OKOTOKS DOWNTOWN URBAN DESIGN MASTER PLAN
PUBLIC SPACE GENERAL GUIDELINES
The following public space element guidelines apply to all areas of the Downtown.
Network of Public Spaces
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STREET LIGHTING
PEDESTRIAN LIGHTING
BICYCLE RACKS AND POSTS
Street lighting should provide adequate lighting for the roadway during nighttime. Consider lighting solutions that reduce light pollution, while providing clean white light with true colour rendering to delineate paving features.
Consider the use of pedestrian or low level lighting only where design parameters permit to improve the ambiance of the pedestrian environment. The use of LED lighting is encouraged to provide clean white light with true colour rendering to delineate paving features.
Bicycle racks and posts allow for the secure mounting of a single or multiple bicycles per structure. They can be placed in a zone designated for urban furniture, but can also partially take up an on-street parking zone (bicycle corrals). Bicycle posts are standalone structures for parking one or two bicycles. They minimize the visual and physical impact of the street. Where appropriate, bicycle racks could also be creatively designed, providing a sculptural element in the public realm.
BICYCLE SHELTERS
WASTE RECEPTACLES
SCREEN SURFACE PARKING
Bicycle parking shelters are covered areas for locking bicycles. By providing a safe, sheltered place for people to leave their bikes in public, more people may feel encouraged to choose cycling as their mode of transport.
Waste receptacles should be placed along commercially active streets, parks and open spaces. Where possible, its style should complement its neighbour street furniture. Receptacles should be serviced accordingly to keep the area around it as clean and presentable as possible.
Should exposed surface parking be unavoidable, provide screening from any secondary streets using planting, landscaping, decorative walls and/or fencing.
Connectivity & Ease Of Movement
Character & Identity
Sustainability & Active Living
Active Streetscape
Architectural Innovation
