SQUAMISH SQUAMISH Modeling Modeling Sustainability Sustainability
Community Community Recreation Resources Recreation Resources • Four Seasons Four Seasons • Field Sports Field Sports • • Recreation Recreation • Bird Watching Bird Watching • • Hiking Hiking • • Skiing Skiing • • Mountain Biking Mountain Biking • • Golfing Golfing • • Fresh & Salt Fresh & Salt • • Swimming Swimming • Water Fishing Water Fishing • Ocean Sports Ocean Sports • • Mountaineering/ Mountaineering/ • • Windsports Windsports • Rock Climbing Rock Climbing • Snowmobiling Snowmobiling •
Transformational Transformational Change Change • Stable Investment Climate Stable Investment Climate • •Intellectual Property Intellectual Property • • Relative Value Relative Value • •Discovered Discovered • •Infrastructure linkage Infrastructure linkage • •Land Availability (development boom) Land Availability (development boom) •
Squamish Squamish Transportation Transportation • Deep Sea Port Deep Sea Port • • Local Airport Local Airport • • Scheduled Bus Scheduled Bus • • Local Rail Co Local Rail Co • • Highway upgrade Highway upgrade • • 2 fiber 2 fiber – – 3 wireless 3 wireless •
• Downtown Plan • Downtown Plan 2000 (03) 2000 (03) • Greenways OCP Greenways OCP • • Smart Growth Downtown Smart Growth Downtown • Concept Plan Concept Plan •Trade & Investment Trade & Investment • Strategy Strategy � Accommodation Strategy Accommodation Strategy � Intellectual Intellectual � Retail Commercial Retail Commercial � Industrial Strategy Industrial Strategy Property Property � Tourism Investment Tourism Investment � Attraction Strategy Attraction Strategy
Downtown/Waterfront Downtown/Waterfront Strategy Strategy • Squamish 2000 Plan, updated in • adopted in 2003 (Hotson Bakker and Aplin Martin) • Acted as catalyst for change Acted as catalyst for change • • galvanized community aspirations galvanized community aspirations •
Downtown Plan Vision Strong Gateway Compact Core Waterfront Civic Spaces Artisan Village Increased Density
2000(03) Plan Actualized 2000(03) Plan Actualized
Loggers Lane from this… … Loggers Lane from this
To this… … To this
Cleveland Ave: From this… … Cleveland Ave: From this
To this To this
Smart Growth Study Area Smart Growth Study Area
Smart Growth Principles Smart Growth Principles � a complete community � alternatives to car � harmony with nature � building green & smart � housing the whole community � good jobs in Squamish � retain the spirit of place
• Unified redevelopment core Key insights Key insights • Educational/cultural zone downtown • greenways beyond core • Integrated community connectivity beyond core Squamish green & blue network
Key Projects Key Projects � Adventure Center � Quest University � Cap Downtown Campus � Oceanfront lands � Business Park � Interfor Lands � BCR Lands � Crown Lands � High tech Campus
Squamish Adventure Center Squamish Adventure Center • … … regional gateway promoting tourism / regional gateway promoting tourism / • business development and other projects that business development and other projects that foster sustainability foster sustainability
Quest Quest University University • 640 student private not- for-profit university • 64 FTE professors 64 FTE professors • • Opening fall 2007
Campus area Campus area requirements requirements •Non Non- -residential residential - - • 133,000 sq ft 133,000 sq ft •Residential Residential - - • 425,000 sq ft ft 425,000 sq over time over time •Sport/recreational Sport/recreational - - • 30,000 sq ft 30,000 sq ft
• First phase market housing in 2006 • Cost approximately Cost approximately • $120 million in capital $120 million in capital costs; costs; • Creates employment Creates employment • for construction for construction trades for the next trades for the next decade decade • Operating costs $30 • Operating costs $30 million annually, million annually, economic benefits to economic benefits to the District many the District many times fold; times fold; • Catalyst to shift vision Catalyst to shift vision • to knowledge based to knowledge based conservation conservation economy. economy.
Capilano Capilano College College • Squamish Campus is designated host Squamish Campus is designated host • institution for BC Center for Tourism institution for BC Center for Tourism Leadership and Innovation Leadership and Innovation • Hub for tourism education and training across Hub for tourism education and training across • the province the province • Ministerial support for campus expansion in Ministerial support for campus expansion in • Downtown Squamish Downtown Squamish • Proposed Campus facility of 50,000 sq. ft Proposed Campus facility of 50,000 sq. ft • • Proposed Residence for 200 Proposed Residence for 200 - - 250 250 •
Oceanfront Lands Oceanfront Lands • 60 acre /40 acre water lots to District 60 acre /40 acre water lots to District • • Community Based design Community Based design Charette Charette • • Live, work, learn, play 15 year build out Live, work, learn, play 15 year build out • • At final stages of selecting JV Partner At final stages of selecting JV Partner •
The waters edge from this… … The waters edge from this
To this To this
The waters edge from this… … The waters edge from this
To this To this
The docks: From this… … The docks: From this
To this To this
Squamish Residential Growth Squamish Residential Growth • Units under • 2500 units recently application approved or under represents a 42% application in OCP increase over existing designated areas housing stock • Additional 1500 units under OCP • If approved, all units amendment currently being application planned in the • Additional 3000 units District represents an adjacent to the increase of 119% over downtown in existing housing planning stage stock
Commercial/Retail Growth Commercial/Retail Growth • Estimated 880,000 square feet of existing • Additional 210,000 highway commercial approved or under application, an increase of 25% over existing stock • Additional 236,000 square feet warranted by 2010 and an additional 425,000 by 2015
Industrial Growth Industrial Growth •In a transition period from large primary industrial operations to a diversified industrial land base •Business Park Sub Area Plan implementation underway for over 50 acres of new light industrial development •45 new industrial lots in the approvals process
Knowledge based growth Knowledge based growth • To become a fully diversified To become a fully diversified • community where education plays community where education plays a pivotal role… … a pivotal role • That leads to knowledge based That leads to knowledge based • industries and modeling of industries and modeling of conservation economy conservation economy
Sustainability Success factors Sustainability Success factors • Unsurpassed natural resources Unsurpassed natural resources • • Strong community vision Strong community vision • • 2010 world focus 2010 world focus’ ’ • • Education sector established Education sector established • • World class developer engagement World class developer engagement • Knowledge sector determination Knowledge sector determination • Engaged cultural diversity Engaged cultural diversity •
A Sense of Place A Sense of Place An authenticity of people An authenticity of people
A place that evokes A place that evokes one to give thanks one to give thanks
Thank you Brent Leigh Deputy Administrator District of Squamish Design framework by Patrica Heinzman
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