CONESTOGA CONESTOGA NORTHFIELD STATION AREA CHARACTERISTICSHunters Pl pert St Bathurst Dr RESEARCH & Land Use Plan TECHNOLOGY Baffin Pl UNIVERSITY Eastgate Walk General Characteristics Northfield Dr E OF WATERLOO Northland Rd Frobisher Dr Stonebury Cres Sandringham Dr LAURIER- • Mixture of commercial, employment and residential uses centred Colby Dr I WATERLOO PARK around Conestoga Mall Wyman Rd • Largely auto-centric WATERLOO Harper Pl PUBLIC • Fragmented sidewalk and street network Old Abbey Rd • High employment densities SQUARE Guildwood Pl • Two highway interchanges within 1km of station area Bayhampton Cres Manorwood Crt KrausSPA Dr 39 Future Population and Employment Density WILLIS WAY 1000m Desired residential and job density within 800m of LRT Station: 160/hectare ALLEN SPA 44 Hallmark Dr Current Conestoga Station residential density: 21/hectare 500m Current Conestoga Station employment density: 30/hectare GRAND RIVER Northfield Dr W Conestogo Rd W Current Conestoga Station residential and employment density: 51/hectare HOSPITAL Conestogo Rd E Projected 2021 Conestoga Station residential and employment density: 59/hectare Stanwood Cres CENTRAL STATION- INNOVATION DISTRICT Barwick Cres City of Waterloo Land Use Recommendations KITCHENER CITY HALL Redfox Rd • Support the continued intensification of the Conestoga Mall parking lot to Dotzert Crt create a higher-density and more transit-oriented place • Plan for a greater mix of uses immediately around the station VICTORIA Kingscourt Dr • Encourage buildings that actively address the street with uses at grade PARK along King Street 85 S Off to King St N WAT • Transform Conestogo Road as a key link through the area with street-related QUEEN Mayberry C uses and more-transit oriented development Conestoga Parkway (Hwy 85) • Encourage employment growth within the station area King St N Foxhunt Rd Conestoga Parkway (Hwy 85) FREDERICK Weber St N Additional Land Use Recommendations Belcan Pl Tealby Cres KITCHENER Dearborn B • Consolidate existing parking areas to structured parking to increase available MARKET SPA 44 land for redevelopment Schaefer St Holbeach Cre Albert St BORDEN Sleaford St Longwood Dr Updated December 2020 MILL LEGENDMoccasin Dr 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** Conestoga Commercial Centre Low Density Residential Mixed Use Neighbourhood Commercial Major Institutional FAIRWAY Mixed Use Office Open Space 5 CONESTOGA CONESTOGA NORTHFIELD ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION Existing Sidewalk Network RESEARCH & Existing Sidewalk Network ert St Hunters Pl R Bathurst Dr u TECHNOLOGY N n D r UNIVERSITY Sidewalk-roadway ratio of 65% (excludes highways) Baffin Pl R us OF WATERLOO R • Current ratio indicates relative number of streets have sidewalk on one side o s e b only or none at all Iriar LAURIER- Crt d • Major gaps include along Conestogo Road where there are no sidewalks, er R WATERLOO PARK Wissl S E a a n s King Street between Northfield Drive and Conestogo Road where there tg Wyman Rd d S at r t e i o W WATERLOO n n alk are sidewalks on one side, and Northfield Drive west of King where g e E Coppercroft Crt ha b Dr u Fr d r s PUBLIC o r iel m y re bis er D hf C there are sidewalks on one side h rt H D No a r SQUARE r p e r P Old Rd l Abbey G u M Existing Connectivity & Walkability B i a ld n a w y o o h od r wood Crt am P WILLIS WAY pton l Cres • Walk Score of 73 (Very Walkable) Colby Dr • This indicates some long walk distances and/or out-of-direction travel King St N K r ALLEN a u D s for pedestrians ld rW D Hallmark Dr ie f r h t r E o d N R o go GRAND RIVER to Existing Bike Network f t s f e on O C HOSPITAL D r f N s 5 Durward Pl S Cre 8 t od • Three main corridors of bike infrastructure: an wo CENTRAL STATION- N o rt res INNOVATION DISTRICT • Bike lanes on both sides along Davenport Road between Northfield Drive h f Barwick C port R ield D r W aven d to D 8 and Lexington Road 5 S x Rd KITCHENER O edfo n R H CITY HALL • Multi-use trail on both sides along King Street between Blue Springs Drive u n Pl t uer e W Ba r and Conestoga Mall d s o R w og o st o • Multi-use trail on the east side along King Street between Weber Street and ne D d o o C C t z r e t VICTORIA Blue Springs Drive r t Scotchmere Crt PARK Crt es Blu K in D g T s Existing Trail Network u co t A u Ambleside Crt t 8 rt Dr o 5 S W Mayberry Crt n Of f t n D o Ki Ki O 8 r ng ng S t N to 8 N 5 QUEEN St 5 N N Of Foxhunt Rd W S to 85 S O f to • Interior trail networks within Kingscourt Park and Anndale Park A N n WAT King T t St N WA P S T l St N g King N to 85 S r St N n On W B i AT n elca K Tealby Pl FREDERICK Tealby Cres KITCHENER Sleaford St MARKET Schaefer St vd Bl orn H r earb D D o od lb wo e BORDEN g a Lon c h C Dr Crt MILL Sidewalk present Sidewalk absent Trail Bike Lane BLOCK LINE FAIRWAY Updated December 2020 CONESTOGA NORTHFIELD ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ert St Hunters Pl R Bathurst Dr u N n D RESEARCH & Proposed Active Transport Network r TECHNOLOGY Baffin Pl R us R o s e UNIVERSITY b City of Waterloo Active Transportation Recommendations riar OF WATERLOO Crt d er R Wissl • Create a finer grained and interconnected street grid pattern with new LAURIER- S E I an a s tg WATERLOO PARK Wyman Rd d S ate street connections and smaller blocks to improve connectivity r to W in n a g e lk r E Coppercroft Crt h b F D a u • Establish a pedestrian transfer zone around the station to support r ld m r s WATERLOO ob Dr fie y re isher th D C or H N a r transfers and improve access to surrounding destinations r PUBLIC p e r SQUARE P Old Rd • Improve connections between Lincoln neighbourhood and Conestoga l Abbey G u M B i ld a Mall/Station n a w y o o h od r wood Crt am P • Complete the sidewalk network and add pedestrian paths through the pton l Cres WILLIS WAY Colby Dr mall parking lot to support pedestrian access to and from Conestoga kj3 Mall/Station King St N K r a u • Long term, transition to denser urban developments by reducing parking ALLEN D s ld rW D Hallmark Dr ie f r h t requirements and encourage structured parking decks and facilities r E o d N R o o instead of surface parking t g to f s f e GRAND RIVER on O C D r • Encourage completion of the sidewalk network in the adjacent residential f N HOSPITAL s 5 Durward Pl S Cre 8 d field Dr W 2kj t an woo areas N CENTRAL STATION- o rt res INNOVATION DISTRICT h f Barwick C port R ield Dr W aven d to D Additional Active Transportation Recommendations 8 5 S x Rd KITCHENER O edfo n R H CITY HALL u n • Create improved connections between Colby Drive and King Street for Pl t er e B au r W s d w better access to transit o R og o st o ne D d o o • Improve pedestrian and cycling infrastructure in industrial areas near C C t z r VICTORIA e t r Dutton Drive t Scotchmere Crt PARK kj Crt es 1 Blu K in D g T s u co t A u Ambleside Crt t 8 rt Dr o 5 S W Mayberry Crt n Of QUEEN f t n D o Ki Ki O 8 r ng ng St N to 8 N 5 St 5 N N Of Foxhunt Rd W S to 85 S O f to A N n WAT King T t St N W P S AT l St N g King N to 85 S r St N n On W B i AT n elca K FREDERICK Tealby Pl Tealby Cres KITCHENER MARKET Slea Schaefer St ford St vd Bl BORDEN orn H r earb D D o od lb wo e g a L on c h C Updated December 2020 MILL LEGEND Dr Crt ION Station Existing Pedestrian Connection** Existing Cycling Connection** Potential Intersection Improvement** BLOCK LINE 500m & 1000m Buffer Proposed Pedestrian Connection** Proposed Cycling Connection** kj See Footnotes Streets GRT/Consultant Proposed Pedestrian Existing Signed Cycling Route** Footnotes Transfer Zone** Connection** Recommended Signed Cycling Route** 1 New Open Space Opportunity FAIRWAY GRT/Consultant Proposed Cycling 2 New Open Space Opportunity Connection** 3 Potential New Intersection** 7 CONESTOGA CONESTOGA NORTHFIELD PASSENGER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY Station Access Recommendations UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO • Access to each end of the platform is provided by 2 concrete sidewalks • Provide digital dynamic displays at either end of the platforms to show next bus over the tracks from the mall parking lot to and from King Street departure times and other passenger information LAURIER- • There is an existing signalized crossing at King Street and Conestogo Road WATERLOO PARK • A 3-metre-wide multi-use trail is provided along the eastern side of King Street WATERLOO (Conestoga Mall side) to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists PUBLIC SQUARE Station Design and Amenities • Serves as the northern terminus of ION Light Rail WILLIS WAY • Two bi-directional platforms with lighting • Glass canopy shelters provided over boarding/alighting platform areas ALLEN • Glass enclosure under canopy with push button infrared heater for inclement weather GRAND RIVER • 1 Bench with back rest in glass enclosure of each platform HOSPITAL • 1 Bench with back rest in front of Anchor Wall of each platform • 1 Bench at opposite end of each platform from Anchor Wall CENTRAL STATION- INNOVATION DISTRICT • Blue, orange and yellow Anchor walls with station name • Public art installation KITCHENER • Real-time and static transit system information displays CITY HALL • 2 Fare Vending Machines per platform • Way-finding Signage and Information VICTORIA • 2 Garbage/Recycling bins per platform PARK • 2 Platform Validators per platform • 1 On Demand Call Station per platform • 1 Passenger Assistance