TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Background ....................................................................... 1 1.1 The Study ............................................................................................................ 1 1.2 The Study Process .............................................................................................. 2 1.2 Background ......................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Early Settlement ................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Community Involvement and Associations ...................................................... 4 1.5 Area Demographics ............................................................................................ 6 Population ................................................................................................................................... 6 Cohort Model .............................................................................................................................. 6 Population by Generation ........................................................................................................... 7 Income Characteristics ................................................................................................................ 7 Family Size and Structure ........................................................................................................... 8 Household Characteristics by Condition and Period of Construction ......................................... 8 Occupied Buildings by Tenure ................................................................................................... 8 Structural Housing Type ............................................................................................................. 8 Commercial Assessment Statistics ............................................................................................. 8 Transportation ........................................................................................................................... 10 1.6 Street and Traffic Inventory ........................................................................... 10 Description of the Study Section of Herring Cove Road .......................................................... 12 Traffic Patterns in the Study Area ............................................................................................ 14 Discussion of Three Lane Cross Section - General Principles.................................................. 15 Discussion of Three Lane Cross Section - Nova Scotia Experience ......................................... 16 Three Lane Cross Section - Application for Herring Cove Road ............................................. 16 Summary of Intersection Level of Services Analyses - Old Sambro Road to Greystone Drive .................................................................................................................................................. 19 Comments - Intersection of Northwest Arm Drive and Old Sambro Road - ............................ 20 1.7 Planning History and Policy Review .............................................................. 20 1.8 The Challenge ................................................................................................... 21 2.0 Establishing a Vision ...................................................... 24 2.1 Walk-about Inventory ...................................................................................... 24 2.2 Public Workshops ............................................................................................ 25 .1 Traffic ................................................................................................................................... 25 .2 Safety .................................................................................................................................... 26 .3 Pedestrian Connections ......................................................................................................... 26 .4 Bus Service ........................................................................................................................... 26 .5 Community Identity and Image ............................................................................................ 26 .6 Street Diversity ..................................................................................................................... 27 .7 Natural and Cultural Heritage ............................................................................................... 27 .8 Open Space and Recreation .................................................................................................. 28 HERRING COVE ROAD: Community Development & Streetscape Planning P r o j e c t 2.3 Business Focus Group Sessions ....................................................................... 28 2.4 Community Survey ........................................................................................... 28 Traffic ....................................................................................................................................... 29 Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 29 Pedestrian Connections ............................................................................................................ 30 Bus Service ............................................................................................................................... 30 Policing and Maintenance ........................................................................................................ 30 Community Identity and Image ................................................................................................ 31 Street Diversity ......................................................................................................................... 31 Natural and Cultural Heritage .................................................................................................. 31 Open Space and Recreation ...................................................................................................... 32 2.5 Public Design Workshops ................................................................................ 32 2.6 Community Vision for Herring Cove Road ................................................... 33 2.7 Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................ 33 Improve the Pedestrian Environment on the Street .................................................................. 34 Create a Unique and Memorable Streetscape ........................................................................... 34 Stimulate Retail & Residential Growth .................................................................................... 35 Improve Wayfinding and Civic Identity ................................................................................... 35 Reduce Maintenance Problems on the Street ........................................................................... 35 Look for Opportunities to Make Herring Cove Road a Destination ......................................... 35 3.0 Design Response Toolkit ................................................ 38 3.1 Context Sensitive Street Design ....................................................................... 38 3.2 Transit Oriented Development ........................................................................ 40 3.3 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) ..................... 40 3.4 Infill Development Strategies .......................................................................... 41 3.5 Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning ..................................................................... 42 Cycling Rules ........................................................................................................................... 43 Shared Roads ............................................................................................................................ 43 Designated Bike Lane .............................................................................................................. 43 Wide Curb Lane ....................................................................................................................... 44 Bikepaths and Multi Use Paths ................................................................................................ 44 Important Considerations ......................................................................................................... 44 Economic benefits .................................................................................................................... 45 3.6 Other Streetscape Toolkit Items ..................................................................... 45 leadership and partnerships ...................................................................................................... 45 Zoning ...................................................................................................................................... 45 Focal Points and Destinations along the Street ........................................................................ 45 Sense of Place .........................................................................................................................