Covington Workshop: Washington Street

Washington Street Final Study Available!

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:01:05 -0400

Washington Street Final Study Available!:

On behalf of the consultant team of Jacob Lindsey and Peter Drey, we are proud to announce the delivery of the final documents for the Washington Street Corridor Study.

The final document is available for download at the above link and also from Randy Vinson at the City of Covington.

Thank you!

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:07:21 -0400

Thanks to everyone who attended the presentations last night at Covington City Hall. We presented the full plan to the public and a short version to City Council, to a very positive response.

Our next step will be to finalize our design and deliver the Corridor Study Plan documents. We will have them finished by the end of this month and available for download here.

Public Presentation Meeting Times

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:01:12 -0400

The design team will be in Covington Monday, March 19 to present design concepts. Two meetings will be held, first for public feedback and comment and second for City Council.

Public Presentation
Where: Covington City Council Room
When: March 19, 2012, 5 PM

City Council Presentation
Where: Covington City Council Room
When: March 19, 2012, 6:30 PM

Washington Street before/after Pictured above is one idea about...

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:55:39 -0400

Washington Street before/after

Pictured above is one idea about how Washington Street could be improved without relocating any curbs or existing utilities. This is a minimal, inexpensive street transformation that could make a huge impact on traffic speed, bicycle and pedestrian safety and property values.

Washington Street Design Concepts Above are four of our proposed...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:51:49 -0400

Washington Street Design Concepts

Above are four of our proposed re-designs for Washington Street. Shown from left to right: rural road, center median, parallel parking and side medians. We hope that these ideas can be used as a template for the redesign of Washington over time.

Updates! We haven’t posted much over the past two weeks,...

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:01:03 -0500

Updates!

We haven’t posted much over the past two weeks, but we have been working. Above is one of our early sketches for potential improvements at the intersections of Caroll and School Streets, which will be improved and refined along with three other close-up study areas.

In this sketch, we recommend a process of building small-scale structures as demand appears, while connecting streets to open up parcel frontage. Over time, we also hope that the street can be urbanized in small segments, with bike lanes and perhapse even some on-street parking as needed.

We will be updating here with sketches and diagrams as the project comes together.

Next Steps

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:16:38 -0500

After the conclusion of our first workshop, the design team have returned to our respective offices in Atlanta, Charleston and Covington. In the coming three weeks, we will continue work on:

1. Conceptual designs which depict the future of Washington Street in our “focus areas”

2. Refinement of street and intersection designs

3. General recommendations for development and zoning

Check back here for weekly updates on our progress, including dates for our next visit to Covington.

Weekend Concepts Wrap-Up Over the past weekend, we learned a lot...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:03:17 -0500

Weekend Concepts Wrap-Up

Over the past weekend, we learned a lot about the corridor and began the discussion about future changes. Among the concepts were a general approach to Washington Street which sees the corridor in three segments: the Parkway, the Business Boulevard and the Porterdale Approach.

As a result, we will continue refinement on four focus areas (above left) to show how these places can change over time.

Second, one of our design options recommends the addition of two roundabouts. These could be located at Turner Lake Road and Flat Shoals Road, which would enable easy traffic flow, u-turns and a center median.

Sunday Wrap-Up Meeting

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:52:01 -0500

Today at 3 PM we will have our last public meeting for the weekend. This will be a general overview of our progress so far and a discussion about our next steps. We hope to see you soon!

Saturday Workshop Updates First of all, thanks to everyone who...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:24:56 -0500

Saturday Workshop Updates

First of all, thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday afternoon. Despite a rainy morning, the design team was able to spend time driving the corridor and working on design options during the afternoon.

We have just begun the process of understanding the corridor, but definitely have some positive results from two days of study. Our next public meeting will be Sunday at 3 PM; please come by for a brief wrap-up presentation of our thoughts after this first workshop. See you then!

What we heard last night

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:51:33 -0500

Thanks to everyone who came out to our opening session last night! We heard a lot from an enthusiastic crowd. Among the many great suggestions that we heard were a few themes:

to beautify the street and make it a better entrance to Covington and Porterdale
Increase safety through better lighting, slower speeds and bicycle facilities
Reduce the street width and slow down traffic speeds
Better regulate noxious uses

Today we’ll continue the work based on what we heard. Come by today at 4 pm for an update.

Updated Meeting Times

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:54:02 -0500

Today, 4-6 pm: Project introduction meeting. Public welcome.

Saturday, 4-5:30 pm: In-progress work session with design team.

Sunday, 3-4 pm: Workshop wrap-up and presentation.

All meetings will be held at The Center on Washington Street (see previous post below for directions).

About the Design Team

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:42:40 -0500

The Washington Street Corridor Study is a project commissioned by the City of Covington, GA. The design team, who will be in Covington this weekend, is composed of two independent design professionals with a history of work in Covington, Peter Drey and Jacob Lindsey.

Peter Drey, the project director, is a licensed architect and landscape architect with a diverse background in city planning and ecological design.

Jacob Lindsey, the project urban designer, is principal of the Fabric Urban Design Office, a city planning practice based in Charleston, SC.

Public Introduction Meeting

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:05:00 -0500

Our first meeting for the Washington Street Corridor Study will be held this Friday, January 20, from 4-6 PM, at The Center (see post below for directions).

This first public session will be an introduction of the project, study area and design team. We look forward to seeing you there.

Public Meeting Location: The workshop and all public meetings...

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:40:21 -0500

Public Meeting Location:

The workshop and all public meetings will be held at The Center, located at 2104 Washington Street in downtown Covington (view a map here).

Site up and running

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:34:31 -0500

Our new site, CovingtonWorkshop.com, will be the online source for news, including meeting times and locations, for the upcoming Washington Street Corridor Study.

Check back for the latest updates.