Cambie Corridor Planning Program Phase Two Draft Plan S tanding - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Cambie Corridor Planning Program Phase Two Draft Plan

S tanding Committee on City S ervices and Budgets May 5, 2011

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Cambie Corridor Program

• Terms of Reference

approved July 2009

Cambie Corridor Study Area Canada Line

Land Use Transportation Energy

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Transformation over time …

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Cambie Corridor: Evolution in Approach

Station by Station

Marine Drive 2009-2010 King Edward 2013-2014 Langara / 49th 2011-2012 Oakridge / 41th 2011-2012

Corridor

King Edward Oakridge Langara Marine Drive

Cambie Corridor

Original Thinking: S tation by S tation

• “ One-at-a-time”
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mall team approach

New Approach: Corridor

• Linear / corridor focus
• Coordinates land use, infrastructure, services

and amenities along entire corridor

• Coordinated team approach – staffing

efficiencies

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Cambie Corridor Plan – Program Phasing

Phase One (Adopted Jan 2010) – Develop Principles – Develop Interim Rezoning Policy Phase Two (2010/ 2011) – Develop policy for the Core Areas (sites shown in black) - land use, density, layout, built form and design – Develop Corridor-wide S trategies (Public Benefits, Utilities, Public Realm) Phase Three (2011) – Explore housing opportunities for surrounding neighbourhood areas

W e a r e h e r e

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S ustainability Approach

Land Use Transportation Energy

• housing goals
• social diversity
• j ob space integration
• cultural and

community amenities

• landscape and public

realm design

• economic analysis
• servicing and

infrastructure

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Cambie Corridor and Council’ s Priorities

• Building S

trong, S afe and Inclusive Communities

• Environment and

S ustainability

• Creative Capital and a

Growing Economy

• Homelessness and

Affordable Housing

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Cambie Corridor Principles

1. Provide land use that optimizes the investment in transit 2. Provide a complete community 3. Create a walkable and cycleable corridor of neighbourhoods seamlessly linked to public transit

Phase 1 Approved

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Cambie Corridor Principles

Phase 1 Approved

4. Focus intensity and community activity at stations and other areas with strategic

• pportunities for sustainability, renewable

energy and public amenity 5. Provide a range of housing choices and affordability 6. Balance city-wide and regional goals with the community and its context 7. Ensure j ob space and diversity

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Draft Cambie Corridor Plan – S ummary

• Offers diverse opportunities to

work, live, shop, play and learn

• Enhances the public realm
• Ensures continued access to

public amenities

• Focuses densities stratgically
• Mid-rise buildings with taller

buildings at key locations

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trategic location of j ob space

• Considers transitions

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An Evolving Plan

Key Elements:

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triving to achieve urban design excellence

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eeking to optimize sustainability performance

Draft Plan has changed based on:

• Public consultation
• Urban design studies

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Urban S ystems and Public Realm S trategy

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Optimizing Energy Use

• District Energy (DE) – low carbon, cost

effective and efficient

• Develop a corridor-wide DE S

trategy

• DE business case analysis required for

large sites

• All new buildings required to be

connectable to a DE system

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Enhancing Movement

• Prioritize walking, cycling and transit
• n the Corridor and connecting streets
• Create routes and infrastructure that

are safe, attractive, convenient, navigable, barrier-free and accessible

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Improving Connections

• Increase the accessibility of existing
• pen space along the corridor
• Create a series of additional

pedestrian links at key locations

• Break down the scale of blocks and

create a network for people to move throughout the neighbourhood.

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Enhancing S treets and Lanes

• Create a pedestrian-friendly network

through active and engaging street and lanes

• Residential and commercial lanes will

become usable, safe, and beautiful public places

• Prioritize the movement and interaction of

pedestrians on streets and lanes

• Facilitate movement of automobiles and

service vehicles in a safe manner in lanes

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Creating Public Plazas and Mini-Parks

• Provide areas of respite, identification,

and opportunity for social interaction.

• Mark key streets that connect Cambie

S treet to neighbourhood amenities

• Reflect the context within the corridor

as either green or urban spaces

• Create plazas and mini-parks as new

development occurs

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Improving Green S pace

• Retain and enhance the Boulevard as

a unique and highly valued community amenity

• Make best use of existing green space
• Ensure enhanced biodiversity
• Adhere to principles of sustainable

design and management

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Protecting Habitat

• Nature in the city can provide stress relief,

improve health, purify air and water, sequester carbon, and create habitat for endangered/ threatened species.

• Protect and restore the Fraser River and

aquatic habitat

• Increase biodiversity through high quality

ecological landscapes in the public realm – protect and restore terrestrial habitat

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• cial Diversity and Resilience &

Housing Diversity

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Ensuring Continued Access to Public Amenities

• Use interim public benefits strategy to

evaluate public benefits contributions from rezoning applications:

– Affordable and rental housing – Childcare – Parks, plazas and other public realm improvements – Civic Facilities – Non-profit and Cultural space

• Develop a comprehensive public benefits

strategy

• Explore the use of density bonus zoning tool

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Housing S trategy

• 20%

affordable market rental housing* units in target rental areas as a requirement of rezoning

– Requirement capped at 50%

• f the CAC

– Cash in lieu option at City’ s discretion

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ites adj acent to stations will provide affordable market rental housing as part of a negotiated approach

• Achieve a target of 20%
• f total dwelling units as

affordable housing on all large sites

• Preserve rental housing between 19th and 24th
• Replace rental housing on RT sites south of Marine

Drive

• Family housing targets (25%
• f market / 50%
• f non-

market)

* Rent levels will reflect market rates and affordability will

be achieved through modest size, finishing and other design considerations.

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A City of Neighbourhoods

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Neighbourhood Approach

“ A City of Neighbourhoods” Identified:

• Description of neighbourhood

character

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treet level & bird’ s-eye views

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pecific heights, densities and land uses

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ection drawings showing massing, height, & the interface to adj acent properties

CAMBIE VILLAGE QUEEN ELIZABETH OAKRIDGE TOWN CENTRE LANGARA MARINE LANDING

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Cambie Village

• Walkable mixed-use

urban village

• King Edward (4 - 6 storeys)
• Cambie S

treet (6 – 8 storeys) – retain rental housing (19th – 24th)

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Queen Elizabeth

• Green, park-like

residential area

• Cambie S

treet (6 storeys)

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Oakridge Town Centre

• Lively, mixed-use, high

density urban centre

• Cambie S

treet (6 – 12 storeys)

• 41st Avenue

(4 - 8 storeys)

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Langara

• Walkable mixed-use

area surrounding Langara College

• Cambie S

treet (6 – 10 storeys)

• 49th Avenue

(4 storeys)

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Marine Landing

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Marine Landing: Mixed Employment Zone

• Employment uses framing Cambie S

t will provide visual interest to passing pedestrians.

• Building heights could be up to 100ft

and are intended to be of significant density/ intensity.

• Buildings may include space for a

variety of employment uses and large floor plates are expected.

• Residential land use is not permitted.
• Industrial lands protected east and west
• f mixed employment area.

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Broad and Robust Involvement

• Cards sent out to households

& businesses

• Program website
• Media Coverage
• Vancouver Matters Ads
• Program list serve (over 850

members)

• Facebook & Twitter
• Posters at local facilities
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pecial events

• Flyered at stations

13,000 households and businesses

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Community Group and S takeholder Consultation

• Riley Park/ S
• uth Cambie Vision

Implementation Committee

• Marpole Area Network
• Marpole Area Residents Alliance
• Vancouver Economic Development Commission
• Metro Vancouver
• NAIOP
• Port of Vancouver
• TransLink
• Urban Development Institute
• Vancouver Airport Authority
• Vancouver Board of Trade
• Cambie BIA

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Research and Learning

• Roundtable – leading practitioners

– UBC Planning / Architecture and Landscape Architecture – S FU City Program – Consultants – i.e. IBI – TransLink – S ustainability practitioners

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Consultation Highlights: What We Heard

• Increasing density around transit stations is a positive

change that will allow more people to live and work without the need for a car

• Density and land use mix around rapid transit can help

achieve sustainability goals

• Affordable housing and social resilience are key values
• Broad support for increased density on the corridor
• Localized concern that proposed buildings are too high

and too dense

• Concern for overshadowing, parking issues, loss of

privacy, loss of views

• Concerns with “ phased” approach – want the bigger

picture

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Consultation Highlights: What We Heard

• Proposed changes will impact character
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ustainability goals can be achieved through a diversity

• f building forms (not necessarily towers)
• Increased density and growth should be accompanied

by an increase in amenities

• Canada Line capacity is a concern
• Unique neighbourhood character is important
• Even higher densities are needed, particularly around

current and future transit stations

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Implementation / Future Work

• Create a Detailed Public Realm Plan
• Develop a Comprehensive Public

Benefits S trategy

• Develop a Corridor-wide District

Energy S trategy

• Develop a Corridor-wide Utilities

S trategy

• Phase 3 – new housing opportunities

in surrounding neighbourhoods

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In Conclusion… .

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Recommendations

• Approve the plan
• Proceed with future work

including:

– Detailed public realm plan – District energy strategy – Utility serving strategy – Comprehensive public benefits strategy – Phase 3 planning

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Thank you