Complete Street and the EA Process. Queen Street Corridor- Brampton Golden Mile

Contents A. Vision B. Overview of Existing Conditions C. Queen Street Complete Street Criteria D. A quick look at the Queen Street EA E. Sharing the Experience

A. Brampton Central Area Vision CENTRAL AREA S ROLE Brampton Central Area projected to be built out in 20-25 years at 680,000 residents. This area will have a very important role to play at the regional and city scale: Three major functional and character components: An established Downtown Precinct with distinct image and character; The Queen Corridor Precinct, between Kennedy and Bramalea Road that transition to a a mixed-use, transitoriented, pedestrian environment; Bramalea City Centre Precinct which has significant potential to develop into an Urban Center Model. Major designated growth area in the GTA as per the Places to Grow Important Regional node at the intersection of major transportation routes Center of the City of Brampton, this area includes significant civic, institutional, cultural and entertainment facilities as well as important commercial, employment and residential areas Potential demonstration site for provincial and municipal objectives

B. Overview of Existing Conditions Lot Pattern Green Space Building Height Right of Way Street Pattern Access Management

Existing Lot Pattern 0.5 ac 2.4 ac 5.5 ac Range of Lot Sizes

Queen Street Corridor: Existing Green Space

Queen Street Corridor: Existing Building Pattern Commercial strip plaza, low vacancy rate

Queen Street Corridor: Existing Height Pattern

Queen Street Corridor: Existing Road Network Reliance on Queen Street for access No apparent grid

Existing Right of Way

Existing Access Management 16 access point 9 access point 30 access point 19 access point

C. Queen Street Complete Street Criteria 1. Queen Street is Transit Orientated 2. Queen Street is Pedestrian Friendly 3. Queen Street is a Sustainable Green Street 4. Queen Street is a Destination and a Place not a thoroughfare

C1. Queen Street is Transit Orientated

Precedents for Centre Median Transit Configurations Option 1 West of Kennedy Option 2 West of Kennedy

Where should the Bicyclist be?

Grade separated Bicycle Route Grade-separated Bicycle Route along the length of Queen Street

C2. Queen Street is Pedestrian Friendly

Pedestrian Realm Design Determination 1. Comfortable Street Width Proportion of sidewalk to vehicular surfaces.minimum 40% of R.O.W. Ratio of width of street to height of fronting buildings (spatial definition) 2. Human Scale People Recognition Containment 3. Orienting the pedestrian Pedestrian Zone Activities Pedestrian Paths Spatial comfort and human scale Comfortable space for walking, street-crossing Street trees and furniture design In scale with family of streets in the neighbourhood

1. Comfortable Street Width- Minimum PR= 40% R.O.W. 15% 30% 15% Traffic Zone = 60% Pedestrian Zone = 40% 30.5 m Source: The Boulevard Book Allan B.Jacobs, Elizabeth Macdonald, and Yodan Rofe 2002 MIT Press

Width of Boulevard (70.1) (38.4) (61.0) (45.1)

Toronto Street Width

Width of Pedestrian Realm

"K" Street in Washington, DC_ Streetscape Click here for link to animation Through Traffic Through Traffic Pedestrian Realm = 58-0 = 39.3% Proposed Road Section

2. Human Scale: Looking Across a Street H. Maertens / Hans Blumenfeld: Human scale 22m across x 9m high (people recognized) Intimate scale 15.5m across x 6.5m high (facial expressions recognized) Pavement Width > 22m non recognizable people

Containment Great Streets by Allan Jacobs: Height to Width Ratio 1:1 Strong definition 1:1.65 Moderate definition 1:2 Weakened definition 45m R.O.W 45m Building Massing (11 14 Storey)

Scale Altea, Spain Quebec City

Scale Paseo de Gracia - Barcelona

Scale Paris Champ Elysees, Paris

Scale Champ Elysees, Paris

Scale Barcelona Paseo de Gracia - Barcelona

Scale_ Toronto Streets St. Clair west of Yonge: 1.55m Spadina south of Richmond: 3 to 6m

Avenue de la Grand Armee, Streetscape

Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona Streetscape

Grand Vision_University Avenue University Avenue Living in Shangri-La

3. Orientating the Pedestrian_The Pedestrian Zone_Activities Dining Meeting Place Entertainment Walking People Watching

Pedestrian Paths

Comfortable Place for Walking

Street Crossing- How long does it take?

Street Furniture

Car Scale Versus Human Scale

D. Queen Street is a Sustainable Green Street

Greening the Street Avenue Montaigne, Paris_ Streetscape

Greening the Street

Avenue de la Grand Armee, Paris_230 (70.1m) Through Traffic 40%

Champ Elysees

Queen Street is a Destination and a Place not a thoroughfare

Built Form Recommendations 2 1 4 5 3 Built-Form Controls for the Queen Street Corridor 5-Precinct Map 1 Queen East of Kennedy Mixed-use min. height 7.5m max. height 20 storeys? Step back controls at 4, 11 storeys Street wall 65% Footprint controls above 11 storeys 45-degree angular plane controls to the north 4 Hospital Precinct Special precinct, special zoning 2 Queen West of Kennedy Mixed-use min. height 7.5m max. height 11 storeys? Step back controls at 4 storeys Street wall 65% 45-degree angular plane controls to the north 5 Transitional Precinct East of Hospital Special precinct, special zoning Compatible uses to hospital redevelopment 3 Clark/Eastern District Restrictions on Residential uses min. height 7.5 m max. height 4 Storeys

Built-Form Precedents 4 storey base

Built Form Preceents- 11 Storey

Built-Form Precedents 20+ storey

SITE 1: Mid-block infill, modest site area, mixed-use 2,029 sm / 21,840 SF / 0.50 acres Built Form Guidelines: Encourage street wall building frontage min. 65-75% Ground floor use and design to animate pedestrian zone Single vehicular entry, identify opportunities for shared access Overall height max. +/- 26m, 8 storeys res/6 storeys comm, min. height 7.5m Front and Side yard Setback 2m above 18m (4 st.) for 2/3 of façade Rear yard Setback and landscape open space to be discussed Provide allowance for mechanical penthouse Minimum pedestrian zone, 5.5m

Site 1 Option 2: Existing ROW Mixed use, 8-storey, commercial at grade, residential above, parking below grade (+/-60/level), 4-5 x coverage, 60-80 units. Front yard landscape permanent, align with existing Adjust development illustrated to increase landscape at grade.

Mid-rise, mid-block, grade-related commercial precedents

SITE 2: Mid-block infill, large site area, commercial with mixed-use potential restricted to street edge 22,048 sm / 237,323 SF / 5.45 acres Built Form Guidelines: Encourage streetwall building frontage min. 65-75% Ground floor use and design to animate pedestrian zone Restrict residential use to depth of +/- 90-100m from existing ROW Single vehicular entry, identify opportunities for shared access, discourage surface parking Overall height +/- 26m, 8 storeys res/6 storeys comm, min. height 7.5m along streetwall Front and side yard setback 2m above 18m (4 st.) for 2/3 of façade, rear yard setback and landscape open space to be discussed Minimum pedestrian zone, 5.5m

Site 2 Option 2: change to 45m ROW Mixed use, 6-storey, surface parking to side and rear (+/-390) with possibility of structured parking, 0.6-1.0 x coverage, +/- 150,000 SF. Residential development possible along street, 8 storeys maximum. Challenging site to rationalize for redevelopment.

Mid-rise, mid-block, big-box retail within development precedents

SITE 3: Corner site, large site area, mixed use 9,689 sm / 104,292 SF / 2.40 acres Built Form Guidelines: Encourage streetwall building frontage min. 65-75%, encourage vertical development of corner Ground floor use and design to animate pedestrian zone Single vehicular entry off side street, consider creation of +/- 9m service lane along north flank of all properties east of Kennedy, identify opportunities for shared access, discourage surface parking Overall height +/- 40m at corner (13 storeys res/10 storeys comm, max. footprint 1000-1200sm), +/- 26m (8 storeys res/6 storeys comm) for balance along Queen Street, 45 degree angular plane to stable residential, min. 10.5m height at corner(?) with minimum 7.5m height to balance. Front and side yard setback 2m above 18m (4 st.) for 2/3 of façade, except at corner, rear yard setback and landscape open space to be discussed Minimum pedestrian zone, 5.5m

Site 3 Option 4: Change to 45m ROW Mixed use, 13-storey at corner, 8-storey to balance with townhouses to rear, parking at grade (+/-40) and underground (310/level), 2.5-3.0 x coverage, +/- 300,000 SF. Combination of residential tower and grade-related retail. Strong corner definition. Combination of commercial and low-rise residential may be difficult to accommodate on the same site.

Mid-rise, corner, grade-related commercial precedents

Proposed Street Section- West of Kennedy 29-30m Right of Way

Proposed Street Section- East of Kennedy 45m Right of Way (Option 1)

Proposed Street Section- East of Kennedy 45m Right of Way (Option 2)

Queen Hansen Transition

Vision Queen Street Corridor: 45m ROW Minimum pedestrian realm =18m

Access Management 6 common access point 7 common access point 30.0 m 4 common access point 6 common access point Limit point of access as development occurs Adopt shared or couple access point strategy Corner lots will not have access from Queen Street.

Queen Street Corridor: Existing Road Network

Official Plan City Road Right of Way Centre Main Vodden Church Kennedy Queen Street East John Wellington Eastern Rutherford Clark Highway 410 Clarence Orenda

Queen Street Corridor: Proposed Road Network Expansion Centre Main Church Beech June Kennedy Queen Street Hansen Archdekin 1. New Service Lane Rutherford Highway 410 John??? Trueman John Hillcrest New Local Street 2. New Local Street Eastern Eastern 3. New Arterial Road Clark 1. New service laneway north of Queen Street 2. New mid-block local street south of Queen Street 3. New arterial connection between Clark and Eastern

A Quick look at the Environmental Assessment Proccess EA Prreference Assume Queen Street is a thoroughfare, an Arterial road Design speed 70km/hr but posted at 50km/hr No network of road assumed. E.g. Future Clark/Eastern Connections 50% of traffic disperse at Rutherford (1500 vehicles per hour) 45% continues to Main Street Priority Bus Lane, Jump Lane Right Turn Lanes at intersection Interim no landscape median to permit left turn lanes Access to properties unchanged

West of Kennedy

Typical Intersection

Queen and Kennedy Looking East Looking West

What kind of Place do you want to make Queen Street? Huontario, Steeles Paseo de Gracia - Barcelona George Street, Toronto Paris, France Dixie/Queen Washington, USA Huontario/Burhamthorpe Spadina Avenue, Toronto Denver, Colorado Barcelona, Spain

Chinguacousy and Bovaird_ 40-45.0m ROW

Huontario and Steeles_45.0m ROW

Queen and Dixie_45.0m ROW

C. Summary 1. Queen Street is Transit Orientated accommodate Acceleride and local transit lined with medium and high density mixed use development 2. Queen Street is Pedestrian Friendly spatial comfort and human scale caters to street activities connections to destination, parks and open space 3. Queen Street is a Sustainable Green Street boulevard of trees and landscaping smart drainage features and detailing 4. Queen Street is a Destination and a Place not a thoroughfare expect slower traffic movement need to develop a network of street appropriate built form and place making

Sharing the experience Get involved early in the EA process. Provide clear vision for the subject area and have it included as part of the EA PIC meetings. Speak the language of the engineers. E.g to reduce turn lanes, lane width speak about slower speed and pedestrian safety. Get commitment from senior management and councillors. EA conclusions Road width will be configured for cyclist in ultimate phase of development Reduction of Design speed to 5)km/hr Dedicated turn lane on Queen omitted at Kennedy intersection Pedestrian realm secured at 9.0m for boulevard at ultimate phase Introduction of colour splash strip Introduction of colour pedestrian cross walk Traffic light post shall be configured for pedestrian realm lighting