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UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture LARC 444/553 Green Network Planning September 7, 2017 GREEN NETWORKS A Short History A Very Selective History…. THEMES 1. Origins of green space systems 2. Greenspace systems influence urban form 3. Early green infrastructure 4. Origins- Green networks in Vancouver EARLY GREEN SYSTEMS THINKING & PLANS Olmsted(s), Kessler, Cleveland FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED by creativemarket.com FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED (FLO) First to coin “landscape architect”/ Father of Landscape Architecture With Calvert Vaux, designed Central Park in 1858 Landscape architecture consulting firm 1865- 1898 Olmsted Brothers: FLO Junior and John Charles 1898- ?? source Getty Images BUFFALO PARK SYSTEM Olmsted & Vaux 1868-1872 USA- “first system of parks and historic parkways” Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy Source: Albert Fein, (1972) FLO and the American Environmental Tradition. BOSTON PARK SYSTEM aka Emerald Necklace (1878-1895) Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles Elliot, John Charles Olmsted, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. (Olmsted coined the term “park system”) source wikimedia.org BACK BAY FENS First Green Infrastructure “Frederick Law Olmsted….proposed to flush out the stagnant waterway and add naturalisc planngs to emulate the original de marsh ecology of the Fenway area. His plan was true to both the character of the land and the needs of the growing populaon.” Boston Mayor Marn J. Walsh Boston Park Department & Olmsted Landscape Architects, “Map of the Back Bay Fens,” The Urban Imagination, accessed September 4, 2017, http:// dighist.fas.harvard.edu/courses/2015/HUM54/items/show/70. KANSAS CITY PARK SYSTEM (1883- present) George Kessler 1893 1977 Heckscher: Planning the “bones” or structure of the city & Expandable system source Heckscher 1977, page 200, 201 MINNEAPOLIS PARK SYSTEM (1880’s) H.W.S. (Horace) Cleveland Heckscher: Protecting and interconnecting natural features A city of parkways A city characterized by natural features source Heckscher 1977, page 207 94 HUMBOLDT GREENWAY JOHN C. CREEKVIEW PARK BOHANON PARK PARK SHINGLE CREEK MINNEAPOLIS PARK SYSTEM (2017) 49th Ave N PARK 49TH AVENUE OSSEO ROAD CORRIDOR PROPERTY NORTH Ryan Lake MISSISSIPPI PARK Memorial Pkwy 37th Ave NE VICTORY Webber PARK CHARLES C. Pond ARCHITECT WEBBER HIVIEW TRIANGLE PARK CAVELL 42nd Ave N PARK Pkwy PARK mbia WAITE N Colu PARK e e COLUMBIA 34th Ave NE Av PARK / GOLF oldt 94 St Anthony Pkwy mb Hu Memorial Pkwy Memorial Dowling Ave N St An St NE St DEMING HEIGHTS th PARK on hall y Pk PERKINS rs 29th Ave NE wy FOLWELL HILL Ma PARK PARK MARSHALL NE NE N e NE AUDUB ON e TERRACE St e e PARK PARK Av Av Av ty l l CLEVELAND si ra OAK CREST ysses ysses PARK er nt TRIANGLE iv Ul FRANCIS A. 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SOLOMON TOTLOT on PARK ic PARK Grass Ch Lake Frem minneapolisparks.org LEONARD H. NEIMAN SPORTS COMPLEX FORT SNELLING GOLF 35W INFLUENCES IN CANADA 1877 Mount Royal Park, Montreal F. L. Olmsted Sr. FREDERICK TODD, Landscape Architect First resident landscape architect in Canada EXAMPLES OF WORK: 1904 Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg 1899 Park system of the National Capital- Ottawa 1905 Park system, Edmonton Residential developments in Vancouver- Shaughnessy and Point Grey Greenspaces along the North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton OLMSTED BROTHERS- PORTLAND John Charles Olmsted, December 1903 Proposed system of parks for Portland, Oregon • parks should be part of a system • park systems should be comprehensive • connected by boulevards and parkways • sited to take advantage of natural landscapes & scenery • include ill-drained areas and areas subject to flooding Unknown author_graphic interpretation of the John Charles Olmsted proposal PORTLAND 2035 Comprehensive Plan (2016) Vision for greenways and habitat areas OLMSTED BROTHERS- SEATTLE (1903 - 1941) 1903 Plan for a parks system “The primary aim should be to secure and preserve for the use of the people … these advantages of water and mountain views and of woodlands… An ideal system would involve taking all of the borders of the different bodies of water…and to enlarge these fringes at suitable and convenient points.” John Charles Olmsted, 1903 Source: Heckscher 1977, page 75 VANCOUVER CANADA- LARGE PARKS 1870 - 1900 Major parks acquired in most major cities Stanley Park, Vancouver established 1887 (incremental development) Stanley Park, 1916, source: City of Vancouver Archives HASTINGS PARK Acquired by the City in 1889 Looking northeast 1960 Sources: City of Vancouver Archives, Plan 1915 Hastings Park Masterplan HASTINGS PARK returning to early visions…. The sanctuary in Hastings Park (PFS Studio) Sources: Hastings Park Masterplan, Friends of Hastings Park VANCOUVER- 1928 Harland Bartholomew Plan Comprehensive plan for the City of Vancouver PLEASURE DRIVE SYSTEM PLEASURE DRIVE —> Heritage Landscape 1993 designated a heritage landscape by City of Vancouver 1968 1982 PARKS MASTERPLAN 1992 URBAN LANDSCAPE TASK FORCE CHAIR: Moura Quayle, Landscape Architect PRINCIPLES • Recognize legacies • Recognize diversity and balance • Care for/respect the environment • Make connections • Create a community • Encourage innovation • Be fair and equitable • Make informed decisions 1992 URBAN LANDSCAPE TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS (select) PROMOTE THE URBAN FOREST • Establish urban greenways • Increase the amount and improve • Celebrate legacies the health of the urban forest over • Prepare a public realm plan the next 10 years • Reclaim local streets for bicycles • A heritage tree inventory & • Undertake a landscape inventory heritage tree protection • Prepare an ecological management • Reforestation plan • Research into tree planting • Ecological performance standards • Master street tree planting plan- • Promote the urban forest every street • Cultivate the city of gardens • Urban villages ESTABLISH URBAN GREENWAYS Urban Landscape Task Force City of Vancouver 1995 GREENWAYS PLAN A system of paths for walking and cycling across the city.
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  • George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project

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    GEORGE MASSEY TUNNEL REPLACEMENT PROJECT PHASE 3 – PROJECT DEFINITION REPORT CONSULTATION SUMMARY REPORT MARCH 2016 This independent report of findings was prepared by Lucent Quay Consulting Inc. for the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. The analysis includes input received through open houses, feedback forms, written submissions and stakeholder meetings. The views represented in the feedback forms and written submissions, which are summarized in this report, reflect the interests and opinions of people who chose to participate in the consultation process. They may not reflect the views of the broader public. The Ministry will consider the results of this consultation program along with ongoing technical and financial analysis in determining how to move the Project forward. Feedback form results presented in this report are a combination of online and hard copy feedback. Online feedback was collected using the Interceptum survey platform. Interceptum stores all of its data in Canada. GMT Project Phase 3 Consultation Summary Report TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. i 1. OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 About the Project ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Previous Consultation