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Buildingbuilding Greenspace/Tree Location Cover Greenspace/Treegreenspace CoverLand for the Car Active Transport and Fort Richmond is located in the south Green Corridor Landland for forfor the Car carcar Land for the end of Winnipeg. The boundaries of the Pedestrian Landland for forfor the pedestrianpedestrian neighbourhood are: the University of PedestrianPrivate Land - Railways, Infill Development Privateprivateyards,etc Land landland - - -yards, yards, Manitoba to the north, the Red River to the Railways, (Dalhousie and Land Cover yards,etcrail lines,lines, etc.etc. east, the Perimeter Highway to the south, and Silverstone) Pembina Highway to the west. The area is home to a wide range of people, particularly Passive Transport those affiliated with and influenced by the Corridor University of Manitoba. Infill Development 1 Family (Pembina and Killarney) Multiple-Family Non-Family 1 Family Multiple-Family Pembina Highway Non-Family Historic Overview Household Type (2006 Census) Fort Richmond within Winnipeg Fort Richmond was conceived of in 1911 with Proposed Interventions in the Fort Richmond area the original subdivision of the King’s Park area. It was largely undeveloped until 1965, the year following the installation of sanitary sewer Fort Richmond Scenes, clockwise, from top left: Killarney Avenue, facing west; services. At that time, only Fort Richmond pedestrian corridor, facing east; Pembina Highway, facing northwest; Dalhousie was slated for development. Fort Richmond Drive at Greyfriars, facing east. West, located on the western side of Pembina 14000 across from Fort Richmond was, according 12000 to the City of Winnipeg’s unpublished Fort 10000 Richmond Plan, to “...remain as an area for 8000 Population uses related to agriculture until such time as 6000 it is needed for urban development...” (42). 4000 2000 The ‘Fort Garry Detailed Area Plan’ discusses 0 three commercial zones, two of which exist today (42). Pembina Highway at Dalhousie 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 Drive South was always intended to be a large- Total Population (2006 Census) scale regional shopping centre; its first - and largest - tenants, Canada Safeway Ltd. and Zellers still maintain their stores today.

1400 1200 1000 Neighbourhood 800 Male Assessment 600 Female 400 There is a strong need for affordable housing, 200 more pedestrian-friendly routes, a closer 1 / 11 0 proximity to amenities, and a need for more alternative forms of transportation. Social 0 to 9 10 to 2019 to 3029 to 4039 to 5049 to 6059 to 7069 to 79 80 and up capital needs to be developed within the area to link the residents with the services already envisioning age Population Breakdown (2006 Census) there - which are surprisingly diverse. friendly communities

Department of City Planning /11 Project Process 2 Department of City Planning City of Department envisioning age age envisioning friendly communities Design Work Since the Fort Richmond focus group meeting, we have been working on on been working have meeting,we focus group Richmond the Fort Since and age-friendliness, emphasize that Richmond Fort for design options possible contexts. and cities other from be applied might that precedents researching the need for more options for active living and exercise and living active for options more the need for in the volunteer to opportunities having of the importance after options varied employment and flexible for the desire the broader more be to involved adults older for the desire Pembina crossing disabledand people elderly for Difficulty community retirement community traffic of the high with volume combined Highway, the lights at Pembina crossing for time given enough Not

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Richmond Mall is located in a suburban in a suburban located is Mall community in developed Oakridge was Centre the 1950s the redevelop to in place are Plans community a compact mall into this for Land uses planned include: development a will create new The development neighbourhood diverse • • • • • Precedent: Oakridge Centre, BC Vancouver, - Upgrades to landscaping to - Upgrades welcome to features - Prominent the community into people the south of - Redevelopment both of cohesion show to Plaza corners Gateway into Fort Fort into Gateway

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ace Plaza - Office Sp - Office grocery (i.e., store) social - Community space - Residential - Residential - Commercial Commercial - Considered a successful mixed-use Considered development Don Mills Centre was built in 1950 built was Mills Centre Don development Auto-oriented in were redevelopment for Plans 2000 by place in redevelopment finished was Mall 2006 a into redeveloped was Centre mixed-use area include: Mixed-uses (i.e., apartment complexes) apartment (i.e., • Precedent: Don Mills Centre, Don Mills, ON • • • • • • Mixed-Use: Fort Richmond Richmond Fort Mixed-Use: Plans to redevelop the Fort Richmond Plaza should should Plaza Richmond the Fort redevelop to Plans a uses into land commercial and residential incorporate will mixed-use development This mixed-use development. creating the neighbourhood by through connectivity increase pedestrian/cycling pathways. and the site through new roads in order will be the area narrow for proposed are Roads that willthese to roads adjacent and vehicles speeds of control to the through connection A greater be a pedestrian network. the of the rest to connections greater will for then allow site neighbourhood. have that redevelopment mallof examples two are There Oakridge in occurred Centre years, ten in Canada in the past of Mills (a suburb in Don Mills centre Don and Vancouver malls into large turned have Both redevelopments Toronto). will be redevelopments These two mixed-use communities. Richmond Fort of the redevelopment for used precedents as original designs their all in similar are Thesethat mallsPlaza. beginning these as are such Malls orientated. car mainly were because developers mixed-use areas be into to redeveloped Cities profits. for see the potential and seeland the unused these developments types that of understand beginning to are the future. for sustainable not are http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/05/ http://www.examiner.com/style-in-toronto/shops-at-don-mills http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4676532 http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/05/ http://www.blogto.com/city/2009/05/the_shops_at_don_mills/ http://www.cabe.org.uk/case-studies/garrison-woods?photos=true&viewing=458 http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/.aspx Pedestrians and Active Transport 1 King’s Drive connection to the Overview University of Manitoba The proposed active transport corridor Main Active Transport nodal will tie Fort Richmond together from collection to King’s Park Pembina Highway to King’s Park. The 3 corridor works together with the City of Winnipeg’s active transport cycle routes and Dalhousie Drive connection to provides commuters a way to connect to the fill development site University of Manitoba. 2 Active Transport Corridor The paths will provide space for anything connection to existing foot- from dog walkers, cyclists and strollers, to 1 paths street hockey. They can be used to walk to the grocery store, bike to school, exercise, or Active Transport Corridor just go for a nice walk. connection to Killarney Drive and beyond Use Fort Richmond’s Active Transport corridor will increase both the walkability and the Fort Richmond will be made more pedestrian- public washrooms (at both ends of the path as well as the middle) safety of Fort Richmond pedestrians through the design elements listed to the left. and age- friendly by integrating: (low maintenance trees, shrubs, and prairie grasses) local plantings These elements, in combination with the pedestrian-scale Pembina Highway (bench planters with backs and arms) seating cycling and pedestrian paths (coloured, etched concrete for intervention, will provide a cohesive grip and visibility; smooth curbs still connect drivers with their driveways) landscape in which residents and visitors can amenities (post boxes, newspaper boxes and trash receptacles) interact while partaking in various modes of transport. traffic calming mechanisms (narrower streets lower speeds) pedestrian-scale lighting (increases safety and visibility at night) Public transit access will be improved active greenspaces (rehabilitate existing spaces along paths) through the connections forged by the Active Transport corridor network. The Above: Killarney Avenue’s neckdown (“lane bump out”) reduces traffic speed and increases safety. Above: Context map locating the Active Transport Corridor to the rest of Fort Richmond and beyond. Below: Rutgers Avenue is transformed into an open, active transport network for pedestrians and cyclists. individual stop sites for transit services will Below: Kilkenny cycling and pedestrian network. be improved following the corridor design 2 3 principles.

Below: Fort Richmond’s Active Transport Corridor will help to naturalize the surrounding environment through plants.

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