Key Findings by Main Street

Key findings by main street

By reviewing the local statistics for each main street, the Main Streets’ team is considering how past population, employment and transportation trends apply to the future of Calgary’s main streets. 22 | The Main Streets initiative What we’ve learned 14 Street W

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0 14 Street W now 1 1 4 6 AV NW A 5 AV NW 14 Street West is a main street that reaches from 6 14 Street NW Avenue NW to 33 Street SW. It’s a varied main street

that spans over the Bow River through the historic KENSINGTON RD NW communities of Hillhurst, Sunalta, Beltline, Bankview,

and South Calgary. It functions as an important link to W V S 4 A M Memorial Drive, Bow Trail and 9 Avenue connecting EMORIAL DR NW SW V A SW 5 AV 6 TR SW the Downtown and 17 Avenue through the Beltline. W BO

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12 AV SW 1 Jobs and population trends 15 ST SW W S T S 8 1 S C 8000 A RB OR Population - 7,315 O A V SW 7000 B 17 AV SW 14 Street SW 6000

21 AV SW 5000 Jobs - 4,744 W S T

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2001 2006 2011 2014 7 1

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24 | The Main Streets initiative What we’ve learned Travel and transportation

TRAFFIC VOLUME (AVERAGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES PER DAY)

14 Street W – Overall A 14 Street NW B 14 Street SW

40000 40000 35000

35000 35000 30000

30000

30000 25000 25000

20000 25000 20000 1971 1980 1991 2000 2011 2013 1971 1980 1991 2000 2011 2013 1971 1980 1991 2000 2011 2013

WALK SCORE 88 90 85 Very walkable: Walker’s paradise: Very walkable: Most errands can be Daily errands do not Most errands can be accomplished on foot. require a car. accomplished on foot.

30 mins 30 mins 4 Frequency of trips departing Frequency of trips departing TRANSIT ROUTES during peak hours during off peak hours

The Main Streets initiative What we’ve learned | 25 Local planning Current Zoning

As one of the longer Municipal Development Plan main A 14 Street NW from the Bow River to 7 Avenue NW streets, with a variety of contexts, 14 Street W was evaluated in three separate sections. 14 Street NW, intended to be a neighbourhood main street serving Hillhurst and West-Hillhurst, is also an important A 14 Street NW from the Bow River to 7 Avenue NW traffic artery that attracts activity to local businesses. Current zoning does not allow for the types of growth 14 Street NW from the Bow River to 7 Avenue NW has and development set out in the Hillhurst/Sunnyside Area recent area redevelopment plan policies to guide land use Redevelopment Plan. If fully built out, current zoning planning. A major addition and update to the Hillhurst/ would only just meet City of Calgary targets for population Sunnyside Area Redevelopment Plan in 2009 supports both and employment. Current zoning allows for mixed use main street and transit oriented redevelopment. development along 14 Street NW itself, while allowing low- rise apartments to the east and single and semi-detached B 14 Street SW from the Bow River to 33 Avenue SW homes to the west. Rezoning could allow more flexibility for 14 Street SW from the Bow River to 17 Avenue SW has mixed use redevelopment and allow for growth as outlined recent Area Redevelopment Plan policies to guide in the Hillhurst/Sunnyside area redevelopment plan. land use planning. A major addition and update to the Sunalta Area Redevelopment Plan (2009), West Village B 14 Street SW from 17 Avenue SW to 33 Avenue SW Area Redevelopment Plan (2010) and the Beltline Area 14 Street SW from the Bow River to 17 Avenue SW is the Redevelopment Plan (2006) supports both main street and boundary between Sunalta/Scarboro and the Beltline, a transit oriented redevelopment. major transportation artery, and a dynamic main street that is home to a range of local businesses. Current zoning 14 Street SW from 17 Avenue SW to 33 Avenue S is guided allows for significant redevelopment along and near 14 by four area redevelopment plans: the South Calgary/ Street SW. As the current zoning more than accommodates Altadore Area Redevelopment Plan (1986), Bankview Area The City’s population and employment growth targets, Redevelopment Plan (1981), Lower Mount Royal Area rezoning along 14 Street SW would primarily address quality Redevelopment Plan (1983) and Upper Mount Royal Area and marketability of main street sites and nearby properties. Redevelopment Plan (1996). Generally, the Bankview, Lower Mount Royal and South Calgary /Altadore area 14 Street SW is the connection between Bankview, South redevelopment plans provide land use policies that Calgary, and Mount Royal. While current zoning allows support Municipal Development Plan goals of a mixed use for redevelopment in line with The City’s population street along 14 Street SW. and employment growth targets, rezoning could create additional opportunities for new development to complement and strengthen the small, mixed use portions of the street and create a more community-oriented streetscape.

26 | The Main Streets initiative What we’ve learned 14 Street SW future

Important outcomes to main street users Growth potential

Growth for this main street area is above the Municipal Development Plan desired target. The most relevant factors that create this growth are market desire and consumer preferences; there is strong market desire to Vibrant public realm Diversity of housing (mixed accommodate development at a level similar to Municipal Development Plan goals. Land use districts (zoning) are in place to enable redevelopment When 14 Street SW main street users use residential) to reach desired population and employment levels. Support from City provided input about the future of 14 Street SW main street users also services and infrastructure can have a positive impact on market demand this area, they said that they’d like to shared that they’d like to see new and contribute to a high quality residential and commercial area. see improved pedestrian and bicycle residential options and a population mobility and experience. This could which would support commercial include dedicated bike lanes, more services to the neighbourhood. street trees and more public spaces to encourage socializing. Desired outcomes 200 • Mixed use neighbourhood along 14 Desired outcomes Street SW • Safe and vibrant main street sidewalk 150

• High quality public realm elements Municipal 100 Development Plan goal

50 118 200 Existing development Existing zoning 0 People and jobs per hectare

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