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DRAFT | 2 march 2018 3I SITE EVALUATION CRITERIASafety & Vibrancy CPTED/Eyes on the Park Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a multi-disciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior through the design of publicly accessible spaces. Eyes on the Park is based on the theory that increased pedestrian traffi c in a public space helps communities to fl ourish socially and economically and fosters self-policing, which deters criminal and anti-social behavior. Eyes on the Park is also about having a range of uses around, and with entrances adjacent to, the park. Pedestrian Movement The potential for pedestrians to move through the site, allowing both access and visibility to the amenities and activities within the park.Downtown ActivityThe potential for the site to highlight and contribute to the activity of adjacent business, and/or to encourage new development by creating a more dynamic and vibrant downtown.Circulation & ConnectivityTo Pedestrian / Key Commercial CorridorThe potential for direct access to the park from a signifi cant pedestrian area or a key commercial corridor. To TransitThe potential for users to get to/from the park via Public Transit.To Bicycle Routes The potential for users to get to/from the park via an identifi ed bicycle route.Ability to Create Links The potential for the park to create new, accessible, through-site links to other parts of the downtown.To RetailThe potential for the park to have direct access to the retail businesses within the downtownTo ParkingThe one-block proximity of the site to a publicly-accessible parking lot / garage. Potential for ProgramSpecial EventsThe potential for the park to include signifi cant space which could be used for special events, community gatherings, open public markets, fairs, etc.Passive Green SpaceThe potential for the park to accommodate landscape/softscape areas with grass, trees and other plant species.Active UsesThe potential for the park to accommodate a series of active uses. Examples of potential active park uses include: a playground, a splash pad, a bandshell/stage, a food truck zone, a dog park, etc. This Parks Site Assessment and Feasibility Study was limited to six City-owned properties within the Downtown Precise Plan Boundary. The following site evaluation criteria are utilized throughout this document to gauge the “park potential” for each of the sites under evaluation. These qualitative criteria have been broken into three major categories: Safety & Vibrancy (which considers park visibility, feelings of safety, and the relative levels of activity the park may spur), Circulation & Connectivity (which considers each site’s relative accessibility as well as its ability to itself improve connectivity), and Potential for Program (which considers size, location, and configuration to determine the potential of each site to accommodate a range of use types).It should be noted that four of the study sites are currently utilized as public parking lots. Downtown Redwood City’s on-street parking experiences high parking occupancy rates, due largely to the consistent fl ow of visitors to the downtown. During most periods and days, there is suffi cient additional parking available at the parking garages and lots to accommodate demand. That said, demand fl uctuates greatly at some locations depending on the time and day of the week, causing the perception that there is limited parking. To counter this perception, the City is developing a parking wayfi nding system to direct downtown patrons to available parking in real-time. Although this Parks-focused study may recommend a reduction in the number of public parking spaces in Downtown to accommodate the development of a new public park, it is believed that the current parking supply can accommodate the potential reduction.7.B. - Page 8