2011 CALGARY REAL ESTATE FORUM A Major Goal of The City of Calgary: Partnering with Stakeholders to Create More Certainty in the Planning Process THE URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK A Protocol for the Achievement of Urban Design Excellence 2 nd Avenue Public Realm Enhancement ‐ Concept Land Use Planning & Policy
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 Council’s Fiscal Plan for Calgary 2012 ‐ 14 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 organization
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 DESIGN Urban Design Projects Development Application Review ADVISE GUIDE Urban Design Guidelines, Policy Review INFORM Design Advocacy and Outreach
Urban Design Framework Urban Design Team, Roles and Responsibilities The Urban Design Team will assume the role, through the approval of the Urban Design Framework , as the primary group responsible for coordinating the conceptual design and ensuring a consistent approach to the overall improvement of Calgary’s public realm, as well as for specific design guidance and direction on individual projects, policies, and applications as required. 17 th Avenue SE Urban Design Master Plan
Urban Design Framework Urban Design Team, Roles and Responsibilities 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. Water DESIGN •The Urban Design Team in LUPP is the specialist Resources 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 GUIDE to the public realm. •The difference in roles between the Urban Design INFORM Team within Land Use Planning & Policy and the Urban Design Review Panel
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 2 nd Avenue Public Realm Enhancement ‐ Concept Land Use Planning & Policy
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