Station Profile for Willis Way Station

WILLIS WAY CONESTOGA

NORTHFIELD STATION AREA CHARACTERISTICS g h Av No to ra n RESEARCH & Ez r St Land Use Plan D TECHNOLOGY W am r St e g Elgin b a e Se Centra r UNIVERSITY l St St General Characteristics OF WATERLOO E N ing St W Spr ring St Sp D D • Urban core of the City of Waterloo LAURIER- o e R v I r i s e tt WATERLOO PARK e g E rt Rd M A • Mix of commercial, residential, cultural, employment and institutional uses t i o K ep v n idg o W St Br e A i a o St n r N l e g b g St WATERLOO n t A u e Pe D o r St S v Y t N e l e v Future Population and Employment Density PUBLIC St p e i N N tt p r u l A SQUARE e a v r L e D D C St S o o v a E e Desired residential and job density within 800m of LRT Station: 160/hectare m St r pont r o Du m i

l n 0 i Current Willis Way Station residential density: 51/hectare G W n i H 0 o e u i i 0 n l l l g l St e Current Willis Way Station employment density: 57/hectare WILLIS WAY 1 o L h r n w r D a ue SPA 17 e

Ba N d n St vi R a s ther D S Current Willis Way Station residential and job density: 108/hectare a e F e B L t g a a r i r C n n Projected 2021 Willis Way Station residential and job density: 122/hectare ALLEN e l a e a Y nm b St a 0 a r 0 d r S s 5 A SPA 10 E B v City of Waterloo Land Use Recommendations e SPA 10 ay GRAND RIVER lv W St E d s lli m St HOSPITAL W Eu i a St R W li W n o e l e l c i i h L s l l g ll o u Willis Way Station was not included in the City of Waterloo’s Station Area l s i W r o J i W M d SPA 11 o c n L w a St e A e H CENTRAL STATION- A a SPA 10 G St n b n n v Sh e B Planning Initiative. D v Er n e rb A e e o v INNOVATION DISTRICT i o o e w e rt e tz N St rt St m B St a A e n v v St KITCHENER e e Additional Land Use Recommendations r N Pa le St R CITY HALL y rk n St D D S to o t r SPA 6 K d ie St le in d tz n l g s • Encourage higher density and mixed use land uses along key transit o u SPAFr 15 C St L A s F e a a aw t e ro S n v D e W m l SPA 28 e corridors while maintaining established low density residential e v S o in A n e VICTORIA S St n t ra a St St d m m Pa neighbourhoods a r SPA 29 S M PARK an li rk ar St x il o y s e N St W St e l W d A W r St u S o L St n e A W Y n o v o h i n r n o St k o Pi QUEEN H R n n St J U il o D d e lc s u a ll l n l re i e A n b A K s a Es St t A r v A v R e s e v e o e d S n p St S St Y o ick S Se or D v k St H FREDERICK er t Em St n las St M g W p ou i D e Y KITCHENER e r s d o e tm lv t B r C S k S MARKET r on r t D o ni St d e y u U B B s le n o n A e e o t l l Sta ve R v m m W A o d d o t r D n o S ia n d BORDEN ll S d n o i u Ea t t o t H n a S L A L W au l b l Ed w r P e r v a St o ie d W a l r g r r d A e n e e as P ia R r St n l l ill St e e n ld G H n lm R v e W i h r o e v A G Jo D h d A E Updated December 2020 MILL th us nt v LEGEND sy R mo 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 41 WILLIS WAY

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NORTHFIELD ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION Existing Sidewalk Network h r to W RESEARCH & Existing Sidewalk Network St n e L b S e t r TECHNOLOGY S t A N lb e St Sidewalk-roadway ratio of 90% rt Elgin S UNIVERSITY t Cen OF WATERLOO • Current ratio indicates large number of streets have sidewalk on both sides tral St P

E p g St R rin p with some exceptions Sp e K l g e I St W g i i in r r n LAURIER- Sp n E S g a St ung D • The majority of gaps include residential streets with sidewalk on one side Yo t St D St e WATERLOO PARK v o i N E tt N M r d rt R o s o only t W dgep o A S e i ng Br r v u t e e o Y St A N v WATERLOO e t Rd W N gepor D PUBLIC rid e B v Existing Connectivity & Walkability E i ss St tt ince A SQUARE Pr T v s St W w e ces e S Prin e t d D S St o t St E l v • Walk Score of 97 (Walker’s Paradise) on e e Dup r St W u Dupont La • This indicates comfortable and direct walking distances for pedestrians G i l l WILLIS WAY e n r Dr e St avid Bau Father D W St b Existing Bike Network B Er a R rr C e t E e a g S ALLEN l n m i b n a M Y a i a l r a l o r i A W o d S W r s v e A t i e ay ll A v S o • Three main corridors of bike infrastructure: B W v o l is H w e n v l l u St d d i S a W g • Multi-use trail on Caroline Street between Erb Street and William Street l h GRAND RIVER e D e

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n v HOSPITAL b e W L St • Bike lanes on both sides of Father David Bauer Drive between Westmount R a a e N e o r n g ve ll r s R s e A l o L e i d L e u in n E c Road and Erb Street h N a G s A a n n n CENTRAL STATION- v e St Su e Sh n B A v D N o h o e • Segment of multi-use trail on Erb Street connecting the Father David Bauer i o w INNOVATION DISTRICT e rt J tz K m St u a A n n B tz Drive bike lanes and Caroline Street multi-use trail v e L e St e v a n N e r KITCHENER l M e e y n t

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S u o be Existing Trail Network t c t e rt St li ller St d Fu m on A s v w e o Da n D D D o u t d i S d M e n t s ary t b C L S z a A ar K an t VICTORIA • Laurel Trail travels between Bearinger Road and Uptown Waterloo, A r v o i e v R o lin n e d n e g d St PARK S S a St S running parallel along much of the LRT tracks in the Willis Way Station area le S R W o A s v St l e in • Spur Line Trail travels from William/Willow Street to Ahrens Street West S n e A o n v i e n Pi S U in Kitchener H St il QUEEN s lc t e r S d W e n • Internal trail network within Waterloo Park estmount s a Rd S t m B E A r e s v o lm s W N o e t on n k St S t S Pa ic W A t rk D am St Se ve St lli v Y i en e or W ll rn k St A St B S s e t FREDERICK gla Se lm ou v o Em D e n r t A n v p St W A e i n v W r Joh e e lvd t KITCHENER B S S n pe t nio o r U t H MARKET D e E M ley v a n A r St rd A l le Sta ia y B St ill v St rg d H D o A e oo n B l W u m W St St l n d e r L l o Ed e w au P e b a m n o ri d s e Rd l n d g BORDEN er ar sholm a e e il as P li tm Ru r o t n G l l il A G H R n L A o v t a u d e v Dr Av

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W i t i S r pring o n n E S S g r a g St s un D Yo t Willis Way Station was not included in the City of Waterloo’s Station Area Plans LAURIER- e St St e v I t i St N N d E M tt rt R o WATERLOO PARK gepo A initiative. Preliminary recommendations include: Brid o v re e 2 A N kj v e • Provide additional bicycle infrastructure along Erb Street West and Bridgeport t Rd W N WATERLOO gepor D rid e B v Road West to connect existing bicycle facilities that currently stop at Erb E i PUBLIC ss St tt ince A Pr T v SQUARE s St W w e Street West and Westmount Road and Erb Street East and Margaret Avenue ces e S Prin e t d D S St o St E l v N. This also will connect to the existing bicycle facilities along University ont e e Dup r St W u Dupont La Avenue West as well as the facilities along Father David Bauer Drive. G

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n v HOSPITAL b e W L St R a e a N e e o r n g v ll r • Provide new bicycle infrastructure along Short Street/Park Street to A s R s e e l o L in i d L e u h n G E c s N a a CENTRAL STATION- n A n n Su v e St provide north-south bicycle connectivity e Sh n B A v INNOVATION DISTRICT D N o h o e i o w e rt J tz K m • Expand the existing bike network as share-road on John Street, St u a A n n B tz v e L e St e v a n Park Street, and Walter Street to build an integrated KITCHENER N e r l M e e CITY HALL y n t cycling network throughout Kitchener and Waterloo

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NORTHFIELD CONESTOGA Updated December 2020 Updated 4 Potential New Intersection** 5 Potential Gateway Enhancements** City of Waterloo Active Transportation Recommendations Transportation Active City of Waterloo Plans Area Station Waterloo’s City of was not included in the Station Willis Way include: recommendations Preliminary initiative. • and Bridgeport West along Erb Street infrastructure bicycle additional Provide at Erb stop currently that facilities bicycle existing connect to West Road Avenue and Margaret East and Erb Street Road and Westmount West Street • facilities along University bicycle the existing to N. This also will connect Bauer Drive. David Father along as the facilities as well West Avenue Moore along William Street, routes additional signed cycling Provide Avenue and Avondale Avenue, Recommendations Transportation Additional Active • to Street along Short Street/Park infrastructure bicycle new Provide • connectivity north-south bicycle provide on John Street, as share-road network bike Expand the existing • build an integrated to Street and Walter Street, Park and Waterloo Kitchener throughout network cycling to trail multi-use Street along Caroline signage multi-use trail Increase bicycles. use by encourage

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