Corydon Village Pre-Plan Assessment Final Draft Prepared for: City of Winnipeg, Planning Property and Development Department February 2009 Ring and Associates TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction....................................................................................................... Page 1 CHAPTER FOUR: Traffic and Transportation.......................................... Page 64 CHAPTER ONE: Background ........................................................................ Page 2 4.1 Overview............................................................................................ Page 64 4.2 Hierarchy of Streets ........................................................................... Page 65 1.1 Study Area Boundaries........................................................................ Page 2 4.3 Traffic Operational Issues.................................................................. Page 67 1.2 Regional Context ................................................................................. Page 3 4.4 2008 Capital Street Improvement Program ....................................... Page 68 1.3 History ................................................................................................. Page 3 4.5 Transit and Active Transportation .................................................... Page 69 4.6 Summary of Findings ........................................................................ Page 71 CHAPTER TWO: Community Profile ........................................................... Page 7 CHAPTER FIVE: Key Issues ........................................................................ Page 72 2.1 Introduction.......................................................................................... Page 7 2.2 Community Reflections – “Sense of Community”.............................. Page 7 CHAPTER SIX: Conclusion & Recommendation....................................... Page 82 2.2.1 Community Strengths and Challenges................................................. Page 8 2.3 Portrait of the Corydon Village – A Demographic Profile ................ Page 11 REFERENCES 2.3.1 Population.......................................................................................... Page 11 2.3.2 Age Characteristics............................................................................ Page 13 APPENDIX A: Notes from Community Facilitation – March 15, 2008 2.3.3 Families.............................................................................................. Page 14 2.3.4 Households ........................................................................................ Page 16 APPENDIX B: Notes from Earl Grey Neighbourhood Safety 2.3.5 Income ............................................................................................... Page 18 Association Facilitation: February 14, 2008 2.3.6 Education ........................................................................................... Page 20 2.3.7 Employment....................................................................................... Page 21 APPENDIX C: Development Activity 2.3.8 Housing.............................................................................................. Page 22 2.3.9 Mobility ............................................................................................. Page 23 APPENDIX D: Permit Activity: 2.4 Summary of Findings ....................................................................... Page 24 APPENDIX E: Corydon Businesses Grouped by Type and CHAPTER THREE: Land Use...................................................................... Page 27 Services Provided (as of April 08) 3.1 Overview............................................................................................ Page 27 Acknowledgements 3.2 Residential Land Use......................................................................... Page 29 3.3 Commercial Land Use ....................................................................... Page 36 3.4 Institutional Land Use........................................................................ Page 44 3.5 Parks and Open Space ....................................................................... Page 49 3.6 Heritage Assets .................................................................................. Page 53 3.7 Zoning................................................................................................ Page 56 3.7 Summary of Findings ........................................................................ Page 60 1 Maps: 1. Corydon Village Context and Location .......................................................... Page 2 6. Corydon Village Schools and Community Facilities.................................... Page 44 2 Corydon Village Zoning (Bylaw #200/06) .................................................... Page 56 7. Corydon Village Parks and Open Space ....................................................... Page 49 3. Corydon Village Land Use............................................................................ Page 27 8. Corydon Village Streets Hierarchy ............................................................... Page 64 4. Corydon Village Residential Land Use Intensity.......................................... Page 29 9. Corydon Village Transit and Active Transportation..................................... Page 69 5. Corydon Village Commercial Types............................................................. Page 36 Corydon Avenue Land Use (Figure 33)............................................................ Page 40 List of Figures: Figure 1: Population Density-2001 ............................................................ Page 11 Figure 23: Owner Occupied Dwellings (1981-2001)................................... Page 23 Figure 2: Population Trends – Study Area ................................................ Page 12 Figure 24: Dwelling Costs (2001)................................................................ Page 23 Figure 3: Population Trends (1971-2005).................................................. Page 12 Figure 25: Housing Affordability (2001)..................................................... Page 23 Figure 4: 2001 Distribution by Age ........................................................... Page 13 Figure 26: Mobility Status – 5 Year (1996-2001)........................................ Page 24 Figure 5: Age Comparison as % of Population.......................................... Page 13 Figure 27: Corydon Village Land Use Distribution..................................... Page 28 Figure 6 (a): Average Number of Persons Per Family – 2001 ........................ Page 14 Figure 28: Parcel Counts by Dwelling Type (2008 Assessment) ................ Page 30 Figure 6 (b): Average Number of Children at Home – 2001........................... Page 14 Figure 29: Average Effective Age of Dwellings.......................................... Page 32 Figure 7: Number of Families.................................................................... Page 14 Figure 30: Single Family Residential – Changes to Assessed Figure 8: Family Size................................................................................. Page 15 Values 2001-2006....................................................................... Page 33 Figure 9: Lone Parent Families.................................................................. Page 15 Figure 31: WREB Residential Sales – MLS District 1B (2005-2008)......... Page 33 Figure 10: Private Households -2001........................................................... Page 16 Figure 32: Housing Development Activity ( 1998-2008) ............................ Page 35 Figure 11: Household Size and Composition – 2001................................... Page 17 Figure 33: Corydon Avenue Land Use ........................................................ Page 40 Figure 12: Household type-2001.................................................................. Page 17 Figure 34: Corydon Businesses Grouped by Type and Services (%) .......... Page 41 Figure 13: Income Comparison- 2001 ......................................................... Page 18 Figure 35: Commercial Development Activity............................................ Page 43 Figure 14: Family Income-2001................................................................... Page 18 Figure 36: Earl Grey School ........................................................................ Page 53 Figure 15: Household Income – 2001.......................................................... Page 19 Figure 37: Anvers Apartments..................................................................... Page 54 Figure 16: Low Income Cut-Offs for Winnipeg (2000)............................... Page 19 Figure 38: Pasadena Apartments.................................................................. Page 54 Figure 17: Incidence of Low Income (%) in 2000....................................... Page 19 Figure 39: Comparison of Zoning Bylaw 6400/94 & 200/06 Regulations .. Page 59 Figure 18: Education Attainment (2001) ..................................................... Page 20 Figure 40: 2006 Average Weekday Traffic Volumes – Regional Streets.... Page 65 Figure 19: Educational Attainment as % of Total Population Figure 41: 2006 Average Weekday Traffic Volumes – Collector Streets ... Page 66 20yrs and older-2001.................................................................. Page 20 Figure 42: Traffic Volume Counts – Local Streets...................................... Page 66 Figure