Strategic Framework for land use and transportation in Calgary region

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An action plan towards a Cohesive Identity EVDS640 | Assignment 4 December 9, 2019 Azadeh R. Yazdi Bryana Parahoniak Melinda Lobo Nikita Kheterpal Jenn Comrie


The story of our region


Elements of our story

Agriculture & Farming

Cowboy Culture

Oil & Gas

Mountain Escape


Spatial suicide cycle

Concentrated job centre in Calgary

Regional dependency on private vehicle

Investment in high capacity long distance infrastructure

Low density sprawl as dominant housing form


What do we know?


REGIONAL CHARACTERISITCS

1

Ecological Region

2

Social Region

3

Economic Region

Bow River Basin Major Rivers

City centres

Economic Centre


REGIONAL PROJECTIONS

+1million by 2040

75%

International Migration

10% Natural Increase

15%

Interprovincial Migration

50:50 Male Female Ratio


WHO’S GOING TO LIVE HERE

6%

4% 2%

650,000 PEOPLE

CALGARY

60,000 PEOPLE HIGH RIVER

130,000 PEOPLE

40,000 PEOPLE

10%

1 MILLION 13%

65%

AIRDRIE

100,000 PEOPLE COCHRANE

CHESTERMERE

20,000 PEOPLE

OKOTOKS


The region in 2040


The Process

TRENDS

DRIVING FORCES

VALUES

1 2 3 4

VISION


Concentrated Economy

Social & ecological consciousness of millennials

Innovation & Technology

DRIVING FORCES

VALUES

TRENDS

CONNECTION

There is a threat to its existence

Shifting defined patterns of consumption and behaviour

CHOICE

It changes & redefines the way we live our lives

Growing aging population

Their needs demand more from healthcare, housing & government finances

Climate change

It disrupts & changes our physical environment

DIVERSITY

EQUITY


VISION

VALUES

CONNECTION

CHOICE

DIVERSITY

EQUITY


Addressing the need for a

‘cohesive identity’


BIG MOVES IN THE REGION

1

Social Region

2

Economic Region


Creating new opportunities What sectors are people going to work in?

Technology

25%

Life Sciences

20%

Airdrie Cochrane

Calgary

Energy

Chestermere

15%

15%

Creative Industries

10%

Agriculture

10%

Tourism

5%

Tourism Corridor

Transportation & Manufacturing

High River


Integrating social and economic opportunities using form-based codes


FORM-BASED TRANSECTS

HOUSING

CITY CENTRE

ECONOMIC DEVELOPEMENT

TRANSPORTATION


Housing transect Low Code

Medium Code

High Code

Single & semi-detached homes Apartments below 4 storeys Small local shops and parks

Rowhouses and semi-detached homes Apartments above 5 storeys Schools and community amenities

Apartments above 10 storeys Major stores and retail centres Transportation hub

Frugtparken, Gentofe, Denmark

Marda Loop, Calgary, AB

Yaletown, Vancouver, B.C

50 ha 4000 people 1800 units Density: 20-25 uph

250 ha 5000 people 2900 units Density: 115 uph

10 ha 4000 people 2800 units Density: 300 uph


City centre transect Urban Minor Code

Urban Local Code

Urban Major Code

Active community places Mix of activities and shops Multiple transportation options

Vibrant core spaces Hub of people and jobs Live-work-play environment

Niagara on the Lake, ON

Rue De Mont-Cenis, Paris, France

Bleecker Street, Greenwich Village, New York, U.S.A

28 ha

8.4 ha

22 ha

Small town feel Historic character Walkable and green


Economic development transect Manufacturing & Distribution Code

Technology Code

Mixed Commercial Code Vital economic district Vertical mix of uses Walkable and well-connected

Innovative business park Shared outdoor spaces Integrates well with the community

Low impact building standards Connected to major roads Concentrated job area

Pearl District, Portland, OR

Microsoft Headquarter, Munich, Germany

Hallsta Garosgata, Sweden

52 ha

52 ha

576 ha


Transportation transect Main Street Code Oxford Street, London, U.K.

Minor Highway Code Frazer Highway, B.C.

Primary Transit Code Marine Gateway, Vancouver, B.C.

Major Highway Code Highway 1, Canada


Codes on the ground Economic Development Transect

Urban Minor

Technology

Urban Major

Manufacturing

Mix Commercial

Medium

Urban Local

City Centre Transect

High

Low

Housing Transect


Vision on the ground using form-based codes


Form-based codes on the ground


Calgary

650,000 people 148 people/ha


Airdrie

130,000 people 133 people/ha


Cochrane

100,000 people 138 people/ha


High River

60,000 people 125 people/ha


Chestermere

40,000 people 105 people/ha


Putting form-based codes into action


Primary actions

1

Improve the quality of civic life in important town spaces

2

Mix activities and public amenities along key roads

3

Integrate housing and employment through regional transit


OBJECTIVE

1

Improve the quality of civic life in important town spaces

Employ planning and design best practices to redevelop targeted established areas into vibrant city spaces

STRATEGIES

Ensure a mix of land uses, neighbourhood connections, and an active pedestrian realm

Encourage and support the redevelopment and adaptive reuse of underutilized land, to support revitalization


OBJECTIVE

2

Mix activities and public amenities along key roads

Develop & intensify existing transit & transportation corridors

STRATEGIES

Place transit supportive uses Direct new growth towards

along corridors that improve

areas with existing

connectivity for all modes of

infrastructure and services

travel within and beyond the community


STRATEGIES

OBJECTIVE

3

Integrate housing and employment through regional transit

Strengthen the relationship between residential and employment uses

Encourage housing density

Promote multiple types of

and high intensity

residential products and

employment uses to locate

varied forms of home

adjacent or close to major

ownership, close to

roads and transit routes

employment hubs


Municipal tools for Calgary

1

Adaptive reuse Density bonusing Community revitalization levy

2

Brownfield development incentives Alternative development standards Minimum intensification requirements Promoting living in amenity rich areas

3

Development incentives Improve first & last mile connections Regional transportation authority


10th Ave SW, Calgary


Macleod Trail, Calgary


Municipal tools for Airdrie

1

Community revitalization levy Brownfield development incentive Adaptive reuse

Sustainability screening checklist

2

Density bonusing Alternative development standards Promoting living in amenity rich areas

3

Development impact fee Improve first & last mile connections Regional transportation authority


Main Street S, Airdrie


Municipal tools for Cochrane

1

Minimum intensification requirements Adaptive reuse

Development impact fees

2

Alternative development standards Brownfield development incentives Promoting living in amenity rich areas

Tax exemptions for the downtown core

3

Improve first & last mile connections Regional transportation authority


Railway Street, Cochrane


Municipal tools for High River

1

Alternative development standards Small business development incentives

Eco-industrial development

2

Density bonusing Minimum intensification requirements Promoting living in amenity rich areas

Cluster zoning

3

Development incentives Provide employer incentives Regional transportation authority


Centre Street SE, High River


Municipal tools for Chestermere

1

Alternative development standards Small business development incentives

Eco-industrial development

2

Cluster zoning Density bonusing Minimum intensification requirements Promoting living in amenity rich areas

3

Variable development levies Regional transportation authority


Merganser Dr W, Chestermere


1

Improve the quality of civic life in important town spaces

How do we measure it

What we want to see in 2040

# of brownfield sites developed

Increase number of brownfield developments

# of event permits issued

Increase number of activities occurring in important city spaces

# of pedestrians via pedestrian counts

Improve the quality of the public realm

# of households and businesses moving in-and out of target areas

Increase residential and business activity in target areas

% of targeted areas with alternative development standards

Alternative development standards incorporated in all targeted areas


2

Mix activities and public amenities along key roads

How do we measure it

What we want to see in 2040

# of public amenities within 800m of the city centre

Increase in amenities in transit-oriented areas

% of population growth

Increase in population around key roads

% of households spending <30% of before-tax income on housing

Decrease the amount of before-tax income spent on housing

% of land-use mix along key roads

Increase of mixed-uses along key roads


3

Coordinate housing and employment through regional transit

How do we measure it

What we want to see in 2040

# of people riding transit

Increase the use of public transit and active modes to get to work

% of before-tax income spent on housing and

Decrease the combined cost of housing and transportation

transportation combined


The Timeline

NOW

NEXT

< 5 years

5 – 10 years

Adaptive reuse Density bonusing Brownfield development incentive Minimum intensification requirements Development impact fees Variable development levies Developer incentives Employer incentives Promoting living in amenity rich areas

Community revitalization levy Alternative development standards Cluster zoning First & last mile connections Transfer of development credits Sustainability screening checklist

LATER > 10 years

Regional transportation authority Eco-industrial development Land value capture


A cohesive regional identity on the ground


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