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

RUPERT’S LANDING 1 A new waterfront gateway • 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 CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

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2 RIDGE TO WATER LINK A connected pedestrian spine • Tree lined pedestrian walkway linking 2 nd Avenue to ridge above the ocean (working with landowners such as the Rupert Square Mall) • Grand stairway linking to Rupert’s Landing Planting of 4 th street to establish it as a desirable view • corridor CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

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3 COW BAY Cherish and enhance this special place • Diversify use of public breakwater • Curbless paving surface through Cow Bay for pedestrian use • Public art, historical information, trees + soft landscaping • Extend 3 rd Ave to connect to George Hills Way CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

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4 INSIDE PASSAGE TRAIL Continuous four kilometres • A series of colourful shelters and lookouts along the length of 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. CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

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5 SEAL COVE A New Waterfront Village • 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 CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

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6 MAIN STREET RUPERT 3 rd Avenue Transformation • Widen pedestrian sidewalks for trees • Sidewalk bumpouts • Movable bollards define sidewalks • Bike lanes through alleyways CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

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7 CITY HALL Festival Square • Widen pedestrian sidewalks for trees • Sidewalk bumpouts • Movable bollards define sidewalks • Bike lanes through alleyways CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

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8 DOWNTOWN Get more people living downtown • Encourage residential infill – inc. seniors/affordable housing • Respect height restrictions to keep ocean views • Ground floor retail ideal • No displacement of existing residents CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

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9 THE BRETT + HALL PLAN Celebrate an important legacy • 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 CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

10 MANY SMALL MOVES Something for everyone to do This is a long term plan that can be accomplished over time by taking many small steps towards a bigger picture: • • As infrastructure is renewed, changes can be Distance markers/trail signage made • Share parking with other uses • Public-private partnerships for funding • Work with CN to remove fence at beach • Engage residents in small improvements – • Wayfinding benches, shelters, trails • Treeplanting • Encourage pop-up retail in empty storefronts, more food trucks • Pop up parks in empty lots CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT

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