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NORTHFIELD H STATION AREAW CHARACTERISTICSu e b v e b e A y e r n a m e RESEARCH & r St s w o St n r Land Use Plan r W a i e e K E J a TECHNOLOGY J b in F er g St e C e St E v o St nn v A a e E u A g St to UNIVERSITY ht v J Centre General Characteristics th St A e vil f th r 8 le St i om N h e M OF WATERLOO F e th C O o v g r n es K n rg A i a Ei i r N n D n h g y A t r v S u • Centred around Fairview Park Mall with large format and strip retail uses LAURIER- x Str b e I gs n Si St e Ki WATERLOO PARK e along Fairway Road n i C t l e B K St d in k y g l St a n r p St • Heavy industrial employment to the south a o e w a E WATERLOO r r o s r o o s F G a r d • Adjacent to highway interchange r d n s PUBLIC ee C n R u C fie r ld M e SQUARE A n s • Fragmented sidewalk and street network ve e v a h e d v m o A C 0 a o r W it r Future Population and Employment Density 0 A D F il v W o a s e y irw 0 o n a a n y y WILLIS WAY 1 A w Rd v d a S e r s to R T g 8 B in S Desired residential and job density within 800m of LRT Station: 160/hectare n O yr K n o w n a l K Current Block Line Station residential density: 43/hectare ALLEN A r v i M G e a m e F a r 0 Current Block Line Station employment density: 30/hectare y a 0 w r d 5 o o A Current Block Line Station residential and job density: 73/hectare GRAND RIVER d v e R s Rd Projected 2021 Block Line Station residential and job density: 68/hectare HOSPITAL d re alley C en V d idd o s H R o re e lw C CENTRAL STATION- y e r b B u City of Kitchener Land Use Recommendations u fo INNOVATION DISTRICT r al n B A v e KITCHENER The Fairway Station Study Area Plan has not yet been completed. CITY HALL The City of Kitchener PARTS Existing Conditions report identiﬁes a lack of d S ay R Fairw parkland and smaller parcel sizes in the Fairway Station area.

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n a • Provide additional active frontages along Fairway Road, Kingsway Drive k

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h a • Provide additional active frontage in the internal transit station area for an Webste n r Rd d M a a r improved user experience n i i a to FREDERICK u P • Consolidate existing parking areas to structured parking to increase available l D R r i C v land for redevelopment, including encouraging the provision of increased res Goodrich Dr e KITCHENER s L r a ne V parkland in the area MARKET a l l e • Encourage redevelopment and intensiﬁcation of under-used industrial lands y

r and auto-oriented commercial to more transit-supportive uses over time BORDEN

Ri Updated December 2020 ver B MILL LEGEND 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 FAIRWAY 113 FAIRWAY CONESTOGA

NORTHFIELD H ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION STATION AREAW CHARACTERISTICSu e b v e b e A y W SExistingt S Sidewalk Network e r n a e e d m r e RESEARCH & e K b ce t v St s w v A R o Existing Sidewalk Network e n St n r A r e n y Land Use Plan r W i r e a St a e lo s e e K J a n w b i E F TECHNOLOGY E F a r J e ng C m J i r St on o a e C St na r F o e St E ug e W v n h J n v e t e A a e E St b u A v e g to Sidewalk-roadway ratio of 75% (excludes highways) St h v St C A r t entr UNIVERSITY S J e General Characteristics e th St vi h t th A e 8 lle S f ro St v E Cen i ft t trevilleIS m N i t h M A S t tE e e OF WATERLOO S t J s o F th • Current ratio indicates large number of streets have sidewalk on both sides F e S o e g C O h e ro 8 v r r t n m r n g n e K n g i v N i s x l e O n A A C i Ei i a r n k e N n Si K D n h g y A with some exceptions th v r a o t r A D v h t S u • Centred around Fairview Park Mall with large format and strip retail uses r y

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e along Fairway Road WATERLOO PARK N n 8 i C t l e B K St d in k y g and Goodrich Drive, Wabanaki Drive, Wilson Avenue, and Fairway Road that St a St l St n r p • Heavy industrial employment to the south l o w s a e a E o e r r o s WATERLOO r r r o r C 8 o s only have sidewalk on one side of portions of the road t F r a G a d s S • Adjacent to highway interchange C S r d n s d e C PUBLIC C O e e e o n u C d f fi R o a o r r r f e w t ld M e n A n s • Fragmented sidewalk and street network SQUARE o v e u F e a v M Existing Connectivity & Walkability ir a w h e a y d v m R o A C d 0 a o r r Future Population and Employment Density W it S 0 A D F il v W o a s e y irw Fairway 0 o n a a • Walk Score of 74 (Very Walkable) R n y y d 1 A w Rd WILLIS WAY G S t

d a reen o l w f v r s S ve a ield A 8 e to n A r n ve S R T g • This indicates some long walk distances and/or out-of-direction travel for Byro R On 8 i d B in S Desired residential and job density within 800m of LRT Station: 160/hectare a K n O in y n F g r K Stre o w pedestrians r et B n a Ge ardA yp l Current Block Line Station residential density: 43/hectare v as A r K ALLEN e s v i M G e a m M e F a a 0 Current Block Line Station employment density: 30/hectare R y r d w y a 0 w r o d 5 Existing Bike Network o o d Cr Hi A Current Block Line Station residential and job density: 73/hectare R d e o oo s d v GRAND RIVER d w e el R d B d s y R Projected 2021 Block Line Station residential and job density: 68/hectare re Valle HOSPITAL C den d Hid • One main corridor of bike infrastructure including signed route along s o s R re o e e r C R w r yb u e el C Greenﬁeld Avenue u fo W y r CENTRAL STATION- rn al a b B u City of Kitchener Land Use Recommendations e B b A v a u fo v A n r l INNOVATION DISTRICT e or S a n a n y Rd k B Tray irwa i A Fa D v r e Existing Trail Network The Fairway Station Study Area Plan has not yet been completed. KITCHENER The City of Kitchener PARTS Existing Conditions report identiﬁes a lack of CITY HALL d S ay R • Internal trails in Kingsdale Park Fairw parkland and smaller parcel sizes in the Fairway Station area.

Additional Land Use Recommendations VICTORIA W PARK a b a n a • Provide additional active frontages along Fairway Road, Kingsway Drive k i C

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a a r • Provide additional active frontage in the internal transit station area for an i n Webste a r d Rd P St M a r l o a r improved user experience n n i n a o i C Cr to ess u P • Consolidate existing parking areas to structured parking to increase available FREDERICK Lan Goodrich Dr l e D R r i C v land for redevelopment, including encouraging the provision of increased res Goodrich Dr e s r

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NORTHFIELD ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION W St S e e d e K b ce t v v e n A R A r re n y RESEARCH & St e a e lo s Proposed Active Transport Network n w E F a r C m J i TECHNOLOGY on o a na r F ug e W ht J e e St b v e St r A S e S t UNIVERSITY v E C fth entreville S City of Kitchener Active Transportation Recommendations i t A S t tE St t J s o F e S h e ro e 8 OF WATERLOO t n m r n g i v N x l e O n A C i k Si e n h K t v r a o A D r h t y

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l s • Provide a multi-use trail beside the light rail tracks o e r r WATERLOO r C 8 a t s S C S C d O • Provide bike lanes along Wilson Avenue and Traynor Avenue to enhance e e o PUBLIC d f o ar o f r w t n o SQUARE u F cycling connectivity M a ir w a • Provide a multi-use trail along the south side of Fairway Road y

S east of the station to provide connectivity under the highway airwa F y R WILLIS WAY d S • Provide enhanced pedestrian crossings at the entrances to the station area Green to Ave wn field Av 8 S on a R e O Byr l d n r i Kin and the Fairway Road/Wilson Avenue intersection to improve safety for a g Str F e r et B Ge ardA ypa pedestrians ALLEN ve ss M a R y d w o o d Cr Hi Additional Active Transportation Recommendations R d e oo s GRAND RIVER d w el HOSPITAL B

s • Provide a pedestrian crossing over the ION tracks from Traynor Avenue to R re e r C CENTRAL STATION- yb u u fo W Fairway Road rn al a e B b A v a INNOVATION DISTRICT v A n e or S a n y Rd k • Create a formalized bike connection between Greenﬁeld Avenue and ray irwa i T Fa D r KITCHENER 1 Wilson Avenue for access to the ION station CITY HALL kj • Provide a multi-use trail between Manitou Drive and Wabanaki Drive to provide east-west connectivity through the industrial area • Provide sidewalk along Webster Road to enhance pedestrian access to the VICTORIA industrial area PARK • Provide pedestrian connections from Cedarwoods Crescent to the adjacent neighbourhoods to provide a ﬁner grid for pedestrians

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NORTHFIELD CONESTOGA Updated December 2020 Updated City of Kitchener Active Transportation Recommendations Transportation Active City of Kitchener Preliminary at this time. completed not been Plan has Area Station The Fairway include: recommendations • • rail tracks beside the light trail a multi-use Provide enhance to Avenue and Traynor lanes along Wilson Avenue bike Provide • connectivity cycling Road Fairway along the south side of a multi-use trail Provide • highway connectivity under the to provide station of the east area the station to the entrances at crossings enhanced pedestrian Provide for safety to improve intersection Avenue Road/Wilson and the Fairway Recommendations Transportation Additional Active pedestrians • to Avenue Traynor from the ION tracks over crossing a pedestrian Provide • Road Fairway and Avenue Greenﬁeld between connection bike a formalized Create • the ION station access to for Wilson Avenue to Wabanaki Drive and Drive Manitou between a multi-use trail Provide • area the industrial through connectivity east-west provide the access to enhance pedestrian to Road along Webster sidewalk Provide • area industrial to the adjacent Crescent Cedarwoods from connections pedestrian Provide pedestrians a ﬁner grid for provide neighbourhoods to Potential Intersection Improvement** See Footnotes

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FAIRWAY Updated December 2020 FAIRWAY 117 30 min 15 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 15 min 30 min Sunday 15-30 min No service No service No service Updated December 2020 Updated 30 min 15 min 30 min 30 min 15 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min Saturday 15-30 min No service No service Headway 15 min 10 min 10 min 30 min 30 min 15 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 15 min Midday Peak 15 min 10 min 10 min 15 min 30 min 15 min 15 min 30 min 30 min 15 min 30 min 30 min 30 min 15 min 0-25 m (<0.5 min) 0-25 m (<0.5 min) 0-25 m (<0.5 min) 0-25 m (<0.5 min) 0-25 m (<0.5 min) 0-25 m (<0.5 min) 50-100 m (0.5-1 min) 50-100 m (0.5-1 min) 50-100 m (0.5-1 min) 50-100 m (0.5-1 min) 50-100 m (0.5-1 min) Walk Distance to ION to Distance Walk End Campus Campus Stanley Park Stanley Park Fairway Station Fairway Station Fairway Station Fairway Station Fairway Station Fairway Station Ainslie Terminal Quinte/Morrison Southwood/Cedar Conestoga College Doon Conestoga College Doon via Hwy 8 King St King St Krug St River Rd Cedar St Zeller Dr Bridge St (Express) Weber St Bleams Rd Franklin St Pioneer Dr Pioneer Dr Fairway Rd Wilson Ave Mill Park Dr Lancaster St Morgan Ave Hespeler Rd Queens Blvd Connaught St Courtland Ave Westmount Rd Old Carriage Dr Coronation Blvd Start Fairway Station Fairway Station Fairway Station Fairway Station Fairway Station Fairway Station Fairway Station Fairway Station University/King University/King Conestoga Station Conestoga Station Conestoga Station The Boardwalk Station Route Name Route

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