BB-Line-Line Background Information Report BB-Line-Line Background Information Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Overall Policy Direction ............................................................................................................1 2.0 LAND USE PLANNING ........................................................................................ 2 2.1 Description of the Offi cial Plan Urban Structure and Designations .......................................2 2.1.1 Urban Structure Elements ........................................................................................2 2.1.2 Land Use Designations ..............................................................................................5 2.1.3 Site Specifi c Policies ..................................................................................................5 2.2 Secondary Plans ........................................................................................................................6 2.2.1 Ainslie Wood Westdale .............................................................................................6 2.2.2 West Hamilton Innovation District (WHID) ..............................................................7 2.2.3 Downtown Secondary Plan ......................................................................................7 2.2.4 Draft Strathcona Secondary Plan .............................................................................7 2.3 Streetscape Master Plans ........................................................................................................7 2.4 New Comprehensive Zoning By-Law .......................................................................................8 2.4.1 Parking and Loading ................................................................................................10 2.4.2 Potential confl ict areas ...........................................................................................10 2.5 Transit Oriented Development Guidelines ............................................................................10 3.0 DEMOGRAPHICS .............................................................................................. 12 3.1 Population ...............................................................................................................................13 3.2 Income ....................................................................................................................................15 3.3 Housing Information ..............................................................................................................15 3.3.1 Housing Tenure ........................................................................................................15 3.3.2 Housing Stock ..........................................................................................................16 3.3.3 Building Mixture ......................................................................................................18 3.3.4 Commercial Buildings ..............................................................................................19 4.0 HERITAGE FEATURES ...............................……………………………………………………….20 4.1 Summary of Heritage Features ..............................................................................................20 4.2 Archaeology Potential ............................................................................................................20 4.3 Cultural Resources ..................................................................................................................21 5.0 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL HERITAGE .......................................................21 B-Line Background Information Report BB-Line-Line Background Information Report 6.0 TRANSPORTATION ............................................................................................22 6.1 Road Classifi cation and Right-of-Way ....................................................................................22 6.2 Transit ......................................................................................................................................23 6.3 Bike Ways ................................................................................................................................23 6.4 Pedestrians .............................................................................................................................23 6.5 Truck Routes ...........................................................................................................................24 6.6 Transportation Master Plans ..................................................................................................24 6.6.1 Kirkendall Neighbourhood Transportation Master Plan .......................................24 6.6.2 Ainslie Wood/Westdale Transportation Master Plan .............................................24 6.6.3 Downtown Transportation Master Plan ................................................................25 6.6.4 Draft Strathcona Transportation Master Plan .......................................................25 7.0 INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES ....................................................................26 7.1 Storm Water Master Plan .......................................................................................................26 7.2 Water and Wastewater Master Plan .....................................................................................26 8.0 ECONOMIC POTENTIAL ....................................................................................27 8.1 Parking Lots ............................................................................................................................27 8.2 Business Improvement Areas ................................................................................................27 9.0 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND AMENITIES .......................................................28 9.1 Community Facilities ..............................................................................................................28 9.1.1 Recreation Master Plan ...........................................................................................28 9.2 Parks ........................................................................................................................................28 9.2.1 Gage Park Master Plan ............................................................................................29 9.2.2 Gore Park Master Plan.............................................................................................29 9.2.3 Scott Park.................................................................................................................29 10.0 FORTHCOMING SECTIONS 10.1 Urban Design 10.2 Residential Intensifi cation 10.3 B-Line Corridor Lot Sizes B-Line Background Information Report iv BB-Line-Line Background Information Report APPENDICES Appendix 1a – Urban Hamilton Offi cial Plan Urban Structure Appendix 1b – Urban Hamilton Offi cial Plan Land Use Designations Appendix 2 – Area Specifi c Policies Appendix 3 - Ainslie Wood Secondary Plan Appendix 4 – West Hamilton Innovation District Secondary Plan Appendix 5 – Downtown Secondary Plan Appendix 6 – Draft Strathcona Secondary Plan Appendix 7 – Institutional Zoning Table Appendix 8 – Commercial and Mixed Use Zoning Table Appendix 9 – Proposed Comprehensive Zoning 500m from B-Line Corridor Appendix 10a – Housing Tenure Appendix 10b – Dwelling Type Appendix 11 – Heritage Properties and Cultural Resources Appendix 12 – Natural Heritage System Appendix 13 –Tree Inventory Appendix 14 –Functional Road Classifi cation Appendix 15 – Other Transportation System Features Appendix 15a – Proposed Cycling Network Appendix 15b - Highways Designated for Use By Heavy Traffi c Appendix 16 – Utilities Appendix 17 – Private and Municipal Parking Lots Appendix 18 – Business Improvement Areas Appendix 19 – Community Facilities and Services Appendix 20 – Recreation and Public-Use Facilities: Recommended Strategies for Lower City and West Hamilton Appendix 21 – Parks Classifi cation Appendix 22 – Gage Park Master Plan Appendix 23 – Gore Park Master Plan (Preferred Concept Plan) ATTACHMENT 1 - WARD PROFILES FOR WARDS 1 - 5 B-Line Background Information Report v BB-Line-Line Background Information Report 1.0 INTRODUCTION This background report is intended to provide baseline information and an inventory of existing conditions along the Main Street-King Street-Queenston Road corridor. The report summarizes previous background reports and contains mapping of the corridor showing various key features. The study area for the nodes and corridors plan includes an infl uence area of up to 800 meters on either side of the Main-King-Queenston corridor which includes: • Main Street West - from McMaster University to Highway 403 • King Street West and East - from Highway 403 to Main Street East at the Delta • Main Street East - from the delta with King Street to the Queenston Traffi c Circle • Queenston Road - from the Queenston Traffi c Circle to Centennial Parkway at Eastgate Square NOTE: Detailed data is collected for the immediate infl uence area of 500 metres. The extent of the corridor is shown on Appendix 1a. The proposed B-Line rapid transit station stops are identifi ed on the appendix maps by street or location name. This background report supplements the B-Line