19 weeks and counting

The passing of the first week reinforces the fact that these two terms are going to slip away fast. I feel that i am still operating off of intuition and feel that i need to find a concrete methodology to inform design decisions.
The site planning exercises we started in the first sessions of class have been a good way to begin wrapping my head around site and building morphology, and have forced me to address some issues concerning site layout. I have been envisioning the flow through my site/building as one that occurs axially from East to West, however the new transit stop along the South of my site will define that facade of my building as an anchor space. In my mind, this disrupts the arrival and entry sequence I have been imaging.
Circulation and access routes by automobiles, pedestrians, and public transit seem to come from all different directions. Pedestrians to the west along the waterfront esplanade, automobiles from the northeast along Water Ave, and transit lines along the south property line. How do I orchestrate the sequence of arrival and dispersal from these different directions?
I feel that the richness in this project will be discovered through the site section. The history of the riverbank manipulated to facilitate industry, the ebb and flow of the Willamette’s waters, and the geology of the Willamette valley are all sources of inspiration though I am still struggling to find the link between the landscape and a design methodology.