URBAN DESIGN
"Make Sticky Edges"
Jeff Speck, New Urbanist Architect
STREETSCAPE DESIGN
+ Architectural Building Edge
Vibrancy
- Pedestrian Friendly Retail Design
- Pedestrian Friendly Residential Design
- Public, Semi-Public, Semi-Private Zone
Design
+ Public Realm + Open Space
Design
- Public "Living Rooms" Design, ie,Cafes,
Parklets, Providing a "Stage" for Social
Connectedness
- Multi-modal + Micro-Mobility Design
Integration
- Pocket Parks & Back Lane Vibrancy
Design
+ Land Use Planning
- Make Walkability Possible + Enticing
- Densities to Support Walkability
- Mixed Uses & Adjacencies to
Enhance Neighborhood Lifestyle
MASTER PLANNING
+ Feasibility Study
- Conduct Municipal/Regional District
Approvals Process
- Coordinate Required Consultants
- Provide Compact, Walkable,
Vibrant Communities Strategies
+ Master Plan Site Design
- Alternative Development Standards-
Rain Water Management +
Micromobility
- Design for Compact, Walkable,
Vibrant Community
- Architectural Design for Housing &
Other Typologies & Site Massing
+ Walkable Urban Design+
Lifestyle
- Enhance Marketability with a Unique,
"Sense of Place" Thru Public Realm +
Open Space Design
- Enhance Marketability By Designing
for Neighbourhood Experience
Excellence
- Create Ecological Value-Added
Amenities
URBAN DESIGN GUIDELINES
+ Implementation Process
- Community Input/Consultation
- Municipal Policy Review & Coordination
-Development Community Consultation
+ Best Practices
- Define Intent & Goals
- Review Best Practices
- Craft Urban Design Guidelines
+ Visually Enhanced Guidelines
- Graphics & Image Based
- Minimum of Text
- Accessibility -Grade 8 Level of
Comprehension, Municipal "Rule Of
Thumb"