
- Provide gym/exercise facilities accessible to the campus and visitors.
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LONG-TERM Changes: Access & Linkages
- Provide direct transit access to downtown.
- Provide access to water taxis/ferry along the riverfront.
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LONG-TERM Changes: Comfort & Image
- Provide an interactive water feature for children.
- Use natural materials when designing and constructing the site.
- Install gazebos/weather shelters to protect people from wind and rain.
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