Hamilton Road Corridor Streetscape Master Plan Open House | October - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Hamilton Road Corridor Streetscape Master Plan Open House | October 4 th , 2017

Agenda 1. Introductions – Agenda Overview 9. Preliminary Key Intersection Intervention Concepts 2. Project Background A. Hamilton/Horton 3. Existing Conditions B. Hamilton/Adelaide C. Hamilton/Little Hill/Mamelon 4. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and D. Hamilton/Rectory Threats (SWOT) Analysis E. Hamilton/Egerton/Trafalgar/Sackville F. Hamilton/Highbury 5. Public Realm Making ‐ Objectives 7. Discussion 6. Public Realm Making ‐ Big Moves 7. Streetscape Elements 8. Preliminary Streetscape Approach 2 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Project Background There are two components to the Hamilton Road Project: 1. Infrastructure Renewal – which will see new municipal services installed along Hamilton Road from Chesley Avenue to Egerton Street and on Sackville Street in 2018; 2. Streetscape Master Plan – for the entire section of Hamilton Road from Horton Street to Highbury Avenue – The Hamilton Road Streetscape Master Plan was developed in coordination with the Hamilton Community Improvement Plan, parts of this plan will be incorporated into the restoration works for the 2018 construction project. 3 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

4 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n Land Use Context

Existing Condition – Urban Grid 1. Street pattern with 2. Dominant access 3. Lack of connection 4 . Long crosswalks 5. Cross streets angled lots to Hamilton Road is to active transport from angled street infrequently cross private driveway network patterns through 5 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Existing Condition - Streetscape 9. Narrow sidewalks 6. Parking along lot 7. Lack of street 8. Lack of street trees shared with hydro poles frontage furniture 6 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Existing Condition – Built Form 10. Surface parking along 11. Built form of single 12. Large parking lots 13. Lack of continuous street boulevard frontage detached residential at intersections wall (exception: East Street) 7 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Urban Design SWOT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses • Arterial connection to/from Downtown • Discontinuous street wall • Independent business community • High traffic volumes and presence of heavy trucks • Multicultural neighbourhoods • Tight ROW and narrow public realm • City open to new ideas • Auto ‐ dominated travel mode Threats Key Challenges • Prevailing crime and safety concerns • DISCONTINUOUS STREET WALL BY DIAGONAL GRID; • Budgets and timelines • PLACEMAKING WITHIN TIGHT AUTO ‐ DOMINATED INTERSECTIONS; Period of adjustment to new traffic regimen • • NEED STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN • Maintenance overlooked or deferred NARROW PUBLIC REALM 8 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Urban Design SWOT Analysis Opportunities • Reconfigure Hamilton+Egerton intersection • Narrower traffic lanes • Private tree planting incentive • Shared street design at Sackville • LID (rain gardens) at Pearl PED signalized crosswalk at Little Hill and Mamelon • • Tree planting, refined program at existing/potential park space – Horton, Adelaide, Trafalgar, Delaware, Pine Lawn Ave • Linear flowering shrub borders north/south sides OR shade tree north side, shrub border south side – dependent on traffic alignments • Potential for intensification north side, between Sackville and Egerton 9 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Public Realm Making - Objectives Five objectives to transform Hamilton Road into an Inviting And Vibrant Place 1 Create a Strong Identity for Hamilton Road Corridor 2 Shift from an Auto Dominated Throughway to a Shared Place 10 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Public Realm Making - Objectives 3 Maximize Street Trees and Opportunities for Greenscape 4 Reclaim and Enhance the Public Realm / Provide Community Destinations 11

Public Realm Making - Objectives 5 Encourage a Continuous and Animated Street Wall and Mixed ‐ Use Intensification 12 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Public Realm Making – The Big Moves 1 Establish public realm destinations through utilizing available spaces (i.e. Woonerf, Civic Park at Horton St. E, Plaza at Sackville St.) 13 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Overarching Public Realm Making Goals 2 Optimize bus stop locations (i.e. Adelaide St. N, Rectory St., Egerton St.) 14 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Overarching Public Realm Making Goals 3 Replace small streets with parkettes to expand public realm (i.e. Little Hill St., Trafalgar St., Sackville St.) 15 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Overarching Public Realm Making Goals 4 Reconfiguration of traffic at Ham+Eggs intersection 16 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Overarching Public Realm Making Goals 5 Provide linearscape defining corridor streetscape (planting strips, street trees, street banners and planters) 17 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Overarching Public Realm Making Goals 6 Create paving palette inspired by the unique diagonal pattern and context (paving pattern, color) 18 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Overarching Public Realm Making Goals 7 Create a strong identity through public art (i.e. public art in major public open spaces, banner design, hydro pole beautification) 19 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

PRELIMINARY STREETSCAPE APPROACH The London Plan – Streetscape Classifications Nov 21, 2016 20 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

PRELIMINARY STREETSCAPE APPROACH Main Street Typology – Typical Condition West of Hamilton & Trafalgar & Egerton looking East 21 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

PRELIMINARY STREETSCAPE APPROACH Main Street Typology – Constrained Condition Between Adelaide & William Looking East 22 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

PRELIMINARY STREETSCAPE APPROACH Main Street Typology – Typical Intersection Condition East of Hamilton & Rectory Looking West Note: The dimension of this cross section is based on existing condition due to property constraints. 23 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

PRELIMINARY STREETSCAPE APPROACHES Civic Boulevard Typology – Typical Condition Between Mamelon & Inkerman Looking East 24 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

PRELIMINARY STREETSCAPE APPROACHES Civic Boulevard Typology – Constrained Intersection Condition West of Rectory Looking East 25 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

Key Intersections for Intervention 26 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

A -- HAMILTON / HORTON – Gateway Option 1 The west end of our project area contains great scale and opportunity for a new civic park and community hub with shared streetscapes. Approaches: Heritage Lawn Community • Turn Hamilton Rd to woonerf street Hub • Integrate the city owned green space Woonerf on both sides of Hamilton Rd into one civic park as a gateway amenity, with sensitive landscape treatment for Wide Wood paths and carving railway land benches gallery • Unlock future intensification and Existing culture and industrial heritage regeneration for a new city place just outside downtown • Maximize greenscape and provide programmable space for community use. • Showcase of local arts of the carved wood and industrial heritage of the railway 27 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n

A – HAMILTON / HORTON – Gateway Option 2 Approaches: • Turn Hamilton Road into a woonerf street Planter/ Bench • Highlight the rail corridor with a trellis Sod element with accent lighting and built in seating, when the rail operations terminate in the long term • Reference the unique nature of Woonerf Hamilton Road through celebrating Public Art Gateway the diagonal pattern of the urban Feature context Plaza Trellis • Develop a strong sense of place through custom unique planters/ benches Create a sense of visual cohesion • between the two open spaces • Create a sense of arrival to Hamilton Road through a gateway feature • Provide opportunity to showcase public art 28 H a m i l t o n R o a d C o r r i d o r S t r e e t s c a p e M a s t e r P l a n