Project 50 Avenue

UBST 591University of Calgary

PROJECT 50 AVENUEA vision for 50th Avenue SW, Calgary.

www.project50ave.com

AGENDAIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

Background InformationObjectivesDevelopment• Zoning & Urban Design• Public Space Enhancement• Transportation• Energy• Community Participation

Conclusion


BACKGROUNDIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

Figure 1.1: 50th Avenue SW in context

• Windsor Park (pop. 3,942): developed in 1940• Elboya (pop. 1,651): developed in 1947• Britannia (pop. 721): developed in 1954


BACKGROUNDIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

Windsor Park Elboya Britannia Calgary

Population 55-64 9.0% 8.6% 14.2% 8.7%

Population 65-74 6.9% 4.5% 7.3% 5.3%

Population 75+ 7.0% 6.1% 10.5% 4.2%

Housing requiring major repairs 5.8% 7.8% 10.1% 4.9%

Population spending 30%+ income on housing

41.5% 29.7% 57.9% 39.3%

Person living alone 29.7% 13.2% 8.3% 10.2%

Seniors living alone 53.3% 19.0% 34.8% 26.1%

Single parent families 43.5% 29.1% 6.9% 23.5%


OBJECTIVESIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

• Holistic & integrative• Sensitive to historical context• Responsive to evolving needs

Sustainability

• Social• Economic• Environmental


ZONING AND DESIGN

• Zoning is a set of regulations, guidelines, and bylaws that determine what can and cannot be built in a particular area.

• The City of Calgary currently uses Euclidean Zoning which is:

• Spatially segregated and exclusionary

• Prohibit sustainable development that encourages desired community elements such as, walkability, growing in place, and character identity.

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ZONING AND DESIGNIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

Figure 2.1: Existing Land Uses

Commercial AreaMedium Density ResidentialPublicly accessed land*Remaining is single family detached housing

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Mix Use DevelopmentInfill Redevelopment ZonesEnergy Efficient Townhouse DevelopmentConnectivity Pathway

Figure 2.2: Proposed Land Uses

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ZONING AND DESIGN

Mixed-Use Examples

Figure 2.4.1: Example of mixed-use in Calgary.


Figure 2.4.2: Example of mixed-use in Toronto.


ZONING AND DESIGN

Design Guidelines

• Objectives:1. Maintain and

enhance desired local character

2. Provide safe and enjoyable multimodal transportation


Figure 2.5: Britannia Plaza



Figure 2.6: Britannia Plaza.-Photo: Jessica Dix

Britannia Plaza has character and is well defined by:

• Continuous street• Frontage• Flower pots• Detailed street lights• Covered sidewalks



Figure 2.7: Street corners- SMARTcode

• Paving stones extending pedestrian realm into the street

• Help reduce vehicle turning speed.

• Trees/ planters in right of ways



Figure 2.8: Town homes with continuous pedestrian path way and trees.

Building placement

Frontage dimensions: • Ways to stop massive

building complexes


PUBLIC SPACE

What is public space?Where are public areas located?


Figure 3.1: Public Space Infrastructure.

Intensification of Urban Public InfrastructurePedestrian oriented pathway and public garden Multi-modal street redesign.

Focus on Britannia Plaza and McLeod Trail


PUBLIC SPACEIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

Intensification of Urban Public Infrastructure

Figure 3.2.1: Stephen Ave

Figure 3.2.2: Proposed area in Rio de Janiero



Pedestrian oriented pathway and public garden

Figure 3.3.2: University of Minnesota CampusFigure 3.3.1: Ingelwood, Calgary



Multi-modal street redesign

Figure 3.4.1: 13th Avenue Greenway


PUBLIC SPACE

Public Facilities• Public toilets can be placed

at the intensification nodes. (Britannia Plaza and McLeod Trail)

• Inclusive Urban Design• Raise Community Spirit


Figure 3.2: Great Toilet Architecture (Gough, 1993).


TRANSPORTATIONIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

Existing Bus RouteProposed Bus Route + Bicycle LaneExisting Bicycle Lane

Figure 4.1: Transportation MapGrade-separated bike lane in Montreal


TRANSPORTATION

• Introduction of a bus route between (future) 50th Ave Station and Britannia Plaza.

• Introduction of grade separate bicycle lane along 50th Avenue SW, along with supplementary cycling infrastructure (shelters, bike racks, and benches).

• Multigenerational mobility enhancement.

• Connectivity to both pedestrian and cycling networks.


Figure 4.2: Grade Separated Bicycle Lane



• Cycling lanes along Elbow Drive and 50th Avenue.• Designated vehicular parking for off-peak hours.• Landscape main street.

Proposed Changes

• Decreased congestion.• Reduced emissions.• Expanded mobility options.

Expected Benefits

Figure 4.3: Transportation Changes



• Addition of parallel parking along one side of 50th Avenue

• Reducing parking in Britannia Plaza during summer months to accommodate street festivals and community events

Parking

Figure 4.4: Britannia Parking


ENERGYIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

Proposed Technologies: economic and environmentally sustainable alternatives

• Efficient heating and cooling mechanism.• Community-based energy production and distribution system.• Existing projects in Downtown Calgary.

District Energy (DE)

• Passive and Active energy production.• Environmentally conscious.• Decentralized energy network which builds on existing

infrastructure.• Fastest growing energy technology in the world.

Solar Energy

Figure 5.1: Renewable technologies.

Current Situation• Stagnated

Technology.

• Highest Pollution in Canada (coal).

• Increasingly expensive production.



Proposed Technologies: different scales

Figure 5.2: District Energy

Figure 5.3: Solar Energy


ENERGY DISTRIBUTIONIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

Figure 5.4: Energy Distribution Network.

Existing District Heating Plant Existing District Heating LineExisting ENMAX Distribution Plant Existing High Voltage LineProposed District Energy Line Water Body (Cooling Source)

50th Avenue Project

ENMAX DH Bonnybrook Plant

ENMAX Distribution Plant

Hydro Plant (inoperative)



Provincial Funding• Canada-Alberta Municipal Rural Infrastructure Plan (CAMRIF).• Federal and provincial partnership, in which 55% of the funding applies to

sustainable energy projects.• Total annual available funding $321 million.

Federal Funding• Canada Economic Action Plan• Clean Energy Funding Initiative

• $1 billion for technological development and sustainable energy implementation.



What?• Implementation of renewable energy (District Energy and Solar Energy).• Enhancement of existing surrounding infrastructure.

Why?• Solution for an energy crisis.• Environmentally, economically and socially sustainable alternative.• Available funding and future economic advantage.• Suitable location for this type of energy implementation.• Unobstructive technology – changes are not noticeable.


PARTICIPATORY PLANNINGIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

• Treating citizens as major stakeholders.• Working together to identify environmental and cultural

assets.• Incorporating multiple scales of planning.

Figure 6.1: Participatory planning session, Imagine Calgary 2006


Master planning • Complex• Bureaucratic • Time consuming• Elitist • Outdated policies• Financial feasibility

Participatory planning• Decentralized • Transparency• Accountability • Long range• Use of targets • Inclusive


PARTICIPATORY PLANNING


WRAPPING UPIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

Further sources of information• Research projects in: energy

implementation, public space, facilities, planning policy, transportation modes, density, and zoning are available at www.project50ave.com

• Contact us!

http://www.project50ave.com/


THANK YOUIntroduction Vision Development Conclusion

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