• Relocate the main Metro entrance to Courthouse Plaza near the flagpole/existing elevator. • Entrance opens directly onto the square and utilizes existing tunnels. • Entrance at Strayer and Clarendon Blvd. could remain or be relocated if Strayer block redevelops.
Concept
B
New Grand Entrance Traditional Concept
• Remove 15th St. N. between Clarendon Blvd. and N. Uhle St. • Grand arrival plaza in the vicinty of the ‘pork chop’ and 15th St. N. • Arrival directly from the long set of escalators from the mezzanine. • Provides grand sense of arrival.
Crossroads Concept Relocate to Elevator
Concept
C
• Relocate the main Metro entrance to Courthouse Plaza near the flagpole/existing elevator. • Entrance opens directly onto the square and utilizes existing tunnels. • Entrance at Strayer and Clarendon Blvd. could remain or be relocated if Strayer block redevelops.
New Grand Metro Entrance
Relocated Metro Entrance
STUDY AREA
STUDY AREA
NEW
NEW
PUBLIC
PUBLIC
Relocated Metro Entrance
STUDY AREA NEW PUBLIC
Rendering of Fulton Transit Center, NYC
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Metro Entrance in Paris, France
L’Enfant Metro Entrance, Washington D.C.
Union Square Subway Entrance, NYC
Considerations • Uses existing Metro access tunnel system. • Brings the main entrance onto the square rather than having multiple dispersed locations. • Allows for removal of Courthouse Plaza canopy which blocks views into and and out of the plaza and the future square. • Provides consolidation of a multi-modal hub for buses and bicyclists along 15th St. N. and pedestrians in Courthouse Square.
ENVISION COURTHOUSE SQUARE where people come together
Metro Entrance in Paris, France
Examples of Transit Station Pavilions and Plazas
Considerations • Establishes civic gateway to County’s administrative center. • Metro entrance celebrates arrival directly from mezzanine level. • Brings natural light and air to underground environment. • Contingent on redevelopment of the Strayer Block before implementation. • Higher cost. • Requires extensive coordination with WMATA.
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L’Enfant Metro Entrance, Washington D.C.
Union Square Subway Entrance, NYC
Considerations • Uses existing Metro access tunnel system. • Brings the main entrance onto the square rather than having multiple dispersed locations. • Allows for removal of Courthouse Plaza canopy which blocks views into and and out of the plaza and the future square. • Provides consolidation of a multi-modal hub for buses and bicyclists along 15th St. N. and pedestrians in Courthouse Square.