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TECHNOLOGY e St Av L er St e ck s d s ri me R UNIVERSITY te B Ja n r ol General Characteristics St e c OF WATERLOO Av ker St in ra Noec L Ez r D • Urban core of the City of Waterloo LAURIER- Pe Im W a r p WATERLOO PARK g St e • Mix of commercial, residential, cultural, employment and institutional uses a Elgin p b l e Se SPA 20 Ce e ntra r l St r St

WATERLOO St E N ring St Future Population and Employment Density PUBLIC W Sp ring St SQUARE Sp D D

o e R v r i s e tt Desired residential and job density within 800m of LRT Station: 160/hectare e g E rt Rd M A t i o K ep v m n idg o W St Br e A i a o Current Waterloo Public Square Station residential density: 51/hectare 0 St n r N l e 0 g b g St n A 0 u e D WILLIS WAY o r St St v Current Waterloo Public Square Station employment density: 57/hectare 1 Y t N e l e v St e N r N itt u A Current Waterloo Public Square Station residential and job density: 108/hectare a v L e D

C o ALLEN S v Projected 2021 Waterloo Public Square Station residential and job a t St E e r pon r o u m W D St density: 122/hectare 0 l nt St i o up W 0 n D H

e 5 u E i St l b g l St Er o GRAND RIVER h r Dr w ue e Ba SPA 17 N id City of Waterloo Land Use Recommendations v R a s HOSPITAL ather D St F e B L g a a r i r C n n e CENTRAL STATION- l a e a n Y St Waterloo Public Square Station was not included in the City of Waterloo’s Station a b INNOVATION DISTRICT r a d r S s A Area Planning Initiative. SPA 10 E B v e SPA 10 ay lv W St E KITCHENER d s lli m St W Eu i a St R W li W n CITY HALL o e l e l c i i h L Additional Land Use Recommendations s l l g ll o l s i W r o u i W M d o J c n L SPA 11 SPA 10 w a St e A e A a G H St n b n n v Sh e B A D v Er n e e rb e o e o v ie o w e N rt • Encourage higher density and mixed use land uses along key transit tz St rt St m B VICTORIA St a A e n v v corridors while maintaining established low density residential PARK e e St r o N l Pa St R e neighbourhoods y rk n S St D D rto K o i t e SPA 6 i d e St ll n d tz n g s o u SPAF 15 C L s F re a St a QUEEN A aw t e ro S n v D e W m l SPA 28 e e v S o in A St n e S n ra a t St St d m m Pa n a r S M a li rk SPA 29 ar St x il o y S es le N St W t rd A W t t u S S o FREDERICK L n e W Y o n A o i v rk n Pi o St W H R n St U D n KITCHENER il o d e St lc s u a ll r l n le A n Ki MARKET Westm e in b h ng oun s a A o St t R t A St d S r v J A v R e v e d S e e S Es p St S Se Yo ck so rk o i v St H BORDEN D e n r St t St n Em las St M g Y e ou o e p D d r r i v k r r l t G Updated December 2020 e D B S MILL y ion S LEGEND le n d n U o Business Park Core Mixed Use Industrial/Employment Active Frontage** BLOCK LINE Commercial High Density Residential Mixed Use Residential Heavy Industrial Employment Convertible Frontage** Corridor Commercial Medium Density Residential Mixed Use Non-Residential Institutional Additional Active/Convertible Frontage** Low Density Residential Mixed Use Neighbourhood Commercial Major Institutional FAIRWAY Mixed Use Office Open Space 35 WATERLOO PUBLIC SQUARE

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NORTHFIELD ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION Existing Sidewalk Network

n R v St e a RESEARCH & Existing Sidewalk Network ie M e w g r i C S n W a y TECHNOLOGY ve t ve a y A r A S K it e t c s L C ck r e ri N a ve l B M d ni s a R Sidewalk-roadway ratio of 90% U te y St ln r fi es o St e m B c UNIVERSITY l Ja in d ve ri L A g • Current ratio indicates large number of streets have sidewalk on both sides A ra St h W v cker t OF WATERLOO e Ez Noe o e n b e S r with some exceptions t S A It N lb e LAURIER- r • The majority of gaps include residential streets with sidewalk on one side t K St i WATERLOO PARK n g Elgin St only S

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ta E ing St r P PUBLIC i Sp n W Existing Connectivity & Walkability g St e rin St Sp p SQUARE p E l D ung St e D o r e Y v o S M itt r t o t W s o A S e • Walk Score of 97 (Walker’s Paradise) ng r v u t e e o Y St A N v e • This indicates comfortable and direct walk distances for pedestrians Rd W N eport ridg D WILLIS WAY B e v St E i incess tt Pr T A St W w v cess e e Existing Bike Network Prin e S t d D S St o t St E l v ALLEN pon e e Du r r St W u St Dupont La G

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n r Dr • Multi-use trail on Caroline Street between Erb Street and William Street, vid Baue St GRAND RIVER ather Da W F St b B Er HOSPITAL R • Bike lanes on both sides of Father David Bauer Drive between Westmount a rr C e t E e a g S l n i m b n a M Y a i a l Road and Erb Street r a il o r A W o d S W r CENTRAL STATION- s v i e A t l v B e ay lo A W S v • Segment of multi-use trail on Erb Street connecting the Father David o l is H w e INNOVATION DISTRICT n v l l u St d d i S a W g l h D e Bauer Drive bike lanes and Caroline Street multi-use trail e u A s

n v KITCHENER b e W L St R a a N e e e o r n g v ll r A s R s e e l o L CITY HALL in i d L e u h n G E c s N a a Existing Trail Network n A n n Su v e St e S n B A D h v N o h o e i r o w e t J m tz St K u a A B n n v tz e L e St • Laurel Trail travels between Bearinger Road and Uptown Waterloo, e v n VICTORIA N e a r l M e e

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ACTIVEn TRANSPORTATION R v St e a ie M e w g r i C S n RESEARCH & W a y Proposedve Activet Transport Network ve a y A r A S K it e t c s L C ck TECHNOLOGY r e ri N a ve l B M d ni s a R U te y St ln r fi es o St e m B c l Ja in d ve ri L A g UNIVERSITY A ra St h W v cker t City of Waterloo Active Transportation Recommendations e Ez Noe o e n b e OF WATERLOO S r t S A t N lb e r Waterloo Public Square Station was not included in the City of Waterloo’s t K LAURIER- St I i n WATERLOO PARK g Elgin St Station Area Plans initiative. Preliminary recommendations include: S

t F Centr N 1 o al St • Provide additional bicycle infrastructure along Erb Street West and Bridgeport kj u WATERLOO n ta g St E n P i ri Road West to connect existing bicycle facilities that currently stop at Erb n Sp PUBLIC e D

St p o p r E l Street West and Westmount Road and Erb Street East and Margaret Avenue SQUARE s D ng St e e u Yo r e t v S i St M tt t o A N. This also will connect to the existing bicycle facilities along University o v re e A N 2kj v Avenue West as well as the facilities along Father David Bauer Drive. St e d W l N rt R e epo r ridg D WILLIS WAY B u e • Provide additional signed cycling routes along William Street, Moore a v St E L i ncess tt Pri A St W T v Avenue, and Avondale Avenue cess w e Prin e S e d D o St E St v ALLEN pont e Du r St W St Dupont G t E i b S l Er l e Additional Active Transportation Recommendations n r Dr 3 4 e St GRAND RIVER avid Bau Father D W kj St HOSPITAL kj b B Er a R rr C e t E • Provide new bicycle infrastructure along Short Street/Park Street to e a g S l n i m b n a M Y a i a l CENTRAL STATION- r a il o r A W o provide north-south bicycle connectivity d S W r s v e A t i e ay ll A INNOVATION DISTRICT v B 5 S o kj W v o l is H w e n v l • Expand the existing bike network as share-road on John Street, l u St d d i S a W g l h D e e Park Street, and Walter Street to build an integrated A KITCHENER u s n v b e W L St R a a N e e CITY HALL ve o r l n g cycling network throughout Kitchener and Waterloo l r A s R s e e l o L in i d L e u h n G E c s N a a n A n n • Increase multi-use trail signage along Caroline Street multi-use trail to Su v e St e Sh n B A v D N h o e i o o w e r J encourage use by bicycles. tz t K m St u a n VICTORIA A B n v tz e L e St e v n N e a PARK r l M e e y n t

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