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Presented by Mayor Lee Brain
CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT
NOVEMBER DESIGN CHARRETTE
CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT
Presented by Mayor Lee Brain CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT NOVEMBER DESIGN - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Presented by Mayor Lee Brain CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT NOVEMBER DESIGN - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Presented by Mayor Lee Brain CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT NOVEMBER DESIGN CHARRETTE 4 days, 200 hours, 17 feet of drawing, 20 Meetings, 10 Big Moves CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT RUPERTS LANDING 1 A new waterfront gateway Further develop area
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RUPERT’S LANDING
A new waterfront gateway
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- Further develop area
surrounding Rotary park
- Lookout structure,
canopied plaza, adventure playground
- Public art, increased
seating, terraced ledges to ocean
- Potential relocation of
new airport ferry dock + associated parking
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inspiration
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RIDGE TO WATER LINK
A connected pedestrian spine
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- Tree lined pedestrian walkway linking 2nd Avenue to
ridge above the ocean (working with landowners such as the Rupert Square Mall)
- Grand stairway linking to Rupert’s Landing
- Planting of 4th street to establish it as a desirable view
corridor
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inspiration
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COW BAY
Cherish and enhance this special place
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- Diversify use of public
breakwater
- Curbless paving surface
through Cow Bay for pedestrian use
- Public art, historical
information, trees + soft landscaping
- Extend 3rd Ave to connect to
George Hills Way
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inspiration
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INSIDE PASSAGE TRAIL
Continuous four kilometres
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- A series of colourful shelters
and lookouts along the length
- f a waterfront trail
- Development already underway
with the work of the Kaien Island Trail Network Society
- Parking at trail heads
- Visual identifiers along trail for
amenities, etc.
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SEAL COVE
A New Waterfront Village
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- Potential wharf building over the
lagoon with marine businesses, commercial activity, workshops,
- Public boardwalk around lagoon
- Float house + residential
development
- Park development
- Kayak launch
- Vehicle/trailer parking at quarry
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MAIN STREET RUPERT
3rd Avenue Transformation
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- Widen pedestrian
sidewalks for trees
- Sidewalk bumpouts
- Movable bollards define
sidewalks
- Bike lanes through
alleyways
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inspiration
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CITY HALL
Festival Square
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- Widen pedestrian
sidewalks for trees
- Sidewalk bumpouts
- Movable bollards define
sidewalks
- Bike lanes through
alleyways
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inspiration
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DOWNTOWN
Get more people living downtown
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- Encourage residential
infill – inc. seniors/affordable housing
- Respect height
restrictions to keep
- cean views
- Ground floor retail ideal
- No displacement of
existing residents
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inspiration
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THE BRETT + HALL PLAN
Celebrate an important legacy
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- Introduce new roundabouts
(McBride + 5 corners)
- Where possible, reintroduce street
grid
- Move trees so to un-impede the
view of the Courthouse
- Public art/sidewalk inlay to
celebrate plan
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MANY SMALL MOVES
Something for everyone to do
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- As infrastructure is renewed, changes can be
made
- Public-private partnerships for funding
- Engage residents in small improvements –
benches, shelters, trails
- Encourage pop-up retail in empty storefronts,
more food trucks
- Pop up parks in empty lots
- Distance markers/trail signage
- Share parking with other uses
- Work with CN to remove fence at beach
- Wayfinding
- Treeplanting
This is a long term plan that can be accomplished over time by taking many small steps towards a bigger picture:
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