AREA CONTEXT Functional Design of the Central Promenade in Waterloo Park

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1 Environmental Reserve Columbia Lake Columbia Street Wilfred Laurier University Weber Street University of Waterloo Stadium MacGregor- Albert HCD King Street Laurel Trail Albert Street Beechwood Neighbourhood Study Area Laurel Creek Waterloo Park West WMRC Waterloo Park East Barrel Yards Uptown Waterloo Erb Street LRT Waterloo Spur Spur Line Trail Westmount Neighbourhood Trans-Canada Trail 1 AREA CONTEXT

2 Waterloo Park Masterplan Festival Area Design Brief Station Area Planning (Seagram) LRT Construction Iniation Bridge Road, Caroline Street, Erb Street & Albert Street Environmental Assessment Functional Design of the Central Promenade Trail Construction (Phase 1) Promenade Construction Silver Lake Environmental Assessment PROJECT BACKGROUND

3 Seagram Drive Curling Club/ Rink In the Park Waterloo Tennis Club Albert Street Ecologic Education Area Open Green Space Oval Area Picnic Area Arboretum Farmstead Community Green Area Young Street C a r o l ine Street N. Festival Area Silver Lake Perimeter Trail Perimeter Institute Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery F ather David Bauer Drive 2 SITE CONTEXT WITHIN WATERLOO PARK Rail Station Common Erb Street m

4 SITE CONTEXT WITHIN MASTER PLAN

5 Seagram Drive /Station Anchor Station Zone Albert Street Connection Park Zone Park Inn Connection Erb/Caroline Anchor Urban Zone PARK CHARACTER ZONES

6 Key Plan STATION ZONE EXISTING SITE CHARACTER

7 Key Plan PARK ZONE EXISTING SITE CHARACTER

8 Key Plan URBAN ZONE EXISTING SITE CHARACTER

9 Key Plan ALBERT STREET CONNECTION EXISTING SITE CHARACTER

10 Key Plan PARK INN CONNECTION EXISTING SITE CHARACTER

11 Key Plan STATION ZONE Slope 0% 1% HP + 2% 3% 4% Plan 5% 5-10% >10% HP + +HP +LP Hight Point Low Point Surrounding Topography Section Background Foreground EXISTING 3 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE m

12 Key Plan PARK ZONE Slope 0% +LP 1% 2% 3% 4% Plan 5% 5-10% >10% +LP +HP +LP Hight Point Low Point Surrounding Topography Section Background Foreground EXISTING 4 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE m

13 Key Plan URBAN ZONE Slope 0% +LP 1% 2% 3% 4% Plan 5% 5-10% >10% +HP +LP Hight Point Low Point +LP Surrounding Topography Section Background Foreground EXISTING 5 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE m

14 Key Plan ALBERT STREET CONNECTION Slope HP + 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% Plan 5% 5-10% >10% HP + +HP +LP Hight Point Low Point Surrounding Topography Section Background Foreground 6 EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE m

15 Key Plan PARK INN CONNECTION Slope 0% 1% 2% +HP 3% 4% Plan 5% 5-10% >10% +HP +LP Hight Point LowPoint +HP Surrounding Topography Section Background Foreground 7 EXISTING TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE m

16 HP + HP + Project Boundary Slope 0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 5-10% >10% +HP +LP Hight Point Low Point +HP + LP SUMMARY EXISTING 8 TOPOGRAPHY AND SLOPE + LP m

17 Project Boundary Existing Structures Buildings Bridges Existing Paving Concrete Asphalt Interlock Limestone Screenings Board Walk Desire Lines and Informal Pathways Cross-Walks 9 EXISTING BUILT FORM m

18 Project Boundary Significant Vegetation Existing Deciduous Tree Existing Coniferous Tree Area of Mature Tree Removal Area of Contaminated Soils Environmental Land Classification Cattail Mineral Shallow Marsh Forb Mineral Marsh Meadow Narrow Leaved Sedge Mineral Marsh Meadow Fresh-Moist Willow Lowland Deciduous Forest Dry-Fresh Poplar Deciduous Forest Mineral Cultural Thicket Dry-Moist Old Field Meadow 10 EXISTING ECOLOGY/ VEGETATION m

19 Project Boundary GRCA Regulation Limit Floodplain Floodplain Special Policy Area Wetland 30m Wetland Boundary Watercourses and Lakes 11 GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY REGULATION LIMITS m

20 Project Boundary Site Features Lakes and Streams Wetland Direction of Movement Surface Water Flow Direction Storm Water Gravity Main and Flow Direction EXISTING 12 HYDROLOGY m

21 Project Boundary Storm Water Gravity Main and Flow Direction Sanitary Sewer Flow Direction Watermain Gas Line TPSS Traction Powered Sub Station Culvert Location TPSS EXISTING 13 HEAVY INFRASTRUCTURE m

22 Fiber Optic Electrical Project Boundary Existing Wi-Fi Hotspots Existing Fiber Optic Existing Light Standard Wonders of Winter Light Installation Location Existing Conduit Crossing Location Existing Local Hydro Hydro Vault 14 EXISTING SOFT INFRASTRUCTURE m

23 Caroline Street North Project Boundary Operations and Maintenance Facility Seagram Drive P P P P Albert Street Emergency Response, Operations and Maintenance Proposed Emergency Response, Operations and Maintenance LRT LRT Station Stop Bus Route Existing Vehicular Access P Existing Parking P Young Street P P P Father David Bauer Drive P P P 15 EXISTING VEHICULAR NETWORK P P Erb Street m

24 Project Boundary Existing Site Entrance Points Existing Nodes Major Minor Existing Cycling Network Proposed Cycling Network Major Minor Existing Pedestrian Network Proposed Pedestrian Network 16 EXISTING PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLING NETWORK m

25 D Project Boundary A Existing Cycling Network 40% of Promenade Users Existing Pedestrian Network C to D 0.5 km 60% of Promenade Users 6 min Numbers retrieved from Eco Counter data C 2 min A to B 1.0 km 12 min 4 min Eco Counter Location B 17 EXISTING DISTANCES m

26 P P Project Boundary Landmark Art Signage Information Distress Station Existing Parking P 18 EXISTING WAYFINDING m

27 Project Boundary + HP High Point + LP Low Point HP + Sights Major and Minor Views Into Site + HP Major and Minor Views Within Site Soft Visual Edge Condition Hard Visual Edge Condition Sounds Noise Smells Agricultural Odors +HP Hight Point + HP +LP Low Point + LP + LP 19 EXISTING SENSORY CONDITIONS m

28 Opp: University Anchor Ch: Screen Parking Ch: Water run-off Ch: Screen Parking Project Boundary Opportunities Areas of Opportunity Opportunity for Connection Ch: Perimeter trail connectivity Ch: Steep Slope Opp: High point with view Opp: View of Oval Ch: Oval aging Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail Opportunity for Anchor Challenges Challenge Areas Connectivity Challenge Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail Opp: Activity node opportunity Ch: LRT barrier Opp: Activity node opportunity Ch: Functional relationships with farmstead Opp: Connection to Park Inn Opp: Connection to wetland Ch: Steep Slope Ch: Pollution Opp: Connection to Perimeter Trail and Festival Heart Ch: Protection of natural feature Ch: Congestion Opp: Activity node opportunity Opp: Cultural node Opp: Increased pedestrian connectivity 20 OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES Ch: Contaminated Soils Ch: Screen Parking Opp: Urban Anchor

29 WATERLOO PARK PARC DE LA VILLETTE (PARIS, FRANCE) COMPARATIVE SCALE m

30 WATERLOO PARK THE GOODS LINE (SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA) COMPARATIVE SCALE m

31 WATERLOO PARK THE PROMENADE SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN (QUEBEC) COMPARATIVE SCALE m

32 WATERLOO PARK THE PILLON PROMENADE (NICE, FRANCE) COMPARATIVE SCALE m

33 City of Waterloo - Open Data (Laurel / Trans Canada Trail) - Eco Counter Data City of Waterloo. (2009). Waterloo Park Master Plan. AECOM. (2015). Region of Waterloo Stage 1 Light Rail Project Environmental Impact Study Waterloo Park TPSS. Grand River Conservation Authority. Grand River Concervation Authority. (2013). Policies for the Administration of the Development, Interference with Wetlands and Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses Regulations Ontario Regulation 150/06. Public Work. (2013). Festival Area Design Brief. Prepared for the City of Waterloo. City of Waterloo. (2015). A History of Waterloo Park. Retrieved February 2016, from Waterloo.ca: REFERENCED DOCUMENTS