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2011 CALGARY REAL ESTATE FORUM

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THE URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK A Protocol for the Achievement of Urban Design Excellence

Urban Design Framework

Purpose

The Urban Design Framework Proposes to:

• Formalize a structure and strategy to effect positive

change in the quality of Calgary’s public realm.

• Serve as a guide for effective collaboration between

business units through a consistent, collaborative and coordinated process.

• Provide information and clarification with regard to the

role of the Urban Design team and the design expertise that it can provide.

Urban Design Framework

Council Priorities

Managing growth to become “a great place to make a living; a great place to make a life”

• Investing in great communities and a vibrant

urban fabric

• Moving people and goods throughout the

city efficiently and sustainably

• Making Calgary the best place in Canada for

a business to start and flourish

• Becoming a more effective and disciplined
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Council’s Fiscal Plan for Calgary 2012‐14

Urban Design Framework

Council Direction

Centre City Plan (2007) Municipal Development Plan (2009) Calgary Transportation Plan (2009)

MDP defined the following urban design objectives, references and policies: Section 2.4 “Urban Design” Section 2.4.1 “Creating a Beautiful City” Section 2.4.1(d) “Urban Design Excellence” Section 2.4.3 “Enhancing the Public Realm” Section 3.3 “Typologies” CTP aligned transportation and planning strategies: Section 3.7 “Complete Streets”

Urban Design Framework

Urban Design Team, Roles and Responsibilities ADVISE GUIDE DESIGN INFORM

Development Application Review Urban Design Guidelines, Policy Review Urban Design Projects Design Advocacy and Outreach

Urban Design Framework

Urban Design Team, Roles and Responsibilities

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The Urban Design Team will assume the role, through the approval

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the Urban Design Framework, as the primary group responsible for coordinating the conceptual design and ensuring a consistent approach to the

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improvement

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Calgary’s public realm, as well as for specific design guidance and direction

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individual projects, policies, and applications as required.

Urban Design Framework

Urban Design Team, Roles and Responsibilities GUIDE DESIGN INFORM Specifically:

• Urban Design Framework is the guiding document

for city business unit collaboration on projects and policy work involving urban design and the public realm.

• The Urban Design Team in LUPP is the specialist

group responsible for guiding the City of Calgary urban design direction; creating urban design guidelines, providing detailed architectural and urban design review, as requested; and generally coordinating the conceptual design of improvements to the public realm.

• The difference in roles between the Urban Design

Team within Land Use Planning & Policy and the Urban Design Review Panel

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THE URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK A Protocol for the Achievement of Urban Design Excellence

MAKE CALGARY A MORE BEAUTIFUL, MEMORABLE CITY WITH A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN URBAN DESIGN

Calgary Municipal Development Plan, Objective 2.4.1