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Mt Jefferson Park Trail Retention Plan
P. Heimberg, 201 E. Windsor Ave [email protected]
v. 2014-11-18
Working notes toward a park plan which would retain Mt. Jefferson Park as a pedestrian-focused walking trail
1. Position 2. Tour of existing park 3. Park features 4. Proposed Oakville Triangle development 5. One proposal for Mt Jefferson park
Disclosure: These are the views of one person in consultation with neighbors and do not necessarily represent the views and recommendations of Alexandria Planning and Zoning
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Position
Mt Jefferson Park represents a unique and valuable asset to the quality of life for many residents and should be maintained as a pedestrian walking path. A plan which achieves this while also addressing the need to connect the future residents of Oakville to the surrounding neighborhoods must be developed.
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Mt Jefferson Park (South leg…between Raymond and Custis)
Length of trail = 600 m (0.37 miles)
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Walking tour of existing park
Photos taken on 10-27-2014 Yellow arrows indicate approximate position and heading
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Point of entry from south Elevation increase of ~12ft
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Trail entrance…occluded, tunnel-like view
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Elevated path Areas of natural growth intentionally left un-mowed
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View facing off of trail to the east
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Warehouse building walls currently provide seclusion from traffic and noise
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Several openings provide sense of landmark and pausing points (can get off of trail momentarily) Natural tree lines provide demarcation between glades
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Warehouse walls support feeling of seclusion along much of the path Approximate location of possible bridge connecting Stewart Ave and Oakville Triangle
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Split-level trail is interesting and provides options for counter-moving foot traffic
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View into the park from the north end
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View into park from across Raymond Ave
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Qualities worth retaining…. • Secluded feel • noise buffer from Rt 1 (and/or new thruways) • Large-ish trees • un-manicured but tidy look • transitory nature of experience (access at ends only) • foot-traffic centric (no paved pathways to support bicycles) • areas of natural growth • elevation changes / topography Room for improvement…. • mitigation of parking lot views • chain link fences removed • Drainage issue at north end of park
Thoughts on the existing Mt Jefferson park … The park currently provides a small respite from the traffic along Rt 1 and a
pleasant, serene place to walk for a large number of residents The park is actually small, but feels much larger owing to the transitory
nature dictated by the end-only access There are very few public spaces of this kind in the city
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Proposed Development for Oakville Triangle
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Currently proposed conceptual plan for the Oakville Triangle Features… • New road running along edge of park for 2/3
of its length and the removal of existing ‘warehouse walls’ would add significant noise pollution to the park
• Open access along entire length park from
the development side would destroy the transitory nature of the park reduce the sense of seclusion
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An Option for Mt Jefferson Park
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A bridge connecting to Stewart Ave • Pedestrian and bicycle throughway • A bridge invites/beckons • Provides vista into park, but not access • Provides interest for trail walkers • Provides easier access for Oakville residents to Mt Vernon
business district by foot and bike
A wall along east side of park • Decorative/interesting wall that lends itself both to
manicured look on development side and natural look on park side
• Prevents direct access to park except at ends thus maintaining transitory character
• Helps to mitigate noise pollution from the high density and commercial development
Two principal ingredients….
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Mt Jefferson Park (South leg…between Raymond and Custis) …showing location of possible overpass bridge
Possible pedestrian bridge location
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Thomas Jefferson’s serpentine walls
University of Virginia campus
Example:
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Ped/bike bridge examples
Brick pavers
Headspace Angled pass-through
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Conceptual Sketch – view northward along path with serpentine wall
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Conceptual Sketch – view northward on path facing pedestrian bridge
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Participation If this concept sounds like a good one to you and you would like to get involved in this discussion as it evolves and/or receive notes, please send an email at [email protected] (subject: Mt Jefferson park planning)